Before entering our RTI seminar we knew what we had learned in our college classes. After leaving we were shown information that a true expert shared with us. Ann Buinger had insight and made us think more about what RTI truly was and how it worked. We learned a lot of new things that fell into each Tier and I feel we can used them in our future classrooms.
One thing that stuck out in particular were the numerous tools available for helping students learn and relearn. Beyond this, the idea of continuing intervention with a student by communicating from grade level to grade level emphasized the importance of cooperation and collaboration among staff members. As the student moves along to the next grade level, he or she may still need certain accommodations or tools in order to continue progressing. If these needs aren't passed along, the process would have to start all over from the beginning, thus delaying the students opportunity to move closer to their academic goals. Lastly, perhaps the most important thing that was mentioned, concerning our individual responsibilities as teachers, is the need for documentation. In order to help give students what they need, there must be evidence of a need. Without any kind of documentation, it would not be just to give a student extra help because their is no reasoning behind it that can be shown.
One thing that stuck out in particular were the numerous tools available for helping students learn and relearn. Beyond this, the idea of continuing intervention with a student by communicating from grade level to grade level emphasized the importance of cooperation and collaboration among staff members. As the student moves along to the next grade level, he or she may still need certain accommodations or tools in order to continue progressing. If these needs aren't passed along, the process would have to start all over from the beginning, thus delaying the students opportunity to move closer to their academic goals. Lastly, perhaps the most important thing that was mentioned, concerning our individual responsibilities as teachers, is the need for documentation. In order to help give students what they need, there must be evidence of a need. Without any kind of documentation, it would not be just to give a student extra help because their is no reasoning behind it that can be shown.