Video In-Services
These video in-services are designed to support school leaders responsible for managing Direct Instruction (DI) implementations. Through the videos, participants will view demonstrations and receive information from expert DI trainers. Participants will also practice the skills being taught and receive feedback from the on-site facilitator, who will follow a facilitator’s guide. In addition, these video in-services will provide a model for district- and building-level coaches, APIs (assistant principals of instruction), and building coordinators on how to sequence examples and focus on critical issues during training, and will demonstrate the types of activities to include that promote mastery of the targeted skills.
Access to the in-service videos is available to NIFDI partners, but can be purchased by the general public through the NIFDI Store.
NOTE: NIFDI partners should contact their NIFDI implementation manager for access or email training@nifdi.org.
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When delivering instruction, the pausing and punching of key words to convey new skills and content is an integral component of effective instruction. Emphasizing a critical phrase or word helps students focus on the pivotal part of the presentation. This in-service video incorporates a series of activities that provide systematic practice in using the pause-and-punch strategy when teaching a variety of DI lessons.
All students make errors. The errors students make provide important information about what they know and what they have yet to master. How an instructor responds to an error is critical. In fact, the major difference between the instructor who teaches most of their students and the instructor who successfully teaches all of their students is the ability to correct each and every error as it occurs. Thus, correcting all errors is an important part of teaching to mastery. This video in-service provides practice with effectively applying the full, seven-step error correction procedure to discrimination errors.
An important aspect of correcting errors is to identify “the part” of the exercise that a task belongs to. If a teacher can quickly identify “the part,” they can make a seamless error correction. If a teacher has difficulty identifying “the part,” the error correction can confuse students and lead to a loss of attention. Dissecting an exercise in a DI lesson to identify the parts can sometimes feel daunting. This video in-service provides information and practice on how to identify the parts.
The purpose of a signal is to prompt students to answer simultaneously as a group. These choral responses actively engage all students, which increases efficiency and allows many more opportunities for the instructor to assess mastery. Choral responses also reduce the likelihood of behavior problems.
A signal violation (i.e., behavioral error) occurs when students answer before or after the signal, do not answer at all or answer in a loud and/or draggy manner. If an instructor accepts these types of responses, the instructor will have to resort to giving many individual turns to assess the mastery levels of each student in the group. Thus, correcting all types of errors is an essential part of teaching to mastery. This in-service video provides practice in identifying and correcting signal violations.
When students are working independently in the classroom, it is important that they stay engaged with their work and are motivated to do their best. In many classrooms, an adult might not be available to devote their attention to independent workers. NIFDI’s Thermometer Chart is an independent work management system that does not require much attention from instructors, yet when implemented correctly, it is very reinforcing to the students. This in-service video provides comprehensive instruction on implementing this positive behavior management system effectively.