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Not a Minute to Lose: Optimizing Coaching & Professional Learning Opportunities Across the Day
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)
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
Join us for the third event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series!
Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Jennifer Orr
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
Every Conversation Counts: Building Oral Language for Literacy
Build your capacity to intentionally foster children’s oral language development throughout the day. You’ll leave prepared to enrich children’s vocabulary, expand their thinking, facilitate authentic conversations, and create a language-rich classroom that strengthens early literacy outcomes.
Thinking Beyond the Page: Developing Deep Comprehension
Comprehension is the heart of reading—and it goes far beyond understanding the words on the page. Join us to learn practical ways to help students move from surface-level understanding to deeper analysis, meaningful reflection, and critical thinking about what they read.
Playful Pathways to Print: Learning About Language, Letters, Sounds and Words
Explore how to turn young children’s love for playing with the sounds of language into meaningful literacy learning during this one-day workshop.