Description: Students will embark on a journey of self discovery and goal setting to complete their own Individualized Education Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Curriculum: Life Skills / Careers
Keywords: Career inventory, goal setting, IEP
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| During the summer months, the custodians remove everything from our classroom to clean. Some things have not made their way back to our room and the most important being the IEP binder! Ms. Brewer needs your help in writing new Individualized Education Plans to begin the school year. As you know, IEPs contain information about YOU so who better to write them? Much preparation is needed before you begin writing. You will be asked to think deeply about your life by completing a career assessment, deciding what you want for your future, considering where you are now, and setting goals for yourself. It's your IEP, it's your life! :) |
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Task
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Your task is to write your own Individualized Education Plan for the upcoming school year. You can choose to present the information in the IEP template provided, in a pamphlet, or in a powerpoint presentation. Your Individualized Education Plan includes information about your future plans, how you are doing right now, and goals for the year. Be sure to check out the rubric under the evaluation tab before you begin. Below are resources that help to explain the parts of an IEP and what they are all about. I hope your completed project is extraordinary!
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Parts of an IEP
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| A student's guide to an IEP
You may want to refer back to this website when designing your own IEP.
Last Modified: August 8, 2010 10:36 pm |
Process
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1. Tell about your future plans: A. Complete the Kuder Career Assessments by clicking on the link entitled career assessment below (resource #1 ). Complete the following assessments: Kuder Career Search with Person Match, Kuder Skills Assessment, and the Super's Work Values Inventory. Print the results.
B. Choose a career from the generated list of career possibilities for you. Select one of the careers you may be interested in and research the education or training needed to follow that career path.
C. Fill in the chart (resource #2 ) indicating your plans for the future. Use this as a prewriting technique for the paragraph on your future plans.
D. Write your paragraph.
2. Narrative
In this section you will write about how you did last school year. Some things you may want to include are your performance in classes, favorite and least favorite subjects, behavior, interests, club or sport participation, social issues, things you do well, things you struggle with, anything prior to last school year that you feel influence you in a positive or negative way. You may use the resource below (resource # 3) for additional information that may be included and as a prewriting tool for this paragraph.
3. Goal Setting:
A. View the video links below called Why we set goals (resource #4 ) and how to set SMART goals (resource #5 ) and decide on at least two goals you would like to accomplish during the upcoming school year.
B. Click on resource number 6 below. Read the review of setting SMART goals and fill in the goal setting worksheets indicating what your goals are, steps you need to take to get there, how and how often you will measure your progress, where you are with this goal now, obstacles, and solutions. Print the goal sheets.
C. Go to chartdog 2.0 (resource # 7) and set up a progress monitoring chart for each goal. Print the charts.
4. Writing and Presenting your Information
Now it's time to put all your information together. You may choose to present it in several different formats. You can use the attached IEP template (resource #9), a powerpoint presentation, a pamphlet, or in another approved format. Be sure to check out how your final product will be evaluated before you begin incorporating the information. This can be found under the evaluation tab. In addition to the IEP, your final portfolio should include the Kuder summery, the goal chart, the goal setting worksheets, and the progress monitoring charts. |
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Evaluation
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| Below is the rubric that will be used to evaluated your completed project. The entire project will be worth 100 points. A percentage will be taken to determine your grade. |
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| Examplary (4) | Very Good (3) | Developing (2) | Beginning (1) | Score |
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| Future Plan | There is clear evidence that much thought and consideration went into the future plan. At least 5 areas are included in the paragraph. Two or more careers were chosen and researched accurately. The chart is filled in with much detail. | Some thought and consideration went into the future plan, At least 4 areas are included in the paragraph. Two careers were selected and researched. The chart is filled in with some detail. | Minimal thought went into the future plan, At least 3 areas are included in the paragraph. One career was selected and researched. The chart is filled in, but lacks detail | A skeleton of the future plan was developed . At least 2 areas are included in the paragraph. One career was selected and researched. The chart is not entirely filled in. | |
