National Center on Response to Intervention (RTI)

May 25, 2010

This webinar, led by Dr. Alexandra Hilt-Panahon and Dr. Karen Gischlar offered recommendations for efficient, effective, and sustainable schedules. It also addressed issues related to the development of effective schedules for the implementation of RTI at the elementary level, including the scheduling of core instruction, intervention time, team meetings, and planning. Teachers, administrators, and technical assistance providers seeking more information about developing effective schedules for the implementation of RTI at the elementary level will find this webinar beneficial.

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May 12, 2010

The High School Tiered Interventions Initiative (HSTII) is a collaborative effort among the National Center on Response to Intervention, the National High School Center, and the Center on Instruction that explores how RTI and tiered interventions are being implemented at the high school level. During this webinar, Dr. Kristen McMaster provided an overview of Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), including the purpose, a brief description of research, and a demonstration of how CBM data can be used to monitor student progress. She reviewed CBM tools that are available for high schools in reading, mathematics, and the content areas, and provided instructions for developing CBM tools for use at the high school level. Following Dr. McMaster's presentation of CBM in high school, representatives from Walla Walla High School in Walla Walla, Washington, discussed how they have monitored school progress as part of their tiered intervention model. This presentation is suitable for anyone interested in the researcher and practitioner perspectives of RTI and progress monitoring at the high school level.

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April 29, 2010

This webinar, led by Dr. Julie Esparza Brown, Dr. Amanda Sanford, and Erin Lolich focused on improving educational outcomes for ELLs through culturally and linguistically responsive implementation of an RTI framework in the area of elementary reading. Specifically, it discussed critical considerations to appropriately utilize screening and progress monitoring data with ELL students to improve reading outcomes by addressing the factors that influence ELL students' academic success. Recommendations were provided for the appropriate selection and use of screening and progress monitoring data based on students' unique backgrounds and needs. A case study was provided to illustrate these recommendations with a first grade ELL student.

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March 3, 2010

This webinar, led by Dr. Jim Knight, Dr. Hollie Pettersson, and Amber Roderick- Landward provided an overview of the development and evaluation of a model for providing onsite professional learning. The result of this study is the identification of several activities that instructional coaches employ to facilitate teachers’ learning new teaching practices, including the implementation of RTI. Topics discussed include: the components of coaching—(a) enroll, (b) identify, (c) model, (d) observe, (e) explore, (f) support, and (g) reflect; the partnership principles that represent the theoretical framework for this approach to coaching; and the value of coaching within an RTI framework.

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