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Becoming an Effective DI Trainer
Has your district received extensive training and follow-up support for
implementing Direct Instruction (DI), and now you are looking at ways of
maintaining the implementation at a high level of fidelity? The institute on
"Becoming an Effective DI Trainer," at the Reading First Direct Instruction
conference in Lincoln (July 7-11, 2008), can help your school or district
expand its capacity for providing training and support to the DI implementation
by developing on-site trainers.
The institute provides advanced training for teachers, coaches and building
coordinators who already have substantial DI experience and are ready to
become trainers themselves. Over the course of five days, participants are
introduced to the main steps for developing a training program for teachers
new to Direct Instruction: creating a training outline, designing materials for a
training packet, identifying critical program formats and articulating the
rationale for the program’s design. Participants pre-select a program and
level to train, develop an outline for training teachers in the program and
make a presentation to the other participants. Participants spend about half
their time in the institute and half their time in other sessions observing and
assisting actual training sessions at the conference.
Participation in the institute requires extensive experience with the Direct
Instruction programs. A prerequisite to being admitted to the institute is a
minimum of two full years of DI teaching experience. Prospective participants
must also complete a separate application form for admission into the
institute. The institute provides no program training -- it assumes that
applicants have already been trained in their pre-selected program and have
substantial first-hand experience teaching the program. The focus of the
institute is on effective training techniques and general content that needs to
be included in trainings. It does not cover any specifics that would allow
participants to learn more about the specific programs. Other sessions at the
Lincoln conference or sessions offered in other locations provide programspecific
training.
Applications for the institute will be available via link below. Completed
applications will be due May 15th. Applicants will be notified whether they
have been accepted to the institute by May 30th.
Direct questions about the institute to Kurt Engelmann at info@nifdi.org or call
the National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI) toll-free at 1-877-485-1973.
Effective DI Trainer Application: PDF • Word Document
Phone: 1 877-485-1973 - Fax: 1 541-683-7543