IEP Course for Parents & Educators

From IEP Questions to Confident Steps

Build confidence in the special education process with a self-paced course created by special education advocate Ashley Traylor. Explore clear explanations, interactive activities, and practical tools designed for parents, educators, and service providers.

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Understand the Process. Strengthen Your Voice.

Participate with Confidence.

Special education can feel overwhelming, whether you’re navigating it as a parent or supporting students as a professional. This self-paced course from EmpowerEd Consulting & Advocacy helps make the process clearer, more practical, and more student-centered.

Created by Ashley Traylor, a parent first, non-attorney special education advocate, and former special education teacher, the course brings family and professional perspectives together to support informed conversations and meaningful collaboration.

Across nine sections, you’ll explore:

• IEPs and student-centered collaboration

• Section 504 and access to learning

• Evaluations and understanding student needs

• IEP goals and progress monitoring

• Accommodations, modifications, and specially designed instruction

• Prior Written Notice and educational decisions

• Collaborative behavior support and discipline

• Transition planning for adulthood

• Rights, responsibilities, and procedural safeguards

Learn at your own pace through videos, readings, interactive scenarios, practical tools, and knowledge checks. Practice connecting what you learn to the questions and decisions that come up in real school conversations.

Designed for parents, educators, school staff, and service providers who want to build their understanding and help students move forward.