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This article defines transition which he outlines that it is very different than change. Transition is the process of people letting go of the way things used to be. Letting go of their personal connections to the change. This article shines a new light on the word transition. It makes it very clear that transition is a process and to aide in the process we can plan for a transition. As a future teacher I plan to use transition planning not just in the older grades but the primary grades. Transition can be hard for so many kids and as an educator it will be my job to help them transition smoothly. This will be through teaching them coping strategies, and preparing them for what the change will be.

"From Gretchen Rubin: Hello! I created the Four Tendencies framework during my research into habits for my book, Better Than Before. What's the secret to making or breaking a habit? To change our habits, we first have to figure out ourselves.   When we try to form a new habit, we're setting an expectation for ourselves. Therefore, to change our habits, it's crucial to understand how we respond to expectations.   We all face outer expectations (meet deadlines, observe traffic regulations) and inner expectations (stop napping, give up sugar).   I've devised the "Four Tendencies" framework to describe how a person responds to expectations: as Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel. If you'd like to figure out your Tendency, take this quiz. "

"The world of work has changed. A high school diploma alone no longer guarantees a decent living wage. A typical career path today does not necessarily follow the traditional course of high school, college, and long-term employment. Rather, according to the most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average worker today stays at each of his or her jobs for 4.4 years, with the workforce's youngest employees staying less than 3 years. That means that they will have 15 to 20 jobs over their working lives. One reality of today's workforce, however, that has remained the same is that youth need to develop skills to be employed. To be able to acquire these skills and effectively change jobs, and plan and manage multiple careers over one's life time, career development skills are important. The process by which youth get to know their strengths and interests, learn how different jobs connect with those interests, and build these career planning and management skills is called career development."

"July 26, 2016 marks the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For more information on how this groundbreaking law changed the lives of Americans with disabilities, and how Disability.gov is celebrating ADA26, visit Disability.Blog. And be sure to check out Disability.gov's "26 Days of the ADA: A to Z" on Twitter."

"The Office of Student Wellness at NH DOE is committed to the development of the whole child. We work, in collaboration with local communities, school districts, and individuals, to support students as they become fully productive members of society. Our approach allows us to affect real, meaningful change in the lives of all Granite Staters while remaining fiscally responsible, culturally competent, and youth guided."

"The NASET national standards and quality indicators are research-based benchmarks that articulate quality secondary education and transition services for all youth. These standards and indicators can guide state and local administrators and practitioners responsible for planning and implementing comprehensive transition systems for youth, ultimately becoming a catalyst for constructive change in transition practices and policies nationwide."

"In order to help you change the way your students learn, this course will expand your knowledge related to learning differences, provide actionable strategies to impact the learning experience of your students, and cultivate positive habits of mind. At the end of this course, you will have:  Deepened your own understanding of learning differences and the related constructs of motivation, executive function, and working memory. Explored relevant strategies for supporting students with learning differences. Applied strategies in your classroom and provided a more personalized learning experience for all of your students. "

Learner-centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice

"This paper presents an overview of New Hampshire's efforts to implement a pilot accountability system designed to support deeper learning for students and powerful organization change for schools and districts. The accountability pilot, referred to as Performance Assessment of Competency Education or PACE, is grounded in a competency- based educational approach designed to ensure that students have meaningful opportunities to achieve critical knowledge and skills. These opportunities are judged by the outcomes students achieve and not by inputs such as seat time. Therefore, students must achieve these competencies before moving on to the next major learning targets and/or graduating from high school. High quality performance assessments play a crucial role in the PACE system because of the need to have assessments that measure the depths of student understanding of these complex learning targets. Performance assessments are used as both summative and interim measures in the PACE system as a way to document student learning of the competencies and to support remediation or extension interventions. The paper describes the system of assessments being implemented as part of the PACE pilot as well as providing a discussion of the technical quality issues the state is working to address as part of this accountability pilot. For example, being able to produce valid and comparable annual determinations for all students each year is a considerable technical challenge as well as documenting the degree to which all students are held to the same threshold expectations (equity). The paper concludes by relating the PACE initiative to the push for deeper and more meaningful learning for students. "

"The notion of education implies that there's a path towards a definitive, finished state wherein an individual has become "educated." But in a world of accelerated change, with rapid disruption cycles in industry and with rising automation, that end state of being "educated" is just no longer meaningful. An individual must have learning agility - the ability to learn, adapt, and apply in quick cycles. "

"The Wisconsin Let's Get to Work project is a five-year, national systems change grant that will lead to improved community employment outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in transition."

"Many teacher education programs offer just one class about students with disabilities to their general education teachers, "Special Ed 101," as it's called at one New Jersey college. It's not enough to equip teachers for a roomful of children who can range from the gifted to students who read far below grade level due to a learning disability. A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 courses focusing on inclusion or special education, compared to about 11 courses for special education teachers. Educators say little has changed since then."

Important framing of the interplay between vision, skills, incentives, plan, and resources.

"Welcome! I'm Eugene. I'm trying to do my part to create a world that is more alive. I've spent the past decade focusing on the role that collaboration and community play toward that end."

Transitioning from high school to college is a huge transition. For many it is an exciting time but for others it is the fear of the unknown. You go from your parents being in charge of your everyday life to you being the sole oerson in charge. You suddenly have to be organized and in charge of not only your own learning but your living quarters. To be successful in college you need to make social connections, use the school they have resources to help you. This is a great resource to use with seniors in high school or juniors preparing to go to school. This gives them a taste of what to expect and that is okay to feel anxious and scared. Those are valid feelings but know who to contact at the school who can support you such as a RA or guidance. Schools have many resources discover them before you really need them so that you are prepared and feel secure that they are there if and when you need them.

Making Informed Assistive Technology Decisions for Students With High Incidence Disabilities (Title...cannot figure out how to change the actual title on Diigo) unfortunately I cannot access the PDF of this article anymore. It did seem like it would be an excellent resource though.

Looking forward to your brief summary and implications for your work in transition. You may want to edit the title to reflect the title of the article.