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Effective Instruction: Tier 1 Best Practices Institute

Sioux City, Iowa | October 7–8, 2025
$799.00
  • $769.00 per person for teams of 5 or more
 

Join us at the Effective Instruction Institute to elevate your instructional practices and boost student achievement! Effective Tier 1 instruction allows students to thrive while minimizing the need for additional support. By mastering grade-level essential standards, students build a solid academic foundation that supports lifelong learning. At the Effective Instruction Institute, teachers will sharpen their instructional skills to ensure student achievement. Learn how to support students to and through proficiency by attending the Effective Instruction Institute.

Engaging keynotes and targeted breakout sessions equip teachers with high-quality instructional practices to meet the learning needs of all students. Led by nationally recognized experts, participants will delve into research-based techniques and innovative strategies proven successful in various school and district settings. Whether you are an elementary or secondary classroom teacher or supporting teaching and learning as an instructional coach, administrator, or district level support, this institute will leave you with high-impact strategies to implement into daily instruction.

Throughout the institute, participants will:

  • Gain an understanding of quality Tier 1 instruction for elementary and secondary classrooms
  • Discover high-quality instructional practices for mathematics and literacy
  • Attain key strategies for differentiating content in Tier 1
  • Explore how to incorporate behavior support into instruction
  • Understand how to use essential standards to drive instruction
  • Identify the power of collaboration in identifying essential standards, unpacking standards, and incorporating rigor into instruction
  • Learn key team discussions topics for analyzing and assessing student data
  • Receive targeted grade-level (preK–2, 3–5, 6–12) instructional practices for mathematics and literacy
  • Uncover strategies for effective and engaging vocabulary instruction
  • Attain engaging literacy strategies for preK–2 students to encourage a strong foundation in literacy
  • Explore how to make the content relevant to all students
  • Build a commitment to learning in students
  • Understand what effective student feedback looks like
  • Learn how to strategically use AI to support lesson design
  • Grasp brain research on student goal setting and monitoring

Investing in effective Tier 1 instruction not only prevents future learning challenges but also empowers students to engage in high levels of learning . The Effective Instruction Institute provides ready-to-implement strategies K–12 teachers can use during core instruction. This event will focus teams and teachers on the most effective strategies to ensure every student learns at grade level and above.

Learn from leading experts

Keynote speakers

On-Site Solution Tree Book Co-op Open Throughout Event

Agenda and speakers are subject to change.

Tuesday, October 7th

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00–9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation
9:30–9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45–10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions
10:45–11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
12:00–1:00 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

2:00–2:15 p.m. Break
2:15–3:15 p.m. Topic-Alike Discussions

Wednesday, October 8th

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions
9:00–9:15 a.m.

Break

9:15–10:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions
10:15–10:30 a.m. Break
10:30–11:30 a.m. Team Time
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

12:30–1:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

1:30–1:45 p.m. Break
1:45–3:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation

Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.

Parking Information:
Discovery Parking Garage

All rates are per day and subject to change.

In order to receive the discounted hotel room rate, please mention Solution Tree. After the deadline listed below, rates will be determined by the hotel.


Primary Hotel

Courtyard Sioux City Downtown Convention Center

901 4th Street
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
712.202.2700

Discounted Rate: (single or double) $104 per night
Deadline: September 6, 2025

Venue

Sioux City Convention Center

801 4th Street

Sioux City, Iowa


Participation Information

You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your department of education for CEU availability.


On-Site Solution Tree Book Co-op Discounts

  • Buy 5 or more Solution Tree titles or resources and receive 30% off and free shipping
  • On-site book co-op open daily throughout the event

Discounts above are for on-site purchases only. Does not include any non-Solution Tree product, toolkit, or sale table items. Purchase orders and credit cards accepted. We now accept Apple, Google and Samsung Pay onsite. Continental US only.


Additional Information


Included with your registration

The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work™

The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work™

Whether you’re in collaborative teams identifying grade-level standards, school leadership teams assessing Tier 2 interventions, or intervention teams helping at-risk students, this book offers educators the targeted tools necessary to create a highly effective multitiered system of supports (MTSS) that can ensure high levels of learning for every student.

Event Journal

Event Journal

We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.

Avanti: A Personalized Professional Learning Platform for Teachers

Avanti: A Personalized Professional Learning Platform for Teachers

A one year subscription to Avanti.

Avanti is a personalized professional learning platform for teachers. We believe in your passion to impact the students you teach. Our goal is to make it easy for you to take control of your professional learning.