- Instructor: TNSTEP
Teach participants how to empower students so that they can build the confidence needed to advocate for themselves. Provide examples of how to engage students by allowing them to learn about their learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses and how to ask for help when needed while still maintaining a maximum level of independence. Review the tools and strategies needed to help build a student’s confidence to get and keep a job and live as independently as possible.
Presenter:
Joey Ellis, Director of Youth Services
TNSTEP, Tennessee’s Parent & Youth Training and Information Center
Joey Ellis became part of the TNSTEP team in July 2011. Joey holds a B.S. in Special Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin and has 5 years of teaching experience in both CDC and Resource settings. As a person who experiences disability, a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, Mr. Ellis had an IEP growing up. He watched as his parents advocated for his rights and eventually began advocating for his rights. These life circumstances led him to pursue a degree in Special Education and a career helping both students with special needs and their families. Joey’s areas of expertise and special interest are in Transition Planning, Autism, and Cerebral Palsy.
Archived webinar: Lunchtime Leaders: “Preparing and Engaging Youth” Building Confidence to Advocate for Yourself
Handouts and Resources:
- Preparing and Engaging Youth Presentation – Rev 4-18-18
- Transition Guides Complete set
- TNSTEP Dream Building Activity Cards Information Sheet
- TN Diploma and Postsecondary Options
TNSTEP’s Lunchtime Leaders Webinar Recorded: 04/19/2018
