Transition services are a coordinated set of activities for secondary students with disabilities, designed to achieve specific outcomes, which promote movement from school to post-school activities. The coordination is carried out by the school district, with the active participation of the student, his or her family and appropriate community service agencies.
ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS
toyotateendriver.discoveryeducation.com/students.cfm
You have been handed the keys! Test your driving skills!
highschools.foolproofonline.info/signin.php
Life is not an infomercial! Real consumer learning for teens!
http://www.driveofyourlife.org/
Fun career exploration game that helps high school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers.
caseylifeskills.org/
Surveys to asses independent living skills
Presentations and Field Trips
toyotateendriver.discoveryeducation.com/students.cfm
You have been handed the keys! Test your driving skills!
highschools.foolproofonline.info/signin.php
Life is not an infomercial! Real consumer learning for teens!
http://www.driveofyourlife.org/
Fun career exploration game that helps high school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers.
caseylifeskills.org/
Surveys to asses independent living skills
Presentations and Field Trips
- SPRING: HHS Special Education and 504 Transition Night in the high school's cafeteria. This event catered by Olive Garden and other local restaurants. Come for free information, free food, and free prizes.
- FALL: Corning Credit Union presentations and instruction on Fool Proof computer based financial literacy program for teens.
- FAll / WINTER: DMV presentation and Permit training for students with IEPs ages 15 and up.
- MAY: Field trip to Corning Community College - Seniors with 504s and IEPs!
- MAY: The annual Horseheads High School Transition forum at Elmira College! This day is jam-packed full of great information and real experiences for current Juniors and Seniors with IEPs. We welcome back graduates of our programs who have been successful in a variety of college settings.
ARTICLES
Inspirational Story from an author at a transition fair:
www.post-gazette.com/neighborhoods-east/2012/04/05/Speaker-has-inspirational-story-to-tell-at-Gateway-fair/stories/201204050405
"Disabilities No Barrier To Campus" by Mary Howard:
http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2009/04/disabilities-no-barrier-to-campus-life/
Top 10 Colleges with programs for students with Learning Disabilities:
http://huff.to/pQ6P7O
Transition to college and self advocacy article:
http://www.ldonline.org/article/Transition_and_Self-Advocacy
College or Training: How to Decide article:
http://www.ldonline.org/article/College_or_Training_Programs%3A_How_to_Decide
Selecting a College for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit:
http://www.ldonline.org/article/Selecting_A_College_for_Students_with_Learning_Disabilities_or_Attention_Deficit_Hyperactivity_Disorder
LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
Association on Higher Education and Disability:
http://www.ahead.org/
http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/southerntier/
http://www.nycareerzone.org/
http://www.knowhow2go.org/links.php
"Top 5 Soft Skills Employers Seek"
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Soft skills is (Wikipedia definition) a sociological term relating to a person’s “EQ” (Emotional Intelligence Quotient), the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills complement hard skills (part of a person’s IQ), which are the occupational requirements of a job and many other activities. Even though they weren’t called soft skills -the term was coined in 1985 by Wayne Payne in his thesis A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence- these traits can be tracked back to Darwin’s work, specially when related to the importance of emotional expression for survival and adaptation. In the 1900s specialists started to recognize the importance of skills which until then had not been normally evaluated. The focus used to be placed in hard skills such as memory, perception or arithmetic skills.
- Proactive Attitude: (can-do attitude), the disposition to say yes rather than no and be willing to help and take action at all times. This doesn’t mean that you need to become a mindless cyborg that will jump into a boiling tar pit just because you were asked to, but becoming the first choice when someone needs help can boost your chances of having a successful career.
- Problem Solving: considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as a higher-order cognitive skill. There are two “phases” associated to problem solving: problem finding -detecting the problem and generating a mind-map of it- and problem shaping -weighing and organizing variables in order to achieve possible solutions to the problem.
- Provide Services: also referred as Vocation of Service. It’s the willingness to serve others in a consistent, heartfelt and mindful manner. It’s a key skill for anyone whose work involves dealing with clients’ needs such as positions in customer service, front desk staff and health care providers.
- Teamwork: the ability to be friendly and work with others in structured groups that possess hierarchies. Teamwork does not only involve getting along with co-workers. It also refers to the ability to assimilate one’s role in a team and work within the restrictions, limitations and responsibilities that the role poses.
- Communication Skills: being able to convey ideas and information in a way that is easy for others to understand. The ability to direct and influence others in an effective fashion while maintaining a pleasant work environment. Remember that communication is not just verbal: written communication is almost as important.