Calendar of Events

The Literacy Leaders Network will take a deep dive into all components of the Literacy Improvement Pathway.

Designed for district leaders, superintendents, curriculum directors, special education directors, principals, and literacy coaches, participants will learn the processes needed to create, update, or improve their district’s literacy plan based solidly in the Science of Reading. Vital tools such as the R-TFI, District Implementation Team/District Leadership Team guidance, decision rules, MTSS, curriculum review and adoption, assessment, and more will be covered.

Virtual Meetup Dates and Registration Links

All sessions will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Download the event flyer for more information >>

Note: This Professional Learning opportunity is by invitation only. 

For registration questions email Lisa Jenkins or call 419.720.8999, ext. 151.

For questions on the content of the network, please contact Debbie Nagel.

Ohio’s Adolescent Literacy Specialists and Literacy Leads are offering a variety of virtual professional learning opportunities throughout the spring.

Building and district administrators, educators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and consultants are encouraged to review the offerings and attend the sessions most applicable to their work.

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Training Summary: Building from Disciplinary Literacy for Adolescents,
this session intends to create a space to consider and plan for implementation of disciplinary literacy practices
across a school. Using Collaborative Coaching for DL: Strategies to Support Teachers in Grades 6-12, participants will explore how to create disciplinary literacy outcomes and create an implementation plan. Attention will be paid to ways in which pedogeological content knowledge (PCK) can be built.

Target Audience: Teachers, building coaches, teacher leaders, building and district administration, educational service center/state support team consultants.

Registration Deadline: April 16

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This Professional Learning series is designed to support the immediate and long-term implementation of strategies and practices that will improve the way adults use evidence-based strategies to support literacy development in all students, as outlined in Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement.

Each session will comprise of a 60-minute “Power Hour” dedicated to the learning and application of strategies to help teachers of students with complex needs develop and grow literacy skills. At the end of each session will be an optional 30-minute Q&A and peer-to-peer networking session for participants to share ideas and dive deeper into the content.

Questions regarding this training series may be directed to Debbie Nagel or Aaron Weisbrod.

All sessions are held 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Event Flyer

Download the full details in the printable event flyer.

Registration

Please call 419.720.8999, ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel to register.

Ohio’s Adolescent Literacy Specialists and Literacy Leads are offering a variety of virtual professional learning opportunities throughout the spring.

Building and district administrators, educators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and consultants are encouraged to review the offerings and attend the sessions most applicable to their work.

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Training Summary: Unlike elementary schools, the structures of secondary schools have traditionally not been designed for universal literacy instruction. This two-hour workshop will explore the use of common instructional frameworks and routines as a means of advancing the evidence-based practices of adolescent literacy.

Target Audience: Building and district administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, educational service center/state support team consultants.

Registration Deadline: April 19

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These monthly meetings are for Special Education Leaders in Region 1. Topics change monthly.

Please check back for more information, including a registration link. Questions may be directed to Lynn McKahan, M.Ed., SST 1 Director.

Ohio’s Adolescent Literacy Specialists and Literacy Leads are offering a variety of virtual professional learning opportunities throughout the spring.

Building and district administrators, educators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and consultants are encouraged to review the offerings and attend the sessions most applicable to their work.

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Training Summary: Unlike elementary schools, the structures of secondary schools have traditionally not been designed for universal literacy instruction. This two-hour workshop will explore the use of common instructional frameworks and routines as a means of advancing the evidence-based practices of adolescent literacy.

Target Audience: Building and district administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, educational service center/state support team consultants.

Registration Deadline: April 23

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Ohio’s Adolescent Literacy Specialists and Literacy Leads are offering a variety of virtual professional learning opportunities throughout the spring.

Building and district administrators, educators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and consultants are encouraged to review the offerings and attend the sessions most applicable to their work.

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Training Summary: Classroom discussion and discourse are vital components of every secondary classroom. Join this session to learn more about why discourse matters for adolescent learners, the power of implementing discussion protocols and evidence-based practices related to discussion of text.

Target Audience: Building and district administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, educational service center/state support team consultants.

Registration Deadline: April 23

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New or recently assigned special education administrators, or those responsible for special education administration are invited to participate in these training and networking meetings. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort. Year one focuses on building building foundation and capacity in your role, while year two centers on using knowledge to impact overall school improvement.

During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:

• dive into the foundation of special education federal and state requirements, and using IDEA to guide understanding of district- and school-wide policies, procedures, and practices
• gain foundational knowledge of the law
• reflect on and evaluate current district special education policies, practices, and processes
• receive support in navigating timelines and annual requirements
• be introduced to team participation as instructional leaders
• move towards monitoring progress throughout the sessions
• network with other special education leaders for collaboration, learning, and growth
• access strategies for training staff on providing effective student-focused services
• build relationships with school improvement consultants
• receive supplemental coaching to meet the needs of individual district/school improvement/CCIP

Please note

• This professional learning opportunity is available by invitation only.
• Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
• Registration will be closed after the first session.
• Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.

Contact Laura Low, M.Ed. with program questions.

Network Event Dates

Event Flyer

Click to download event flyer for full details.

Registration

Email Jill Barnhisel or call 419.720.899, ext. 152 to register for New Special Education Administrator Network: Year 1 of 2. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to the date of each event.

Ohio’s Adolescent Literacy Specialists and Literacy Leads are offering a variety of virtual professional learning opportunities throughout the spring.

Building and district administrators, educators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and consultants are encouraged to review the offerings and attend the sessions most applicable to their work.

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Training Summary: At the root of the grades 6-12 literacy standards and adolescent evidence-based practices is a focus on
complex text. Text sets can serve as a means for scaffolding complex text for all learners while also
building background knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, and motivation for literacy tasks. This two-hour workshop will review frameworks for creating text sets, and also explore examples of existing text sets.

Target Audience: Building and district administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, educational service center/state support team consultants.

Registration Deadline: May 3

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The Literacy Leaders Network will take a deep dive into all components of the Literacy Improvement Pathway.

Designed for district leaders, superintendents, curriculum directors, special education directors, principals, and literacy coaches, participants will learn the processes needed to create, update, or improve their district’s literacy plan based solidly in the Science of Reading. Vital tools such as the R-TFI, District Implementation Team/District Leadership Team guidance, decision rules, MTSS, curriculum review and adoption, assessment, and more will be covered.

Virtual Meetup Dates and Registration Links

All sessions will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Download the event flyer for more information >>

Note: This Professional Learning opportunity is by invitation only. 

For registration questions email Lisa Jenkins or call 419.720.8999, ext. 151.

For questions on the content of the network, please contact Debbie Nagel.