Events

Employment Preparation and Work Based Learning Experiences in a Virtual World

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Collaboration between education, vocational rehabilitation and other agency partners has long been viewed as important in improving outcomes for students with disabilities and is especially essential in the implementation of WIOA and IDEA and related Pre-Employment Transition Services. One of the key factors in successful post-secondary employment outcomes for students with disabilities is participation in early work-based learning experiences. This session will explore effective practices, resources, and strategies for family members and professional staff in supporting students with disabilities to be able to access and participate in work-based learning experiences in virtual and distance learning environments during these challenging times.

Presenters: Brenda Simmons, WINTAC; Michael Stoehr, NTACT

Co-Sponsored by: NTACT, WINTAC, and Y-TAC

Participants will be able to:
- discuss collaboration strategies to develop and/or maintain engagement between families, education, vocational rehabilitation and other agency partners in the delivery of work-based learning opportunities for students with disabilities
- identify resources, supports and tools related to the implementation of one of the five required pre-employment transition services, work-based learning experiences, that can be utilized in virtual and distance learning environments
- describe strategies to engage students in work based learning experiences that take into account social distancing and community engagement concerns

Presentation materials for the webinar will be posted at https://www.transitionta.org/events-details at least 1 hour before the webinar begins. The webinar will also be hosted live on the transitionta Facebook page, as capacity in Zoom is limited to 5000 participants. An online discussion, following the webinar will be hosted by the Transition Coalition. Live capationing is offered for each webinar. If you need this service, please indicate this through the registration process and additional information will be shared with you 24 hours prior to the event to ensure the best captioning experience. CRC credits will be provided through WINTAC following the 3-event series through the post-event evaluation process. All participants will receive a "Certificate of Attendance" from NTACT following each webinar. 

Transition 101: Overview for Personnel New to the Field of Secondary Transition for Students with Disabilities

This webinar is being offered, primarily to help prepare team members who are new to secondary transition for the Capacity Building Institute (May 5 - 7, 2020). All are welcome. Dr. Jim Martin, retired from the University of Oklahoma - a widely recognized researcher and teacher educator in secondary transition for students with disabilities - will lead this webinar for NTACT. 

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"Ask the Expert": How do you know Students are College and Career Ready?

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Sponsored by NTACT, join us as Drs. Lombardi and Morningstar describe the development of a new measure, College and Career Readiness for Transition (CCR4T). They will present the CCR4T framework and offer several opportunities for local, district and state-level professionals to provide input and feedback. Practitioners can also learn about participating in a national field-test of the CCR4T for students with and without disabilities in high schools.

LIVE EVENT:  February 20, 2020  Register Now!

ONLINE CHAT:  February 20, 2020-March 5, 2020

Webinar 5. Toward Best Practices: Programs that Work, Models Toward Success

Webinar Series: CTE for Students with Disabilities

This webinar series has received a very positive response. There is a 500-person limit in our webinars. If you are unable to login to the webinar, a recording will be posted at this same location within a few days. We will also post any relevant handouts that are shared during the webinar, as well. Thank you for your patience. 

Secondary CTE has long been a viable pathway for developing the skills of students with disabilities (SWD) and preparing them for the future. Changes in Perkins V and an increasing emphasis on college and career readiness for all students are bringing the needs of SWD to the forefront of the CTE conversation. This five-part webinar series will take a deep dive into programs, practices and partnerships among CTE and special education practitioners that support SWD in CTE. Each webinar will last 90 minutes, including Q & A, and will be available for later viewing here at https://transitionta.org/events-details.

This series is a collaboration among Penn State University’s Workforce Education program, the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) and ACTE.

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Downloads

• SWDWebinarPromotions-NTACT-7-18-19.pdf
• Webinar Series_Webinar 5_Final.pdf