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Visual Representations
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > Learn What Works
Dr. Witzel provides examples of each stage of the concrete-representational-abstract teaching sequence, with special attention to visual representation. He shows several types of representation,...
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Expert Interview
Math Content for Struggling Students
RtI Math > Arithmetic Foundations > Learn What Works
Dr. Beckmann describes the mathematics objectives that Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions should focus on in the primary, intermediate, and middle grades. She emphasizes building students’ math...
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Expert Interview
Functions of Progress Monitoring
RtI Math > Screening & Monitoring > Learn What Works
Dr. Foegen describes how teachers can use progress monitoring to track borderline students’ learning and determine whether interventions are benefiting students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions....
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Expert Interview
Evolution of Response to Intervention
RtI Math > Overview & Tools, RtI Reading > Overview & Tools
Dr. Gersten and Dr. Vaughn, who have long worked in research related to Response to Intervention (RtI), share their ideas about why RtI has spread rapidly as a solution to helping struggling...
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Expert Interview
Key Considerations in Conducting Program Evaluations
Increased Learning Time > Evaluate Program > Learn What Works
Watch this expert interview to learn about the characteristics of a sound evaluation plan, including outlining evaluation goals and determining roles and responsibilities for data collection and...
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Expert Interview
Adapting Instruction to Improve Student Outcomes
Increased Learning Time > Organize Instruction > Learn What Works
In this interview, Dr. Steven Ross discusses two effective, research-based instructional strategies: adapting instruction to individual students' needs and promoting student interest and engagement...
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Expert Interview
Strategies to Maximize Attendance in Out-of-School Programs
Increased Learning Time > Maximize Attendance > Learn What Works
Watch this expert interview to learn about attracting and retaining students in out-of-school programs. The interview provides suggestions for meeting the programming needs of parents and students,...
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Expert Interview
Structuring Extra Learning Opportunities for Students
Increased Learning Time > Overview & Tools
Dr. Megan Beckett, chair of the IES panel that authored the Practice Guide on Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement, describes the need for increased learning time programs...
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Expert Interview
Facilitating Implementation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Increased Learning Time > States and Districts
Susan D'Annunzio, Student Services Supervisor at the Pennsylvania Department of Education, describes how the state uses monitoring and statewide evaluation data to design professional development...
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Expert Interview
Making Each Dollar Go Further
Increased Learning Time > Overview & Tools
Listen to two experts provide an overview of models of allocating resources to expanded learning time schools. Districts and schools can support these initiatives through creative integration of...
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Expert Interview
Maintaining a Dialogue Between Schools and Out-of-School Providers
Increased Learning Time > Align Instruction > Learn What Works
Learn ways that after-school program teachers and coordinators can maintain an understanding of students' strengths and weaknesses, their schools' academic expectations, and the structures,...
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Expert Interview
Redesigning the School Day
Increased Learning Time > Structure Time > Learn What Works
Jennifer Davis, co-founder and president of Massachusetts 2020, describes how Massachusetts implemented an expanded instructional time initiative and the primacy of local autonomy and data-based...
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Expert Interview
