Facilitating IEP Meetings by Ingrid Bens (English) Paperback Book

Description: Facilitating IEP Meetings by Ingrid Bens Individualized Education Program Meetings are vitally important! When challenges occur, IEP meetings can quickly go from being positive and cooperative to being contentious and stressful. Thats why there is a need to equip staff with needed facilitation tools and technique. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Individualized Education Program Meetings are vitally important!They represent the opportunity for educators and the families of children with special needs to collaborate on the development of a customized education plan.Fortunately, most IEP meetings run smoothly and result in programs that are effective and have the full support of both educators and family members. Sadly, a small percentage of these meetings are challenging.When challenges occur, IEP meetings can quickly go from being positive and cooperative to being contentious and stressful. Thats why there is a need to equip staff with needed facilitation tools and technique.Whats inside? - an overview of facilitation basics, definitions, the essential core practices, tips about when and how to assume the neutral role - chapters on decision-making tools and the effective use of questions - dozens of process tools that bring structure and cohesion to conversationsThe core of this book is organized around the specific facilitation tools that have been found to be effective at each of five distinct stages in the development of Individualized Education Programs.For each stage, theres a short description of the purpose of that stage, the activities conducted and the challenges commonly encountered. For each stage, theres also a list of the most commonly made mistakes, the best practices and the facilitation tools that can be used to achieve optimal results.Once you start applying these tools, youll find that you wont want to run your Individualized Education Plan meetings without them! Author Biography Ingrid Bens is the President of Facilitation Tutor, which is a consulting firm created to further the practice of facilitation as a core leadership competency. Ingrid has a Masters Degree in Adult Education and over 25 years of experience as an Organization Development Consultant. Her consulting experience includes the design and facilitation of large-scale, strategic change efforts in a number of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Ingrid has consulted on many team implementation projects in banks, hospitals, research firms, educational institutions and manufacturing plants. She has also led many projects to improve employee morale and help management shift to a more inclusive approach to leadership. Ingrid Bens is the well-known author of multiple bestselling books on the topic of facilitation, most notably Facilitating with Ease!, which is in its fourth edition and which has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese. She is also the author of Advanced Facilitation Strategies and Facilitating to Lead, plus the Memory Joggers entitled Facilitation at a Glance! and The Conflict Handbook. In 2009, Ingrid Bens was asked by Pfeiffer Publishing to create the Facilitation Skills Inventory (FSI). This is currently the only validated instrument available for the assessment of facilitator competency. When she isnt consulting or writing, Ingrid Bens conducts workplace seminars on facilitation skills, team management and conflict management. Her extensive client list includes General Electric, Honeywell, The International Monetary Fund, Merck, CitiGroup, The Department of Veterans Affairs, Gannett Publishing, Keurig Green Mountain, The National Education Association, The Environmental Protection Agency, AARP, Alcon, The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission, The National Institute for School Leadership, Harley-Davidson, Boeing, KPMG Consulting, The Securities and Exchange Commission, NASA, Philadelphia Childrens Hospital, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Genzyme and US Bank and, of course, Region 4 Education Service Center. Long Description Individualized Education Program Meetings are vitally important! They represent the opportunity for educators and the families of children with special needs to collaborate on the development of a customized education plan. Fortunately, most IEP meetings run smoothly and result in programs that are effective and have the full support of both educators and family members. Sadly, a small percentage of these meetings are challenging. When challenges occur, IEP meetings can quickly go from being positive and cooperative to being contentious and stressful. Thats why there is a need to equip staff with needed facilitation tools and technique. Whats inside? - an overview of facilitation basics, definitions, the essential core practices, tips about when and how to assume the neutral role - chapters on decision-making tools and the effective use of questions - dozens of process tools that bring structure and cohesion to conversations The core of this book is organized around the specific facilitation tools that have been found to be effective at each of five distinct stages in the development of Individualized Education Programs. For each stage, theres a short description of the purpose of that stage, the activities conducted and the challenges commonly encountered. For each stage, theres also a list of the most commonly made mistakes, the best practices and the facilitation tools that can be used to achieve optimal results. Once you start applying these tools, youll find that you wont want to run your Individualized Education Plan meetings without them! Details ISBN0997097019 Author Ingrid Bens Pages 146 Publisher Facilitation Tutor, LLC Year 2018 ISBN-10 0997097019 ISBN-13 9780997097016 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-06-04 Imprint Facilitation Tutor, LLC Language English UK Release Date 2018-06-04 Illustrations Illustrations Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118832710;

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