Literacy Week in Review | March 9

News and Events

Read Across America Day Wrap-Up

Last week we celebrated this year’s Read Across America Day theme “Build Communities Together” as a way of validating everyone’s lived experiences. With the help of our partners, we celebrated through our annual social media campaign and a family gift basket raffle.

We want to thank our partners, local organizations, and families for celebrating Read Across America Day and helping encourage people to celebrate their love of reading. This campaign was a great success, reaching nearly 5,000 people across all of our social media channels. To read the blogpost recap, click here.

Upcoming Professional Development Sessions:

ESL Lesson Planning Vs. Planning for Learning

March 10, 2023 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Whether you have been teaching English as a Second Language for months or years, you know that the ESL classroom requires preparation, creativity, and flexibility. In this workshop, we will discuss the essential elements of lesson design centered around appropriate learning activities for different learning styles. We’ll apply these principles to discuss and create a set of effective and engaging sample lessons ready for use in your classroom. To learn more, click here.

Universal Design for Learning Framework

April 14, 2023 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Universal Design for Learning Framework was created to encourage educators to design learning activities to optimize learning for all students. Rather than create lessons and add accommodations for learners with different needs, the Universal Design for Learning encourages beginning lesson design with the goal of reaching all ability levels and learning styles. In this session participants will explore the UDL framework, and gain strategies for making lessons that optimize learning for all students. To learn more, click here.

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