Professional Development Series

As part of our district's strategic goal to provide high-quality literacy professional development, we are again excited to offer The Science of Reading Professional Primary Series (grades K-2) and The Science of Reading Intermediate Series (grades 3-5) hosted by the Hill for Literacy Center again this year. This year, this course will be offered as 10 self-paced asynchronous learning modules (1.5 hours each) with reflection (approximately .5 hours per module).  

If you have not taken this course to date, enrollment is strongly encouraged.  The district will pay the upfront costs of this series ($450.00 for workshop costs only). The series cost will come out of the total contractual professional development allotment for the year (see Unit A and B contracts).  

There is also an opportunity to earn 3 credits from Westfield State University.  This is a pre-approved, reimbursable course at MRSD upon satisfactory completion of the college course per contract. 

If you are interested in enrolling in this asynchronous series, please complete this quick RSVP form so we can hold a "seat" for you.  Then, please follow the contractual steps to complete a workshop/course request form and submit it to your administrator for approval.

Landmark-Cape Cod Seminars and Workshops

Monomoy now has an affiliation agreement with IHP ( MGH Institute of Health Professions).  This grants 20% off tuition for the CAS (Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy and Language) program to our members. IHP is currently working on revising the program to meet the new IDA (International Dyslexia Association) accreditation standards so graduates will have to pass the national exam in addition to the state exam. You can find more information about that here and the levels of certification. 

Data Paths, an effort led by Education Development Center with funding from the state, provides free professional development to promote data science learning. Educators are also invited to sign up for the Data Paths mailing list.

Day of Climate Upcoming Events
Sign up for upcoming opportunities to bring hands-on curriculum activities to your learners! 

Available both in-person at MIT, online, and recorded for future asynchronous training.

Day of Climate offers free, hands-on curriculum of lessons and activities designed to introduce K-12 students to research on climate and how it shapes their lives. These resources are being developed by MIT community (including faculty, researchers, students, and staff), and designed for formal and informal learning environments.

These resources are Creative Commons-licensed, and designed for learners of all backgrounds and abilities.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides educators with research-based strategies to support literacy instruction and help each learner succeed. CAST has designed a complimentary set of three online, self-paced courses to introduce educators and instructional leaders to the UDL framework as a powerful tool for reducing barriers specific to literacy instruction. These courses combine live interaction with self-paced content to provide a flexible learning environment. Participants will engage in a 60-minute live presentation, engage with approximately 2–3 hours of self-paced materials, and have the option of attending a live debrief session at the end of each course.

Participants of can choose a course in one or more of the three following topics to best meet their learning goals:

• Designing for Engagement: Explore how to create learning environments that foster motivation, support persistence, and promote meaningful connections to content that ultimately supports comprehension and vocabulary skills.
• Designing for Representation: Educators and instructional leaders will learn how to design literacy environments that honor the diverse ways students process and create meaning from content. Participants will lean into strategies that support access to complex texts, develop background knowledge, and provide multiple formats for understanding new literacy concepts.
• Designing for Action & Expression: Educators and instructional leaders will redesign a literacy activity or lesson aligned to the UDL framework. In addition, participants will explore how to support learners in expressing their understanding in ways that align with their strengths, preferences, and goals—whether through writing, speaking, visuals, or other modalities.

What you will learn

• An overview of how the UDL framework supports quality literacy instruction
• Strategies to implement UDL throughout literacy instruction while maintaining rigor
• Options for design and expression aligned with student strengths while meeting standards

Registration

Learn more and register here