December Meet-Up 2020

Self-Determination in Action: Creating Opportunities and Assessing Skills

Join us LIVE

December 1

7-8:15 pm CST

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This training introduces the construct of self-determination and provides an overview of relevant research, interventions, and assessments. Participants will learn how to create opportunities for students to develop self-determination at school and at home. Sample IEP goals and objectives will be shared along with strategies for monitoring student progress.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Participants will be able to define self-determination and the components of self-determined action.
2. Participants will be able to identify examples of self-determination skills that are relevant to the age(s) of students with whom they work or parent and how they can create opportunities for students to develop self-determination skills.
3. Participants will be able to name self-determination assessments that they can use with students.

Kaitlyn Millen

 

Kaitlyn Millen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kansas. She completed her PhD in special education focused on self-determination and students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) at the University of Northern Colorado and her master’s degree in education of students who are DHH at Smith College. Kaitlyn worked as a teacher of students who are DHH in Massachusetts and established summer camps for students who are DHH in Massachusetts and Colorado. Her research is published in journals including the American Annals of the Deaf and the Journal of Special Education. She has also led expeditions with students who are DHH in the Grand Canyon, Nepal, and Peru. In her spare time, Kaitlyn enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and skiing.