MODULE 6 PRESENTATION

Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEP)

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Why this module?

» For some students planning is through an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

» An IEP draws on knowledge from the student and those who know them the best

» Identify ways the IEP process can support students to be actively involved in decision-making about their learning.

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What is an IEP?

» Details additional teaching strategies

» Shows how the school programme is adapted

» Sets goals that the whole team agrees area priority

» Include goals for the adults, too.

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Who does what in the IEP process?

» Collaborative decision making» Specific roles need to be clarified and agreed» Teachers have full responsibility for learning and

behaviour for all their students» Teachers’ aides complement and support the teacher.

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» Effective teaching involves students in decisions about their learning

» Participating in their IEP gives students a say in their learning. It can:– motivate them– build confidence– build independence.

Give students a say in their learning

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Students participating in their IEP

» Means different things for different students:– taking part in conversations and meetings– using assistive technology– writing or recording

ideas– family/whānau

providing information.

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» It’s not just about what happens at IEP meetings» Students need access to their IEPs in a format to suit,

eg:– written in the everyday language of the student– represented visually using pictures or symbols– audio recording– accessed electronically.

Students participating in their IEP

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Students who don’t have an IEP

» If a student doesn’t need an IEP they still need to be involved in decision-making.

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Next step?

Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-students/Module-6

To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz

MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)