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Linsey Grove linseygrove@mail.usf.edu Project 10 Topical Brief: Increasing Student Determination, Self Awareness, Self Advocacyand Student Directed Transition Planning1 messageProject 10: Transition Education Network project10@stpete.usf.edu Reply To: project10@stpete.usf.eduTo: linseygrove@usfsp.eduFri, Nov 7, 2014 at 7:15 AMHaving trouble viewing this email? Click hereNovember 2014Project 10 Topical Briefs are published on a monthlybasis. Each issue focuses on a specific topic ortheme. This month the Topical Brief is focused onStudent Self Determination,Self Awareness, Self Advocacy andStudent Directed Transition PlanningThe Importance of TeachingSelf Determination and Related SkillsVolume 3, Issue 9In This IssueThe Importance of Teaching Self Determination and Related SkillsProject 10's Self DeterminationResourcesME! Lessons for Teaching Self Awareness and Self AdvocacyGoing to College: A Resource forTeens with DisabilitiesSecretary Announces New Civil RightsAct Title VI GuidanceProject 10 Regional InstituteArts and Health MonthNational Runaway Prevention MonthParental Involvement MonthSelf Determination and Self AdvocacyResourcesUpcoming WebinarsUpcoming EventsAboutArts and Health Month"Self determination skills, such as self advocacy and

self awareness, have the potential to increase successfulsecondary and postsecondary outcomes for studentswith disabilities" (Cantley, Little, & Martin, 2010).Project 10'sSelf Determination ResourcesProject 10's Self Determination Online Modulehttp://project10.info/On LineTraining.php?PageCategory On line%20TrainingThis module is intended to introduce exceptional studenteducation (ESE) teachers and transition staff to thebasics of evidence based strategies for developing theself determination skills of students withdisabilities. Objectives include a review of federal andstate legislation related to self determination, definition ofkey terms and concepts related to the self determinationskills for students with disabilities, outline of the steps ofeffective self determination instruction and identificationof additional resources for educators. It takes about twohours to complete.Standing Up For Me (SUFM), Florida's Self Determination sscheck %2FSUFM.phpThe Standing Up For Me curriculum was developed inFlorida and designed to advance the self determinationand self advocacy skills of youth with disabilities. Thiscurriculum covers the primary, intermediate, middle andhigh school grades and includes classroom materials,activities and evaluations.ME! Lessons for Teaching Self Awareness and Self s and partnerships/zarrow/trasition education materials/me lessons for teaching self awareness and self advocacy.htmlDeveloped by Cantley, Little and Martin (2010), the ME!Lessons teach valuable self awareness and self advocacy skills. Materials include unit overviews, lessonplans, student and teacher materials and additionalresources. Educators using the ME! Lessons may modifyall lesson materials as needed to better meet individualstudent and teacher needs. The Word documents andPowerPoint presentations can easily be modified byAccording to the Global Alliance forArts and Health, Arts and HealthMonth is an opportunity fororganizations and individualsworldwide to promote the integration ofthe arts, including literary, performingand visual arts and design into a widevariety of healthcare and communitysettings for therapeutic, educationaland expressive purposes. For moreinformation, please fm?page id 771National RunawayPrevention MonthThe goals of this campaign, led by theNational Runaway Safeline (NRS) andthe National Network for Youth (NN4Y),include:Increase public awareness of theissues facing runaways, and toEducate the public about thesolutions and the role they canplay in preventing youth fromrunning away.Visit the National Runaway Safeline'spage at http://www.1800runaway.org/promote/prevention month/whatis nrpm/ to learn how you canparticipate and observe NationalRunaway Prevention Month in yourschool, business, and community.For more information, please visit:http://www.nn4youth.org/our work/national runaway prevention month

users, or the entirelesson package isavailable todownload in PDFformat.Going to College: A Resourcefor Teens with Disabilitieshttp://www.going to college.org/index.htmlThe Virginia Commonwealth University developed theGoing toCollegewebsite to helphigh schoolstudents withdisabilities geta head start inplanning forcollege. Thisinteractivewebsite hasthree mainsections, eachwith Top 10Tips andquestion/answer sections to develop goals. The threesections and examples of topics are listedbelow.My Place topics include information about learningstyles, understanding disabilities and developing anadvocacy plan.Campus Life topics include information aboutcollege life, talking about disabilities andaccommodations.Planning for College topics include deciding on acollege and major, applying for financial aid andtest taking.In addition to the student section of the website, thereare also sections for parents and school personnel thatprovide an overview and tips for using the Going toCollege website and resources. For a preview, click onthe link for My Place, Accepting My Disability module,http://www.going to college.org/myplace/disability.htmlParental Involvement MonthThis year the theme for ParentalInvolvement month, Putting the PiecesTogether, represents the FDOE'scommitment to support Florida'sfamilies. The department holds severalkey events throughout the month, anddistricts will be provided with a resourcetoolkit that includes the proclamation, acalendar of activities that families cando with students and the ParentInvolvement Pledge. Additionalinformation about Florida's month longcelebration can be found onthe Parental Involvement mainpage: http://www.fldoe.org/family/title1 .New Civil Rights Act Title VIGuidanceThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hasissued a Dear Colleague Letter thathighlights and explains what Federal lawrequires regarding the provision ofeducational resources, how OCRinvestigates resource disparities, and whatStates, school districts, and schools cando to meet their obligations to all students.Further, this guidance documentcomplements the Administration's equityagenda, including the Department'srecently announced educator equityinitiatives (p. 1).For more information and resources, visithttp://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/ list/ocr/resourcecomparability.html

