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Kylene Beers Presents: Notice and Note 201—Deepening Your Understanding of Signposts
Join us for this dynamic three-part series as we delve deeper into the Notice and Note Signposts. Perfect for educators who have already introduced signposts to their students or who have already participated in the ‘Signposts 101’ professional development, these sessions are designed to enhance your teaching methods and elevate critical thinking in your classroom.
Presenter: Kylene Beers
Grade Levels: 4-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 6:00-7:15pm EST.
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Monday, October 14, 2024
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Writing and Teaching Memoir: Fact, Imagination and Craft presented by Penny Kittle, Linda Rief, and Tom Romano
Our stories matter, for both teachers and students alike: especially when they are told well. The focus of this series is two-pronged: the craft of writing memoir, and teachers as writers. In writing memoir, story is elevated through the development of characters, scenes, plot, and significant detail. Presenters will share how they have taught students to write memoirs and have written memoirs themselves, even in their academic publications. Participants will write their own memoirs out of indelible moments in their lives and collect strategies, mentor texts, and vision for bringing writing alive in their classrooms.
Presenters: Penny Kittle, Linda Rief, Tom Romano
Grade Levels: 5-12
Dates and Time: Four 75-minute sessions from 4:30-5:45pm EST.
- Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Thursday, October 31, 2024
Heidi Anne Mesmer Presents: Ahead of the Curve—New Research Findings in K-2 Literacy and How to Apply Them
Effective teachers strive to stay ahead of the curve with research, yet keeping up can be overwhelming. Amidst the ongoing discourse on reading instruction methods, this workshop will translate reading science in ways that truly benefit the youngest (K-2) students. Led by Heidi Anne Mesmer, this workshop presents highly effective techniques for teaching phonics and reading multisyllabic words, as directly informed by the latest studies. Each session provides practical, classroom-ready tips to refine your teaching approach immediately. Join us to bridge the gap between research-based methodologies and classroom practice, enhance your impact as an educator, optimize student reading outcomes, and leave feeling undaunted!
Presenter: Heidi Anne Mesmer
Grade Levels: K-2
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:00-5:15pm EST.
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Math in Practice: Transformative Math Coaching for Deeper Student Understanding with Sue O'Connell
Most teachers memorized math facts and algorithms when they were students in math class, but as teachers, they are now challenged to help their students develop a deep understanding of math concepts. Sue O'Connell and Math in Practice can help to unlock the full potential of K-5 math education with this transformative six-session course. Designed for teacher-leaders, school administrators, math coaches, and instructional specialists, these sessions offer cutting-edge coaching strategies to transform instructional practice and fostered deep mathematical understanding among students.
Presenter: Sue O'Connell
Grade Levels: K-5
Dates and Times: Six 60-minute sessions from 4:00-5:00pm EST
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Thursday, March 13, 2025
Growing Language and Literacy: Multilingual Learners' Path to Success with Andrea Honigsfeld
In her new, secondary version of the book Growing Language and Literacy, Andrea Honigsfeld shares how to help move multilingual learners through the five stages of language development: Starting, Emerging, Developing, Expanding, and Bridging.
How do we ensure an asset-based approach to the process? How do we recognize that language and literacy development is a fluid process that both evolves authentically for multilingual learners and needs to be purposefully and consistently scaffolded and supported? Andrea will show participants how to do that in this webinar series through a rich selection of authentic illustrations. Participants will leave this webinar series with plentiful strategies and resources and inspiration to fully embrace the talents and gifts multilingual learners bring to their classrooms.
Listen to Andrea Honigsfeld and Alycia Owen on the Heinemann podcast.
