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TCM and edWeb Presents: Ignite Summer Learning with STEAM
Enrich your summer programs and increase student engagement by exploring effective approaches to incorporating STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) education. Watch this edWebinar to discover how STEAM seamlessly integrates reading, writing, math, and science, providing hands-on and engaging experiences that equip students with future-ready skills.
Kara Ball, Academic Officer at Teacher Created Materials, addresses common pain points in summer education, emphasizing practical solutions that explore the importance of student engagement and the role of STEAM in making learning more enjoyable.
In this edWebinar, viewers will:
- Discover hands-on and engaging activities that make learning fun
- Understand how STEAM can enrich learning across subject areas
- Recognize the role of STEAM in providing students with skills for success in the future
This edWebinar is of interest to K-12 educators, education leaders, curriculum specialists, and summer program coordinators.
Presented by:
Kara Ball
Kara Ball currently works as an academic officer for Teacher Created Materials and specializes in science and STEAM education. Additionally, Kara provides professional development in the content areas of math, ELA, science, special education, early childhood, and social studies for schools, districts, teachers, and educational trainers. Prior to joining TCM, Kara served as a district elementary STEM education specialist for Baltimore City Public Schools where she was responsible for curriculum development, training, evaluation, and resource management across 131 schools.
Kara received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education from Towson University and a Master of Science in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Walden University. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate in Innovative Education at Walden University. Kara is also a national board-certified teacher in early childhood and has been a part of the NBCT organization since 2014.
TCM and edWeb Presents - Teaching Reading Fluency: The Art and Science Behind It
In the recent Science of Reading movement, a notable emphasis has been placed on phonics, yet a focus on developing reading fluency is just as crucial. In this edWebinar, Drs. Tim Rasinski and Chase Young define reading fluency and its role in the development of proficient readers.
They also present innovative and creative methods that are rooted in science for teaching fluency in the classroom and intervention settings. These include various types of fluency practices and texts that are particularly useful in developing all aspects of fluency. Scientific evidence of the effectiveness of such approaches for improving fluency AND reading comprehension are also shared.
In this webinar, viewers will:
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Discover a more complete understanding of reading fluency
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Gain actionable approaches for making effective fluency instruction an integral part of classroom and intervention instruction in grades 1-8
Presented by:
Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic.
Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to, Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary, Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes, Practice with Prefixes, Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuances series, Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary series, Idioms and Other English Expressions series, Close Reading with Paired Texts series, Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCM’s curriculum resource Building Vocabulary series Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021 and 2023 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world.
His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle.
Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world’s most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research.
Dr. Rasinski is a former president of the College Reading Association and has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010,
Dr. Rasinski was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame, and in 2019 Dr. Rasinski was recipient of the International Literacy Association’s highest honor—the William S. Gray Citation of Merit—for his contributions to the field of literacy.
Planning for Playful Learning
Transform your learning environment and create sustainable and engaging learning opportunities through intentional play. In this engaging On-Demand webinar, Early childhood experts Kenisha Bynoe and Angelique Thompson share ideas for creating spaces that engage, motivate, and encourage children to think deeply and critically.
In this webinar, you will:
- Explore the elements of an Invitation for Learning and why they are significant to play-based learning environments.
- Consider the steps to planning an Invitation for Learning.
- Discover strategies that can be used to revitalize your learning opportunities.
Presented by:
Kenisha Bynoe
N. Kenisha Bynoe, M.Ed., is an early reading coach in the Toronto District School Board (Canada) and teaches courses for in-service educators on reading and kindergarten instruction.
Kenisha is the author of Shades of Me, Shades of Happiness, and The Right Shade for Me, children’s books that unearth the complexities of skin complexion and shadeism and address social justice issues.
Kenisha earned a Master of Education at the University of Toronto in the department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education. Passionate about anti-bias approaches to teaching that foster equity and embrace play, Kenisha is an educational consultant for Coaches Corner EY.
Angelique Thompson
Angelique Thompson is an early reading coach in the Toronto District School Board (Canada).
A graduate of York University, Angelique is the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Equity Award from the Elementary Teachers of Toronto, and with her colleagues, the Toronto District School Board’s award for Program/Project Excellence. Angelique also received the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Writer’s Award for her article, Sisters in the Struggle: Racialized Women and Microaggressions in the Workplace.
Angelique is passionate about addressing equity and social justice issues using play-based approaches to learning and is an educational consultant for Coaches Corner EY.
How to Ensure Decodable Texts Are an Effective Tool for Phonics Instruction
The ongoing national conversation on the Science of Reading has led to a heightened focus on providing high-quality phonics instruction to students, with decodable texts being a crucial component. However, many teachers are still uncertain about how to effectively utilize these decodables in the classroom.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover routines and strategies to support classroom or small group instruction that includes decodable texts.
- Engage with lesson ideas that build reading, writing, vocabulary, and comprehension skills, and more.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
5 Steps to Reaching Academic Equity in Your Schools and Classrooms
Join Dr. Almitra Berry as she shares insight from her newly released book, Effecting Change for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, 2nd Edition. She generates the excitement needed for educators to travel down the metaphorical Road to CARTI, where culturally appropriate response to instruction (CARTI) is the way schools operate. Come take a drone flight overview, and be ready to set your GPS for the land of CARTI!
