John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Ohio Education Research Center

Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) Training in Education (“EBITE”)

October 6 – November 7, 2023

Are you an Ohio State Support Team (SST) member or Regional Data Lead (RDL) working with a school or district and wanting to learn more about EBIs to improve student outcomes?

Are you looking for hands-on experience using the Ohio Evidence-based Clearinghouse (OEBC) and other sources for locating EBIs?

Do you need practical tools to guide decisions around use of EBIs? EBITE can help!

Dates:

Friday, October 6, 2023 (in person at The Ohio State University)

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (online)

Friday, November 3, 2023 (online)

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (online)

Times: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Workshop Details

  1. There is no registration fee to attend the training.
  2. If accepted, participants are expected to be in attendance for all four sessions of the workshop. The first session on Friday, October 6th, will be in person at The Ohio State University. The following three sessions will be held online.
  3. A dedicated learning management system (LMS) will be available for all participants. All workshop materials will be freely available in electronic and/or paper form.
  4. Lunch and coffee/tea breaks will be provided on October 6th.
  5. Travel and transportation to and from the workshop venue are the responsibility of the participant.
  6. Participants will be responsible for parking at the workshop venue (1900 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH 43210) through the ParkMobile App.

Application Information:

  • Applications will be accepted through 5pm Friday, September 15, 2023
  • Space is limited to 30 participants
  • Admission decisions will be made by Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Contact Ms. Ceanna Burnheimer with questions.

Ohio’s Evidence-based Intervention Training for Education (EBITE) Summer Workshop Brief Syllabus

WORKSHOP GOALS

  1. Strengthen capacity for State Support Teams (SSTs) and Regional Data Leads (RDLs) to assist schools/districts in using evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to improve student/school outcomes.
  2. Gain hands-on experience using the Ohio Evidence-based Clearinghouse and inform development of Ohio’s EBI Decision-Making Toolkit.
  3. Reinforce skills/knowledge around school/district needs and decision-making processes when selecting and implementing EBIs.

SYLLABUS – TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES

Download the syllabus.

DAY 1: (in-person) Friday, October 6, 2023 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Links between school/district needs, data, and intervention goals

  • Introductions: EBITE team and participants
  • Definitions: EBIs, ESSA evidence-quality, Ohio’s EBI Decision Making Toolkit
  • Capacity assessments, EBI and data needs, building SMART Goals
  • Gallery/Data Walk
  • Mini Share-out and Q&A

DAY 2: (online) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Searching for Interventions

  • Exploring clearinghouses for Academic/Cognitive and Behavioral/non-Cognitive EBIs
  • Incorporating the importance of school context and school resources
  • Assessing the match between EBIs and local capacity
  • Choosing an EBI to work with for remainder of workshop
  • Mini Share-out and Q&A

DAY 3: (online) Friday, November 3, 2023 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Planning for Implementation

  • Assuring EBI fit to context, social justice, and equity needs
  • Building Logic Models for your EBI
  • Logic Model gallery walk
  • Mini Share-out and Q&A

DAY 4: (online) Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Putting it all together: Intervention Fidelity and Monitoring

  • EBI monitoring and fidelity tools
  • Cycling back to the data - assessing outcomes, rapid cycle evaluation
  • Mini Share-out
  • Final Q&A