News You Can Use - Personnel Development Partnerships of FGCU » Resources http://www.assistedu.org - Join the line for better education - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Publications available from the Minnesota Governor’s Council http://www.assistedu.org/publications-available-from-the-minnesota-governor%e2%80%99s-council/ http://www.assistedu.org/publications-available-from-the-minnesota-governor%e2%80%99s-council/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:37:31 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1596 “It’s My Choice” is a workbook published by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental disabilities. It is available in English, Spanish, PDF and text versions, and as an audio file. Checklists are included to help individuals prepare for meetings focusing on Individual Program Plans, Transition Plans, Employment Plans, Housing, and Quality of Life.

Other publications available from the MN DD Council web site include: “Friends, A Manual for Connecting Persons with Disabilities and Community Members”, “It’s Never Too Early, It’s Never Too Late, A Booklet about Personal Futures Planning”, “Making Futures Happen” and ”Parallels in Time” which traces present attitudes and the treatment of people with disabilities.
These publications can be found at http://www.mnddc.org/extra/publications.htm.

]]> http://www.assistedu.org/publications-available-from-the-minnesota-governor%e2%80%99s-council/feed/ 0 Lighting the way to Guardianship and Other Decision Making Alternatives (LTW) http://www.assistedu.org/lighting-the-way-to-guardianship-and-other-decision-making-alternatives-ltw/ http://www.assistedu.org/lighting-the-way-to-guardianship-and-other-decision-making-alternatives-ltw/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:35:03 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1593 The LTW manual is a companion to the Planning Ahead Guide (both produced by the FL Developmental Disabilities Council).  LTW greatly expands the information in Chapter 8 of Planning Ahead.  Additional copies of either resource are available free of charge from the FDDC.  Questions may be emailed to helpis@guardianshiptraining.com.

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]]> http://www.assistedu.org/website-building-tool/feed/ 0 Free Video Calling And Messaging Web-Based Service http://www.assistedu.org/free-video-calling-and-messaging-web-based-service/ http://www.assistedu.org/free-video-calling-and-messaging-web-based-service/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:29:43 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1589 No downloads. Use anywhere. Call anyone. Free for everyone.

Welcome to SnapYap.com, where video calling and messaging is simple, fun, and free for everyone. SnapYap is a video communication tool that allows you to participate in live video calls, record video messages, and send and receive video emails with absolutely no downloads. Designed to be as straightforward as possible, the applications on SnapYap.com make video technology available to anyone with a webcam and an internet connection. Learn more about SnapYap at http://www.snapyap.com/.

]]> http://www.assistedu.org/free-video-calling-and-messaging-web-based-service/feed/ 0 Just the Facts: The 411 on Health Insurance for Young Adults Ages 18-30 in Florida http://www.assistedu.org/just-the-facts-health-insurance/ http://www.assistedu.org/just-the-facts-health-insurance/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:25:08 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1561 Florida Health and Transition Services (HATS) recently announced the release of “Just the Facts:  The 411 on Health Insurance for Young Adults Ages 18-30 in Florida.”  This product is designed to help all young adults, including those with chronic health conditions or disabilities identify, access, and maintain health insurance coverage.  Parents, families, guardians, caregivers, and others working with and on behalf of young adults with health care needs will find this information useful as well.  This resource is available online at http://www.floridahats.org/?attachment_id=1240.

Please note that as new information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act becomes available, the electronic version available through the Florida HATS website, http://www.floridahats.org/, will be updated accordingly.

]]> http://www.assistedu.org/just-the-facts-health-insurance/feed/ 0 New CareerOneStop Section: Students and Career Advisors http://www.assistedu.org/new-careeronestop-section-students-and-career-advisors/ http://www.assistedu.org/new-careeronestop-section-students-and-career-advisors/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:24:01 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1560 CareerOneStop has expanded resources to help students and those who advise them identify interests, explore careers, search for jobs, and find postsecondary education options.  The tools and resources found on this website supplement and replace the information that was included as part of Career Voyages.  Many of these tools and resources are useful for the purposes of age-appropriate transition assessment and helping students identify their measurable postsecondary goals. View more at http://www.careeronestop.org/StudentsandCareerAdvisors/StudentsandCareerAdvisors.aspx.

]]> http://www.assistedu.org/new-careeronestop-section-students-and-career-advisors/feed/ 0 PIRC K-12 Family Fun Calendar http://www.assistedu.org/pirc-k-12-family-fun-calendar-5/ http://www.assistedu.org/pirc-k-12-family-fun-calendar-5/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:21:56 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1556 The Florida Parental Information and Resource Center (PIRC) has created monthly Family Fun Calendars to promote parent involvement specifically for children K-12.  These calendars are available in English at http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/documents/Newsletter%20and%20Calendar/K12/2010_08_K12_cal_ENG.pdf and in Spanish at http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/documents/Newsletter%20and%20Calendar/K12/2010_08_K12_cal_SPN.pdf.   Please use and share as appropriate.

]]> http://www.assistedu.org/pirc-k-12-family-fun-calendar-5/feed/ 0 NSTTAC Evidence-based Academic Interventions http://www.assistedu.org/nsttac-evidence-based-academic-interventions/ http://www.assistedu.org/nsttac-evidence-based-academic-interventions/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:21:05 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1554 The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) has posted practice descriptions of five evidence-based academic interventions for secondary students with disabilities on their website.  The practices included mnemonics, peer assistance, self-management, technology based, and visual displays.  These five practice descriptions can be found under “What’s New” and under “Evidence-Based Practices” resources tabs.  The practice descriptions were developed from the research conducted by the What Works in Transition Research Synthesis Project, and the full reports are housed at the National Post-School Outcomes Center’s website, www.psocenter.org.

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]]> http://www.assistedu.org/faast-employment-resources-and-self-help-guide/feed/ 0 Local Education Agency Parental Involvement Policy http://www.assistedu.org/local-education-agency-parental-involvement-policy/ http://www.assistedu.org/local-education-agency-parental-involvement-policy/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:19:13 +0000 pdp-editor http://www.assistedu.org/?p=1550 The Department of Education has issued the following memorandum regarding the Local Education Agency Parental Involvement Policy.  The memorandum may be viewed at:  http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-5825/dps-2010-105.pdf.

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