1. Tips and tools for using the institute model for professional development, data- based decision-making, and strategic planning Jennifer Hill, Western Michigan University & Catherine Fowler, UNC Charlotte

2. Agenda for session  Overview goals and key components of state planning institute  Provide resources for planning  Discuss your plans, ideas, challenges

3. Our Challenge  How do we link what we’ve learned from transition research with practices in our schools and communities? Research Practice Compliance

4. Our Challenge  Planning for a new model of professional development and technical assistance  Engaging multiple stakeholders in strategic planning Research Practice Compliance

5. State Planning Institute Goal: Strengthen transition- focused education Knowledge of transition education and services practices Team building Strategic planning

6. State Planning Institute  Institute format Hybrid “Institute/Conference” model Combines elements of a conference with elements of an institute

7. State Planning Institute  Key Components Keynote presentation Breakout sessions Stakeholder teams Facilitated team meetings Planning tool Content resources “Cadre” meetings (NOT “once & done”)

8. Planning for Institute  Identifying content keynote, breakouts, content resources, tool from your data

9. Student-Focused Planning Student Development Interagency Collaboration Program Structures Family Involvement Taxonomy for Transition Programming

10. Planning for Institute  Team membership stakeholder teams  Selecting & training facilitators facilitated team meetings  Follow-up plans “Cadre” meetings regional/ local planning support

11. Planning for Institute  Time # of meetings # of breakouts planning tool  $ days for institute content resources keynote

12. YOUR Plans for a State Institute ...  …

13. Resources Available  Handouts (form samples)  NSTTAC toolkit (in development)  NSTTAC intensive states Arkansas: February 5 – 7 Colorado: June New Mexico: Cadre meeting January 24 – 25 and Institute June 9 – 11 Oklahoma: May

14. Contact Us  Jennifer Hill, jennifer.l.hill@wmich.edu jennifer.l.hill@wmich.edu  Catherine Fowler, chfowler@uncc.educhfowler@uncc.edu  Paula Kohler, paula.kohler@wmich.edu paula.kohler@wmich.edu  www.nsttac.org www.nsttac.org  704-687-8606