CSDE SERC Professional Learning Opportunities Secondary Transition At-A-Glance
The State Education Resource Center (SERC) in collaboration with the State Department of Special Education (CSDE) is providing a variety of professional learning opportunities for educators/professionals and families. (Those appropriate for parents/families will be identified in the session description.)
All sessions listed below are free to participants. Participants must register on SERC's website. Once registered, a follow-up email will be sent with details on how to sign into the Canvas Course where all materials will be housed.
All events listed will be virtual except the MAPS/PATH Train the Trainer Session.
Date |
Time |
Session Description |
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Thursday 11/3/2022 Thursday 12/1/2022 |
9 AM – 10:30 AM 12:30 PM – 2 PM 9 AM – 10:30 AM |
Building a Secondary Transition Assessment Toolkit – Session A Teams will:
This session requires registration by teams of 3-5 district representatives. It is recommended the team include transition coordinators/specialists, special education teachers (grades 6-12), and other staff responsible for writing transition goals. This session will be offered virtually in three 90-minute sections. The training is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; teams can register for the session that is most convenient. |
Monday 12/5/2022 |
9 AM – 11 AM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse Families and Educators will:
This session will be offered virtually in two 120-minute sessions. The training is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; individuals can register for the session that is most convenient. Two condensed versions of this session will also be offered in Spanish.* |
Martes Diciembre 13, 2022 |
1 PM – 3 PM |
*Spanish Speaking Session Introducción al Proceso de Planificación Centrada en la Persona (LifeCourse) Recibirán información sobre los diferentes tipos de herramientas de planificación centrada en la persona (estudiantes).
Esta sesión se ofrecerá virtualmente de 120 minutos. |
Tuesday 1/10/2023 Snow Day Tuesday 1/31/2023 |
Full Day 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
Person-Centered Planning: MAPS/PATH Train the Trainer District Teams will:
This Train the Trainer session will be an in-person professional learning experience. This session requires registration by teams of 2-4 district representatives. It is recommended the team include a parent of a student with disabilities, if possible. In order to keep training to one day, we ask that you bring a lunch. You will be given 30 minutes for lunch. |
Friday 1/13/2023 Friday 1/27/2023 |
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
Person-Centered Planning: Implementation of Charting the LifeCourse – Session A Participants will:
In this interactive, hands-on session, we will take a deeper dive into Charting the LifeCourse. In order to participate in this session, you must have attended Person- Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse. Once you have registered, a new Canvas link with further details and resources for the session will be sent. Before coming to this new session, you MUST complete and submit the assignment identified on Canvas. This session will be offered virtually in two 120- minute sessions. It is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; individuals can register for the session that is most convenient. |
Thursday 2/23/2023 |
9 AM – 10:30 AM 12:30 PM – 2 PM |
Moving Above & Beyond Compliance with Transition IEPs – Session A Participants will:
Participants will need to have a hard copy of a student’s current transition IEP. This session will be offered virtually in two 90-minute sections. The training is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; participants can register for the session that is most convenient. |
Wednesday 3/1/2023
Wednesday 3/22/2023 |
9 AM – 10:30 AM 12:30 PM – 2 PM 9 AM – 10:30 AM |
Building a Secondary Transition Assessment Toolkit – Session B Teams will:
This session requires registration by teams of 3-5 district representatives. It is recommended the team include transition coordinators/specialists, special education teachers (grades 6-12), and other staff responsible for writing transition goals. This session will be offered virtually in three 90-minute sections. The training is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; teams can register for the session that is most convenient. |
Jueves Marzo, 2, 2023 |
6 PM – 8 PM |
*Spanish Speaking Session Introducción al Proceso de Planificación Centrada en la Persona (LifeCourse) Recibirán información sobre los diferentes tipos de herramientas de planificación centrada en la persona (estudiantes).
