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Spring 2024: 8-Week Online Graduate Courses

December 1, 2023 Spring 2024 Online Offerings

Stay cozy this spring and improve your career with an online course, where you can learn at your convenience.

Tags: Latest News

Three Reasons Why a Writer’s Notebook is an Important Tool for Writers

October 16, 2023 Linda Murphy, Associate Director of Literacy Programs

Encouraging your students to keep a writer’s notebook can nourish their informational and literary writing all year.

Tags: Teaching

Inviting Writers Into the Process: Three Strategies for Increasing Access 

October 13, 2023 Melanie Meehan, Author & Elementary Writing Coordinator

Author & Elementary Writing Coordinator Melanie Meehan explains how she makes the writing process more accessible to students who are struggling.

Tags: Teaching

Trusting Emergent Readers

October 10, 2023 Hannah Schneewind & Jennifer Scoggin, Literacy Consultants

Literacy consultants Hannah Schneewind & Jennifer Scoggin discuss the importance of developing students’ reading identities.

Tags: Teaching

Restorative Reading for Educators

October 6, 2023 Stephanie Affinito, Author & Educator, University at Albany, NY

Enhance the reading experience to soothe the body, spark the mind, and connect readers together.

Calling All Coaches: Consider Small Language Moves for a Big Impact  

September 22, 2023 Irene Fountas, Director

If you are a coach, teacher leader, principal or other administrator, you may not fully realize how your language impacts each educator in your school community.

Tags: Coaching

Getting to Know Your Readers

September 12, 2023 Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer

Observational assessment, in the form of a benchmark reading conference, is a good way to begin the journey of teaching literacy in the new school year.

Tags: Teaching

A World of Songs, Poems, and Nursery Rhymes 

August 10, 2023 Genevieve Arcovio, Literacy Trainer

Have you considered the many benefits of using songs, nursery rhymes, and poetry in your classroom? Here are some recommendations as you get started.

Tags: Teaching

Growing as Educators: Making the Shift to a Culture of Professional Learning

August 7, 2023 Irene Fountas, Director

The shift from “professional development” to “professional learning” implies a thoughtful design that is part of the school’s shared vision, values, and beliefs.

Teaching Readers (Not Reading): Peter Afflerbach Discusses the Role of Motivation, Engagement, and Metacognition

August 2, 2023 Genevieve Arcovio

Looking back on the recent Summer Literacy Institute at Lesley University, researcher and educator Dr. Peter Afflerbach discussed the importance of instruction that moves beyond skills and strategies.

Tags: Teaching

Upcoming Professional Development

December 9, 2024

It’s Both/And: Teaching Each Child with a Variety of Texts

Learn how to provide a “healthy diet” of a variety of text types that are high-quality, engaging, culturally sustaining, and connect phonics skills with reading for meaning.

$35
December 4-5, 2024

Not a Minute to Lose: Optimizing Coaching and Professional Learning Opportunities Across the Day

In this 2-day training, learn about a variety of powerful coaching tools and protocols you can use to make the most of the precious professional learning time you have with teachers – both individually and in small groups.

$595
November 19–20, 2024

The Genre of Testing: How To Set Your Students Up For Success!

In this two-day training, learn how to help students understand testing as a genre so they can confidently meet the challenges of standardized testing and experience success.

$595

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