Hillary Harrell, Director, Professional Learning - Educator & Leadership Development
Tara L. Lampkins, Coordinator, Induction, New Teacher Support
Joseph Farinias, Office Technician
Important Dates
Onboarding/Kickoff Make-Up SPs & PTs:
Monday, September 25, 2023, 4:15-5:45 PM at Serna in the Community Rooms
All Support Providers and their assigned Participating Teachers MUST attend the appropriate KICKOFF session together.
Free Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities in Literacy
CDE is offering a free virtual webinar series designed to recenter the ELA/ELD Framework, the blueprint for the implementation of the California State Standards for ELA and Literacy and the California ELD Standards. The ELA/ELD Framework advocates for a comprehensive and integrated model of literacy that offers evidence-based literacy instruction, including explicit instruction in phonics, phonemic awareness, and other decoding skills, as well as the development of vocabulary, comprehension, writing, speaking, and listening skills. This series is designed for all school, district, county, state, and higher education educators who want to learn more about California’s recommended literacy policies and practices, as well as why the ELA/ELD Framework is as relevant today as it was in 2014, how it is organized what it offers, how it can be used, and how it supports Superintendent Thurmond's Literacy Campaign of "Reading by Third Grade and Beyond" on the following dates:
● September 26, 2023: Overview of the Framework and Defining Comprehensive Literacy
● October 10, 2023: Teaching Foundational Skills – Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition, and Text Reading Fluency
● November 14, 2023: Teaching Integrated and Designated ELD and Promoting Multilingual Programs
● December 12, 2023: Teaching Language Development – Vocabulary Development and Grammatical Understandings
● January 9, 2024: Teaching Meaning Making – Literal and Inferential Comprehension and Critical Reading, Writing, and Listening
● February 13, 2024: Teaching Effective Expression – Writing, Discussing, Presenting, and Using Language Conventions
● March 12, 2024: Teaching Content Knowledge – Wide Reading, Engaging with Informational Text, and Engaging in Research
● April 9, 2024: Assessing Student Progress and Providing Needed Interventions
● May 14, 2024: Systems for Implementation and the California Literacy Roadmap
All webinars will be streamed live through the CDE’s Facebook page and on Zoom. To participate in the discussions and breakouts in each webinar, please register via Zoom here.
Please contact Dr. Bonnie Garcia, Statewide Literacy Co-Director, Statewide Literacy Office, at statewideliteracycampaign@cde.ca.gov with any questions.
Information from Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Literacy Resources and Professional Learning Opportunities
Institutions may find the following resources and professional learning opportunities helpful in preparing changes and revisions to curricular and clinical practice experiences for candidates in order to align with the new literacy standards and performance expectations.
UC/CSU Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning offers a series of free e-learning modules that represent the collaborative work of UC, CSU general, special, and bilingual researchers and teacher educators. The module content supports the literacy development of a wide range of learners, including those with dyslexia. Modules continue to be added to this series.
Note: The Collaborative also provides Resources for Literacy Development that allow an individual to select a topic of interest in literacy and then explore a variety of available resources.
A free webinar series is being offered by Sacramento COE on Structured Literacy instruction and what educators need to know about the content and principles of a structured literacy approach grounded in the Science of Reading. The webinar series is offered across multiple dates.
The California Dyslexia Initiative is offering a free professional learning virtual event on October 4, 2023, from 9 am to 1 pm hosted by Sacramento COE. Event topics include how the brain learns to read, screening and intervention, and more.
2nd Annual Structured Literacy Symposium – This in-person symposium hosted by the Los Angeles COE on October 25, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. will focus on implementing an effective Tier 1 literacy program. For more information, email the LACOE at rla@lacoe.edu.