Barb Rowenhorst is an education consultant with TIE. She trains teachers in instructional strategies and works with districts to provide systemic professional development. Barb has received a BS dual degree in Elementary and Special Education, a MS degree in Education, and is endorsed as a K-12 Reading Specialist and Teacher Educator. Barb taught 25 years in the Rapid City School District and has been a SD READS instructor and literacy coach. Barb is also certified as a NCA QAR Trainer. (more about me).

Contact: browenhorst@tie.net

Current Projects

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• DIBELS Training (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
• Douglas School District School Improvement Teams (Building Leadership Teams, PLC, Formative Assessment)
• Lead-Deadwood School District (Marzano Strategies, Writing to Win, DIBELS, Achievement Series)
• Meade School District (Standards-based Report Cards, Parent Involvement, Technology)
• Rapid City School District (Data, School Improvement, Achievement Series)
• Formative Assessment Institute, Wyoming
• Writing to Win

Expertise

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• Instructional Strategies (Based on Robert Marzano's Work) Instructional Strategies
• Technology (Web 2.0/Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works/Thinkfinity Thinkfinity)
• Formative Assessment (Based on Rick Stiggins' Work)
• Data Retreats
• DIBELS Assessment (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
• Differentiated Instruction
• Writing to Win
• Standards-based Instruction
• Literacy Strategies
• Comprehension Strategies
• Vocabulary Strategies (Based on Robert Marzano's Work)
• Fluency (Based on the National Reading Panel Research)
• Reading in the Content Areas
• RtI (Response to Intervention - SD Model) http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/forms/pdf/RTI.Draft.5.17.07.pdf