Port Alberni The What and Why of RTI – Deepening Theoretical and PRACTICAL Understandings

1. Port Alberni The What and Why of RTI – Deepening Theoretical and PRACTICAL Understandings Chris Weber http://chriswebereducation.com

2. RTI Response to Intervention HEE Highly Effective Education

3. Table Talk One significant initiative...positively impacted work “One significant initiative with which we’ve engaged over the last year is…”

4. Why RTI? Deeper Learning Equitable Learning

5. Why RTI? Academics Behaviour

6. Where Did RTI Come From? Mastery Learning Time + Support = Learning Effective Schools Movement ALL students can learn Professional Learning Communities Pyramid of interventions

7. What is RTI? Systems of Support Coordination Communication Success

8. What is RTI? RTI is a Verb Problem-Solving Process Systemizing the Great of Work of Teachers Organized Passion HO – RTI is…

9. What Might RTI Look Like? Tier 1 Viable, Clearly Defined Curriculum Formative Assessments Scaffolds and Differentiation Small Group Supports

10. What Might RTI Look Like? Tier 2 If It’s Predictable, It’s Preventable More Time / Alternate Approaches Mastery of Prioritized Tier 1 Content Monitoring to Ensure that Students are Responding to Intervention

11. What Might RTI Look Like? Tier 3 Deficits in Foundational Prerequisite Skills Early and Intensive Diagnostic and Targeted Close the Gap

12. Reflection What ideas and practices have been confirmed and validated? What challenges do you believe still exist? What is an immediate next step?

14. Tier 1 Academic engagement/instruction of ALL students 
Multiple opportunities to respond to instruction Immediate corrective feedback Scaffolded practice of new skills Cumulative review of previously taught skills Daily 10-15 minute small group supports to more homogenously groups of students based on need

15. Tier 2 More time and differentiated supports, as measured by common formative assessments 30 minute flex time More homogeneous groupings In smaller groups from teachers with evidenced-based success Other staff…to reduce the teacher-student ratio Stagger times during which each grade level has flex time

16. Tier 3 For students who have been screened to have significant deficits in foundational skills… …or who have not responded to Tier 1 and 2 support Intensive supports provided in addition to Tier 1 and 2 supports As targeted as possible, e.g., phonemic awareness, single-syllable phonics, or multisyllabic phonics

17. Tier 3 Temporarily, in place of another important content, other than literacy and mathematics Creatively scheduled When students would otherwise be working independently Alternating what content students miss Adjusted to match student needs and revised until the student is adequately responding to intervention

18. RTI Model Tier 1 HO - Model RTI

19. RTI Model Tier 2

20. RTI Model Tier 3

21. RTI Plan HO - Model RTI Plan

22. How Will RTI Lead to Success Culture Beliefs Expectations Collaboration Cooperation Compromise Consistency Structures Roles Responsibilities Schedules Personnel Resources Mutual Support and Accountability

23. Culture What is school culture? What cultures are important to RTI? How will RTI look at your school? How will build and sustain an RTI-driven system of supports at your school?

24. Three Critical Teams School Intervention Team School Leadership Team Collaborative Teacher Teams HO – RTI Teams

25. Systems Identify Determine Monitor Revise / Extend …regardless of the student …regardless of the teacher …regardless of the school

26. Extend Systems HO – Systematic RTI

27. Reflection What ideas and practices have been confirmed and validated? What challenges do you believe still exist? What is an immediate next step?

28. Thank You! Chris Weber cweber_teacher@yahoo.com @Chi_educate Chris Weber Education https://chriswebereducation.com