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Rtiprofessionallearningdevelopment
Rtiprofessionallearningdevelopment
OverviewfortheYear
ThePurpose:
ThefocusoftheRTI
professionallearningdevelopmentthisyear
istopromotecollaborationamongschool
stafftoengageinanopenandrespectful
dialoguetodiscusshowtoeffectivelyplan
andimplementinstructionthatisresearch
basedandisdriventopromotethesuccess
outcomesofalllearners.
Goals:
Toprovidearationaleforconducting
anRTIevaluation
DefiningRTIandessential
componentsofRTIprocess
Implementaschoolwide,multilevel
preventionsystem
PrimaryLevel
SecondaryLevel
TertiaryLevel
Toprovideinformationonmeasuring
fidelityofimplementation.
Createopportunitiestoparticipatein
activitiesforapplyingnewknowledge.
Guideteamsinmeaningful
discussionsrelatingtohowto
effectivelydeveloplessonplansthat
arealignedtostatestandardand
promoterigorousinstruction.
Giveexamplesoftoolsanddatathat
canbeusedtomeasureindicatorsof
RTIsuccess.
GuidedDiscussionQuestions:
WhatistheRTIprocessandpossible
itsimpactonstudentlearning
outcomes?
WhyisaSchoolAssessmentAudit
important?
Howareweimplementingscreening
inourRTImodel?
Whatdoesourmultilevelprevention
systemlooklike?Arewefully
implementingallthreelevels?
*September
Topic:
UnderstandingtheRTIApproach
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
*October
Topic:
ConductingaSchoolAssessment
Audit
DurationTime:
1ProfessionalDevelopment
day(2hrs)
*November:
Topic:
The
ScreeningprocessofRTIand
identifydeficitswithinstudentlearning
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
December:
Topic:
MonitoringStudentProgresswith
formalandinformalassessments
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
January
Topic:
Implementingaschoolwide,
multilevelpreventionsystem
Tier123Model
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
February
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
Instruction
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
March
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
EvaluatingEffectiveness
Howareyouusingdatatomake
decisionswithinyourRTImodel?
Howdowepreventoveridentification
ofTier3learners?
Howdoeseffectiveinstructionand
datasupportstudentsuccess?
Whataregoalsfornextyear?How
canweimproveRTImodel?
QuestionsadaptedfromNationalCenteron
ResponsetoIntervention(2014)Retrieved
from
http://www.rti4success.org/resource/thingsco
nsiderwhendevelopingrtievaluationplan
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
April
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
Movementwithinthemultilevelsystem
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
May
Topic:
DataBasedDecisionMakingfor:
DisabilityIdentification
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearning
meetings
Dates:
TBD
June:
Topic:
ArticulationMeetings:Creatingclass
listsandstudentgroupingsbasedondata
collectionanddocumentation
DurationofTime:
ProfessionalDevelopment
Day
BriefDescriptionofProfessionalLearningDevelopments
*October
Topic:
ConductingaSchoolAssessmentAudit
DurationTime:
1ProfessionalDevelopmentday(2hrs)
Assessmentscanbeaneffectivetoolinunderstandingstudentsindividualstrengthsand
areasofgrowthinallacademicareas.Schoolsmustbeaccountableandadheretoboth
nationalandstatestandardstoreceivegovernmentfunds.Asaresult,numerousassessments
arerequiredtomonitorstudentprogressandarestrongindicatorsoffutureacademicsuccess.
InmovingtowardtheimplementationofanRTIsystem,mostschoolsshouldconductanaudit
oftheexistingassessmentsbeingusedateachgradelevel(StahlandMckenna,2013,p34).
Byperformingaschoolassessmentauditteachesandstaffareawareofwhatassessmentsare
currentlybeingusedandprovideanopportunitytocreateacohesivesystemofassessments
thataccuratelyconstructaacademicstudentprofileofeachchild.
*November:
Topic:
The
ScreeningprocessofRTIandidentifydeficitswithinstudentlearning
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearningmeetings
Dates:
TBD
Thegoaloftheseprofessionallearningdevelopmentsessionsistoemphasizethe
benefitsofuniversalscreening.GiventheRTIpreventionmodel,screeningisthefirststepin
identifyingstudentswhomaybeatriskforlearningdifficulties.Byfocusingontargetskills
teacherscanquicklyidentifystudentswhoareunderperformingcomparedtotheirpeers.During
thistimeteacherscancollaborateanddiscusswhatassessmentwouldbemostbeneficialto
usetoidentifyareasofneedinspecificcontentareas.
December:
Topic:
MonitoringStudentProgresswithformalandinformalassessments
DurationofTime:
2ProfessionalLearningmeetings
Dates:
TBD
Usingformalandinformalassessmentstomonitorstudentprogressisbeneficial
becauseitenablesteachersbemoreintentionalinplanningeffectivelessonsandpromotes
studentengagementbyutilizingstudentsstrengthsandlearningstylestomakelearningmore
meaningful.Whenteachersusemultipleformsofstudentassessmentsitprovidesabetter
understandingofskillsandconceptslearnedaswellasidentifymisconceptionsand
discrepanciesinstudentlearning.Multipleformsofassessmentsalsocanincreasestudent
motivationwhenstudentsareabletodemonstrateunderstandingsinmultipleformsand
providesasenseofownership.Duringtheseprofessionallearningmeetingsschool
professionalswillhaveanopportunitytoreviewawiderrangeofassessmentstodemonstrate
studentsunderstandingsaswellashowthoseassessmentscanbeusedtodrivefuture
instruction.
WorksCited:
Stah,K.A,andMcKenna,M.(2013).
ReadingAssessmentinaRTIframework.
Reading
AssessmentinAnRTIFramework.NewYork.GuilfordPress
CenteronResponsetoIntervention(2014)Retrievedfrom
http://www.rti4success.org/resource/thingsconsiderwhendevelopingrtievaluationplan