Curricula
Publication prices current through August 30, 2009
Topics
- Transition and Career Preparation
- Inclusive Education
- Paraprofessional Training
- Frontline Supervisor Training
Transition and Career Preparation
My
Future My Plan: A Transition Planning Resource for Life After High School
-- For Students with Disabilities and Their Families (in Spanish)
By D. Sheets, E. Gold, P. Stenhjem, and K. Peterson
A curriculum motivating and guiding students with disabilities as they
begin early transition planning for life after high school. It promotes
positive attitudes, self-advocacy, and effective planning through its
four components -- the videotape, video discussion guide, student workbook,
and family/teacher guide -- which may be used in home, school, and community
settings. The video tells the inspiring stories of three students
who overcame barriers to achieve their goals. Their stories of determination
motivate other students to explore their own options, and the video discussion
guide helps students and families begin to think about transition planning
goals. The student workbook offers a step-by-step guide to transition
planning, addressing legal rights, career exploration, self-advocacy,
who to turn to for support, and much more. The family/teacher guide contains
suggestions on how to work with students as they use the workbook. Developed
by the Institute's National Center on Secondary Education and Transition,
in collaboration with State of the Art, Inc. Note: There is also a DVD of My Future, My Plan in English for $25.00. (2003) • Cost:
- Spanish package (student workbook, DVD, DVD discussion guide, family/teacher guide): $55.00
- Spanish student workbook (single copies): $32.00
- Spanish family/teacher guide (single copies): $10.00
- Spanish videotape (single copies): $25.00
Expanding
the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future
A Transition Curriculum for American Indian Youth
By J. Ness and J. Huisken
A curriculum offering a structured process and a set of culturally relevant
activities to facilitate successful transition from high school to adult
life for American Indian high school students. It includes activities
based on work with hundreds of American Indian high school youth, paraprofessionals,
teachers, and administrators; aligned with Minnesota graduation standards;
developed to include family and community members in the transition process;
and created with students' varying and unique strengths and abilities
in mind. The curriculum package includes one Onaakonan System (OS), a
personal portfolio system designed to help students plan for their future
in an organized and structured way. The curriculum includes activities
that lend themselves to the use of the OS. (2002) • Cost: $65.00
for each curriculum package, $9.00 for each additional OS
Inclusive Education
Lessons
for Understanding: A Junior High and High School Curriculum on Perspective-Taking
Developed by L. Walz, M. Nelson, and K. Scaletta
A curriculum promoting understanding and appreciation of different perspectives,
leading to respect for diversity and support for truly inclusive school
communities. The 20 lessons are based on the idea that, in order to attain
sustained change of behavior, one must be aware of and willing to examine
the paradigms underlying behavior, as well as understand the paradigms
underlying the behavior of others. Lessons are clustered around four themes:
My Perspective, Other Perspectives, Accepting Others, and Working Together.
Unique features of the curriculum include reflection questions for the
teacher or facilitator to review before presenting the lessons, and a
focus on communicating the lesson content to parents or other adults in
the students’ lives. (1999) • Cost: $20.00
Play Time/Social Time
Developed by S. Odom and S. McConnell
A curriculum for teaching children with and without disabilities social
interaction skills and positive patterns of social behavior using children’s
natural inclinations to play. The manual includes methods for selecting
target children and peers, social skills lessons, structured play activities,
procedures for prompting and fading prompts. (1997) • Cost: $25.00
Paraprofessional Training
Supporting
Students With Disabilities in Inclusive Schools: A Curriculum for Job-Embedded
Paraprofessional Development
By G. Ghere, J. York-Barr, and J. Sommerness
A curriculum supporting special educators in their role of teaching paraprofessionals
to work with students with disabilities, focusing on increasing paraprofessional
knowledge and skills for providing direct instructional and social support
to students. The curriculum includes a Facilitator Manual that provides
instructional content and guidance to the facilitator, and Paraprofessional
Handouts, which provide the master copies of materials to be duplicated
and distributed to staff development participants. The curriculum has
seven units: What is Inclusive Education; What to Teach – Learning
Opportunities for Students; How to Instruct – Prompt, Wait, Fade;
How to Instruct – Natural Cues; Consequences and Supports; How to
Instruct – Individualized Adaptations; How to Instruct – Behavior
as Communication; and How to Interact – Student Relationships. (2002)
• Cost: $35.00
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of the Paraprofessional
By T. Kluba, L. Flaherty, C. Wendt, J. Santo, K. Graves, and D. Meidl
An introduction to the unique needs and learning styles of individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorders to help paraprofessionals and other educators
best meet the needs of these individuals. Modules come in facilitator and trainee versions. Instructors may purchase one trainee module
from which to duplicate copies for all trainees. (Note: These modules were published prior to the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA and may not reflect the changes made in the Act.) (2002) • Cost: $25.00
for each facilitator module, $15.00 for each trainee module.
Frontline Supervisor Training
Partnerships for Success:
Curricula for Supervisors, Managers, and Administrative Staff
Frontline supervisors in disability services and other human services
agencies are facing numerous challenges in recruiting, training, and retaining
qualified direct support staff. This three-part curriculum series is designed
to prepare frontline supervisors to successfully address these challenges.
The materials have been developed to be facilitated by staff trainers
within agencies, and may be presented to groups or used in individualized
training. The series has the following three components:
The
Peer Empowerment Program (PEP): A Complete Toolkit for Planning and
Implementing Mentoring Programs Within Community-Based Human Services
Organizations
By M. Taylor, J. Sauer, A. Hewitt, S. O'Nell, and S. Larson
A planning guide and curriculum for supervisors and agency staff focusing on socialization and skill development for all employees. (2001) • Cost: $37.00 for a package which includes Program Coordinator Guide, Facilitator Guide, and Learner Guide. Learner Guides may be photocopied.- Removing the Revolving Door: Strategies to Address Recruitment and
Retention Challenges
By S. O'Nell, A. Hewitt, J. Sauer, and S. Larson
A curriculum targeting frontline supervisors and managers regarding the use of effective recruitment, retention, and training strategies. (2001) • Cost: $65.00 for a package which includes Facilitator Guide and Learner Guide. Additional Learner Guides may be photocopied or purchased for $21.00 each. - The Power of Diversity: Supporting the Immigrant Workforce
By L. Sedlezky, L. Anderson, A. Hewitt, S. O'Nell, J. Sauer, S. Larson, and T. Sjoberg
A curriculum helping supervisors and other agency staff find, support, and retain immigrant workers. (2001) • Cost: $68.00 for a package which includes Facilitator Guide and Learner Guide. Additional Learner Guides may be photocopied or purchased for $20.00 each.