Is your school using a distance learning model this Fall? With schools shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NIFDI is meeting the needs of educators by offering two webinars that will assist in understanding the considerations for delivering Direct Instruction in a variety of methods, such as live presentation via Zoom (or other platforms), pre-recorded lessons, and packets of material for students to work through.

On July 21, we will offer a webinar for those teaching Reading Mastery Signature Edition Reading K and 1. The 90 minute session will contain specific information about tasks that must be modified for live, virtual instruction and also look at effective techniques for checking for mastery of material presented in recorded lessons. Click here to register.

July 23, we will present a followup to the Reading Mastery Signature Edition Language webinar we presented earlier in May. This expanded session will be free to those that attend the first event. One need not have attended the earlier presentation to benefit from the information presented. Click here to register.

Please let us know if there are questions you need answers to, and we will try and address them in the webinars. Send your questions to training@nifdi.org.

NIFDI was forced to cancel the National Direct Instruction Conference, but there will still be some virtual trainings this summer. During the week of July 27-31, NIFDI will host 3 virtual training sessions.

• Direct Instruction Coaching
• Behavior Management Essentials
• Administrative Leadership in a Direct Instruction School

These interactive sessions will run for 4 days, 3 hours a day. Registration and complete descriptions will be available the week of June 8th.

The training in these sessions is focused on skills and information used in the traditional, face-to- face context. However, there will be some information provided on how to make adjustments for the virtual, live setting.