Teacher Toolkit: IEP Management Tools, Training + Organization Systems Watch Preview
Are you:
🍎 A General Education Teacher?
📚 A Special Education Teacher?
🤝 A Paraprofessional or Aide?
👩⚕️ A Related Service Provider: OT, PT, SLP, Counseling, TVI, and more.
💼 A Behaviorist like BSCs, BCBAs, and others.
🧘♀️ Social Workers and Guidance Counselors.
👩⚖️ Professionals in the Juvenile Justice System who work with IEP students.
🏫 LEAs.
💡 IEE Providers seeking a deeper understanding of the IEP Process.
What We Offer Here
📃 Letters, Templates, and Data Collection Sheets: Editable and ready to use, saving you precious time and effort.
🎯 How to Write Meaningful and Measurable IEP Goals: Unlock the art of crafting goals that drive student success, complemented by our IEP goal bank.
📅 How to Prepare for IEP Meetings: Master the art of preparation and communication, ensuring productive IEP meetings.
📊 Data Collection Sheets: A comprehensive assortment to swipe and implement seamlessly.
📁 IEP File Organization Tools: Streamline your documentation process with tools designed for efficiency.
💼 Lifetime Access: Your passport to a world of IEP resources, available at one remarkably low price.
📚IEP Foundations Series: Tailored for new teachers, providing essential guidance to navigate the complexities of the IEP landscape.
As a former teacher and current advocate, I understand the gap between what you learn in college about the IEP process and the stark realities of being an integral part of an IEP team. Many of you work in districts that offer little support in this regard.
My goal is simple: To bridge that gap and make your journey smoother, more informed, and ultimately more successful. I'm here to provide you with invaluable resources at a very reasonable cost, empowering IEP professionals who may not have access to such tools from their districts.
Don't let the challenges of the IEP process hinder your ability to make a lasting impact on your students' lives. Note: This is not for parents. It is for professionals.
Parents are welcome to join only if you have a dual role: You are a parent to an IEP student and you work in the field. Parents have their own training program and community on this platform.
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IEP System Setup and Yearly Planning
Deciding on an IEP Organization Mode
An organized system makes for a simpler IEP writing process!
Comparing IEP Organization Systems: Pros and Cons of Various Methods
Here's a brief overview of a few ways to organize everything required for the IEP process (data taking, documentation, etc)
How to Plan your Classroom for IEPs
After filling out this document, you'll be on your way to solidifying a good organizational system for you and your team!
Editable Organization Tools and Templates
Get organized before the year starts with these editable IEP tools and templates.
Selecting the Best Binder Setup for Your IEP Organization
Step-by-step guidance on choosing and setting up the binder system that fits your workflow.
Individual IEP Binders: Pros, Cons, and Practical Tips
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Bins and Buckets for IEPs: Flexible or Chaotic?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Traditional Filing Systems: Streamlined or Overwhelming?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Digital IEP Organization: Efficient or Easy to Ignore?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
IEP Case Studies: Organizing Classroom Supports That Actually Work
A few examples of teachers using a combination of different organization systems to meet their unique needs
CECs: IEP System Setup and Yearly Planning
Putting Your IEP Systems Into Action: Your First Month of School with IEPs
Settling In: Navigating those IEPs the First Weeks
A brief overview of this module.
Prioritizing Your IEP Tasks the First Week
What to Do Now—and What Can Wait.
Editable IEP Checklists for the Start of School
Checklists, templates and best practices to prepare you for the first few weeks of school
Editable Questionnaires for Students & Parents/Guardians
Questionnaires to send home to parents, and ones for students to complete, to help you prepare for the IEP process
Back-to-School IEP Communication Templates
Editable email templates to help you establish positive relationships with parents, faculty, and club sponsors.
IEP Caseload Spreadsheet
Google Drive Spreadsheet-- editable
CECs: Putting Your IEP Systems Into Action
Preparing for the Annual IEP Review and Meeting
Understanding the IEP and How It Works.
What is an IEP?
Who Attends an IEP Meeting?
A quick list with explanations regarding who attends IEP meetings - and how you fit in!
