Planning for Transition- Middle School to High School w/ Dr. Peter Gerhardt
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For families and school teams planning the move to high school, Dr. Peter Gerhardt examines how future work, home and community goals shape a transition IEP. Amanda Fishley and guest panelists contribute examples involving daily living skills, student participation and shared responsibilities.
Presenter biographies: Peter Gerhardt, Amanda Fishley.
The panel works through a transition profile covering career, home, leisure, community and school, then traces those priorities back to IEP goals. Gerhardt separates the production, social and navigation parts of community skills through a grocery trip example.
The IEP discussion examines preparation before the meeting and student and family participation. Gerhardt also examines context, practice intensity, efficiency, transfer of control and value in adaptive skill instruction.
What does this recording cover?
- Transition profiles and responsibility grids connect future goals with family, school and community roles.
- Community skills involve production, social interaction and navigation.
- The essential skill discussion considers frequency of use, independence and time needed for completion.
- Transition IEP preparation includes advance brainstorming, draft review and student participation.
Recording context: This historical live panel has an unconfirmed recording date and includes microphone glitches.
What did learners say?
The six-item evaluation mean was 4.29/5 across 142 complete responses, from 992 recorded rating responses. This mean includes only complete six-score responses. Source: Special Learning's course evaluation records, snapshot October 11, 2026.
Three selected anonymous responses appear below, with the wording and spelling retained. They describe learners' experiences and requests; they are not a guarantee of results.
I thought it was great and detailed. Materials were very helpful
Course evaluation response, 2023
I thought it was very well done - the interaction of different people made it more interesting and easier to remember - great speakers!
Course evaluation response, 2023
consider adding in some canadian content or perspectives!
Course evaluation response, 2023
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Meet the Presenters
Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of the EPIC School in Paramus, NJ. Dr. Gerhardt has more than 35 years’ experience utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in support of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders in educational, employment, residential and community-based settings. He is the author or co-author on a number of articles and chapters on the needs of adolescents and adults with ASD and has presented nationally and internationally on this topic.
Dr. Gerhardt serves as Chairman of the Scientific Council for the Organization for Autism Research and is on numerous professional advisory boards including the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. He received his doctorate from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey’s Graduate School of Education.
Amanda Fishley, MA, BCBA, COBA is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Certified Ohio Behavior Analyst. She received her Master’s degree in Special Education/ABA from The Ohio State University. She has been working with in the field of ABA for over ten years.
She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in school, home and mental health settings. These experiences have allowed her to work closely with parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, as well as mentoring and supervising behavior analysts. She is the Associate Director of Clinical Solutions for Special Learning, creating and presenting educational materials and promoting Special Learning’s mission to positively impact the special needs community.
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