Professional Webinars

Join us for Title I and ESSA: How to Meet and Exceed Family Engagement Requirements

Lise Ragan

May 16, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

By attending this informative webinar with HMH author Lise Ragan you will learn about the Title I and ESSA requirements that schools must meet in establishing school-family partnerships, our HMH Family Engagement program and how the program can help your school create a sustainable plan for partnering with English learner families to raise student success, and practical steps for implementing a plan to bring schools, students, and families together to improve academic achievement.

The R of RTI: Too Often, Schools are Only I’ing. There is No RTI Unless We Know the Extent to Which Students are R’ing

Dr. Chris Weber

May 11, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Discussion Focus: While the four questions of RTI are often inadequately answered, question 4 is too often entirely missing. In this webinar will we provide practical solutions that address:

• Who progress monitors?
• When does progress monitoring take place?
• How frequently is student progress monitored?
• What tools are used to progress monitor?
• What processes are scheduled and followed to frequently analyze evidence and make necessary adjustments?

Theory to Practice: Highlighting C-SEP Case Studies

Dr. Tammy L. Stephens-Pisecco and Dr. Edward Schultz

May 9, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Dr. Tammy L. Stephens-Pisecco and Dr. Edward Schultz, authors of the Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP), for a demonstration of the use of the C-SEP model as it is applied to several real-life referrals. A brief update of the C-SEP model will be provided while highlighting several case studies utilizing the C-SEP model. Learn how to organize an evaluation plan, collect data, analyze the data, utilize selective testing procedures, and draw on professional judgment when completing an evaluation through the C-SEP framework.

Dyslexia Testing of English Learners Using the WMLS III

Dr. Criselda Alverado

May 2, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey^® III (WMLS™ III) author Dr. Criselda Alvarado for a presentation highlighting the unique capabilities of WMLS III as a tool for effectively evaluating dyslexia in bilingual students and English learners.

Attendees will learn how the WMLS III can be part of a bilingual (English and Spanish) Dyslexia 504 or Special Education evaluation. Information will also be presented that will help examiners more accurately assess and interpret test results in bilingual students.

Using the Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) with the WJ IV: A Comprehensive & Efficient PSW Approach

Dr. Tammy L. Stephens-Pisecco and Dr. Edward K. Schultz

April 26, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Dr. Tammy Stephens-Pisecco and Dr. Edward K. Schultz, authors of the Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP), for an in-depth introduction to the use of the C-SEP approach with RTI, PSW, and discrepancy approaches. Learn how to use the core tests from the WJ IV Cognitive, Achievement, and Oral Language batteries while utilizing the C-SEP as the foundation of an evaluation to identify patterns of strengths and weaknesses and guide the need for more selective testing. This professional development opportunity will demonstrate how C-SEP comprehensively measures the salient features of SLD, through the triangulation of formal and informal data and professional judgment, in a more efficient, focused, and diagnostically sound manner.

The Fundamentals of RTI: Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring

Dr. Chris Weber

April 19, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

How do we identify the students who need help most? How are students growing, and how do we get actionable data?

We believe that there are four questions that drive Tiers 2 and 3 of RTI:

1. About which students do we have concerns?
2. In which areas do we have concerns?
3. Which supports meet the student’s needs?
4. Has the student responded to the support that we have been providing?

The 1st and 4th questions are fundamental, need not be overly complicated, and involve the gathering and using of evidence of learning. In fancy, RTI language, questions 1 and 4 are called Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring. The webinar will address the WHY, HOW, and WHAT of questions 1 and 4. easyCBM and easyCBM reports will be used as RTI facts and examples throughout.

Webinar I: Orientation to the WJ IV Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP)

Fredrick A. Schrank, Ph.D., ABPP

April 13, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Dr. Fred Schrank, WJ IV™ Senior Author, for an in-depth orientation to the WJ IV Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP). Learn how related neuro-cognitive research supports interpretation of the WJ IV COG and WJ IV OL core tests as primary diagnostic markers of several important cognitive-linguistic competencies. Enhance professional judgment through the process of incorporating information obtained before initial testing, during testing, and after testing to determine which additional WJ IV tests to administer based on an individual's emerging cognitive-linguistic profile.

Sustaining a Growth Mindset for Summer Learning

David Dockterman

April 12, 2017

Duration: 60 Minutes

Can we make summer school feel like an opportunity rather than a punishment? Instilling a growth mindset in a community of learners can help. This webinar will provide tips for fueling mindset beliefs that summer school is worth doing – I can see myself growing (and my brain changing), and I belong to a group that cares about and supports me. We leverage the research on growth mindset and tapping what kids value.