Professional Growth
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Professional Growth
- Professional Development & Training
- Leadership Development
- PDE Initiatives
- Waterfront Learning
- Career Ready PA Coalition
RAC - Elementary & Middle School
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Perfect for elementary and middle school teachers, these sessions will help educators empower their students and ignite their passion for reading.
Keys to Comprehension - 3rd-8th grade ELA teachers
Targeted for teachers in grades 3 to 8, this series focuses on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension, applicable to both literature and informational text.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: October 5, November 3, December 13, January 31
Price: $600 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3kzL9vO
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/37U2ahF
Text Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices - 4th-8th grade ELA teachers
This series focuses on effective teaching practices that help teachers to support students with overcoming some of the biggest struggles with the text-dependent analysis (TDA) portion of the PSSA.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: September 21, October 26, December 6, January 26
Price: $600 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3LFDKHe
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/3Kk6aW1
Text Dependent Analysis Part 2: Effective Instructional Practices
This three-module series is open to participants who attended “TDA: Effective Instructional Practices” during a previous school year. In this series, participants will deepen their understanding of the reading, thinking, and writing processes necessary for TDA success.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: September 29, January 25, March 1
Price: $450 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3vXknTA
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/3vmpCNw
Thinking through the Pencil - 4th-8th grade ELA teachers
Thinking Through the Pencil is designed to build students’ critical thinking skills through writing. Participants engage in instructional practices based on current research.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: October 12, November 15, December 14, February 7
Price: $600 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3KA1Q51
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/3F1gnWn
Adolescent Literacy Institute - Middle and High school English and Reading teachers
Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn, this workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: October 18, December 1, January 12, February 14
Price: $600 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3F8x9mb
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/3KsKGIB
Word Wizards – 3-12 ELA Teachers
Build your students into word wizards! This series presents teachers in grades 3-12 with research and practical strategies to strengthen students' word knowledge, through both indirect vocabulary exposure and direct vocabulary instruction.
2022-23 Meeting Dates: October 27, December 7, February 1
Price: $450 per person
Register for in-person course: https://bit.ly/3kIwFKb
Register for asynchronous online course: https://bit.ly/3OLSOFh
English Language Arts (ELA) Symposium
2023 Topic: Engagement Strategies for Reading Comprehension
The ELA Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center's annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement.
- Grades 3-5
- Date: November 1, 2022
- Register: https://bit.ly/39EZSDH
- Grades 6-8
- Date: January 10, 2023
- Register: https://bit.ly/3ydZnuz