Instructional & Teaching Practices
Activating Prior Knowledge and Transfer of Learning
2 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
In this self-paced module, participants will explore strategies to integrate prior knowledge and transfer of learning. Both types of strategies are key to helping students make connections and apply learning to different situations, resulting in content retention.
2 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
This session is intended to assist administrators and teachers as students return to in-person instruction. Learning loss is an imminent issue coming out of the pandemic. Educators will need to strategically plan in order to maximize instructional time with students, take a multi-year approach to fill in content “gaps,” and find extra time in reading and math for students who are a year or more below grade level in their mastery of standards. Strategies and resources will be shared throughout the presentation, with time built in for reflection and planning.
2 Hours of PD Credit
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This two-hour online module will give math teachers an overview of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' 8 Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices and how to embed them in the classroom. There is an emphasis on strategies and approaches that support students with disabilities in this module.
Building Relationships with Students from Diverse Backgrounds
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Are you new to Canva or looking to learn more about its unique features? This on-demand session will help you explore tools and templates that can be used in your role as an educator.
Discover techniques to enhance the engagement of your documents and presentations.
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2 Hours of PD Credit
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Join this on-demand session to discover the unique features available in Canva for both educators and students. Examples will be provided of how other educators are utilizing the free tools and resources.
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CKEC Leadership Series: Keys to Student Success - Congruence
3 Hours of EILA Credit
In classrooms, the lack of congruence can be the most detrimental factor to student success and achievement. Defined as “perfect alignment between standards, learning targets, resources used, and questions used on daily and periodic assessments”, congruence is often missing in classroom lessons. What’s worse, it can be nearly invisible to those who don’t know how to ensure that it is in place. Unless they fully understand congruence, teachers and administrators may think that instruction looks effective, only to be hit with the reality when lower-than-expected student results become evident. In this self-paced module, learn about congruence and how it can lead to drastically improved student success across a classroom, grade level, school, or district.
The number of PD or EILA Credits will vary depending on which parts of the module are completed
The Conceptual Building Blocks are designed to build a teacher’s capacity to work with students in various settings. The approach is rooted in a concrete--semi-concrete--abstract (CSA) methodology of teaching and develops conceptual understanding along the way to procedural understanding. This module focuses on the progression of thought for fractions, addressing misconceptions, building fraction sense, and operations with fractions.
This asynchronous module can be completed in various ways. The richest learning will occur by going through the entire module. However, you may decide to only complete one or some of the sections, but not all. The Conceptual Building Blocks are designed to build a teacher’s capacity to work with students in various settings. The approach is rooted in a concrete--semi-concrete--abstract (CSA) methodology of teaching and develops conceptual understanding along the way to procedural understanding. This module focuses on the progression of thought for fractions, addressing misconceptions, building fraction sense, and operations with fractions. PD/EILA credit will be awarded based on what you complete in the module.
CBB Multiplication and Division
The number of PD or EILA Credits will vary depending on which parts of the module are completed
The Conceptual Building Blocks is designed to build a teacher’s capacity to work with students in various settings. The approach is rooted in a concrete--semi-concrete--abstract (CSA) methodology of teaching and develops conceptual understanding along the way to procedural understanding. This module focuses on the progression of thought for multiplication and division, addressing misconceptions, problem structures, fluency, and strategies for multiplication and division. This asynchronous module can be completed in various ways. The richest learning will occur by going through the entire module. However, you may decide to only complete one or some of the sections, but not all. PD/EILA credit will be awarded based on what you complete in the module.
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2 Hours of PD Credit
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This two-hour on-demand module will give math educators a starting point for facilitating mathematical discourse in the classroom through posing purposeful questions. Educators will learn about and engage with resources they can use in the classroom to facilitate discourse and have specific strategies that can be used to support students with disabilities.
Comprehension Strategies for Secondary Students with Disabilities
1.5 Hours of PD Credit
This online self-paced module will provide an overview and implementation suggestions of three different reading comprehension strategies geared for students in grades 6-12.
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1.5 Hours of PD Credit
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This module was created to describe how to use the constant time delay strategy. This strategy can be used for both academic and behavioral skills.
