May Implementor Spotlight

Implementor Spotlight: Smyrna Elementary School leaders from Smyrna Elementary School in Rutherford County School District report that investing time in RTI2-A + RTI2-B aligned framework training has saved them time overall throughout the school year, and they feel...
Finishing the School Year

Finishing the School Year

Finishing the School Year: A Time to Review, Reflect, and Redirect As educators, one of the simplest methods for obtaining student perspectives and feedback is to ask these three questions: What should I keep doing? What should I stop doing? What should I start doing?...
April Implementor Spotlight

April Implementor Spotlight

Implementor Spotlight: Lake County Reviewing data to inform decisions is an essential component of the RTI2-A + RTI2-B. With the coaching and support of Tennessee TSC Educational Consultants, Lake County RTI2-A + RTI2-B District Coordinator, Suzanne Keefe Atchison,...
Core Instruction

Core Instruction

As Richard DuFour reminds us, “The fundamental purpose of school is learning, not teaching (DuFour et al., 2004, p. 2).”  This perspective causes us to pause and reconsider the importance of what happens in a classroom between teacher and student. Focusing on learning...
Essential Components – Assessments

Essential Components – Assessments

When we go to the doctor, we sometimes go for a regular check-up to make sure our bodies are functioning properly, and sometimes we go to receive help for something that isn’t functioning properly or for something that is painful. We would be surprised if the doctor...
April Implementor Spotlight

March Implementor Spotlight

Dedicated to strengthening their district’s vision “to create a culture of collaborative learning focusing on the whole child ensuring success in the global community,” Murfreesboro City Schools (MFCS) has been implementing RTI2-A + RTI2-B in three pilot...