Grab & Go Practices

There are certain skills that students can learn and practice in high school so they are better prepared for the demands of college. In this Grab and Go Practices, we focus on three primary campus experiences college students need to be prepare for and skillsets that are good to have to manage them. Student may engage in these activities with little or no support from adults: campus participation, academic preparation, and personal responsibility.

This Grab and Go Practice #13 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue focuses on how a job developer or teacher can negotiate a customized job proposal with an employer. Negotiating with employers for the best possible outcome for both the job seeker and the employer can be challenging and we hope this Grab & Go will support your efforts!

This Grab and Go Practice #14 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue focuses on the critical supports necessary for a person with disabilities to experience success after they have been hired and started work.

This Grab and Go Practice #12 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue focuses on how a job developer or teacher can conduct an informational interview and/or observational tour with employers. These interviews and tours are crucial to gather the information necessary to complete a customized job proposal that meets the needs of both the employer and the job seeker.

This Grab and Go Practice #11 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue details the process for creating a job development plan, walking you through an example with a student and potential employers. The ready to use Customized Job Development Plan worksheet accompanies this Grab and Go Practice.

This Grab and Go Practice is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue outlines the importance for job developers to develop an employer network that can lead to job opportunities for students. This publication discusses different strategies that can be used to develop networks and the positive results that can occur as a result.

This Grab and Go Practices #9 provides an overview of numerous ways that team members are capitalizing on dual enrollment college experiences that students are participating in to develop IEPs that reflect comprehensive transition experiences, and that communicate the progress students are making on measurable postsecondary goals.

This Grab and Go Practice is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. Career counselors highly recommend that students research both the jobs that they are interested in and local employers within those fields. This guide reviews how to research employers. This ready-to-use chart accompanies Grab and Go Practices #8, Customized Employment-- Employer Research.

This Grab and Go Practice is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers develop customized employment opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For students who have difficulty obtaining paid work through traditional methods, a customized employment approach can provide a more thoughtful, individualized plan that meets the needs of both the job seeker and the employer. This publication focuses on the the discovery phase, which is the foundation to customized employment.

This Grab and Go Practice is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. Learning about a student can help team members identify specific career focus areas that can be explored further through career exploration activities. It is important that students explore different types of jobs and career fields so they can make an informed decision on what type of work they want to do in the future. This publication provides guidance in how to do this.