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District and School Leaders
Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series 2023
This series is designed to deepen your understanding of how to cultivate anti-bias and anti-racist practices in classrooms and schools. Register for the complete 3-day series or individual workshops.
On-Demand Sessions: Literacy for All Conference
Access 21 on-demand conference sessions from nationally renowned literacy and Reading Recovery experts through December 31, 2022.
Leading for Literacy
In this 4-day training for school principals and administrators, learn how to support literacy teaching and learning in grades K–6.
Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.
Visionary Leadership for California Educators
In this 1-hour webinar for California educators, you will understand how to use observation tools to refresh and reimagine the professional learning possibilities in your school.
A Year of Writing Minilessons in Grades K-3
In this 2-day training, learn how to use Writing Minilessons: Your Every Day Guide for Literacy Teaching by Fountas & Pinnell to provide high quality lessons in management, craft, conventions and writing process.
33rd Annual Literacy for All Conference
Nationally renowned literacy and Reading Recovery conference for PreK-8 educators.
Building a Coherent Approach to Literacy in Your School or District
Learn the importance of building internal capacity within the school by developing coach or teacher leader expertise in literacy teaching and learning through the Literacy Collaborative.
Invest in Literacy Coaching and Teacher Leadership to Build Professional Capacity
Learn about the impact that coaching has within the professional learning community in your school or district and training options that prepare educators to take on this role.
Effective Literacy Coaching
In this 10-day training designed for literacy coaches, instructional leaders, teacher leaders, and administrators, learn how to better understand your role and how to coach teachers at your school.
Upcoming Professional Development
Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades K-8
Deepen your understanding of the alphabetic linguistic system and learn how to teach for phonological awareness, phonics, word structure, vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills in grades K-8.
Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know
This 4-day institute equips school principals, district administrators, and professional learning leaders to lead, support, and sustain evidence-based literacy instruction in grades K–6. Participants will develop a clear vision for literacy and identify actionable strategies to build collaborative teams and a professional learning culture that accelerates student literacy growth.
The Effective Instructional Coach: Leading Growth, Navigating Challenges
This 4-day training is designed for all school-based coaches including instructional coaches and those who support literacy, math, science, social studies and/or technology. You’ll learn how to better understand your role and how to effectively coach teachers at your school.