Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Implementation

Presenters

Naomi Tyler (Primary)

Co-Director
IRIS Center

Debbie Williams

Program Specialist
Hardeman County School District

Donna Parker

General Supervision Enhancement Grant Project Manager
Tennessee State Department of Education

Description

As schools and districts across the country embrace an RTI approach, they are finding the need for tools and resources to support training and professional development activities in this important implementation process. The IRIS (IDEA ’04 and Research for Inclusive Settings) Center for Training Enhancements has developed online professional development modules and resources that serve this purpose. This interactive webinar will highlight free online professional development modules and resources provided by the IRIS to support implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI). The presenters—Naomi Tyler, Co-Director, the IRIS Center; and Silvia DeRuvo, Senior Program Associate at the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd; along with Donna Parker, General Supervision Enhancement Grant (GSEG) Project Manager at the Tennessee Department of Education; and Debbie Williams, Program Specialist, Hardeman County, TN—will demonstrate how professional development training materials are effective teaching tools for professional developers, district and site administrators and teacher trainers. This webinar will provide information for professional developers and teacher trainers on the scope of the IRIS materials around RTI as well as voices from experts who have used these training tools in the RTI implementation process in schools across the nation.

The IRIS Center and the Tennessee State Improvement Grant (SIG), worked with content experts from across the country who provided their insight and expertise as the RTI modules and resources were developed. In these interactive resources, researchers and practitioners provide real-life scenarios and examples to clarify the steps in the RTI implementation process. Along with a wealth of other resources about effective teaching practices for struggling learners, eight RTI modules and other materials (e.g., case studies, briefing papers, activities) are designed for use in professional development activities about RTI and delivered to teachers and school leaders.

The presenters will provide an interactive overview of the IRIS site as well as the voices and experience of experts that have used these tools in the implementation process. For more information on these FREE RESOURCES, go to http://www.iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/.

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