The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Special Education is sharing the following three new modules from the IRIS Center. The IRIS Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, develops and disseminates free, engaging online resources about evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices to support the education of all students, particularly struggling learners and those with disabilities. This information is being shared for informational purposes only and does not constitute NYSED endorsement. Please be aware that any links and/or websites provided may change. The information provided is true and complete to the best of our knowledge.
Three New IRIS Modules
The IRIS Center has released three self-paced, online modules for use in educator preparation courses and school or district PD activities.
- Inclusion of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Supports in the General Education Classroom, developed in collaboration with theTIES Center, is designed for general educators. This module explains fundamental concepts like core values and principles of inclusion, access to the general education curriculum, alternate achievement standards, educational goals, services, and supports, and more.
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Elementary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cyclediscusses challenging behavior in terms of the seven phases of the acting-out cycle and offers strategies and tips for responding to students in each phase.
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Elementary): Behavioral Strategiesdescribes low-intensity strategies that can increase initial compliance to teacher requests as well as others that can be implemented to prevent or decrease challenging behaviors. Key strategies include: behavior-specific praise, pre-correction, active supervision, high-probability requests, and opportunities to respond.