Candice Styer Ph.D.

Candice Styer has worked in the field of special education for over 30 years. She received her teaching certification, M.Ed., and Ph.D. at the University of Oregon.

Candice is the author of Life After School: Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities, and co-author of Effective Strategies for Working with Paraeducators, Teacher's Guide to Peer Tutoring, and The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics. For more information, please visit the Styer-Fitzgerald website at www.styer-fitzgerald.com.

Dr. Styer has been developing the practices and content in The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics throughout her career with an emphasis on the vital mix of research-supported best practices and classroom practitioner experience-based wisdom. She developed the life skills assessment and curriculum over the last 30 years while teaching middle school and high school students with moderate and severe disabilities.

She trains school districts to administer the assessment and implement the curriculum. She has also trained teachers and paraprofessionals in the areas of Transition Planning, Behavior Management, and Curriculum Development. She has been an adjunct faculty member in teacher training programs at the University of Oregon, Western Washington University, and Seattle Pacific University.

In addition to her years in the classroom, she has worked as a consultant and trainer for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) at the University of South Florida. Dr. Styer was the Special Education Director for the Lopez Island School District, and she has worked as a case manager for the Developmental Disabilities Department.