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What is the Iris Center?\u00a0 “The IRIS Center offers high-quality online, open educational resources (OERs) that translate research to practice for use in personnel preparation and ongoing professional development so that educators have the knowledge and skills they need to use evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for all students, especially struggling learners and those with disabilities. (Iris Center, 2019).”<\/p>\n
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Click here to access the Iris Centers Information Brochure.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Iris Center at Vanderbilt University offers a wide variety of professional development for teachers, administrators and those in the education field.\u00a0 The modules are created by leaders in the field and are backed by research.\u00a0 Each professional development module includes a course with step-by-step training, videos and case studies on a variety of topics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are a the topics that the Iris Center has created high-quality modules for:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Source:\u00a0 Iris Center, 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The modules that we will focus on for this page, are the two modules, that the Iris Center created for Intensive Intervention using the DBI process.\u00a0 Located below is information on each of the modules and links to access the resources.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The modules are set up in five parts:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Source:\u00a0 Iris Center, 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you would like to take one of the modules, all you have to do is sign up for a free account.\u00a0 You can also get access to professional development certificates that can be used for professional development credits for your district.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let’s look at these modules.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Source:\u00a0 Iris Center, 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description of the module:\u00a0<\/strong> “This module, first in a series of two, overviews data-based individualization and provides information about adaptations for intensifying and individualizing instruction. Developed in collaboration with the National Center on Intensive Intervention at American Institutes for Research and the CEEDAR Center, this resource is designed for individuals who will be implementing intensive interventions (Iris Center, 2019).”<\/p>\n To access the module, click here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Topics covered in this Module:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who does the module apply to and how long does to complete it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Who?<\/strong> – Special education teachers, reading and math specialists, interventionists, etc.<\/p>\n Time to complete<\/strong> – 3 hours<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Source:\u00a0 Iris Center, 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description of Module:<\/strong> “This module, the second in a series on intensive intervention, offers information on making data-based instructional decisions. Specifically, the resource discusses collecting and analyzing progress monitoring and diagnostic assessment data. Developed in collaboration with the National Center on Intensive Intervention at American Institutes for Research and the CEEDAR Center, this resource is designed for individuals who will be implementing intensive interventions (Iris Center, 2019).”<\/p>\n To access the module, click here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Topics Covered in Module:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who does the module apply to and how long does to complete it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Who?<\/strong>\u00a0– Special education teachers, reading and math specialists, interventionists, etc.<\/p>\n Time to complete<\/strong>\u00a0– 3 hours<\/p>\n The Iris Center has high-quality modules created by the leaders and researches in the field of education.\u00a0 To access these free professional development resources, visit the Iris Center here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 You can create a free account and access all of the rich resources the Iris Center has to offer.<\/p>\n Please consider completing the Module Feedback form for the modules you complete.\u00a0 This feedback helps the Iris Center and their incredible employees create and adapt their high-quality resources to support teacher and others in the education field.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n References:<\/strong><\/p>\n The IRIS Center. (2015).\u00a0Intensive Intervention (Part 1): Using Data-Based Individualization To Intensify Instruction<\/i>. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu\/module\/dbi1\/<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Iris](\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3220\/2019\/10\/iris-center.png\")
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