Welcome

This self-paced training by the Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) is designed to inform educators, adult service agencies, and families about inclusionary practices and partnerships between Special Education (SE) and Career Technical Education (CTE).

Course Objectives

Participants will increase their knowledge of:

Inclusion and inclusionary practices in schools
SE and CTE collaboration to meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities
Strategies to increase access to CTE courses for students with disabilities
Managing the complex change of building SE and CTE partnerships
Implementation of inclusionary practices from CTE and SE school partners in Washington state

Course Format

The series consists of six modules that include written and video content.
- Review modules individually or as a team.
- Reflect on the content by completing activities at the end of each module.
- Plan to spend approximately 30 minutes on each module.
Download the Partnerships for Inclusion Workbook to record your reflection activity responses.

Module 1: Introduction to Inclusionary Practices

Module 1 Overview
Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS)
OSPI Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project (IPP)
Inclusion Overview
Myths and Facts: Inclusionary Practices
Module 1 Summary

Module 2: Developing Partnerships between Special Education (SE) and Career Technical Education (CTE)

Module 2 Overview
Importance of Collaboration between SE and GE
SE and CTE Partnerships
Voices from the Field: SE and CTE Partnerships
Myths and Facts: CTE
Voices from the Field: Collaboration with CTE
Module 2 Summary

Module 3: IEP Transition Plans and Career Technical Education (CTE) Course Enrollment

Module 3 Overview
Federal Laws Pertaining to SE
IEP Process
Transition Planning
Voices from the Field: Increasing Access to CTE Courses
Module 3 Summary

Module 4: Co-Teaching for Special Education (SE) and Career Technical Education (CTE)

Module 5: Implementing Change

Module 6: Meaningful Inclusion for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

Final Reflection

Post-Training Reflection