PUTTING THE ‘I’ IN IEP RCDSB Collaborative Teacher Mini

Inquiry

INQUIRY QUESTION

How can we create better Individual

Education Plans to increase student

success?

BRIEF BACKGROUND

The IEP Standards document was released in 2000 and the IEP Guide was released in 2004

In 2006 the Ministry conducted a provincial review of IEPs for every

Board

In 2012 RCDSB participated in another provincial IEP review

The Putting the ‘I’ in IEP Collaborative Teacher Mini Inquiry is a next step to help support schools with IEP development and implementation

The mini inquiry provides educators with an opportunity to refine their own knowledge base and deepen their understanding of quality Individual Education Plans and their impact on student learning

MODERATING THE IEPS

- Divide into groups of about 3

- Each group needs a Putting the ‘I’ in IEP duotang and IEP (provided in the package)

- Each group also needs chart paper and a marker

Putting the I in IEP

MODERATING THE IEPS

The duotang includes:

- What is an IEP

- Tricky Bits of the IEP

- Moderation Look Fors sheet

- RCDSB IEP Exemplars

Putting the I in IEP

MODERATING THE IEPS

Whole Group:

- Review/moderate the Assessment section on pg 1 of the IEP using the ‘Moderation Look Fors’ sheet, the ‘Tricky Bits’ and the ‘Exemplars’ sections of the duotang

- Is it a level 1, 2, 3 or 4?

- Why?

- Surprises or questions?

MODERATING THE IEPSHave each group moderate the

following sections of the program pages in the IEP:- Current Level of Achievement

- Annual Goal- Learning Expectations- Teaching Strategies- Assessment Methods

- Each group reviews the sections listed and records on chart paper: - whether it is level 1, 2, 3, 4 - their reasons- any surprises or questions that arose from their

discussion

MODERATING THE IEPS

- Each group shares their results with the whole group

- Any burning questions that are left can be emailed to the special education department for clarification

CONSOLIDATION

- Each participant should take a few minutes to fill in the Putting the ‘I’ in IEP Reflection Sheet included in the Mini Inquiry package