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn Dr. Berry’s motivation for writing Effecting Change.
- Explore an outline to reach academic equity and understand why the CARTI framework must be taken as a sequential whole.
- Examine the need to drive in both the lanes of school structure and culture in order to create a school built on academic equity for learners of cultural and linguistic diversity.
Presented by:
Dr. Almitra L. Berry
CEO, founder, and principal consultant of ALBerry Consulting, Inc. Dr. Berry is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant on the topic of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in America’s K12 education system.
Dr. Berry is the author of the book Effecting Change: Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and the newly released 2nd Edition focuses heavily on provision gaps, equity, and addressing related challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Academic Equity in the Post-COVID-19 Environment
Academic equity has become a focus of schools across the nation. COVID-19 just dealt educators another blow. Whether your instruction is fully remote, hybrid, or fully face-to-face, you’ll need to focus on the challenges you’ll face based on interrupted formal education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this webinar, you will learn to:
- Identify the equity and accountability challenges of your schools.
- Examine the criteria you’ll need to rely on to address those challenges.
- Determine instructional programs needed to overcome the provision gaps your learners now face.
- Use the Equity Maturity Matrix© as an assessment tool to help determine the need for, or focus of, additional professional development.
Presented by:
Dr. Almitra L. Berry
Dr. Berry is the author of the book Effecting Change: Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and the newly released 2nd Edition focuses heavily on provision gaps, equity, and addressing related challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Culturally Responsive Literacy: Identifying Three Types of Text
Students thrive as readers and learners when they are able to see themselves in and learn about others through a variety of text across culture and language.
Join this webinar to learn:
- Three types of culturally responsive text.
- A tool you can use to analyze texts for cultural responsiveness.
- Protocols you can use to validate and affirm students through the use of culturally responsive literacy strategies.
Presented by:
Carrie Eicher
Leadership: The Key to Fostering a Mindset for Culturally Appropriate Equitable Instruction
School Leaders - Are you fostering the mindset that your teachers need for their learners to receive and benefit from culturally appropriate equitable instruction? This is a critical consideration for your equity initiative success.
Join this webinar to learn:
- What every district should know about the “J-Curve of Change”
- 5 actions for creating a change mindset for adult stakeholders
- 5 objectives for examining and implementing effective practices
Presented by:
Dr. Almitra L. Berry
CEO, founder, and principal consultant of ALBerry Consulting, Inc. Dr. Berry is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant on the topic of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in America’s K12 education system.
Dr. Berry is the author of the book Effecting Change: Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and the newly released 2nd Edition focuses heavily on provision gaps, equity, and addressing related challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 Ways to Know You are Culturally Responsive
The world of education is buzzing with talk of being more culturally responsive, but how do you know if you are being culturally responsive?
Join this webinar to:
- Define cultural responsiveness
- Learn 6 key questions to gauge your cultural responsiveness
- Pinpoint where you are in your journey to responsiveness
Presented by:
Dr. Sharroky Hollie
Building Connections: Linking Literacy and Life Skills Learning
We know books are powerful tools for teaching complex topics, especially when carefully curated to build connections for the reader. We also know teachers need easy-to-implement and meaningful literacy activities to teach important life skills, such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. In this webinar, we will explore three 15–20-minute literacy activities that seamlessly integrate these skills, taking complex concepts and making them actionable.
In this session, participants will:
- Explore three easy-to-implement, teacher-led literacy activities that support essential life skills learning.
- Investigate the partnership of carefully curated text and literacy activities to teach essential topics and build meaningful connections to the text.
- Discover opportunities to promote critical and creative thinking through research-based reading and writing activities.
Presented by:
Carrie Eicher
Carrie Eicher works with Dr. Sharroky Hollie as a Consultant and Coach with the Center for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning.
As a CLR specialist, Carrie partners with educational leaders and teachers to support implementation and teacher growth in this area.
What the Science Says About Reading and Writing
Based on the brand new professional development book series, What the Science Says About Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension & Content Knowledge, and Writing… join co-author, Jen Jump for an upbeat conversation about how a focus on the Science of Reading can enhance instructional practice through research and engaging strategies.
In this session, participants will:
- Discover key components of research about reading (from the last several decades!).
- Identify research-aligned instructional adjustments supporting daily instruction.
- Experience engaging activities that align to the Science of Reading.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
Why Teaching Fiction Matters
For students, fiction is everywhere! In the classroom, in the library, on the television, on their devices. Teaching how to navigate fictional text effectively in the classroom will allow students to practice their comprehension of fictional story structures in any environment. In this webinar, we will examine and experience the joy and engagement that fiction text brings to students while providing the key purposes for using it during instruction.
In this session, participants will:
- Discover the features that students look for in fiction text for maximum engagement.
- Learn how fictional story structures are produced and how to use them for comprehension.
- Acquire engaging strategies to use in the classroom immediately when teaching with fictional text.
Presented by:
Alan Becker
Alan Becker is TCM's Regional Vice President of the Northeast sales team.
Prior to his current role, he worked as an Academic Officer for TCM, specializing in best practices for curriculum and instruction. He provided professional development and training in the content areas of math, ELA, and social studies using TCM curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, teachers, and educational trainers.
