Combine own and a peer's project ideas
When to use this goal
For students who push for their own plan in group projects and stop contributing when the group picks another idea. Fits classes with regular group work. Present levels decide group size and whether roles are assigned.
- Baseline
- Observe three or four group sessions and record each time a peer's idea conflicted with the student's. Note what the student did: argued, withdrew, took over, or adjusted. That pattern decides which replacement to teach first.
- Tips
- Each conflicting idea is one opportunity; met means the student names a usable part and offers to combine, or agrees to try the other idea and keeps working. Disagreeing politely and giving a reason also counts when followed by a group decision the student accepts.
- Limits
- Peers' behavior shapes the opportunities; some groups rarely disagree. Measures responses to ideas, not the quality of the final project.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-cf-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a group project planning session, when a peer suggests an idea different from the student's, the student will agree to try the peer's idea first or suggest a way to combine part of it with their own idea independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during group work.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Direct observation gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Cognitive Flexibility.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Executive Function - Cognitive Flexibility
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal395 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a group project planning session, when a peer suggests an idea different from the student's, the student will agree to try the peer's idea first or suggest a way to combine part of it with their own idea independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during group work.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a group project planning session, when a peer suggests an idea different from the student's
- Behavior
- The student will agree to try the peer's idea first or suggest a way to combine part of it with their own idea independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly during group work
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during group work
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a group project planning session, when a peer suggests an idea different from the student's, the student will agree to try the peer's idea first or suggest a way to combine part of it with their own idea independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during group work.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.