Groton Area Elementary teachers took part in a Core training experience this winter. Peeling apples was not part of the class but getting to the core of reading was. Several teachers took the training last year as part of the RtI Pilot Project. You might call this Core Training Part II. Teachers who have completed the Core Training process include:

• Julie Milbrandt
• Renee Swisher
  Emily Peterson
  Ann Gibbs
  Bonnie Schimmel
  Anne Zoellner
  Carol Knecht
  Holly Imrie
  Kristi Anderson
  DeAnn Sweeter
  Joel Guthmiller
  Janel Lone
  Julie Erdmann
  Cindy Fadness
  Nancy Cutler
  Susan Foster
  Roxanna Uttermark
• Deb Winburn
• Jan Seibel
• Jane Kroll

If I missed anyone I will repost!

I was not one of the fortunate ones to have the opportunity to travel to Pierre last week and attend the one day workshop put on by Wayne Callender but from what I hear I will need to seek him out in the future. He has much experience in the RtI process and from reports brought back to our school he has a very interesting structure for the process. I believe it is very similar to what Brandon Valley has adopted. It may be something we need to pursue in the future. Teachers attending Wayne Callender were:

Emily Peterson
Anne Zoellner
Joel Guthmiller
Cara Dennert
Janel Lone
Linda Locken
Lance Hawkins
DeAnn Sweeter
Julie Milbrandt
Mary Johnson
Diane Kurtz

Wayne Callender is blogging too!

 http://www.sradirectinstruction.com/blog/?tag=wayne-callendar