Access Success – Module 2 Who are you?. Spring, 2010Maura McGuire Objectives Develop an...

Access Success – Module 2Access Success – Module 2

Who are you?Who are you?

Spring, 2010Spring, 2010 Maura McGuireMaura McGuire

ObjectivesObjectives

Develop an understanding of yourself by Develop an understanding of yourself by completing exercises that:completing exercises that:– Look at how you perceive yourselfLook at how you perceive yourself– Look at how others perceive youLook at how others perceive you– Identify likes & dislikesIdentify likes & dislikes– Identify your learning styleIdentify your learning style– Identify some of your skills and abilitiesIdentify some of your skills and abilities


How?How?

Understand how others Understand how others view youview you

Understand yourselfUnderstand yourself– PersonalityPersonality– Learning styleLearning style– Hearing loss (module 1)Hearing loss (module 1)– AccommodationsAccommodations– ModificationsModifications– Rights and ResponsibilitiesRights and Responsibilities

Learn about the IEP Learn about the IEP process and your rightsprocess and your rights

Communicate needsCommunicate needs

Develop an Develop an understanding of how understanding of how others with obstacles others with obstacles succeedsucceed

Developing Self-Developing Self-DeterminationDetermination

Learn about ADALearn about ADA

Learn about IDEALearn about IDEA


QuotesQuotes

““Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.” waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.”

William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan


A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

Alexander Graham Bell


Who are you?Who are you?


Key TermsKey Terms

Accomplish

Vocational

Hobbies

Independently

Domestic skills

BarriersBarriers

Characteristics or personality traits

Self-advocateSelf-advocate

Self – advocacySelf – advocacy


What do these folks have in What do these folks have in common?common?

Jay Leno (comedian)Jay Leno (comedian)Curtis Pride (pro baseball player)Curtis Pride (pro baseball player)Rudy Ruettinger (business man)Rudy Ruettinger (business man)Stephen Hawking (scientist)Stephen Hawking (scientist)Beethoven (composer and musician)Beethoven (composer and musician)Tom Cruise (actor)Tom Cruise (actor)Jim Abbott (1988 Olympic Gold medalist)Jim Abbott (1988 Olympic Gold medalist)Helen Keller (author, lecturer, motivator, humanitarian)Helen Keller (author, lecturer, motivator, humanitarian)James Earl Jones (actor)James Earl Jones (actor)YouYou


Successful People Overcoming Successful People Overcoming ObstaclesObstacles

Rudy RuettigerRudy Ruettiger– http://www.rudyinternational.com/http://www.rudyinternational.com/

Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap, Scholastic, NY, NY, 1998.Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap, Scholastic, NY, NY, 1998.

– http://www.chickensoup.com/stories/featured_stories_http://www.chickensoup.com/stories/featured_stories_archive.htmlarchive.html

National Women’s History Month: Deaf and Hard-National Women’s History Month: Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Role Models, of Hearing Role Models, Clarke Mainstream Clarke Mainstream NewsNews, January/February 2001, Vol21, Number5, January/February 2001, Vol21, Number5– http://deafness.about.com/od/articlesandnewsletters/ahttp://deafness.about.com/od/articlesandnewsletters/a

/famousdeaf.htm/famousdeaf.htm


Successful People Overcoming Successful People Overcoming ObstaclesObstacles

You Can, You Will You Can, You Will by C. Emily Rice, Volta by C. Emily Rice, Volta Voices, November/December, 2004Voices, November/December, 2004

Achieving GoalAchieving Goal– http://http://www.netac.rit.edu/goals/menu.htmlwww.netac.rit.edu/goals/menu.html##


“I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me,or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility;win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.”

Elaine Maxwell


“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”

Frank A. Clark


Self-DeterminationSelf-Determination

What is it?What is it?What does it involve?What does it involve?

Resources related to Self-DeterminationResources related to Self-Determination– PEPNet Transition ResourcesPEPNet Transition Resources

http://199.17.224.24/training.asphttp://199.17.224.24/training.asp– AG Bell for teensAG Bell for teens

http://www.hearourvoices.org/DesktopDefault.aspxhttp://www.hearourvoices.org/DesktopDefault.aspxPOSTITTPOSTITT

www.postitt.orgwww.postitt.orghttp://www.postitt.org/frame/index.htmhttp://www.postitt.org/frame/index.htm

From Cheryl D. Davis, Ph.DFrom Cheryl D. Davis, Ph.D


What are your likes and dislikes?What are your likes and dislikes?

Complete and discuss the likes and Complete and discuss the likes and dislikes checklist found on page 6 of dislikes checklist found on page 6 of Building Bridges (CT Transition Task Building Bridges (CT Transition Task Force,2009)Force,2009)– http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/

DEPS/Special/BuildingABridge.pdfDEPS/Special/BuildingABridge.pdf


What are some of your skills?What are some of your skills?

Make a list of things you think you do well.Make a list of things you think you do well.

Ask your parent, teacher and friend, what Ask your parent, teacher and friend, what they believe that you do well.they believe that you do well.(see Building Bridges pages 4,5)(see Building Bridges pages 4,5)

Compare and contrast the resultsCompare and contrast the results


What skills and abilities are needed What skills and abilities are needed for various jobs?for various jobs?

Look at the website below. Take some Look at the website below. Take some time to look at the various skills by looking time to look at the various skills by looking at steps 1-3. Discuss these and what you at steps 1-3. Discuss these and what you have and may need to develop.have and may need to develop.

http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/residents/en/Jobs/Prepare/Skills/residents/en/Jobs/Prepare/Skills/


Learning StylesLearning Styles

What are they?What are they?– AuditoryAuditory– VisualVisual– Kinesthetic or tactileKinesthetic or tactile– CombinationCombination

Why is knowing your learning style Why is knowing your learning style important?important?


What is your learning style?What is your learning style?

Learning style inventoriesLearning style inventories

C.I.T.E. Learning Styles Instrument found C.I.T.E. Learning Styles Instrument found on pgs. 7-14 in on pgs. 7-14 in Educational Journey from Self Educational Journey from Self Discovery to Advocacy – A Handbook for Discovery to Advocacy – A Handbook for StudentsStudents by Debora M. Presbie, MA by Debora M. Presbie, MA

– http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/SpecialEdJourney03.pdhttp://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/SpecialEdJourney03.pdff

On line learning style inventoriesOn line learning style inventories– http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htmhttp://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm– http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.htmlhttp://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.html


Explain yourselfExplain yourself

With the information that you have learned With the information that you have learned about yourself, create a 3 slide about yourself, create a 3 slide presentation about yourself.presentation about yourself.– It should:It should:

Reflect your personalityReflect your personality

Reflect your interestsReflect your interests

Identify your skills and abilitiesIdentify your skills and abilities

Reflect your learning style.Reflect your learning style.


Slide samplesSlide samples


I am… I am…

Diligent Diligent

Compassionate Compassionate

FriendlyFriendly

HumorousHumorous


Sociable Determined

Obedient Funny


Seeing words on a board, book or papers I like to work best alone Experiencing touching and working with what I’m learning l like to write my thoughts to show what I know


Rubric for SlidesRubric for SlidesDid you include these? Student Teacher

Title Slide (w/ picture) /20

Personality /20

Learning Style /20

Clarity of message and creativity /10

CUPS /30

Feedback: Pluses & Wishes

Total Total /100/100You need to make your slides attractive, use interesting fonts, pictures, clip art, backgrounds.

It must be readable and have appropriate capitalization, usage, spelling, and punctuation (CUPS).

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