Strengths and Interests Profile

• One-Pager

  A student-completed page of strengths, preferences, interests, and needs. Made for teenagers.

  I'm DeterminedTemplate or form1 pageUse with a studentOne student

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• Good Day Plan

  Help a student map what a good day looks like, what happens now, and what support would help.

  I'm DeterminedTemplate or form1 pageUse with a studentOne student

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• 3 x 3 Card

  Three strengths, three challenges, and three strategies that work, on one card. Written for families; works student-completed too.

  UnderstoodTemplate or formUse with a studentOne student

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• Know Your Students

  Sample interest inventories, learning profile questions, and icebreakers for the whole class.

  IRIS CenterTraining module8 minTry tomorrowWhole class

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• Great Things About Me

  A lesson where students name and display their own strengths.

  New Jersey Department of EducationStrategy guideTry tomorrowWhole class

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• AIR Self-Determination Scale: Student Form

  A student rates their own goal-setting habits and describes a current goal. A validated scale.

  Zarrow InstituteTemplate or form8 pagesUse with a studentOne student

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• Free Interest and Transition Assessments

  A list of free, teen-appropriate interest tools, each with the time it takes.

  VCU Center on Transition InnovationsQuick readUse with a studentOne student

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• Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit

  Guiding questions such as "Who am I?" and a long list of informal tools to draw from.

  NTACTStrategy guide48 pagesLearn moreOne student

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• Alex Shares His Good Day Plan

  A high school student walks his teacher through his Good Day Plan, and the teacher explains how student involvement changed her practice. Captions available.

  I'm DeterminedVideoTry tomorrowOne student

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• Using the I'm Determined Tools

  Educators describe how they use one-pagers and good day plans to build self-advocacy. A quick way to picture the tools in use. Captions available.

  I'm DeterminedVideoLearn moreOne student

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These resources are shared for professional learning and planning. They are meant to inform your professional judgment, not replace it. Each student's IEP and your district, state and federal requirements always come first. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement by Layered Education. This is educational information only, not legal advice.