RtII Questions, Answers and Reflections Bethann M. McCain RtII Consultant, CIU #10 Elementary Cohort 2, Year 1 Day 2; December 21, 2010

Developing our Teams Need to start strong teamwork now! This is your current vision and it will probably change- we need to start somewhere In your teams, develop a poster that incorporates: – your current understanding of RtII – your current vision of RtII in your building – your buildings current resiliency factors Be prepared to report out

Pyramid of Interventions As you are watching the video: – What concepts resonate with you? – What concepts are currently in place in your district? – What questions?

Pyramid of Response to Intervention Using Chapters 1-3 Generate the following for each chapter (report out): – One sentence that you felt was most important – One phrase that summarizes an important thought – One word that is crucial to the understanding of the topic

How have things been going? Looking for downtime in the day to provide Tier 2 & 3 support Looking deeper into formative assessments Differentiating instruction Meeting as a building to discuss RtII concerns Ideas for how to adapt our school for RtII Grouping/looking for resources High expectations Increasing background knowledge Ideas for intervention logs Parent involvement Reviewing Early Learning Standards

Things we have no control over… Money How much time we have …unless… PSSA

Additional Questions and Concerns What are we getting rid of? Scheduling RtII in Content Areas When to move within the tiers? Some children seem to have reading questions that I can’t figure out- are they always learning support? – LETRS Time Frame: How long will implementation take?

Our Biggest Questions and Concerns Time Management – Time to plan – Time to communicate – Time to instruct all tiers Meeting Types – Individual Student Meetings – Class and Grade Level Data Meetings – Focus groups: instruction, book studies – Behavior meetings/SAP – Some meetings can blend

Our Biggest Questions and Concerns Teacher Supports – New roles – Understanding instruction Sharing student work – Intervention log Communication and Parental Bias First Steps: This question brings more questions…like….

How long, why and how? Beginning of Implementation is 3-5 years – It starts now – I will be with you every step of the way At your table discuss your thoughts on these 2 questions (be prepared to report out): – Why are we “doing” RtII? What is the purpose? – How will RtII support us in meeting required initiatives?

Effective Teaching Principles Engagement Time Success Rate Content Coverage/Opportunities to Learn Grouping for Instruction Addressing Forms of Knowledge Activating and Organizing Knowledge Teaching Strategically Making Instruction Explicit Teaching Sameness in the Curriculum Scaffolded Instruction

High Impact Strategies Identify Similarities and Differences – Schema: how we learn Summarizing and Note-Taking – Why to organize what we learn Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition Homework and Practice – Meaningful – Mastery – Purposeful

High Impact Strategies Nonlinguistic Representations – Not written Cooperative Learning Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Generating and Testing Hypotheses Ques, questions and advanced organizers – Developing questions prior to lesson, as well as “on the fly,” when formatively assessing

Getting Started As a team, using the components of RtII, develop short term and long term outcomes. – Initial Screening Tool (to be completed for last meeting this year) – This will be discussed further at our last meeting What can support the RtII initiative in my school? – What components will get broad agreement? – What is engaging? – What will produce observable changes?

RtI in Action Boulevard Elementary School, Gloversville, New York Boulevard Elementary School, Gloversville, New York – Think about the questions that you have regarding RtII implementation? – What questions were clarified while watching this videos? How can we make RtII happen at our district, based on what we saw? – What additional questions came up?

Book Study Pyramid Response to Intervention Purpose – To develop professional learning communities Assignment for next session: – Read Chapters 4 through 9, be prepared to discuss with someone outside of your district – I encourage you, if you are able, to develop a study group with your building teams, to discuss prior to our next meeting.

Annotated Supplemental Website List – Provides information from the experts, including podcasts and videos to explain the RtI process- – Information from the field – Blogs for discussion – State website explaining the components of “what” should be taught per grade level – Includes lesson plans and resources K-12 – State specific RtII information

Lunch Meeting with State College Area School District team! Enjoy and ask lots of questions!!!