Reset: How To Change What’s Not Working
Reset: How to Change What’s Not Working Recommended Summer Reading Reset: How to Change What’s Not Working | By: Dan Heath NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A revolutionary guide to fixing what’s not working—in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in our daily lives—by identifying leverage points and concentrating resources to achieve our goals. Changing […]
MTSS For Reading Improvement
MTSS for Reading Improvement Recommended Summer Reading MTSS for Reading Improvement: A Leader’s Tool Kit for Schoolwide Success | By Sarah Brown & Stephanie Stollar NEW! This book is hot off the press, but NDMTSS State Director, Jennifer Glasheen, was honored to be asked to preview and write a book recommendation ahead of publication! Check […]
Untangling Data-Based Decision Making
Untangling Data-Based Decision Making Recommended Summer Reading Untangling Data-based Decision Making: A Problem-Solving Model to Enhance MTSS | By: Jason E. Harlacher, Jon Potter, Adam Collins Description: Learn how to use a problem-solving model to easily make sense of student data, enabling teams to effectively drive instruction and plan appropriate responses within a multitiered system […]
Determining Adequate Progress: Is What We Are Doing Working?
Determining Adequate Progress: Is what we are doing working? Academic growth is an expectation that we, as educators, have for all of our students, but just like our students, growth can come in many different shapes (measures) and sizes (amounts). Some of the major questions that educational systems try to address using growth data are […]
Establishing a Model of Instruction: How we teach matters!
Establishing a Model of Instruction: How we teach matters! The Model of Instruction is a fundamental framework that guides educators in delivering effective and engaging lessons. At its core it serves as a blueprint for teaching, outlining specific strategies and teaching methods that teachers should use during instruction. Through development and implementation of a well-structured […]
School Journey Story – St. John School District
School Journey Story – St. John school district St. John School District prioritizes relationships and understands that sometimes education isn’t the priority. This mindset paired with strong MTSS implementation helped the school achieve a major award two years in a row – National ESEA Distinguished School Award (2022 high school, 2023 elementary school). The school […]
Building Mindfulness in Jamestown
Building Mindfulness in Jamestown Forty-one percent of Jamestown High School students reported their anxiety levels as “high” in their last school survey. Mental health challenges are a common trend across the nation with schools working to help students understand and process their emotions in healthy ways. According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data […]
NDMTSS: Training & Supports
NDMTSS: Training & Supports The North Dakota Multi-Tier System of Supports (NDMTSS) is a comprehensive framework designed to enhance the educational experience for both students and staff. Through targeted trainings, NDMTSS helps educators and school-based leadership teams to LEARN, EMPOWER, and GROW, ultimately leading to improved outcomes across the board. This article explores how NDMTSS trainings achieve these […]
If MTSS Is Everything, Where Do We Start?
IF NDMTSS IS EVERYTHING, WHERE DO WE START? North Dakota’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (NDMTSS) is a framework designed through the lens of continuous improvement to guide school districts, schools, and all educators to ensure each and every student has access to learning experiences that enhance their educational outcomes. Our mission is to empower schools […]
Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers – Fall Cohort
Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers – Fall Cohort 54 educators from 14 districts attended two days of learning how to assist struggling readers at the secondary level through curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This two-day training (Oct. 4 and Nov. 8) was attended by 54 secondary educators learning to assist struggling readers at the secondary level through […]
