QuarterlyReport

October–December2018

[Year1/Quarter4]

TheIRISCenterproducesthesequarterlyreportsasbothanarrativeofoureffortsanda

detailedaccountofourworkandprogress.Thisdocumentrepresentstheverylatestactivities

oftheIRISCenter.Readonformoreinformationabouteverythingthattookplaceoverthelast

threemonths.

SPECIALNOTICE,IRIS@2.4MILLION:During2018,therewere2,376,830visitstotheWebsite,

aremarkableincreaseof13.54%comparedto2017.Thisnumberisallthemoreextraordinary

whenthebrieftrafficslowdownduetotheimplementationoftheEuropeanUnion’snewGDPR

dataregulationlegislation(seebelow)istakenintoaccount.MoredetailedIRISWebsiteuser

datacanbefoundintheEvaluationsectionbelow.PROJECTINFRASTRUCTURE:IRISisengagedinacontinuousefforttoimproveandexpandthequalityandreachofIRISresourcesthroughongoinginfrastructuredevelopmentandenhancement.

Þ WebsiteProgrammingUpdates&Improvements:Manyofthemostsignificant

improvementstotheIRISWebsitehappen“behindthescenes”attheprogramming

levelandarethereforevirtuallyinvisibletoourusersandvisitors.Whetherimmediately

noticeableornot,however,theseadjustmentsandfinetuningsareindispensabletoa

smoothrunning,user-friendlyonlineexperience.Alogofsomeofourmostsignificant

recentactivitiesfollows.

v GDPR-CompliantDataAlert:RecentmajorchangestotheEuropeanUnion’s

onlinedataprivacypolicies(GeneralDataProtectionRegulation,orGDPR)

havenecessitatedasignificantlydifferentapproachtothewayWebsiteslike

oursapproachtheissueofuserprivacyanddatamanagement,specifically

theuseof“cookies,”smallinformationfilesthathelpcomputerskeeptrack

ofuservisitsandactivities.Beginningthisquarter,visitorstotheIRIS

Websitewillbepresentedwithapop-upwindowalertingthemtothefact

thatthesiteusescookiesandinformingthemthatcontinuingtousetheIRIS

Websiteconstitutestheirconsentforustodoso.Onceusershave“optedin”

byclickingabutton,thepop-upwindowwillnotappearduringsubsequent

visits.

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v Plugins,NoMore:IRISworkedhardthisquartertoeliminateour

dependenceonpluginstorunaudioandvideoelementsontheIRISsite.This

change,implementedduringthewinterbreak,reformattedallaudioand

videocodingontheIRISsitetouseWordpress’corefunctions,drastically

reducinguserissuesrelatedtooutdatedormissingplugins.Allcaptioning

resourcesforourvideoshavelikewisebeenreconfiguredtofunctioninthis

newenvironment.

v jQueryMigration:ThemigrationoftheIRISjavascriptenvironmenttothe

jQuerylibrariesiscomplete.AllrelativeinteractivefeaturesoftheIRISsite

arenowimplementingthenativeWordpressjQueryinstallation.

v AnAPPforThat:IncoordinationwithAngelicaFulchini,theIRISTechnologyInnovationPostdoctoralScholar,weareintheinformation-collectingstage

toidentifymobileappsinconjunctionwithspecificIRISresourcesthatmight

beofusetoteachers.Wewillalsodevelopuser-friendlywaystoalertour

visitorstotheseoutsideapps,aswellasexplainhowtheymightbestput

themtouseintheirowninstruction.Finally,IRISisstillexploringtheuseof

appstohelpcollegestudentslearnkeyvocabularytermsassociatedwithIRIS

resourcesortohelpfacultyquizstudentsoverkeymodulecontent.

Þ DataPrivacyPolicy:Vanderbilt’sincreasedrequirementsforPersonalCreditIndustry

(PCI)compliance,requirethatWPEngine,theIRISWebsitehost,provideanAttestation

ofCompliance(AoC).AlthoughallsecuritystandardsaremetviatheGooglecloudon

whichthesiteishosted,WPEnginedoesnotprovideAoCs.Asaresult,IRISisworkingto

ensurethatourWebsitemeetsPCICompliancefornow,andlookingintooptionsforour

CertificatesofCompletionthatdonotrequireonlinecreditcarduse.

PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT:IRISdevelopsonlineresourcesaboutevidence-basedinstructionalandbehavioralpracticestohelpimprovetheeducationoutcomesofallstudents,particularlystrugglinglearnersandthosewithdisabilities.Createdwiththeassistanceofmanyofthetopexpertsintheirfields,IRISresources—whethermodules,casestudies,COREcontentunits,ormanyothers—areinnovative,interactive,andpracticalforuseincollegeanduniversitycoursework,byPDproviders,andbyteachersintoday’sclassrooms.NewResources:Anewprojectcyclebringswithitnewconceptsforeffectiveresourcesaboutevidence-basedpracticesasIRISworkstomeettheevolvingneedsofeducatorsintoday’s

classrooms.

Þ FundamentalSkillSheets:Practicalandinformative,ourbrandnewfundamentalskill

sheetscollectionsoffereducatorsquickprimers(orreminders)aboutdiscreteskillsand

practicesindispensabletotheirroleaseffectiveclassroomteachers.Basedonour

popularSTARSheettemplate(whichformsthefoundationofIRISCaseStudyUnits),

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fundamentalskillsheetsoverviewapracticeorskill,breakdownresearchintothat

skill’seffectiveness,includeproceduresandtipsforimplementation,andoffervideo

examplesandnon-examplesofimplementationinclassroomsettingssothateducators

canseeitallhappenforthemselves.Fivefundamentalskillsheetshavebeencompleted

andpostedtotheIRISWebsite:

v BehaviorSpecificPraisev ProximityControlv Wait-Timev High-ProbabilityRequestsv ChoiceMaking

Duringthisquarter,weoversawthefilmingofelementaryscenarios.Inaddition,we

undertookthesignificanteffortinvolvedinproducingandeditingexampleandnon-

examplevideosinbothelementaryandhighschoolclassroomsettings.Finally,IRIS

showcasedtheseresourcesatthe2018conferenceofCEC’sTeacherEducationDivision,

duringwhichwereceivedinvaluablefeedbackfromparticipantsthathelpedshapethe

finalversionsoftheseexcitingnewproducts.

Þ COREContentUnits(comingsoon):Createdwiththeassistanceoftopinstructionalexpertsintheirfields,theIRISCORE(Comprehensive,Organized,Reliable,Engaging)

ContentUnitswillbe“deepdives”intoeffectivepracticesforstudentswithdisabilities.

IRISiscurrentlyeditingseveralunitsforourupcomingCOREunitoneffective

mathematicsinstructionandwillcontinuetodosointhecomingquarterasmoreunits

aredeliveredtous.

Modules:Thesignatureresourceofourcenter,IRISModulescoverinformationabout

fundamentaltopicsandevidence-basedinstructionalandbehavioralpracticesonawidevariety

oftopicareas,includingclassroombehaviormanagement,MTSS/RTI,andculturalandlinguistic

diversity,tonamebutafew.

Þ IEPModuleSeries:ByspecialrequestfromOSEP,ourcenterisdevelopingasetof

modulesabouthigh-qualityIEPs.Thefirstoftheseoverviewsguidelinesforthe

developmentofhigh-qualityIEPsthatalignwiththelatestfindingsfromEndrewF.,explainingtheircrucialroleintheeducationofstudentswithdisabilities.Afuture

moduleisspecificallydesignedwithadministratorsandschoolleadersinmind,going

furtherthanthelegalcontextinwhichhigh-qualityIEPsarerequiredandoffering

guidanceonhowtosupportschoolpersonnelinthedevelopmentofhigh-qualityIEPs.

MitchellYellwrotecontentforthefirstmodule.DavidBatemanwilldevelopthecontent

forthesecondmodule.

Þ ModuleRevision:IRISiscurrentlyrevisinganumberofmodulesandmoduleserieswith

updatedinformationandrevisedandexpandedresources.

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v Accommodations:ArevisionofourpopularAccommodations:InstructionalandTestingSupportsforStudentswithDisabilitiesmodulehasbeenpostedtothe

IRISWebsite.Thissubstantiallyupdatedresourceoverviewsinstructionaland

testingaccommodationsforstudentswithdisabilities,explainshow

accommodationsdifferfromotherkindsofinstructionaladaptations,definesthe

fourcategoriesofaccommodations,anddescribeshowtoimplement

accommodationsandevaluatetheireffectivenessforindividualstudents.This

updatedmodulewillreplacethepreviousversioninourIRISPDOptionssection

duringthenewquarter.

v VisionSeries:Ourthree-module“vision”seriesisundergoingsignificantrevision.

BrendaNaimyofCaliforniaStateUniversity-LosAngeleshasdeliveredrevised

contentforAccommodationstothePhysicalEnvironment:SettingUpaClassroomforStudentswithVisualDisabilities,InstructionalAccommodations:MakingtheLearningEnvironmentAccessibletoStudentswithVisualDisabilities,andServingStudentswithVisualDisabilities:TheImportanceofCollaboration.Aspartofthisprocess,IRISwillalsoupdatetheoveralllookofthemodulesto

matchourcurrentstandards,reformattingindividualelementsaswellas

replacingexistingillustrationswithphotographs.Aphotoshootforthese

photographswilloccurinthespring.WeplantopostthemodulesinMay

followingtheendoftheacademicsemester.

v AssessmentSeries:Ourtwo-moduleseriesonclassroomassessment—

ClassroomAssessment(Part1):AnIntroductionToMonitoringAcademicAchievementintheClassroomandClassroomAssessment(Part2):EvaluatingReadingProgress—arecurrentlyundergoingrevisionbyEricaLembkeofthe

UniversityofMissouriandRobertAlexanderSmithoftheUniversityofSouthern

Mississippi.WeexpectcontentfortheseresourcestobedeliveredtoIRISduring

thenewquarter.

v CollaboratingwithFamilies:Anewversionofthisresourceontheimportanceof

workingwiththefamiliesofstudentswithspecialneedsiscurrentlyintheearly

phaseofdevelopment.IRIShasaskedSharmanBarrett,DirectorofthePACER

Center,toevaluatethemodule’scurrentversiontoidentifyinformationthat

mightrequirerevisionorupdating.

Þ ModuleAnswerKeysinSpanish:Assessmentanswerkeysforeachofourmodules

availableinSpanishareindevelopmentandwillbepostedontheIRISWebsiteinthe

newquarter.

Þ IRIS“Quizlets”:UnderthedirectionofAngelicaFulchini,theIRISTechnologyInnovationPostdoctoralScholar,weareexploringthepossibilityofdevelopinginteractivequizzes

designedtohelpusersbetterunderstandandrecallkeyterminologyanddefinitionsIRIS

Modules.

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Þ NewIRISFormatTemplates:WiththeunveilingofthenewIRISWebsite,wehave

reformattedouranswerkeysandmoduleoutlinestoconformtoourcurrentdesign

standards.Inresponsetouserfeedback,moduleoutlinesnowincludeinteractive

“windows”beloweachmajormodulesectionthatallowuserstotakenotesandrecord

answerstotheInitialThoughtsquestions.

CaseStudies:Thesemulti-partresourcesaskuserstoanalyzeandrespondtoanumberof

problem-basedclassroomissuesandchallenges—forexampleclassroomnormsand

expectations,algebrainstruction,orclassroomarrangement—throughincreasinglevelsof

complexityanddetail.

Þ RoomArrangement:Wewillundertakeasubstantialrevisionofour“EffectiveRoom

Arrangement:Elementary”casestudyinthenewquarter.Course/PDActivities:Handy,focusedresourcesforuseasindependentassignmentsorto

promoteclassroomdiscussion,IRISCourse/PDActivitiescoveradiverserangeoftopics,

includingbehaviormanagement,languagedisorders,disabilityrelatedlanguageinfederallaw,

andmanyothers.

Þ Course/PDActivitiesUpdate:IRISiscurrentlyreviewingandeditingourcourse/PDactivitiescollection(110inall),whichwillundergorevisiontochangeorremove

outdatedterminologyandinformation,aswellastoupdatetheresources’formatand

designtomatchourcurrentstandards.Wehopetocompletethistaskinthecoming

quarter.IRISOnlineTools:FromaglossaryoftermsrelatedtodisabilitiestotheIRISBookandFilm

ToolstoourEvidence-BasedPracticesSummaries,IRISonlinetoolsareuser-friendly,

informative,andalwaysgrowing.

Þ IRISAlignmentTools:Stateanddistrictpersonnel,faculty,andschoolpersonneloftenfinditdifficulttolocatereliable,effectiveresourcesthattranslatethelatestresearchon

evidence-basedpracticesintopracticalinformationthateducatorscanusetoimprove

learningandbehavioroutcomesforallchildren.Inresponse,ournewIRISalignment

toolsareauser-friendlywaytolearnmoreaboutwhichoftheIRISresourcesalignwith

high-leveragepractices(HLPs),state-identifiedmeasurableresults(SiMRs)topics,and

theevidence-basedpracticeshighlightedintheCEEDARinnovationconfigurations(ICs).

Locatedonasinglepagefortheconvenienceofourusers,theIRISAlignmentToolscan

befoundunderthemain“Resources”tabonourWebsite.

Þ EBPSummaries:IRISiscurrentlyupdatingourcollectionofevidence-basedpracticesummaries.Theseresearchsummariescoveringinstructionalstrategiesand

interventionsofferinformationthatincludeslevelofeffectivenessaswellastheage

groupsforwhichagivenstrategyorinterventionisdesigned.Linkstotheoriginal

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reportsarealsoprovidedforthosewhomightwishtoexplorefurther.Wewillcomplete

theupdateinthenewquarter.

Þ IRISGlossary:Thissearchableglossaryofdefinitionsforthedisabilityrelatedterms

coveredinmanyofourresourcesiscurrentlybeingupdatedandexpanded.Thisprocess

willbecompletedinthenewquarter.

VideoVignettesUpdate:Theseannotationsofandlinkstovideosaboutindividualswithdisabilities,theirfamilies,advocates,teachers,andserviceprovidersincludesvideosaboutthe

historyofdisabilities,aswellasdepictionsoftheapplicationofevidence-basedpracticesin

educationalsettings.

Þ CollectionUpdate:IRIShasaddedapairofvideovignettesaboutaccommodationsfor

studentswithdisabilities.Thevideosare:

v AccommodationsandModificationsforStudentswithDisabilities

v DiscussingCommonMisperceptionsaboutAccommodations

InformationBriefs:Theseonlineresourcesdevelopedbyotherprogramsandcentersare

collectedandcuratedbyIRISassupplementalmaterials.Informationbriefscovereverything

fromaccommodationsforstudentswithdisabilitiestoUniversalDesignforLearningandpeer-

assistedinterventions.

Þ CollectionUpdate:Partofanongoingprocess,IRISiscurrentlytakingalookatourcurrentcollectionof338informationbriefswithaneyetowardremovingolderor

outdatedresourcesand,ifpossible,replacingthemwithnewerversions.Thiseffortwill

becompletedinYear2.Meanwhile,thisresourcehasbeenupdatedwithinformation

briefsmatchedtoourrevisedaccommodationsmodule.

ForFaculty/ForPD:Speciallycreatedwithfacultymembersandprofessionaldevelopment

providersinmind,thesesectionsoftheIRISWebsiteofferawidevarietyoftoolsand

informationforuseincollegecourseworkandPDtrainingevents.

Þ FormattingUpdate:Duringthisquarter,wereformattedboththecourseworkplanning

formsandPDplanningformscollections,bringingtheminlinewithourupdated

standards.

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DISSEMINATION:IRISdisseminatesnewsofitsresourcesthroughawidevarietyofmeans,bothuniversal,targeted,andindividualized.TheIRISWebsite,conferencepresentationsandexhibitionappearances,andamulti-partsocialmediapresence,allarekeycomponentsinourplantoreachandcommunicatewithIRISconsumers.

Infrastructure:Keytoourcenter’songoingdisseminationeffortsisthedevelopmentand

expansionofmultipleelementsthat,together,formthebasisofourcampaigntogettheword

outaboutIRISandourresources.Moreaboutthesecanbefoundintheitemsbelow.

Þ IRISStories:IRISresourcesareusedthroughouttheUnitedStatesandaroundthe

world.Now,forthefirsttime,we’resharingthestoriesandexperiencesofourusersin

theirownwords.Whethertoldbycollegeanduniversityfaculty,stateordistrict

personnel,schoolprincipals,orclassroomteachers,everyIRISstoryteachesus

somethingnew.NewIRISstoriesastoldbyMaryLittle,ProfessorofEducationatthe

UniversityofCentralFlorida,andapairofherstudentshavebeenpostedtotheIRIS

Website.

Þ TheIRISNewsletter:Anewelementofourdisseminationefforts,aperiodicIRIS

newsletterwillbemadeavailabletomembersofouremaillistserv,some10,000IRIS

users.ThenewsletterwillcontainupdatesonIRISandourresources,featuresaboutthe

centeritself,informationaboutconferencepresentationsandappearances,and

relevantinformationabouttheworkofourpartners.Thefirstnewsletterwillbe

publishedinJanuaryofthenewyear.

Þ IRISSummary:TheIRISDataSummaryisanannualpublicationdesignedtohighlight

informationaboutthecenter,itsusers,andourmostpopularresources.Anew

summarytoreflectour2018datawillbecreatedinthenewquarterandsubmittedto

OSEPforcommentandapproval,afterwhichitwillbepostedontheIRISWebsite.Presentation&OutreachEfforts:Throughouttheyear,IRISattendslocal,regional,andnationalconferencestopresentonourtrainingandinstructionalresourcesandtokeepaudiencesup-

to-dateoneverythingthatisnewwithIRIS.Informationaboutourrecentpresentationsis

below.

Þ Ambassador’sToolKit:IRIShasdevelopedatoolkitforourIRISAmbassadors,which

currentlyincludesfivehandoutsandageneraloverviewPowerPointpresentation.More

handouts—includingrevisedversionsofourtoptipsforprofessionaldevelopment

providersandtoptipsforfaculty—werecompletedthisquarterandaddedtothetool

kit.

Þ Administrator&SchoolDistrictHandout:IRIScreatedthisprintablehandoutspecificallytotargetschoolanddistrictadministratorssuchasthosewespoketoatthis

year’smeetingoftheAssociationforSupervisionandCurriculumDevelopmentin

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Nashville(seebelow).

Þ ChristtheKingSchool:InearlyOctober,theIRISCenterpresentedonourresourcesrelatedtoUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL)atChristtheKingSchool,aprivateK-8

CatholicschoolinNashville,Tennessee.Althoughthecenterdoesnotnormallyprovide

in-servicetraining,thispresentation,toaschoolafewblocksfromouroffices,waspart

ofourinitiativetoexpandIRISresourcesintotheCatholicschoolsystem.Becauseofthe

increasedinclusionofstudentswithdisabilitiesintheCatholicschools,andalackof

fundingforprofessionaldevelopmentforschoolstaff,administratorsarelookingfor

freeresourcestohelpimprovetheirteachers’knowledgeandskills.Asthewordabout

IRISresourcescontinuestospread,thisgroupofeducatorshasbecomeasourceofnew

users.

Þ TennesseeCECConference:InOctober,IRIShostedapresentationatthe2018TennesseeCouncilforExceptionalChildrenConferenceinFranklin,Tennessee,where

wehighlightedourresourcesoneffectivemathematicsinstruction.

Þ LEAD:InOctober,IRISwaspresentattheTennesseeDepartmentofEducation’sannual

LEADConferenceinNashville,wherewehostedaboothtohighlighttheIRISWebsite,

resources,andprofessionaldevelopmentoptions.

Þ OSEPIEPSYMPOSIUM:OnOctober15,2018,IRISpresentedatthethird,andfinal,virtualeventintheseries:EffectiveStrategiestoEnhanceHigh-QualityImplementation

ofIndividualizedEducationPrograms(IEPs).NaomiTylerhighlightedthetypesof

resourcesandprofessionaldevelopmentoptionsthatcanincreasethecapacityof

schoolleadersandteacherstoutilizeevidence-basedandhigh-leveragepracticesand

improvetheimplementationofhigh-qualityIEPsintheirschools.

Þ CaliforniaCECConference:InOctober,IRISAmbassadorsCammyPurperandVictoria

GrafpresentedontheIRISresourcesattheannualmeetingoftheCaliforniaCouncilfor

ExceptionalChildreninBurlingame,California.

Þ FloridaCECConference:InOctober,IRISAmbassadorMaryLittlepresentedontheIRIS

resourcesatthe2018conferenceoftheFloridaCouncilforExceptionalChildrenin

PonteVedra,Florida.

Þ TeacherEducationDivisionConference:InNovember,IRISmadeapairofpresentations

attheannualmeetingoftheTeacherEducationDivision(TED)inLasVegas,Nevada.Our

IRIS101presentationcoveredthebasicsofourcenterandourresourcesforthosewhoarecurrentlyunfamiliarwithboth,whereasIRISAdvancedofferedamorein-depthlook

forlong-timeusers.

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Þ ASCD:InNovember,IRIShostedanexhibitboothattheannualAssociationfor

SupervisionandCurriculumDevelopmentmeetinginNashville,Tennessee,whereIRIS

AmbassadorNickFrenchwasonhandtodispenseinformationaboutourcenter,

resources,andprofessionaldevelopmentoptionstoschoolanddistrictleadersin

attendance.

Þ SmithCounty:InNovember,IRIShostedaboothattheSmithCountyteacherin-service

dayinCarthage,Tennessee.Some75specialeducatorsfromthecountywerepresentto

takepart.

Þ CouncilforExceptionalChildren(CEC):AtrioofpresentationsaboutIRISresourceshasbeenacceptedforinclusionintheCEC2019ConventionandExpo,tobeheldJanuary

29-February2inIndianapolis,Indiana.WewillpresentonournewMTSS/RTI:

Mathematicsmodule,newtypesofresources,andprofessionaldevelopmentoptions.

IRISwillalsohostaboothintheexhibitionhall.TECHNICALASSISTANCE:IRISworkstoincreasethecapacityofteacherpreparationprogramstoexpandtherangeofresourcesaboutevidence-basedpractices(EBPs)intheircoursesandprogramcurricula,stateandlocaleducationagenciesaswellasPDproviderstodelivereffectiveprofessionaldevelopment,andindependentlearnerstoenhancetheirknowledgeandskillsregardingEBPs.

Þ TopTipsforFaculty/TopTipsforPDProviders:Locatedinour“ForFaculty”and“ForPDProviders”sections,thesepagesoffervisitorstipsandpointersonhowtouseIRIS

resourcesintheircollegecourseworkorprofessionaldevelopmenttrainings,covering

everythingfromIRISModules,toonlinetools,totechtipsforasmootheronline

experience.Abridgedversionsofeachtoptipsarealsoavailableforourvisitorsto

downloadinPDFformatandforIRIStoprintanddistributeduringconference

appearances.

Þ Micro-Credentials:IncollaborationwithDigitalPromise,IRISoffersa“stack”ofmicro-

credentials(MCs)onaccommodationsforstudentswithdisabilities.ThesefocusedPD

unitsalloweducatorstolearnandgainmasteryofdiscreteinstructionalpractices.

v MCScorers:Havingfinisheddevelopingcomprehensivegradingguidelinesfor

eachofthefourmicro-credentialsinourstack,webegantrainingscorersby

allowingthemtopracticewithmicro-credentialssubmittedthroughDigital

Promise’sonlineplatform.

v IRIS&Bloomboard:WiththeseparationoftheDigitalPromiseandBloomboard

platforms,Bloomboardismovinginadifferentdirectionandrevisingtheformat

oftheirMCs.InlateDecember,Vanderbiltapprovedinitialcontractproceedings

withBloomboard.Astheprocessmovesforward,IRISwillworkwithinthenew

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templatesothatdifferentversionsoftheIRISMCstacks—eachwithitsown

focusandaudience—canbeofferedonbothplatforms.

Þ NavigationVideos:AnupdatedandrevisedWebsiterequiresupdatednavigation

videos.ThesebriefvideotutorialswillhelpourvisitorstousetheIRISResourceLocator,

navigateourmodules,andexploreourvariousprofessionaldevelopmentoptions.We

plantocompleteandpostthesevideosinthenewyear.

Þ TheIRISStrategicPlan:IRISiscurrentlydevelopinganactionplantoincreasetheuseofourSchool&DistrictPlatformandPDcertificatesofcompletionforteachers.Thecenter

isalsoworkingwithNickFrench(seebelow),anIRISAmbassadorwithextensive

educationalleadershipexperience,todevelopthisplan.Updateswillfollowin

subsequentquarterlyreports.

Þ School&DistrictPlatform:Thisquarter,IRISAmbassadorNickFrenchidentifieddistrict

andspecialeducationcooperativesinTennesseeandWashingtonStatethathavefailed

tomeettheESSAindicatorsofstudentachievementandschoolquality.Oncethese

districtsandspecialeducationcooperativeswereidentified,Nickcompileddata

identifyingschoolswithinthedistrictorcooperative,theircontactinformation,andarea

ofidentifiedneed.ThesedatawillbeusedtosharetheIRISPDHoursSchool&District

Platformandallowschoolanddistrictleaderstocustomtailor,organize,andtracktheir

teachers’ongoingPDactivitiesrelatedtotheidentifiedareasofacademicneed.

EVALUATION:TheIRISevaluationplanisdesignedtoyieldinformationtoguideprojectactivitiesandtoassesswhetherourgoals,objectives,andoutcomeshavebeenachieved.Formativeandsummativedataareusedtomonitorprojectimplementationprocedures.

Þ ProjectOutcomes:IRIShasbeguntocollectdatarelatedtotheprojectoutcomes

outlinedinourlogicmodel:increasedawarenessandknowledgeofevidence-based

practicesandIRISresources.Surveydatarelatedtotheseoutcomeswerecollectedat

severalIRISpresentationsthisquarter.Þ EstablishingBaselines:Oneofthetasksoutlinedinourevaluationplanistoestablish

baselinelevelsofawarenessofIRISresourcesbyvariousgroups(e.g.,statedepartments

ofeducation).ThatworkwasunderwaythisquarteraswebegantoanalyzeourWebsite

visitordata.

Þ TheIRISMasterList:IRIShasdevelopedalistofstate-approvedteacherpreparationprogramsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Thislistwillbeusedtocollectdataaboutthe

numberandpercentageofprogramsinwhichIRISresourcesareused.DebSmith,

formerlyofIRIS@CGU,iscoordinatingthiseffort.Wehavegatheredinformationabout

whichprogramshavevisitedtheIRISWebsiteduringtheperiodfromJanuary1,2018

throughNovember30,2018.Wewillconductthelastphaseofdatacollectionfor2018

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inJanuary2019.ThenumberandpercentageofprogramsusingIRISresourceswillbe

updatedandappearinthe2018IRISSummary.

Þ EvaluationProjects:KristinSayeskiandBethanyHamilton-JonesattheUniversityof

GeorgiacreatedthefirstdraftoftheImpactSurveyforthefirstIRISevaluationproject.

TheypilotedthesurveyatTEDandreceivedagreatdealofhelpfulfeedback.Drs.

SayeskiandHamilton-Jonesarecurrentlyrevisingthequestionsandhopetohavea

second-generationsurveyreadytobetestedatthebeginningofJanuary2019.Dr.

SayeskiisplanningtolaunchitinJanuary2019attheCECconference.

Þ FundamentalSkillSheets@TED:Duringthe2018meetingoftheTeacherEducation

DivisioninLasVegas,Nevada,IRISshowcasedournewfundamentalskillsheetsand

conductedafocusgroupfromwhichwegainedvaluableinsightandopinionaboutthe

formattinganddesignofthesenewresourcesthatprovedindispensableincreatingthe

finalpostedversions.

