Professional Development Events

Literacy

WebEx: Adolescent Literacy Walk-through for Principals: A Guide for Instructional Leaders - Grades 4-12 Event Date: 8/10/2009

The Center on Instruction provided an orientation to the recently released Adolescent Literacy Walk-through for Principals: A Guide for Instructional Leaders - Grades 4-12 on August 10, 2009. Read more...

WebEx: New Resources for Elementary Reading: Materials - Administration - Coaching Event Date: 2/27/2009

Debby Houston Miller of the Center on Instruction presented an interactive WebEx providing a brief introduction and review of four recently released elementary school level products to identify how they might be helpful to RCCs in their work. Read more...

Adolescent Literacy Institute Event Date: 10/15/2008 - 10/17/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted an Adolescent Literacy Institute October 15-17, 2008, in New Orleans, to encourage deeper understanding and effective use of two adolescent literacy products. Read more...

Adolescent Literacy Work Group Meeting Event Date: 10/16/2007 - 10/17/2007

An Adolescent Literacy Work Group meeting was held in Denver October 16-17, 2007, to provide a deeper understanding and effective use of adolescent literacy documents developed (or being developed) by the Center on Instruction. Read more...

Video Conference: "Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction" Event Date: 4/30/2007

In a video conference held April 30, 2007, Dr. Joseph Torgesen of COI's Reading Strand provided an overview of the newly released "Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction." Read more...

WebEx: The Relationship Between Reading Difficulties and Problem Behavior Event Date: 10/10/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on October 10, 2008, focused on the prevention of reading difficulties and/or problem behavior. Read more...

WebEx: Improving Expository Text Comprehension in Students with Learning Disabilities Event Date: 6/30/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on June 30, 2008, focused on a soon-to-be-released synopsis of a research synthesis, "Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students With LD". Read more...

Workshop on Language Development and Reading Interventions for ELLs Event Date: 5/29/2008 - 5/30/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a training-of-trainers workshop May 29-30, 2008, in Houston, Texas to provide Regional Comprehensive Center staff and state personnel with current research and instructional strategies related to language development and reading interventions for ELLs with and without disabilities. Read more...

WebEx: Identifying and Implementing Key Components of Effective Writing Instruction Event Date: 2/20/2008

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on February 20, 2008, focused on writing as a critical aspect of literacy and one in which effective instructional techniques and models for intervention are needed. Read more...

WebEx: Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice Event Date: 10/24/2007

The Center on Instruction hosted a WebEx on October 24, 2007, to provide an opportunity for authors Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Jeanne Wanzek to present findings from the Extensive Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice report and to discuss the implications on reading-related issues for primary-grade students at risk for reading difficulties and learning disabilities. Read more...

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