This year's ELEVAR Transition Pathway Virtual Family Conference focus is "Empowering Students and Families through Advocacy"! Please join us during this virtual conference to learn about advocating for yourself as a student, as a family member, or how to advocate for others as an educator or community member. The conference is FREE and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education TPSID grant.
For the first time in 3 years, the Pacific Rim conference will commence in person where disability professionals, families, and others will share research, personal stories, practical strategies, and fellowship and aloha. This year's conference theme is Coming Together and Moving Forward.
This annual conference on post-secondary transition covers a range of topics relevant to transition from school to work, college, and community. This year, there is a thread called Think College!: College really is for everyone. These sessions will highlight information and promising practices for success in college for matriculating students with disabilities and inclusive higher education for students with autism and I/DD. College specific sessions are as follows:
1/25/23 9:00 am ET- Irina Cain: Planning for College Success and Preparing for Inclusive Higher Education
The Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. (CASE) is an international non-profit professional organization providing leadership and support to approximately 5000 members by influencing policies and practices to improve the quality of education. The Annual CASE Conference is in its 33rd Year, providing quality professional learning to its members and leaders in special education.
Visit Think College's booth in the exhibit hall!
The NCAN conference is the premiere professional development event in the field of postsecondary attainment for postsecondary access and success practitioners, leaders, and advocates from around the country. In recognition of the host city’s leadership (Atlanta) in the civil rights movement, this year’s conference theme is "Advancing the Right to Postsecondary Attainment".
The Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is an opportunity for current and future college students to:
The State of the Art Conference (SOTA) provides provides opportunities for colleges, universities, researchers, program staff, parents and self-advocates to learn about the current state of research and practice in the field of inclusive postsecondary/higher education, and to network with each other. Conference speakers include faculty and staff from postsecondary education initiatives, parents, self-advocates, and other experts—sharing effective practices and leading group discussions.
The Think College Network, in partnership with the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference, will be hosting a pre-conference capacity building institute (CBI) on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 about the development and expansion of state and regional alliances. The morning session will focus on state alliance support and development. The afternoon session will focus on regional alliance leadership structures and offer planning time for participants interested in building future regional alliances.
Join the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) for a variety of sessions with presenters from diverse backgrounds focusing on: