Home Response to Intervention | RTI | RTI Resources | Intervention Central Communicate with Students Through Technology By Sarah Brown Wessling Found In: teaching strategies It’s never been about the newest technology – a printing press, a computer, an app – but it has always been about the creative ways in which teachers use technology to meet learners’ needs. The challenge is in choosing the right tool for the task. Giving Feedback I’ve been avoiding red pens since my first day of teaching. Individual Podcasts—When I want to start a conversation with students about their writing, I create individual podcasts. Going Google When it comes to the tool my colleagues and I can’t live without, it’s Google. GoogleDocs—Not only is GoogleDocs a great way to go paperless in the classroom, it also offers a fantastic comment feature that allows teachers to respond to one another’s work. Web 2.0 for Thinking 101 My Delicious account is saturated with the Web 2.0 tools I find. Animoto—I love film projects but not the production time (downloading footage, editing, etc.). About the Author
School Violence and youth: Psychology’s response This summary report by the American Psychological Association's Commission on Violence and Youth examines individual and societal factors that contribute to youth violence in the United States and offers intervention strategies to reduce such violence. It examines biological, family, school, emotional, cognitive, social, and cultural factors which contribute to violent behavior. The report reviews what psychologists have learned about the factors that accompany and contribute to youth violence. Applying Behavior Analysis to School Violence and Discipline Problems: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support School discipline is a growing concern in the United States. Best practices in school discipline A book chapter from the book 'Best Practices in School Psychology-II.' First Step to Success: An early intervention for elementary children at risk for antisocial behavior Positive behavior support. Functional communication training with toddlers
RTI Forms and Checklists Featured Term Universal Screening A quick check of all students’ current levels of performance in a content or skill area. More Terms » Support RTI Become a Friend of the RTI Action Network The RTI Action Network is a program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Make a donation today! Treatment Integrity Protocols Joseph Kovaleski of Indiana University in Pennsylvania has assembled a collection of available treatment integrity protocols. Fidelity Checklists The RtI Implementation Rubrics The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has developed a set of fidelity tools to improve outcomes for students in Colorado and to support a scaling up of effective practices across the state. Beliefs and Perceptions of RTI Skills Surveys Self-report surveys have been developed to assess staff beliefs and perceptions that the staff has about their skills in relation to implementation of an RTI model. Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Implementation (SAPSI) Intervention Documentation
Social Media Made Simple By Emma Chadband Found In: advice & support Thanks to physics teacher Michelle Gould Burgess’ seamless integration of social media into her lesson plans, her students are busy launching marbles out of a catapult instead of listening to a lecture. For last night’s homework, they read Gould Burgess’ blog, watched her lectures via podcast— including a “bonus trigonometry podcast”—and they’ve stored their assignments in Google Docs. Gould Burgess teaches in a “flipped classroom,” so her students complete their “lower-level thinking” for homework, and engage in “higher-level thinking,” like the marble and catapult lab, in the classroom. Gould Burgess said her system is especially helpful because students have no excuse not to do their homework. The blog/podcast system is useful for classwork as well, she says, because if she’s helping one student and another needs her, she can refer them back to the specific part of her podcast that will help them. Busy Work Gets Easier Getting Started
ProjectForum.org Modeling Positive Behavior in the Classroom By Sheila Kohl Found In: teaching strategies Teachers are role models for their students all day, every day, so I take my actions and behavior very seriously. Modeling positive behavior— and discussing it with my students— helps me create a positive environment where students feel safe and cared for and where they can develop behavioral skills they will use the rest of their lives. Show Respect I model respect to my students by listening to them and showing them that I care about things that are important to them. Think Out Loud To demonstrate how to think through a problem, I think out loud. Sometimes, I ask students to help me come up with a lesson idea. Show My Human Side To show students that their skills and interests, as well as academics, are valued, I ask them about different aspects of their lives. Being a role model can be daunting—our students are observing us all the time—but it is also a wonderful opportunity to show students a positive way of looking at themselves.
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