1. Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
MD SDLMI In-Person Day 1
Karrie A. Shogren, Ph.D.
Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
Professor, Department of Special Education
University of Kansas

2. MD SDLMI In-Person Day 1
Being self-determined means acting or causing things to happen as you set and work toward goals in your life.

3. IN PRACTICE Self-determination
MD SDLMI In-Person Day 1
Self-determination
Teaching the skills associated with self-determination
Providing opportunities to use and practice these skills
Providing supports and accommodations as necessary
IN PRACTICE
Choice-making
Decision-making
Problem solving
Goal-setting
Goal attainment
Self-regulation
Self-advocacy
Self-awareness
Self-knowledge

4. Instruction to promote self-determination as a Tier 1 intervention
MD SDLMI In-Person Day 1
Instruction in the skills associated with self-determination are critical for all students, and students with disabilities would significantly benefit from receiving this content in general education settings, applied to core content areas, alongside their peers.
RATIONALE
Tier 2
Tier 1
Tier 3
Instruction to promote self-determination as a Tier 1 intervention
Tier 1
(Shogren, Wehmeyer, & Lane, 2016)

5. ACADEMIC FACILITATORS
SD 1-hour Training
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Self-determination skills promote social and emotional learning and can also be aligned with and increase academic engagement and progress for all students
These are skills that teachers are often already targeting indirectly without a formal process
CCSS English skills
Self-Determination Skills
ACADEMIC FACILITATORS
Providing an objective summary of text with a central theme
(CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.10.2)
Determining the meaning of words
(CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.10.4)
Tying together complex ideas
(CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W A)
Writing persuasive college application essays
(CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W )
Problem-solving skills
Decision-making skills
Choice-making skills
Self-scheduling skills

6. SD 1-hour Training
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Teaching model that enables teachers to teach students how to use a problem solving, goal-setting strategy to:
Make choices and decisions about setting a goal
Develop action plans for academic goals
Self-monitor and self-evaluate progress toward academic goals
What is my goal?
What is my
plan?
What have I learned?
WHAT IS THE SDLMI?
Phase 1:
Set a Goal
Phase 2:
Take Action
Phase 3:
Adjust Goal or Plan