"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." -- Robert Collier
Freshmen Academic Foundations ME! Curriculum
Unit 1 and 2: Getting Started and IEP Terms and AcronymsUnit Purpose: The purpose of Unit 1 is to familiarize students with the concepts of self-awareness and self-advocacy, provide students opportunities to identify and discuss their strengths and needs, and help them identify questions they have regarding self-awareness and self-advocacy. Additionally, students are introduced to the ME! Book, which is used throughout the remaining lessons and units.
Students will be working on understanding self-awareness and self-advocacy in the classroom and the work world. Students will also study their IEP and how learn about accommodations and modifications that are included in the document and how they might affect their learning environment.