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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION:
Practical Strategies for Intervening with Students
Before They Fall Too Far Behind in MATHEMATICS
(Grades K-6)
NEW Seminar Presented by
GINA GRESHAM
Outstanding Mathematics Teacher,
Presenter and Author
2009 Schedule
Kansas City, MO ................................................................... March 30
MO/KS Inservice Credit Available with Prior District Approval
Atlanta, GA ................................................................................... March 31
Chicago South (Oak Lawn), IL ....................................... April 14
IL CPDUs Available (5 Hours)
Chicago North (Elk Grove Village), IL ....................... April 15
IL CPDUs Available (5 Hours)
Specifically Designed for Educators Serving Grades K-6: Classroom Teachers,
Math Specialists, Interventionists, Resource Specialists, Special Education Staff,
Title I Staff Members, Instructional Aides, and Administrators
±± Highly practical methods to monitor and adjust instruction using the RTI
process to prevent your students from falling too far behind in mathematics
±± Powerful, hands-on activities to develop and build foundational skills essential
for success in mathematics
±± Classroom-proven intervention strategies to help your students who are lagging
behind to accelerate their mathematical development
±± Easy-to-use data collection methods and ongoing progress-monitoring
tools for ensuring the development of all your students in mathematics
±± Demonstrations, sample lessons, ready-to-use activities, intervention strategies,
and an extensive resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar to
assist in planning, implementing and monitoring mathematical development using
the RTI process
One Day
Seminar
Practical Strategies
falling behind in mathematics. These highly practical
ideas will give you a fresh approach for meeting the
needs of your students and will help you design effective
mathematics lessons using the RTI framework.
The entire day is packed with powerful, new ideas
that you can take back to your classroom and implement
immediately with your own students. Join Gina for this
day devoted to learning how to use the RTI framework to
increase and enhance the mathematical development of
all your students.
Each seminar participant will receive an
extensive resource handbook filled with practical
ways to implement RTI strategies in your
mathematics instruction.
Response to Intervention is rapidly becoming a reality
in classrooms of today, bringing with it a wide range of
questions. Are you looking for practical and powerful
methods to help your students before they fall too far
behind in their mathematical development? Are you
searching for effective strategies to intervene before
your students are even considered for special education?
Would you like research-based strategies aligned to RTI
that are easily adapted across the curriculum and within
all instructional settings? If you answered “yes” to any
of these questions, then you won’t want to miss this
valuable professional development opportunity.
In this dynamic, NEW seminar, Gina Gresham will
provide outstanding RTI methods and techniques for
intervening with your students in grades K-6 who are
Ten Key Benefits of Attending
1. Positively Impact Student Progress and
Learning in Mathematics
Make every minute count by providing “just right”
instruction in mathematics for all your students
using the RTI process
2. Intervene with Your Students Before They
Fall Too Far Behind
Innovative methods to help you identify and then
work with struggling students before they fall too
far behind . . . Specific ways for you to find and
reach your struggling students
3. Use the Most Effective Interventions
to Help Accelerate Student Learning in
Mathematics
How to match specific interventions to student
needs to quickly impact learning . . . Practical
methods for implementing these interventions
without taking more planning or instruction time
4. Incorporate RTI into Your Daily Schedule
Quick and easy ways to identify resources, reshape
assignments and implement RTI without taking
additional time and resources
5. Link Ongoing Assessment with Instruction
Ready-to-use methods and tools for adjusting
instruction based on students’ needs . . .
Outstanding ways to positively intervene with
your students and accelerate their learning in
mathematics before they fall too far behind
6. Design Small Group Instruction to Differentiate
Math Instruction Within a General Education
Classroom
Learn how to use data to differentiate instruction for
maximum impact . . . Easy-to-use ways to group students
to build upon current strengths
7. Build Numeracy Skills in Students Struggling
in Mathematics
Discover the essential foundational skills needed by
all students in order to be successful in higher-level
mathematics and algebra . . . Specific ideas and
ready-to-use activities that will engage and motivate
even your most reluctant learners
8. Use Innovative Manipulatives and Games to
Build Fluency for Mathematical Skills
Learn how fluency is just as important in mathematics as
it is in reading . . . Engaging manipulatives and games
that capture the attention of your struggling students
and accelerate their development of mathematical skills
9. Discover the Best, Current Resources to Support
Your Mathematics Program
Receive a list of outstanding book titles that will
enlighten and give purpose to your mathematics lessons
. . . A collection of exemplary Web sites that will enrich
and support your mathematics teaching
10. Receive an Extensive Resource Handbook
You’ll leave this outstanding NEW seminar with a
valuable resource handbook packed with assessment
ideas and examples, progress monitoring tools,
manipulatives and templates, and practical math lessons
designed to help students struggling with math skills
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Specific Topics
Here’s what you’ll learn:
±± How to intervene with students before they fall too far behind in their mathematical development
±± Highly effective ways to boost student learning in mathematics using targeted interventions
and the RTI process
±± The key components necessary for implementing a successful RTI program in mathematics
±± Practical ways to incorporate the most recent research-based interventions to support your
students who are struggling in mathematics
±± Specific ways to make word problems fun and easy to learn for your struggling students
±± Proactive methods for helping your students who are lagging behind in mathematics
find daily success
±± How to easily document and monitor student progress within the RTI framework
±± How to design “ just right” interventions for all students in grades K-6 that will have maximum
impact on their learning in mathematics
±± Simple, time-efficient methods for documenting interventions
±± Scientifically supported activities for teaching the key elements of mathematics in grades K-6
±± Practical ideas for using RTI to strengthen learning in mathematics – whether you are at the
beginning stages of implementation or experienced at using RTI
±± Engaging activities, lessons and manipulatives that will help your struggling students
understand mathematics
±± Easy-to-use suggestions for manipulatives and other concrete materials that will make
student learning easier, deeper – and more fun
±± Classroom-proven ideas for successfully integrating mathematics learning into the
RTI process
To Register, Call Toll-Free 1-800-260-8180
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What Your Colleagues Say About Gina GRESHAM
“Gina provided a wealth of valuable ideas, tips and activities for implementing RTI
in my classroom to help my students struggling with math. I can’t thank her enough.”
