Summer 2009 Institute Series
Rtl: Response to Intervention
Registration
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The Institute - August 5-6, 2009
This institute is designed to help school professionals, families, and service providers understand RtI and how it will impact the education of students in general education and special education. Potential self-determination topics include:
- Defining Response to Instruction
- Priciples and components of Rtl
- Rtl models for Elementary, Middle, & Secondary Levels
- Impact on Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education
- General education perspectives issues
- Progress Monitoring
- Using data for instructional decision making and planning
- Impact on disproportionate placement of minority students in special education
Who Should Attend
The Institute provides a three-part professional development program for:
- Teachers; especially those teaching students with disabilities at early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary levels
- Administrators
- Related Service Providers including speech and language clinicians, occupations and physical therapists, interveners, etc.
- School Psychologists
- School Counselors
- Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Service providers from organizations serving individuals with disabilities
- Others interested in facilitating independence and intrinsically motivated actions for individuals with disabilities
Registration Options
Non-Credit
- Complete the registration form provided on the back of this brochure and return to the address listed, OR register online: Register Online
- Credit cards accepted for non-credit registration only
- For non-credit registration only, the cost of materials is included in the continuing education fee of $200
Course Credit (Graduate or Undergraduate)
- Students registering for credit may register for all or part of the institute series (Institute Only (1 credit), Pre-Institute & Institute (2 credits), or Pre-Institute, Institute, & Post-Institute (3 credits)
- Students who are currently enrolled at UW-Whitewater for the Summer 2008 Session may register on the WINS System, OR students who are not currently enrolled at UW-Whitewater should contact the Office of Continuing Education by calling 1-800-621-5376 to request an Admission/Registration Packet.
- Course materials including text are included in the material fees of $40
Summer 2008 Institute Series
Institute
August 5-6 • 9:00-4:00 • (8:30 registration & materials)
Dr. Claudia Rinaldi, RtI trainer and RtI researcher in theBoston Public Schools leads the 2009 Summer Institute. Participants who take the Institute for one course credit will be required to write a short reflective paper applying Institute content within their professional settings. Participants may register for only the Institute.
Pre-Institute
August 3-5 • 9:00-4:00 • (8:30 registration & materials)
The Pre-Institute will combine in-class discussion and web enhancement facilitated by UW-Whitewater faculty in special education to examine selected literature and research related to the topic. Participants taking the Pre-Institute for one credit are required to complete additional readings, engage in extended discussion, and develop a case study related to Pre-Institute content. Participants must also register for the Institute.
Post-Institute
August 7-7 • 9:00-4:00 • (8:30 registration & materials)
The Post-Institute will focus on site-based collaborativeactions planned to improve practices within schools and districts. Participants taking the Post-Institute for one credit are required to design and submit their own action plans and carry out web enhanced activities with seminar participants and faculty. Participants must attend the Pre-Institute and Institute to enroll in this workshop.
Fee Information
Institute Only
(1 Credit Option)
- Graduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $395.32
- Undergraduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $256.82
- Books are included in the course fee.
Pre-Institute & Institute
(2 Credit Option)
- Graduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $790.64
- Undergraduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $513.64
- Books are included in the course fee.
Pre-Institute, Institute & Post Series
(3 Credit Option)
- Graduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $1185.96
- Undergraduate Course Fee (WI Resident) of $770.46
- Books are included in the course fee.
The Speaker
Dr. Claudia Rinaldi
Having extensively conducted school-based research around the Response to Intervention (RtI) Model, its impact on reading outcomes, and the misrepresentation of minority students in special education, Dr. Claudia Rinaldi is a popular speaker and national expert on RtI as well as Learning Disabilities of English Language Learners. Dr. Rinaldi has numerous publications in journals such as Teaching Exceptional Children, Assessment for Effective Instruction, and Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal. In addition to being on faculty at Boston College and working with the Boston Public Schools on RtI, Dr. Rinaldi serves as a member of the Diversity Committee of the Council for Learning Disabilities and is a member of the National Center on Response to Intervention (Grant H326E070004) Technical Review Committee (TRC) on Tiered Instruction for the Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
Special Notice
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is committed to equal opportunity in its educational programs, activities and employment policies, for all persons regardless of race, color, gender, creed, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, Vietnam-era veteran status, parental status and pregnancy.
If you have any disabling condition that requires special accommodations or attention, please advise us well in advance. We will make every effort to accommodate your special needs.
Contact Information
For More Information
Dr. Amy Griffith
Department of Special Education
(262)472-5817 or griffita@uww.edu
Office of Continuing Education Services
2005 Roseman, UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
(262) 472-3165
Email: cesevents@uww.edu
