Implementing Responsive Instructional Practices

1. Institutionalizing & Sustaining Quality Instructional Practices College of Education, University of Oregon Center on Teaching & Learning Beth Harn (bharn@uoregon.edu) Implementing Responsive Instructional Practices

2. Objectives The �Active Ingredients� of RTI Data-based decision making Collaboration and coordination of instruction Differentiated Instruction Sustaining & Institutionalizing Responsive Instructional Practices Implementing Shared Instructional Leadership Promoting collegiality and continual learning within each building

3. RTI: A Change to the System RTI, by design, is a shared responsibility of general and special education to implement prevention and intervention-focused practices, which will require unprecedented collaboration and coordination Our challenge is supporting this change process across and in collaboration with all educators �People are changed, not by coercion or intimidation, but by example�. (Manske, 1999) �If student learning is the most important function of schools, then instruction is where we focus our time and attention.� (Fielding, Kerr & Rosier, 2007)