Before joining TCM, Mr. Becker served as a District Elementary Education Specialist with Pitt County Schools in Greenville, North Carolina.
Vocabulary Building: Weekly Word Roots
Words matter when it comes to reading and writing, so it is critical that word study is an integral part of our literacy curriculum. Using the power of Greek and Latin word roots, students can dive deeper into the meaning of words. In this session, you will learn simple and effective ways to incorporate word root routines into your weekly instruction using holidays or special days throughout the year.
In this webinar, you will:
- Explore why word roots (morphology) are important for building vocabulary.
- Learn how to include word roots in vocabulary instruction.
Presented by:
Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic.
Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to, Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary, Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes, Practice with Prefixes, Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuances series, Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary series, Idioms and Other English Expressions series, Close Reading with Paired Texts series, Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCM’s curriculum resource Building Vocabulary series Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021 and 2023 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world.
His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle.
Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world’s most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research.
Dr. Rasinski is a former president of the College Reading Association and has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010,
Dr. Rasinski was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame, and in 2019 Dr. Rasinski was recipient of the International Literacy Association’s highest honor—the William S. Gray Citation of Merit—for his contributions to the field of literacy.
How to Integrate the Arts - Reading with Purpose: Creating Monologues in the Classroom
Are you looking for ways to boost student engagement in language arts? Do you need help providing students with a purpose for reading? The arts offer powerful ways to spark curiosity, increase cultural relevance, improve classroom culture, and strengthen student achievement. In this session, we will explore how monologues will help your students read with a purpose.
In this webinar, you will:
- Explore the benefits of using monologues in the classroom.
- Discover how to create monologues by utilizing primary sources and multiple text sets to draw in diverse perspectives.
- Learn how to keep students focused and engaged while also fostering a sense of ownership in what they are learning.
Presented by:
Dr. Lisa Donovan
Lisa Donovan, Ph.D., is a professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously, she served as Lesley University’s Director of the Creative Arts in Learning Division.
Dr. Donovan has published widely and presented across the country and internationally on arts integration, rural arts education, and arts integration assessment. She is the 2021 Recipient of the Massachusetts Arts|Learning Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award.
Dr. Jennifer Bogard
Jennifer M. Bogard, Ph.D., is an educator and author. She teaches courses in literacy and integrating the arts for Lesley University. Dr. Bogard taught elementary school and is a former literacy coach.
She presents for schools and professional organizations and writes books, journal articles, and literature guides for educators. She also writes books for children, including The ABCs of Plum Island, Massachusetts, described by Kirkus Reviews as “An unexpectedly soulful and absorbing chronicle of regional history in a scrapbook-style work.”
Short Texts with Big Impact
Short texts provide powerful teaching opportunities that support a variety of instructional needs, content areas, and reading levels. Some of our favorite classroom texts can take a great deal of instructional time to complete, leaving little time for in-depth discussions and analysis. Rich, short texts allow for immediate impact and repeated readings. Join us as we look at the unique benefits of short texts as part of our classroom instruction.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover the value of short texts in building literacy.
- Explore how to build and scaffold text-dependent questions and tasks.
- Practice strategies for short texts that support reading and writing objectives.
Presented by:
Kim Carlton
Kim Carlton is an Academic Officer for Teacher Created Materials, where she works with teachers in a variety of areas, including literacy and writing instruction, to help teachers infuse reading and writing instruction into their daily instruction.
She is a lifelong educator with 20 years of experience in education, serving as a classroom teacher, an interventionist, a literacy coach, and a curriculum director.
5 Ways to Build Social Emotional Learning through Literacy
Throughout the pandemic, students were exposed to in-person, online, and/or hybrid learning environments. As such, they have not experienced optimal learning environments for developing social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. With the return to in-person learning in the new school year, it is critical that students get the support they need to build their SEL skills. Promoting social and emotional development for all students in our classrooms involves teaching and modeling social and emotional skills, allowing students to practice and fine-tune those skills, and providing students a chance to apply these skills in various situations.
One of the most popular SEL approaches embeds SEL instruction into content areas such as English language arts, social studies, or math. In this session, we will look at literacy as one of the avenues to teach the social-emotional skills that students need to thrive in school and beyond.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover the foundation of social and emotional learning and how to integrate it into the classroom’s daily instruction seamlessly.
- Review text cards that feature untold stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to work on literacy skills while focusing on SEL instruction.
- Investigate the idea that high-quality interactions matter and how to incorporate them in any lesson plan.
Presented by:
Claudia Rodriguez
Claudia Rodriguez is an education consultant with extensive experience training on best educational practices, ESL/bilingual instructional practices, biliteracy instruction, and classroom management.
Claudia was previously an administrator, adjunct professor, dual language strategist, a bilingual literacy strategist, and a bilingual elementary teacher.
Science of Literacy: Research into Practice
Conversations centering around the Science of Literacy are happening everywhere. Join this engaging and informative session that will both examine research and showcase practical ways to use the research in instructional practice.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover the key components of the body of research, the Science of Literacy.
- Consider the implications of high-quality research in daily instruction.
