2012 SSTAGE Fall Conference DRAFT Agenda
Practical, Proven and Effective Interventions
REGISTRATION 7:30 AM -8:30 AM
Introduction
8:30 AM – 9:05 AM
BREAK
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
Session 1
9:15 AM- 10:30 AM
 HELPS: A Research-Verified Reading Fluency Intervention (Part 1) [ALL LEVELS]
 Intro to PALS Reading (K-12) and PALS Math interventions (Gr 2-6)
 Helping Students Remember: Implementing an Evidence Based Strategy Curriculum for Improving
Memory [ALL LEVELS]
 Overview of Free and Effective Intervention Websites [ALL LEVELS]
 Skillstreaming – A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills [ELEMENTARY LEVEL]
 Functional Behavior Assessment for Tiers Two and Three [ALL LEVELS]
Break
10:30 AM- 10:45 AM
Session 2
10:45 AM - 12:00 AM
 HELPS: A Research-Verified Reading Fluency Intervention (Part 2) [ALL LEVELS]
 Intervention Fidelity Tools [ALL LEVELS]
 Functional Behavior Assessment for Tiers Two and Three (repeat) [ALL LEVELS]
 Four Free Research-Based Interventions for RTI That Work [ELEMENTARY LEVEL]
 Motivating Teenagers: Making Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Work at the High
School Level
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School Level Literacy Planning, Resources and Funding [ALL LEVELS]
LUNCH
Session 3
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM
1:00 PM– 2:15 PM
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The Behavior Education Plan: Check- In, Check- Out (Part 1) [ALL LEVELS]
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Intervention Fidelity Tools (repeat) [ALL LEVELS]
Helping Students Remember: Implementing an Evidence Based Strategy Curriculum for Improving
Memory (repeat) [ALL LEVELS]
Four Free Research-Based Interventions for RTI That Work (repeat) [ELEMENTARY LEVEL]
Skillstreaming – A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills (repeat) [ELEMENTARY LEVEL]
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Enhancing the Pyramid of Interventions System for Assisting Struggling Learners in Reading,
Math, and Writing [ALL LEVELS]
BREAK
Session 4
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2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM– 3:45 PM
The Behavior Education Plan: Check- In, Check- Out (Part 2) [ALL LEVELS]
More than a Mirror; Data as a Window for RTI and CCGPS [ALL LEVELS]
Enhancing the Pyramid of Interventions System for Assisting Struggling Learners in Reading,
Math, and Writing (repeat) [ALL LEVELS]
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Intro to PALS Reading (K-12) and PALS Math interventions (Gr 2-6) (repeat)
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Motivating Teenagers: Making Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Work at the High
School Level (repeat)
Literacy Planning, Resources and Funding (repeat) [ALL LEVELS]
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2012 SSTAGE Fall Conference DRAFT Agenda
Practical, Proven and Effective Interventions
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
TITLE: Enhancing the Pyramid of Interventions System for Assisting Struggling Learners in Reading, Math, and
Writing
PRESENTER: John Begeny, Associate Professor of School Psychology, North Carolina State University
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This presentation will describe a flexible and resource-efficient model of assisting struggling learners that can be
successfully used in elementary schools with varying strengths, weaknesses, resources, and organizational
structures. Designed to align with and enhance a school’s existing practices, the model can be implemented
incrementally by various educators, including school principals, special education teachers, school psychologists,
and reading specialists. The model can also support and easily fit with RTI and Georgia’s four-tier Pyramid of
Interventions. The well-aligned procedures, reproducible materials, and free support for using this model will also
be discussed. For a “pre-presentation” introduction to this model, visit www.sopaaforschools.org.
TITLE: Fidelity Intervention Tools
PRESENTER:
Dr. Paula Freer, Program Specialist, GADOE, RTI, SST and Psychological Services
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Fidelity is an essential component to a successful RTI framework. It plays a key role in
data-driven decision making, the foundation of RTI. Fidelity is important at both the system/school level
(implementation of the RTI process) and at the teacher/interventionist level (implementation of intervention and
progress monitoring). This session will provide an overview of fidelity as a framework, highlighting the importance
of intervention fidelity and provide resources to build fidelity supports in your school/system.
TITLE: Four Free Research-Based Interventions for RTI That Work
PRESENTERS: Dr. Seajae Hartness, Intervention Specialist; Laura Smith, Assistant Principal Shelton Elementary, &
Dr. Gloria Navarro, Director RTI
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: This presentation will share the success story of Shelton Elementary School where
more than 19,000 interventions and 11,000 progress monitoring assessments were conducted from 2009 to 2011.
We will discuss the large number of students that responded at each tier of intervention and how teacher buy-in
was increased. The focus will be on fidelity of intervention data, free reading interventions, and technology. We
will discuss pathways to RTI success and failure. Paulding's Intervention Dictionary, free progress monitoring and
intervention material, free software, and RTI forms (located on the conference CD) will be discussed.
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TITLE: Functional Behavior Assessment for Tiers Two and Three
PRESENTER: Jean Ramirez, Trainer and Consultant (formerly with the GADOE)
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: This session will give tools to conduct an efficient functional behavior assessment for
students at tiers two and three. It will show how to use a team approach to build a student support plan that can
be implemented and measured in the student's current setting by working with individuals who know the student
best.
