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e² INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE SUITE™ PROFESSIONAL...

These professional learning courses provide a variety of information about the tools and resources within the e² Instructional Practice Suite™ including their design and intended use.

ELA / LITERACY | 4-12 | COURSES

IMPROVING READING FOR OLDER STUDENTS

In this self-paced course, we will work on how to improve literacy outcomes for older students who are reading below grade level. Participants in this course will have the opportunity to learn the research behind literacy accelerators that can propel reading progress, consider how to support students in rebuilding their academic confidence, and gain practical skills for how to implement these ideas to support students in regular classroom settings.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 5 - E...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are to:

Identify how decodable readers support phonics skills acquisition.
Identify instructional recommendations for use, including the protocol for use of decodable readers.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 7 - A...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are to:

Explain why assessment is critical to then teaching of foundational skills.
Identify ways to assess daily and weekly that are swift and easy to implement in the classroom.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 6 - P...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are:

Explain why and how practice is essential to student skill development.
Distinguish between strong and weak practice opportunities for students.
Identify ways to support fluency instruction from K-2 and beyond.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 4 - P...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are to:

Identify concrete instructional moves to support phonics instruction in the classroom.
Connect phonics instruction to students’ writing and spelling.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 3 - P...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are to:

Identify how phonemic awareness connects to phonics instruction.
Distinguish how and why phonics patterns must be addressed sequentially.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Task on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE: MODULE 2 - P...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are to:

Define and explain phonological and phonemic awareness.
Identify and explain the purpose of tasks and games meant to build phonemic awareness.
Identify the relationship between phonemic awareness and reading proficiency.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE MODULE 1 - FO...

The Foundational Skills Mini-Course dives into the content of literacy foundational skills, with an emphasis on phonological awareness, phonics, and how these connect to early reading. Instructional guidelines and concrete recommendations for teacher practice are also explored.

The goals for this module are:

Identify the components of foundational skills.
Distinguish key areas of focus by grade level.
Understand the structure and content of the Foundational Skills Mini-Course.

Please note: For any Schoology references made in the webinar video, refer to the Practice Tasks on this page.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in this module. To receive this certificate, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete the module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

CROSS CONTENT | K-12 | COURSES

PUTTING ANTI-RACIST LITERACY INSTRUCTION INTO...

Course Description:

Level up your work to “Disrupt the Canon” in your classroom with this new mini-course designed to shift your practice toward more relevant, representative, and equitable text selection and use! You’ll walk away with an understanding of how the #DisruptTexts principles are applied in preparing for and implementing literacy instruction in your grade-band--as modeled by Lorena Germán, co-founder of #DisruptTexts. By the end of the course, you’ll have an action plan to use tools to bring anti-racist, text-based instruction to life in your classroom that is grounded in the four pillars from #DisruptTexts.

Most widely published, used curriculum and materials do not authentically center Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and multilingual learners. This often leaves both students and teachers feeling frustrated and disconnected despite their desire and efforts to find the relevance that would allow them to thrive. The work of #DisruptTexts offers 4 Pillars for transforming education through literacy that we’ll use in the course to shape your learning and application:

1. Continuously interrogate our own biases and how they inform our thinking.
2. Center Black, Indigenous, and voices of color in literature.
3. Apply a critical literacy lens to our teaching practices.
4. Work in community with other antiracist educators, especially Black, Indigenous, and other educators of color.

Your learning will be organized into three “bite size” asynchronous modules (totaling 4 hours), including talks featuring #DisruptTexts co-founders Lorena Germán and Tricia Ebarvia, and content specific to the following grade bands: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. You will have the opportunity to connect with and learn from other course participants, and make a plan to carry this work forward into your ongoing work. The course will culminate in a live Q&A with Lorena Germán. For more information, please see the course brochure.

Registration for this session is now closed. Please sign up for our emails or follow us on social media for updates about future sessions and related opportunities.

CROSS CONTENT | K-12 | COURSES

CENTERING BLACK BRILLIANCE THROUGH ADAPTING S...

Are you interested in engaging with other educators around centering Black students’ brilliance, histories, identities, and cultures in the classroom? Are you looking to move from learning about culturally relevant pedagogy to putting that knowledge into action? Do you have college- and career-ready standards-aligned ELA materials, but know they aren’t enough? Wherever you are at in your journey toward creating more equitable learning spaces for all students, we welcome you to join us in a new asynchronous course this November through mid-February!

This course will explore adapting K-12 standards-aligned literacy materials with a focus on cultural responsiveness. You will engage with the following topics in order to support your growth in purpose, pedagogy, and practice:

Knowledge of Self and Others, including a focus on Black brilliance
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Historically Responsive Literacy Framework
Equitable Design Thinking
Building Community

During the first part of this course, we will reflect on ourselves, our students, and our existing literacy instructional materials. Then, we’ll turn to taking action by developing a prototype of materials adaptions using the Historically Responsive Literacy framework with your specific students in mind. Along the way, you’ll learn alongside other course participants in our online platform, test out your prototype with students, and build community during optional live events! For more information, see the course brochure.

Registration for this session of the course is now closed. Subscribe to receive our emails or follow us on Twitter or Facebook for information on future sessions.

Note: During this course, we will only be using open source and publicly available information to learn about the big ideas of the Historically Responsive Literacy (HRL) framework from Dr. Gholdy Muhammad. While purchasing Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy isn't required for this course, it will certainly enrich your experience and you will be provided with “read-along” opportunities from the text as you engage with course content.

COURSE DETAILS

Duration: 12 hours (self-paced course, with two optional live events)
Course Dates: 11/1/2021 - 2/15/2022
Cost: Free
Primary Audience: K-12 Literacy Teachers (or those who support teachers)
Certificate: You will receive a professional learning certificate after completing all four modules included in this course (Modules 1 and 2 released 11/1/21, Modules 3 and 4 released 12/6/21). All work must be completed by 2/15/22. Additional certificates will be available for attending optional live events. Please reach out to your school district to ensure they will accept these certificates.

See the accordion below to review the requirements, pacing, and syllabus.

CROSS CONTENT | K-12 | COURSES

CREATING SAFE AND AFFIRMING LEARNING SPACES F...

This course will develop your knowledge of LGBTQ+ experiences and perspectives with an intersectional focus. In this course we highlight the importance of working through individual learning and mindset before bringing new content and practices into your school or classroom. You will learn about laws, policies, and opportunities for advocacy, as well as gain practical strategies to implement in your context.

This course will leverage our LGBTQ+ Affirming Resource Bundle, as well as many other relevant resources from experts in the field. You will see these resources featured throughout the course.

ELA / LITERACY | K-12 | COURSES

BUILDING KNOWLEDGE: EXPANDING THE WORLD THROU...

What does "building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction," the 3rd Shift of college-and career-ready instruction, look like in practice? This course focuses on what it means to “build knowledge” through English Language Arts instruction through the use of high-quality complex text combined with content-rich nonfiction. Participants will be able to explain how studying a topic during reading instruction can support students’ academic vocabulary acquisition, knowledge and content understandings, and reading comprehension. This course consists of three modules, each containing an approximately 1-hour video and associated PowerPoint and handout materials. These modules can be run as is or customized by the user and can be delivered as a self-study, in a Professional Learning Community, or during professional development sessions during one day or over several consecutive weeks.

Find specific subjects addressed in this course quickly by using this topic reference guide.

A professional learning certificate is available for participating in each of these modules. To receive the certificate for each module, select the “Access On-Demand” option and complete each module as a registered participant.

The materials on this page are currently being revised to align with the Professional Learning Principles. For updates on these resources and other Achieve the Core resources, click here to subscribe.

ELA / LITERACY | K-2 | COURSES

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS MINI-COURSE

Build your understanding of reading foundational skills through this seven-part professional learning mini-course. Delve into the components of foundational skills: (print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency) and identify concrete moves to support student learning and practice.

