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ATTENTION: Beginning July 2008, IDOE Training will be available in the form of online Webinar training sessions. Click here to view a schedule of and register for currently scheduled onsite training sessions.

The Indiana Department of Education
invites you to:

Free Training Webinars

for No-Cost State-Provided Resources

Click here for the schedule and links to register for the training.
Click here to learn how your school can schedule a Webinar.
Webinar sessions offered to Indiana Schools:

IDOE Resources Overview: What's Available
  • Informational session describing no-cost Standards-based IDOE Resources:
    • The Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments (K-2)
      Includes information about IRDA-Online and Reports System
    • The Informational Text Reading Inventory (Grades 3-5)
    • Sneak Peek at ITRI for Grades 1 & 2
    • Indiana Learning Resource Network Web site: I-LRN
  • Learn how to receive no-cost training for your schools
  • Find out more about the research behind these resources

Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessment-Online: What Do I Do First?
Audience: Teachers & Administrators using IRDA or IRDA-Online for the first time
  • Overview of the Assessments
    brief history, goals and features, components
  • Tools to Shape Instruction
    Standards-based diagnostic information and resources, ROAR reports
  • Administration and Scoring Tips
    student samples, practice scoring, grade-level specific info, rubrics
  • Future Plans
    a peek into the changes and new features for the upcoming year and beyond!

Setting Up Computers for Online Testing
Audience: Technical Coordinators, Computer Lab Instructors, Administrators
  • Preparation for Online Testing
    what needs to be done BEFORE setting up computers for online testing
  • Creating Classroom Interfaces
    teacher options, step-by-step instruction of the process, creating bookmarks for each teacher
  • What the students experience
    tutorials available, a brief peek at the classroom interface

Using IRDA-Online Reports to Shape Instruction
Audience: Classroom Teachers, Resource Teachers and Coaches, Administrators
  • Accessing Reports
    reports available, how to access reports, accessing reports for more than one class
  • Managing Groups
    create groups based on intervention needs, demographics, special needs;  access reports for each group
  • Using Reports to Shape Instruction
    Use reports for progress monitoring, intervention programs, differentiated instruction, diagnosis of at-risk students, and more!

Informational Text Reading Inventory (ITRI) Basics
Audience: Teachers & Administrators Serving Students in Grades 3-5
  • Accessing ITRI Materials
    downloading pdf materials, printing materials
  • ITRI Material Overview
    organization of materials, how to use each section
  • ITRI Training
    tutorials available, Webinars available, School sponsorship

Informational Text Reading Inventory Training: Using ITRI in Grades 3-5
Audience: Teachers & Administrators Serving Students in Grades 3-5
  • Grade Level Specifics
    features specific to each grade level; standards & content areas covered
  • Comprehension in Content Areas
    step-by-step instruction in using ITRI to develop comprehension skills
  • The ITRI Instructional Program
    using ITRI within a reading program, as part of an intervention plan, etc.

Schedule of IDOE Webinars
Session Name Time Date More Info Registration
IRDA-Online: What Do I Do First? 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST August 25 View Info Register Here
Setting Up Computers for IRDA-Online Testing 9:30 - 11:00 AM EST August 26 View Info Closed
Using IRDA-Online Reports to Shape Instruction 12:30 - 2:00 PM EST August 26 View Info Closed
IRDA-Online: What Do I Do First? 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST September 3 View Info Register Here
Setting Up Computers for IRDA-Online Testing 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST September 4 View Info Register Here