Professional Development Events

Workshop: High Quality Science Instruction: Findings from Research Event Date: 5/7/2008 - 5/8/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a meeting in St. Louis, MO May 7-8, 2008, for RCC staff and state personnel to increase their understanding of, and ability to, support high quality science instruction. Read more...

Workshop on Language Development and Reading Interventions for ELLs Event Date: 5/29/2008 - 5/30/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a training-of-trainers workshop May 29-30, 2008, in Houston, Texas to provide Regional Comprehensive Center staff and state personnel with current research and instructional strategies related to language development and reading interventions for ELLs with and without disabilities. Read more...

WebEx: Algebra Readiness: Mathematics Interventions for Struggling Students in Grades 6-8 Event Date: 4/2/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on April 2, 2008, presented by Brad Witzel and Russell Gersten, focused on the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in algebra. Read more...

State RTI Implementation Meeting Event Date: 3/12/2008 - 3/13/2008

The Center on Instruction met with eight states (Alaska, California, Idaho, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming) and their Regional Comprehensive Centers representatives in Phoenix March 12-13, 2008, to discuss statewide implementation of RTI. Read more...

WebEx: Identifying and Implementing Key Components of Effective Writing Instruction Event Date: 2/20/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on February 20, 2008, focused on writing as a critical aspect of literacy and one in which effective instructional techniques and models for intervention are needed. Read more...

WebEx: RTI in Math: An Introduction Event Date: 2/19/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on February 19, 2008, focused on the realities and benefits of using an RTI system for mathematics. Read more...

WebEx: Snapshots from Five Schools Implementing RTI: Practices and Perspectives Event Date: 12/4/2007

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx December 4, 2007, to discuss how RTI is being implemented in different content areas in both elementary and middle schools in five RTI implementation sites. Read more...

WebEx: The Use of Mathematics Specialists in Elementary School Mathematics Programs Event Date: 12/3/2007

The Center on Instruction held a WebEx on December 3, 2007, for RCC staff. Math experts Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball and Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu discussed the issue of the use of mathematics specialists in elementary school mathematics program. Read more...

WebEx: An Overview of Recently Released Math Resources: Screening for Mathematics Difficulties in K-3 Students, and Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) in Elementary Mathematics Event Date: 11/6/2007

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on November 6, 2007, for Regional Comprehensive Center staff, to discuss two recently released math resources. Read more...

WebEx: A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Teaching Mathematics to Low-Achieving Students Event Date: 9/14/2007

The Center on Instruction held a WebEx on September 14, 2007, for Regional Comprehensive Center staff to highlight the recently released synopsis of the 2002 publication A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Teaching Mathematics to Low-Achieving Students. Read more...

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