Professional Development
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Engaging Writing About Reading: Building Thinking, Independence, and Test-Ready Writers
How do we help students write stronger responses to text that supports deeper comprehension? This one-day session focuses on writing about reading as a thinking practice that supports comprehension, engagement, and builds students’ confidence with on-demand writing.
Building Capacity Through Continuous Professional Learning
In this 8-week online course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school and develop your facilitation expertise.
Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Texts Grades K-8
In this 8-week online course, learn how to support students in thinking deeply about their reading and in expressing their ideas through talk and writing.
Joyful Writing: Fostering Young Writers in PreK and K
This workshop guides early childhood teachers in building joyful writing communities through play, storytelling, book making, and drawing. Participants learn to view children’s early writing with fresh insight and plan purposeful lessons that build confidence, develop craft, and support foundational writing conventions.
What Teachers Need to Understand About the Alphabetic System: Phonics & Spelling
Expand your knowledge of the alphabetic system so you can teach foundational skills effectively to all of your students.
Customized Literacy Professional Learning
Our Center faculty will partner with you to design customized professional learning, workshops, and other job-embedded learning opportunities for educators, facilitated in-person or virtually.
Online Graduate Certificate in Developing Literacy Expertise Through Responsive Classroom Teaching
An 18-credit online graduate certificate program.
Online Graduate Certificate in Literacy Coaching & Teacher Leadership
A 12-credit online graduate certificate program.