Illuminate Education - Addressing the Whole Child

PBIS, RTI, and MTSS can be confusing, especially since those terms are sometimes used interchangeably. There’s a lot of overlap, but they are different. Use this article as a cheat sheet (or refresher) so you can feel comfortable discussing them with...

Presented by Kate Pechacek – Transcription Below
Introduction
Welcome to the “Illuminate Whiteboard Series.” I’m Kate Pechacek. I’m a customer success manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. I’m here today to talk to you a little bit about choosing the right intervention for your students. We’ve all...

As humans, our minds regularly wander.
This happens all the more with students, who are stuck in a classroom against their will for hours upon hours a day. It is the job of teachers to attempt to keep these young minds actively engaged during lessons, and therefore more susceptible to learning...

Denver Public Schools (DPS) serves students in one of the top 25 largest cities in the United States. DPS is one of the fastest- growing urban school districts in the nation and leads all large districts in Colorado in student academic growth.
The diversity of the district is reflected in its student enrollment, which is 56 percent Hispanic, 3 percent Caucasian, and 14 percent African-American. Additionally, 69 percent of the district’s students qualify for free- or reduced-price lunch....