“I’m leaving with tons of practical math ideas that I can take back and use immediately
in my classroom!”
“I am so impressed with all the useful strategies and activities Gina presented in this
wonderful seminar!”
“I now have a much better understanding of RTI and how to help all my students become
more successful in math!”
“I can’t wait to share this information with the educators I work with at my school.
Highly practical!”
“Gina brings the experience, the practical ideas and the research we need as we work to help
all of our students be successful in math!”
“This seminar is both informative and realistic. Gina understands what goes on in an
elementary classroom.”
“I’m leaving with lots of useful resources to take back to my school! I can’t wait to
get started!”
“Excellent strategies for using innovative ideas to strengthen my math program. Lots of
manipulatives and games that I can’t wait to try with my struggling students.”
“Outstanding! I’m leaving with a better understanding of how to use data to support and
document student progress in math.”
“Gina does an amazing job of sharing practical strategies that are ready to use and fun!”
“I am so glad I attended Gina’s seminar! I’m leaving with the confidence I needed and with
tons of new math ideas!”
“Gina’s passion for helping struggling mathematics learners is evident. She is an inspiration
to us all and her valuable ideas will help us implement the RTI process.”
“Great math ideas and insights for implementing our own Response to Intervention model!”
To Register, Call Toll-Free 1-800-260-8180
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Uniquely Qualified Instructor
DR. GINA GRESHAM is an outstanding mathematics teacher and presenter who has
over 20 years’ experience in elementary education. She has presented at conferences both
nationally and internationally on how to help all students find success in mathematics.
Gina has written many articles on how to help students learn and build confidence in
mathematics and is the co-author of TAG- Tricks, Activities and Games in Grades 3-5 and
TAG- Tricks, Activities and Games - Middle Math is It. She is also the author of RESPONSE
TO INTERVENTION: Practical Strategies for Intervening with Students Before They Fall Too
Far Behind in MATHEMATICS (Grades K-6), the comprehensive resource handbook each
participant will receive at the seminar. Gina has a wealth of ready-to-use ideas and activities
for helping you integrate your mathematics teaching into the Response to Intervention
model. You will find her seminar highly practical, engaging, realistic, and filled with valuable
strategies and tools you can use immediately in helping all your students be more successful
in mathematics.
Special Benefits of Attending
1. You’ll Receive an Extensive Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.
Included in the handbook are:
• Practical, research-based ways to implement RTI in grades K-6
• Dozens of ways to proactively intervene with students struggling in math
before they fail
• Timesaving ideas for monitoring students’ progress and ways to adjust
instruction before they fall too far behind
• The most effective ways to positively impact mathematics achievement
• A wide variety of open-ended forms to support your intervention techniques
2. Meet and Share
This seminar provides a great opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with
other educators interested in developing their RTI programs.
3. Consultation Available
Gina Gresham will be available at the seminar for consultation regarding your questions
about the unique needs of your own program.
4. Semester Credit Option
One graduate elective credit is available with an additional fee and completion of a
follow‑up practicum project. Details for direct enrollment with Chapman University College
(California) will be available at the seminar.
5. Meet Inservice Requirements
At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may
be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements.
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(Grades K-6)
Here’s what you’ll learn:
±±
Highly practical methods to monitor and adjust instruction using
the RTI process to prevent your students from falling too far behind
in mathematics
±±
Powerful, hands-on activities to develop and build foundational skills
essential for success in mathematics
±±
Classroom-proven intervention strategies to help your students who are
lagging behind to accelerate their mathematical development
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Easy-to-use data collection methods and ongoing progress-monitoring
tools for ensuring the development of all your students in mathematics
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