USU Online Practical Teacher Training

Come and join our faculty! We're looking for a new faculty member with expertise in Early Childhood Special Education for a teaching focused position at our Vernal, UT campus. This individual will also have the opportunity to work with professionals from Uintah School District and the newly opened, state of the art, 43,500 square foot Central Cove Early Learning Center. Link in comments.

Congratulations to our 2025 OPTT graduates! 🎉💙🎉

We’re so proud of you!

Congratulations, Chelsea! 🎉

On Episode 9 of the Direct Instruction Podcast, Dr. Zach Groshell interviews Randi Saulter and Ann Baum. Randi and Ann are two passionate special education teachers who will take listeners through what Zig Engelmann called the “picky, picky” details of implementing DI in special education classrooms. Listen here: https://buff.ly/3X8xsIc

The OPTT team wishes you a happy and restful weekend!

Many instructional practices in mathematics have varying levels of evidence to support their use, yet students who need help can’t wait. Fortunately, a data-based decision-making framework can help educators to determine whether math instructional practices are working for their students and guide adaptations to better address student needs. In this FREE webinar, presenters will share practical strategies to help educators use data-based decision making to improve the math outcomes for students.

When: February 26, 2025 at 4:30 pm ET

Speakers:

Dr. Sarah Powell, Professor at The University of Texas at Austin;
Dr. Erica Lembke, Professor at the University of Missouri; and
Dr. Brad Witzel, Professor at Western Carolina University

Learn more and register here: https://intensiveintervention.org/news-and-events/webinar-individualizing-math-supports

The NCII developed a new handout to provide an overview of three common decision rules educators can use to analyze academic progress monitoring data, Check it out here: https://intensiveintervention.org/resource/decision-rules-academic-progress-monitoring-data

Wishing you all a successful finals week!

Thankful 🦃 ❤️ Happy to have a celebration of our faculty last week before Thanksgiving. THANK YOU! 🙏🏻

Did you know 162 fully licensed special education teachers have graduated from the OPTT program since it started in 2019?

We’re so proud of our graduates and the work they’re doing to improve the lives of students with disabilities!