1. Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEP)
MODULE 6 PRESENTATION

2. 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.
MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

3. What is an IEP? Details additional teaching strategies
Shows how the school programme is adapted
Sets goals that the whole team agrees are a priority
Include goals for the adults, too.
MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

4. 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.
MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

5. Give students a say in their learning
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.
MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

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

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

8. Students who don’t have an IEP
If a student doesn’t need an IEP they still need to be involved in decision-making.
MODULE 6: Students participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

9. 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)