Intensive instruction was recently identified as a high-leverage practice in special education, and DBI is a research based approach to delivering intensive instruction across content areas (NCII, 2013). This course provides learners with an opportunity to extend their understanding of intensive instruction through in-depth exposure to DBI in mathematics, complete with exemplars from actual classroom teachers.

NCII, through a collaboration with the University of Connecticut and the National Center on Leadership in Intensive Intervention and with support from the CEEDAR Center, developed course content focused on enhancing educators’ skills in intensive mathematics intervention. The course includes eight modules that can support faculty and professional development providers with instructing pre-service and in-service educators who are learning to implement intensive mathematics intervention through data-based individualization (DBI). The content in this course complements concepts covered in the Features of Explicit Instruction Course and so we suggest that users complete both courses.

Modules 1-8: Intensive Intervention in Mathematics

There are 8 modules within this course. Each course has an introduction, three parts, and a conclusion.

Module 1: Developing a Scope and Sequence for Intensive Intervention

Module 2: Mathematics Progress Monitoring and Determining Response

Module 3: Selecting and Evaluating Evidence-Based Practices in Mathematics

Module 4: Intensive Mathematics Intervention: Instructional Delivery

Module 5: Intensive Mathematics Intervention: Instructional Strategies

Module 6: Whole-Number Content for Intensive Intervention

Module 7: Rational-Number Content for Intensive Intervention

Module 8: DBI for Intensive Mathematics Intervention