Beyond High School: Tutorial Slides for Unit 1

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Beyond High SchoolTutorial Slides for Unit 1

• My Career and Life Plan

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• Action Planning for
• YOUR
• Future

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Constructing and navigating the road to your
future
Where do I want to go? How do I get
there? What do I need to take along? Who can help
me?
Planning for life after high school can be like
planning a big road trip
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Person-Centered Planning

• Im at the center of my life. Plan nothing about
  me without me!

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Person-Centered Planning

• Whose life is it, anyway? (my trip, my goals)
• What do I want to see? (interests and
  preferences)
• Planning the Journey (roadmap)
• Getting Direct Skill Instruction to get where you
  want to go (driving the car)
• Obeying the rules of the road (social skills)
• Who will I share the scenery with? (my circle of
  friends / living leisure)
• What if I need service or help along the way?
  (supports)
• How am I going to pay for all this? (economics of
  living)

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Transition Planning

• Building and crossing
• your bridge to your future

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What is transition planning?

• Transition (noun) 1. movement, passage, or change
  from one position, state, stage, subject,
  concept, etc., to another 2. change the
  transition from adolescence to adulthood.
• Transition Planning - Making and carrying out a
  very intentional plan for the change to your
  adult life in the areas of living, working and
  posthigh school learning.

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What is Transition Planning in High School?

• Outcome-oriented process focusing on what is
  needed for adult life functioning.
• Includes a coordinated set of activities,
  provided to the student by the school and
  sometimes other agencies, to promote a successful
  transition from high school to postsecondary
  education or employment, and independent living.

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Three Parts to Being in Charge of Your
Transition--

• Self Awareness
• Self Determination
• System Awareness

An Ideal High School Outcome You eventually run
your own IEP Meetings with your teachers,
parents and agencies as your partners. You know
what you need to meet your career / life goals
and how to get what you need to be successful.
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Knowledge is Power!

• Find out what skills are needed for work, adult
  learning and independent living
• Find out your level of those skills
• Find out how you can build skills and make a good
  match of your skills and life options in the
  areas of earning, learning and living.

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Designing a life-

• Starting with Self Awareness work with your
  parents and teachers to assess your skills,
  strengths and needs.
• Make a plan to build on your strengths and work
  on your needs.

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Designing a life-

• Consider your disability and the accommodations,
  supports and services you will need to be
  successful in life.
• Make a plan to get the supports, services and
  accommodations you need.