2024-2025 BUILD Conference Guide (1)

Roadmap to Literacy Success: Navigating Interventions for Students

Embark on a journey with presenters as they navigate the winding roads of literacy interventions and explore the Science of Reading research that guides them. As we gaze upon the road ahead, anticipate the changes looming on the horizon. The presenters will act as guides, pointing out key landmarks of a literacy-rich intervention classroom, stopping to rest at stops along the journey, providing sustenance and direction for sustainable growth. Together, we'll traverse this path, implementing evidence-based practices with unwavering fidelity, ensuring that every step we take brings us closer to our destination of literacy proficiency for all.

Facilitators:

Brandon Chason (District Literacy Intervention Specialist - Secondary) Genevie Dryden (District Literacy Intervention Specialist - Elementary) Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Audience:

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

Specially Designed Instruction from a Leadership Lens

This session will provide an overview of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) and how it provides increasing success for Students with Disabilities. This course will address questions such as: What is SDI in the special education classroom?, What are the components of SDI?, and What are some examples of SDI?

Facilitators:

Tiffany Martin (ESEP Director of Instruction & Professional Leaning) Takina Saxby (ATSI Coach) Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Audience:

Target Grade Band: K-12 (All Grades)

Time for an Inspection! Using Data to Inform Instruction

Come discuss the importance of using assessments to gauge student understanding, identify learning gaps, and inform instructional planning.

Facilitators:

Laura Freeman (K-5 Math Curriculum Coordinator) Michelle Bjors (6-12 District Math Coach)

Target Audience:

Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Grade Band: Elementary

Time for an Inspection! Using Data to Inform Instruction

Come discuss the importance of using assessments to gauge student understanding, identify learning gaps, and inform instructional planning.

Facilitators:

Laura Freeman (K-5 Math Curriculum Coordinator) Michelle Bjors (6-12 District Math Coach)

Target Audience:

Principals, Assistant Principals, Evaluation Assessment Coordinators, Literacy Coaches, & Instructional Lead Coaches

Target Grade Band: Secondary

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