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Introducing The New S.T.A.R. Online Transition Training for Teachers

Scroll down to see how the STAR teacher training will transform your Transition program!

Scroll down to see how STAR can transform Transition for your students and staff!

Introducing The New S.T.A.R. Online Transition Training Program

Scroll down to see how STAR can

transform Transition for your students!

Scroll down to see how STAR can transform Transition for your students!

There are

SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES

for staff, parents, and students

when Transition is treated like

it's just a section on the IEP!

Legal Issues

Employment Issues

Relationship Issues

Health Problems

Self-Advocacy Issues

Stress & Unhappiness

Staff Turnover

Frustrated Parents

Inconsistent Outcomes

Here are 10 Ways Making Transition a Priority Makes a Big Difference…

Here are

10 Ways Making Transition a Priority Makes a Big Difference…

But how can schools do all this?

Ten Sigma Has The Answer

This online Transition training program will transform your transition program forever!

What is the

STAR program?

What is the STAR program?

(Watch This Short Overview Video)

Online Teacher Training

8 Powerful Video Modules

33 Total Bonus Resources

Includes the STEP Curriculum

Creates an Effective

Transition Program!

8 Online Modules for Teachers Focusing on

Transition Compliance & Best Practices

8 Online Modules for Teachers Focusing on Transition Compliance and Best Practices

Inside Module 1:

Inside Module 2:

Inside Module 3:

Inside Module 4:

Inside Module 5:

Inside Module 6:

Inside Module 7:

Inside Module 8:

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Benefits of the STAR Program…

Benefits of the

STAR Program…

33 Transition Tools & Videos

Plus This Special Bonus

STEP Bonus is Earned By:

The STEP license is for 1 teacher for 1 year ($49 value)

What is
S.T.E.P.?

STEP is a 3 Phase
Student
Transition
Engagement
Program

which is a PDF license assigned

to each student and is completed by:

(Fillable PDF)

OR

OR

(Printed)

STEP involves students

IEP meetings!

Each “phase” is color coded

for quick identification and contains a simple set of items that teachers and IEP team members (including parents or guardians) guide/support the student in completing:

Green = Before

Orange = During

Blue = Between

Green = Before the meeting

Orange = During the meeting

Blue = Between meetings

See below for details on what's included in all 3 phases!

STEP Phase 1:
guides and increases
student Transition ownership…

BEFORE
IEP meetings!

BEFORE the IEP meeting, the teacher will guide students to complete the following items:

The purpose of these activities is to involve the students BEFORE their Transition IEP meeting to:

STEP Phase 2:
guide and increases
student Transition ownership…

DURING
IEP meetings!

STEP Phase 2:
guides and increases
student Transition ownership…

DURING
IEP meetings!

DURING the IEP meeting, the teacher will guide students to lead the IEP team through the:

The purpose of these activities is to involve the students DURING their Transition IEP meeting to:

STEP Phase 3:
guides and increases
student Transition ownership…

BETWEEN
IEP meetings!

BETWEEN the IEP meeting, the teacher will guide students to work with the IEP team using the:

The purpose of these activities is to involve the students BETWEEN their Transition IEP meeting to:

Here are the STEP bonus details:

After successfully completing the STAR training, the teacher can use STEP with all of their students for 1 year.

The teacher simply uses our software to assign a license to each of their students. The program can be completed by students as:

(Fillable PDF)

OR

(Printed)
*Student files are stored locally by the teacher or student.

Ten Sigma does not store any data completed by the students!

About Ten Sigma and

Kim Spudic – STAR Instructor

Ten Sigma is located in Minnesota and was founded in 1992 by Dr. John Wessels and Clyde Birkholz (both former teachers and school administrators) to provide educators with better and more useful tools to help them educate their students.

 

Dr. Wessels studied education-related research and worked with educators to determine what's working and what's not, and then used that information to develop practical, usable products that aim to share the best practices in education with a wider audience.

 

Eventually, Dr. Wessels partnered with cmERDC in Minnesota to help advance his vision and develop additional products and software.

