Access Success – Module 2 Who are you?

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Objectives Develop an understanding of yourself by completing exercises that: –Look at how you perceive yourself –Look at how others perceive you –Identify likes & dislikes –Identify your learning style –Identify some of your skills and abilities

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire How? Understand how others view you Understand yourself –Personality –Learning style –Hearing loss (module 1) –Accommodations –Modifications –Rights and Responsibilities Learn about the IEP process and your rights Communicate needs Develop an understanding of how others with obstacles succeed Developing Self- Determination Learn about ADA Learn about IDEA

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Quotes “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.” William Jennings Bryan

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself. Alexander Graham Bell

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Who are you?

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Key Terms Accomplish Vocational Hobbies Independently Domestic skillsBarriers Characteristics or personality traitsSelf-advocate Self – advocacy

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire What do these folks have in common? Jay Leno (comedian) Curtis Pride (pro baseball player) Rudy Ruettinger (business man) Stephen Hawking (scientist) Beethoven (composer and musician) Tom Cruise (actor) Jim Abbott (1988 Olympic Gold medalist) Helen Keller (author, lecturer, motivator, humanitarian) James Earl Jones (actor) You

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Successful People Overcoming Obstacles Rudy Ruettiger – Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap, Scholastic, NY, NY, – archive.html archive.htmlhttp:// archive.html National Women’s History Month: Deaf and Hard- of Hearing Role Models, Clarke Mainstream News, January/February 2001, Vol21, Number5 – /famousdeaf.htm /famousdeaf.htmhttp://deafness.about.com/od/articlesandnewsletters/a /famousdeaf.htm

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Successful People Overcoming Obstacles You Can, You Will by C. Emily Rice, Volta Voices, November/December, 2004 Achieving Goal –

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire “I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me, or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.” Elaine Maxwell

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Frank A. Clark

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Self-Determination What is it? What does it involve? Resources related to Self-Determination –PEPNet Transition Resources –AG Bell for teens POSTITT From Cheryl D. Davis, Ph.D

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire What are your likes and dislikes? Complete and discuss the likes and dislikes checklist found on page 6 of Building Bridges (CT Transition Task Force,2009) – Special/BuildingABridge.pdf Special/BuildingABridge.pdfhttp:// Special/BuildingABridge.pdf

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire What are some of your skills? Make a list of things you think you do well. Ask your parent, teacher and friend, what they believe that you do well. (see Building Bridges pages 4,5) Compare and contrast the results

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire What skills and abilities are needed for various jobs? Look at the website below. Take some time to look at the various skills by looking at steps 1-3. Discuss these and what you have and may need to develop. esidents/en/Jobs/Prepare/Skills/ esidents/en/Jobs/Prepare/Skills/

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Learning Styles What are they? –Auditory –Visual –Kinesthetic or tactile –Combination Why is knowing your learning style important?

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire What is your learning style? Learning style inventories C.I.T.E. Learning Styles Instrument found on pgs in Educational Journey from Self Discovery to Advocacy – A Handbook for Students by Debora M. Presbie, MA – f fhttp:// f On line learning style inventories – –

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Explain yourself With the information that you have learned about yourself, create a 3 slide presentation about yourself. –It should: Reflect your personality Reflect your interests Identify your skills and abilities Reflect your learning style.

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Slide samples

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire I am… DiligentCompassionateFriendlyHumorous

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire  Sociable  Determined  Obedient  Funny

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire  Seeing words on a board, book or papers  I like to work best alone  Experiencing touching and working with what I’m learning  l like to write my thoughts to show what I know

Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Rubric for Slides Did you include these?StudentTeacher Title Slide (w/ picture) /20 Personality /20 Learning Style /20 Clarity of message and creativity /10 CUPS /30 Feedback: Pluses & Wishes Total /100 You need to make your slides attractive, use interesting fonts, pictures, clip art, backgrounds. It must be readable and have appropriate capitalization, usage, spelling, and punctuation (CUPS).