ISBN-10: 1421449226

This book study is geared towards teachers in grades 7-12. Explore how AI is reshaping education in Teaching with AI and what it means for today’s classrooms. This book study will help you rethink practices, strengthen instruction, and keep student thinking at the center. Join us as we learn how to use AI with purpose to support teaching and learning.

ISBN:  978-1-119-67439

The Playful Classroom is a practical guide for teachers on using playfulness to increase student engagement, creativity, and meaningful learning. The book explains how incorporating humor, creativity, hands-on experiences, and relationship-building into instruction can create more positive classroom environments and improve academic outcomes. The course also includes research-based strategies and real-life examples to help educators develop a “playful mindset” and design lessons that are relevant, collaborative, and fun for students of all ages.

ISBN-10 1394182031

What if improving student writing didn’t require adding more to your plate, but instead made what you already teach more effective? In this book study of The Writing Revolution 2.0, participants will explore a practical, classroom-tested approach to using writing as a tool for thinking in any subject area. Rather than focusing on essays, this approach starts small with sentences and builds to multi paragraph writing. Through this approach students will increase their ability to communicate clearly, think critically, and deeply understand content. Through your reading and reflection responses, you’ll unpack high-impact strategies you can use immediately in any content area. Each section focuses on classroom application with examples and templates for each strategy.

ISBN:  1596670215 

This course is designed to support educators in building positive, effective, and fulfilling professional practices through the principles outlined in Seven Simple Secrets by Annette Breaux and Todd Whitaker. Grounded in practical wisdom and real-world application, this course explores seven key habits that distinguish highly effective educators and thriving school cultures.

Participants will reflect on their current practices and identify actionable strategies to strengthen relationships, maintain a positive mindset, and focus on what truly matters in education. Each module centers on one “secret,” providing opportunities to connect ideas to classroom experiences, collaborate with peers, and develop small, sustainable changes that lead to big impact.

By the end of the course, educators will have a clearer sense of purpose, a toolkit of practical strategies, and a renewed commitment to creating supportive, student-centered learning environments.

Maize Based LETRS Cohort Only 

This course is an extension of Units 1 & 2 and focuses on deepening participants’ ability to use assessment data to identify reading difficulties and design targeted intervention plans. Educators will apply prior learning to real classroom contexts, refining their ability to select, implement, and evaluate instructional strategies grounded in how the brain learns to read. Emphasis is placed on application, reflection, and strengthening intervention practices to meet the needs of diverse learners.

You must:

* Show completion of the Spring 26 PLS Course LETRS Units 1 & 2: Prescriptive Reading Intervention to enroll in this course. 

Maize Based LETRS Cohort Only 

This course is an extension of Units 3 & 4 and focuses on applying foundational literacy practices in authentic classroom settings. Participants will deepen their understanding of phonics, word recognition, spelling, and advanced decoding by designing and refining explicit, systematic instruction aligned to the science of reading. Emphasis is placed on strengthening implementation, reflecting on instructional impact, and ensuring transfer of learning to support all students in developing accurate and automatic word-level literacy skills.

You must:

* Show completion of the Spring 26 PLS Course LETRS Units 3 & 4: Applying the Fundamentals of Literacy 

This course focuses on using assessment data to identify reading difficulties and design targeted intervention plans. Participants will learn how to select, implement, and evaluate instructional strategies based on how the brain learns to read.  

You must: 

*Complete all online coursework for Volume 1.

*Pass the end-of-volume test with a score of 80% or higher.

*Attend all in-person training sessions. 

Maize Based LETRS Cohort Only 

This course is an extension of Units 3 & 4 and focuses on applying foundational literacy practices in authentic classroom settings. Participants will deepen their understanding of phonics, word recognition, spelling, and advanced decoding by designing and refining explicit, systematic instruction aligned to the science of reading. Emphasis is placed on strengthening implementation, reflecting on instructional impact, and ensuring transfer of learning to support all students in developing accurate and automatic word-level literacy skills.

You must:

* Show completion of the Spring 26 PLS Course LETRS Units 3 & 4: Applying the Fundamentals of Literacy