Research has shown that all students and especially those receiving special education who follow a carefully crafted transition plan are more likely to achieve post-secondary success. Helping professionals can craft these plans, but many may not be aware of the various resources available to ensure students’ successful transition. One of the main resources available to parents/guardians and students are their classroom teachers. Teachers who incorporate transition-related content into instruction using universal design for learning (UDL) principles are in the best position to set up students for post-secondary success. It is thus necessary that parents/guardians and students are trained to inform teachers about UDL and advocate for their use in classroom instruction on an ongoing basis. 

The objectives of this interactive webinar are therefore to introduce attendees to:

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles for instruction.
  
• Employability skills that can be taught using UDL principles.
  
• Ways in which parent/guardians and students can self-advocate for UDL to be incorporated in classrooms.
  

Presenter

Lakshmi Mahadevan has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Career Development Education from Texas A&M University. Her areas of expertise include career assessment, post-secondary options for individuals with special needs, special education and multicultural career counseling. As Associate Professor and Extension Specialist - Special Populations, Dr. Mahadevan has over ten years of experience in conducting face-to-face and online professional development with educators in Texas addressing various special populations-related issues (particularly students with disabilities and English Language Learners). Her other activities include program evaluation, conducting workshops and presentations, preparing newsletters, creating webcasts and special interest web materials, maintaining and supervising the design of online modules, maintaining websites, liaison with stakeholders and experts, preparing evaluation reports, and providing technical assistance.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit or Certificate of Completion

• The eXtension Military Caregiving concentration will apply for 1.0 CE credit from the UT School of Social Work. A certificate of completion will also be available.
• For more information on CE credit go to: NASW Continuing Education Instructions
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How to Join

You may connect via the APAN Connect system or YouTube Live. For tech support for either system, email us at milfamln@gmail.com.

• APAN Connect (direct interaction with presenters and audience)
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• Go mobile by viewing on the Adobe Connect app (Android & iPhone compatible)
• If you cannot access APAN Connect, view via YouTube Live
• YouTube Live (broadcast only, limited interaction)
• Watch at https://www.youtube.com/user/MilFamLN/live
• Go mobile by viewing on the YouTube app

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