2024 Transition Training Institute

2024 Transition Training Institute

The 2024 Transition Training Institute was held June 26-28, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 Interstate 70 Drive, Southwest, in Columbia, Missouri.

Participation was phenomenal! Our keynote, Sam Glenn, inspired, encouraged, and challenged our participants to "Grow Through What You Go Through!"

Thanks to everyone who contributed time, effort, resources, and expertise to make this the best conference it could possibly be. 

Walk With Drew Through the Postsecondary Transition Process
Forms and worksheets are provided below. Audio recordings are now posted for these sessions. Click below to navigate to link.

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Session
Session Title/Presenter/Additional Handouts
Wednesday, June 26 - 3:00-4:00 p.m.
1A

Building a Path to a Better Life - Employment and Training Options - Lindsey Thomas

1B

Empower Your Transition - Mastering Daily Living With the Color-Coded Chef - Terry Jordan

1D

Empower Adults Through Self-Advocacy for Decision Making, Housing, Work, and Safety - Julia Chaney Faughn

1E

Transitioning From School to Adult Life - If We Don't Know Where We Are Going, Any Road Will Lead Us There - Wayne Crawford

1F

Customized Employment Partnerships - Dana Flournoy McGaw

1G

Supported Decision-Making as a Path to Self-Determination and Advocacy - Jane St. John

1H

Form C - The Evolution of Drew From School to Career - Stacie Holt

Session 1H Audio Recording (58.33)                     
Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Thursday, June 27 - 10:45-11:45 a.m.
2A

Facilitating Opportunities for Students with Special Needs in Career and Technical Education (CTE) - Dr. Amy Herrman

2B

Beyond Guardianship - Innovative Pathways for Transition-Age Youths - Jennifer Hulme

2C

Missouri Connections - Junior Version - Jackie Marling

2D

Employment First - A Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment - Anne Hochstein

2G

The Rules of the Road: Achieving Independence by Preparing for and Passing the State's Written Driver Test - Darin Stageberg

2H

Student Involvement - The Evolution of Drew the Student - Kathy Daniel

Session 2H Audio Recording (55:09)                 
Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Thursday, June 27 - 1:15-2:15 p.m.
3B

Striving for Tomorrow - Transition to Employment for Students with Autism - Cortney Fish

3C

Transition Planning Made Easy - Using Missouri Connections for Assessment and Services - Samantha Cole

3F

Benefits and Work Made Simple - SSI - Sandy Keyser

3G

Transition Assessments and Activities - The Evolution of Drew From Student to Career - Jana Locke

Session 3G Audio Recording (1:01)                       
3H

Pre-Employment Transition Services for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired - Kevin Kellerkern

Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Thursday, June 27 - 2:30-3:30 p.m.
4B

Community Engagement at L.I.F.E. University - What We Learned in Our Second Year - Vivian McKinney

4D

Customize a Meaningful Day (Job One) - Jeff Carpenter

4E

Work-Ready Behavior Framework - Elizabeth Merideth

4F

Learning by Doing - A Showcase of Successful Apprenticeship Models in Education - Marci Dowdy

4G

The Impact of Postsecondary Goals - The Evolution of Drew's Dreams to Reality - Bailey Tennesen

Session 4G Audio Recording (59:53)                   
Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Thursday, June 27 - 3:45-4:45 p.m.
5B

Student Success - A Story of Partnership - Anna Bryant

5C

Essential Components of Community-Based Work Experiences for Students with Intellectual Disability - Magen Rooney-Kron

5D

Unleash Your Potential - Learn How Using the Color-Coded Chef Can Lead to Employment Opportunities - Terri Jordan

5F

Benefits and Work Made Simple - SSDI - Sandy Keyser

5G

Annual Goals in Relation to Postsecondary Transition - The Evolution of Drew (Who, What, When, Where, and How She Will Achieve Her Dream Career?) - Kathy Daniel

Session 5G Audio Recording (54:04)                   
5H

How Assistive Technology Can Help With Transitioning in All Aspects of Life - Aaron Milligan

Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Friday, June 28 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
6B

Bridge to Success - Peggy Shelton

6C

Centers for Independent Living - Missouri's Hidden Transition Resource: Connecting with Centers for Independent Living as a Resource for Transitioning Students - Karen Gridley

6D

Work-Ready Behavior Framework - Elizabeth Merideth 
(Repeat Session from 4E, Thursday, June 27th)

6E

Unified Champion Schools Make a More Inclusive Future - Emma Thomas

6G

Individual Career and Academic Plan - The Evolution of Drew (Did She Create and Follow a Good Map?) - Dawn Luchtenberg

Session 6G Audio Recording (58:37)                    
Session
Session Title/Presenter/Session Handouts
Friday, June 28 - 10:45-11:45 a.m.
7A

What Accommodations and Modifications Look Like in Career Technical Education (CTE) - Dr. Amy Herrman

7B

Social-Emotional Learning Overview - Tanya Grant

7C

The Question Concerning Technology and Transition - David Baker

7D

The Rules of the Road: Achieving Independence by Preparing for and Passing the State's Written Driver Test - Darin Stageberg
(Repeat Session from 2G, Thursday, June 27)

7E

Centers for Independent Living - Missouri's Hidden Transition Resource: Connecting with Centers for Independent Living as a Resource for Transitioning Students - Karen Gridley (Repeated Session from 6C, Friday, June 28)

7F

Indicator 14 - Where Are They Now and Why Do You Need to Know? (The Evolution of Drew - Where is She Now?) - Tori Chance

Session 7F Audio Recording (48:25)                     
7G

Partnership Building to Improve Employment, Continuing Education, and Social Opportunities for Students - Cindy Lange

7H

Form C - The Evolution of Drew From School to Career - Stacie Holt
(Repeat of 1H, Wednesday, June 26)