1. Marketing RtI to Stakeholders

2. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Identify the stakeholders (audience)
Teachers
Administrators
Who is your audience

3. Beliefs and Attitudes
Successful implementation of a new skill requires:
An understanding of why the practice is needed (problem identification)
A belief that you have or can acquire the skills needed to implement the practice successfully (efficacy)
Adapted from : Center for Educational Networking “FOCUS on Results”

4. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Set a purpose (what you want to accomplish)
Based on the needs of your audience
Knowledge
Skills
Identify patterns in needs
Prioritize needs

5. Transfer of New Skills into Practice (remember the cone)
5% Theory only
10% Theory plus demonstration
20% Theory, demonstration & practice within the training
25% Theory, demonstration, practice within the training & feedback
90% Theory, demonstration, practice, feedback & coaching (Dr. Bruce Joyce, “Staff Development Awareness conference,” Columbia, SC, 1987)

6. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Determine appropriate & most effective delivery models
In-service day/workshop - on-site
Professional learning communities
Videoconferences

7. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Identify key personnel for delivery of staff development
Building level team members
Other in-house practitioners
Outside presenters

8. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Determine steps to ensure on-going support for and maintenance of the RtI process/skills
Walk-throughs
Coaches

9. Guidelines for Designing Professional Development
Determine a time-line for delivery of this professional development
____ by June 30th
____ by October 15th
____ by January 1
Calendar

10. Action Planning for Professional Development