A recent Gallup Poll conducted in partnership with the NH Learning Initiative revealed that NH students who engage in career-connected learning experiences feel more hopeful about their future and engage more at school. For every additional career-connected learning experience a student has, those hope and engagement scores increase exponentially. In this presentation and chat Co-Founders of [...]
Project SEARCH is a transition-to-work program for young people with significant disabilities designed to immerse them into the workplace and provide them with onsite classroom instruction, career exploration, and various worksite rotations through the host business. Upon completing Project SEARCH, participants will continue to engage in activities, which will help them to gain competitive, paid [...]
Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) are structured opportunities for students to learn outside the classroom. See how they can be used to support children with disabilities to learn and demonstrate their skills and knowledge.
Determining eligibility for VR during the transition process can provide access to combined resources in the final years of high school. In this video, Tina Greco, Transition Coordinator at VR New Hampshire talks about Pre-Employment Transition Services and the continuum of VR support to young adults. Pre‐Employment Transition Services School [...]
NH Career and Technical Education (CTE) offers middle and high school students the chance to explore career opportunities and receive experiential and technical training that prepares them for college and careers. With this hands-on approach, CTE provides students with opportunities to earn industry credentials and college credits while exploring interests, talents, and ambitions in an [...]
Lecture-style learning and tests are not always the best way to assess knowledge and skills. What if students had the opportunity to learn and demonstrate their proficiency in a real-world environment? Although ELOs look different at each school, they all have one thing in common – students can earn school credit by engaging in hands-on [...]
