Resources
Sociedad Latina STEAM PSA COVID-19 Vaccine Video
Youth at Sociedad Latina created a PSA video that talks about facts and myths of COVID-19. The video was created as a result of a series of STEM and career development lessons that are related to COVID-19. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full video.
Developing STEM Career Identity Among Latinx Youth
Our Netsci for All project team presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference on July 16th, 2021. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the recording.
Network Science for All – 2021 Advisory Board Meeting
External Advisory Board Meeting for NSF ITEST: Network Science for All was held on June 9th, 2021. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the recording.
Engaging in Remote STEAM and Career Readiness Activities
Our national webinar titled "Engaging in Remote STEAM and Career Readiness Activities" was held on October 23rd, 2020. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full recording.
Guideposts for Success
The transition from youth to adulthood is challenging for almost every young person. This is particularly true for young people with disabilities. Yet, it is in those critical transition-age years that a young person’s future can be determined. Part of a successful future includes finding and keeping work. The total... More
Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans – A “How to Guide” Focused on the High School Years
This Guide has been prepared under the aegis of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Three authors have contributed to the development... More
Use of Individualized Learning Plans: A Promising Practice for Driving College and Career Efforts
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of ILP research and technical assistance activities that were completed between 2007 and 2013. The purpose of these activities was to investigate whether ILPs should be considered a promising practice for youth with and without disabilities and to identify promising state, district, and... More
Info Brief: Understanding the New Vision for Career Development: The Role of family
This Info Brief introduces families, including families of youth with disabilities, to a new way of looking at career development for youth. This brief discusses the three phases of career development, highlights Individualized Learning Plans as a tool for facilitating the career development process, and offers strategies on how families... More
Info Brief: Families and College and Career Readiness: What Schools Can Do to Engage Families in the Individualized Learning Pan (ILP) Process
This Information Brief is designed to assist educators in working with parents and family members to facilitate students’ career development through the use of individualized college and career planning tools. This brief discusses families’ perceptions of whether and how they were engaged in schools’ implementation of Individualized Learning Plans and describes... More
Policy Brief: Using Individualized Learning Plans to Produce College and Career Ready High School Graduates
To generate the competitive workforce needed to improve and maintain strong economies, state elected and appointed officials have embraced college and career readiness as a major outcome of secondary education. Recently, states have begun partnering with post-secondary institutions to develop common definitions of what college ready means and are working across... More