Beyond Compliance Writing Quality Transition Plans - Training Opportunity

Great Pre-ETs Training Opportunity

Integrating Employability Skills:

Improving Transition

to Employment for

Students with Disabilities

 

 

About the Presenter

Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey is a Senior Technical Assistance Consultant at American Institutes for Research. Her primary responsibilities include developing high quality technical assistance resources and providing technical assistance to states, districts, and institutions of higher education in the areas of MTSS/RTI, special education services and law, secondary and transition services, and implementation of evidence based practices. She provides content expertise and consultation for several national technical assistance centers, including the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center; College and Career Readiness and Success Center; National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI); and Center for Response to Intervention (CRTI). She completed her PhD at the University of Utah in special education curriculum and assessment and post-doctoral work in RTI/MTSS and transition services at Lehigh University’s Center for Promoting Research to Practice.

 

 

September 13, 2016

MSU Billings Campus

College of Education Bldg. Room 122

Billings, MT

OR

September 16, 2016

Great Northern Hotel

1345 1st Street

Havre, MT

Workshop Hours

 

8:30-3:30

 

 

Workshop Overview

Students with disabilities require many skills for post-school success, including academic knowledge, technical expertise, and a set of general, cross-cutting abilities called employability skills. The U.S. Department of Education, through an initiative of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, developed the Employability Skills Framework in an effort to clearly identify the general skills necessary for success in the labor market at all employment levels and in all sectors.

Intended Audience

The session is relevant for special and general educators, career and technical educators, and vocational rehabilitation staff.

 

 

Register On-line

www.msubillings.edu/smart

To register click on the Professional Development Opportunities button on the right hand side of the page.

Credit

6 OPI Renewal Units

Lunch on your own.

 

Contact

Debra Miller

Billings Pre-ETS TAC Coordinator

657-2072

dmiller@msubillings.edu

OR

John Keener

Havre Pre-ETS TAC Coordinator

657-1743

john.keener@msubillings.edu

2016 MYT Conference

For today's post, I would like to promote the MY Transitions Conference November 14-16, 2016 at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena, MT.  This is going to be one of the best conferences this year for youth, families, provider agencies and educators.  If you can attend I hope you will make the time to join us. Below is the website for conference information and registration.

http://montanayouthtransitions.org/attend-conference/

American Foundation for the Blind Transition to Work: Program Activity Guide

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) CareerConnect® program has developed and just shared a new guide improving employment outcome in accordance with WIOA for teens and young adults who are visually impaired or blind. 

Add to it your favorite sites on your computers, it will come in useful!

http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/for-job-seekers/lesson-plans-for-teachers-and-professionals/transition-to-work-program-activity-guide/1234

GUIDANCE AND CAREER COUNSELORS’ TOOLKIT

This little gem from George Washington State University is a must have in every high school teacher's arsenal, who works with employment.  Kelly McNurlin from the Developmental Disabilities Program found this and sent it my way to share with teachers.  Kelly is the head of the State Employment Leadership Network for the State of Montana.  Thank you Kelly for sharing this find with us.

https://heath.gwu.edu/sites/heath.gwu.edu/files/downloads/Toolkit%202014.pdf