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August Resources for Special Educators Like You!
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Hi, Reader! Happy August! I hope you're having a fabulous summer and, if you have already started the new school year, that it's going well! This week, I'm bringing you the latest tips and tricks to make teaching a whole lot easier this month! What We've Been Talking About...
Useful IEP Tidbit When a student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), the supports written in that document are not optional. They are required services designed to help the student access a free and appropriate public education. But one of the most common questions educators ask is: Who is responsible for what in an IEP? This article breaks it down and explains who is responsible for things that the team agrees on. Have an amazing week, Reader! I appreciate you! Stephanie P.S. - Don't forget to check out our shop! It's filled with resources that will make your IEP life easier! |
The Intentional IEP
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Welcome to issue #4 of Around the IEP Table, Reader! Intentional Thought ⭐ Baseline data isn't about proving and knowing what your student can do right now so you can see how far they go. Baseline data is one of those special education terms we use constantly. "Collect your baseline data." "You need a baseline before writing the goal." "Make sure you get beginning of the year baselines." But what are we actually talking about? What does any of it mean? Simple terms: baseline data is a...
Welcome to issue #3 of Around the IEP Table, Reader! Intentional Priority ⭐ Build a lesson-planning system that stays at school. I want to touch on lesson planning this week because I know some special ed teachers have a protected planning period... and some don't. And some teachers technically have one... but it gets filled with meetings, coverage, paperwork, student needs, and all the things that apparently could not happen at any other time. That is why I will never tell a teacher that the...
Reader, Welcome to issue #2 of Around the IEP Table. Intentional Priority ⭐ I'm going to start this week's intentional thought by telling you, there is no single best way to collect data. I have seen some beautifully organized binders (I have them!), some digital forms that can be accessed from anywhere, using sticky notes (my personal fav!), tally sheets, clipboards, spreadsheets... or a hybrid combination of all of the above. So let me let you in on a little secret, Reader: the best data...