TITLE: Helping Students Remember: Implementing an Evidence Based Strategy Curriculum for Improving
Memory
PRESENTER: Jennifer Schau, School Psychologist, Forsyth County
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Participants will be provided with an overview of how to implement a memory
lesson/study skills curriculum for Grades 3-12 with partial content available for Grades 1 and 2. Materials and
resources are available in the book “Helping Students Remember: Exercises and Strategies to Strengthen Memory”
by Milton Dehn.
TITLE: HELPS: A Research-Verified Reading Fluency Intervention (A Double Session Workshop)
PRESENTER: John Begeny, Associate Professor of School Psychology, North Carolina State University
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Designed to address the fluency needs of early readers through high school level,
attendees will learn primarily through hands-on activities how to use the Helping Early Literacy with Practice
Strategies (HELPS) one-on-one reading fluency program—a research-validated program that can be accessed freeof-charge (see www.helpsprogram.org). The HELPS Program that can be used with small groups of 2-6 students will
also be introduced. Finally, attendees will learn how to access supplemental resources that will assist in the
process of training other educators (e.g., other classroom teachers, school volunteers) to use HELPS.
TITLE: Intro to PALS Reading (K-12) and PALS Math interventions (Gr 2-6)
PRESENTER: Dr. Paula Freer, Program Specialist, GADOE, RTI, SST and Psychological Services
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: PALS Reading and PALS Math, peer-mediated tutoring interventions, were developed
at Vanderbilt University. They can be used with high, average, and low achievers at Tiers 1, 2, 3 and 4. PALS
accelerates student achievement in reading and math, while motivating students through successful peer-assisted,
learning activities that address the problems they are experiencing. PALS is designed to complement, not replace,
existing reading and math curriculum. This session will: 1) Provide an introductory review of PALS Reading and
PALS Math interventions and 2) Highlight how technology, via the web-based instructional materials (IRIS - Star
Legacy Module) can be used to support professional learning for the PALS Reading intervention.
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TITLE: Literacy Planning, Resources and Funding
PRESENTER: Julie Morrill, Program Manager-Striving Reader Program and Literacy, GADOE
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This session will discuss how districts and schools can develop a literacy plan using the GA literacy plan as a model.
Current professional learning opportunities that will benefit literacy educators of children birth through grade twelve
will be demonstrated. A brief overview of the Striving Reader Cohort Two grant competition will also be provided.
This session will allow an opportunity for questions and answers as well.
TITLE: More than a Mirror; Data as a Window for RTI and CCGPS
PRESENTERS: Rita Wright, STAR Academic Advisor and Ellen Gadberry, Central Georgia (Renaissance Learning)
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Drawing on the work of Dr. Damien Betebenner and his development of the growth
measure known as Student Growth Percentile (SGP), this session will broaden attendees’ capacity to see instructional
next-steps in both formative and summative data. Low and no-cost reading interventions that can be assessed and
documented with Accelerated Reader and STAR Reading Enterprise (SRE) will be discussed, and attendees will also
receive sample Core Progress teaching activities from SRE .
TITLE: Motivating Teenagers: Making Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Work at the High
School Level
PRESENTERS: Newton High School PBIS Team: Dr. Craig Lockhart, Principal; Dr. Sandra Owens, Assistant Principal;
Patrick Parsons, PBIS Coach; the PBIS Team Members - Cortez Allen, Germaine Brown, Vincent Byams, Manish Gupta,
Elizabeth Imbert, and Chris Williams. GADOE Program Specialist/PBIS - MiMi D. Gudenrath and Justin D. Hill
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: This session presents the story of how Newton County High School embraces the PBIS
framework to change the culture of the school. This interactive presentation will help attendees develop best
practices for implementing a strong positive reinforcement model that improves student achievement and student
behaviors while also boosting teacher morale.
TITLE: Overview of Free and Effective Intervention Websites
PRESENTERS: Dr. Donna Major, Coordinator, Walton County School District, and Morgan Potts, School Psychologist,
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: The presenters will review their favorite websites and provide a brief overview of various
free resources to support RTI implementation. Participants will be introduced to a list of resources for Tier 1 to
support Standard-based instructional best practices in the classroom, a list of Tier 2 options for small group
instruction and peer teaching, as well as resources for Tier 3 that include more intense individualized instructional
interventions.
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Practical, Proven and Effective Interventions
TITLE: Skillstreaming – A Guide for Teaching Prosocial Skills
PRESENTERS: Lindsay Rosebush, Speech Language Pathologist, and Cammie Neal, School Psychologist, Forsyth
County Schools
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Participants will be provided an overview of Skillstreaming materials as a direct
teaching tool of prosocial skills to impact behavior. Examples of implementation in an elementary setting will be
also be included.
TITLE: The Behavior Education Program: Check- In, Check- Out
PRESENTER: Jean Ramirez, Trainer and Consultant (formerly with the GADOE)
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: This session will cover the logistics needed to set up the Behavior Education Plan and
to choose appropriate students for Check- In, Check- Out. The personnel roles needed to make it happen and the
tools needed to implement this targeted intervention with fidelity will be shared. Every school would benefit from
having this intervention in their repertoire of interventions! Participants who registered to participate in this
workshop will be provided the materials at the beginning of the session.
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