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These last few weeks have been hard for our country and likely for you. These weeks may have been filled with pain and anguish, watching yet another Black person lose their life. These weeks may have been filled with fear and anxiety about you or your family’s safety. These weeks may have filled with long hot days engaging in protests against police brutality. These weeks may have been filled with new awareness, learning how to take action and transition from being not racist to anti-racist.Read more
June 17, 2020
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In March 2020, COVID-19 quickly shut down much of the United States, forcing schools to send staff and students home and begin a new task for most: distance learning. For college students with intellectual disability, this sudden shift posed unique challenges—and for the staff who support them, as well. Staff at Think College quickly realized it could be helpful to give the college program staff a forum to share information, discuss critical topics, and just support one another, so we started hosting weekly meetings.Read more
May 18, 2020
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Attention potential applicants for the 2020 TPSID application: The Office of Postsecondary Education hosted a technical assistance webinar to review the application materials and address some frequently asked questions with applicants on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.Read more
May 13, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education, Higher Education Programs, is currently recruiting peer reviewers to evaluate applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) program.Read more
May 7, 2020
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The transition from high school to college can be a challenging time for all students, especially for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As students prepare for this transition, it’s important they become familiar with the technology that can help with executive function skills (or important skills for college) such as organizing, planning, note-taking, communication, scheduling, collaboration, self-regulation, and self-monitoring.Read more
April 24, 2020
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Staff at the National Coordinating Center are aware that our diverse community is in need of a wide range of supports at this time. College staff and faculty migrated from classroom-based learning to virtual environments. Internships are being done remotely. Learning opportunities are being...Read more
April 9, 2020
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In this one-hour webinar, originally broadcast in May 2017, Clare Papay and Cate Weir from Think College presented the process for programs to become approved as Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) for the purpose of being able to offer federal student aid to students with intellectual...Read more
March 31, 2020
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High school special education teachers and transition specialists know that it takes more than academics to succeed in college. In order to be successful college students, independent citizens and employees, young adults with disability also need to master foundational skills that support continued success in a diverse and ever-changing societyRead more
March 31, 2020
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This learning module is for college programs who are beginning the application process to become an approved comprehensive transition program. It walks through each step of the application process and offers guidance on all application requirements.Read more
March 31, 2020
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In this one hour webinar recording, originally broadcast in January 2020, Lindsay Wertenberger from Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education shares the basics of Comprehensive Transition Programs (CTP), a type of college program for students with intellectual disability. The...Read more
March 31, 2020