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As the field moves forward the role of our literacy leaders and administrators has never been more important. Join us for a pre-conference day focused specifically on how we can ignite change and deepen our understanding on what matters most for the multilingual learners in our care. 

We will answer some of the big questions on our minds such as: 

• How do we support teachers in understanding and exploring current research around the Science of Reading & Writing? 

• How might we rebalance our literacy minutes? - helping teachers plan across a day, week, and unit for impact 

• How can we work smarter not harder across Chinese and English? 

• How do we lead with inspiration and build collective efficacy within our teams and school? 

Throughout the day we will build knowledge around key research, discuss practical steps leaders can take with educators, see practices in action through lab sites, and spend time collaborating and building ideas together with global leaders. 

Target Audience: 

• Literacy & Instructional Coaches 

• Directors of Teaching and Learning 

• Grade Level Leaders & Coordinators 

• Chinese Language Coordinators 

• Principals 

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What’s the role of explicit literacy instruction in an inquiry-based school? How might we balance “voice and choice” with whole class literacy experiences (and why might we want to)?

Join us for an interactive workshop devoted to evolutions in literacy instruction for international schools. We’ll build common knowledge around how the field of literacy is moving forward and then lean into “the what and the how” - practical ways to bring next generation, research-based literacy practices to life in your classrooms. Across three days, expect sessions designed specifically for K-2, 3-5, and 6-10 teachers and leaders, as well as a variety of foundational and advanced choice sessions.

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As teachers, we want to build joyful communities full of skilled readers. While the field of literacy moves forward, we all want to know how to translate research into practice for the learners in our care.

Start the year with fresh, new ideas for engaging, effective, evidence-based reading instruction. We’ll discuss what methods to lean on and how to spend your precious minutes in ways that maximize practice and transfer opportunities for your students. We’ll keep this practical, practical, practical; leave with lots of tips to implement and empower your teaching right away.

Program overview and details.

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Discover the power of cross-disciplinary literacy practices to help your students transfer their learning across different subjects. Join us for an immersive weekend institute where you will explore evidence-based strategies, resources, and ideas to support your students' nonfiction reading, writing, vocabulary building, grammar, and conventions. Whether you teach elementary homeroom, science, history, or English, this workshop is designed to equip you with practical tools that you can incorporate into your teaching practice immediately. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your professional development and empower your students' academic success.

Target Audience:

• Elementary homeroom teachers, from novice to experienced

• Middle and High School content areas teachers, from novice to experienced

• School leaders seeking to enhance their knowledge of cross-disciplinary literacy instruction

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore the essential elements for growing students as readers and writers across disciplines

• Discover strategies to maximize workshop time for cross-disciplinary literacy practices

• Develop effective feedback approaches to raise the level of writing across content areas

• Engage in dynamic learning focused on the most critical aspects of cross-disciplinary reading instruction

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Get ready to dive deep into the world of strategy with EKC's amazing team - the talented Hannah Fernweh, Natashya Hays, Miles Madison and Fay Martin! They'll lead two days of exploration into:

• The application of brain research into our day-to-day reading practices

• Differentiating instruction for students who are striving or thriving readers

• Our best suggestions for high leverage, free resources for assessing and planning for students’ next step reading needs

• What matters most for multilingual readers

You’ll leave with ideas to implement, resources to lean on, and ways to empower your readers this year and beyond.

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Join Colleen Ackford & Cailin Minor for a deep dive into NEW, powerful shifts in KG-3rd and 3rd-8th grade reading instruction. Based on our work in international schools all over the world, we’ve compiled a “Best of 2022-2023” day full of ideas for bringing research and evidence-based reading instruction to life in international classrooms.

Prepare for a practical, practical, practical one day workshop! You’ll leave with ideas to implement, resources to lean on, and ways to empower your readers for years to come.