NCDCDT News, Information, & Updates

Upcoming NCDCDT MeetingS

Regional Meeting Information

Mountain | Flyer | Question Sheet | Agenda - Change of location!

Coastal Region, Piedmont East Region and Piedmont West Region coming soon!

Save the Date

Save the date! The 2009 Spring Transition Conference will be held April 29th - May 1st at the North Raleigh Hilton. Click here to make your room reservation now!

Call for Presentations (PDF) deadline is December 30th, 2008.

Flyer | PDF

A NOTE OF THANKS……

2008 SPRING TRANSITION CONFERENCE IN REVIEW

(Touch the Future:  Light the Way)

Thanks so much for your attendance at our 2008 Spring Conference which was held April 23-25, 2008 in High Point, NC.  Our success would not have been attainable without your cooperation.

The conference opened with a “bang” with our Keynote Speaker, Tawana Williams who presented us her life journey in “Unarmed but Dangerous”.  This dynamic presentation was followed by our NCDCDT Social which served up some great food and opportunity for networking into the night. 

After a good night’s sleep, the day ahead was filled with thirty-two sessions that covered several topics in the Transition arena.  Presentations were available on Transition Assessments, Transition Components, OCS scheduling, PBS Strategies, Middle School Transition Planning, Working with Adolescent Males, etc.  To end out a day of work certainly constituted an evening of  relaxation and networking, the “Night @ Nobles” was wonderful with complimentary hors d’oeuveres provided by NCDCDT.  Nobles offered the perfect rustically elegant atmosphere of an Italian villa that certainly enhanced the art of networking.

On Friday, the last day started with a Breakfast Buffet that featured all the “fixins” of a southern breakfast.  Six additional sessions and a finale  which featured Freda Lee with DPI Updates and a presentation on the NCDCDT Transition Bowl.  

The 2008 Spring Conference is over and 2009 Spring Conference is yet to come…join us for another exciting venture on April 29 - May 1, 2009 at the North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh, NC.

THANKS,

2008 Spring Conference Coordinator – Linda Little

Note of Thanks | PDF

Membership Drive

Are YOU a North Carolina Division on Career
Development and Transition (NCDCDT) Member?

NCDCDT Goal: At least ONE MEMBER PER SYSTEM
throughout NC.

CEC/DCDT Member Benefit: CEC | DCD

Become a Member!

2009 Grant Awards

NCDCDT is accepting proposals for competitive mini-grants designed to assist with improving transition services for students with special needs.  Four $1,500 grants are available for NCDCDT members and four $500 grants are available for non-NCDCDT members.  Be a winner!  Submit your application today!

Grant Application | PDF

Grants

Proposals for NCDCDT's Grant Awards for the purpose of improving or expanding transition services are being accepted through March 16, 2009. Grants will be distributed throughout the state by the areas used for regional NCDCDT meetings.

Be a grant winner!

Submit a proposal.

Lighthouse Award

Each year NCDCDT seeks to recognize an outstanding contributor to special education. Recommend someone or an agency that has made a significant contribution to students with disabilities in North Carolina.

The 2008 Lighthouse Award Winner was
Karen M. Smith of Moore County
Congratulations Karen!

Lighthouse Award Application | PDF

Lighthouse

Do You Know a Potential Lighthouse Award Winner?

Make Your Nomination NOW!

General News, Information & Updates

Newsletters

Fall 2007 I PDF
Winter 2007
Spring 2008 | PDF
Summer 2008
Fall 2008 | PDF
Winter 2008 I PDF

New Resources

Guidance and Career Counselors' Toolkit: Advising High School Students on Postsecondary Options

Transition Coalition - lots of links; very informative.

Transition Related Resources - links to many sources.

Iowa Transition Assessment

Teaching and Learning Center: Instructional Strategies

Helping Students Develop Their IEPs - an invaluable piece of resource that must be used.

Publications: Books, Journals, Magazines

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