- Identify and use practical literacy strategies that support the research.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
3 Steps for Making Early Writers Independent
Join early literacy expert and reading specialist, Cathy Collier as she discusses her first book, The Road to Independent Reading and Writing. Students need clear and explicit directions in writing, but setting up the routines in the classroom and their materials is key. When students aren't afraid to write and have appropriate writing anchors in the room, the students are able to write independently with ease. Cathy will give step-by-step ideas for independent writing lessons.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover what routines are essential for early learners.
- Explore what materials can easily be accessed by students.
- Identify what supports are provided by the teacher that helps maintain independence.
Presented by:
Cathy Collier
Cathy Collier has been an educator for more than 30 years, with a variety of roles, most notedly as a kindergarten teacher and reading specialist for K-2 Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools with Chesapeake Public Schools.
Cathy has spoken at numerous state and national conferences and is a member of several leading literacy associations. Cathy has received numerous accolades for her work, most recently as a Darden Fellow at Old Dominion University (her alma mater) for her contributions to literacy.
Building Vocabulary with Word Roots
Did you know one of the best ways to build students’ vocabulary is through word roots? Yet, teachers generally have not been exposed to the power of roots for vocabulary, and how to teach roots.
Join this webinar to learn:
- Understand why roots knowledge can build vocabulary for reading and writing
- Learn simple yet powerful ways to teach words through word roots
Presented by:
Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic.
Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to, Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary, Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes, Practice with Prefixes, Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuances series, Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary series, Idioms and Other English Expressions series, Close Reading with Paired Texts series, Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCM’s curriculum resource Building Vocabulary series Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021 and 2023 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world.
His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle.
Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world’s most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research.
Dr. Rasinski is a former president of the College Reading Association and has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010, Dr. Rasinski was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame, and in 2019 Dr. Rasinski was recipient of the International Literacy Association’s highest honor—the William S. Gray Citation of Merit—for his contributions to the field of literacy.
Everyday Strategies for Building Vocabulary
Effective vocabulary instruction is much more than rote memorization, flashcards, writing, and rewriting the same words.
Join this webinar to learn:
- new ways to engage students with rich, powerful vocabulary
- proven strategies to help students learn words and how they work
- flexible ways to teach vocabulary whether it is at-home, online, or in the classroom
Presented by:
Jen Jump
Summer School: 3 Considerations for Boosting Parent Engagement
Families are at the core of learning and during the summer, are critical in providing continued opportunities for learning and engagement together. In this webinar, you will learn three considerations for boosting parent engagement through the summer. These include opportunities for learning strategies that will address learning using the home and community environment.
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn four ways parents can help their child at home to continue to learn through the summer.
- Explore a plan to develop and share for family engagement.
- Discover suggestions for resources to help learning during the summer.
Presented by:
Rebecca A. Palacios, Ph.D, NBCT
Rebecca A. Palacios, Ph.D., is a renowned expert in early childhood education, dual language learning, and parent engagement.
She spent three decades with the Corpus Christi Independent School and has served as an adjunct professor with Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, University of the Incarnate Word, and Del Mar College. She is the first Latina to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame and served as a vice chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Summer School: 3 Considerations for Boosting Student Engagement
What if we lived in a world where students were excited to go to summer school?! The truth is that is not likely for most students. Most students have to go to summer school for extenuating reasons. They are what teachers call an obligatory audience. During this webinar, we will uncover ways to move students from obligation to dedication.
In this session, we will explore what research says about motivating learning and consider how to apply it to the summer school experience. Take a closer look at strategies that can be used at any grade level, with any curriculum, no matter what you are teaching this summer!
In this webinar, we will:
- Examine the ARCS-V Motivation Model.
- Apply this model to boosting student engagement in summer school.
- Explore 3 motivational instructional strategies.
Presented by:
Jordana Benone
Jordana Benone has over 20 years of educational experience both in and out of the classroom and is currently an English Teacher at Santa Monica High School in California. Jordana has been part of TCM since 2013 as an Academic Officer and Educational Consultant.
She has developed national presentations and provided customized professional development for TCM curriculum resources and Shell Education professional resources that are inclusive of the most current educational research and best practices.
She holds a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University and a Masters of Arts in Educational Administration from Concordia University.
Summer School: 3 Considerations for Boosting Teacher Engagement
Summer school gives teachers the unique opportunity to focus on “teacher self-care.” Trying out things in summer school we didn’t get a chance to teach during the regular school year is one way to invest in “teacher self-care.” When we better understand what works in our classroom, we can plan accordingly and make our year ahead the best it can be.
In this session, we will examine ways to make the summer school experience more meaningful, more motivating, and more professionally fulfilling for you. We will take a deeper dive into how to best reflect on and reinvigorate your teaching practice in summer school.
In this webinar, you will:
- Consider how summer school can be an opportunity for “teacher self-care.”
- Identify a driving question for your summer school teaching practice.
- Create a vision of your teaching style and need.
- Define your success criteria for summer school.
Presented by:
Jordana Benone
Jordana Benone has over 20 years of educational experience both in and out of the classroom and is currently an English Teacher at Santa Monica High School in California. Jordana has been part of TCM since 2013 as an Academic Officer and Educational Consultant.
She has developed national presentations and provided customized professional development for TCM curriculum resources and Shell Education professional resources that are inclusive of the most current educational research and best practices.
