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Literacy Collaborative: Next Generation (Complimentary Awareness Session)

February 26, 2025

Designed for today’s schools, Literacy Collaborative: Next Generation model provides a quick-start to improving student outcomes, focused on building teacher capacity by training an in-house literacy coach/ teacher leader and by providing direct professional learning support to teachers and administrators.

Why is Everyone Avoiding Me? Problem-Solving for Literacy Coaches (Complimentary Webinar)

January 21, 2025

In this 1-hour webinar, examine the reasons why teachers may be reluctant to participate in coaching and identify strategies to overcome these challenges.

Building Capacity Through Continuous Professional Learning

November 15, 2024

In this 8-week online course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school and develop your facilitation expertise.

Extending Pathways and Possibilities for Writers

August 28, 2024

That every child can write is a critical belief for effective writing instruction. Join renowned author Melanie Meehan to consider and explore options that invite, engage, and inspire writers throughout their unique processes and challenges.

Growing Community and Family Collaborations All Year Long

August 28, 2024

Join Nawal Qarooni, a holistic literacy educator who designs family literacy programming in schools, for a day-long workshop to grow community and family collaborations all year long. Nawal will share a collective care framework developed over decades of research and her parenting of four multiethnic children.

Reaching All Learners Speaker Series: Patricia Paugh

August 23, 2024

Join us for the first event in our 2024 & 2025 Reaching All Learners Speaker Series. Register for the complete series or individual sessions.

All Kinds of Books for All Kinds of Kids K-6 (One-Hour Webinar with Irene Fountas)

June 20, 2024

Invest in your text expertise to plan for high-quality reading instruction that addresses all aspects of effective reading for all children.

Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 17, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 1, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 1, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

Upcoming Professional Development

April 29-30, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 2, Levels K-Z)

In this two-day institute learn how to use BAS 2.0 to pinpoint students’ reading behaviors and instructional needs with word-solving, fluency, and comprehension.

$595
May 8-9, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 1, Levels A-P)

This two-day workshop will help you learn how to use the new BAS 2.0 system to pinpoint student strengths and needs as readers, including oral reading behaviors, fluency, comprehension, writing about reading, and phonological awareness and early phonics skills.

$595
April 7, 2025

Engaging Vocabulary Instruction That Works for Grades 3-8 (Complimentary Webinar)

Join us for this 60-minute complimentary webinar filled with practical ways to make vocabulary learning fun, deepen word understanding, and empower students to use new words with confidence.

Complimentary Webinar

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