Oct 23, 2026: Transform your reading instruction with Lindsay Kemeny, teacher and author of "7 Mighty Moves"! This workshop dives deep into the seven key moves that ensure reading success for all students.
Oct 14 & 27, 2026: High-leverage practices (HLPs) are instructional approaches educators in K–12 settings can use to teach a wide range of learners and content. The 22 research-based practices are organized into four essential aspects of teachers' work: collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction. Together, they provide a shared framework and common language to support students with disabilities and those who benefit from additional instructional support.
Oct 28, 2026: Focus on how to accelerate vocabulary acquisition and knowledge gains in the secondary classroom using current research and best practices. Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.
Sept 22, 2026 - Mar 9, 2027: This series will strengthen financial leadership capacity, improve transparency, and ensure accountability in the management of public school funds. Training to be led by teams consisting of
one superintendent and one finance officer - a pairing that reflects the essential collaboration required for effective financial management in school districts.
Nov 4, 2026: his session focuses on strengthening classroom discourse through purposeful planning and facilitation using the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions and the Launch–Explore–Discuss framework.
Nov 9, 2026: This session will focus on conceptual teaching and learning in the middle-grade mathematics classroom. Join us as we examine the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) model and delve into work with manipulatives such as Hands-on Equations and Algebra Tiles.
Nov 17, 2026: In this interactive one-day learning experience, educators will explore how to use student thinking to identify instructional priorities, make key mathematical ideas explicit through
purposeful representations and mathematical language, and design intervention experiences that include routines, contextual problems, and meaningful practice or games.
Dec 2, 2026: During this work session, we will analyze instructional videos using edTPA rubrics, select and clip videos, and learn more about expectations for the Task 2 commentary. We will also begin working on the Task 3 commentary, including identifying and
organizing assessment artifacts.
Dec 3, 2026: Leap into the upper strands of the Reading Rope in this engaging session focused on language comprehension. Participants will explore the essential components of morphology, language comprehension, and fluency instruction. Gain practical insights through concrete classroom examples and evidence-aligned instructional routines designed to impact DIBELS outcomes while supporting the current ELA core curriculum.
Dec 8, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.
Dec 9, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.
Sept 22, 2026 - Mar 9, 2027: This series will strengthen financial leadership capacity, improve transparency, and ensure accountability in the management of public school funds. Training to be led by teams consisting of
one superintendent and one finance officer - a pairing that reflects the essential collaboration required for effective financial management in school districts.
