This site celebrates the collaboration of parents and teachers. A place for sharing strategies and knowledge resources for communication and collaboration. An on-line support group, of viewers, to answer education related questions and concerns. Please send comments and additions to pages.

Strategies for effective communication

Strategies for collaboration

Special education laws and policies

IEP meeting tips

The IEP process

Special education jargon translated

IEP Accommodations Defined

Support group for parents and teachers

My name is Helene. I am a special education teacher and a doctoral student, education leadership and innovation, at Arizona State University.  My dissertation is on   parent effectiveness and advocacy in the IEP meetings.

This action research motivates special education teachers to effectively collaborate with parents and encourage them to be engaged in being an equal partner at the IEP meetings. A two- mission approach: 1) improve teacher/parent communication, 2) give parents knowledge to communicate at the IEP meetings.