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= Broadening Our Horizons = = = =Special Education Post Secondary Transition Planning Resources=

//For information on our most recent annual conference, click below://

Broadening Our Horizons Annual Post Secondary Transition Conference
=Table of Contents for this wiki:=

Overview and Ongoing Projects

 * Transition 101 for Parents
 * Secondary IEP Writing Course B13TrainingLink
 * Reference Sheet for B13 Transition Page B

Developing Quality Secondary Services and IEPs
The Iowa Department of Education has created an online course organized around the 6 competencies listed below. Before moving on to these competencies, the Iowa Department of Education requires the educator to have a solid foundation on the fundamentals from the course found at this link: Foundations of the State of Iowa's Individualized Education Program (IEP)

The 6 Critical Elements: Quality Services and Outcomes:
The NWAEA Transition Team has collected the following resources, also organized around the 6 critical elements or competencies of IEP writing and delivery of quality services and outcomes. Please click on a link to see additional assessment,instructional, and student resources. I. Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy: Incorporating Student Interests and Preferences Through Assessments Critical Element 1/ Competency 1 2. Assessment Results: Critical Element 2/ Competency 2 3. Post Secondary Expectations: Critical Element 3/ Competency 3 4. Identifying A Course of Study: Critical Element 4/ Competency 4 5. Determining Annual Goals: Critical Element 5/ Competency 5 6. Identifying Services, Supports, Activities, and Linkages Critical Element 6/ Competency 6

General Resources:

 * Northwest Area Education Agency has a searchable database of transition resources, including referral resources for living, learning, and working throughout northwest Iowa. Here's a link: Northwest AEA Transition
 * The following link takes you to our 2011 Conference wiki. It includes many helpful resources (called "other useful information" on that wiki).
 * General Transition Resources from Broadening Our Horizons 2011 Conference (2014 update) //This site is now several years old and some of its resource links may no longer work.//
 * Click the following link for assessment resources: Assessment Resources from Broadening Our Horizons 2011Conference
 * Another valuable transition resource can be found here at the UDL-Transition wiki. This wiki approaches the idea of Universal Design for Learning - Transition - Beginning with the End in Mind.