She holds a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University and a Masters of Arts in Educational Administration from Concordia University.
Keys for Accelerating Learning
We know that every minute in the classroom counts, which can be overwhelming. Educators need clear and simple guidelines to maximize instruction time and accelerate learning opportunities for all students. In this webinar, we will examine how to prioritize your classroom minutes.
In this webinar, you will:
- Discover the four key components for accelerating learning.
- Design just-in-time intervention that can be applied to any grade level or content area, whether in the classroom or a summer program.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
Full STEAM Ahead: Using Project-Based Learning to Accelerate Learning
Perfect for the summer or intervention programs, collaborative or project-based learning opportunities allow students to grow and build a range of skills. STEAM challenges offer the chance to build academic vocabulary, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
This collaborative work builds all five core components of social and emotional learning and gives our students rich opportunities for listening, speaking, and collaboration.
In this webinar, you will:
- Understand the unique value of STEAM.
- Learn how to utilize collaborative or project-based learning with STEAM challenges to accelerate learning.
- Discover rich opportunities to grow and build SEL skills across the content areas.
Presented by:
Allison Roeser
Allison Roeser, Master of Health Science (MHS) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), is an SEL consultant and author for Teacher Created Materials (TCM).
She has almost two decades of experience working with leaders in education, child welfare, and social change. As an avid learner of mindfulness practices, Allison has seen firsthand the value of integrating self-awareness into professional and personal development.
How to Make an Impact in Your Intervention Programs
Join this webinar to discover new approaches for implementing high-yield instructional strategies and systems during school intervention programs to accelerate student growth. We will discuss how to meet the needs of all students.
In this webinar, you will learn to:
- Plan all lessons using high-yield instructional strategies that maximize student learning.
- Incorporate engaging and entertaining instructional activities in all content areas.
Presented by:
Alan Becker
Alan Becker is TCM's Regional Vice President of the Northeast sales team.
Prior to his current role, he worked as an Academic Officer for TCM, specializing in best practices for curriculum and instruction. He provided professional development and training in the content areas of math, ELA, and social studies using TCM curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, teachers, and educational trainers.
Before joining TCM, Mr. Becker served as a District Elementary Education Specialist with Pitt County Schools in Greenville, North Carolina.
How to Accelerate Learning over the Summer Break
Prevent the summer slide with meaningful at-home learning experiences, allowing students to make powerful connections to the learning that takes place in the classroom. Ultimately, the home-school connection helps students see the content they learn is represented in the world around them. Join us to discover practical and impactful strategies that help students continue learning at home during the summer months.
In this webinar, you will learn to:
- Engage student thinking with structured activities.
- Assist students in taking control of their own learning while not in the classroom.
- Facilitate the problem solving and critical thinking skills needed to extend into the next school year.
Presented by:
Alan Becker
Alan Becker is TCM's Regional Vice President of the Northeast sales team.
Prior to his current role, he worked as an Academic Officer for TCM, specializing in best practices for curriculum and instruction. He provided professional development and training in the content areas of math, ELA, and social studies using TCM curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, teachers, and educational trainers.
Before joining TCM, Mr. Becker served as a District Elementary Education Specialist with Pitt County Schools in Greenville, North Carolina.
How to Make After School Programs Engaging in Today’s Classroom
Students need opportunities to engage with rich content. Throughout this webinar, reimagine after school programming with new ways to engage and motivate all students.
In this webinar, you will learn to:
- Identify barriers to engagement and student achievement.
- Discover high-quality, effective solutions to engagement barriers.
- Interact with strategies to engage all students with rich content to accelerate learning opportunities.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
Leadership: Strategies for Implementing an Asset-Based Approach to Intervention
One of the most significant challenges educators are facing is addressing students’ learning needs in new educational environments. This webinar will explore ideas on how to identify students’ strengths and build on them through intervention during these unprecedented times.
Join this webinar to learn:
- Programmatic approaches that work for virtual, hybrid, and in-person models.
- Strategies to personalize learning and empower students to be agents in their learning journey.
Presented by:
Karie Gladis
Karie is an Education Consultant for Teacher Created Materials and has extensive professional development training experience with administrators and teachers across all content areas.
She is the author and editor of several mathematics and language development resources and has conducted various workshops at conferences all over the United States.
Intervention Strategies for Reading and Mathematics
One of the biggest challenges that educators face this fall is combating learning loss and learning how to navigate these new educational environments.
Join this webinar to learn:
- How to prevent further learning loss
- New ways to engage and support students in these unprecedented times
- Instructional techniques that work for at-home, online, or in-class instruction
Presented by:
Alan Becker
Alan Becker is TCM's Regional Vice President of the Northeast sales team.
Prior to his current role, he worked as an Academic Officer for TCM, specializing in best practices for curriculum and instruction. He provided professional development and training in the content areas of math, ELA, and social studies using TCM curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, teachers, and educational trainers.
Before joining TCM, Mr. Becker served as a District Elementary Education Specialist with Pitt County Schools in Greenville, North Carolina.
Developing Language Through Content for English Learners
English learners struggle to learn new content and language simultaneously. They need ample opportunities to access, interpret, and produce content in English.
