Webinar Archives

Identifying Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners: Lessons from Three New York Districts

May 2010
In this webinar, REL-NEI researchers presented findings from an Issues & Answers Report that examines the practices and processes in three suburban New York school districts to identify learning disabilities among students who are English language learners (ELLs). The researchers discussed eight challenges to identifying learning disabilities in ELLs and five interrelated elements that appear to be important for avoiding misidentification of learning disabilities. An instructional supervisor with the Miami-Dade Public Schools connected the research findings to her own district’s practices. For more information and additional materials, visit the webinar overview page.

Policy challenges Webinar: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness in New England

May 2010
In this webinar co-hosted with the New England Comprehensive Center and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, Dr. Douglas Harris at the University of Wisconsin–Madison presented current research on value-added models for measuring teacher effectiveness. Among the webinar participants were representatives from the New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness (NECEQE), a newly formed initiative comprised of teacher-effectiveness leaders from each of the six New England states. For more information and additional materials, visit the webinar overview page.

POLICY CHALLENGES WEBINAR: IMPLEMENTING RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI) IN MATHEMATICS: RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES FOR MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND VERMONT GRADES K–8 SCHOOLS

February and March 2010

During this two-part webinar, Dr. Bradley Witzel of Winthrop University assisted district leaders and other educators in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in learning how to better implement response to intervention (RTI) in mathematics through a focus on eight research-based recommendations presented in an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Practice Guide on the topic. For more information and additional materials, visit the webinar overview page.

Response-to-Intervention Policies in 16 States

January 2010

Researchers from REL Northeast and Islands and REL West presented findings from two Issues & Answers Reports that reviewed state education agency (SEA) policies and supports for response to intervention (RTI) in districts and schools. Following the researchers’ presentation, a Vermont-based education consultant discussed the implications of the reports’ findings for practical implementation of RTI in schools and classrooms. For more information and additional materials, visit the webinar overview page.

Policy Challenges Webinar: Improving ADolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices

December 2009

In this webinar co-hosted with the New England Comprehensive Center, Dr. Michael Kamil at Stanford University presented five evidence-based recommendations for improving adolescent literacy from an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Practice Guide. In addition, three practitioner panelists from Northeast states linked the recommendations to their own work helping struggling adolescent readers. For more information and additional materials, visit the webinar overview page.