Professional Consulting Services
Workshops, keynotes, residencies, intensives, school and district consulting, strategic planning and demonstration teaching
Completely customized in-person and online professional learning including:
Demonstration and co-teaching including whole class, small groups, and student conferences
All aspects of curriculum and instruction planning with teachers, coaches, and other school leaders
Individual consultation with teachers and teams
Webinars
Book study facilitation
Audiences
K – 8 teachers, principals, coaches, paraprofessionals, school district curriculum and instruction professionals, pre-service teachers, and parents
Topic Include:
Effective research-based instructional practices in reading, writing, and inquiry-based learning
Literacy Studio: Integrating reading and writing for maximum time efficiency and student learning
Teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, and response to reading
Effective writing instruction including original and responsive writing
Assessing all aspects of literacy
Understanding what is essential in literacy curriculum, K - 8
Developing and engaging children in oral language—speaking and listening
Best practices in the classroom when using state standards and state assessments
Understanding research in literacy instruction
Helping parents understand best practices in literacy instruction
Supporting professional learning for teachers—strategic planning for professional learning and best practices in coaching teachers in literacy
Undertaking action research in the classroom