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| Narrative/Present Levels of Performance | Academic and behavioral data is included. The student has a clear idea of where they currently stand. The paragraph includes detail and relevant information about his/her present performance. The student clearly states areas of strength and weakness. | Academic and behavioral data is included. The student has an idea of where they currently stand. The paragraph includes detail and relevant information about his/her present performance. The student states at least one area of strength and weakness. | Academic or behavioral data is included. The student has a vague idea of where they currently stand. The paragraph includes relevant information about his/her present performance. The student does not state areas of strength and weakness. | Academic or behavioral data is included. The student has an unrealistic idea of where they currently stand. The paragraph includes little information about his/her present performance. The student does not state areas of strength and weakness. | |
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| Goals and objectives | The student chose two relevant goals and two objectives for each goal. They are SMART goals. The student identifies relevant obstacles they may face in obtaining the goals and the possible solutions to the obstacles are feasible. The worksheet is filled in with elaborate detail and the progress monitoring charts are useful. | The student chose two relevant goals and one objective for each goal. At least one goal is a SMART goal. The student identifies relevant obstacles they may face in obtaining the goals and the possible solutions to the obstacles are feasible. The worksheet is filled in and the progress monitoring charts are complete. | The student chose one relevant goal and one objective. It meets 3 of the requirements for a SMART goal. The student identifies obstacles they may face in obtaining the goals and the possible solutions to the obstacles are feasible. The worksheet is filled in and the progress monitoring charts are included. | The goals the student chose are not relevant. They are not SMART goals. The obstacles and solutions the student identifies are not relevant. The worksheet is not completely filled in and only one of two progress monitoring charts are included. | |
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| Overall Product | The Overall IEP is excellent. There are few, if any, spelling errors. The ideas are clear and it is evident that much thought and planning went into putting the plan together in an extremely organized format. It is apparent that the student was completely invested in this process and takes ownership of the plan. All required pieces are included. | The Overall IEP is good. There are some spelling errors. The ideas are clear and it is evident that some thought and planning went into putting the plan together in an organized format. It is apparent that the student was invested in this process and takes ownership of the plan. Four of the five required pieces are included. | The Overall IEP is fair. There are spelling and grammatical errors. The ideas are somewhat clear and thought went into putting the plan together. The student was invested somewhat in this process and takes some ownership of the plan. Three of the five additional pieces are included. | The Overall IEP is poor. There are numerous spelling and grammatical errors. The ideas are not clear and the student does not take ownership of the plan. Only two of the five additional pieces are included. | |
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Throughout this webquest you should have made some discoveries about yourself and your future. Specifically you should have a better idea of where you are now and in what direction you would like to head. The goals you developed on your Individualized Education Plan will help connect the two points and as those are accomplished, more goals can be set.
Perhaps by completing the career assessment some future options for employment occurred to you that you hadn't considered before. Maybe completing the present level of performance section opened your eyes to some obstacles you face that you hadn't considered before. Perhaps setting goals for yourself will encourage you to be more motivated to accomplish them. Whatever the case, this lesson was designed for YOU to help YOU. Having this tool to guide you as well as the strength, courage, and wisdom to carry it out will help you achieve your dreams!
Teacher Page
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This webquest was designed for students at the high school level, but can also be used with younger students. I teach special education and created the unit for students with IEPs, however I think it could be used with students who do not currently have an Individualized Education Plan. It can also be modified for students of varying ability levels. The music can be turned off if it is found to be distracting, however I tried to choose music that was relevant to the page and to students. Permission is granted to use and modify this webquest. Please let me know if you find it helpful and/or have more for its improvement.
The goals and progress monitoring sheets should be kept in a place where students see them often to remind them of what they are striving toward. They should keep track of their progress regularly.
I am preparing a subsequent webquest for the transition section of the IEP. For high school students this is an integral part of their IEP and is deserving of an entire webquest devoted only to it. Transitions such as filling out job and college applications, writing a resume, preparing for a driver's exam, researching colleges/training schools, preparing for state tests/ACT/SAT, etc. will be included.
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