During this webinar, we will engage in a variety of strategies to support English language learners in developing content knowledge and language across the curriculum. It will provide insights into how to maximize oral language opportunities in all disciplines through quick daily oral language practices.
In this webinar, you will:
- Recognize the role of teaching thinking and content in language development.
- Engage in strategies that can support academic thinking and language development.
- Learn five quick oral language activities for daily use.
Presented by:
Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., is Assistant Dean of Teacher Education and Professor of Clinical Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She teaches courses on first and second language acquisition, Latino culture, and literacy development for elementary and secondary students.
She has written 10 books focusing on literacy and academic language development for English learners. She has partnered with districts across the country in the areas of English Language Development, Academic Language Development, and writing instruction.
She is also the key consultant on TCM’s Language Power, 2nd Edition.
Social-Emotional Learning Starts with Us: Strategies for Teachers and Students
We can’t teach what we don’t know. Teachers, administrators, and support staff are most effective when they understand and develop their personal social-emotional capacities before addressing students. Research has shown that SEL increases academic achievement, improves behavior, and contributes to the overall sense of well-being for students and teachers. This dynamic session will provide participants with stand-alone SEL activities as well as engaging strategies that can be integrated into the content areas for grades K-12.
In this webinar, you will:
- Understand the benefits of each of the five SEL core competencies and how they relate to your unique role.
- Enhance your own personal understanding of SEL by engaging in strategies firsthand.
- Be provided with easy-to-implement strategies that can be used anytime, anywhere.
Presented by:
Allison Roeser
Allison Roeser, Master of Health Science (MHS) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), is an SEL consultant and author for Teacher Created Materials (TCM).
She has almost two decades of experience working with leaders in education, child welfare, and social change. As an avid learner of mindfulness practices, Allison has seen firsthand the value of integrating self-awareness into professional and personal development.
Easy-to-Implement SEL Strategies for Your Classroom
The past year, and the year to come, have brought extraordinary challenges for students and staff in terms of mental health and well-being. With the shift from in-person, online, and/or hybrid learning environments to full-time in-person learning, it is critical now more than ever to develop students’ social and emotional learning (SEL) skills for their well-being and academic success.
Join SEL expert Erick Herrmann to learn low prep, easy-to-implement strategies based on the five core SEL competencies developed by CASEL: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. Erick will share strategies from his new book Effective Strategies for Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom. The strategies can be incorporated at any grade level, in any content area. Strategies for linguistically and culturally diverse students will be particularly emphasized.
In this webinar, you will:
- Identify key reasons to integrate SEL into every classroom, every day.
- Integrate easy-to-implement strategies for use in any content area.
- Explore strategies for building SEL skills in classrooms with linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Presented by:
Erick Herrmann
Erick Herrmann, M.A.T., is an educator, author, and consultant. He is passionate about serving students and helping them build the academic and social-emotional learning skills they need to be successful in every endeavor.
Mr. Herrmann holds a Master of Art degree in teaching and has taught for over 24 years at the elementary and high school levels and as a teacher on special assignment.
He presents to educators nationally and internationally in public and private schools, as well as at conferences.
How Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness can support Teachers and Students
When Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness are taught and learned together they have the power to transform individuals, classrooms, and communities. This process starts with adults. When educators understand and demonstrate their own social-emotional skills they are more effective in supporting their students in their SEL skill development. This dynamic session will provide participants with an overview of CASEL’s five core competencies and their connection to Mindfulness. Whether you are an SEL novice or a seasoned pro, this session will have something for everyone.
In this webinar, participants will:
- Explore the benefits of SEL and Mindfulness.
- Examine CASEL’s five SEL core competencies and their relation to Mindfulness.
- Experience SEL and Mindfulness strategies firsthand that can be implemented in physical and virtual settings.
Presented by:
Allison Roeser
Allison Roeser, Master of Health Science (MHS) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), is an SEL consultant and author for Teacher Created Materials (TCM).
She has almost two decades of experience working with leaders in education, child welfare, and social change. As an avid learner of mindfulness practices, Allison has seen firsthand the value of integrating self-awareness into professional and personal development.
Leadership: Implementing SEL Across Your School or District
Building Social-Emotional Learning into instruction and into schools and districts can help students be the best that they can be. Integrating SEL across a school or district takes leadership, focus, and planning. In this webinar, learn three key considerations and actions for implementing SEL throughout a district or school.
In this webinar, you will learn to:
- Determine your school’s current needs, and based on that data develop an action plan.
- Explore how to create an overall culture of SEL throughout your schools and district.
- Understand the importance of fostering positive relationships between ALL members of the school community.
Presented by:
Erick Herrmann
Erick Herrmann, M.A.T., is an educator, author, and consultant. He is passionate about serving students and helping them build the academic and social-emotional learning skills they need to be successful in every endeavor.
Mr. Herrmann holds a Master of Art degree in teaching and has taught for over 24 years at the elementary and high school levels and as a teacher on special assignment.
He presents to educators nationally and internationally in public and private schools, as well as at conferences.
How to Teach Civics in Today's Classrooms
Teaching in today’s ever-changing classroom environment presents many challenges, including teaching civics, a complex topic that can quickly stir up emotions. This webinar will help educators navigate teaching the latest civics guidelines in engaging, informational, and practical ways using trusted resources from organizations such as iCivics, and more.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- What the goals of civic education should be for civic knowledge.
- Why active learning is the best approach for effective deeper learning and student engagement.
- How civic education can build literacy and content knowledge.
- Examples of powerful lessons, project-based learning experiences, and engaging activities for the classroom and beyond.
Presented by:
John Larmer
John Larmer is an expert in project-based learning, with a special interest in K-12 social studies.
He is a former teacher of high school government/civics, history, and English. In his 20 years as a director and editor-in-chief at the Buck Institute for Education/PBLWorks, he co-developed the model for Gold Standard PBL.
He has recently written PBL curriculum units in American history for Educurious, and is now the senior PBL advisor at Defined Learning, where he develops civics performance tasks.
Why Civics? Why Now? Re-Imagining Civic Education for the Next Generation
A healthy constitutional democracy requires a citizenry that has the knowledge, skills, and desire to participate in it. To motivate the next generation of students to gain civic knowledge, practice civic skills, and develop a civic mindset, they need the right tools. Guide students to become civic-minded members of society by providing more instructional time for civics coupled with deeper integration of civics content in literacy instruction.
TCM and iCivics have partnered to produce relevant, engaging, and classroom-ready resources designed for that very purpose. Come learn about these brand-new kits -- iCivics Readers -- that empower students to hone both their literacy and their civic literacy at the same time!
In this webinar, you will learn:
- why civics matters and why it matters so much right now;
- the research-based connections between civic knowledge and reading comprehension; and
- how iCivics Readers supports civic knowledge and reading comprehension in an engaging, classroom-friendly way!
Presented by:
Emma Humphries, Ph.D.
Emma Humphries is Chief Education Officer and Deputy Director of Field Building for iCivics, the education non-profit founded by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to reinvigorate civic learning through free, interactive learning resources.
In her dual role, Emma serves as iCivics’ pedagogical expert, ensures its resources evolve to a place of greater equity and deeper learning for all students, and advocates for more and better civic education across the country.
Inquiry-Based Active Learning Strategies for Social Studies
Inquiry-Based learning gives students agency over their learning and develops student-generated questioning skills. When educators apply active-learning techniques in social studies, students aren’t just students, they’re historians and researchers.
In this webinar, participants will:
- Engage in active learning techniques to promote student-generated questioning.
- Apply strategies to analyze any primary source to support inquiry-based learning.
- Utilize student-centered techniques to build civic knowledge.
- Apply learning from the past to today’s democratic society.
Presented by:
Lisa Callahan
Lisa Callahan, Education Consultant for Teacher Created Materials, provides professional development training for teachers across the country.
Lisa has 20 years of experience in the educational field. Ms. Callahan is a former administrator, third grade teacher, Title I teacher, reading specialist, and curriculum leader and served on many school improvement committees.
Bringing History to Life: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
In this professional learning opportunity, teachers will experience engaging strategies to discover ways to use primary sources to bring history to life for all students.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Identify ways to engage, explore, and extend learning using primary sources.
- Discover several strategies to bring history to life using primary sources.
Presented by:
Jen Jump
3 Building Blocks of Implementing Guided Math
Create an environment for mathematics that supports learning, fosters mathematical thinking and understanding, and meets the needs of all students. This session will help educators learn the fundamentals and mindset behind creating competent mathematicians using the research-based Guided Math approach. Explore the three building blocks to successfully implementing Guided Math in your classroom, school, or district.
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn the Guided Math framework: Menu of Instruction.
- Discover the effective flows of instruction.
- Develop a brief understanding of establishing an environment of numeracy.
Presented by:
Lisa Callahan
Lisa Callahan, Education Consultant for Teacher Created Materials, provides professional development training for teachers across the country.
Lisa has 20 years of experience in the educational field. Ms. Callahan is a former administrator, third grade teacher, Title I teacher, reading specialist, and curriculum leader and served on many school improvement committees.
Talk It Out: Boosting Math Achievement
Student discourse can help solidify the learning of math concepts. Perfect for summer school or intervention, mathematics discourse allows teachers and students to access mathematics in new and exciting ways.
In this webinar, you will:
- learn three powerful elements of mathematical discourse to accelerate learning in the classroom.
- explore how to boost student learning and achievement in math using short math tasks and clear discussion protocols.
Presented by:
Danielle Battle
Danielle currently serves as an Academic Officer for Teacher Created Materials, where she provides professional development and training on TCM curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, teachers, and school administrators.
Dani has a passion for bringing joy back into the classroom for all students.
She began her education career over twenty years ago as a teaching assistant. She then taught in pubic and charter schools in Baltimore and the District of Columbia. She was a curriculum writer, assistant principal of mathematics, and manager of mathematics professional learning for DC Public Schools.
Connecting Math & Literacy: Get Students Reading, Writing, and Speaking in Math Class
If students are struggling with reading, then chances are they are probably also struggling with math. Inspire students to read, write, and speak about math in a way that is relevant and meaningful to their lives.
In less than 20 minutes, Alex Kajitani, California Teacher of the Year and "The Rappin' Mathematician" shares how to get students reading, writing, and speaking in math class.
