On-Demand
Professional Development

This on-demand PD resource includes 4 virtual modules for participants to explore and apply research-based strategies for implementing disciplinary literacy in social studies or history. Each module includes an overview of objectives, build background with videos, professional reading articles, video content (a recording connecting the videos and literature), and a research-to-practice application activity. The Facilitator's Guide includes the purpose, various implementation possibilities, materials needed, and possible procedures for making your PD a success.

This on-demand PD resource includes 4 virtual modules for participants to explore and apply research-based strategies for implementing disciplinary literacy in science. Each module includes an overview of objectives, build background with videos, professional reading articles, video content (a recording connecting the videos and literature), and a research-to-practice application activity. The Facilitator's Guide includes the purpose, various implementation possibilities, materials needed, and possible procedures for making your PD a success.

This on-demand PD resource includes a research-based presentation, presenter’s notes (linked on the first page of the slideshow), and additional resources—online resources, books, articles (linked within each module). The presentation includes 5 Modules for researching, planning, collaborating, and sharing a project based learning unit. The Presenter’s Notes include the purpose, implementation possibilities, materials needed, and procedures for making your PD a success!

This on-demand PD resource includes a research-based presentation, presenter’s notes (linked on the first page of the slideshow), additional resources—online resources, books, online articles (linked within each module). The slideshow includes 4 Modules for teaching ELLs: the environment, reading, writing, listening, and speaking strategies for adolescent ELLs, reading, writing, listening, and speaking strategies for intermediate ELLs, and strategies for integrating content areas for ELLs. The Presenter’s Notes include the purpose, implementation possibilities, materials needed, and step-by-step procedures for making your PD a success.

This on-demand PD resource includes a book study using Google Slides with reflection questions and additional online resources. Use this course and the book The Teacher’s Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning: Practical Techniques, Basic Principles, and Frequently Asked Questions by Jacobs, Power, and Loh, to engage teachers in researching cooperative learning to increase student engagement, relationships, attitudes, and achievement. This 5-module resource can be implemented in a variety of ways, all included in the Presenter’s Notes: whole staff PD/workshop, grade-level PLC, independent PD, and/or instructional coach PD with PLC.

This on-demand PD resource includes a slideshow presentation to guide the development process, facilitator's notes, and task card. All resources are linked on the second slide of the downloadable Google slidedeck. Additional resources are linked for participants in the Discussion Strategies Task Card. The PD is broken down into the 5 Phases of Professional Development: Building a Knowledge Base, Observe Models and Examples, Change Your Practice, Gain and Share Expertise, Reflect on Your Practice.