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How Do You Bridge IEP Goals to Real Instruction?
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Hi, friend! Have you ever looked at an IEP goal and wondered… How does this actually connect to what I’m teaching? You have the standards. That’s exactly why I created the IEP Matrix for 7th–12th Grade Skills. It gives you a clear path from IEP goals to grade-level expectations, so you can see what skills to teach, what comes next, and how to track progress along the way. Inside, you’ll find skill maps across ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Transition, and Life Skills—plus bonus trainings to help you write stronger, more aligned IEP goals. If you’ve been trying to connect all the pieces, this will help bring it together. 👉 Take a closer look here: IEP Matrix for 7th–12th Grade Skills Stephanie |
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...