Curricula
Publication prices current through December 30, 2009
Topics
- Transition and Career Preparation
- Inclusive Education
- Paraprofessional Training
- Frontline Supervisor Training
Transition and Career Preparation
Expanding
the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future
A Transition Curriculum for American Indian Youth
By J. Ness and J. Huisken
A curriculum offering a structured process and a set of culturally-relevant activities to facilitate successful transition from high school to adult life for American Indian students. Its content is based on work with hundreds of American Indian high school youth, paraprofessionals, teachers, and administrators. Curriculum activities, which were created with students’ varying strengths and interests in mind, include family and community members in the transition process and are aligned with Minnesota graduation standards. In addition, the package includes one Onaakonan System (OS), a personal portfolio system for students that is used throughout the curriculum to help them plan for their future in an organized and structured way. Additional sets of the OS can be purchased separately. (2002) • Cost: $65.00
for each curriculum package, $9.00 for each additional OS
Inclusive Education
Lessons
for Understanding: A Junior High and High School Curriculum on Perspective-Taking
Developed by L. Walz, M. Nelson, and K. Scaletta
A curriculum promoting understanding and appreciation of different perspectives,
leading to respect for diversity and support for truly inclusive school
communities. The 20 lessons are based on the idea that, in order to attain
sustained change of behavior, one must be aware of and willing to examine
the paradigms underlying behavior, as well as understand the paradigms
underlying the behavior of others. Lessons are clustered around four themes:
My Perspective, Other Perspectives, Accepting Others, and Working Together.
Unique features of the curriculum include reflection questions for the
teacher or facilitator to review before presenting the lessons, and a
focus on communicating the lesson content to parents or other adults in
the students’ lives. (1999) • Cost: $20.00
Play Time/Social Time
Developed by S. Odom and S. McConnell
A research-based curriculum for teaching children with and without disabilities social
interaction skills and positive patterns of social behavior using children’s natural inclinations to play. Developed for use with three- to five-year-old children with disabilities who are enrolled in special, general preschool, or child care center programs, the manual includes methods for selecting target children and peers, social skills lessons, structured play activities, procedures for prompting and fading prompts. The procedures and lessons can also be used with children at-risk for developmental problems, or with children who are experiencing significant social interaction skill deficits. (1997) • Cost: $25.00
Paraprofessional Training
Supporting
Students With Disabilities in Inclusive Schools: A Curriculum for Job-Embedded
Paraprofessional Development
By G. Ghere, J. York-Barr, and J. Sommerness
A curriculum supporting special educators in their role of teaching paraprofessionals
to work with students with disabilities, focusing on increasing paraprofessional
knowledge and skills for providing direct instructional and social support
to students. The curriculum includes a Facilitator Manual that provides
instructional content and guidance to the facilitator, and Paraprofessional
Handouts, which provide the master copies of materials to be duplicated
and distributed to staff development participants. The curriculum has
seven units: What is Inclusive Education; What to Teach – Learning
Opportunities for Students; How to Instruct – Prompt, Wait, Fade;
How to Instruct – Natural Cues; Consequences and Supports; How to
Instruct – Individualized Adaptations; How to Instruct – Behavior
as Communication; and How to Interact – Student Relationships. (2002)
• Cost: $35.00
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of the Paraprofessional
By T. Kluba, L. Flaherty, C. Wendt, J. Santo, K. Graves, and D. Meidl
An introduction to the unique needs and learning styles of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to help paraprofessionals and other educators best meet the needs of these individuals. Modules come in facilitator and trainee versions. Instructors may purchase one trainee module from which to duplicate copies for all trainees. (Note: These modules were published prior to the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA and may not reflect the changes made in the Act.) (2002) • Cost: $25.00
for each facilitator module, $15.00 for each trainee module.
Frontline Supervisor Training
Partnerships for Success:
Curricula for Supervisors, Managers, and Administrative Staff
A three-part curriculum series designed to prepare frontline supervisors to successfully recruit, train, and retain Direct Support staff. The materials have been developed to be facilitated by staff trainers within agencies, and may be presented to groups or used in individualized training. The series has the following three curricula, which are available in print and online:
The
Peer Empowerment Program (PEP): A Complete Toolkit for Planning and
Implementing Mentoring Programs Within Community-Based Human Services
Organizations
By M. Taylor, J. Sauer, A. Hewitt, S. O'Nell, and S. Larson
A planning guide and curriculum for supervisors and agency staff focusing on socialization and skill development for all employees. (2001) • Cost: $37.00 for a package which includes Program Coordinator Guide, Facilitator Guide, and Learner Guide. Learner Guides may be photocopied. Also available on the Web- Removing the Revolving Door: Strategies to Address Recruitment and
Retention Challenges
By S. O'Nell, A. Hewitt, J. Sauer, and S. Larson
A curriculum targeting frontline supervisors and managers regarding the use of effective recruitment, retention, and training strategies. (2001) • Cost: $65.00 for a package which includes Facilitator Guide and Learner Guide. Learner Guides may be photocopied. Also available on the Web - The Power of Diversity: Supporting the Immigrant Workforce
By L. Sedlezky, L. Anderson, A. Hewitt, S. O'Nell, J. Sauer, S. Larson, and T. Sjoberg
A curriculum helping supervisors and other agency staff find, support, and retain immigrant workers. (2001) • Cost: $68.00 for a package which includes Facilitator Guide and Learner Guide. Additional Learner Guides may be photocopied or purchased for $20.00 each. Also available on the Web