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Discover effective ways to help today’s new arrivals learn the vocabulary and literacy skills needed for a successful transition to American schools and society. Renowned author and researcher Dr. Margarita Calderón explains how to combine targeted instruction with a supportive classroom culture, enabling Newcomers to use current technological and social-emotional terms along with traditional forms […]

Amplify Your Impact: Coaching Collaborative Teams in PLCs at Work® Virtual Workshop: A Live 2-Day Event with Tesha Ferriby Thomas Highly effective collaborative teams are vital to the success of every professional learning community (PLC). During this two-day virtual workshop through Zoom, participants will increase their capacity to coach and support collaborative teams as they engage […]

This edWebinar will help educators navigate the world of news and media by engaging in strong relationships with students and providing them with reliable skills and habits. K.C. Boyd is a Washington, D.C. librarian and News Literacy Project ambassador preparing students with essential skills in the midst of Black Lives Matter, the January 6th insurrection, […]

Please join Jill Reinhart and other primary K-3 literacy educators across Central Ohio in a virtual book study around the 6 shifts outlined by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates in their text entitled Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (2021). There will be 6 one-hour […]

They’re back for more! Reading Horizons’ terrific duo, Stacy Hurst, M.Ed. and Donell Pons, M.Ed., will present the next in a series of edWebinars that focuses on the literacy building blocks that lead to reading proficiency by Grade 3. In this session, these literacy leaders and innovators will explore the challenges of teaching striving readers, […]

In this edWebinar, Sean Nank and Kathleen Sheehy will explore how math educators using the 5 Practices can make this school year resonate for students in positive ways for years to come through positive interactions between students, teachers, and math. This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary through high school teachers, as well as […]

In this edWebinar, we’ll explore how student goal setting can increase outcomes for individual and community-wide reading goals using digital books. When a shared reading goal is put into place, the message of encouraging each other can motivate young readers to meet their collective and individual targets. See examples of how pairing e-books with activities […]

Proven techniques to close learning gaps RTI is not a series of implementation steps to cross off on a list, but a way of thinking about how educators can ensure each child receives the time and support needed to achieve success. This virtual workshop is designed for school teams who have started RTI but are […]

Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap Virtual Workshop: A Live 2-Day Event with Anthony Muhammad In light of the mass movement for reform and fair treatment in the criminal justice system sparked by the death of George Floyd, this workshop is more important than ever. A fairer and more equitable school system can be the catalyst […]

What extra supports do English learners need as they learn to read in English? How can insights from the Science of Reading help our ELs? Explore how to teach reading to English learners at different levels of language proficiency. Learn about additional supports needed in phonemics, oral language development, vocabulary and background. Teaching reading to […]