PresenceLearning’s
Third Fall Webinar Highlights How to Prepare Students with Special Needs for
Life Beyond High School
Transition expert Dr.
Mary Morningstar will present and answer questions in a live session for
special education leaders on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, October 25, 2016 – For students with special
needs and their families, planning for the future can be an uncertain endeavor.
Families rely on schools to help prepare their children with the skills and
resources needed to succeed in a career or at college. To help special
education leaders best prepare those students for the future, PresenceLearning,
the leading provider of teletherapy/telehealth services in education, is
hosting the third and final webinar in PresenceLearning’s Fall 2016 “Results
Matter” series. This 90-minute webinar, “How to Improve Transition Results for
High School Students with Disabilities,” will be led by transition expert Dr.
Mary Morningstar on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific.
To register for the webinar, visit http://www.presencelearning.com/sped-ahead-webinar/what-does-it-take-to-be-college-and-career-ready-improving-results-for-youth-with-disabilities/
For the general education population, college and career
readiness is a common measure of success for students, teachers, schools and
districts as a whole. As special educators and special education leaders are
experiencing heightened accountability for student outcomes, college and career
readiness for students with special needs has become a barometer of success as
well. However, given these students’ needs for extra support and services, the
transition after graduation may require a different approach than that for the
general education population. During this webinar, Dr. Morningstar will:
Summarize the challenges students with
special needs and their families may face during the transition from high
school to college or career
Outline six academic and non-academic
domains special educators can use to address transition challenges
Identify several implications special
education leaders can use to determine if their transition program is
successful
About the “Results Matter – Closing the Achievement Gap”
Webinar Series
After decades of legislation, litigation, research,
professional development, and an alphabet soup full of acronyms, the
achievement gap remains stubbornly wide. What are the practical realities and
what work still needs to be done to make the dream of full achievement for all
students come true? PresenceLearning’s latest SPED Ahead webinar series
explores this topic and provides a comprehensive look at where our education
system is in reaching full achievement for all students and where we are
headed. Led by subject matter experts, the series unpacks topics such as RDA
and ESSA, factors that contribute to programs like MTSS and RTI not living up
to their promises, socio-economic factors that impair achievement, how a growth
mindset is the key to success, and much more. All webinars are 90 minutes and
are offered free of charge. Every attendee receives a certificate of
attendance. Qualified attendees who meet eligibility requirements may earn ASHA
CEUs or NASP CPDs.
About Dr. Mary Morningstar
Mary E. Morningstar, Ph.D. is associate
professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas
and Director of the Transition Coalition. Dr. Morningstar has been involved in
training, professional development and research regarding transition from
school to adult life for over 25 years. She is an expert on evaluating
secondary teacher quality and professional development, culturally diverse
family involvement in transition planning, and interagency collaboration. Dr.
Morningstar coordinates an online master’s program, focusing on preparing
secondary educators across the country to provide transition education and
services to youth with disabilities.
About PresenceLearning
PresenceLearning (www.presencelearning.com) is the leader in the delivery of clinical services via
telehealth. PresenceLearning has provided over one million sessions of live,
online speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral interventions and mental health services, diagnostic services and assessments, and early childhood services for children with special needs. Over 30,000 leaders in
special education have participated in PresenceLearning’s SPED Ahead webinars
over the past 4 years. PresenceLearning is approved by the American
Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) as a provider of continuing
education units and by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
as a provider of professional development credits.
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415.625.0150
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