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Language acquisition and skill development can take place simultaneously. For that reason, students who speak English as a second language can be taught “how to read” and “how to read to learn” in concurrently without sacrificing either. This workshop series, for teachers of all content areas, will equip teachers struggling to meet the complex needs of […]

Although few will admit it publically, students with special needs are often educated in classrooms characterized by lowered expectations and diminished exposure to the curriculum through the pull-out/resource class model. Even in the inclusion model, students who need targeted support and explicit instruction are often recipients of diluted expectations. This workshop series will provide participants with […]

The demands of formative assessments should be aligned with the demands of the quarterly, end-of-course, and annual standardized assessments. Too often, site-based generated assessments fall short of the rigor threshold. This workshop will prepare teachers and teams of teachers to develop challenging assessments aligned with both the nuances of each standard to be assessed, but also […]