CAN 
US/Global
RTI at Work™ Institute
- $769.00 per person for teams of 5 or more
The right way to intervene
What does successful response to intervention (RTI) or multitiered system of supports (MTSS) look like when all the pieces come together? The underlying premise of RTI and MTSS is that schools should not delay in providing help for struggling students until they fall far enough behind to qualify for special education, but instead should provide timely, targeted, and systematic interventions to all students who demonstrate the need.
With unprecedented access to nationally recognized experts who have successfully implemented RTI in a variety of settings—often with limited personnel and dwindling resources—you will learn how to create a tiered system of supports that includes:
- Tier 1 core instruction that ensures all students have access to a rigorous, essential grade-level curriculum, highly effective teaching, and embedded academic and behavioral support
- Tier 2 supplemental interventions that support students in a grade-level curriculum, immediate prerequisite skills, and academic and social behavior expectations
- Tier 3 intensive interventions that develop foundational prerequisite academic skills (reading, numeracy, writing, and English language) and behaviors without removing students from essential grade-level curriculum
Through interactive and highly engaging keynotes, this institute explores how to build an intervention system by looking at the four essential elements of a successful RTI model: collective responsibility, concentrated instruction, convergent assessment, and certain access.
Expanding on the methods detailed in their best-selling book Taking Action: A Handbook for RTI at Work, the presenters include specifics on how to lead the RTI process at the site and district levels. Learn how to create a proactive process to identify students who need help, place them in the proper intervention, monitor their progress, revise interventions as needed, and determine when students no longer need additional support. Each presenter matches theory with practice and offers strategies that can immediately increase effectiveness for students and staff.
- Build a highly effective, collaborative school or district culture focused on student learning.
- Unpack standards into focused student learning targets.
- Design, analyze, and utilize common assessments to improve core instruction and guide interventions.
- Plan for embedded intervention time.
- Engage and empower students in the learning process.
- Target interventions to meet individual student needs.
- Understand the critical components and implementation of a behavioral RTI system.
- Utilize a site leadership and intervention team to support schoolwide interventions.
- Design master schedules that provide core instruction, interventions, and elective options for students at risk.
- Identify effective Tier 3 interventions for students struggling with reading, writing, numeracy, and English language.
- Determine the best ways to utilize schoolwide support staff in the RTI process.
- Use intervention time to extend learning for students who have already mastered grade-level expectations.
- Understand the district’s role and responsibilities in the RTI process.
Learn from leading experts
Keynote speakers
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Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Agenda and session descriptions
Tuesday, April 8th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–9:45 a.m. | Keynote |
| 9:45–10:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15–11:45 a.m. | Breakouts |
| 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:15–2:45 p.m. |
Keynote |
| 2:45–3:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:15–4:30 p.m. | Breakouts |
Wednesday, April 9th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–9:30 a.m. | Keynote |
| 9:30–10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Breakouts |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–2:30 p.m. |
Keynote |
| 2:30–3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00–4:30 p.m. | Breakouts |
| 4:30–5:15 p.m. | Team Time |
Thursday, April 10th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–10:15 a.m. |
In-Depth Seminars |
| 10:15–10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45–11:45 a.m. |
Keynote |
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information:
Embassy Suites - $35 valet parking
The Cumberland House by Hilton - $35 valet parking
Marriott Knoxville Downtown - $35 valet parking
Primary Hotel
Embassy Suites by Hilton Knoxville Downtown
507 Gay Street
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
1800-EMBASSY
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $189 per night
Deadline: March 15, 2025, or until group rate is sold out.
Online Reservations
Alternate Hotel 1
Cumberland House Knoxville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
1109 White Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
865.971.4663
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $159 per night
Deadline: March 7, 2025, or until group rate is sold out.
Online Reservations
Alternate Hotel 2
Marriott Knoxville Downtown
525 Henley Street
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
888.236.2427
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $199 per night
Deadline: March 17, 2025, or until group rate is sold out.
Online Reservations
“In 36 years of teaching, I’ve never attended a more professionally run conference. From the integrity of the presenters and the quality of the materials to the organization of the sessions, it was a top-notch affair. I am proud to know that the profession is being served so well by Solution Tree!”
“This was a coherent, informative, and empowering approach to establishing RTI in our district. I now have a dramatically clearer concept of RTI than I did before attending. The pacing was excellent. I was constantly learning, but never felt taxed.”
“Amazing! You helped us become a stronger, more committed team!”
“I appreciated hearing from practitioners and professionals who are actively doing their own research and have a real understanding of how these ideas can work in the classroom.”
Venue
Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley Street
Knoxville, Tennessee
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
Product code: CFF842
Five Reasons to Attend a Solution Tree Event (PDF)
A Letter to Your Boss (DOC)
Included with your registration
Taking Action
The second edition of the bestseller Taking Action offers a step-by-step guide that defines—tier by tier—the essential actions of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and intervention team. Educators will delve deeper into how to leverage the PLC at Work® process to create a highly effective multitiered system of supports.
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.
