Alaska RTI/MTSS Effective Instruction Conference

The mission of the Alaska Staff Development Network is to improve student achievement by providing researched-based online learning and face-to-face professional development programs for Alaska’s teachers and school administrators.

Presenters include: Dr. Harold Asturias, Martha Kaufeldt, Dr. Jennifer Bay-Williams, Dr. Doug Fisher, Dr. Nancy Frey, Dr. Kristie-Pretti-Frontczak, Dr. Dominique Smith, Susan Barrett, Ricky Robertson, Dave Nagel, and more.

CONFERENCE

Full-day strands will be offered on Saturday, and a wide variety of half-day topical sessions will be offered on Sunday. The keynote this year is ‘All Learning is Social and Emotional’ with Dr. Doug Fisher and Dominique Smith. Featured session topics include:

• social emotional learning in action,
• mathematical mindsets,
• linking language and learning in mathematics,
• student engagement and self-efficacy,
• computational thinking and computer science K-5,
• collaborative leadership,
• teacher credibility and clarity,
• how to implement restorative practices,
• selecting and implementing effective Tier 2 and 3 academic and behavioral interventions,
• using formative assessment and feedback,
• evidence-based strategies for improving early literacy, and
• social emotional well-being for educators.

A full-day pre-conference on the RTI model for small schools will take place on Friday, January 24. This year several sectional choices will be available for educators at the intermediate and advanced level of RTI/MTSS implementation, including sessions on using data, effective teaming, evidenced-based early literacy instruction, school mental health resources, and research-based strategies to improve graduation rates.