In-Person Classes

1. Facilitating Small Groups
Discover how to set up and manage small groups that boost engagement and meet diverse needs. Learn to establish clear routines, smooth transitions, and consistent expectations to keep learning focused and disruptions low.

2. Facilitating Effective Classroom Discussions
Learn how to lead meaningful discussions that boost student thinking and participation. Build predictable routines, set clear expectations, and use smooth transitions to keep conversations focused and learning time maximized.

3. Standards in Action: Embedding STEM and Social Studies Skills
Explore how to design coherent, standards-aligned instruction that integrates STEM and Social Studies. Learn to create purposeful, connected lessons with clear learning goals, meaningful tasks, and real-world relevance—with the rigor of grade-level standards.

4. AI in the Classroom: Establishing Expectations and Practical Strategies for Standards-Aligned Learning
Explore how to thoughtfully introduce AI in your classroom by meeting students where they are and collaboratively establishing clear expectations for its use. This session guides you in defining AI’s role to support standards-aligned instruction while honoring equity, privacy, academic integrity, and agency. Learn practical strategies to integrate AI tools that deepen understanding, maintain rigor, and empower both teachers and students as critical users of AI in learning.

5. Establishing the Relevance of Learning
Learn how to create meaningful, engaging lessons where students understand what they’re learning, why it matters, and how to succeed. This session focuses on practical strategies to connect learning to real life, clearly communicate goals, and boost student ownership and engagement across grade levels.

6. Implement Tasks that Promote Reasoning and Problem Solving
Learn how to design rigorous, real-world tasks that spark critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Explore strategies to engage students in multi-step problems, original idea generation, and reflection—building deeper understanding and lasting problem-solving skills.

1. Creating Engaging and Visible Learning Tasks
Discover interactive strategies—like discussions, collaborative problem-solving, and movement-based tasks—that actively engage all students and make learning progress visible.

2. Selecting a Lesson Approach: Explicit and Inquiry-Based Instruction
Learn to balance explicit teaching with inquiry-based learning using think-alouds, multiple representations, and scaffolded explanations that gradually release responsibility for deeper understanding.

3. Guiding Thoughtful Inquiry
Lead students through meaningful inquiry using think-alouds, scaffolded questioning, and purposeful pacing that gradually shifts responsibility, building confidence and deeper understanding.

4. Identifying the Most Effective Evidence of Learning and Providing Feedback
Learn to monitor learning with quick checks, use real-time data to guide instruction, and provide immediate, specific feedback that deepens understanding and guides next steps.

5. Grading with Purpose: Utilizing the Best Parts of PBL
Learn to use grading and feedback to clearly communicate progress, guide learning, and support individualized growth.

6. Lesson Design Supports for Multilingual Learners
Learn to design lessons with flexible grouping, varied questioning, and tailored supports, using multiple entry points and scaffolds to build independence and engagement for all learners.

7. Developing Scaffolds and Extensions
Learn to create scaffolded supports and extensions with multiple entry points, gradually releasing responsibility while deepening understanding and encouraging students to stretch their learning.