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Sep 17, 2015

An Educator's Guide to RTI and Funding: Part IV

So far, we’ve introduced the fundamentals of designing an RTI program blueprint and answered the 10 critical questions about your school and the interventions you will implement. With your answers to those questions handy, let’s take some time to focus specifically on how to approach the three main funding sources for RTI programs: Title I, Title III, and CEIS.

Winnie O'Leary

Sep 16, 2015

Blended Learning: Engaging 21st Century Students

The term blended learning has become a hot topic in the education world, but what does it actually mean? And how does it affect a typical classroom teacher?

Winnie O'Leary

Sep 14, 2015

Top 4 Tools for Organizing Your Ideas Online

Perhaps no profession is better at “borrowing” things from the Internet than teaching.

Scott Sterling

Sep 10, 2015

An Educator's Guide to RTI and Funding: Part III

In the third installment of our series on designing and funding RTI programs, we're taking a close look at the five key questions to answer about your school and its funding eligibility.

Winnie O'Leary

Sep 03, 2015

An Educator's Guide to RTI and Funding: Part II

In the second part of our series on designing and funding RTI programs, we're taking a close look at the five key questions to answer about what kind of interventions your program will include.

Winnie O'Leary

Aug 26, 2015

An Educator’s Guide to RTI and Funding: Part I

An RTI program can produce impressive gains in student achievement, but the process of designing and funding an effective program is complicated. This week, we are starting a four part series to help you develop and implement a successful program. We will first break down the components of a strong RTI program, and then take a look at the three most common sources of funding for RTI - Title I, Title III, and CEIS funds - and the qualifications for each.

Winnie O'Leary

Aug 25, 2015

5 Lesson-Planning Tips to Help You Reclaim Your Weekend

All too often, as a teacher, Friday afternoon rolls around, and all you can think about are the lessons for next week that haven’t been planned and the assignments that haven’t been created.

Madison Michell

Aug 24, 2015

Best Practices in Co-Teaching

As more and more students work under IEPs, co-teaching is an becoming an increasingly common and effective way of making sure that those students receive the attention they need without taking time away from other students in the class. Here, we have compiled a list of best-practice tips for co-teachers.

Scott Sterling