Alison Brown
A New Approach to Intervention
Inspiration for Inspire
As a former educator, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to find the perfect intervention curriculum to support my students and close learning gaps. When n2y developed its new academic intervention curriculum, Inspire, I jumped at the chance to interview two important people who have had a profound role in its creation from the start: Alli Vice, n2y’s Chief Innovation Officer, and Kara Meaux, Product Director for Inspire.
In this article, you’ll find out why Inspire was created and how this academic intervention curriculum will empower teachers and students. You’ll learn about Inspire’s targeted, differentiated resources that simplify the entire intervention process, from assessments to lesson planning and reporting.
Alison
To start us off, I’d like to know why n2y developed Inspire, and what your goals were when creating the curriculum.
Alli
We’ve done well supporting our students with unique learning needs. We wanted to continue sharing the research- and evidence-based practices we knew were successful with another population of students. We hoped to help students working on general education standards, such as those in resource rooms, and learners going through the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework with much‑needed support and knowledge.
Also, some learners using our solutions have progressed so much and are ready for their next step but still need support. We wanted to continue the journey with them.
Kara
Exactly! In addition to those goals, it was also important to meet the demand for an online intervention program that guides struggling and at‑risk students with teacher‑led instructional activities along the continuum to learning independently. We wanted to create a program that is going to empower teachers and service providers to learn and use different methodologies and strategies for intervention.
Alison
Compared to the plug‑and‑play programs I was given as a teacher, this seems like it will not only help students close learning gaps but also strengthen teachers’ instructional practices as well! Can you share more about how Inspire will make a difference in a teacher’s day‑to‑day?
Alli
Making sure you’re teaching everything you need while providing quality and individualized intervention for students can be overwhelming and hard to balance. We’ve all been there.
With Inspire, you’re getting an effective way to acquire all those goals and skills for your students to change their educational outcomes, plus guidance on how to balance it all together.
Our quick, prescriptive assessments pinpoint exactly which skills need to be targeted. We take the innovative approach of empowering the educator to become an intervention expert with a variety of embedded evidence‑ and research‑based methodologies to use during teacher‑led instruction. Plus, guided practice allows students to independently practice and acquire skills and promote generalization.
Kara
Yes! It truly individualizes learning by supporting the teacher to develop solid teaching practices to remediate skills. And let’s not forget the lesson planning! We know how long it takes a teacher to lesson plan, but with Inspire, it’s all done for you.
Alison
Why is Inspire valuable to an administrator?
Alli
As an administrator, the one thing I’m focused on is student outcomes. I need to show that my students are growing, improving, and achieving, and if they are having difficulties, I need to ensure they can acquire the skills they need. Inspire provides a global view for administrators to identify areas of need. It’s an academic intervention curriculum that helps students improve and includes efficient progress monitoring to track student growth.
Another incredibly valuable thing for me as an administrator is that I’m investing in my teachers with this solution. It’s helping them learn different methodologies, strengthening their teaching abilities, and they become even better interventionists.
Kara
Absolutely. And the assessments and results from the data are so important for teachers, administrators, and schools to ensure RTI effectiveness and IEP compliance needs are being met and that student outcomes are successful.
Alison
If you had a child in school now, would you want them to have Inspire?
Kara
That is a definite yes for me! I would be very comforted knowing that my child is not being put in front of a computer alone without teacher guidance, like most online intervention programs out there. I would also be happy knowing that teachers are being provided with proven strategies to help students make gains in deficit skills. And I would love to be able to get the results to see how well my child is doing or where my child needs more help.
Alli
As a parent, it’s important to feel assured there is a clear plan involving my child’s needs. And it is a relief to know that plan includes an invested teacher working on strategies with my child to acquire the skills they are missing.
Alison
I agree. I think any child would benefit from Inspire! To wrap up our conversation, if you were to describe Inspire in just three words, what would they be?
Kara
- Engaging
- Empowering
- Encompassing
Alli
Those are great words to describe Inspire!
Alison
Thank you both for your time. I’m excited for everyone to see the impact Inspire will have on educators and their students!
Inspire provides an innovative approach to intervention for struggling and at‑risk students, and guides them toward achievement. Educators now have an all‑in‑one research‑ and evidence‑based intervention curriculum to boost the success of RTI programs and IEPs! If you’re like me and can’t wait to see Inspire in action, sign up for a free 30‑day trial today!
