Projects
"What I cannot create, I do not understand." — Richard Feynman
- Individualized Education Programs
- Functional Behavior Assessments
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Differentiated Lesson Plans
- Instructional Activities
- Accommodation Plans
- Visual Schedules
- Communication Boards
- Social Narratives
- Sensory Diets
Write your own individualized education programs
- A Guide to the Individualized Education Program (U.S. Department of Education)
- IEPs: Developing High-Quality Individualized Education Programs (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- How to Write an Effective IEP (Natalie Contreras / NWEA)
Conduct your own functional behavior assessments
- Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Student Behavior (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- Using FBA for Diagnostic Assessment in Behavior: Training & Tools (National Center on Intensive Intervention)
- How to Do a Functional Behavior Assessment in ABA: A Comprehensive Guide (How to ABA)
Develop your own behavior intervention plans
- Behavioral Intervention Plans: Developing a Plan to Address Student Behavior (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- How to Write a Behavior Intervention Plan (How to ABA)
Design your own differentiated lesson plans
- Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (CAST)
- Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- How to Create Lesson Plans for a Special Education Classroom (Teach Love Autism)
- 7 Essential Components for Creating a Successful Lesson Plan in Special Education (Learning Support Lady)
Adapt your own instructional activities
- Universal Design for Learning: Designing Learning Experiences That Engage and Challenge All Students (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- 5 Types of Instructional Adaptations for Your Inclusive Classroom (Brookes Publishing Blog)
- Adapting Classroom Environments for Young Children with Special Needs (Kaplan Early Learning Company)
Build your own accommodation plans
- Accommodations: Instructional and Testing Supports for Students with Disabilities (IRIS Center / Vanderbilt University)
- Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities (Florida Department of Education / ERIC)
Create your own visual schedules
- Visual Supports Learning Links and Templates (Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies / University of Maine)
- A Practical Guide to Creating Visual Schedules (Autism Parenting Magazine)
Construct your own communication boards
- How to Make a Communication Board (Communication Community)
- Make It Monday: Manual Communication Boards with Core Vocabulary (PrAACtical AAC)
Write your own social narratives
- How to Write a Social Story (Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD)
- Writing and Using Social Narratives (Indiana Resource Center for Autism)