1. ILP How-To-Guide 2.0
V. Scott Solberg, PhD
School of Education, Boston University
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth

2. History of the ILP How-To-Guide
Response to educators
Offer a frame on the nature of the ILP process
Links to free and accessible resources
Professional learning community model for designing ILP curriculum

3. Developments Past and Present
Policy Brief emerged following How-To-Guide release
Focus on “skills” – self-exploration, career exploration and career planning and management
Plethora of state policy and PD guides and guidelines
Plethora of career development activities
More confidence in messaging ILPs and career development

4. Improvements to the ILP 2.0 Guide
Expanded introduction that highlights state variation and personalization of the ILP definitions and ideas
More focus on incorporating state driven language and examples
Expansion beyond middle and high school to include elementary, higher education and youth serving organizations
More emphasis on results from the Policy Brief to guide the organization of the ILP 2.0

5. Improvements to the ILP 2.0 Guide
Added a theory of change
Highlighting key state guides as well as the Making My Future Work curriculum
Broke out Work-Based Learning and Universal Design as new sections
Reorganized the Career Planning and Management section to flow in manner that is consistent with the theory of change

6. Implementation Strategies
Use a K2A framework organized around:
Adoption
Implementation
Evaluation
Integrating and highlighting state resources at each phase

7. Translating Evidence Based Practice into Toolkits and How-To Products
Decision to
Adopt
Institutionalization
Based on Outcome Evaluation and Feasibility
Implementation
Product
Dissemination
Dissemination
Practice
Dissemination
Practice
Decision to
Adopt
Decision to
Adopt
Knowledge into Products
Institutionalization
Strategies
Knowledge into Products
Institutionalization
Strategies