Mastering the Classroom

 Response to Intervention Program      Response to Intervention (RTI) programs can be highly effective in supporting diverse learners if implemented well, which means providing teachers with thorough professional development, ensuring consistent monitoring of student progress, and securing strong administrative support to maintain the process.      RTI offers many benefits, especially for student that struggle with learning in general or in specific subject areas. RTI works by identifying a student’s needs early and addresses is at the lowest level of intervention first. This allows the student to remain in a general education classroom with modified assignments and assessments. By allowing the student to remain in their general classroom, they are less likely to gain the stigma associated with needing extra help on schoolwork. Staying in the general classroom can also boost a student’s confidence and prevent them from falling too far behind academic...

  Models of Learning 1.     1.    The “goal-based design” and the “Design-Down, Deliver-Up” Models of learning both start with the end goal in mind. These models begin by identifying the standards the students need to master and then build teachings, assignments and assessments that will help students acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the objectives well.   These learning models support curriculum alignment by ensuring that learning objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments are connected. Curriculum and instruction are built around learning goals. This model focuses on starting instruction at the students’ current level of understanding, allowing educators to support individual learning needs while still working toward the identified standards goals. By aligning every aspect of instruction with clearly defined outcomes, educators are able to maintain consistency and coherence throughout the learning process. This assures purposefu...