Christa Biche
2Rev Coach
Christa Biche is a passionate educator and math instructional coach. She currently serves as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for SAU 9. With 18 years as a teacher and 3 years as a coach, she creates student-centered, problem-based learning environments. Her innovative math lab leaders program, now in its third year, empowers teachers through yearlong exploration of instructional strategies, mathematical mindsets, and scrappy classroom moves that foster student agency.
Advocating equitable access to rigorous math content, Christa believes math is for everyone. Guided by empathy and collaboration, she helps teachers make meaningful changes, fostering a thriving learning environment for all students. Join her in reshaping math education, empowering every learner as a capable mathematician.
Response to Intervention is a prevention-focused educational strategy that became part of mainstream K-12 programming with the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Its history is actually rooted in earlier research on learning disabilities (Preston et al., 2015) and the overrepresentation of students of color within special education programs (Sabnis et al., 2020). The historical discrepancy model that was used to identify learning disabilities ignored factors such as instruction, classroom management, or curriculum in contributing to differences in learner outcomes (Sabnis et al., 2020). RTI’s premise is noble - ensure there is dedicated time for learners to get the support they need without missing core content instruction. Having a specific time dedicated for learners to get extra help on skills they are struggling to acquire makes sense in many ways. It was intended to PROMOTE equity. The problem lies in the unintended consequences.