Test-Taking Tune-Up: Two Tools to Help Students Boost Achievement on State Assessments

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It’s not about “skill and drill.” It’s about equipping students with the test-taking skills they need to get more out of readings and break down math problems. In this webinar, Senior Director of Content Development, Matthew Perini, will share two tools that will quickly boost students’ test-taking know-how: Power Previewing teaches students the habits and […]

Solving the Problems of Problem-Based Learning: Diminished Collaboration Skills

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Problem-based learning and project-based learning place a higher premium on student collaboration than traditional classroom assignments. But students do not come to school with a fully formed set of collaborative skills. Compounding this problem is that the disruptions caused by the pandemic have limited students’ opportunities to work together as problem-solving teams. So, what can […]

Solving the Problems of Problem-Based Learning: Underdeveloped Information-Management Skills

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Problem-based learning requires students to become researchers, as the ability to collect and organize large amounts information is central to successful problem solving. Of course, these critical information-management skills are not limited to problem-based learning. Students who know how to collect, organize, and make sense of information will be far more successful in today’s information […]

Executive Function: The Key to Reading Proficiency

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Proficient reading is perhaps the most critical of all academic skills. But what does it mean to be a proficient reader? Proficient readers engage deeply with texts, collect and evaluate textual evidence, and attend to important text features. Such readers are also self-aware: they understand that they need to make these processes conscious and that […]

Be a PRO and Solve the Challenge of Student Procedures

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In developing our award-winning Tools for a Successful School Year, we worked with hundreds of educators to uncover common classroom challenges and identify the Four Cornerstones—the foundational elements of any successful classroom. In selecting the "Top 20" instructional tools for our book, we wanted to directly address the most important challenges teachers face in developing […]

Increase the Power of Classroom Discussion with Community CIRCLE

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Wednesday— SEPTEMBER 14th 2022 — 3:30PM – 4:30PM ET Powerful classroom discussions can help teachers achieve so many goals: increased engagement, deeper understanding of content, the use of evidence to support positions, the development of key interpersonal skills that are so vital to success in today’s world. On the other hand, many teachers report that […]

Teaching for Deeper Learning – Day 1 of 2 – Oct 25

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TWO DAY PROGRAM— OCTOBER 25th 2022 & NOVEMBER 1st —12:00PM – 3:00PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)$399* for subscribers / $449** for non-subscribersWhat is deeper learning? How should curriculum be framed to promote deeper learning? What kinds of instruction are needed to help students learn deeply?  How should deeper learning […]

Teaching for Deeper Learning – Day 2 of 2 – Nov 1

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TWO DAY PROGRAM— OCTOBER 25th 2022 & NOVEMBER 1st —12:00PM – 3:00PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)$399* for subscribers / $449** for non-subscribersWhat is deeper learning? How should curriculum be framed to promote deeper learning? What kinds of instruction are needed to help students learn deeply?  How should deeper learning […]

How to Help All Students Monitor and Deepen Their Own Learning

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— December 2nd 2022 —1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)We all know that it is good practice to develop learning targets to guide student learning. Yet, research shows that far too often, students have a shaky understanding of learning targets and rarely use them to advance […]

Reading for Understanding: The Key to Deep Learning in Any Classroom

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Reading for understanding is the key to deep learning at all grade levels and in every content area. In this webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver, a renowned education trainer and author of Teaching for Deeper Learning and Reading for Academic Success, will show you how to use high-impact tools to help all students read more actively and build deeper understanding of content.

A Culture of Shared Leadership, a Culture of Success

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Shared leadership is critical to any school’s success but it is never easy for school leaders to establish. Join Sharon Nepote and Tom Dewing to learn how to engage your entire staff in building a culture of shared leadership that improves the quality of teaching and learning in every classroom.

Reading for Understanding: The Key to Deep Learning in Any Classroom

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Reading for understanding is the key to deep learning at all grade levels and in every content area. In this webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver, a renowned education trainer and author of Teaching for Deeper Learning and Reading for Academic Success, will show you how to use high-impact tools to help all students read more actively and build deeper understanding of content.

A Culture of Shared Leadership: How to Build Collaboration and Trust

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FREE WEBINAR  |  JOIN US ONLINE A Culture of Shared Leadership: How to Build Collaboration and TrustWednesday, February 21, 2024  |  2:30 PM ET  – 3:00 PM ETChanging the culture of a school can be a challenge, and it can feel impossible without buy-in from the entire staff. That's why it is essential to build trust […]

Responding to High-Stakes Assessments in Science and Social Studies: Are You Ready?

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Join Dr. Harvey Silver (author of Teaching for Deeper Learning and today’s leading expert on instructional strategies) and Kimberly Zeidler-Watters, (Executive Director of PIMSER - Partnership for Math and Science Education Reform) for a thirty-minute webinar designed to help you get ready for the new curricula and assessments.

Engagement: How to Create Classrooms That Motivate and Inspire

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Educators have long understood the role engagement plays in student success. And with chronic absenteeism threatening to become the new normal—and threatening our efforts to help students recover post-pandemic—the need to get students academically and personally engaged in school is greater than ever.

So Each May Learn: Simple Techniques for Addressing the Social, Emotional, and Cultural Aspects of Learning

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In this webinar, Dr. Ida Teverbaugh-Turpin will show you a simple and highly effective framework for integrating the social, emotional, and cultural aspects of student learning into content-rich classroom instruction. Best of all, you’ll walk away with ready-to-use tools and strategies for promoting individual success and academic excellence for all.

Introducing the Thoughtful Classroom Framework Online Suite

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In this webinar, join Senior Director of Content Development, Matthew Perini, for a guided tour of our online suites and an in-depth look at the Four Cornerstones and the Five Episodes featuring powerful tools to address all nine instructional dimensions of the Thoughtful Classroom Framework.

Our online, on-demand professional learning suites have been designed to help teachers and instructional leaders select the right tools that will have the greatest impact in the classroom. Plus, these suites include all of the planning, implementation, and reflections resources that teachers and PLCs need to continuously improve their practice.

Engagement: How to Create Classrooms That Motivate and Inspire

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Educators have long understood the role engagement plays in student success. And with chronic absenteeism threatening to become the new normal—and threatening our efforts to help students recover post-pandemic—the need to get students academically and personally engaged in school is greater than ever.

What can educators do to make school a place where students want to come and want to learn? A place where they’re not only physically present, but willing to exert the mental energy that meaningful learning requires?

In this 30-minute webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver will zero in on the critical factors that have the greatest impact on student motivation. More important, Harvey will highlight a set of simple tools that educators can use to boost engagement in any classroom.

Exemplary Teaching – The Only Way to Raise Test Scores

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Rick Fisher is a longtime Kentucky educator and current school improvement specialist who is working with schools to promote exemplary teaching in every classroom. In this powerful 30-minute webinar, Rick will . . .