I am very excited about the About2Be curriculum. I think it
would be such a wonderful strategy to use with our university program for students
with intellectual disabilities (i.e. GOAL). As a person in the field of
self-determination, I have always loved Possible Selves and use other goal
setting and transition focused instructional tools. About2Be sounds perfect for
the students during their first semester in our GOAL program. It would be
something that would meet the needs of the students. There are not that many tools developed for this age level. I am very interested in the work that
Michael Hock is doing with Kerrie Shogren and Mike Wehmeyer. I have worked with
the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) for years and have
used Possible Selves as a precursor to SDLMI on a continuum of instruction for
students across grade levels. It will be nice to see them come together.
