Supports for Educators

Office Hours:

Please note office hours are intended to provide real-time technical assistance to educators, caregivers, parents, and students. Technical assistance is not legal advice. Specific questions concerning a student’s special education program or the laws relating to the provision of services in a child’s IEP (Individualized Educational Program) should be directed to ConsultLine at 800-879-2301.

Testing your system:

Participants are encouraged to test your computers/devices prior to the date of the web conference using https://zoom.us/test, and to seek local assistance if you encounter difficulty.

Email for Questions:    SecondarytransitionCOVID-19@pattanpgh.net

Trainings:

• Webinars - Learn about the PA ABLE Savings Program!  - Register Now!
• Together@Home Webinar - May 19, 2020 - Family Recordings
• Together@Home Webinar - May 19, 2020 - Student Recordings
• 2018-2019 Community on Transition Webinar Series – Planning for the Life Course
• 2019-2020 Community on Transition Webinar Series  - Transition Assessment
• 2019 Transition Conference Recording Playlist
• NTACT Webinar "Providing Transition-Focused Activities Online and At Home”

  • NTACT Webinar "Providing Transition-Focused Activities Online and At Home" Handouts

• Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Beyond – Using Social Media for Peer to Peer Engagement
  Webinar Link coming soon     (Click the link to view the Handouts)
• Strategies and Resources for Students with Complex Support Needs in Distance Learning Environments
  Watch the Webinar    (Click the link to view the Handouts)
• Employment Preparation and Work Based Learning Experiences in a Virtual World
  Watch the Webinar   (Click the link to view the Handouts)

 Resources

• Explore Work -online preemployment transition services

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

• I’m Determined - Educators

• Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network

• Planning For the Future Checklist Electronic and App

• Family Friendly One Page Guides

• Transition Coalition - Users need to create an account to have access to: trainings, transition assessments, transition TIPS, PD Hub, products, presentations and websites related to transition

• University of Kansas Beach Center on Disability: Distance Learning for Special Education – Transition (resources to support teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities in this virtual instructional world

• Transitions to Adulthood Research Center Tip Sheets

• Guidance and Career Counselors' Toolkit:  Advising High School Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options

• Career Exploration Videos

• 2019 Community on Transition Conference:  Questions for Educators

• Provider Quick Tips - MA Eligibility During COVID-19 Emergency Disaster Declaration

•    TQEP Event Flyer - These events are designed for youth but an adult can be there to    support if needed. 
•     PaTTAN Channel
•     Podcast Platform
•     Primary Election 2020 - What You Need to Know
•    Tech and No Tech Resources for Transition from NTACT
•    Career Day Flyer
•    Youth Summer Activities
•    Youth Resource Connections Newsletter
•    Secondary Transition Considerations and Guiding Questions for Youth Exiting from High School 
•    Virtual Secondary Transition – Resources for LEAs
•     PACER CENTER “APPS TO TRANSITION AGE YOUTH
   

• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition - access this site for materials and information related to Secondary Transition including: 

  • Access to resources for indicator 13
  • Lesson plans
  • Transition toolkits
  • Annotated bibliography
  • Evidence Based Practices
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