Only one week to go until this IRIS/ SchoolsMovingUp webinar! Fidelity of Implementation: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based
Practices and Programs" http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/view/e/4500?allSMU0623 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time Fidelity of implementation is a vital component of any school improvement process. This free, interactive webinar will outline the "nuts and bolts" of fidelity implementation by highlighting the IRIS Center's newly developed, free, online professional development instructional module about fidelity. This module discusses the importance of selecting evidence-based practices and programs and examines actions that school personnel can take to increase the likelihood that the practice or program is implemented as it was designed. Presenters include: Larry Wexler, Deputy Director, Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Mel Riddile, Associate Director of High School Services at the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Silvia DeRuvo, Senior Program Associate at the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd Naomi Tyler, Co-principal Investigator of The IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University, and Kim Skow, Project Coordinator of The IRIS Center and Fidelity of Implementation Module Co-developer To sign up for this free webinar, please visit http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/webinars/irisfidelity Unable to attend? You can view the archived webinar http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/print/htdocs/smu/webinars/past.htm at any time. Our archives enable you to watch and listen to the presentation; read the participant questions and discussion; and access the accompanying resource materials. Our archive technology allows you to navigate to specific parts of the presentation and pause the presentation. This is an excellent way to view the presentation with a group. [Archives are available one day after the live webinar. Even if you do not plan to participate in the live webinar, we recommend that you register to receive notification about and instructions for the archive.] Contact We look forward to your participation. For more information, email schoolsmovin...@wested.org or call 510.302.4248 About Us The IRIS Center (http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu) is an OSEP-funded initiative to provide free, online, interactive training materials about effective practices for working with struggling learners and students with disabilities in inclusive settings. SchoolsMovingUp http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/print/htdocs/smu/home.htm, an online WestEd http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm initiative, provides quality resources to help educators make sound decisions and take tangible action in their school improvement efforts.
