Short Courses
Partnering for Transition Assessment For Young Adults with Complex Support Needs
Educators and VR professionals work together on responsive, person-driven assessment, collaborative planning and data-use for IEPs, transition services, and IPEs.
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Transition Planning 101: Creating a Quality IEP
Explore strategies for developing student-centered transition planning processes and practices to support meaningful post-school outcomes.
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Work-Based Learning: Collaborating for Student Employment Success
Gain Practice approaches to developing and supporting meaningful work-based learning experience for youth with disabilities.
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Youth Engagement: Centering Youth in Community
Examine how youth engagement is shaped by relationships, identity, connectedness and system design rather than simple participation.
Learning You Can Use Immediately
Our online short courses combine self-paced learning with interactive activities and discussion. Designed to be manageable for busy professionals, they provide meaningful opportunities to apply learning directly to practice.
Practical Professional Learning
Designed with professionals in mind, they focus on:
- practical strategies,
- evidence-based practices, and
- real-world application
They help you strengthen transition practices and improve outcomes for youth with disabilities.
What do I get?
- More know-how of evidence-based transition practices
- Practical strategies that can be implemented immediately
- Tools and resources to support transition planning
- A network of professionals from multiple disciplines and states
- Increased confidence in applying transition practices in real-world settings
- A certificate of completion for 20 hours of professional development
How does it work?
Delivered fully online, they typically include:
- Short learning modules and multimedia content
- Guided discussions and reflection activities
- Useable tools and resources
- Application activities connected to your work
- Opportunities to learn from professionals across states and systems
Courses are structured into manageable units that are released across multiple weeks to support ongoing learning and application.
What's the commitment?
- Online & asynchronous - so no meetings!
- Depending on the course topic, they take place over 4-8 weeks