The PLC process requires for collaborative teams to answer four questions related to student learning, including How will we know if our students are learning? As a result of this question, teams of teachers spend time creating, administering, and scoring common assessments in order to know next steps for instruction. This session will overview how … Continue reading Jan Hoegh: Creating Common Assessments →

If the goal is to improve teaching and learning in our schools, and if the PLC process is the strategy school and district leaders choose to reach that goal, then leaders must help teacher teams improve their PLC practices. By combining the most effective aspects of coaching and collaboration, teams can develop the knowledge and … Continue reading Solution Tree Training: Amplify Your Impact →

One component of standards-based learning is determining accurate information about performance to standards. In this session, Jan Hoegh overviews various aspects of standards-based reporting that must be addressed in order to ensure this accuracy, including topics such as separating academic performance from behavior and reteaching and reassessing. Jan will also address considerations for ensuring that … Continue reading Jan Hoegh: Determining Accurate Grades →

Are you struggling with MTSS in your secondary setting? The Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring Systems (EWIMS) process provides a validated approach to implementing an MTSS framework at the secondary level. The Wyoming MTSS Center and national experts in secondary MTSS implementation from American Institutes for Research will model the seven steps of the EWIMS … Continue reading Wyoming Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Wyoming MTSS): A Validated Approach to MTSS in Secondary Settings →

Wyoming Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Wyoming MTSS) is a framework that focuses on system-level change and continuous improvement to provide each student with opportunities to maximize academic achievement and develop skills for success. In this training, participants will learn about MTSS and its essential components and how it benefits schools and students. Participants will use … Continue reading Wyoming MTSS Overview →

Universal screening is a systematic process that uses appropriate measures for identifying students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes. Within this training, participants will learn the purpose and benefits of screening within MTSS. Participants will develop an efficient and valid screening process to identify at-risk students. Partial PTSB credit will be available … Continue reading MTSS Universal Screening →

Progress monitoring is the use of reliable and valid measures to assess a student’s performance and to quantify a student’s rate of improvement or responsiveness to supplemental instruction and support. During this training, participants will learn the critical elements of a progress monitoring tool and how to analyze progress monitoring data to evaluate a student’s … Continue reading MTSS: Effective Progress Monitoring →

We are excited to resume our Coaching Institute for the 2022-23 school year. We will hold monthly Community of Practice sessions beginning in September. The purpose of the Coaching Institute will be to provide ongoing support and updates on relevant topics associated with MTSS implementation, as well as technical assistance on our implementation modules (available … Continue reading Wyoming MTSS Coaching Institute Community of Practice →