A School-wide Approach to Fostering All Students’ Academic, Behavioral & Social-Emotional Development
Summary of Training:
Creating an environment in which all students achieve academic success, meet behavioral expectations, and feel a sense of belonging is a matter of providing integrated and responsive instruction. By integrating the teaching of academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills within all aspects of the educational program and remaining responsive to the varied needs of the entire student population, schools create learning environments in which all students achieve, behave, and belong. Whether you are new to RtI/MTSS or an experienced practitioner, the insights and resources offered will provide the guidance needed to increase the effectiveness of your processes and practices.
Learning Objectives and Action Plan for Delivery:
This training is divided into five sessions and designed to guide educators in developing and implementing a systematic, multi-tiered intervention process to address students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs in a targeted, timely, and directive manner. Pursuant to this end, participants will learn to:
Identify essential academic standards, behavioral expectations, and social-emotional competencies to be universally taught to all students.
Use a Problem Solving Process to identify and respond to students’ lagging academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills.
Establish processes and practices for developing and implementing intervention plans to target students’ lagging skills.
Collect and evaluate data in order to provide intensive support for students who demonstrate significant or chronic lagging skills.
To achieve these learning objectives, participants will be expected to reflect on their current RtI/MTSS processes and practices with the intent of identifying both strengths and limitations of their current systems. After learning about an integrated and responsive approach to teaching academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills, participants will be expected to consider the systematic and cultural shifts necessary to create a learning environment in which all students achieve, behave, and feel a sense of belonging at school. Resources to support the learning objectives and facilitate the training activities will be provided to all participants.
Session Dates and Times:
Session 1: Introduction to Integrated and Responsive Instruction
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Session 2: Universal Supports for Academic Development
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 3: Universal Supports for Behavioral and Social-Emotional Development
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 4: Targeted and Intensive Supports for Academic Concerns
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 5: Targeted and Intensive Supports for Behavioral and Social-Emotional Concerns
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Presenters:
Chris Colgren has 20 years of experience in education, serving students as a teacher, coach, and administrator at both the elementary and secondary levels in a variety of settings, including rural, urban, and suburban schools. Dr. Colgren currently serves as an Assistant Principal of LaSalle Springs Middle School in Wildwood, MO, where he has worked with staff to develop and implement a highly effective systematic, multi-tiered intervention process. Passionate about educational equity, Chris is committed to ensuring all students achieve, behave, and feel a sense of belonging at school and believes this to be possible through integrated and responsive instruction.
Lisa Young has 10 years of experience in education serving students, teachers, and families as a school psychologist with St. Louis Special School District at the elementary and secondary levels. Lisa has spent the previous 10 years developing and implementing an effective systematic multi-tiered system of supports at the elementary level and worked with a team to implement a system at the secondary level. Lisa currently serves as an Early Intervention School Psychologist with St. Louis Special School District, focused on supporting districts with implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports. Lisa's commitment to integrated and responsive instruction is rooted in her desire to ensure all students achieve at high levels, develop social/emotional skills and feel a sense of belonging at school.