IRIS in Alabama: An Alternative Certification Route for Teachers
"Our partnership with IRIS has been a very popular and well-received opportunity for state teachers and administrators throughout Alabama."
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. IRIS offers free PD certificates for educators. Additionally, for a nominal fee school leaders can use our School & District Platform to customize, organize, and track their teachers’ ongoing professional development activities.
IRIS Stories
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IRIS on Their Minds: The University of North Georgia and IRIS Modules
"Through the pandemic the IRIS team has been amazing. We’ve been able to do so much more online learning by using IRIS Modules here at the University of North Georgia."
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IRIS in Kentucky: Hybrid Trainings on High-Quality IEPs
"We initially chose IRIS because of the past experiences and their credible research-based, high-quality modules that align with specific areas of growth and need to support a state-directed corrective action plan in our region."
Featured Resources
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Functional Behavioral Assessment (Elementary): Identifying the Reasons for Student Behavior
This module explores the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in challenging behavior and outlines steps for conducting a functional behavioral assessment.READ MORE -
Behavioral Intervention Plans (Elementary): Developing a Plan to Address Student Behavior
This module explores the steps for developing a behavioral intervention plan. It includes identifying appropriate behaviors to replace the interfering behavior, selecting and implementing interventions that address the function of the behavior, monitoring students’ responses to the interventions, and making adjustments based on the data.READ MORE -
Functional Behavioral Assessment (Secondary): Identifying the Reasons for Student Behavior
This module explores the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in challenging behavior and outlines steps for conducting a functional behavioral assessment.READ MORE -
Behavioral Intervention Plans (Secondary): Developing a Plan to Address Student Behavior
This module explores the steps for developing a behavioral intervention plan. It includes identifying appropriate behaviors to replace the interfering behavior, selecting and implementing interventions that address the function of the behavior, monitoring students’ responses to the interventions, and making adjustments based on the data.READ MORE