Podcast Episodes

Buzzword: Trust Recession

Going off topic for a moment... but trust matters!

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11 months, 1 week ago

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What is Explicit Instruction?

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What is Explicit Instruction?

What is Specially Designed Instruction in Special Education?

50 Practical Instructional Strategies f…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Is This Podcast Working? Reflections on Content, Format, and Listener Feedback

Welcome back to "Don't IEP Alone" with Lisa Lightner! In this candid episode, Lisa gets real about the behind-the-scenes struggles of podcasting, fro…

1 year ago

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Accommodations vs Modifications on an IEP

Accommodations vs. Modifications: Don’t Confuse Them

Mixing up accommodations and modifications can cost your child progress.

Online Advocacy Training:…

1 year ago

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Most important part of an IEP.

Season 5 Episode 3

If your Present Levels are wrong, everything else in the IEP will fall like dominoes.

Article mentioned in video: https://adayinourshoes.com/present-l…

1 year ago

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Have you been asked to come pick up your child at school?

Season 5 Episode 2

The Secret Suspension Problem: a MUST WATCH if the school is constantly calling you to come get your kid at school.

Resources mentioned in video: 
Beha…

1 year ago

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Can you show me where it says.....

Season 5 Episode 1

IDEA is surprisingly non-specific about a lot of special education. Here's how to advocate when you're pretty sure you've been told something incorre…

1 year ago

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Good news, bad news.

I'm getting a facelift! 

Ha, no, not me. The podcast. Details in this episode.

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

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1 year, 1 month ago

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Don’t IEP Alone: Essential Advocacy Tips for Today’s Unstable Education Landscape

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1 year, 1 month ago

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Good News and Bad News: Navigating What to Request at Your IEP Meeting

Parents, get your free IEP binder: https://adayinourshoes.com/free-iep-binder/

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1 year, 1 month ago

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