Professional Development
From Structure to Instruction: 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement
Education Northwest’s 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement will take place on the West Coast this year—in Seattle, Washington, June 29–July 1, 2012. The fifth annual From Structure to Instruction Institute will build on the success of the previous institutes by offering best practices, tools and strategies, and personalized coaching by experts in the field to help school and district teams tackle the intensive work of instructional improvement and.....
Assessment Resources
Collaborative Meetings
Based on the research literature, this guide was developed specifically to support Alaska educators’ efforts to increase student learning by meeting together to collaboratively monitor the progress of their students, assess students’ learning needs, and decide how to tailor instructional practice in response to those identified needs. There is a DVD that accompanies this guide that.....
Screening for Mathematics Difficulties in K-3 Students (COI)
This report from the Center on Instruction examines the effectiveness of existing early screening measures and discusses the key features needed to screen kindergarten through third grade students for difficulties in mathematics. The full report can be downloaded here.
The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar in November 2007 in which Ben Clarke, one of the authors, discussed this report.
Screening for Mathematics Difficulties in K-3 Students (COI)
This report from the Center on Instruction examines the effectiveness of existing early screening measures and discusses the key features needed to screen kindergarten through third grade students for difficulties in mathematics. The full report can be downloaded here.
The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar in November 2007 in which Ben Clarke, one of the authors, discussed this report.
Developing and Using Common Assessment to Monitor Student Learning
with Deb Farrington and Julia Payne-Lewis
February 3, 17, March 3 and 17, 2011
Are your common assessments measuring the intended learning and providing useful data to inform decisions about curriculum and instruction?
Learn strategies for developing and implementing common assessments, how to analyze the characteristics of quality assessments, strategies for using multiple choice items and constructed response tasks, and how data can be used to inform instruction and monitor student learning.
New Functionality for the Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Instruction Tools Charts
The National Center on Response to Intervention is pleased to announce that the Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Instruction tools charts have been updated to include new functionality . You are now able to sort all columns by clicking the arrow at the top of each column, filter by subject (math, reading, writing) and by grade level (elementary and secondary), and compare a select group of tools by checking the box on the far right. Many features and the content of the chart remain the same, but this new functionality will help you to find.....
Response to Intervention in Elementary-Middle Math
This multimedia overview explains why states and districts are turning to Response to Intervention (RtI) systems described, including the three instructional tiers and components that are common to most systems. Each sub-section contains a practice summary along with practice help: Learn What Works (video interviews with nationally known research experts), See What Works (slideshows with audio of successful schools that have implemented RTI), and Do What Works (ideas for action and tools and templates).
This resource pertains to K-8 math.....
How the EBIS/RTI Process Works in Secondary Schools
This document developed by the Tigard-Tualatin School District in Tigard, OR includes information on EBIS (Effective Behavior and Instructional Support) as a structured, systematic process (1) to review school-wide behavior and academic data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of core programs, (2) to screen and identify students needing additional academic and/or behavior support, and (3) to plan, implement, and modify interventions for these students. The document can be downloaded below, or you can click here for more information.
RTI – an IRIS Center resource that includes four modules
RTI (includes Early Intervening) – an IRIS Center resource that includes four modules: An Overview, Assessment, Reading Instruction and Putting it All Together. It is recommended that you start with Part 1 and go through modules in order. You can click on the following link: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html then click on RTI, then Modules to access each module and to see a description of each module or you can click on the links below to access each part individually.
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