<div dir="ltr"><div>Listmates,</div><div><br></div><div>By request, here's what I posted to LinkedIn about Noel Pearson's webinar.</div><div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Kurt</div><div>--------</div><div><span><span dir="ltr">McGraw Hill
Europe/Middle East & Africa sponsored an important webinar featuring
@Noel Pearson, founder and director of Good to Great Schools Australia
(GGSA), a not-for-profit organization that promotes effective
instructional practices in Australia. The webinar, The Power of Direct
Instruction, can be accessed on YouTube at<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/4doPGea" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4doPGea</a>.<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>Find a written summary at<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/4d84WMO" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4d84WMO</a>.<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>Noel
makes cogent point after cogent point about DI, and he approaches each
point in his own unique style. He provides a summary of some of the most
salient points from the following resources:<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>• Theory of Instruction: Principles and applications<span><br></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fqgcFM" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4fqgcFM</a><span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>• Rubric for Identifying Authentic Direct Instruction Programs<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/4fvasL4" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4fvasL4</a><span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>• The Dalmatian and Its Spots: Why Research-Based Recommendations Fail Logic 101<span><br></span><a href="https://bit.ly/4d7AWAw" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4d7AWAw</a><span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>Two sets of graphics drive home key points:<span><br></span>1.
Starting at minute 24, graphics show how S. Engelmann’s behavioral
approach produced insights on cognitive learning that correspond
completely to the approach produced by Cognitive Science.<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>2.
The normal curves starting around minute 36 illustrate how DI, when
properly implemented, improves the performance of all students. No one
is left behind as all students’ performance is maximized.<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>The
last point about DI’s potential to improve the performance of all
students cannot be overemphasized. Implementing DI schoolwide for core
instruction is much more straightforward from a logistical standpoint
than implementing DI as an intervention or a supplement, and it allows
schools to meet the needs of all learners. In contrast, implementing DI
as an intervention or supplement to another core can be logistically
challenging as it involves arranging for a separate intervention time
with staff who have other teaching responsibilities using a core
curriculum that has the potential to confuse fragile
learners. Formulating and following decision-rules for determining who
will receive DI and the criteria for “exiting” DI add to the complexity
of using DI as an intervention, which often results in students
returning to DI a second or third time after they struggle when they
receive instruction in the core (non-DI) program only.<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>(See Helping Kids Soar: Children Reaching Their Full Potential with Direct Instruction, at<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3A77Xyc" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3A77Xyc</a>,
for a portrait of two schools in the U.S. that used DI with great
effect on the performance of higher-placed children as well as the
performance of children who placed lower in the DI programs.)<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>Although
700 participants attended the webinar, there have only been 83 views of
the webinar since. Pass the word along – this is a must-see webinar for
anyone interested in DI!<span><br></span><span> </span><span><br></span>Many thanks to<span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAMMYkgBsIYk7RFLWS5m23ltgR13F-JO0s4" target="_blank"><span></span></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammarmerhbi/" id="m_7948762892616164175ember1025" target="_blank">Ammar A. Merhbi</a></span><span> </span>for alerting me to this webinar.<span><br></span><span><br></span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=di&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>DI</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=directinstruction&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>DirectInstruction</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=nifdi&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>NIFDI</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=reading&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>reading</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=instruction&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>instruction</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=learning&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>learning</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=k12&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7224931898316218368" target="_blank"><span>hashtag</span><span><span aria-hidden="true">#</span>K12</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcgraw-hill-education/" target="_blank"><span><span>McGraw Hill</span></span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-to-great-schools-australia/" target="_blank"><span><span>Good to Great Schools Australia</span></span></a></span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
<font color="#888888"><pre><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Kurt E. Engelmann, Ph.D., President