Esta sesión se ofrecerá virtualmente de 120 minutos. |
Thursday 3/16/2023 |
9 AM – 11 AM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Understanding the Transition from School to Adulthood for Students with Autism Participants will:
During this virtual professional learning session, Nick Gelbar, UConn Associate Research Professor, will lead participants with utilizing case studies involving students with autism to review the various aspects of the secondary transition planning process. This session will be offered virtually in two 120-minute sessions. |
Tuesday 3/21/2023
Tuesday 3/28/2023 |
9 AM – 10:30 AM 12:30 PM – 2 PM 9 AM – 10:30 AM |
Transition for Students with Mental Health Issues Participants will:
Participants will need to have a hard copy of a student’s current transition IEP. This session will be offered virtually in three 90-minute sections. |
Tuesday 4/4/2023 Tuesday 4/25/2023 |
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
Person-Centered Planning: Implementation of Charting the LifeCourse – Session B Participants will:
In this interactive, hands-on session, we will take a deeper dive into Charting the LifeCourse. In order to participate in this session, you must have attended Person- Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse. Once you have registered, a new Canvas link with further details and resources for the session will be sent. Before coming to this new session, you MUST complete and submit the assignment identified on Canvas. This session will be offered virtually in two 120- minute sessions. It is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; individuals can register for the session that is most convenient. |
Friday 4/28/2023 |
9 AM – 10:30 AM 12:30 PM – 2 PM |
Moving Above & Beyond Compliance with Transition IEPs – Session A Participants will:
Participants will need to have a hard copy of a student’s current transition IEP. This session will be offered virtually in two 90-minute sections. The training is scheduled twice during the 2022-2023 school year; participants can register for the session that is most convenient. |
COMING SOON! |
Self-Paced Canvas Module |
Six-Part Secondary Transition Webinar Series This webinar series is a self-paced module for educators to review all the specific components surrounding secondary transition planning. The individual modules include:
This is an ideal series for new educators in the field of secondary transition, especially our middle school teachers just starting transition planning with their students. It is also an ideal way for seasoned transition teachers to keep updated on best practices within secondary transition. This webinar series is presented on Canvas to allow for discussions and the sharing of the best practices that are occurring across the state. |
Thursday 10/27/2022 Thursday 1/19/2023 Thursday 3/9/2023 Thursday 6/1/2023 |
9 AM – 11 AM 9 AM – 11 AM 9 AM – 11 AM 9 AM – 11 AM |
Connecticut Transition Community of Practice (CoP) Meetings - VIRTUAL The Connecticut CoP will bring multiple stakeholders together to collaborate and share ongoing postsecondary transition information, resources, activities, and events in a centralized location that is accessible to all students, families, and statewide transition teams. The resources will assist students, families, and others in making informed decisions to achieve personal success including education, meaningful employment, self-sufficiency, and community access and involvement. Registration Flyers will be sent out on Canvas and to the CoP membership list one month prior to the meeting detailing the topic and presenters for each session. |
Tuesday 12/6/2022 Tuesday 4/4/2023 Tuesday 5/9/2023 |
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
Connecticut CoP Transition Tuesdays Sessions - VIRTUAL In addition to the four 2022-2023 CT Transition CoP Meetings, we are offering three additional virtual opportunities to bring stakeholders together to collaborate and share transition information, resources, and activities related to various components of secondary transition planning. Registration Flyers will be sent out on Canvas and to the CoP membership list one month prior to the meeting detailing the topic and presenters for each session. Please note the flyer will contain a Zoom registration link. You do not register for Transition Tuesdays sessions on the SERC website. |
Tuesday 2/7/2023 Tuesday 2/14/2023 Tuesday 2/28/2023 |
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 12:30 PM – 4 PM 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
CT’s 8th Annual Secondary Transition Symposium: The 8th annual symposium, being held virtually, will build the capacity of educators and other professionals, in partnership with middle and high school students with disabilities and their families, to improve secondary transition planning and services. There will be presentations specific for Families, Students, and Educators. Youth voice and leadership are vital; please make plans to have your students attend! The Registration Flyer outlining event details will be shared once presenters have been confirmed. |
To register for these and other CSDE/SERC events, please go to https://ctserc.org/events.
Registration questions: please contact Lauren Johns, SERC Project Specialist, 860-613-7472, or johns@ctserc.org
Content questions: please contact Missy Wrigley, SERC Consultant, 860-740-4278, or wrigley@ctserc.org