Background Information

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This PowerPoint will teach you about the first
training in PEPNets iTransition, Career
Interests and Education Choices Its My Plan!

• Background Information
• Overview of Its My Plan!
• Lessons
• Resource and Help Menu
• Support Materials

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Background Information
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• iTransition is a freeonline training available
  at www.pepnet.org.

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• The iTransition curriculum has four trainings
• that can be completed in any order.

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iTransition Trainings

• Career Interests and Education Choices Its My
  Plan!
• First Year College Success Be the One!
• Essential Skills for College Living Its My
  Life!
• eFolio My Online Portfolio!

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An Overview of Its My Plan!
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• Target Audience
• Students ages 14 and older, including current
  college students
• Especially useful for students just beginning to
  explore career options
• Description
• Lessons were developed to help students
• Know themselves better
  (skills,
  interests, abilities, personality traits)
• Determine a career direction
• Explore options for postsecondary education
• Develop a plan for applying to a postsecondary
  program

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Signed video clips are an extra feature in this
training.
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Buttons to help navigate through the training,
including a link to Resources and Help menus
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The bookmarking feature allows students to
enter the training where they left off.
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At the end of each lesson, students will receive
a summary report.
Report
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Lesson Overviews
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There are four lessons in this training
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Lesson 1 Getting to Know Yourself

• Activities guide students to discover more about
  their . . .
• Hearing Level
• Communication
• Interests
• Abilities
• Academic Skills
• Learning Style
• Personality

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Students answer a series of questions to
determine their preferred learning style.
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Students assess their personality traits and
later learn how they may relate to a career
interest.
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Lesson 2 Determining a Career Direction

• Explore how interest assessments can help you
  find a career direction.
• Identify your top three interest profiles.
• Identify career clusters based on your profile.
• Select a Plan of Study to help with postsecondary
  options based on your career interest.

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Activity Creating your Interest Profile
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Activity answers will lead to these results
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Plans of Study based on a Students Interest
Profile . . .

• Each HS Plan of Study contains
• recommended high school coursework
• training programs and majors at postsecondary
  schools
• work-based and short-term training options.

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Lesson 3 Choosing a Postsecondary Program

• Students will learn about
• Five types of postsecondary education choices
• Selecting the right school based on a students
  preferences and needs

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Five Types of Postsecondary Education Choices

• On-the-Job Training
• Private Career School
• Vocational/ Technical School
• Community College
• 4-Year College/ University

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Students use these factors to help them select
the right postsecondary school for their needs.
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Lesson 4 Planning Applying to Your
Postsecondary Option
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• In this lesson, students will
• Define the steps required to apply to a
  postsecondary program.
• Learn about the different kinds of tests used for
  admittance and placement.
• Identify different sources of financial aid.

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High School Plan
Students discover what they need to do at each
grade level to be ready to go on to postsecondary
training after high school.
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Out of High School Plan

• Its never too late to decide to go back to
  school!
• Topics covered in these activities include
• Increasing basic skills and obtaining a GED
• Career counseling
• Building self-advocacy skills
• Exploring financial aid options
• Applying to a postsecondary school out of high
  school.

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Resources and Help Menu
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The Resources button provides students and
teachers access to all the files available in the
training.
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The Help button will give detailed instructions
on the program features.
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Support Materials
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• PowerPoint presentations of each of the four
  trainings to be used for personnel preparation
  activities
• Teacher Guides for each training with lesson
  extensions and additional teaching information
• Knowledge Base FAQ and online technical support

These materials and resourcesare available
online at www.pepnet.org