In 2022, Ten Sigma was purchased by Kim Spudic (M.A.Ed.) and Tom Spudic (B.S.Ed.) both who have been working with the company for many years and live in Minnesota) with the goal of continuing to advance the Ten Sigma vision started by Dr. Wessels.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between educational theory and the day-to-day realities of the classroom. To do this, we provide parents, schools, and school districts with practical tools to teach, assess, and ensure students make a successful transition to adult life!

The STAR Program is taught by Kim Spudic (M.A.Ed.), who has been a Special Educator for over 30 years and is a Transition expert.

The STAR Transition Training is completed online. There are 8 Transition Training Modules, which can be completed in approximately 8 hours.

After purchasing a license(s), you will receive an email with your access to the STAR training dashboard.

The STAR program is the most comprehensive TEACHER Transition training available.

 

STAR is NOT student training!

When used by teachers and districts, STAR will transform their Transition program immediately because it:

 

  • Combines Transition compliance and best practices.

 

  • Guides and empowers students to take ownership throughout their Transition process including before, during and between their IEP meetings.

 

  • Creates a consistent district Transition training program and system that engages students, teachers, parents and IEP teams.

 

Yes – STAR is research based!

 

Since 1992, Ten Sigma has provided research based assessments, rubrics, curriculum, tools, training and software to help special educators combine Transition compliance and best practices.

 

The STAR research references include:

 

  • Indicator 13 & 14 found in IDEA
  • Indicator 13 checklist from OSEP
  • Boystown
  • NSTTAC
  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  • LDA
  • International Dyslexia Association
  • Wrights Law

 

The STAR Transition Training is completed online.

 

There are 8 Transition Training Modules, which can be completed in approximately 8 hours.

 

After purchasing a license(s), you will receive an email with your access to the STAR training dashboard.

A teacher can earn 8 CEUs by successfully completing the following 3 items:

 

  • Complete the STAR Pre-Assessment in Module 1

 

  • Complete all 8 training modules

 

  • Complete the STAR Post-Assessment with a score of at least 80%

 

After that, they will receive an email within 3 business days with their CEUs.

 

When someone finishes the STAR training and completes the following items, they will receive 1 license for a teacher to use  the STEP program for 1 year with all their students:

 

  • Complete the STAR Pre-Assessment in Module 1

 

  • Complete all 8 training modules

 

  • Complete the STAR Post-Assessment with a score of at least 80%

 

Then the teacher will receive access to our software dashboard where they can assign a license to each student.

 

When a license is assigned to a student, the student can complete the program using a fillable PDF or the teacher can print the pages and they can be completed by student.

 

*Ten Sigma does not store any completed student data!

Ten Sigma is located in Minnesota and was founded in 1992 by Dr. John Wessels and Clyde Birkholz (both former teachers and school administrators) to provide educators with better and more useful tools to help them educate their students.

 

Dr. Wessels studied education-related research and worked with educators to determine what's working and what's not, and then used that information to develop practical, usable products that aim to share the best practices in education with a wider audience.

 

Eventually, Dr. Wessels partnered with cmERDC in Minnesota to help advance his vision and develop additional products and software. 

In 2022, Ten Sigma was purchased by Kim Spudic (M.A. in Ed.) and Tom Spudic (B.S. in Education) both who have been working with the company for many years and live in Minnesota) with the goal of continuing to advance the Ten Sigma vision started by Dr. Wessels.

 

Our mission is to bridge the gap between educational theory and the day-to-day realities of the classroom. To do this, we provide parents, schools, and school districts with practical tools to teach, assess, and ensure students make a successful transition to adult life!

 

The STAR Program is taught by Kim Spudic (M.A.Ed.), who has been a Special Educator for over 30 years and is a Transition expert.

STAR will help

prepare your students

for their transition to adult life!

STAR will help prepare your students for their transition to adult life!

Get started with STAR by

selecting an option below:

STAR will help

prepare your students

for their transition to adult life!

STAR will help prepare your students for their transition to adult life!

Become a Transition STAR

by clicking an option below:

Have questions about STAR?

Call Ten Sigma at

(800) 657-3815

Email support@tensigma.org

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