54-534 Transitions and Students with High Support Needs

This course is designed to prepare teachers to support students with disabilities who have high support needs in their transitions throughout the school system, with an emphasis on transition from high school to post-school adult life.  Participants will learn about the laws that shape transition services, the fundamentals involved in transition planning, the development of written transition plans, resources necessary to affect smooth transitions and current issues and best practices.  Emphasis will be placed on student and family involvement in transition planning, team planning, preparatory curricula, interagency coordination, community resources, advocacy and systems change strategies.  In addition this course will focus on how to design, implement and evaluate effective teaching and learning experiences for students with high support needs from an inclusive education stance.  Content will focus on using varied assessment measures, developing daily and weekly schedules, planning and implementing systematic instruction from a universal design perspective, evaluating student learning, facilitating inclusive education and teaching academic and social skills along with other life domain skill areas (community, recreation/leisure and  vocational).

Credits

3