Project 10 RegionalWinter Institutes with Team Cadre MeetingsDistrict transition contacts and teams: Be sure to savethe date for the annual Project 10 Regional Institute! Joinus to hear the latest transition updates and reportprogress made on transition goals your team set at theVISIONS/NSTTAC Planning Institute.Region 5: February 2, 2015, in SunriseRegions 3 and 4: February 4, 2015, in theLakeland/Winter Haven areaRegions 1 and 2: February 6, 2015, in TallahasseeSelf Determination and Self Advocacy ResourcesBe Your Own Best Advocatehttp://www.pacer.org/parent/php/php c116.pdfThis two page information sheet, available from the Parent Advocacy Coalition for EducationalRights (PACER) Center, provides eight steps and information designed to help students self advocate.Collaborative to Promote Self Determination (CPSD). Real lives. Real work.http://thecpsd.org/"We cannot sacrifice another generation of young people with disabilities to poverty" (CPSD, 2014).CPSD is an advocacy network of 22 national disability organizations who have come together tobring about a significant modernization of the federal adult system of services and supports forpersons with with intellectual and developmental disabilities, so that they can become employed,live independently in an inclusive community and rise out of poverty. Their website provides federalresources, CPSD publications, news and the CPSD Blog of current topics.Getting the Most Out of IEPs: An Educator's Guide to the Student Directed Approachby Colleen Thoma and Paul WehmanThis book provides elementary and secondary educators in depth how to guidance on makingstudent directed IEPs work for students. Packed with practical advice, helpful examples and IEPresources for students themselves, this cutting edge guidebook finally puts into print the best ideasfor developing meaningful student directed IEPs while adhering to legal requirements and evidence based practices.IEP Team Education Module to Increase Student ters and partnerships/zarrow/trasition education materials/iep team education module.htmlThis website from the Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment at the University of Oklahomafeatures a PowerPoint presentation explaining the roles and responsibilities of each team memberto facilitate student involvement in the IEP meeting discussions as well as a PowerPoint of the studywhich demonstrated the positive additive effect of an IEP Team Education Module.

National Gateway to Self Determination Resource Guidehttp://www.ngsd.org/everyone/resource guideThe Resource Guide is intended to provide information about interventions to promote the self determination of people with developmental disabilities. The resources are organized in a table andthere is a feature to enable users to search by topic.National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) Lesson Plan Starters,Student Focused Planninghttp://www.nsttac.org/content/student focused planning 0The NSTTAC website features lesson plan starters on a variety of topics including IEP meetinginvolvement, self advocacy strategies and self directed IEP.Navigating Your IEP: Are You on the Right Track towards Your ffiles/navigating%20your%20iep%202 25 10.pdfThis guide to the Individual Education Plan developed by the Florida Youth Council is intended foryouth who want to take a leadership role in the IEP process. It is written in easy to understandlanguage and includes information on the components of an IEP, participation in IEP meetings, andthe importance of self determination.Self Advocacyhttp://canlearnsociety.ca/wp content/uploads/2013/03/LC Self Advocacy N2.pdfThis publication, from the CanLearn Society in Alberta Canada, provides educators with informationand activities designed to teach students with learning disabilities and/or AttentionDeficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) strategies to build self awareness and self advocacy skills.Student Directed Transition s and partnerships/zarrow/trasition education materials/student directed transition planning.htmlThe Student Directed Transition Planning (SDTP) contains eight lessons designed to teachstudents the knowledge needed to actively participate in their transition IEP meetings. The SDTPalso includes online activities that automatically transfer to a student's Summary of Performance(SOP) Script. Other tools include Pre /Post test measures and self efficacy scales.Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for HighSchool /transitionguide.html"The attitude and self advocacy skills of students with disabilities may be two of the most importantfactors in determining their success or failure in postsecondary education" (U.S. Department ofEducation, 2011).Upcoming WebinarsInstitute on Human Development and Disability Webinar: Career ProfilingNovember 10, 201411:00am to 086155988757639170Presenter: Doug Crandell, Public Service Faculty at the Institute on Human Development andDisability (UCEDD), University of GeorgiaThe career profile is much more than a form to be completed. When used with forethought andplanning, it can document the process of understanding a job seeker's strengths, interests, supportneeds and overall ideal conditions of employment. Join us as we delve deeper into the use of thecareer profile as a best practice vocational tool!