IEP Zen

Your guide to a more peaceful and meaningful IEP process.

Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) are an essential component to helping children of all abilities thrive in school. Yet, many meetings and processes surrounding IEPs can be cumbersome, confusing, and even frustrating. IEP Zen is your path to IEP enlightenment. Start on your path today!

At the end of the course (7 moments in total), attendees will:

Master the fundamentals of IEP Meeting Mastery by defining team roles, establishing clear agendas, and maintaining a focus on long-term student outcomes.
Cultivate professional Awareness and Mindfulness to remain present and focused during high-pressure educational planning.
Practice Radical Acceptance of systemic flaws to pivot away from defensive behaviors and toward collaborative solutions.
Adopt a Non-Judgmental mindset focused on a mission to help families rather than judging their circumstances or past interactions.
Maintain Tolerance and Belief in Student Potential even when faced with aggressive or disruptive behaviors, utilizing specialized behavioral tools like “The Eye of the Fire”.
Incorporate Compassion and Optimistic Teaming into their practice by understanding the Pygmalion Effect and utilizing thought replacement exercises.
Commit to Patience and Continuous Practice by actively seeking, accepting, and incorporating feedback to improve future IEP processes.

Content

Designed for educators, by Educators.

Module 1: IEP Meeting Mastery (Awareness)

In this module, we learn how to incorporate some simple steps to help ease the task of facilitating an IEP meeting. Meaningful steps in communication, time management, goal design, and progress monitoring.

Module 2: The Power of the Present (Mindfulness)

In this module we cover critical stress and caseload management strategies. Teaching children with exceptionalities and managing all the paperwork associated with Special Education can be overwhelming. Take a moment to take a moment. Students can’t make much progress when we’re buried.

This and much more awaits you.

Your Instructor

Ben Springer is an award-winning and nationally certified school psychologist. Ben received his Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. Ben studied psychological assessment, counseling, school-wide positive behavior supports, bullying prevention programs, parental involvement, evidence-based practice, autism, and social skills instruction. Ben works as the director of special education in a public school in Utah.

IEP Zen

Content

Module 1: IEP Meeting Mastery (Awareness)

Module 2: The Power of the Present (Mindfulness)

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