Seminars

For Elementary Teachers

Elementary teachers study the research and apply new instructional practices that lead their students toward increased achievement. Seminars are customized to address a district's unique needs, and offered to cohorts as part of a district's Professional Learning Services engagement, or as a stand-alone experience. Current seminar topics appropriate for elementary teachers include:

High Yield Instructional Strategies Participants learn to apply nine instructional strategies that research shows have the highest impact on student achievement. read more >

Using Data in the Elementary Reading Classroom Participants study the fundamentals of reading instruction and learn to apply assessment data to improve instructional decision making. read more >

SEAL This unique four-step process—Standards, Examine Data, Assessment, Learning experiences—leads to data-driven lessons and highly engaged classrooms. read more >

NELLLB Participants learn new tools to effectively foster language acquisition in English Language Learner (ELL) and Early Language Development (ELD) students. read more >

"I feel more in control, ready to dive in and look at education from a standards approach."

For Elementary Teachers

High Yield Instructional Strategies

Based on Robert Marzano's ground-breaking work, and developed in collaboration with Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), this intensive two-day seminar introduces participants to nine effective instructional strategies that lead to student achievement, and offers guidance on how to use these strategies in teaching practice.

Audience

For teachers of all levels, instructional leaders, and administrators

Learner Outcomes

Participants who take High Yield Instructional Strategies will be able to:

Describe the nine instructional strategies research shows have the greatest impact on student achievement
Embed these strategies in classroom lessons
Assess their own understanding and use of the strategies in their current practice

Other Learning Opportunities

High Yield Instructional Strategies is part of Teachscape's Professional Learning Services programs. Learn more about our core service process, which is based on comprehensive data analysis and program planning to inform the professional learning for instructional leaders and teachers in your district.

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"We knew how we were teaching, what we were doing, but the why of it wasn't there. Teachscape helped me to find the 'why.'"

For Elementary Teachers

Using Data in the Elementary Reading Classroom

Over two intensive days, K–6 reading teachers study the research on the fundamentals of reading instruction, and then learn how to look at and analyze student data to organize, plan, and differentiate their reading instruction. Monitoring student progress and creating a rich reading-classroom environment are among the many skills and strategies participants incorporate into their repertoires to help their students become better readers.

Audience

For elementary teachers, instructional leaders, and administrators

Learner Outcomes

Participants who take Using Data in the Elementary Reading Classroom will be able to:

Apply the principles and strategies from scientifically-based reading research (SBRR) to their instruction
Adapt their instruction to students' needs
Use reading assessment data to engage in evidence-based teaching
Reflect on and assess their current instructional practices

Other Learning Opportunities

Using Data in the Elementary Reading Classroom is part of Teachscape's Professional Learning Services program on K–5 Literacy. Learn more about our core service process, which is based on comprehensive data analysis and program planning to inform the professional learning for instructional leaders and teachers in your district.

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"[This seminar] made me think beyond my comfort level, which is beneficial to me as well as my students."

For Elementary Teachers

SEAL

Using local data and curriculum resources, participants engage in this powerful research-based approach to creating data-driven lesson plans that lead to student achievement. Using state and local standards, participants spend a day and a half examining and analyzing student data, selecting and designing assessments, and applying proven instructional strategies to transform their classrooms into highly engaged learning environments for all students.

Audience

For teachers of all levels, instructional leaders, and administrators

Learner Outcomes

Participants who take the SEAL seminar will be able to:

Apply the SEAL framework (Standards, Examine Data, Assessment, Learning Experiences) to classrooms of diverse learners
Apply the SEAL processes to build on and improve their repertoire of instructional strategies
Use valuable tools (e.g., lesson plans, rubrics, and instructional strategies) to design and implement data-driven lessons to help all students succeed

Other Learning Opportunities

SEAL is part of Teachscape's Professional Learning Services programs. Learn more about our core service process, which is based on comprehensive data analysis and program planning to inform the professional learning for instructional leaders and teachers in your district.

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"Not only will I be able to use the information now but it will be useful to me for years of teaching to come."

For Elementary Teachers

NELLLB

No English Language Learner Left Behind (NELLLB) provides a research-based framework for administrators and teachers to develop the systems, strategies, and methods that enable English Language Learners to succeed academically. The day-and-a-half seminar emphasizes data-driven lesson planning, instructional leadership, contextualized language learning, interdisciplinary and differentiated instruction, higher-order thinking, and parental involvement.

Audience

For teachers of all levels, instructional leaders, and administrators

Learner Outcomes

Participants who take the NELLLB seminar will be able to:

Apply the SEAL framework (Standards, Examine Data, Assessment, Learning Experiences) to English Language Learners
Develop a plan for parental/community involvement
Use the tools (e.g., lesson plans, rubrics, and instructional strategies) associated with the NELLLB process to effectively foster language acquisition in English Language Learner (ELL) and Early Language Development (ELD) students
Design and implement engaging lessons that contain high expectations, clear organization, and effective language acquisition strategies to help move students to English language proficiency

Other Learning Opportunities

NELLLB is part of Teachscape's Professional Learning Services program on English Language Learners. Learn more about our core service process, which is based on comprehensive data analysis and program planning to inform the professional learning for instructional leaders and teachers in your district.

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