Partners in Excellence: Working together to develop a tiered model of instruction
- Improve student learning
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Build a community of learners
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Invest in what works
What Do We Know?
We know we must provide systematic, explicit, evidence-based instruction to ALL children in literacy and social learning.
How Can We Do It?
Tiered levels of support can provide instruction at increasingly intense levels based on student needs in the classroom. 
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Develop professional learning communities for teachers and educational leaders
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Improve teacher effectiveness
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Develop professional learning based on analysis of data
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Document best practices using data
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Provide effective interventions
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Invest in what works
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Increase student outcomes
Problem Solving at the Various Levels
School Level
Evaluate the success of each grade level's programs supporting all students within the school and take action to strengthen these programs.
Grade Level
Evaluate the success of programs supporting all students within the specific grad and class; and take action to strengthen the program.
Individual Student Level
Evaluate the success of programs supporting the student and take action to strengthen the program.
(Michigan Department of Education, Michigan's Integrated Behavior & Learning Support Initiative)
Download the Partners in Excellence brochure for more information.
Let Us Help You
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Build teacher conceptual knowledge for literacy learning to strengthen ALL core programs
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Use tools to analyze student learning in order to differentiate instruction
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Develop social cognition skills across all grade levels, in all classrooms, for ALL students to provide positive behavior
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Improve student learning outcomes
How?
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Conduct a needs assessment for schools
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Design a professional learning plan unique to your school
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Develop a common teacher vocabulary for literacy and social cognition
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Improve collaboration for instruction to me GEs
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Help analyze student data for program design and efficacy
Specific Professional Learning Offerings
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What constitutes a continuum of quality tiered levels of instruction/intervention
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Preschool practices to prepare children to prepare children for kindergarten
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Supplementary support for Tier 2 learners
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Assessment and instruction of Tier 3 students with LD
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Coaching to support implementation of assessment and instruction/interventions
For more information please contact: Janna Osman, M.Ed., Program Director for Professional Learning at josman@sterncenter.org or 802-878-2332.