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Professional Development Workshops offered by DMG

Our professional development specialists are available to work closely with you to develop a customized training package that meets the specific needs of your staff. Below, you will find a list of some of our most popular workshops.

  • Essential DIBELS Workshop

    The Essential DIBELS® Workshop provides educators with:

    • An in-depth understanding of the conceptual foundations of DIBELS and linkage to key basic early literacy skills
    • Comprehensive training and practice in administration and scoring of all DIBELS measures
    • An explanation of how to use DIBELS data for educational decision making within an Outcomes-Driven Model

  • Utilizing and Interpreting DIBELS Data

    The Phase 2 Workshop covers the following topics:

    • Review of the foundations of DIBELS
    • How to interpret individual and group DIBELS scores
    • Effectively using DIBELS data to identify students in need of additional support to become readers
    • DIBELS progress monitoring as a way to evaluate intervention effectiveness and maintain student success
    • Planning instructional groups and instructional goals using DIBELS data

  • DIBELS Connect: Connecting DIBELS with Effective Reading Instruction

    The Phase 3 Workshop focuses on:

    • The content of effective reading instruction including content in phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension
    • The processes of effective reading instruction
    • Connecting what you learn from DIBELS data with effective reading instruction

  • DIBELS for Administrators

    This workshop helps school and district administrators:

    • Increase student outcomes through efficient assessment
    • Understand conceptual and empirical foundations of DIBELS
    • Use and interpret DIBELS data for increasing the effectiveness of core, supplemental, and intensive reading programs
    • Support both first-year and long term DIBELS implementation

  • IDEL and IDAPEL Workshops

    Click on the links below for more information on training for DIBELS in other languages:

How do I get started?

Let us know that you are interested in discussing options for your educational organization.

Contact Kathleen (Fleming) Petersen, Director of Professional Development
Phone: 952-448-1941 / 541-431-6931
Email: kpetersen@dibels.org
Fax: 866-211-1450

To request information about other products and services, email us at info@dibels.org.

DMG Professional Development Coordinators

Kathleen Petersen

Kathleen Petersen, Ph.D., Director of Professional Development

Kathleen M. Petersen, Ph.D., is the Director of Professional Development with Dynamic Measurement Group, a licensed psychologist, and nationally certified school psychologist. She obtained her doctorate in school psychology from the University of Oregon in 1999 with a research emphasis in early reading assessment and instruction. Dr. Petersen worked as a school psychologist in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area for six years. Additionally, she has ten years experience providing professional development workshops on DIBELS and scientifically-based reading programs and leadership support to school educators and administrators throughout the country.

Alisa Dorman

Alisa Dorman, Professional Development Specialist

Alisa Dorman's experience as an educator ranges from teaching in elementary and intermediate schools to directing and managing state and federal programs for the Oklahoma State Department of Education. She has 6½ years experience in the classroom and 8½ years of experience in administration and management. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Masters' Degrees in School Counseling and Reading. She holds a current teaching certificate for the following areas: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Counseling, Reading Specialist, Elementary School Principal, and Superintendent.

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