William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012). Learn more about William Bender's PD offerings Consulting Description: Differentiated Instruction Consulting Description: Math Consulting Description: Project-Based Learning Consulting Description: RTI Consulting Description: Technology Cara Shores began her career as a special education teacher and taught children in both pullout and inclusive classrooms. Shores has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States on practical strategies for inclusion, co-teaching, and increasing achievement for all students through differentiated instruction and RTI. She provides regional and national training for the Council for Exceptional Children. She is co-author of Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher. Shores now serves as the president of Wesley Educational Services. She received her master's degree and educational specialists's degree from the University of West Georgia and has served as student support services coordinator and district director of special education.
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About the Authors Introduction How to Use the Guide How to Use the Video/DVD Additional Resources for Facilitators Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Facilitator's Guide to Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher by William N. Bender and Cara Shores Welcome and Workshop Starter Chapter 1. Response to Intervention Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activity Practical Applications Chapter 2. Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol Response to Intervention Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activities Practical Applications Chapter 3. Implementation of a Problem-Solving Response to Intervention Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activities Practical Applications Chapter 4. Implementing RTI to Meet the Needs of All Learners Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activities Practical Applications Chapter 5. Will RTI Work? Ongoing Questions Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activities Practical Applications Appendix F. Using Response to Intervention for Inappropriate Behavior Summary Discussion Questions Workshop Activity Practical Applications Handouts Handout 1. Scenarios for Problem-Solving and Standard Protocol RTI Handout 2. RTI Planning Process Form Handout 3. Sample Schedules Overheads Overhead 1. Where Are We on Implementation of RTI? Overhead 2. Three-Tiered Pyramid of Intervention Overhead 3. Tier One Intervention Data Overhead 4. Tier Two Intervention Data Overhead 5. Summary of an RTI Procedure: Part I Overhead 6. Summary of an RTI Procedure: Part II Overhead 7. Problem-Solving RTI Model Overhead 8. Progress Monitoring Chart From DIBELS Overhead 9. Schoolwide Planning for RTI Sample Workshop Agendas Half-Day Workshop Agenda One-Day Workshop Agenda Workshop Evaluation Form