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

December 7, 2023

In this 1-day training, learn about powerful coaching tools and protocols you can use to make the most of your time with teachers.

Quick. Inexpensive. Efficient. Using Oral Reading to Guide Teaching (Webinar)

November 13, 2023

Spend 90 minutes of your Saturday morning with Cindy Downend and Wendy Vaulton and learn the five essential questions to deepen your analysis of oral reading.

Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Vivian Vasquez

November 10, 2023

Join us for the third event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series!

Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Jennifer Orr

November 10, 2023

Join us for the second event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series! Register for the series or individual sessions.

Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Carla España

November 10, 2023

Join us for the first event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series! Register for the complete series or individual sessions.

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series 2024

October 27, 2023

Deepen your understanding of how to cultivate anti-bias and anti-racist practices in classrooms and schools with these three nationally known speakers.

Complimentary Webinar: Learn the One Magic Word of Coaching

September 21, 2023

Back by popular demand, Irene is returns for this exclusive one-hour webinar. Learn how your language influences the professional growth of your colleagues and the culture of professional learning in your school.

Complimentary Webinar: Creating Literacy Centers That Aren’t a Waste of Time 

September 15, 2023

Attend this complimentary 1-hour webinar to learn how to create worthwhile literacy centers that provide meaningful and engaging independent activities for children in grades K-1 and require low-prep for you.

Complimentary Webinar: Learn the One Magic Word of Coaching! 

August 11, 2023

Don’t miss this free 1-hour webinar to learn how your language influences the professional growth of your colleagues and the learning culture in your school.

Leading for Literacy: Five Keys for Success

August 8, 2023

In this introductory webinar for California school leaders, Irene Fountas & Cindy Downend will introduce you to five keys for improving literacy outcomes in your school and district, using the Leading for Literacy text as a guide.   

Upcoming Professional Development

July 13-16, 2026

Building Deep Thinkers Through Reading: Engaging Students in Robust Comprehension

Let’s teach readers to think deeply. Join us to explore robust comprehension as an active, layered, and dynamic process to synthesize ideas, make inferences, and critique texts – not just recall facts.

$895 (includes professional text)
June 30 & July 1, 2026

Wondrous Words: Igniting Children’s Passion, Purpose, and Skills for Writing

Join us for this two-day, hands-on workshop where you’ll strengthen your ability to read like a writer and learn how to use mentor texts to help students expand their repertoire of craft moves, grow their identities as writers, and deepen their understanding of writing as a meaningful act.

$595 (Text Included)
July 20-24, 2026

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.

$895 (does not include professional texts)

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