IRIS in the Sunshine State: Use in College Courses and Sharing with Colleagues
"We have these incredible resources right at our fingertips. The utility is as creative and innumerable as our ideas for using them."
Welcome to the IRIS Center
The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions.
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IRIS Resource Locator
The IRL is your gateway to our modules, case study units, activities, and so much more. From accommodations to transition and everything in between, the IRL lets you tailor your search by topic area, resource type, media element, or age group and grade level.
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Professional Development
Love our free resources but need PD hours? IRIS has you covered. For a nominal fee, IRIS offers a trio of PD options. IRIS Professional Development allows educators to pursue PD certificates, engage our powerful School & District Platform, or earn IRIS Micro-credentials, PD units focused on discrete instructional skills and practices.
IRIS Stories
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IRIS & the Next Generation: Supporting Classrooms
"After showing teachers the modules and other resources, I’ve noticed that the amount and the quality of the performance indicators that can be seen in the classrooms have increased."
Featured Resources
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Updated: Module on Family Engagement
This resource addresses the importance of engaging the families of students with disabilities. It highlights some of the factors affecting these families and outlines some ways to create opportunities for involvement.Get Started -
For Parents: Supporting Learning During COVID-19
This resource offers tips, strategies, and advice about how to support your child’s learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.Get Started -
New Resource: For College & University Faculty
Learn the basics of backward design and develop and deliver a course in face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction format.Get Started -
New Resource: IEP Module
Learn the process of developing high-quality individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities.Get Started
Our Tweets
Boss: We're behind in our awareness month observations.
Me: I'm on it. For example, did you know that this is #ADHDAwarenessMonth? And did you know that our modules on study skills can help kids with ADHD?
Boss: Um, I'm the one who told you.
Me: Oh.
https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/ss1/
Boss: We're behind on our awareness month tweets, and we only have a couple weeks to catch up.
Me: No problem. There's not much awareness stuff in August.
Boss:
Me: What?
Boss: IRIS, IT'S OCTOBER, NOT AUGUST! OCTOBER! THE BIG ONE!!!
Me: *starts sweating*
[To be continued.]
@JasonChow @FumikoHoeft @TheIRISCenter I love the IRIS center! So many amazing learning modules! 🤓