The Connecting Point -Vol. 1 Issue 14
Oct 25, 2003 19:02 PDT 

In This ISSUE:

1) My Future My Plan
2) Teen Scene: Portraits of Success Video
3) Youthspeak
4) What works in Transition
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1) "My Future My Plan" is a curriculum designed to motivate and guide students with disabilities and their families as they begin early transition planning for life after high school. It promotes positive attitudes and self-advocacy, and assists students, parents, and professionals to make the transition planning process more effective. The curriculum package includes a videotape and discussion guide, a planning notebook for students, and a guide for family members and teachers. "My Future My Plan" can now be ordered from the National Center for Secondary Ed & Transition web site: http://www.ncset.org/publications/mfmp.asp

2) Teen Scene: Portraits of Success Video
Starring four Kentucky teen-agers with low vision, this 39-minute video from the American Printing House for the Blind will make you laugh, warm your heart, and make you feel as though you know these teens! It's all about being successful, self-advocating, dating, playing sports, or achieving in school or on the job. Our four stars will show you how it's done. Also available as a DVD. $25.00
http://www.aph.org/products/teenscene.html

3) Youthspeak
A collection of presentations developed by youth in Maine who have participated in leadership activities hosted by the Maine Adolescent Transition Partnership and Maine Works for Youth! (Main e's Healthy and Ready to Work Program). For more information go to
http://www.ume.maine.edu/cci/matp/youthspeak/index.htm

4) What works in Transition
The What Works Transition Research Synthesis Project is a new project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to review and synthesize the past 20 years of research and advancements in the area of transition for youth with disabilities.
The What Works project will help to keep you up-to-date on important advances in transition practices through a series of publications. Housed at the School of Education at Colorado State University, the What Works project staff is made up of all types of people who are interested in youth with disabilities including; researchers, educators, parents, practitioners and transition research experts. Look for the first research syntheses from the project in late 2004.
Learn more about the What Works Transition Research Synthesis Project by reading the first What Works Data Brief online at http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=714
Info Source: Reference Point

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