Collaboration and Involvement

Parents and IEP Teams Working Together

Help build a pathway to success by fostering a close working relationship between families and educators. When IEP team members and families work together on goals, pre-teaching and self-advocacy skills, the child has a strong example of the power and importance of teamwork and collaboration. Whether your child has similar peers or is the only deaf or hard of hearing student in school, learn how getting involved can help nurture relationships in an IEP meeting and beyond!
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Parents and teachers gathered around an IEP meeting table

Course curriculum

    1. The IEP Framework

    2. Guide to Collaboration and Involvement

    3. Collaboration and Involvement-Transcript

    4. Collaboration and Involvement-Notetaking Guide

    5. Reference Links

    1. Connecting with Educators

    1. Resourceful Solutions

    1. Teaching Self-Advocacy

    1. Sustaining Engagement

    1. Collaboration and Involvement-Quiz

    2. Course Evaluation -Collaboration and Involvement

    3. ASHA-Directions on How to Use the ASHA Form

    4. ASHA Verification Form -Collaboration and Involvement

    5. LSLS CEU Letter -Collaboration and Involvement

    6. ISBE Professional Development Hours

    7. Completion of Approved Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hour(s) Certificate

    8. RID Professional Development Hours

    9. Certificate of Completion

Course Objectives

  • $19.99
  • 18 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content
  • Participants will recognize the importance of collaboration between schools and families when preparing for IEP meetings
  • Understand ways to get involved with your child's school that can help strengthen the relationship with your child's IEP teamh
  • Explore creative ways to support your deaf and hard of hearing children when resources don't readily exist

Your Instructor

Teri Urban, Parent

Instructor Teri Urban

Terese ‘Teri’ Urban lives with her husband, Mike and their three children in central Virginia. Her oldest, teenage child was identified at birth with bilateral sensorineural non-syndromic hearing loss, commonly known as Connexin 26. Her daughter’s genetic hearing loss was progressive, and she now utilizes bilateral cochlear implants and American Sign Language to understand the world around her. Teri’s passion for bringing deaf and hard of hearing children together and providing unbiased resources for families began in 2015 when she successfully resurrected Vermont Hands & Voices. After relocating to Virginia in 2016, she has continued her leadership efforts as Chair for Virginia Hands & Voices. In 2022, Teri accepted a partnership at Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss as Director of Advocacy and Parent Outreach. In this role, she helps connect families to resources historically used by educators. Teri is a member of numerous committees that focus on the overall success of deaf and hard of hearing children, such as the Virginia EHDI Advisory Committee, the Hanover County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, the Virginia Deaf Blind Project Advisory Council and the National EHDI Parent to Parent Committee. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling the countryside, and spending time with loved ones

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