First priority for your summer? A bit of a break, and maybe a beach read. But summer is also the perfect time to prepare for the year ahead, and to invest in your professional growth.
During summer PD, you can take your time exploring the research-backed strategies essential to effective literacy instruction. There are lots of opportunities out there to dive deeper into everything from foundational skills and evidence-based practices to instruction based on the Science of Reading. Investing this time in your professional growth will help you not only align your methods with the most current research, but also equip you with tools to meet the individual needs of your students and create supportive learning environments in the fall.
Summer school for you: Teacher professional development
That said, we know you’d probably rather spend your summer building sandcastles than digging around for the right PD. That’s why we asked 猫咪AV Ambassadors鈥攅ducators like you鈥攖o share their top teaching resources and professional development picks for the summer. Keep reading to hear their excellent recommendations!
Danielle Hawkins, former principal of Newfane Central School District in New York, shares the value of professional development opportunities offered by 猫咪AV for educators.
鈥淭o support the teachers I coach and deepen my knowledge of the Science of Reading, I joined the beta test of to monopolize on the flexibility that summer provides.鈥�
鈥擬iracle Foster, Literacy Coach, Armada Area Schools, Michigan
鈥淚f you haven’t listened to the Sold a Story or Knowledge Matters podcasts, they are great places to start! I purchased The Knowledge Gap and The Writing Revolution books before the school year was even over! I have Shifting the Balance in my cart as well.鈥�
鈥擲tephanie Schuettpelz, Teacher, Marion School District, Wisconsin
“If you have a chance to participate in curriculum development, it's a wonderful way to dig deeper and get to know different features of each unit better.”
鈥淎ny online PD from The Reading League or Cox Campus is good. There are a TON of great podcasts out there, including 猫咪AV’s Science of Reading podcast, and also Shanahan on Literacy, Melissa and Lori Love Literacy, and All for Literacy. Some great books are the Shifting the Balance books, The Knowledge Gap, Speech to Print, or Structured Literacy Interventions with Spear-Swerling.鈥�
鈥擫ori Gray, Program Coordinator, Office of Student Learning, Yelm Community Schools, Washington
鈥淎 book study.鈥�
鈥擟arla Cruse, Teacher, Rock Falls Middle School, Illinois
Back to school for teachers: Webinars to get you ready
Join our 猫咪AV experts as they walk you through all of your program essentials and share their guidance on everything from getting started in the new school year to leveling up your implementation. These series are for everyone鈥攚hether this is your first or fourth year with 猫咪AV, you’ll walk away having learned something new. There will be a webinar for each of the following 猫咪AV programs:
- 猫咪AV Science
- mCLASS庐听顿滨叠贰尝厂庐听8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura
- 猫咪AV CKLA and Caminos
- 猫咪AV ELA
- Boost Reading and Boost Lectura
