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Student involvementIndividual Education Plans
Acknowledgement
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Cultural note
All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
are advised that this presentation may contain
images or voices of deceased persons.
Facilitator
Alison Macrae
Laura Owens
Welcome
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Explore how to build upon the voice of the autistic student during an Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting.
Session intentions
Share strategies to include the young person in their IEP plan
Student
Individual Education Plans
School
Home
Disability Standards
for Education (2005)
Nationally Consistent
Collection of Data
(NCCD)
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Student InputParticipating in the process will mean different things to different students
Some may attend the meeting in person
Others may contribute by writing, drawing or pre-recording a verbal contribution
Self-determination
“it is imperative [for autistic students] to be taught to be, and supported as, active agents in determining their own needs”
Cavendish et al, 2016, p. 2
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“The school believes and demonstrates that students need to be supported to take increasing responsibility for their own learning, for their physical, personal and social wellbeing, and for their relationships with others and the community”.
Whole school case study
Victoria Education, 2019
Including students in their IEP
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Including students in their IEP
Strategies to involve students in their IEP
Learn about what an IEP is
Be involved in the IEP planning process
Make a contribution towards the IEP
Attend part of or all of the IEP meeting
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Strategies to involve students in their IEP
Learn about what an IEP is
IEP scavenger hunt
Learn about IEP through notable people on the autism spectrum
Write a goal for the student’s hero or person of interest
Share examples of de-identified IEP
Strategies to involve students in their IEP
Learn about what an IEP is
Be involved in the IEP planning process
Create vision statements for goals
Involve students in inviting meeting attendees
Involve students in the meeting preparation
Role play what will happen at the meeting
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IEP example visuals
Write a visual guide or agenda for the part of the IEP meeting the student will attend
IEP example visuals
Write a social story about their involvement in the IEP meeting
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Strategies to involve students in their IEP
Learn about what an IEP is
Be involved in the IEP planning process
Make a contribution towards the IEP
How can I include the students?
What else can I do?
Case study: Involving primary school age students
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Visual example
Written example
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Written example
Sam
Funny, imaginative, a little bit cheeky and I like to make people happy
birthday
iPad
family
Working in the hallway
Electric toothbrush
Praise, encouragement, being patient when I have a new task, using the smartboard to help me, letting me work in the hallway
Strategies to involve students in their IEP
Learn about what an IEP is
Be involved in the IEP planning process
Write a contribution towards the IEP
Attend part of or all of the IEP meeting
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Nathan WattsEducator, QLD
High school involvement
Stories from educators
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IEP example visuals
Stories from educators
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How I learn
The Planning Matrix
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NCCD portal
Ojani’s message
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Ojani’s message
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positivepartnerships.com.au
Twitter @PosPartnerships
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Instagram @positivepartnerships
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