The National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI)</span></pre></font><p class="MsoNormal"></p><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/events-calendar/training-event/ca1-2023.html" target="_blank"></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Get the most comprehensive guide to implementing DI available
– </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><i>Direct Instruction: A Practitioner’s Handbook</i></b>
(2024), </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">published by John Catt/Hodder Education</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/direct-instruction-handbook" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/direct-instruction-handbook</a></font>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/events-calendar/training-event/ca1-2023.html" target="_blank"></a>
</span></i><font color="#888888"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><div><pre><font color="#888888"><font size="1"><a href="tel:877-485-1973" value="+18774851973" target="_blank"><font color="#888888"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black"><hr width="100%" size="2" align="center"></span></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></a></font><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></font></pre><p></p></div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 4:09 PM Kurt Engelmann <<a href="mailto:kengel@nifdi.org">kengel@nifdi.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear DI Listmates,</div><div><br></div><div>I want to make sure you are aware of a darn good (to great!) webinar on DI that came out earlier this summer. The speaker is <span><span dir="ltr">@Noel Pearson, founder
and director of Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA), a not-for-profit
organization that promotes effective instructional practices in
Australia. The webinar, The Power of Direct Instruction, can be accessed
on YouTube at<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/4doPGea" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4doPGea</a>.<span><br></span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>I made a few comments about the webinar. Go here to see what I wrote: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_posts_kurt-2Dengelmann-2Da5527a81-5Fnoel-2Dpearson-2Dreveals-2Ddirect-2Dinstructions-2Dactivity-2D7224931898316218368-2Dupd9-3Futm-5Fsource-3Dshare-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dmember-5Fios&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VBFVJdeZkD2A0voi_nvOAr77kAqH_yoXjZYvBc1gB34&m=ULrXSS5kfEpL0JB_Q-6MWmK1_aVGW0RZLQS623phtIYeAKiMk4_rD6UVrkwicFPM&s=xWwWBz1XmSMhxdzkgW-3p16UGGRMvHwf2hvYMjJYu4I&e=" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kurt-engelmann-a5527a81_noel-pearson-reveals-direct-instructions-activity-7224931898316218368-upd9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_-530874931914857260m_2340989766264569335lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="display:block"><div style="display:inline-block" role="link"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_posts_kurt-2Dengelmann-2Da5527a81-5Fnoel-2Dpearson-2Dreveals-2Ddirect-2Dinstructions-2Dactivity-2D7224931898316218368-2Dupd9-3Futm-5Fsource-3Dshare-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dmember-5Fios&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VBFVJdeZkD2A0voi_nvOAr77kAqH_yoXjZYvBc1gB34&m=ULrXSS5kfEpL0JB_Q-6MWmK1_aVGW0RZLQS623phtIYeAKiMk4_rD6UVrkwicFPM&s=xWwWBz1XmSMhxdzkgW-3p16UGGRMvHwf2hvYMjJYu4I&e=" dir="ltr" role="button" width="300" target="_blank"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:rgb(233,233,235);font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><img style="width: 300px; height: 150px;" width="300" height="150" alt="1721630023108.jpeg" src="cid:ii_1912f10ca472a8363e01"></td></tr><tr><td><table bgcolor="#E9E9EB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgb(233,233,235)"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_posts_kurt-2Dengelmann-2Da5527a81-5Fnoel-2Dpearson-2Dreveals-2Ddirect-2Dinstructions-2Dactivity-2D7224931898316218368-2Dupd9-3Futm-5Fsource-3Dshare-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dmember-5Fios&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VBFVJdeZkD2A0voi_nvOAr77kAqH_yoXjZYvBc1gB34&m=ULrXSS5kfEpL0JB_Q-6MWmK1_aVGW0RZLQS623phtIYeAKiMk4_rD6UVrkwicFPM&s=xWwWBz1XmSMhxdzkgW-3p16UGGRMvHwf2hvYMjJYu4I&e=" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kurt Engelmann on LinkedIn: Noel Pearson reveals Direct Instruction’s power to close the achievement…</font></a></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_posts_kurt-2Dengelmann-2Da5527a81-5Fnoel-2Dpearson-2Dreveals-2Ddirect-2Dinstructions-2Dactivity-2D7224931898316218368-2Dupd9-3Futm-5Fsource-3Dshare-26utm-5Fmedium-3Dmember-5Fios&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VBFVJdeZkD2A0voi_nvOAr77kAqH_yoXjZYvBc1gB34&m=ULrXSS5kfEpL0JB_Q-6MWmK1_aVGW0RZLQS623phtIYeAKiMk4_rD6UVrkwicFPM&s=xWwWBz1XmSMhxdzkgW-3p16UGGRMvHwf2hvYMjJYu4I&e=" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color:rgba(60,60,67,0.6)">linkedin.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br></div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Regards,<br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kurt</span>
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<font color="#888888"><pre><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Kurt E. Engelmann, Ph.D., President
The National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI)</span></pre></font><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Get the most comprehensive guide to implementing DI available
– </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><i>Direct Instruction: A Practitioner’s Handbook</i></b>
(2024), </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">published by John Catt/Hodder Education</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/direct-instruction-handbook" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/direct-instruction-handbook</a></font>
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