In this Think College Story, Gwen Chesterfield details a student's acquisition of confidence, happiness, and success through a two-year college, community-based transition program called SITE at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.
In this Think College Story, Will Farrior discusses how learning social skills helped him succeed in college and work.
In this Think College Story, Ian Miner tells Catie Wheeler about the challenges and successes of his academic journey.
In this Think College Story, Vanessa Martinez details her experience at VAST Academy and how the program helped develop her self-esteem and career aspirations.
This grading rubric template shares basic information on how to create a rubric for any learning assigned to the student. This format can be used for an individual assignment or learning goal, as well as for a full course or internship.
Think College Insight Brief #22 describes how Kentucky postsecondary programs are working with vocational rehabilitation (VR) to provide employment opportunities to students with ID who are participating in postsecondary programs. The partnership between state VR and IHEs is considered crucial to enhancing life opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky.
Think College Insight Brief #21 focuses on peer mentoring, where current students are matched with new students, and the significant impact it can have on the transition occurs. Many colleges that have programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) use peer mentoring extensively because of its many benefits. In South Carolina, the College of Charleston (C of C) uses peer mentoring as a fundamental component of its REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) Program for students with ID.
These applications are from two programs that have been approved as comprehensive transition and postsecondary program. They can be used as a model or example for other colleges when completing a CTP application.
Think College Insight Brief #19 describes Winthrop University's dual enrollment program, includes how it began, critical features and benefits of the dual enrollment approach.
A Think College story that describes Silas' experiences as a college student studying art.