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1.5 Hours of PD Credit
Dialogic Reading is a self-paced module allowing participants to earn 1 ½ hours of PD credit. During this module, participants will be able to identify and understand the components of dialogic reading (PEER and CROWD), develop questions/prompts for each level of CROWD, understand what dialogic reading is and is not, and evaluate a book to use during dialogic reading. During this session, each person will complete 3 separate activities to aid in understanding and using dialogic reading in the classroom.
Effective Reading Instruction: 5 Components of Reading Overview
2 Hours of PD Credit
This self-paced module is an overview of the 5 components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The module discusses a variety of methods/strategies to implement these components in the classroom.
1.5 Hours of EILA Credit
This self-paced professional learning module will help you explore the principles behind effective feedback in math. Types of feedback are shared as well as considerations for individualizing feedback. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on their own practice and construct feedback responses. This session is appropriate for all grade levels.
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Following Written and Oral Directions
1 1/2 Hours PD Credit
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Why do some students have a difficult time following directions? Have you ever considered the importance of working memory and executive functions for students to follow both written and oral directions successfully? This module provides background knowledge on working memory and strategies to implement in the classroom that support students in following directions.
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Getting Started with Project-Based Learning
1 Hour of PD Credit
This self-paced online module will introduce classroom teachers and instructional coaches to the gold standard essential project design elements necessary to differentiate a “main course” project from a “dessert” project. We will share resources with participants to help them understand how project-based learning works, from the launch through the final public presentations. Participants will also learn about free resources available to them through PBLWorks.
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1.5 Hours of PD Credit
This self-paced module gives teachers an introduction to Hexagonal Thinking, explains how Hexagonal Thinking benefits students, and demonstrates multiple uses of this Deeper Learning instructional practice, which can be adapted to all levels and content areas. Participants will finish this module with multiple Hexagonal Thinking resources and will create their own Hexagonal Thinking resource to utilize in their classroom.
1.5 Hours of PD Credit
During this module, participants will understand vocabulary clarifications, listen to and be able to correctly state different phonemes, and complete a Flipgrid activity to practice learning.
Improving Reading Comprehension Grades K-3
1 Hour of PD Credit
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This online self-paced module will provide an overview and implementation suggestions for reading comprehension strategies geared toward students in grades K-3.
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Making ChatGPT Your Teaching Assistant
1 Hour PD Credit
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Take your teaching to the next level with this self-paced training designed to help educators harness the power of ChatGPT for everyday instructional and professional tasks. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or school leader, you’ll discover how AI can save you time, spark creativity, and enhance the quality of your work.
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In this training, you’ll learn how to:
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Create Standards-Based Lesson Plans – Design lessons aligned to state standards in minutes, complete with differentiated supports.
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Build Effective Scoring Rubrics and Feedback Banks – Develop clear, objective rubrics for assignments, projects, and assessments that support consistent grading.
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Design Professional Development Trainings – Produce interactive, well-structured training sessions and materials for staff learning.
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You’ll leave with clear strategies and tools you can use immediately in your classroom to make ChatGPT your personal teaching assistant. One hour of PD credit will be awarded for completing this on-demand module.
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How to design lessons into short bursts of learning to engage and focus students.
2 Hours of PD Credit
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Find new ways to engage students and learn and retain new information.​
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Motivate, Reinforce, Repeat: Using Token Boards for Student Success
1 Hour of PD Credit
Boost Student Motivation with Token Boards!
Learn how to use token boards to make expectations clear, encourage positive behavior, and keep students engaged!
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📌 In this training:
✔ What token boards are & why they work
✔ How to set them up for success
✔ Choosing motivating rewards
✔ Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls to avoid
✔ Template for creating token boards
Perfect for teachers, paraprofessionals, and anyone supporting student success! One hour of PD credit will be awarded for completing this on-demand module.
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MTSS Overview - Self-Paced Module
Up to 12 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
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This series of online modules will allow participants to explore each of the 6 essential elements of Kentucky's MTSS Framework. Within each module, there are opportunities to examine the implementation of that element at both the school and district levels. The modules may be viewed as standalone learning for each essential element. As a whole, they will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the Framework.