Presenter: Andrea Honigsfeld
Grade Levels: 6-12
Dates and Time: Four 75-minute sessions from 6:00pm to 7:15pm EST
- Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Carl Anderson and Ralph Fletcher Present—Enhance Your Writing Instruction with Mentor Texts
This workshop, dedicated to teaching K-8 students the qualities of writing using mentor texts, brings together Ralph Fletcher and Carl Anderson as an exciting and powerful duo. The presenters will guide you in learning how to leverage well-crafted mentor texts to teach young learners the craft of writing. Ralph and Carl will explore the concept of “reading like a writer,” which will help you identify craft techniques in mentor texts you can teach students to use in their own writing. Ralph will provide participants with an insider's perspective on composing, offering a glimpse into his personal process of crafting texts and equipping you with the skills to analyze mentor texts more deeply and effectively. Carl will outline practical approaches for integrating mentor texts into daily instruction, encompassing whole-class and small-group lessons, and one-on-one writing conferences.
Presenters: Carl Anderson and Ralph Fletcher
Grade Levels: K-8
Date and Time: October 24, 2024. 10:00am-4:00pm EST.
Essential Strategies for Thriving in Your First Year(s) of Teaching Presented by Berit Gordon
Berit Gordon, author of The Joyful Teacher, created this workshop for newer teachers and the coaches who support them. It offers actionable strategies to help teachers feel confident, excel throughout the year, and tackle challenges to achieve quick, energizing wins. These sessions will help newer teachers and their coaches get ahead of potential struggles before becoming overwhelmed. Sessions will address common challenges, including handling the workload, managing the class, establishing routines and relationships, and fostering student engagement and success.
Listen to Berit Gordon in discussion with Erin Bailey on the Heinemann podcast.
Presenter: Berit Gordon
Grade Levels: K-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Free Event—Helping Readers Build Prior Knowledge presented by Kelly Gallagher
Bestselling author Kelly Gallagher shares ideas from his new book, To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff: Helping Students Build and Use Prior Knowledge, in this live, one-on-one interview with Tom Newkirk. They’ll discuss the reading research that supports the vital role prior knowledge plays in comprehension, and specific things teachers can do to strengthen their students’ knowledge.
Presenters: Kelly Gallagher
Grade Levels: 6-12
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2024. 7:00-7:45pm EST.
Free Event—Engaging Secondary Students with Math Workshop: Join Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler for a Book Launch Exploration!
Join authors Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler as we celebrate their new book and delve into the Math Workshop Model and its benefits for secondary classrooms! This session will guide participants through the framework and principles of the Math Workshop, illustrating why it's the preferred method of instruction regardless of the math textbook, curriculum, or grade level. Experience firsthand how the Math Workshop approach can decrease anxiety, increase engagement, and support meaningful and sustainable instruction differentiation.
Presenters: Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler
Grade Levels: 6-12
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 12, 2024. 4:00-5:00pm EST
Implementing Math Workshop Strategies for K-12 Success with Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler
Unlock the potential of your students with Math Workshop! This transformative approach to mathematics instruction reduces anxiety, boosts engagement, and provides students with differentiated instruction. Through the use of whole group lessons, targeted small group instruction, and interactive learning stations, students explore mathematics, thereby fostering deep conceptual understanding. Math Workshop equips teachers with a structured approach to address student needs through inquiry and cooperative activities and offers a framework to optimize instructional time and pedagogy, which fosters student achievement.
Presenters: Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler
Grade Level: K-12
Date and Time: Monday, December 9, 2024. 10:00am-2:15pm EST.
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.
Presenter: Jennifer Serravallo
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024. 10:00am-4:00pm EST
Jennifer Serravallo Presents: Writing Strategies and Structures—Research-Based Powerful Teaching for Every Classroom
Don’t let reading instruction get all the attention—research is clear that in classrooms with near-even amounts of writing and reading instruction, students not only write better but they also read better. Join Jennifer Serravallo, author of The Writing Strategies Book; Teaching Writing in Small Groups; and other popular titles—and her colleagues for a full-day deep dive into strategies and structures for teaching writing that will make the biggest difference in your classroom, no matter your curriculum or approach.
Presenter: Jennifer Serravallo and Colleagues
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 10:00am-4:00pm EST.
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.