Certificates verifying professional learning credit hours are available for those who access the “on-demand” version of each module.

Module 1: Foundational Nuts and Bolts

Identify the components of foundational skills.
Distinguish key areas of focus by grade level.
Understand the structure and content of the Foundational Skills Mini-Course.

Module 2: Phonological Awareness:

Define and explain phonological and phonemic awareness.
Identify and explain the purpose of tasks and games meant to build phonemic awareness.
Identify the relationship between phonemic awareness and reading proficiency.

Module 3: Phonics Part 1

Identify how phonemic awareness connects to phonics instruction.
Distinguish how and why phonics patterns must be addressed sequentially.

Module 4: Phonics Part 2

Identify concrete instructional moves to support phonics instruction in the classroom.
Connect phonics instruction to students’ writing and spelling.

Module 5: Early Reading

Identify how decodable readers support phonics skills acquisition.
Identify instructional recommendations for use, including the protocol for use of decodable readers.

Module 6: Practice, Practice, Practice

Explain why and how practice is essential to student skill development.
Distinguish between strong and weak practice opportunities for students.
Identify ways to support fluency instruction from K-2 and beyond.

Module 7: Assessment

Explain why assessment is critical to then teaching of foundational skills.
Identify ways to assess daily and weekly that are swift and easy to implement in the classroom.

ELA / LITERACY | K-12 | COURSES

THE DANIELSON GROUP & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PAR...

Coherence through the Danielson Framework For Teaching and Student Achievement Partners’ Vision of Equitable Instruction: Supporting Teacher and Student Growth

Join the Danielson Group and Student Achievement Partners for a three-part, 90 minute webinar series on connecting the Framework for Teaching and Student Achievement Partners’ new Vision for Equitable Instruction. Both organizations recognize the essential need to build staff capacity, create a culture for learning, and align district and school initiatives to practice. This series will focus on analyzing practice and identifying content-based steps towards teacher and student achievement. Based on your school, network, or district needs, you can purchase individual sessions ($35) or purchase as a bundle of all three ($99). Sessions are designed to address and support teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders, and district or state-level staff. We look forward to your participation on May 10, 17, and/or 24th at 1 PM EST.

Session 1: Integrating Equitable Instruction with Knowing and Valuing Students
May 10th | 1pm EST
Participants will learn about the elements of 1b: Knowing and Valuing Students such as respect for students’ identities, knowledge of the whole child, and process and learning differences across content. Using these elements, participants will connect identity work to grade-level, joyful, culturally responsive-sustaining and linguistically sustaining ELA/literacy and math instruction. Leave knowing more about what it looks like to create a learning community where equitable instruction and content work together to build students’ sense of belonging, safety, and affirmation.

Session 2: Engaging Students in Equitable Math Instruction
May 17th | 1pm EST
In this session, participants will learn about the elements of 3c: Engaging Students in Learning like rich learning experiences, collaboration, instructional materials, and opportunities for thinking in mathematics. With these elements, attendees will participate in a rich math activity connecting equity to grade-level, joyful, culturally responsive-sustaining and linguistically sustaining instruction. Leave with a tool to support identifying and reflecting on key indicators of student engagement in equitable math instruction in action. Apply this thinking to your classroom, school, network, or district with fellow participants.

Session 3: Engage Students in Equitable ELA/Literacy Instruction
May 24th | 1pm EST
In this session, participants will learn about the elements of 3c: Engaging Students in Learning like rich learning experiences, collaboration, instructional materials, and opportunities for thinking in ELA/literacy instruction. With these elements, attendees will analyze literacy instruction through the lenses of grade-level, joyful, culturally responsive-sustaining and linguistically sustaining instruction. Leave with a tool to support identifying and reflecting on key indicators of student engagement in equitable ELA/literacy instruction in action. Apply this thinking to your classroom, school, network, or district with fellow participants.