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Last updated January 10, 2025.
Jennifer Serravallo Presents: Writing Strategies and Structures—Research-Based Powerful Teaching for Every Classroom
Don’t let reading instruction get all the attention—research is clear that in classrooms with near-even amounts of writing and reading instruction, students not only write better but they also read better. Join Jennifer Serravallo, author of The Writing Strategies Book; Teaching Writing in Small Groups; and other popular titles—and her colleagues for a full-day deep dive into strategies and structures for teaching writing that will make the biggest difference in your classroom, no matter your curriculum or approach.
Presenter: Jennifer Serravallo and Colleagues
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 10:00am-4:00pm EST.
FREE EVENT--The Inner Work of Teaching and Learning: A Trauma-Responsive Approach presented by Arlène Casimir
Teaching is not just the external work we do in classrooms; it’s the inner work we commit to doing to show up in our full humanity before the children we have in our care. In this workshop, participants will explore the transformative power of engaging in inner child work and shadow integration, leveraging trauma-responsive principles to bring healing, growth, love, and extraordinary outcomes for themselves and their students. By incorporating neuroscience, literacy practices, and actionable strategies, attendees will leave with tools to cultivate a love ethic, redefine their habits, and transform their classrooms into spaces of creativity, resilience, belonging, and profound learning.
Presenter: Arlène Casimir
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 4:00pm-5:00pm EST.
5 Questions for Any Text: Helping Students Become More Critical Readers with Marilyn Pryle
Based on Marilyn Pryle’s new book, 5 Questions for Any Text: Critical Reading in the Age of Disinformation, these sessions provide a framework for improving students’ critical reading skills by encouraging the development of original thoughts and responses to texts. You’ll learn a simple, powerful, classroom-tested daily practice to help students habitually ask the 5 Questions for examining any text: the influences around it, the voices and sponsors, the craft and rhetoric, the intent and message, and one’s own reactions.
Presenter: Marilyn Pryle
Grade Levels: 5-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:30pm to 5:45pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Monday, February 10, 2025
Free Event—The Artful Approach to Exploring Identity and Fostering Belonging Book Launch Party & Mini PD for Black History Month
Join us for a book launch celebration and mini-workshop: “Express Yourself: Celebrating Black Artists, Poets, & Writers for Black History Month!” Veronica and Rebecca will share a sneak peak of their new book and model their artful approach to celebrating cultural months. We will invite participants to write poems and create art inspired by poet Nikki Giovanni, illustrator/writer Ashley Bryan, and soundsuit artist Nick Cave. We will share student work, model writing moves for engaging with mentor texts and poetry, and give you tips for creating your own “Express Yourself” themed experiences for Black History Month at your school.
Presenters: Veronica Scott and Rebecca Bellingham
Grade Levels: K-8
Date and Time: January 30, 2025. 7:00-7:45pm EST.
Lindsey Moses Presents: Supporting Multilingual Learners—Strategies for Language and Literacy Instruction
This webinar series, designed for every K-5 educator, will introduce research-based strategies to support multilingual learners’ language and literacy development. It provides practical instructional ideas grounded in three core principles: assets-based approaches to teaching and learning; language-oriented planning, instruction, and assessment; and meaningful and interactive opportunities for authentic language use. During each session, research-based scaffolds will be introduced with easy-to-implement instructional strategies accompanied by classroom examples. Educators will be presented with an abundance of strategies they can implement in their context immediately.
Presenter: Lindsey Moses
Grade Levels: K-5
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 6:30-7:45pm EST.
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
FREE EVENT--Curating Your Community in a Healing-Centered Way presented by Arlène Casimir
Building a strong community within schools and classrooms is essential for effective teaching and learning. This workshop focuses on ways to embody the curation process by selecting communities where we can flourish as people first and then as teachers. Participants will learn healing-centered engagement strategies to foster trust, connection, and collaboration among students, staff, and families. Participants will leave with practical tools for curating communities where everyone thrives.
Presenter: Arlène Casimir
Grade Levels: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2025. 4:00-5:00pm EST.
Kelly Gallagher Presents: Re-establishing Reading Momentum and Engagement in Adolescents
How do we re-establish reading momentum and reading identity? Join Kelly Gallagher as he delves into practices proven to move students past fake reading and back into authentic and meaningful reading practices.
In this dynamic three-part series, participants will:
- Examine the importance of building prior knowledge across content areas.
- Explore how the act of writing deepens reading comprehension.
- Learn how to move students into deeper levels of reading.
Presenter: Kelly Gallagher
Grade Level: 6-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 7:00pm to 8:15pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
FREE EVENT--Cultivating Belonging and Joy Through Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Practices presented by Arlène Casimir
Belonging and joy are critical to effective education. This session equips participants with culturally relevant and sustaining practices to create environments where students feel valued, celebrated, and connected. Participants will explore actionable strategies to promote cultural pride, equity, and meaningful relationships in classrooms and schools.
Presenter: Arlène Casimir
Grade Levels: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2025. 4:00-5:00pm EST.
R. Joseph Rodríguez presents Youth Scribes and Their Writing Process in Action
In this three-part PD series based on his new book “Youth Scribes: Teaching a Love of Writing,” R. Joseph Rodriguez will explore the question: What makes a student want to write? He will delve into strategies to help students with aversions to writing see it as an invitation to create, become, and belong. This series will explore how educators can empower meaningful writing by recognizing students as writers with diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, and interests.
Presenter: R. Joseph Rodríguez
Grade Levels: 6-12
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:30pm to 5:45pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Thursday, March 6, 2025
Jennifer Serravallo Presents: Reading Strategies—Essential Research-Based Instruction for Every Classroom
Drawing from the newly-released The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, a research-packed (700+ citations to the science of reading) revised and reimagined update to The New York Times’ bestselling resource, this workshop will help you use strategies effectively in your instruction—no matter what approach to literacy you use, or the grade level, developmental levels, or ages of the students you teach.
Presenters: Jennifer Serravallo and Colleagues
Grade Level: K-8
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025. 10:00am-4:00pm EST.
Become an Expert Writing Teacher: Improve Your Skills with Assessment, Differentiation, and Teaching the Craft and Process of Writing
Developing students' writing abilities requires several important teaching skills. This series will help you master the three most essential competencies for teaching students to write well: assessing students as writers, differentiating instruction for them, and effectively teaching lessons about author’s craft and the writing process. Throughout the series, you will learn practical strategies you can immediately use to elevate the level of writing instruction in your classroom. Drawing upon his 30 years of experience working with teachers and students around the world and his many foundational books on teaching writing, Carl Anderson will deliver sessions packed with actionable insights and strategies, ensuring you can implement what you learn right away.
Presenter: Carl Anderson
Grade Level: K-8
Dates and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 4:00pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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