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“...and the alignment of systems necessary for all students’ academic, behavioral, and social success.”

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Yessenia Valadez

Guiding Question: “How does the state of California envision support for all students at the school and district levels?”

The sentence I chose to respond is, “Seeking and implementing appropriate research-based interventions for improving student learning.” I get that it takes experience to know what techniques work best. I also think the district should have basic list of research-based guidelines to help teachers with classroom interventions. I feel the district is constantly feeding us so much information and it’s hard to keep up. There should be a top 40 list of things we can do and follow. I get that everything changes with time and we need to keep up now with being a 21st century teacher for example but, with that comes appropriate training and information that is not too overwhelming. The guideline should be one that allows teachers to be flexible. For example, 1) Provide structure and Predictable routine 2) Establish clear and consistent rules 3) Positive behavior rewards 4) Teach social-skills 5) Base teaching on individual needs. While all these interventions are probably in every district, they should make sure to have the most essential ones for us to see and learn immediately.

The whole point here is districts need to make sure we do not follow fads. We must follow research-based interventions with solid research. There is so much information out there, but is this information scientifically research-based intervention? “Practitioners should look for a meta-analysis, which is a study that empirically synthesizes several other studies, to be confident in the research (Ellis, 2005). A meta-analysis can provide important information about the effectiveness of an intervention because the conclusions are based on multiple sources of information rather than just one study.” If the district makes sure that we have the appropriate information, it would be easier for us teachers to implement what is needed immediately. While there are many similarities between MTSS and RTI2, this is where the focus should be!

(source: http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/response-to-intervention-research-is-the-sum-of-the-parts-as-great-as-the-whole).

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"Challenging all school staff to change the way in which they have traditionally worked across all school settings"