SED 503 - Preparing Students for the Future: Transition Programming, Self-determination and Advocacy

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s degree
Term: Typically Fall

This course prepares future special education teachers at the middle and secondary level to meet the transition requirements of IDEA by exploring issues and strategies for preparing adolescents and young adults with disabilities for the transition from school to adult life. We will explore these issues and strategies within the context of ecological models of human development. Students will: understand federal and state mandates for transition planning and historical perspectives of transition, explore and describe the five areas of transition, implement effective strategies for dealing with diversity and gender equity issues, implement key transition assessments and curricula, develop student-centered transitionplans, and demonstrate an awareness of how community agencies can collaborate to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities.