Activity+6+Reflection+on+RTI2+Staff+Presentation

Staff Presentation on RTI2, Response to Instruction and Intervention September 29, 2010
====This year at my school site we were going to implement a Learning Lab, which would be a pull out program for the lowest performing students in grades 1-5. Our goal was to both introduce the Response to Instruction and Intervention, RTI2, model and also to show what we had planned for the Learning Lab. RTI2 is more commonly known as RTI, or Response to Intervention (Wikipedia, 2010).==== ====Our district had provided a PowerPoint document on RTI2 (Batsche, 2009) that was informative, but way too long. Quite frankly it was boring. We wanted to use the information in that presentation but create another one for the training.==== ====I worked with the Principal and another Intervention Support Coordinator to put together the presentation. There is a wealth of information on RTI2 out there that we wanted to use. We started with an overview of what RTI was. We showed a pyramid with RTI Tier 1 at the bottom taking up 80% of the pyramid. Tier 1 focuses on solid core instruction which will be enough for 80% of the students. RTI Tier 2 is students who need extra instructional time outside of the core. This is about 15% of the students. Tier 3 is the tip of the pyramid and represents students who need special education resources, about 5% of the students.==== ====We didn’t want to overwhelm the staff with too much information or a lot text and articles. The pyramid was a simple but effective graphic representation of RTI. Using RTI as the springboard, we presented charts and graphs showing the need for differentiated instruction with our lowest performing students.==== ====As part of the presentation we used excerpts from a short video by a District official about the need to implement RTI. In the PowerPoint presentation we emphasized graphic images and bullet points to keep it simple and uncluttered.====

**Self-Assessment**
====I learned about the importance of strengthening the core instructional program. We wanted the teachers to see that special education and Resource Specialist Programs should be a last resort. Eighty percent of the students should be reached with the core program, this was new learning for me also. I wanted the teachers to find this new information as valuable as I did, so we could concentrate on strengthening what they were already doing.====

**Learn as a Learner**
====We used a multimedia presentation as well as a scholarly article to convey the information. We had the teachers reflect on the article and share their insights. I believe we were successful as the feedback we received was very positive. Planning the presentation as a team made it a stronger presentation.====

**Lifelong Learning Skills**
====I know that the principles of RTI2 are the groundwork for good instruction. I want to keep in mind the importance of the core when planning my own instruction or training other educators. It’s easy to get carried away by the latest fads, especially in technology. But the core program is what the technology should strengthen. I want to keep learning about the best practices and curriculums for core instruction.====

**Implementation of ISTE Indicators**
====TF-V.C.2: “Assist others in locating, selecting, capturing, and integrating video and digital images, in varying formats for use in presentations, publications, and/or other products” (Williamson, & Redish, p. 232). I worked with my principal and another teacher to create a multimedia presentation.====