College of Education
Self Determination -- Curriculum
The ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Curriculum is designed to teach secondary students the self-determination skills they need to be successful in adult life. It consists of three strands:
1. Choosing Goals
2. Expressing Goals
3. Taking Action
Each strand addresses teaching objectives in three transition areas
1. Education
2. Employment
3. Personal
The instructional sets contain lessons and videos to teach students to identify their interests, skills, and limits then use this information to set and accomplish goals in different areas of their lives.
Goals |
Lessons |
| 1. Choosing Goals A. Student Interests B. Student Skills & Limits C. Student Goals |
Choosing Education Goals Choosing Employment Goals Choosing Personal Goals |
| 2.Expressing Goals D. Student Leading Meeting E. Student Reporting |
Self-Directed IEP |
| 3. Taking Action F. Student Plan G. Student Action H. Student Evaluation I. Student Adjustment |
Take Action |