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Grades 3-8

Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems 1 & 2 Seminar

October 28, 2021

In this 2-day training, learn how to use the Benchmark Assessment System to inform your teaching.

Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know

October 25, 2021

In this 4-day training for school principals and administrators, learn how to support literacy teaching in grades K–6.

Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades 3-12

October 28, 2021

In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to boost literacy for the lowest-achieving students in grades 3-12.

Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching

November 2, 2021

In this 8-week online graduate course, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.

Thinking, Talking, and Writing about Texts

November 2, 2021

In this 8-week online graduate course, teachers use behavioral evidence of student talk and writing to design instruction to deepen the level of students’ thinking about reading.

Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning

November 2, 2021

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

Upcoming Professional Development

July 8 - September 1, 2024 (Summer Term II)

Intentional Teaching in a Readers’ Workshop for Grades 3-8

In this 8-week online course for K-2 teachers, learn the purpose, organization, and structure of a readers’ workshop.

Online Learning
August 2024– May 2025 (Virtual Schedule Below)

Grow Your Teaching of Writing: Yearlong Support Through Virtual Coaching  

Learn how to implement your yearlong writing curriculum by thinking and problem-solving with our faculty trainers and a cohort of teachers across the school year. Get ongoing, yearlong support through biweekly think-tank sessions and virtual coaching tailored to support your teaching of writing.

10:30am-3:30pm (EST) for first 3 days of training - additional times below

Leveled Literacy Intervention National Tutoring Scale-Up Model

Support readers and writers to make literacy progress in 12–18 weeks.

Featured on the National Proven Tutoring Website!

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