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The resources below are meant to guide efforts in expanding knowledge and selecting the most appropriate transition assessments for each individual student. They include tools, strategies, and training opportunities to support effective transition planning. Some of these resources have been shared throughout this guidance, while others are new recommendations to explore.
NTACT: C Collaborative Assessment Guide for Transition Planning
This collaborative assessment series is intended to help develop a coordinated assessment approach for transition planning and service delivery. An accompanying recorded webinar is also available.
➤ Guide
NTACT: C From Assessment to Practice: A Model for Teachers
This model was developed to provide teachers with a process for incorporating effective practices into the transition planning process, from transition assessment to classroom instruction.
➤ Guide
Northern Colorado Assessment Checklist for Wisconsin
This checklist, developed by the University of Northern Colorado, offers a resource with state-specific assessment checklists. The Assessment Checklist for Wisconsin delineates critical components like planning and integration into IEPs and facilitating meaningful transition plans.
➤ Wisconsin specific checklist
Transition Coalition-Transition Assessment: The Big Picture Training Module
This module explores recommended practices in transition assessment. Various types and approaches for assessment, relating assessment to the transition process, and providing opportunities for applying these research-based ideas are provided.
TIG Introduction to the Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) - Online Learning Course
This course provides a solid understanding of the Wisconsin PTP application and provides educators with the tools and insights to create meaningful PTPs with the students they serve.
➤ Course
TIG Self-Advocacy Guidance
This guidance is a collection of online resources, including assessments, curricula, student-led IEP materials, and legal guidance, designed to support self-advocacy skill development. It features both TIG-created tools and resources from national partners. Since self-advocacy is a key predictor of post-school success for students with IEPs, the toolkit aims to support educators, students, and families in fostering these essential skills.
➤ Guidance
TIG WiTransition App.
The Transition Improvement Grant has developed a transition app to support Wisconsin youth in building self-determination and self-advocacy skills during the transition planning process. The app empowers students and families to actively contribute to the IEP Team Meeting and the development of the Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP).
➤ Webpage
Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
This video emphasizes the importance of honoring and integrating the unique insights, cultural knowledge, and lived experiences that families and communities bring to support their children.
➤Video-Consider Families and Communities as Experts on their Children video.
IRIS Center's Student-Centered Transition Planning
This module will help users to better understand the benefits of student-centered transition planning, identify ways to involve students in collecting assessment information and developing goals, and be able to prepare students to actively participate in their own IEP meetings (est. completion time: 2 hours- earn a professional development certificate upon completion).
➤ Module
Department of Public Instruction-Academic & Career Planning (ACP) Webpage
This webpage outlines the purpose of Academic and Career Planning (ACP), provides a helpful FAQ section, steps to get started, resources, and more. ACP is designed to help students and their families make informed decisions about postsecondary education, training, and careers. It supports DPI’s vision for all students to graduate high school ready for college, career, and life, which could be utilized as a transition assessment.
➤ Website
➤ ACP Equity/Special Populations Webpage-Section g
TIG Career & Life Readiness Online Courses
The Transition Improvement Grant developed a series of 10 micro courses to address the underrepresentation of youth with disabilities in career and life readiness programming. These courses provide educators with tools and strategies to help students with disabilities build the skills and connections needed for success after high school. (est. completion time: 2 hours per course- earn a certificate of completion for each course).
➤ Career and Life Readiness Courses
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
This website provides free, expert guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. It offers practical solutions to support both employers and individuals with disabilities through its website, phone consultations, or live chat. JAN is a valuable resource for creating inclusive and accessible work environments.
➤ Website
Sample Transition Assessments
Transition Tennessee Assessment Database
This interactive tool helps users find transition assessments based on specific needs. You can filter by domain (like education, employment, or independent living), the focus of the assessment, how it's delivered, who gives it, the language it's in, and whether it's free or has a cost.
➤ TransitionTN Assessment Database
Pennsylvania Secondary Transition Assessment Finder
This easy-to-use search tool allows you to look for assessments based on specific areas to be evaluated. It supports the development of strong transition plans through intentional assessment selection.
➤ Assessment Finder
PA Transition Toolkit for Students with Significant Disabilities
This toolkit provides ideas and examples of how to use assessment with students who have complex needs.
➤ Assessment Toolkit
Zarrow Institute on Transition & Self-Determination (University of Oklahoma) Assessments
The Zarrow Institute offers a variety of tools focused on building self-determination and successful postschool outcomes.
AIR Self-Determination Assessment
ARC Self-Determination Scale
Casey Life Skills
Choice Maker Self-Determination Assessment
Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG)
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