Curriculum Portfolio

Challenges of RTI Programs 1. Resource Allocation: Implementing RTI requires significant time for planning, delivering interventions, and monitoring progress. Teachers, including myself, struggle to find adequate time to teach scheduled lessons daily, so making time for the small group or individual interventions with such large class sizes is probably the biggest challenge. Adequate staffing is also necessary to provide the individualized attention required for effective RTI. This includes trained teachers, intervention specialists, and support staff. Schools experiencing staffing shortages are not able to teach much less intervene with students who need extra help. Lastly, securing funding for resources, training, and additional personnel can be challenging. 2. Professional Development: Educators need specialized training to implement RTI effectively. Even after 11 years of teaching I am still sometimes unsure of the steps to follow and strategies or tools to use during the RTI proce...

  Resonance of Goal-Based Design and the "Design-Down, Deliver-Up" Model with Curriculum Alignment Goal-Based Design Goal-based design emphasizes starting with clear learning goals or outcomes and designing the curriculum backward from these goals. This method ensures that every aspect of the curriculum, from the learning activities to the assessments, is aligned with the desired outcomes. In curriculum alignment, goal-based design ensures that: Learning objectives are clearly defined, which provides a focused direction for both teaching and learning activities. Every part of the curriculum is directly related to achieving the learning goals, minimizing extraneous content and activities. Assessments are designed to directly measure the attainment of the specified learning goals, ensuring consistency across the curriculum. "Design-Down, Deliver-Up" Model The "Design-Down, Deliver-Up" model involves designing the curriculum by starting at the top with ov...