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This course provides grades 4-12 educators an opportunity to participate in Keys to Literacy professional development via an online format.
The online course is organized into modules that include interactive activities, reading assignments, quizzes, and video clips from live training. It is designed for use with The Key Comprehension Routine training book. Course participants complete “use your content” activities that allow them to generate lessons that incorporate the instructional practices into classroom instruction using existing content reading and teaching material. Registration for the online course includes a copy of the training book. Target Audience: Classroom teachers in grades 4 - 12 More ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
This 15 hour course fulfills the requirement that all educators must have 15 PDPs related to English as a Second Language when they re-certify after July 1, 2016. The instructor is a DESE-approved PD provider.
This asynchronous, online 15 PDP ESL course involves 4 (approximately 2-hour) weekly self-paced modules. After finishing the 4 weekly modules, participants will have an additional week to complete the other 7 hours of the course by developing a Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Lesson Plan to synthesize learning from the reading and modules.
How will students analyze complex texts across content areas while we meet their broad range of needs in all educator roles in our K-12 teaching environments? Research demonstrates that students greatly benefit from consistent use of graphic organizers. Participants will work with two research-based, visual comprehension strategy tools, top-down webs and two-column notes, to support all our students to comprehend higher-level concepts and to assist ELs to work at a higher level while still building their academic vocabulary. Course topics to be covered include top-down web and two-column notes skills and application, Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) strategies, and review of lesson examples aligned with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Participants will share best practices, plan, and design scaffolded lessons applying top-down web or two-column notes graphic organizers or prerequisite skills that they can implement right away- synchronously or asynchronously. The final assignment of the development of a Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Lesson Plan synthesizes the module learning, incorporating course applications and takeaways from online reading. How can we provide our students consistent support for distance learning in a changing environment?
Graduate Credit: Participants may choose to apply for one graduate credit for an additional fee of $125 to Worcester State University.
Target Audience: K – 12 Teachers Final Project Due: May 15th More ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
This highly interactive workshop offers 10 hours (PDPs) of asynchronous coursework for elementary school educators who support struggling readers and those with dyslexia. All coursework is asynchronous and can be completed on your own schedule. Presentations, activities, and supplemental readings offer teachers motivational games, lessons, and strategies to seamlessly embed into remote instruction.
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Participants are invited to join twice monthly, live "office hour" sessions via Zoom to troubleshoot, problem-solve, and provide content support and clarification. Enrollment is on a rolling basis. Course Access begins September 7, 2020. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers, Special Education Teachers and Specialists More ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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