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.

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IRIS Stories

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    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."

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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."

    Read More