Choose from among a list of Web-based training opportunities, both archived and upcoming, to develop your skills and increase your knowledge of effective RTI practices. Ongoing professional development is essential across school personnel to ensure that RTI is implemented with fidelity.

Integrating Academic and Behavior Supports Within an RTI Framework

In this webinar, Drs. Kent McIntosh, Hank Bohanon, and Steve Goodman provided background on why integrating academic and behavior RTI systems improves student outcomes and helps prevent school failure. They also provided specific examples of how academic and behavior systems can be combined into an integrated school-wide system of supports for students. View the free webinar recording: Integrating Academic and Behavior Supports Within an RTI Framework. (Note: You need Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player to access the webinar recording.)

The Integrating Academic and Behavior Supports Within an RTI Framework Webinar PowerPoint Handout is now available. In addition, download a copy of the Braiding District Initiatives Worksheet and the Behavior Webinar Resource List.

Screening for Reading Problems in an RTI Framework

In this webinar, Drs. Evelyn Johnson and Juli Poolsummarized and discussed the challenges of screening for reading problems in an RTI framework. They also provided an overview of the screening processes that have been used to identify student at risk for reading problems and discussed screening measures that work well in identifying students from pre-K through grade 12 who are at risk for reading problems. View the free webinar recording: Screening for Reading Problems in an RTI Framework. (Note: You need Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player to access the webinar recording.)

The Screening for Reading Problems in an RTI Framework Webinar PowerPoint Handout is now available.

Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings

In this webinar, Drs. Coleman and Roth explored NCLD's new publication, Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings, to help early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates and others  gain a basic understanding of the essential components of RTI  and begin to develop and plan their own RTI implementation plan.  View the free webinar recording: Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings (registration required).

The Roadmap Webinar PowerPoint Handout is now available.

RTI Action Network RTI National Online Forum Series

Access any of our National Online Forums to learn from top implementers and experts engaging in critical dialogue about RTI. Archived forums include a 90-minute video program with accompanying PowerPoint slides as well as recommended readings and suggested discussion questions. Each webcast can be used as a centerpiece for staff development or for your own personal professional development. Visit the National Online Forum Series page for more information.

Forums include:

• "The Role of RTI in LD Identification." Featuring Drs. Don Deshler, Jack M. Fletcher, Rick Wagner
• "Are You Ready for RTI? What Do You Need to Know, and What Do You Need to Do?" Featuring  Drs. Judy Elliott, Ann Casey, and David Prasse
• "Data-Based Decision Making." Featuring Dr. Lynn Fuchs, and Dr. Joe Kovaleski, and Mr. John Carruth

IDA Convention Handouts

On November 11, 2009, the RTI Action Network partnered with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) to present a full-day symposium titled "Implementation of RTI from A to Z" at IDA's Annual Convention in Orlando, FL. The presentation addressed effective strategies along with content knowledge and skills required to support successful RTI implementation.

The following materials and resources presented at the session are now available to download:

• RTI: An Overview: Essential Components for Effective Implementation
• Needed Leadership to Get Started: Steps and Tolls for Three Primary Phases of Implementation
  • SAPSI Form
  • Problem Solving - RTI Training Outline
  • RTI: District Level Self-Assessment
• Real-World Implementation: What Does RTI Mean and What Can I Expect if I do it?
• Ripped from the Headlines: RTI in Practice
• Policy Issues: Considerations for RTI within the Upcoming Reauthorization of Federal Laws IDEA and NCLB (ESEA)  

Creating Capacity: Preparing Educators for RTI

The National Education Association (NEA) and the RTI Action Network co-sponsored a symposium last fall on Response to Intervention and the importance of teacher preparation and professional development. View the archived videos from "Creating Capacity: Preparing Educators for RTI" (available free through the NEA Academy) featuring nationally renowned RTI experts. The symposium suggests recommendations and next steps for both practice and policy to address RTI, teacher preparation, and professional development issues.

For more information about teacher preparation and professional development, read the following related blogs:

• The Next Frontier: Rolling Out RTI Curriculum in Higher Education, by David P. Prasse, Ph.D.
• RTI: Professional Development and Pre-Service Teacher Preparation, by Charles R. Grable

National Center on Response to Intervention CBM Summer Series

Over the course of the 2009 summer, the National Center on Response to Intervention will be offering a series of free webinars on Curriculum Based Measurement. Learn the basics of CBM, how to administer it, and ways to utilize the data you collect within a response to intervention framework.

Webinars include:

• Introduction to Curriculum Based Measurement
• How to Administer CBM in Reading
• Other Ways to Use CBM Data

Colorado Department of Education (CDE) RTI Videos

The Colorado Department of Education has developed two videos and an accompanying PDF video guide as a resource for schools implementing RTI. These videos model the problem-solving process and its role within a Response to Intervention framework in both academics and behavior. The video guide is intended to help school problem-solving teams understand the steps of the problem-solving process. Both of these are useful tools for educators as they learn and discuss the various roles and responsibilities of a problem-solving team. 

• Videos:
  • Academic Example
  • Behavior Example
• Video Guide:
  • RtI Problem Solving Video Guide - PDF
• View Other CDE RTI Resources.

Florida Department of Education (FDOE) RTI Training Course

The Florida Department of Education has created a Florida RtI Introductory Training Course that includes four self-paced modules and serves as a comprehensive introduction to Problem-Solving and Response to Intervention. This course can be useful for district and school administrators, curriculum specialists, teachers, student services personnel, as well as parents. 

