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Partnerships for Inclusion: Special Education and Career Technical Education

This self-paced training by 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 five 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 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 4 Overview
• Benefits of Co-Teaching
• Six Models of Co-Teaching
• Effective Co-Teaching
• Voices from the Field: Co-Teaching
• Module 4 Summary

Module 5: Implementing Change

• Module 5 Overview
• The Change Process
• Vision
• Skills
• Incentives
• Resources
• Action Plan
• Clover Park's Journey
• Module 5 Summary