Capacity Building RtI: Strengths Based Systemic Reform Jen McCarty Plucker, Ed.D.

ISD 196 K-12 Intervention SpecialistMinnesota Reading Association

President

With the support of Beth Swenson, who was unable to join us today.

PPT available at:http://jmplucker.blogspot.com

Targets for this morning:We can ground ourselves in a shared text to set up context for a Capacity Building Model of RtI.

We can consider the differences between a Capacity Building Model and a Deficiency/Discrepancy Model

We can look closely at assessment examples and consider the paradigm behind them.

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Pair Share

How have you empowered the Vashtis in your world?

What kinds of ‘definitions/limitations’ have you seen placed on our students?

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Driving Forces PISA (International Benchmarking) Common Core State Standards Reading Well by 3rd Grade Legislation Response to Intervention/Instruction (RtI2) or

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support MMR Coming Soon (2014) Teacher Evaluation

Systems Assessment-Teaching-Learning Loop Evidence Changing Brains of our Youth

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Satellite View

Driving Forces PISA (International Benchmarking) Common Core State Standards Reading Well by 3rd Grade Legislation Response to Intervention/Instruction (RtI2) or

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support MMR Coming Soon (2014) Teacher Evaluation

Systems Assessment-Teaching-Learning Loop Evidence Changing Brains of our Youth

Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

Goal: To create a systematic process that

ensures every child receives the additional time and support needed to learn at high levels.

Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

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The Equation of Education

Change the variable

Targeted Instruction + Time= Learning

The Equation of Education

Change the variable

Targeted Instruction + Time= Learning

Targeted Instruction + Time = Learning

If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.

~Ignacio Estrada

Eternal Questions of Education

What do we expect students to learn?

How will we know they are learning it?

How will we respond when they don’t learn?

How will we respond when they have learned?

Difference in Philosophy

Capacity Building Vs.

Discrepancy

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Tier 2

Tier 1

Tier 3Academic

Interventions

BehavioralInterventions

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Traditional Model of RtI

Triage vs. WellnessRemediation (triage) Intervention (wellness)

Focus on ‘fixing’ an existing problem

Instruction that is ‘instead of’

Replaces classroom instruction

Little if any adjustment in intensity

Targets a single isolated skill

Slow paced instruction that simply waters down the curriculum

Emphasis on ‘old’ data: summative assessments, standardized tests, etc.

Focus on prevention

Instruction that is ‘in addition to’

Enhances classroom (Tier 1) instruction

Focus is on need/learning target

Repeated/Guided practice to achieve mastery

Emphasis on short term support

Emphasis on timely data: ongoing formative assessment

Adapted from M. Howard, RtI from All Sides

Capacity Building Discrepancy

Differentiated Cookbook

Push in Pull out

Data driven Assess after the fact

Building meta cognition Rote Skills

Building independence Building dependence

Few interventions done well

Many random interventions that put everyone in the same box of instruction

Interventions

Are they urgent?Are they directive? Are they timely?Are they targeted?Are they systematic?

Adapted from Buffum, Mattos, & Weber, 2009

Tier 1: High Quality; World Class Core

Instruction

Tier 3: 5-7 minute

laser focused

Interventions

Capacity Building RtI

©Beth Swenson

Academic and Behavior interventions inter-related

Buffum, Mattos, and Weber, 2011

Select and unwrap essential student learning outcomes and develop a unit

assessment plan.

Introduce learning targets

to students. Begin Core Instruction.

Analyze formative assessment

results, provide mid unit

interventions, continue and/or complete core

instruction.

Analyze summative assessment

results, identify students in need of supplemental interventions.

GIVE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

GIVE END OF UNIT ASSESSMENT

Repeat for additional learning targets as needed

What do we expect kids to learn?

How do we know they are learning it?

How will we respond when they have learned it? How will we respond when they haven’t?

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Know (Strengths)

(What do they know?)

Need(What do they need to

know next?)

Teach(How will I get them

there?)

Check(How will I teach them

to check on themselves?)

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Self Assessment Today

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Jen McCarty, Ed. D.ISD 196 Teaching and Learning SpecialistJennifer.McCarty@district196.org651-423-7836

Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196