The 2022 NDMTSS Conference registration is OPEN!
We have three packed days of learning and planning ready for you come June. Registration is open and Early Bird pricing runs through May 16 - so don't delay! Learn about our keynotes below or here and then dive into breakout topics/descriptions here.
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NDMTSS Conference Keynotes |
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About Tessie [Day 1 Keynote]
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Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey is the PROGRESS Center project director. In addition to this role, she serves as a national expert in special education, transition, and MTSS/RTI for states and districts through the National Center on Intensive Intervention and the National Center for Systemic Improvement as well as several state contracts. Prior to her current work, she served as a university faculty member, education consultant, and classroom special education teacher. Dr. Bailey has conducted hundreds of professional learning workshops and presentations on effective instruction and assessment practices for struggling students and students with disabilities, MTSS/RTI, special education law and policy, and transition services. She has developed tools and conducted national webinars related to academic IEP goal setting, the Endrew decision, and intensive intervention. She completed her PhD at the University of Utah in special education and did postdoctoral work in MTSS/RTI and secondary transition at Lehigh University’s Center for Promoting Research to Practice.
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About Tara [Day 2 Keynote]
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Known as ‘The Connection Coach,’ Tara Brown believes strongly that kids are committed to people – not programs – and that a key to reaching youth is through the power of positive connections. As an award-winning educator, author and speaker, Tara understands connecting with diverse populations, building relationships and getting the most out of any youth organization. She is recognized as a leading expert in helping adults better understand how to build powerful connections with today’s youth. Tara’s 25+ year journey as a teacher and coach has taken her from rural Florida, to gang territory in North Long Beach, CA, and to one of the largest high schools in Tennessee with students representing over 36 countries. Her international engagements include Dubai and Beirut. Since founding Learner’s Edge Consulting in 2007, Tara has been speaking throughout the country and internationally to educators, administrators and youth organizations. In 2009 she was one of two trainers invited to lead The Shadowing Project in Beirut, Lebanon, a program designed to help teens explore their passions, strengths and career goals. Whether in the U.S. or abroad, Tara’s passion and humor continue to drive her work to better equip adults with the ability to connect with youth in order to unleash their true potential. She is committed to strengthening organizations ‘One Connection at a Time.’
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About Andratesha [Day 3 Keynote]
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Andratesha Fritzgerald is committed to excellence in education. She has worked as a teacher, curriculum specialist, administrator, and director. As an international speaker, presenter, and facilitator, Fritzgerald exhibits audacious perseverance that calls organizations to evolve into inclusive antiracist safe zones for all learners. With a passion for Universal Design for Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Antiracism, she has led the charge to craft implementation plans, design lab templates, professional development symposia, and professional practice cadres. She models expert learning while equipping others to do the same.
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Day 1
- Students with Disabilities
- Planning for School, Family & Community Partnerships
- Intro to a Simple Behavior Intervention Plan
- Personalizing Math Intervention at the Middle School Level
- Introduction to the Science of Reading
- Using PDSA Cycles for School Improvement
- Teaching Replacement Behaviors and Self Regulation
- How to Make Adjustments to Your School System on Both Sides of the Triangle
- Selecting a New Reading Curriculum 101
- Making Math Teaching Matter
- Early Intervention and De-escalation Strategies
- Strengthening Tier 1 Instruction with Standards-Based Learning
- Choosing and Using Text in Early Reading Instruction
- ND Dyslexia Grant Update
Day 2
- ABLE - Transforming Possibilities for All™
- Reading is an Equity Issue: All Tiers Matter
- Tier 2/3 Behavioral Health Problem Solving and Collaboration
- Kulm, North Sargent, Hankinson - Three Schools' NDMTSS Journey
- Evidence-Based Practice or Practice-Based Evidence: Improving Outcomes
- District-wide Implementation of MTSSB: Behavior, Mental Health, and Data-Based Decision Making
- Standards Based Learning Panel Discussion
Day 3
- Whole Child, Whole Life. What Today's Kids Need to Live, Learn & Thrive
- ND Resources to Support Local Implementation of Social Emotional Learning
- Literacy for Young(est) Learners
- Assessments 101
- Strengthening Tier 1 Instruction with Standards-Based Learning
- Making Math Teaching Matter
- Tier 1 Content-Area Literacy Instruction: Using Writing to Deepen Comprehension
- PBIS Tier 1 Strategies for Classrooms
- Leveraging Professional LEarning for Paraeducators
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Additional Summer Learning Opportunities |
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JUNE 6 - 10 | Virtual
9:00 - 11:00am
Graduate Credit Available
+ train the trainer option available
Trauma Sensitive Schools: A New Perspective on Student Behavior and Learning provides educators with knowledge related to trauma, its effects on students and learning, strategies for interacting with students exposed to trauma, and strategies for taking care of oneself when interacting with students who have been exposed to trauma.
One in four children has been exposed to a traumatic event that may have a lasting impact on the well-being and functioning of students and their families. By understanding how trauma impacts students and adopting a trauma-informed approach, educators can play a crucial role in mitigating both the short- and long-term effects of trauma.
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Summer Foundations of Reading Cohort
August 1-3, 2022
This three-part learning series is designed to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address a variety of students' needs in reading.
Training is aimed at K-5 educators and does align with the ND Science of Reading to meet the requirements of House Bill 1388 (15.1-21-12.1).
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NDSEL Network Summer Summit set for June 7 |
Save the Date for the June NDSEL Network Summit. Members will have the time and space to - Present evident of organizational progress
- Network both Inter- and cross-organizationally
- Advance their action / implementation plans.
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North Dakota
Literacy Training
July 11-13, 2022
Bismarck Event Center
Opportunities for one, two, and three-day workshops focused on the science of reading, curriculum review, family engagement, adolescent literacy, and early childhood. Find sessions tailored to teachers of reading, principals, and teachers of other content areas.
Tickets are limited, so register soon to reserve your seat. Please address questions to Brenda Ehrmantraut at (701) 934-7272.
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Peer-to-Peer Relationship-Building Strategies for Secondary Educators
Student peer-to-peer relationships are an important component of school connectedness. These strategies for Secondary Educators can be utilized to help students build relationships with their classmates that celebrate their strengths and connect with common interests.
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ND Science of Reading
Opportunities
Your REA's have been working to build options to help support schools in meeting the requirements of House Bill 1388 or NDCC 15.1-21-12.1.
A flowchart has been created to help explain training opportunities that are available (and have been approved by NDDPI for alignment with NDCC 15.1-21-12.1) now and in the near future - access it here for full course descriptions.
Note these offerings are available through the state resources, but they are NOT the only ones that meet the intent of the law. Districts have the option to choose other offerings that will meet the requirements.
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Jennifer Glasheen
South East Education Cooperative
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Lyndsi Engstrom
Central Regional Education Association
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