All dedicated educators share the desire to help their students become positive and productive members of society.  Unfortunately, some students will never reach that goal due to factors including disabilities, family issues, and social/economic struggles.  We believe educators make a difference by learning about the...

Introduction to Transition Assessments When researching Transition or talking about it with educators, there are 2 main topics that come up which are Postsecondary Goals and Transition Assessments.   In this discussion, we'll be focusing on assessments.   Let's start by discussing what the law requires regarding these...

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Starting Point for Improving Classroom Behavior Inappropriate classroom behavior is a problem that many students, administrators, and teachers are sure to face at some point. Most educators would agree that the best way to avoid inappropriate behaviors would be to start each year (or experience) with...

Important Aspects of Writing Compliant IEP Goals IEP goals are the backbone of the Individualized Education Plan.  In order to be compliant, IEP goals need to meet three important criteria including communicating what the student is working on that year, must be individualized based on student...