2015 MTSS Symposium Conference Materials

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Thursday September 3, 2015 - 3 hour skill building sessions

Breakout Session Block A:

• A1 Quality Instruction: Making a Difference for All Students - Anita Archer
• A2 Conscious Construction of School Climate and Culture: The Role of Adults in "Connecting" Students to School - Randy Sprick
• A3 Developing Frameworks to Support Mathematics Instruction for All Students - Ben Clarke
• A4 Strengthening Tier 1 in Early Literacy/Language to Support a Multi-tiered System for Pre-Kindergarten Settings - Judy Carta
• A5 Keys to Vocabulary Instruction - Joan Sedita
• A6 Close Reading: Let the Text do the Talking (gr. 4-12) - Carol Tolman
• A7 Effective Instructional Practices to Manage Classroom Behavior and Maximize Student Success - Terry Scott
• A8 Applying the Concrete to Representational to Abstract Sequence of Instruction Approach to Mathematics Learning - Brad Witzel

Breakout Sessions Block B:

• B1 Quality Instruction: Making a Difference for All Students - Anita Archer
• B2 Conscious Construction of School Climate and Culture: The Role of Adults in "Connecting" Students to School - Randy Sprick
• B3 Developing Frameworks to Support Mathematics Instruction for All Students - Ben Clarke
• B4 Strengthening Tier 1 in Early Literacy/Language to Support a Multi-tiered System for Pre-Kindergarten Settings - Judy Carta
• B5 Keys to Vocabulary Instruction - Joan Sedita
• B6 Close Reading: Let the Text do the Talking (gr. 4-12) - Carol Tolman
• B7 Effective Instructional Practices to Manage Classroom Behavior and Maximize Student Success - Terry Scott
• B8 Applying the Concrete to Representational to Abstract Sequence of Instruction Approach to Mathematics Learning - Brad Witzel

Friday September 4, 2015- 90 minute breakout sessions

Breakout Sessions Block C

• C1 The Intertwine of Classroom Instruction and Management - Anita Archer & Randy Sprick 
• C2 Thinking Smart about Assessment: Lessons from the IES Mathematics Practice Guide - Ben Clarke
• C3 Evidence-Based Language/Early Literacy Intervention for Early Education - Judy Carta, Gabriela Guerrero, Tracy McElhattan
• C4 Examining the Presence of Evidence-Based Instructional Design in Reading and Math Programs - Carol Dissen & Christian Doabler
• C5 Analyze This! Using Student Misspelling to Inform Instruction - Carol Tolman
• C6 The Role of Social Skills Instruction in Improving College and Career Readiness - Kansas MTSS Project
• C7 Fact Strategies to Build Math Fluency - Wichita Public Schools USD259
• C8 MTSS at the Middle School Level - Basehor-Linwood USD458
• C9 Life after Flat lining - Wichita Public Schools USD259
• C10 Disabled by Instruction - Wichita Public Schools USD259

• D1 The Intertwine of Classroom Instruction and Management - Anita Archer & Randy Sprick
• D2 Thinking Smart about Assessment: Lessons from the IES Mathematics Practice Guide - Ben Clarke
• D3 Evidence-Based Language/Early Literacy Intervention for Early Education - Judy Carta, Gabriela Guerrero, Tracy McElhattan
• D4 Examining the Presence of Evidence-Based Instructional Design in Reading and Math Programs - Carol Dissen & Christian Doabler
• D5 Analyze This! Using Student Misspelling to Inform Instruction - Carol Tolman
• D6 Tiered Interventions for Behavior and Social Skills - Kansas MTSS Project
• D7 Research to Support a Strong Core - Wichita USD259
• D8 Keeping MTSS Going Strong: What it Takes to Sustain the System - Morris County USD417
• D9 Following the Light: Setting Up Pathways Leading Students to College and Career Success - Jay Scott
• D10 We've Built the Plane: Integrating Reading and Behavior Supports - Abilene USD435

Breakout Sessions Block E

• E1 The Intertwine of Classroom Instruction and Management - Anita Archer & Randy Sprick
• E2 Integrated Behavioral Supports - Arkansas City USD470 Elementary
• E3 Evidence-Based Language/Early Literacy Intervention for Early Education - Judy Carta, Gabriela Guerrero, Tracy McElhattan
• E4 Moving Teachers - Wichita USD259
• E5 Analyze This! Using Student Misspelling to Inform Instruction - Carol Tolman
• E6 Investigating the Arc of Arithmetic to Algebra - Wichita USD259
• E7 Surviving the MTSS Rookie Year Rapids - Fairfield Schools USD310
• E8 Keeping Your Ducks in a Row! - Kansas MTSS Project

Special thanks to KSDE S3 and Kansas MTSS for providing books for the book room.