Modules include selected literature, a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying notes, and an online evaluation to assess knowledge. Participants must complete each module successfully with a score of 100% in order to move on to the next module and upon completion, a certificate is awarded.

This course is a useful resource to test your personal knowledge of RTI and the problem-solving process or as a professional development tool to use in your school or district.

View other FDOE RTI resources.

NAESP Convention Handouts

On April 4, 2009, the RTI Action Network partnered with the IDEA Partnership and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to present a full-day workshop and a three-hour session titled "RTI: The Principal’s Role in Making It Work for Students, Staff, and Families" at NAESP’s Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA. The presentations addressed the principal’s role as a change agent in RTI and examined several successful examples.

The following materials and resources presented at the session are now available to download:  

• Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Implementation Form
• IDEA Partnership Information
• K-1 Intervention and Support Structures Chart
• 2 - 5 Intervention and Support Structures Chart
• Case Management Flow Chart
• Intervention Planning Meeting Line of Inquiry Poster
• Timeline for Boulevard Intervention K-3
• Timeline for Boulevard Intervention K-3 (continued)
• Boulevard's Reading Blocks by Grade Level
• Boulevard Resource List
• Data Analysis for Instructional Decision Making: Team Process Script

View Bob Heimbaugh's follow-up blog from the NAESP Convention.

NASSP Convention Handout

On February 28, 2009, the RTI Action Network presented a session titled "RTI at the Secondary Level: How Do We Do This?" at the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Convention in San Diego, CA. The session provided a discussion of challenges and solutions for implementing RTI at the secondary level and shared strategies for bringing effective supports to students through collaboration among educators.

A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation and an RTI Planning Tool worksheet from that session are now available to download.  

National Center on Student Progress Monitoring Webinar

On Thursday, September 25, 2008, the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring conducted a webinaron the use of curriculum-based measurement progress monitoring data for individualizing and monitoring the effectiveness of instruction in special education. Drs. Lynn and Douglas Fuchs, two nationally-renowned experts on RTI, presented on this exciting topic.

SchoolsMovingUp Webinars

The SchoolsMovingUp website features numerous free webinarsthat address various aspects of Response to Intervention (RTI). These webinars provide essential resources to schools and districts as they move forward with scaling up their implementation. Archived webinars include:

• Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Classroom Assessment
• Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Implementation
• RTI in a Secondary School Setting: Riverbank High School Story
• RTI Process Steps: A Small Elementary School's Approach to Implementation
• Snapshots of RTI Implementation
• Response to Intervention (RTI) and the Connections to Neurodevelopment 

National Center on Response to Intervention Webinars

The National Center on Response to Intervention offers multiple webinars with top experts delivering valuable information on RTI. Archived webinars include an audio recording with accompanying PDF or power point materials on the following topics:

• What is RTI?
• Planning for the Implementation of RTI: Examples from the MP3 Model Demonstration Project
• English Language Learners (ELL) and RTI
• RTI and Universal Screening: Establishing District Benchmarks
• Tiered Instruction and Interventions: Experiences of the Vail (AZ) and Mahtomedi (MN) Districts

View all archived webinars.

California Department of Education RTI Webcast Training Series

The California Department of Education offers free materials from their "Response to Intervention Training for California Educators" Webcast Training Series. Top educators from across the nation provide information on implementing a multi-tier Response to Intervention (RTI) system aligned with NCLB that is designed to improve child academic and behavioral outcomes. The series includes the following 5 presentations with accompanying information on implementing RTI:

• RTI - Why Now?  Presenters: Jack Fletcher, Dan Reschly, and W. David Tilly, III
• What is RTI? Presenter: Amanda M. VanDerHeyden
• Administrative Issues in RTI Presenters: Judy Elliott, George Batsche, and Roy Applegate
• Instruction in RTI Systems Presenters: Barbara Moore-Brown and Wendy Robinson
• RTI - Getting Started Presenters: Alnita Dunn, Margie McGlinchey, and Jan Mayer

The IRIS Center Training Modules on RTI

The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, a national center funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), has developed a series of Star Legacy training modules on Response to Intervention (RTI). All IRIS materials are available free of charge through the IRIS Web site.

• RTI (Part 1): An Overview This module outlines the differences between the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the RTI model. It also offers a brief overview of each tier in the RTI model and explains its benefits.
• RTI (Part 2): Assessment This module explores in detail the assessment procedures integral to RTI. It also outlines how to use progress monitoring data to determine if a student is meeting the established performance criteria or if more intensive intervention is needed. 
• RTI (Part 3): Reading Instruction This module illustrates different research-based reading strategies that may be used with the RTI model to improve reading skills. 
• RTI (Part 4): Putting It All Together This module synthesizes the information in RTI (Parts 1, 2, and 3) to provide teachers and other school personnel with a more comprehensive illustration of how to successfully implement RTI. 
• RTI (Part 5): A Closer Look at Tier 3 This module describes which students will receive Tier 3 intervention (i.e., special education services), components of Tier 3 reading interventions, and students' response to this individualized intervention. This module also explores parent involvement and issues related to English language learners.
• The latest module, titled "RTI: Considerations for School Leaders," was crafted to provide school principals with information and strategies for implementing RTI.  In this module, a short illustrated video is used in tandem with a multi-page, step-by-step presentation to highlight the numerous components involved in an effective, school-wide RTI adoption. 

View the Star Legacy Modules on the IRIS Center Web site.