In this Think College Story, a peer mentor at Vanderbilt University describes her experience mentoring students in the Next Steps program.
Resource Library
Welcome to the Think College Resource Library
The library includes carefully selected resources on a wide range of topics related to postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability.
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In this Think College Story, a student tells of her experience planning and preparing to attend college, and ultimately completing a program at Think College Vermont.
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.
A letter from the US DOE addressing the use of IDEA funds to support college attendance. Case Summary: It's up to a student's IEP team whether to include attendance at a college or university as a component of a student's postsecondary transition plan, OSEP informed a school attorney. Whether the district may use Part B funds to cover the cost of the classes,however, hinges on state law.
Rehabilitation counselors are critical service providers for young adults with disabilities transitioning from high school to adult environments. However, the investigation of whether rehabilitation counselors in the state–federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) program are providing maximum services deserves more attention. Current literature suggests that there have been high levels of variability in how counselors in the state VR system are providing services to transition-age youth.
A Think College story about Jose, who attended college in Florida which led him to a full time job with benefits in his career of choice.
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.