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Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series: Summer Literacy Institute with Kass & Cornelius Minor

June 18, 2020

Enroll to take an in-depth look at how reading identity intersects with racial, gender, and class identity.

Online Graduate Certificate in Literacy Coaching & Teacher Leadership

June 17, 2020

A 12-credit online graduate certificate program.

Shared Leadership for School Improvement

June 17, 2020

In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to get everyone in their school on the same page about literacy.

Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching

June 17, 2020

In this 8-week online graduate course, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.

Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning

June 17, 2020

In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.

Benchmark Assessment Systems 1 & 2 Training

June 17, 2020

In this 2-day training, learn how to use the Benchmark Assessment System to inform your teaching.

Effective Literacy Coach Training

June 15, 2020

Become a highly effective literacy coach working in your school, or remotely.

Upcoming Professional Development

July 13 – September 6, 2026 (Summer Term II)

Effective Reading Instruction: Community & Practice, K-8

In this 8-week online course for grades 3-8 teachers, learn the purpose, organization, and structure of a readers’ workshop.

$2,730 ($875/credit + $35/credit comprehensive fee) + required texts
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)
July 1-2, 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)

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