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Last updated February 6, 2025.
Lindsey Moses Presents: Supporting Multilingual Learners—Strategies for Language and Literacy Instruction
This webinar series, designed for every K-5 educator, will introduce research-based strategies to support multilingual learners’ language and literacy development. It provides practical instructional ideas grounded in three core principles: assets-based approaches to teaching and learning; language-oriented planning, instruction, and assessment; and meaningful and interactive opportunities for authentic language use. During each session, research-based scaffolds will be introduced with easy-to-implement instructional strategies accompanied by classroom examples. Educators will be presented with an abundance of strategies they can implement in their context immediately.
Presenter: Lindsey Moses
Grade Levels: K-5
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 6:30-7:45pm EST.
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Kelly Gallagher Presents: Re-establishing Reading Momentum and Engagement in Adolescents
How do we re-establish reading momentum and reading identity? Join Kelly Gallagher as he delves into practices proven to move students past fake reading and back into authentic and meaningful reading practices.
In this dynamic three-part series, participants will:
- Examine the importance of building prior knowledge across content areas.
- Explore how the act of writing deepens reading comprehension.
- Learn how to move students into deeper levels of reading.
Presenter: Kelly Gallagher
Grade Level: 6-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 7:00pm to 8:15pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
FREE EVENT--Cultivating Belonging and Joy Through Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Practices presented by Arlène Casimir
Belonging and joy are critical to effective education. This session equips participants with culturally relevant and sustaining practices to create environments where students feel valued, celebrated, and connected. Participants will explore actionable strategies to promote cultural pride, equity, and meaningful relationships in classrooms and schools.
Presenter: Arlène Casimir
Grade Levels: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2025. 4:00-5:00pm EST.
R. Joseph Rodríguez presents Youth Scribes and Their Writing Process in Action
In this three-part PD series based on his new book “Youth Scribes: Teaching a Love of Writing,” R. Joseph Rodriguez will explore the question: What makes a student want to write? He will delve into strategies to help students with aversions to writing see it as an invitation to create, become, and belong. This series will explore how educators can empower meaningful writing by recognizing students as writers with diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, and interests.
Presenter: R. Joseph Rodríguez
Grade Levels: 6-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:30pm to 5:45pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Thursday, March 6, 2025
Jennifer Serravallo Presents: Reading Strategies—Essential Research-Based Instruction for Every Classroom
Drawing from the newly-released The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, a research-packed (700+ citations to the science of reading) revised and reimagined update to The New York Times’ bestselling resource, this workshop will help you use strategies effectively in your instruction—no matter what approach to literacy you use, or the grade level, developmental levels, or ages of the students you teach.
Presenters: Jennifer Serravallo and Colleagues
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025. 10:00am-4:00pm EST.
Become an Expert Writing Teacher: Improve Your Skills with Assessment, Differentiation, and Teaching the Craft and Process of Writing
Developing students' writing abilities requires several important teaching skills. This series will help you master the three most essential competencies for teaching students to write well: assessing students as writers, differentiating instruction for them, and effectively teaching lessons about author’s craft and the writing process. Throughout the series, you will learn practical strategies you can immediately use to elevate the level of writing instruction in your classroom. Drawing upon his 30 years of experience working with teachers and students around the world and his many foundational books on teaching writing, Carl Anderson will deliver sessions packed with actionable insights and strategies, ensuring you can implement what you learn right away.
Presenter: Carl Anderson
Grade Level: K-8
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:00pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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