Discover how NotebookLM can transform your existing class materials into an interactive tutor that works alongside your students. In this hands-on session, educators will learn how to upload their own content and use AI to answer questions, generate summaries, and create customized study guides. NotebookLM helps students review more effectively while giving teachers a powerful […]
Audience: Classroom teachers, reading teachers, paraprofessionals. The participants of this group will review the Fundation Reading Program. The Teacher's Manual will be highlighted and the Learning Activities will be taught. The materials for the program will be discussed and the participants will understand the research behind the use of the materials. There will be many […]
Explore how Google Gemini can elevate teaching and learning through creativity and efficiency. In this interactive session, teachers will use simple prompts to help students create images, documents, presentations, and clear explanations-making project-based learning more dynamic and accessible. Educators will also learn how to design their own custom Gems (personalized AI assistants) to support specific […]
A common mistake made by schools is to assume that problematic student behaviors exist primarily within in the child and underestimate the degree to which external environmental factors impact student academic and behavioral performance. The fields of education and human behavior have long recognized the complex nature of student behavior and its relationship to the […]
This workshop aims to demystify the Science of Reading at the secondary level and show how teachers can successfully incorporate elements of the SoR into their content area classrooms. It will focus on NYSED Brief 6, titled "Science of Reading: The Secondary Years" and three of the "Big 6" literacy competencies. Participants will learn about […]
Audience: Teachers grade 4-5, Reading Teachers, Paraprofessionals. This workshop will provide an overview of the Just Words Program. The participants will review the Just Words Instructor Manual so that they will feel confident to teach the units to their students. The participants will review the various Just Words Activities that are connected to the units […]
This workshop focuses on oral language as a central driver of learning, comprehension, and achievement across content areas, with attention to multilingual learners. Participants examine how to intentionally design partnerships and small groups using sociograms so talk structures are productive, balanced, and instructionally purposeful. Teachers explore research-backed practices such as classroom discussion-one of the most […]
Every discipline has its own "secret language." A mathematician reads a proof differently than a historian reads a primary source or a scientist analyzes a lab report. To truly master a subject, students must move beyond general "reading strategies" and learn to navigate the unique literacy demands of each field. In this workshop, middle and […]
Now that we have immersed ourselves into the research, we are ready to explore the shifts in small group reading instruction necessary to align with research based practices. On this day, you will explore a variety of ways to bring explicit assessment-based instruction to small groups. We will create small group routines to help students […]
In order for our students to feel valued in our classrooms they must be represented in the books we share with them. Whether it is the characters, families, cultures, and settings on the pages of our read alouds or the author's experiences that inspire the picture books we share, our students need to feel represented […]