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What kinds of resources are available for me to continue learning about Secondary Transition?

Build your understanding of secondary transition and best practices for implementation through:

• Learning with Colleagues
• Understanding Secondary Transition Frameworks and Recent Research
• Engaging with Webinars and Training Modules that can be reviewed and completed asynchronously on your own schedule.

What opportunities exist for educators to deepen secondary transition practices with colleagues?

• Join the
  • Facilitated by OSSE and SchoolTalk, Inc, the community of practice engages a citywide, cross-section of stakeholders to connect with each other, problem-solve common challenges and build a deeper understanding of secondary transition.
• Participate in the District’s Secondary Transition Capacity Building Institute (CBI).
  • In partnership with community-based organizations, OSSE regularly hosts a CBI Institute for interested LEAs serving middle and high school students in the District of Columbia.
  • Information for this year’s CBI.
  • Archived Secondary Transition Institute materials.

What secondary transition frameworks and recent research support best practices?

The following secondary transition frameworks exist to support best practices:

• - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)
• - National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
• - University of Connecticut
• (NTACT:C)

The following research supports best practices in secondary transition:

• - NTACT:C
• Secondary Transition Predictors of Postschool Success: An Update to the Research Base (2020) - NTACT:C
• Updating the Secondary Transition Research Base: Evidence- and Research-Based Practices in Functional Skills (2020) - NTACT:C
• - CEC

What professional development will support my professional growth?

Engage in self-directed learning opportunities with the following comprehensive modules:

• OSSE’s Student-Focused Secondary Transition Planning PD
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• Iris Center at Vanderbilt University
  • Modules related to secondary transition include:

*Free registration required.

Access professional learning opportunities on the site for each strategy:

• Evidence-Based Practices
• Family Partnerships
• Self-Determination
• Strategic Collaboration

What organizations support secondary transition through research, best practice dissemination, and training/webinars?

Secondary Transition Research & Technical Assistance Centers

• (NTACT:C)
• - Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
• - University of Kansas
• - Council for Exceptional Children
• - University of Maryland
• - University of Minnesota
• (NTLS-2) - Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
• - Virginia Department of Education

Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Technical Assistance Centers

• (VRTAC-QM)
• (VRTAC-QE)
• (WINTAC)
• (Y-TAC)
• (CIT-VR) - The George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)

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