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Fitting GATE into existing District Initiatives. CRGC Jan. 20, 2011. District Initiatives. RtI Differentiated Instruction Grouping Galt USD Plan. RtI. “The purpose of RtI is squarely improving results for students: All students. Indeed, RtI is not about special education, nor general
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Fitting GATE into existing District Initiatives CRGC Jan. 20, 2011
District Initiatives • RtI • Differentiated Instruction • Grouping • Galt USD Plan
RtI “The purpose of RtI is squarely improving results for students: All students. Indeed, RtI is not about special education, nor general education, nor talented and gifted, nor at-risk, nor migrant education . . . RtI is about Every Education” Tilly, 2009, p. 12
RtI Tier 3 • SST • Formal Identification • Appropriate Placement Tier 2 • Flexible Groups • Cluster Groups • Differentiation Tier 1 • General Classroom
Important Elements of RtI • Problem Solving Approach • Use of Data • Early Intervention (K-3) • High-End Learning Opportunities • Collaboration
RESOURCES for RtI & GATE Available at www.diigo.com/list/drbabs/jan-20-mtg-crgc • ThinkingPoints_RtIGT.pdf • RTI: Not just for special education | Professional development for data-driven improvement | eSchoolNews.com • Gifted Child Today - issue on Rti & Gifted Ed
Differentiated Instruction A teacher proactively plans varied approaches to what students need to learn, how they will learn it, and/or how they can express what they have learned in order to increase the likelihood that each student will learn as much as he or she can as efficiently as possible.
Grouping • Cluster Grouping • Leveling • Flexible Grouping