The Center on Community Living and Careers offers training for Indiana middle and high school teachers who need information, resources, and assessments for their students preparing to transition to employment or postsecondary education and planning to live in their communities. Training is offered through CCLC's Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center (INSTRC).
INSTRC Training InformationThe Transition to Life After High School
Transition Portfolio Trainings for Teachers
Transition Portfolios are a relatively new tool in the transition toolboxes of Indiana's secondary teachers and administrators. To explore how portfolios are used and how they can be helpful for transition-age students as they plan for employment, CCLC's Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center (INSTRC) led a series topic-based webinars in spring 2022.
To watch the archived webinars, visit the Transition Portfolio Training page on the INSTRC website.
INSTRC is a project of IIDC's Center on Community Living and Careers.
New and Improved Transition Miniseries
This 7-course miniseries is a free online training from INSTRC. Each course is designed to help you become more familiar with the components of the cyclical planning process and support you as you create quality Transition IEPs and Portfolios with your students.
Transition professionals and interagency teams can expect to gain a crucial understanding of the transition process. Schools, Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), Vocational Rehabilitation, adult service agencies, families, and their community support systems are among the many who could find this information useful. Participants can complete the entire series or a few individual courses.
Courses and Modules in the Transition Miniseries include:
- Transition Miniseries Introduction
- Self-Determination in the Transition Process
• Student-Led IEPs
• Person Centered Planning and the LifeCourse Framework
• Guardianship - Supported Decision Making - The Transition IEP
• IEP Alignment
• Transition IEP Sections
• Purposeful Document - Transition Portfolio
• A Fluid Introduction and Record of Student Progress
• Advancing the Starting Point for Life After High School
• Multi-Functional Purposes - Transition Programs
• Including Transition Age Youth
• Characteristics of Successful and Quality Transition Programs
• Interagency Collaboration - Adult Services and Supports after High School
• State Agencies
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Pre-Employment Services (Pre-ETS)
• Adult Services and Resources - Transition to Adulthood Conclusion
• Updates on Secondary and Postsecondary Transition
• Resources and Evaluation
The miniseries is intended for new teachers and those looking to enhance their skills. Participants can receive up to a total of 18 contact hours to be used toward Professional Growth Points for completing the entire miniseries.
The Transition Miniseries is provided online through IU Expand. The IU Expand link to the Transition Miniseries will give you information on how to create an IU Guest Account and enroll.