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.

RTI Action Network Presents RTI National Online Forum

On Monday, June 9, the RTI Action Network presented the inaugural RTI National Online Forum, "Are You Ready for RTI? What Do You Need to Know, and What Do You Need to Do?". Archived video and additional reading materials are now available.

The forum offered the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with key national leaders on RTI to arrive at a greater understanding of challenges, opportunities and solutions affecting the implementation of RTI for children and adolescents who struggle to learn.

View the archived event.

SchoolsMovingUp Webinar

On May 28, 2008, the SchoolsMovingUp website featured a free Online Event, "RTI in a Secondary School Setting: Riverbank High School Story". In explaining successful implementation practices at all three levels, this webinar provided essential resources to schools and districts as they move forward with scaling up their implementation. You can see the archived event online now.  

National Center on Response to Intervention Webinar  

The National Center on Response to Intervention hosted a Webinar on "What is RTI?" Wednesday, May 14, 2008. This webinar described basic concepts of RTI and how it can be implemented in schools. Presenter Dr. Daryl Mellard shared examples to illustrate how teams can be organized within schools to implement RTI. Watch the recording and view the presentation slides.   

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.