Math Solutions: Response to Intervention
When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, was rewritten in 2004, a newfound commitment to helping struggling students make progress in the general math curriculum was born. Known as Response to Intervention (RTI),the model mandated a new way to determine if a student does not perform at grade level owing to a lack of instruction, and which students require special educationas the result of a disability.
At the core of RTI is an emphasis on effective instruction and early, data-driven intervention to maximize student achievement--and technology is making this intervention possible. Using math software that has a built-in assessment component can help educators track and monitor their students' progress and adjust their instruction accordingly, truly ensuring that no child is left behind. And as RTI has proven its value as an instructional model, many schools have applied this philosophy to their curriculum in general.
To help ensure your students' success in math, eSchool News, with the generous support of Voyager Expanded Learning, has compiled the following list of news articles and other helpful resources on the RTI process and its use nationwide. --The Editors
eSchool News Articles
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Recalculating K-12 Math
Thu, Mar 01, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Math
In a downtown hotel in New Orleans in mid-January, nearly two dozen math experts from around the nation gathered to report on their progress toward recommendations that could shape the future of math instruction in U.S. schools for years to come. [ Read More ] -
Formative assessment rates high at FETC 2005
Mon, Feb 14, 2005 Primary Topic Channel: Assessment & Evaluation
Continuous ("formative") assessment, the integration of assessment and instructional management, and the explosion of multilingual instructional software were some of the key themes that stood out among exhibitors at the 25th annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), held Jan. 26-28, 2005, in Orlando. [ Read More ] -
Rochester City schools take assessment to another level
Wed, Sep 12, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Assessment & Evaluation
New York state's Rochester City School District faces many of the same challenges as other large urban school districts nationwide--including high student mobility, large numbers of students from single-parent and non-English-speaking families, and pervasive poverty. The district has 34,000 preK-12 students and 15,000 adult students in continuing-education programs, with 3,600 teachers scattered across 39 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools, and several alternative education programs. At the same time, it is subject to increased requirements for accountability, despite its limited resources. [ Read More ] -
Solution aims to transform math assessment
Wed, Oct 17, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Math
The development of a math-related version of Wireless Generation's successful early reading assessment, mCLASS, is underway with a four-year federal grant of $1.5 million. mCLASS:Math would allow K-3 teachers to administer one-on-oneassessments while recording results and observations on a handheld device. [ Read More ]