Accommodations vs. Modifications: What’s the Difference?
The difference between accommodations and modifications.
How to Write and Choose IEP Goals.
A comprehensive training of how to write an effective goal.
IEP Goal Bank: Don't Reinvent the Wheel
Links to 50 goal banks with thousands of total goals!
Quick Guide: Writing Effective IEP Goals
Your IEP Goal-Writing Cheat Sheet
Writing the IEP Present Levels
Overview of IEP Present Levels.
• IEP Present Levels: Opening Paragraphs
A deeper look at the opening paragraphs of a PL
• IEP Present Levels: Functional Paragraphs
A dive into the functional aspect of a present levels document
• IEP Present Levels: Academic Paragraphs
A dive into the academic aspect of a present levels document
Parent-Proof, Compliant Present Levels
Revising your PL to ensure that it's as perfect as possible!
Supporting Student-Led IEP Meetings: A Teacher’s Guide to Preparation
equip teachers with the understanding, tools, and steps needed to support student participation in IEP meetings
How to Write and Select Effective IEP Goals
How to Choose and Write Goals That Align with IDEA and Student Need
Connecting IEP Data Collection, Progress Monitoring and Present Levels
Introduction: Taking the Overwhelm Out of IEP Data
An introduction to the content covered in this module
Types of Academic IEP Data (+ a few functional applications)
An intro to Academic Data
Accuracy in IEP Data Collection
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using accuracy
Understanding Trials: Tracking Skills with Purpose and Clarity
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using trials
Types of Functional IEP Data (+ a few Academic uses)
A quick look at a few methods of taking data that work for mostly functional goals (with some academic exceptions).
Tracking Opportunities: Measuring Access, Not Just Outcomes
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using opportunities
Charting Opportunities: Turning Access into Actionable Data
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using "charted" opportunities
Types of Functional Data: The Overlooked Tools That Still Matter
A quick look at a few methods of taking data that will only work for functional goals.
Measuring Duration: How Long a Behavior Lasts and Why It Matters
An in-depth look at how and when to take duration data
Tracking Latency: Measuring Response Time to Understand Behavior
An in-depth look at how and when to take latency data
Counting Frequency: How Often a Behavior Happens—and What That Tells You
An in-depth look at how and when to take frequency data
Interval Recording: Using Whole and Partial Intervals to Track Behavior Patterns
An in-depth look at how and when to take whole- and partial-interval data
Who can take IEP Data?
Thoughts regarding empowering classroom staff/paraeducators to take IEP data
Creative Ways to Take IEP Data in a Busy Classroom
More ideas for making data taking even easier!
IEP Progress Monitoring Reports
An overview of the "why" and "how" of progress monitoring
IEP Data Collection Sheets (PDF and Digital)
Downloadable, editable data sheets for your classroom
IEP Foundations: A Quick Start for New Faculty
IEP Foundations: A Quick Start for New Faculty
Teachers will gain a greater understanding of the IEP process and their roles and responsibilities in that process.
What an IEP Really Is.
The basic definition and an explanation of an IEP
Who’s on the IEP Team (and What That Really Means for You)
Understand Who Makes up an IEP Team and your Role on that Team
When IEPs and Reviews Happen.
Be familiar with IEP Annual Meetings, Reviews and Timelines
How to Efficiently Prepare for an Annual IEP Meeting (+checklists!)
Our goal here is that your annual IEP review meetings are better organized and EASIER for you!
Understanding Classroom Settings and Levels of Support.
An overview of the different Special Education programming and what everything might be called, so that you can see where your role fits into the big picture.
New Staff IEP Checklist: Partnering with Your Mentor
Tips on questions for new staff to ask your mentor.
IEP Language and Terms Every Teacher Should Know
Commonly used (and some uncommon!) terms and abbreviations that you may need to know.
More IEP Resources for Teachers
We will keep other resources for your IEP development tasks here.
FAPE Checklist: Ensure Compliance and Access
Understand what FAPE is, and determine if your school is compliant.
IEP Goal Bank
CEC Certificate
Print your CEC/PD Certificate.