RTI Arkansas: Preparing for PBIS
RTI Arkansas: Preparing for PBIS is the second in a series of two courses on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. The purpose of this course is to teach the basic steps necessary to begin building a PBIS framework.
In this course Anne Merten, PBIS Consultant at Arkansas State University, provides a supplemental guide for tier one training in PBIS. Ms. Merten explains each stage in the creation and implementation of a PBIS framework. She also shares many resources and suggestions helpful to the process. Relevant responses from Arkansas teachers and administrators, interviewed about the use of PBIS in their own schools, are included throughout this course.
This course was recorded on October 25, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas.
RTI Arkansas: Data-Based Decision Making
Even with Arkansas's Response to Intervention (RtI) Model, meeting lofty district goals as a school or implementing new plans in your own classroom can be intimidating. In this course Dr. Judy Elliott, education consultant, explains how to use the four-step problem solving process to make data-based decisions in RtI. She leads participants through a step-by-step study of this process, describing the elements of each step using real-world examples to illustrate the data-based decision making that occurs throughout the process.
This course, which was recorded on October 24, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas, is intended to assist school leaders and teachers in the implementation of data-driven problem solving, which is the backbone of RtI. It contains a variety of helpful resources, including a facilitation guide for those who would like to use the content within this course to facilitate whole-group professional development sessions in their schools or districts.
Better Together: Critical Components of Co-Teaching
The goal of the Better Together co-teaching series is the creation of more inclusive classrooms in Arkansas where ALL students have equal access to the general education curriculum as well as social-emotional learning.
The first course in this three-part series focuses on the critical components of co-teaching: co-planning, co-instructing, and co-assessing. In this course, we discuss the importance of each component and how the components work together to build the foundation for effective instruction in the co-taught classroom. Co-teachers that participate in this course will gain knowledge that will aid in planning effective lessons, delivering those lessons using specially designed instruction, and assessing for the purpose of data-driven decision making, while working together cohesively to benefit all students.
Better Together: Six Instructional Formats for Co-Teaching
The goal of the Better Together co-teaching series is the creation of more inclusive classrooms in Arkansas where ALL students have equal access to the general education curriculum as well as social-emotional learning.
The second course in this three-part series focuses on the six instructional formats recommended for providing effective co-taught instruction. In this course, we discuss the uses of each instructional format and their potential benefits and challenges. Participants will gain a better understanding of how each format works in the classroom and will learn to choose the best format to use with various lessons.
High-Quality Instructional Materials, Part One: Introduction, Background, and Adoption
What counts as high-quality instructional material? Why is it important for schools to adopt high-quality materials? Get the answers to these questions and more in the first of four courses dedicated to helping districts adopt and implement instructional resources that will lead to the academic gains they want to see in their student population. This course is designed to inform educators who are in the very beginning process of adopting or considering the adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM).
High-Quality Instructional Materials, Part Two: Initial Implementation
After the adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), schools face the task of implementing it. Change can be difficult, so in this second course from the High-Quality Instructional Material series, hosts Christina Muñoz and Alyson Courtney sit down with leaders in education from the Arkansas Department of Education and other organizations throughout the nation to discuss the benefits of implementation and how district and school leaders can be a force in that change. Additionally, leaders from Jonesboro Public Schools share their experience of the implementation of HQIM in their schools.
High-Quality Instructional Materials, Part Three: Ongoing Support for Teachers
How can schools keep high-quality instructional materials working well long after they’re adopted? This course dives into how teachers and leaders can get the ongoing support they need to use their materials effectively. You’ll hear from experts and Arkansas district teams on practical ways to align curriculum with professional learning, use data to guide instruction, collaborate across schools, and keep teaching strong year after year. The course will also cover how to tailor training to different teacher needs, build sustainable systems of support, and make sure students benefit from high-quality instruction in every classroom.
High-Quality Instructional Materials, Part Four: Ongoing Implementation Support for Leaders
In order for school districts to see the results they wish to achieve with their high-quality instructional materials, it is important that they faithfully implement the curriculum over a long period of time. In this fourth and final course from the High-Quality Instructional Materials series, hosts Christina Muñoz and Alyson Courtney sit down with leaders in education from the Arkansas Department of Education and other organizations throughout the nation to discuss how to best educate and support school leaders so that they can understand the purpose and structure of the district's curriculum, as well as provide teachers the kind of support that will lead to long-term implementation. In addition, viewers will hear from leaders at two Arkansas school districts as they share what their years-long implementation journey has been like and what lessons they have learned along the way.
The Learning Classroom: How People Learn
This program introduces the main themes of the course. Teacher interviews and classroom footage illustrate why learning theory is at the core of good classroom instruction and demonstrate the broad spectrum of theoretical knowledge available for use in classroom practice.
The Learning Classroom: Learning As We Grow
This program examines the concept of readiness for learning and illustrates how developmental pathways - including physical, cognitive, and linguistic - all play a part in students’ learning. Featured are a first-grade teacher, a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher, and a senior physics teacher, with expert commentary from University of California at Santa Cruz professor Roland Tharp and Yale University professor James P. Comer.