| • | RTI: The Administrator’s Perspective Lydia Gerzel-Short and Lisa Gorchels |
• | How a Principal Can Change a School Culture Marilyn Sudsberry |
| • | RTI—You Know What It Is, Now Put It into Practice Lydia Gerzel-Short, Stacie Keegan |
• | Lit Series—Books That Capture Your Heart Multiple educators |
| • | RTI—What Is It? Lydia Gerzel-Short |
• | Lit Series—Weaving a Curriculum with Children’s Literature Multiple educators |
| • | 5 Tips for Getting Published Elizabeth A. Wilkins, Keon Ruiter |
• | Six Secrets of Change Dr. Michael Fullan, KDP Laureate |
| • | Autism Spectrum Disorder Survival Kit Susan McDowell |
• | Sustainable School Improvement Dr. Andy Hargreaves, KDP Laureate |
| • | Education Law and You Kevin McDowell |
• | Find Funding for your Classroom Stacey Shubitz |
| • | Completing your Dissertation Denisha Jones, Sarah Mathews |
• | International Content in Secondary Language Arts Sarah Powley |
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RTI: The Administrator’s Perspective |
What is Response to Intervention (RTI) and how do you implement it in your school? Learn key characteristics of RTI, effective instruction, and leadership tools for making the most of RTI across a district. Once again Lydia Gerzel-Short, a Special Education teacher in a K–5 school in DeKalb, Illinois, helps educators put the learning strategies of Response to Intervention into practice. In this session, she is joined by Lisa Gorchels, Coordinator of Special Programs at DeKalb schools. |
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RTI: You Know What It Is, Now Put It into Practice |
Lydia Gerzel-Short returns to e-Chapter with a follow-up presentation to RTI—What Is It? Joining Lydia is Stacie Keegan, a Title I Reading Specialist. They discuss their collaborative experiences implementing Response to Intervention and share strategies to use in your schools. Be prepared to take notes—Lydia and Stacie generously share strategies and examples to help you put RTI into practice. Approx. 70 min. Audience: Elementary Level. Related article: |
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RTI—What Is It? |
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RTI, Response to Intervention, is a systems change based on assessment and problem solving to aid student learning. Used widely in reading, it also is appropriate for math learning and behavior management. Learn more about this practical, informative, and useful learning program from a practitioner who uses it daily. Lydia Gerzel-Short explains RTI and its applications, gives examples of RRI in the classroom, and answers questions in this 75-minute recording. *Please note that to access the podcast, you will need to fill in required areas on a form. This information is kept confidential and is not be used for other purposes. |
| RTI Q&As |
| View Problem Solving Presentation |
| View Activities for Reading Interventions |
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5 Tips for Getting Published |
| Take your knowledge and classroom successes and turn them into a published article. With guidelines, suggestions, and inside tips from published authors Elizabeth A. Wilkins and Keon Ruiter, you’ll discover how easy it can be to add being published to your list of accomplishments! Listen to this podcast for strategies on becoming a successful writer, authentic examples of articles, samples of potential publications for submissions, and a brainstorming exchange of topics to get you on the road to publication. Approx. 70 min. *Please note that to access the podcast, you will need to fill in required areas on a form. This information is kept confidential and is not be used for other purposes. Accompanying Presentation: 5 Tips for Getting Published |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Survival Kit |
| The new student in your classroom is autistic. Now what do
you do? Listen to Susan McDowell’s presentation on the Autism
Spectrum Disorder Survival Kit for helpful strategies and practical
tips to support that child. Additional Resources on Autism 20 Classroom Modifications for Students with Autism by Karen Wright, M.S., C.T.R.S. Differential Reinforcement Language Pragmatics From Ginny Hart, MAT, CCC-SLP Communication Log Notes from Tools from the Autism Spectrum Disorders Survival Kit presented by Susan L. McDowell, M.S. Biography of Susan L. (Roesch) McDowell Indiana Licensing Portfolio Requirements Looking for advice on preparing your Indiana licensing portfolio? Dr. Joy Seybold shares tips and strategies for putting together the second-year licensing portfolio required by the state of Indiana. Click here for the accompanying materials. |
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Education Law and You |
| Practical Applications of Section 504 In this e-Chapter presentation, Kevin McDowell, General Counsel for the Indiana Department of Education and a former classroom teacher discusses requirements, interpretations, and applications of §504 regulations, as well as the similarities and important differences between §504 and the IDEA. (Approx. 1 hour.) Additional Resources Accommodation of Disabilities: Understanding Sec. 504 Comparison Between Sec. 504 and the IDEA |
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Everything I Wish I Knew about Completing a Dissertation (or Thesis) |
| Get time-saving
insights from the “doctoral trenches” through this e-Chapter
Webinar discussion with KDP’s own Denisha Jones and Sarah Mathews.