In this webinar, you will:
- learn three high-leverage strategies to connect math and literacy.
Presented by:
Alex Kajitani
Unleash the Power of Mathematical Thinking
Help students unleash the power of mathematical thinking with meaningful mathematical experiences. Discover the impact of mathematical thinking, reasoning, and discourse on students' mathematical achievement.
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn how to establish a student-centered approach for meaningful mathematics learning experiences.
- Acquire engaging strategies for building conceptual understanding and making thinking visible.
- Develop students' mathematics practices and processes through rich and authentic tasks.
Presented by:
Karie Gladis
Karie is an Education Consultant for Teacher Created Materials and has extensive professional development training experience with administrators and teachers across all content areas.
She is the author and editor of several mathematics and language development resources and has conducted various workshops at conferences all over the United States.
3 Strategies to Engage and Excite Reluctant or Struggling Math Learners
Create an environment where elementary students are excited and engaged in learning mathematics. This session will help educators take their math instruction to a higher level with three classroom-proven strategies you can implement today.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Varied opportunities through powerful tools to help students explain their thinking about math.
- Targeted and effective use of manipulatives to engage students in the learning process.
- Physical and digital games to provide opportunities for students to engage in real-world applications.
Presented by:
Eric LeMoine
Eric LeMoine is an Innovation Strategist for the Beaverton School District in Oregon with almost 30 years in Title I schools.
Eric also serves as an education consultant for Teacher Created Materials, where he provides professional development and coaching for TCM’s curriculum materials and Shell Education professional resources for school districts, instructional leads, and teachers across the country.
Let's Talk Math: Your Guide to Successful Problem Solving Instruction
Let’s Talk Math is a brand-new, standards-aligned, research-based supplemental resource that provides a practical way to implement a 3 step process for successful problem solving. This supplemental resource offers 120 high demand tasks per grade level that can be used in conjunction with any core curriculum, as well as predictable routines and structured protocols to develop students’ problem solving skills. In this on-demand webinar, you will deepen your understanding of problem solving and see how Let’s Talk Math can support your mathematics instruction.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- How to support learners in becoming more confident mathematical thinkers;
- See structured protocols that engage students in specific mathematical habits of mind that promote problem solving skills;
- Observe how integrating literacy instruction can be used to support problem solving skills;
- How Let’s Talk Math enhances both students’ mathematical content knowledge and problem-solving skills, as well as oral and written communication skills.
Presented by:
Kit Norris
Kit Norris is a mathematics consultant specializing in teachers’ professional growth and development. Kit served on the Board of Directors of NCSM and has written books on mathematical practices, and has developed products for elementary through middle school.
Kit received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, and in 2015, she was inducted into the Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame in Massachusetts.
She is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and local conferences.
Dr. Hilary Kreisberg
Dr. Hilary Kreisberg is the director of the Center for Mathematics Achievement and an assistant professor of mathematics education at Lesley University.
Dr. Kreisberg was previously a K–5 math coach and an elementary educator and has a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Curriculum Development, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and Special Education, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics.
An award-winning author, Dr. Kreisberg has been featured in multiple respected publications including the Wall Street Journal and Education Weekly.
She is the president of the Boston Area Math Specialists organization, a national ambassador for the Global Math Project, and is a frequent national, regional, and local speaker.
Teaching Elementary Math: No More Problems with Problem Solving
Supporting students to think mathematically is challenging. In this webinar, we will examine high-cognitive demand tasks and deepen our understanding of how to choose rigorous tasks that promote problem-solving skills. We will also explore how being linguistically responsive can help students to be more successful problem solvers. You will leave this session with immediate ways to enhance your instruction of problem solving.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- High cognitive-demand tasks and how these tasks provide opportunities for learners to become mathematical thinkers;
- How to identify tiered vocabulary and challenging grammatical structures to make problem contexts more comprehensible for students; and
- How structured discourse supports the problem solving process by enabling students to articulate their own thinking and become active listeners.
Presented by:
Kit Norris
Kit Norris is a mathematics consultant specializing in teachers’ professional growth and development. Kit served on the Board of Directors of NCSM and has written books on mathematical practices, and has developed products for elementary through middle school.
Kit received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, and in 2015, she was inducted into the Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame in Massachusetts. She is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and local conferences.
Dr. Hilary Kreisberg
Dr. Hilary Kreisberg is the director of the Center for Mathematics Achievement and an assistant professor of mathematics education at Lesley University.
Dr. Kreisberg was previously a K–5 math coach and an elementary educator and has a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Curriculum Development, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and Special Education, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics.
An award-winning author, Dr. Kreisberg has been featured in multiple respected publications including the Wall Street Journal and Education Weekly.
She is the president of the Boston Area Math Specialists organization, a national ambassador for the Global Math Project, and is a frequent national, regional, and local speaker.
Authentic Opportunities to Build English Language Proficiency
Discover ways to engage English language learners in rich experiences that develop language skills in all four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This workshop will provide educators with best practices to support English language learners in a wide range of settings.
In this webinar, you will:
- Explore ways to build context and understanding through rich text, visual, and audio experiences.
- Experience strategies that allow students ample opportunities to talk about what they are learning, building their English language proficiency.
- Be equipped with scaffolds that support students right where they are.
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