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Academic Rigor 2: Engaging All Learners

Workshop Series

Description

This workshop series helps educators create an engaging classroom environment that fosters deep learning. Participants will learn strategies such as wait time, turn-and-talks, and "Show Call", to promote active student participation, leverage student work for to classroom discussion, and enchance critical thinking. Additionally, educators will gain skills in facilitating productive discourse by planning thoughtful questions and guiding constructive discussions.

What is a curated workshop series?

A set of workshops deliberately designed and sequenced to build skills in one topic, from the fundamentals to advanced techniques. Through community, discussion, and multiple opportunities to practice, teachers hone new strategies they can use right away.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to...
  • Use a variety of engagement techniques to ensure all students are actively participating in instruction, including wait time, turn-and-talks, cold call, and everybody writes.
  • Implement “Show Call” which is the practice of using student work as a basis for classroom discussions
  • Use universal prompts to facilitate meaningful classroom discussions

Workshops in This Series

What Participants Are Saying

"This was the best facilitated online session I have attended. It was so smoothly, calmly, and sensitively led. What a great model for our teachers and for myself as a leader. I am blown away by how engaging, organized, and meaningful this session was."
Heather Lee-Joy
AP of Instruction, KIPP Austin
"Our facilitator was very inclusive, mindful of our time, and also did a great job of teaching adults. (Not always easy to do)"
Katie Stuhmer
Teacher Harding University High, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
"It was so refreshing to attend a professional development session that modeled best practices! It's so much easier to internalize and visualize what it can look like when you get to see it first."
Lindsay Miller
Special Education Instructional Coach, Bullitt County Public Schools
"Tangible strategies and resources, with opportunities for practice in a safe space. Thank you!"
Rosa Joo
Green Dot Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness Specialist

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