This Webinar podcast is recommended for anyone stepping into
the thesis- or dissertation-writing process who would like
tips on: selecting a topic, choosing a committee, or collecting
and analyzing data. Please note: To listen to the
podcast, you will be asked to your e-mail and then fill out
a form. Simply fill out the required information and submit
for access to the podcast. This information is for Webinar
access only and is kept confidential. (62 min.) View the accompanying slide show. |
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How a Principal Can Change a School Culture |
| What can penguins
teach you about creating a school culture conducive to change?
You’d be surprised! Listen to this February 25 podcast of Marilyn
Sudsberry’s discussion on the leadership principles described
in John Kotter’s book Our Iceberg Is Melting. Just
as the penguins in Kotter’s book were unwilling to leave their
melting iceberg, so can we be resistant to change in our school—and
that can be a principal’s greatest challenge. (55 min.) View the accompanying Leading Change presentation. Suggested source for Inspirational videos. |
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Lit Series—Books That Capture Your Heart |
| Listen to book-loving educators share their favorite books
for the classroom. Their choices cover elementary and secondary
levels on a range of topics, including true stories about children
who have faced crippling disabilities or hardships. This literature
session offers ways to present the books in class, with recommendations
for independent reading books, read-aloud stories, and more.
(Approx. 1 hour.) Accompanying Presentation {ppt in folder} Books That Capture Your Heart slide series; includes book covers. |
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Lit Series—Weaving a Curriculum with Children’s Literature |
| Tune into this podcast for one of KDP’s most popular e-Chapter discussions—Weaving
a Curriculum with Children’s Literature. Listen to educators
from various levels share the books they have used in elementary,
secondary, and even collegiate classes and how they integrated
them into successful instruction. (Approx. 1 hour.) Weaving a Curriculum with Children’s Literature Book List |
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Six Secrets of Change |
| Sit down with Dr. Michael Fullan, a leading evaluator
of change projects around the world and a KDP Laureate, as he
discloses Six Secrets of Change in this February 20,
2008 e-Chapter podcast. Gain insights to take into your leadership
arenas. (Approx. 45 minutes.) Accompanying Presentation |
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Sustainable School Improvement |
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Do
you serve a low-income student population? Is your school on
the last notch of its belt-tightening budget? Get ideas for
finding funds for your classroom in this e-Chapter podcast
and accompanying presentation by Stacey Shubitz, a KDP Teacher
of Honor who teaches 4th grade at the urban charter school, The
Learning Community, in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Through
various philanthropic programs and organizations, such as DonorsChoose.org, Adopt
a Classroom, and Junior Achievement,
Stacey raised about $30,000 dollars for her school within her
first few years of teaching. 45 minutes. More about Stacey |
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Global Connections: Ideas and Resources for Incorporating International Content into Secondary Language Arts |
| Integrating instructional content that increases your students’
global awareness prepares them for future careers in the globally
interdependent work world. In this e-Chapter podcast, Sarah Powley,
an English instructor who has taught in Russia and conducted
research in Rwanda, shares her expertise on introducing international
content in secondary language classes through literature and
games. Listen, take notes, and view the presentation for practical
suggestions to use in your 21st Century classroom. (Approx
35 min.) Accompanying Presentation: Going Global: Ideas and Resources for the Language Arts Classroom |