ModuleFeedback:TheIRISModuleFeedbackForm,anonlinesurvey,asksrespondentstorate

ourmodules’quality,relevance,andusefulnessonascaleof1to5(5beingthehighestrating).

Thisquartertherewere1,121respondentstothissurvey.Table1(below)summarizes

descriptiveinformationabouttherespondents.Table2presentstherespondents’overallmean

ratingsoftheIRISModulesforquality,relevance,andusefulness.Table3summarizesthe

respondents’areaofworkorstudy.Ofparticularnoteisthehighnumberofprofessionalsin

generaleducationthatprovidedfeedback.Table1 Table2

MeanRatingsQuality 4.4

Relevance 4.5

Usefulness 4.4

Respondents NumberCollegeStudent 308

GraduateStudent 279

ExperiencedTeacher 206

NewTeacher 169

Other(e.g.,parent) 96

SchoolLeader 42

CollegeFaculty 10

PDProvider 6

Datamissing 5

Total 1,121

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Table3

WebsiteUserData:Therewere700,390visitstotheWebsitethisquarter,anincreaseof20%

comparedtothesamequarterlastyear.During2018,therewere2,376,830visitstotheWebsite,anincreaseof13.54%comparedto2017.Asmentionedatthebeginningofthis

report,thisnumberisinspiteofthebrieftrafficslowdowninthesummerduetothe

implementationoftheEuropeanUnion’snewGDPRstandards.

Response NumberGeneraleducation 384

Specialeducation 356

Other 182

Earlychildhoodeducation 140

Earlychildhoodspecialeducation 31

Earlyinterventionservices 15

Datamissing 13

Total 1,121

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COLLABORATION&WORKGROUPACTIVITIES:IRISworksincollaborationwithothernationalcenters,nationallyrecognizededucationexperts,andourownIRISAmbassadorsandWorkgroupstoimproveourabilitytodevelopresources,disseminateinformationaboutallthingsIRIS,andoffertechnicalassistanceandtraining.

Þ NationalCenterforLeadershipinIntensiveIntervention(NCLII):IRIScontinuestocollaboratewithNCLII.Throughaproposedpartnership,NCLIIdoctoralstudentswill

developandpilotcoursesaboutintensiveinterventions.Inturn,IRISwillpostthesyllabi

fromthosecoursesonourWebsiteaspartofourSampleSyllabicollection.Threesyllabi

arecurrentlyavailable:ClassroomandBehaviorManagementforStudentswith

Disabilities,IntensifyingBehavioralInterventionsUsingData-BasedDecisionMaking,

andIntensiveInterventionsinReading.

Þ NationalCenteronIntensiveIntervention(NCII):IRIScontinuestocollaboratewithNCIIonanumberoffronts,informationaboutwhichcanbefoundbelow.

v NCII&theIRISGlossary:NCIIhasrequestedpermissiontouseourIRISGlossary

ofdisabilityrelatedtermsratherthanengaginginduplicativeefforttodevelop

theirownversion.

v NCIICourseonExplicitInstruction:IRISbegancollaborationswithNCIItodisseminateinformationontheironlinecourseonexplicitinstruction,developed

incooperationwiththeUniversityofConnecticut.Additionalconversations

focusedonwaysinwhichIRISmodulescouldbeusedtodelvedeeperinto

coursecontent.

v NCIIandIntensiveIntervention:InOctober,IRISattendedanNCIImeeting.The

overallpurposeofthemeetingwastodiscusswaysthatNCIIcandevelop

productstohelpteachersanddistrictpersonnelunderstandandimplementthe

TaxonomyofInterventionIntensification.PotentialupdatestotheIRISDBI

ModulesandpossiblefutureIRISresourceswerealsoconsideredandwillbe

discussedinthefuture.

PERSONNEL:SeethisspacefornotesandinformationonneworoutgoingIRISpersonnel.

Þ StudentWorker:DarrylBondjoinedIRISasastudentworkerassistingwithtasksacrossthevariousinter-officeteams.

Þ TACoordinatorUpdate:WithIRISsinceJune,2018,Tanya Collinshasassumedthe

dutiesofthecenter’sTechnicalAssistancelead.