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The University of Okalahoma- Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment provides

 Transition education materials: Student-directed transition planning lesson materials and transition education higher education class materials,

Self-determination assessment tools: AIR Self-Determination Assessment, the ARC Self-Determination Scale, and Field & Hoffman Self-Determination Assessment, and

Self-determination assessment educational materials: ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Transition Curriculum, IEP Team Education Module (including PowerPoint), It's Not Easy (interview slide show), and Who's Future Is It Anyway? 2nd Edition (package available for no charge). http://education.ou.edu/zarrow/

 

Video

Student Involvement in the IEP is a video clip showing how students do student-centered PowerPoint presentations to introducing themselves, their needs, preferences, and strengths in the IEP planning process. Voices from students, teachers, and parents are shared in this 2-minute-long video developed by I’m Determined, Virginia Dept of Education’s Self-Determination Project.

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More video clips, “It’s all about You! Get to know your IEP-Elementary School/Secondary” and “Set Your Goal, Get Your Goal” and other short films can also be found at http://www.imdetermined.org/films/.

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I’m Determined website also provides teachers and parents with multiple resources on Self-directed education planning, including PowerPoint template for students to self directing their IEP meetings, and lesson plans for IEP involvement. All these can be found at http://www.imdetermined.org/student_involvement/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

Student-Led IEPs: A Guide for Student Involvement (McGahee, Mason, Wallace, & Jones, 2001) provides steps and guidelines to support students with more significant cognitive disabilities to participate in their educational planning. Student involvement can be achieved by appropriate accommodations and/or modifications. This guide for student involvement is outline in the following steps. Also, considerations for group instruction as well as information on schoolwide implementation with all students with disabilities are provided.

 

Step 1. Starting a student-led IEP program

Step 2. Assisting the student understand IEP

Step 3. Engaging students in developing an IEP

Step 4. Preparing the student to participate in the meeting

Step 5. Monitor on-going self-advocacy

 

McGahee, M., Mason, C., Wallace, T., & Jones, B. (2001). Student-led IEPs: A guide for student involvement. Arlington, VA: CEC.

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