facilitating learning community meetings
Everyone is a leader in a professional learning community. Learning communities are powerful ways to meet around a theme and explore a variety of approaches intended to restructure learning experiences. We offer support in how to start up a professional learning community and share ideas for on-going literacy development.
classroom demonstration lessons
Demonstration lessons impact teachers’ instructional and classroom practice. We provide expert, strategic modeling of instructional strategies in classroom settings, working with students K-8. Afterwards, we provide opportunities for discussion and analysis of the lesson.
co-teaching partnerships
Establishing a partnership with you is important to us. We offer opportunities to plan and co-teach lessons with teachers as well as create experiences for grade level teams to teach alongside one another for a truly unique and collaborative experience.
Expert and friendly classroom observation and feedback
Each of our consultants provide in-depth and constructive feedback to teachers being observed.
guided study of a particular topic or set of teaching strategies
Meet with our consultants to explore a topic in-depth and plan implementation strategies inside of a rich and challenging curriculum. We offer before-school, after-school and lunch time sessions as well.
whole group, small group or individualized planning sessions
Our staff development is available in a variety of size configurations. We also offer professional literacy staff development to district administrators, other school staff members, parents and para professionals.
train-the-trainer supportEmerging and veteran teacher trainers explore the challenges of supporting the growth of colleagues and gain insights on instructional processes, practices, and creating a climate for learning.
curriculum review and support
Review, Rethink and Revise your current writing program. Let us collect data on predetermined aspects of your writing program, review and analyze the information, then work with your learning community to nurture new growth based on the needs of your school. Writing program components may include, writing curriculum, classroom observations, teacher interviews, students surveys, video lessons, lesson plans and student writing artifacts.
English Language Learners (ELLs)
ELLs need extra support with research-based literacy instruction. Our consultants provide information and strategies that focus on understanding and the communication of meaning.
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