Featured Professional Learning Opportunities
See All Upcoming Professional DevelopmentVisionary Leadership for California Educators
PreK-6In this 1-hour webinar for California educators, you will understand how to use observation tools to refresh and reimagine the professional learning possibilities in your school.
Intentional Teaching in a Readers’ Workshop for Grades 3-8
3-8In this 8-week online course for K-2 teachers, learn the purpose, organization, and structure of a readers’ workshop.
Grow Your Teaching of Writing: Yearlong Support Through Virtual Coaching
K-6Learn how to implement your yearlong writing curriculum by thinking and problem-solving with our faculty trainers and a cohort of teachers across the school year. Get ongoing, yearlong support through biweekly think-tank sessions and virtual coaching tailored to support your teaching of writing.
Over 30 Years of Academic Excellence in Literacy Learning
The Center for Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative at Lesley University has been engaged in thirty years of innovative, research-based, system-wide educational improvement efforts. We are focused on a single mission—to ensure that every child has the opportunity to live a literate life.
We have been working with educators in school systems to improve children’s literacy.
Evidence-Based? Research-Based? What does it all Mean?
Are you puzzled by the terms, evidence-based and research-based? Read on for some clarity and a bit of friendly advice.
Centering What Matters to Children: How to Connect Your Teaching to Your Students’ Passions and Inquiry Questions
How do you decide what to focus on in your teaching? Our Kids, Books & Anti-Racism series speaker Vivian Vasquez starts by observing what her students care about.
Teaching for Fluency All Day, Every Day
Here are a few tips to integrate intentional teaching for fluency, without adding anything new to your day.