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Join this essential series of professional development events for educators piloting and launching our top-rated K-5 Language Arts curriculum. Both leaders and teachers are welcome, whether implementing the curriculum for the first time, or introducing the Skills Block or Labs to an existing curriculum partnership.
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Understand the Design
Learn 'the why' and teach with integrity
Get Grounded
Dig into materials and ask questions
Days 1-2: Leader Series
Day 1: Leading Implementation
- Learn the components and structure of the K-5 curriculum.
- Identify conditions for success and practice providing teachers with timely and growth-producing feedback.
- Consult with publisher Open Up Resources to address logistical questions and prepare for a successful launch.
- Join a networking reception and Q&A to hear from other leaders about successful implementation.
Day 2: Choose from sessions such as the following:
- What to Expect the First Year: Stages of Curriculum Implementation
- Shifting our Thinking about Traditional Guided Reading in Primary Grades
- Fostering a Growth Mindset with Adult Learners
Days 3-4: Teacher Series
Days 3-4, Option 1: Introduction to the K-5 Curriculum
- Learn the components and structure (Module Lessons plus K-2 Labs and 3-5 ALL block).
- Analyze how the curriculum meets the needs of all learners.
- Begin to make strategic choices to inform your planning.
- Attend Q&A with publisher Open Up Resources to learn how to use curriculum materials.
Days 3-4, Option 2: Introduction to the K-2 Reading Foundations Skills Block
- Understand the research base, structure, and purpose.
- Analyze how the three types of assessments in the Skills Block inform instruction.
- With publisher Open Up Resources, learn how to use the Skills Block curriculum, resources, and materials to plan for a daily lesson.