Kurtis HewsonFaculty AssociateUniversity of Lethbridge

Pyramid of Interventions

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Session Reminders

Essential Questions

• What assumptions about a school’s culture need to be confronted as you move forward?

• How do collaborative team meetings, assessments and a pyramid of interventions support the needs of students?

• What lessons learned can assist schools when establishing a culture of response?

Alberta Connection

Action on Inclusion– Response to Intervention– Learning Coaches– Collaborative response– Building Capacity

Honoring Professionals

Cultural Shifts

…restructuring occurs time and time again, whereas reculturing (how teachers come to question and change

their beliefs and habits) is what is needed.

Fullan, 2007

• Messy and nonlinear – behaviours change before beliefs

• Change Index handout

1 – minor shift (already there)

4 – major shift (long way to go)

• Essential Cultural Shifts Analysis resource for staff

Essential Cultural Shifts

Support for students is reactive, as

problems arise

Support for students is proactive upon entry (school or grade

progression)

Essential Cultural Shifts Focus on overall

school performance

Focus on individual student performance

Essential Cultural Shifts

Embedded collaboration informal and

focused on events and activities

Formalized embedded collaboration focused on student learning and

progress

Essential Cultural Shifts

Assessments primarily

summative with limited impact on

learning

Ongoing formative assessment system that drives instruction and

programming

Essential Cultural Shifts

Student progress and programming

is the sole responsibility of

the teacher

Student progress and programming is the responsibility of a

collaborative team

Essential Cultural Shifts

At-risk students pulled out of core

instruction

At-risk students receive interventions that are both inclusive

during core instruction and additional time for instruction

Essential Cultural Shifts

Interventions for struggling

students are dependent on the individual teacher

Interventions for struggling students are school-wide and

systematic

Reflecting on Cultural Shifts

Individually roll the dice and answer the question for the corresponding number

1. What is one current shift of success for your school?

2. What is one shift that will be easy for your school?

3. What is one aspect of your school that will prove to be a major obstacle?

4. What is one shift that your school will not be able to address at this time?

5. What is one area that you will need further support (ie. Model schools, additional reading, etc.)

6. What is a next step for your school in addressing the literacy culture?

We have a question

We are still talking

We are all done

Collaborative Response Model

Lessons Learned

Ready

Fire

Aim

Collaborative Team Meetings

• Time to talk about kids!• Time embedded in the school

timetable and calendar• Visual display of students• Maximum staff involvement• Formalized process• Team meeting notes and

tasks• Team meeting norms• Focus and action• Essential Elements Rubric

Collaborative Team Meetings

Lessons Learned

Dilemmas Not

Problems

Team

Norms

Reflection…

Questions or Comments?

Assessments

• Flag students for discussion• Common across the school• Benchmark assessments• Progress Monitoring

Assessments• Efficient Use of time• Teacher Assessments• Assessment schedule

established• Results disaggregated for use• Essential Elements Rubric

Lessons Learned

Don’t Wait for the Perfect

Assessment

Reflection…

Questions or Comments?

Pyramid of Interventions

• Increasing intensity and support

• Fit the context of the school and the student

• Articulation of interventions• Articulation of pyramid tiers• Trained staff – reimagine

current practices• Monitored and effectiveness

evaluated• Parental consent• Essential Elements Rubric

Pyramid of Interventions

Lessons Learned

Pyramid Fits the Context

Reflection…

Questions or Comments?

Lessons Learned

Implementation Dip is Real

Pilot Everything

Time to Let People Arrive

Questions?

• Email survey to follow next week

Kurtis Hewsonhewskp@uleth.ca(403) 682-7374@hewsonk27

jigsawlearning@shaw.ca@jigsaw_learning

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