Course Syllabus
Course Title Secondary Transition: Student-Led Individualized Education Programs
Course No. ELFE 27 (Updated 2023)
Clock Hours 10
Instructor Information
Kelli Ehresmann
www.evergreen.edu/elearningforeducators
Seminar II Building, Room E3129 | The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505
Questions?
Feel free to email your instructor at any time using the Canvas inbox. Click here to learn how to send an email message to your instructor within Canvas. I will respond to your email messages within 24 hours (Monday through Friday). For example: If you email me at 3 PM on Friday, I will respond before 3 PM on Monday.
This course is designed to inform educators about best practices in involving students in their IEPs, giving them leadership opportunities, and ultimately encouraging them to become the drivers of their IEPs
Course Objectives
- Discuss student engagement levels and benefits of student IEP participation
- Describe steps for developing student skill sets focusing on self-determination for IEP participation
- Identify and explore supporting instructional materials that can be infused or integrated into existing curriculum
- Identify a variety of IEP participation formats to support students in leading their IEP meetings
- Reflect, apply, and develop a plan for next steps back in your district
Course Materials
The instruction for this course is presented in a series of 6 modules that include videos and accompanying content developed by the Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS), a special education state-needs project funded by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Course Requirements
Below is an overview of the course requirements. Instructions for each requirement are outlined in Canvas.
- Modules and Module Activities
- Complete Modules 1 through 6 and the accompanying activities within Workbook.
- Module 1 Setting the Stage for Student Led IEPs
- Module 2 Assessment
- Module 3 Build Skills
- Module 4 Understand the IEP
- Module 5 Plan for IEP Participation
- Module 6 Systems-Wide Approach
- Complete Modules 1 through 6 and the accompanying activities within Workbook.
- Quizzes:
- Complete the quizzes within Canvas. The first quiz is after Modules 1-3 and the second is after Modules 4-6
- Complete the quizzes within Canvas. The first quiz is after Modules 1-3 and the second is after Modules 4-6
- Assignment: Workbook Submission
- Complete all activities within the modules and document your work in the SLIEIP Workbook.
- Complete all activities within the modules and document your work in the SLIEIP Workbook.
- Assignment: Reflection
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- Complete the reflection assignment and upload the assignment to the instructor in Canvas.
5. Course Survey
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- Complete the online course evaluation survey. Please note that your responses will not be personally identifiable. Thank you in advance for your participation in this important survey. We welcome and value your input.
Course End Date
Your course-end date will be assigned to you by email when you begin the course. You'll have three months to complete the course. All course requirements are due no later than your course-end date. You may submit the completed course requirements prior to the specified due date if you wish, but they must be submitted no later than the due date. If you need a limited extension of your due date, please contact the instructor
Grading Criteria
To receive clock hours for this course, all course requirements must be successfully completed according to the criteria below. When you submit the assessment and assignments, you are verifying that the work is your own.
Requirement |
Documentation |
Required Score |
Quizzes |
Each completed with a score of at least 80%. |
80% or higher |
Workbook Submission | Complete all activities within all 6 Modules and document in the Workbook and submit. | Complete |
Reflection assignment |
Assignment completed with a score of at least 20 out of 25 points on the assignment rubric, as evaluated by the instructor. If the assignment is rated below 20, you may have one additional attempt to complete it. |
20 points or higher |
You can access your grades online in Canvas. When you have successfully completed the course, the instructor will send you the clock-hour form for your records (OSPI Form 1125 Inservice Registration).
Disability Services
If you have a documented disability that requires accommodations, please notify the instructor during the first week of the course and the Office of Access Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible.
College Policies
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Questions?
Feel free to email your instructor at any time using the Canvas inbox. Click here to learn how to send a message to your instructor. I will respond to your email messages within 24 hours (Monday through Friday). For example: If you email me at 3 PM on Friday, I will respond before 3 PM on Monday.
The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
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