If we’re ever truly going to meet the needs of all students, we’ll need something more intensive and individualized for our most complex learners. This course is the first in a series of self-paced courses designed to help educators build Tier 3 Intensive Intervention systems and implement Data-Based Individualization (DBI)—the process of individualizing within intensive intervention. Like all courses on BRIDGE-RI, DBI comes from decades of research and shares characteristics with single-case design, applying scientific principles in schools rather than research studies.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the "big picture" of Tier 3 intensive intervention and how it fits within a greater MTSS framework.
- Describe the purpose of and essential components of Tier 3.
- Identify components of Data-Based Individualization.
- Identify and explain common obstacles to an effective Tier 2 that could limit the effectiveness of Tier 3 work.
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Interventionists/Specialists
- Related Service Providers
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs
As Rick DeFour says: "Don't tell me you believe 'all kids can learn', tell me what you are doing about the kids who aren't learning." This course is intended for advanced implementers—those who have completed Tier 2 Data, the Tier 3 course series, and who have implementation experience and/or have coached the work.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Implement the Rate of Improvement (ROI) norm-based method of setting a progress monitoring goal for the most complex learners (building upon the Tier 2 Data course Benchmark method of setting a progress monitoring goal).
- Explain progress monitoring, goal setting, and data-based decision making with additional considerations for students with IEPs and multilingual learners.
- Demonstrate the use of progress monitoring data (i.e., a trend line compared to a goal/aim line) to determine responsiveness to an intervention and how this informs adaptations to intensify support.
Intended Audiences
- Interventionists/Specialists
- K-12 Special Educators
- Related Service Providers
- Coaches
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs
Meeting the needs of our most complex learners is hard work! In MTSS, building systems to support the adults in doing the hard work is as important as data and evidence-based instruction/intervention. Effective and efficient teaming is essential for intensive intervention and data-based individualization (Tier 3, student-by-student problem-solving). This course provides tools, resources, and training for effective Tier 3 systems.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify team functioning roles for each team member (facilitator, note taker, scribe, time keeper, etc.)
- Explore the support tools and resources provided
- Implement effective team functioning protocols for DBI using a case study student
- Engage families and students as integral assets to the DBI process
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Interventionists/Specialists
- Related Service Providers
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs
Please note that this course is for advanced-knowledge participants, and it is highly recommended that beginner or intermediate-knowledge participants complete the Tier 2 Practices course first.
Tier 3, or intensive individualized intervention, builds upon the quality and fidelity of Tier 1 and Tier 2. Many schools lack a strong Tier 2 system and clear entrance/exit decision rules, which limits MTSS implementation. Schools/teams focusing on Tier 3 often need to improve their Tier 2 systems to better meet the needs of their most complex learners (National Center on Intensive Intervention, 2022). This course will help you do just that.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity (Fuchs, Fuchs, & Malone, 2017) dimensions in depth
- Evaluate an intervention platform—the first step in the Data-Based Individualization (DBI) process—using the Taxonomy dimensions
- Use this evaluation to inform “the map,” a system that supports adults in matching interventions to targeted student needs
Intended Audiences
- Interventionists/Specialists
- Special Educators
- MTSS Coordinator/Coach
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs
Please note that this course is for advanced-knowledge participants. It is highly recommended that beginner or intermediate-knowledge participants complete the Tier 2 Practices course first.
Tier 3, or intensive individualized intervention, builds upon the quality and fidelity of Tier 1 and Tier 2. Many schools lack a strong Tier 2 system and clear entrance/exit decision rules, which limits MTSS implementation. Schools/teams focusing on Tier 3 often need to improve their Tier 2 systems as part of ongoing school improvement to better meet the needs of their most complex learners (National Center on Intensive Intervention, 2022). This course will help you do just that.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity (Fuchs, Fuchs, & Malone, 2017) dimensions at an advanced level of depth
- Evaluate an intervention platform—the first step in the Data-Based Individualization (DBI) process—using the Taxonomy dimensions
- Use this evaluation to inform “the map,” a system that supports adults in matching interventions to targeted student needs
Intended Audiences
- Interventionists/Specialists
- Special Educators
- MTSS Coordinator/Coach
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-Paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs