As regular readers of the Confident Learners blog probably already know, I am certified by Solution Tree as a PLC at Work Associate. That means I’ve demonstrated my knowledge of the PLC at Work process and my ability to help both learning teams and schools interested in strengthening their collaborative work forward.
Recently, I’ve also earned certification from Solution Tree as an RTI at Work Associate.
That means I’ve demonstrated my knowledge of the essential work that buildings have to do in order to establish an effective system of interventions that can help to ensure that all students learn at high levels.
As a part of that work, I participated in a two-day workshop with both Mike Mattos and Luis Cruz — two of the leading experts in Response to Intervention in our nation. The workshop was centered around Mike’s book — Taking Action: A Handbook for RTI at Work — which details essential actions that need to be taken at the school level to make sure that response to intervention is “done well.”
That phrase — “Response to Intervention done well” — sat with me throughout the workshop.
Here’s why: According to research completed by John Hattie, RTI “done well,” has an effect size of 1.29. That means our intervention efforts really CAN accelerate learning for students who have fallen behind in schools while simultaneously ensuring that all students are learning at grade level or better each year.
But only if our response to intervention efforts are done well — something that I’ve watched dozens of schools struggle with during the course of my career as both a classroom teacher and a consultant.
So what does “Response to Intervention done well” look like in action?
Here are a few notes that I took during the course of my workshop:
How does your building measure up against these bullets, y’all?
What things are you “getting right” already — and where do you need to polish the work that you are doing around intervention in your building?
#worthasking
