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This course provides special education teachers with the knowledge and tools to write IEP goals that are designed to move students toward grade level standards while meeting the unique needs of each student.


About This Course

This course prepares special education teachers to understand the relationship between higher standards and standards based IEPs. We take a unique approach to building teachers’ skills and developing standards-based IEPs through an in depth examination of the rationale for standards based IEPs and the thought processes and steps involved in creating key components of standards-based IEPs. As a result, special educators have a strong foundational knowledge and well-developed skill set to support IEP teams, including families, to connect all the parts of a standards-based IEP.

Course outcomes:

  • Participants will understand the legal basis for providing students with disabilities access to grade level achievement standards.
  • Participants will have clear understanding of the relationship between grade level achievement standards and standards-based IEPs 
  • Participants will be able to determine Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) for use in developing appropriate IEP goals.
  • Participants will be able to recognize and develop SMART goals.
  • Participants will be able to use knowledge of PLAAFP and SMART goals to effectively write standards-based IEPs.

Teachers will develop a personal course portfolio that will include:

  • A pre and post assessment of learner knowledge of standards-based IEPs
  • A summary of state and district resources for current academic achievement standards
  • PLAAFP reviews for three current students using Present Levels of Functional and Academic Performance (PLAAFP) Rubric and template
  • Practice recognizing and developing SMART goals 
  • Completed standards-based IEP goals for three current students using course provided process.
  • A reflection journal that includes how the course content applies to their teaching practices
 
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Course Staff

Barbara Flanagan


A senior associate with PCG Education, Dr. Barbara Flanagan provides support to serveral state projects that include a focus on students with disabilities. Prior to joining PCG Education, Barbara provided special education leadership in rural and urban Virginia school districts as a special education coordinator, compliance specialist, and Director of Special Education Services. Dr. Flanagan also served as Director for the Virginia Department of Education’s Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech, providing local capacity building and technical assistance to school leaders and educators in 34 school districts to meet the educational, behavioral, functional and transition needs of students with disabilities. Barbara is a past recipeint of the Council for Learning Disabilties (CLD) Outstanding Teacher Award.

Amy Howie


For PCG Education, Amy Howie is Director of Project SUCCESS, Indiana’s Resource Network for Common Core State Standards for Students with Disabilities. In this role, she provides universal and targeted supports to teachers and administrators across the state. Amy regularly provides professional development to districts on assessment, instruction and programming for special education students. She works collaboratively with the Indiana Department of Education to respond to the individual needs of districts, building statewide capacity for increased achievement of students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Prior to joining PCG Education, Ms. Howie was a special education teacher for ten years, including experience at elementary and secondary levels and covering a range of disability areas and instructional settings including elementary, secondary and vocational education settings. For the past six years, Amy was assistant principal in two Indiana districts where she led efforts to improve instruction and increase achievement by developing and supporting special education programming; Response to Intervention initiatives; and Positive Behavioral Support programs. Additional areas of expertise include use of evidence-based instructional strategies, assessment, special programming including s504 and ENL; parent and community involvement; and academic and behavioral interventions, specifically aimed at the secondary level.
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Course Code: SE215
Course Release: Jun 02, 2015
Estimated Effort: Online: 6 hrs Activities: 4 hrs

Suggested Prerequisites:
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