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Strategies for Early Transition Planning Presentation-CTA 2025

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Strategies for Early Transition Planning Presentation-CTA 2025

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Review this PDF of the presentation on Early Transition Planning for elementary teachers.

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Start now preparing students with disability for life after high school through this FREE, self-paced interactive course.

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Here is a template in PDF format that is an example of what might be included in an academic and career plan portfolio. Please read the instructions on the first slide to learn how to adapt it for your use.

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Here is an example of the contents you could include in a portfolio.

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Book Creator link and accessibility info

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Book Creator link and accessibility info

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Here is a document with the link to Book Creator and a link to the book shelf with a template for the portfolio, a portfolio example, and two other templates that might be useful.

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Here is a worksheet students can complete before developing their portfolios. This process will help them think about their strengths and interests and dream about career possibilities.

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Here are the template slides in PowerPoint.

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Here is the ACP Portfolio link to the template in Google Slides.

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The Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia's leader in providing resources and innovative models to support students with disabilities in their transition to adulthood.

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(HLPs) are a set of evidence-based teaching techniques that are considered crucial for effective instruction and are applicable across various subjects, grade levels, and student populations

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Developed by the Council for Exceptional Children and the CEEDAR Center, high-leverage practices are 22 essential special education techniques that all teachers of students with disabilities should master for use across a variety of classroom contexts. Six of these practices are referred to as pillar practices-those most essential for educators to implement; and the remaining[.....]

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This infographic from VCU Center on Transition Innovations highlights each step of the process preparing students with disabilities for life after high school.

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Predictors of success are services, supports, or skills that research shows help students with disabilities do better after high school.

The PreK–Post12 Predictors of Success chart shows when these supports can happen during a student’s school years. It follows the Expect, Engage, Empower framework to help schools plan for better student outcomes.

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30 copies 2 sided PreK_Post12_Predictors (1)

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NTACT-C has provided suggested activities that align with the Pre-K to Post-12 predictors of success.

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This tool, a feature of the I'm Determined Center, helps students share information about themselves.

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The One-Pager is a simple tool to help provide important information about you, focusing on four areas: Strengths, Interests, Preferences, and Needs.

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21st Century Workplace Readiness Skills Poster

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21st Century Workplace Readiness Skills Poster

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This poster from the Career and Technical Education Resource Center highlights the skills that employers value in future employees. These are the same daily living skills taught in early grades.

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Academic and Career Portfolio-VA Career View

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Academic and Career Portfolio-VA Career View

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This website, provided by Virginia Career View, offers over 30 resources to help meet the requirements of developing an Academic and Career Plan Portfolio for all elementary school students.

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VIEW and the Academic Career Plan Portfolio – Virginia Career VIEW

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About this toolkit: Meet those ACPP requirements with this selection of over 30 resources to assist you in identifying ACPP requirements with Virginia Career VIEW activities, documenting ACPP information for students, and utilizing this information in creative ways, such as student-led conferences.

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This page on the Virginia Department of Education website explains the requirements for the Academic and Career Plan Portfolio for students in elementary school leading up to the Academic Career Plan for middle school students

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Academic & Career Plan | Virginia Department of Education

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The Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA) includes a provision for each elementary school student to develop an Academic and Career Plan Portfolio in the elementary grades.

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This resource has abundant activities to provide an early introduction to careers for young students. Contact your administrator or VDOE Transition specialist for information on access.

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American School Counselor Association “The School Counselor and Career Development.”

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K-5 Career Awareness - Where Career Paths Begin

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Pathful Junior introduces K-5 students to career awareness through engaging digital experiences that spark curiosity, build foundational skills, and connect classroom learning to real possibilities.

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This video is part of a series from the website on the Training and Technical Assistance Center that describes components of transition-focused education for students with disabilities. This video offers strategies to support families throughout their child's educational journey.

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This website is great for anyone who wants to set a goal or send a message to the future version of themselves. Great writing activity for students.

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FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self

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Write a letter to the future and read the public (but anonymous) letters from others. FutureMe has been delivering letters to the future for millions of people since 2002.

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Community Resources to Support Families with Early Transition Planning 

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Community Resources to Support Families with Early Transition Planning 

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Here is a list of just some of the community agencies and resources that can be shared with families to support early transition planning.

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This page on the VDOE website provides resources to assist families in understanding what helps their child succeed in school and what important decisions they'll need to make along the way. Parents learn what choices are coming—and when to start thinking about them.

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Critical Decision Points | Virginia Department of Education

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The Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities (PDF) guide was developed in order to assist families of children with disabilities with understanding keys to their children’s academic success, as well as decisions that they will have to make throughout their children’s careers in public education. Information is provided that will assist parents with understanding not only what decisions will need to be made, but also when those decisions need to start being considered.

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Play Bingo, matching, sorting or use this resource in other ways to engage young students in career exploration.

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Special Education Federal Legislative History

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Special Education Federal Legislative History

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Review this legislative timeline to discover the history and the laws that were passed to educate children with disabilities.

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Download these posters and instructions for activities to provide young students with the opportunity to imagine themselves in various careers.

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The Tree of Influence shows how outside factors like technology, money, politics, and social issues can affect special education.

It also shows how early intervention (Part C), general education, and special education (Part B) work together.

All parts lead to the main goal: helping students with disabilities succeed after high school (Indicator 14).

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Can you share the presentation here

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A free website that helps students in kindergarten through 5th grade explore jobs and plan for the future.
It has fun tools like:

Career quizzes

Information about school programs

Resources to learn about different jobs

It is created by the Virginia Department of Education and is run by Virginia Tech. You can find it online at a .gov website, which means it’s safe and made to help you!