Teachers, Grades 4-12
Explicit instruction is an important part of all content area classes. This session will examine how explicit vocabulary instruction helps students to learn the meaning of new words and build independent reading skills. Differentiated instruction strategies for teaching academic vocabulary will be featured
(Half or full day)

Professional Development Sessions

• Improv in the Classroom
• Graphic Organizers: We Learn Best with Pictures
• Creating Powerful Professional Learning Communities to Transform Schools
• Words, Words, Words: Academic Vocabulary Teaching Strategies

Reading, Writing, and Literacy

Common Core State Standards

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