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Reading Science, MTSS, and Data Use: How to Make 3 Initiatives Only 1 New Thing
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Presented by Annette Duncan, Ed.D., Literacy Coach, Waterloo Schools (IA); and Sarah Brown, Ph.D., President, System Impact Consulting
Sponsored by System Impact Consulting
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Schools are complex organizations and, as a result, it is often hard to achieve systems-level change. Educational leaders and teachers adopting evidence-based practices like the Science of Reading and MTSS often become disheartened when student growth isn’t what they expected. However, research shows that there is a way to take even the most complicated initiatives and make them stick. The key is to follow three simple but effective steps.
Watch this edWebinar to learn what these three steps are, and how you can leverage them to create lasting, systemwide change and drive literacy growth. You hear from one school that saw rapid student growth in just one year by implementing evidence-based reading practices through an MTSS framework. Viewers learn:
- Research-backed best practices for implementing new initiatives
- How to leverage the science of schoolwide change to impact reading growth
- Practical ideas to improve effective and efficient teacher collaboration in teaching reading
- How to implement a data protocol to support educator review of progress monitoring data (protocol provided)
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-5 teachers, school and district leaders, and instructional coaches.
About the Presenters
Annette Duncan, Ed.D. has proudly served the Waterloo School District for 34 years. Dr. Duncan is currently a Literacy Coach for Lowell Elementary in Waterloo, Iowa. She holds a Literacy Coach Certification and is involved with providing professional development in the areas of literacy and equity. As an advocate for social justice in the classroom, Dr. Duncan has facilitated multiple book studies and study circles around race and culturally responsive instructional approaches. She earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Northern Iowa. Her previous roles include being a classroom teacher for various grades in Waterloo, a Diversity Instructor for undergraduate students at Upper Iowa University, and a Diversity Instructor for graduate students at Viterbo University.
Sarah Brown, Ph.D. is the President of System Impact Consulting and co-author of the book Effective Universal Instruction: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier 1. During her career, Dr. Brown has had experience leading teams focused on high-quality customer education at FastBridge Learning and Illuminate Education and supporting MTSS and the FastBridge Product at Renaissance. Prior to joining corporate teams, Dr. Brown served in roles including as the Bureau Chief leading special education and MTSS implementation for the state of Iowa, district special education director, professional learning administrator, and school psychologist. Professionally, she’s interested in the implementation of MTSS at multiple levels of the education system and improving systems to support high achievement for every student.
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System Impact Consulting provides professional learning services designed to harness the research on schoolwide change to dramatically improve student learning. Through a focus on the right practices, purposeful contexts, and proactive support, we help schools empower educators to achieve accelerated growth.
