Welcome to BRIDGE-RI! The home for all things MTSS in the state of Rhode Island
As educators, we know that valuable resources, such as time, funding, and robust professional learning, can be hard to come by. Implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is a way to organize and use those limited resources to improve outcomes for all students. Learn more about MTSS and supports provided through BRIDGE-RI now! Explore our site through the brief video provided here. Our website is free and easy to use. You do not need an account to access information however, If you are interested in earning certificates for course completion and Professional Learning Units (PLUs), you'll need to create a free account. Anyone interested in learning more about MTSS can create a free account, including educators not currently working in a school or district, out-of-state educators, pre-service educators, or family members. Learn more by clicking on the arrows below to reveal more details.
If you are interested in earning certificates of course completion for Professional Learning Units (PLUs), you'll need an account to enroll and complete online courses through BRIDGE-RI. Please note that anyone interested in learning more about MTSS can create a free account, including educators not currently working in a school or district, out-of-state educators, pre-service educators, or family members. However, you do not need an account to access any information freely available on the mtssri.org website. To create an account follow the steps in the video below or access a PDF version of these directions which you can download, print, and/or share to your Google Drive.
Create an account today - it's free and easy!
Supporting Document (please note the link below will open in a new window):
- Instructions for Creating a BRIDGE-RI Account
- Visit Create Account/Retrieve Password to go to the password retrieval page.
- From there, on the left side, you can select Forgotten Username or Password and follow the prompts to retrieve it.
- If you're still having trouble, you may submit a helpdesk ticket.
- Ready to enroll in a course. Go to the course catalog to explore offerings, or go directly to the enroll in a course page
What's the Difference Between BRIDGE-RI as a Website and a Learning Management System?
Effectively Leveraging BRIDGE-RI
- All educators receive consistent messaging and common language to build strong systems so that individuals in different roles are on the same page.
- Anyone can create an account and enroll in courses, making high quality professional learning available to individuals or groups of teachers, coaches, department chairs, and administrators, to complete on their own time and at their own pace.
- You can identify and preview courses that align to district and school improvement goals, as well as professional learning plans. Courses can be utilized to blend online and face-to-face support for your educators with BRIDGE-RI courses as a strong foundation and common starting place.
- BRIDGE-RI can be easily shared with other district administrators as a source of professional learning vetted by RIDE and approved for earning PLUs.
- All educators receive consistent messaging and common language to build strong systems, so both general educators and special educators are hearing the same message about a tiered system of supports for all students.
- General educator and administrator use of BRIDGE-RI will improve Tier 1 academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports, improving outcomes for students who are differently abled.
- Anyone can create an account and enroll in courses, making high quality professional learning available to individuals or groups of teachers, coaches, or department chairs to complete on their own time and at their own pace.
- You can preview courses and tailor face-to-face supports for special educators in your district with BRIDGE-RI courses as a strong foundation and common starting place.
- BRIDGE-RI can be easily shared with building administrators and special education staff as a source of professional learning vetted by RIDE and approved for earning PLUs.
- All educators receive consistent messaging and common language to build strong systems so that individuals in different roles are on the same page.
- You can preview and select courses for your building educators that align with school improvement plans, areas of need, or individual professional learning plans.
- Anyone can create an account and enroll in courses, making high quality professional learning available to individuals or groups of teachers, coaches, related service providers, and paraprofessionals, to complete on their own time and at their own pace.
- BRIDGE-RI can be easily shared with other stakeholders as a source of professional learning vetted by RIDE and approved for earning PLUs.
- All educators receive consistent messaging and common language to build strong systems, so all educators, regardless of role, are hearing the same message about a tiered system of supports for all students.
- General educator and administrator use of BRIDGE-RI will improve Tier 1 academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports, improving outcomes for diverse learners.
- Anyone can create an account and enroll in courses, making high quality professional learning available to individuals or groups to complete on their own time and at their own pace.
- BRIDGE-RI can be easily shared with other staff as a source of professional learning vetted by RIDE and approved for earning PLUs.
- Professional learning is readily available to you. You can sign up for and complete courses on your own time and at your own pace. It's PD in your PJs!
- Courses on BRIDGE-RI offer a variety of topics for supporting all students. Courses are continuously being designed and developed to support students at different grade levels, tiers of support, and area of need.
- All course topics are designed to provide professional learning on evidence-based topics, meaning you can feel confident that you're spending your valuable time learning about practices and strategies that have been proven to work.
- Courses are designed specifically for Rhode Island educators. You will be able to see relevant examples from around the state.
- Taking courses on BRIDGE-RI means you're a part of an online learning community. Connect with other educators and related service providers in Rhode Island from your computer!