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2016 OTI PowerPoint
Expanding Possibilities Through Technology Skills Development & Business Experiences To Prepare For Employment And Independence
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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein Innovation: A new idea, more effective device or process. Wikipedia
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2016 OTI PowerPoint
Audience Participation! How Many AP Classes Does Your Site Offer? What Was The Career You Dreamed About Having As A Child? What Was Your First (Legal) Money Making Job? What’s One Thing You Wish You Had Known Before Starting Your First Job?
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History
Tech-Now Began in 1999 with a two year grant from the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council
Numerous funding partners over the sixteen years of the program
Current funding partners
The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)
Public & Private Gifts
Program sites
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Awards
Tech-Now was awarded the Oklahoma DRS Training Partner of the Year Award
The President of the United States’ Champions of Change Award
The Don Davis Award, the highest OKC Mayor’s Committee Honor to an individual or group for positive impact in the disability community
The Power To Dream, Achievers Award, a state wide award presented to a group or individual for achievements related to the disability community
Special Achievement Award from the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Exemplified Leadership and Academic Achievement
Numerous other awards
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Standards Alignment
The International Society for Technology in Education’s National Educational Technology Standards for Students - Performance Indicators for Students
(ISTE NETS•S)
Required Activities/ Areas of Emphasis For Transition of the Workforce Innovations And Opportunities Act (WIOA), Pre- Employment Transition Services (PETS)
Job Exploration - Work Based Learning - Counseling on Opportunities of Post- Secondary Training - Job Readiness Skills Training - Self Advocacy Instruction
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Progress Report Tool
Documents Students’ Technology Skills Development Through Monthly Project Samples
Documents Students’ Transition/ Employability Skills Based On A DRS Progress Report Form Via Teachers’ Observations
Evaluation Areas:
Dependability, Punctuality, Motivation, Working Independently, Working With Others, Work Speed, Following Instructions, Accepting Criticism, Following Training Rules, Learning New Tasks, & Appearance & Dress
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10. OU Study Findings Slide 1 of 3
Research Results
3-year ,pre- post-design study
Experimental Group: TechNow Students (n=147)
Control Group: Comparable Student with Disabilities (n=105)
Measures Used
AIR Self-Determination Scale
Transition Acquisition and Goal Generator (TAGG)
Technology Survey (ITSE standards)
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11. OU Study Findings Slide 2 of 3
Technology Acquisition Results
TechNow Students are gaining technology skills at a significant rate (p=.09)
This means TechNow students ARE learning technology
Students with an ED label gaining faster than other disability categories
Students who are Hispanic and Native American are gaining faster than other ethnicities
Students equally gaining across socio-economic groups
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12. OU Study Findings Slide 3 of 3
Self-Determination Results
TechNow Student are gaining self-determination skills at a mild rate compared to peers
This means TechNow students ARE gaining self—determination skills (a little bit) faster 
Students with an Autism or ID label gaining faster than other disability categories
Students who are Hispanic are gaining faster than other ethnicities
Students equally gaining across socio-economic groups and gender
Students in TechNow reporting increased rates of Self-Determination learned at school
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Program Methodology
Instructor Trainings
Turnkey System For Success
Computer Aided Instruction
Guided Practice & Independent Practice
Engaging, Skills Based Activities
Scalable Hands-On Activities
Text, , Voice, Digital Distance, and Limited Onsite Training And Technical Assistance
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Core Activities
Desktop Design
Photo Editing & Compositing
Web Research
Individual, And Team Product Development & Production
Expense & Effort Data Recording
Marketing
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15. Video Of Program Activities
This Is A Video Of Program Activities Created By The Lawton Public School District About The Tech-Now Program.
Tech-Now had no input into the production of the video.
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2016 OTI PowerPoint
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18. Student Created Product
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19. School & Community Connections
Candy Gram
Drama Club Tickets
School Event Posters
Food Drive
Dropout Prevention
Bullying Awareness & Prevention
T-Shirt Design For Special Olympics
Award Certificates
Graduation Announcements & Photos
Holiday Gifts
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Micro Businesses
Bracelets
Bookmarks
Calendars
Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies Posters
Cards
Buttons
Wallets
Designer Bags
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Secondary Benefits
Instructors’ Technology Skills Increase
Students Use Their Technology Skills To Assist In Completing Assignments For Other Classes
Self Esteem Increases As Students See Their Skills/ Products Displayed And Valued
Students Connect To The School Through Atypical Experiences
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22. What Do You Provide & What Do You Get?
Instructor
Classroom, projector, board, & Speakers
Five six feet tables
Chairs
Electricity
Equipment care
*Training time & site
*State Competition
Instructor computer, printer, curriculum licenses, and application software
Student Computers
Design software application licenses for student computers
Training and technical support
Current year curriculum updates
All supplies needed for program establishment, and startup
Seventeen years of experience and solutions
We become partners, your students become our students
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23. Establishing A Tech-Now Site
It Takes A Committed School District To Have A Tech-Now Site
An Administration That Understands The Importance Of A Student’s Successful Transition To Post High School Life And Supports Its Teachers’ Efforts
A Teacher(s) That Is Excited About Transition & Technology
Time In The Class Schedule And A Room For The Technology
State Competition Transportation
Equipment Care
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24. The Tech-Now Partnership
What will the partnership look like?
What’s in it for the students, teachers, and school site?
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25. The Tech-Now Partnership & Transition
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Transition Area Experience Opportunities Incorporated Into The Tech-Now Program Curricula
Year 1 + Year 2 = Total Experience Opportunities
1. Job Exploration 6+3=9
2. Work Based Learning 4+4=8
3. Counseling on Opportunities of Post- Secondary Training 6+4=10
4. Job Readiness Skills Training 20+15=35
5. Self-Advocacy Instruction 0+1=1
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26. Final Discussion Session
New activity development
Student Product Samples
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