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​Navigating the Literacy SDI Tools
2 Hours of PD Credit
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This self-paced module explores the Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Tools for Literacy. The tool was developed to help educators improve the quality and selection of specially designed instruction while strengthening connections across IEP goals, progress monitoring, and Kentucky Academic Standards.
Optimizing Small Group Instruction in Math
3 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
The goal of this module is for participants to increase their toolbox of strategies for designing and implementing small group instruction in their math classrooms. Throughout the module, they will consider:
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settings: including resource & co-teaching classes
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participants: teachers, instructional assistants, students
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components: groups, environment, data, tasks​​
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1 1/2 Hours PD Credit
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Presuming competence in special education means consistently assuming that all students, including those with disabilities, are capable of learning and making progress. This module provides background knowledge regarding presuming competence and strategies that will aid in maximizing abilities and removing barriers to learning.
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1 1/2 Hours PD Credit
This module provides background information on the importance of active engagement. In this module participants will learn new strategies for whole group engagement as well as learn about what students think about classroom engagement.
2 Hours PD Credit
This module contains information about the what, why, and how of scaffolded instruction. Resources will be shared with examples of scaffolded instruction as well as interacting with a classroom example of a teacher planning and implementing scaffolded supports.
2 Hours of PD Credit
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According to research, teacher preparation of questions ahead of time often leads to more rigorous questions than those generated “on-the-fly.” This online, self-paced module explains how to engage all students in deep thinking through effective questioning. Participants will explore resources to support the development of questioning techniques and choose a questioning strategy to implement in their classroom.
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Quick and Easy Writing Strategies to Support Struggling Writers
2 Hours of PD Credit
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In this interactive module, participants will have the opportunity to review the Kentucky Academic Standards for Writing (Composition) as well as be introduced to strategies to support grammar and syntax, content development, and editing strategies. Strategies are appropriate for struggling writers in grades 3-12 and can be applied in any content area.
Reading Comprehension for Secondary Students
3 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
This self-paced module will increase your understanding of the principles of reading comprehension instruction. Lessons for implementing strategies will be explored, and implementation ideas for generalizing reading comprehension strategies across content areas will be shared.
1 Hour of PD Credit
Reading responses keep students actively engaged by reading, writing and talking about text. This self-paced module is an overview of how to create and use reading responses in the classroom.
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3 Hours of PD Credit
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Reciprocal teaching is a scaffolded discussion technique that incorporates four strategies: predict, question, clarify, and summarize. Reciprocal teaching can be used at any grade level with any reading material. Does this sound like something you want to use in your classroom?
Reflection Tools in the Classroom
1 Hour of PD Credit
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This online, self-paced module explains the importance of utilizing reflection as an instructional practice in the classroom. Participants will be introduced to and gain practice in utilizing various reflection tools and will finish the on-demand module with more than 10 ready-made reflection tools that can be used immediately with students.
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Restructured High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities
2 Hours PD Credit
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Explore this self-paced module to learn more about the high-leverage practices for students with disabilities. A description of each practice and an explanation of the pillars and domains is provided. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore resources provided at www.highleveragepractices.org.
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​School and Classroom Intervention Systems: Key Factors for Design and Implementation
1 Hour of PD or EILA Credit
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In our schools and classrooms, sometimes we get the intervention all wrong - even though we have the best intentions. We find ourselves working as hard as possible, but the students never make the progress we expect. From reteaching structures to Tier 2 and Tier 3, this module examines the practices and structures that teachers and administrators should put into place for maximum student success.
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​So, I’m a Special Ed Teacher in a High School Math Class…Now What?
3 Hours of PD Credit
Do your special needs students struggle to learn math in high school? Do you want to build your instructional toolbox with strategies for adapting and modifying high school math content? This self paced module will provide resources and ideas for working with special needs students in a high school math classroom (resource, co-teaching, etc.). Particular attention will be given to strategies that can be used across courses (Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2).
Structured Literacy: The Lesson Plan
2.5 Hours of PD Credit
This self-paced module covers structured literacy and specific ways to implement it in the classroom. The focus is on lesson plans, teaching new concepts, dictation, vowel practice, and more. Each participant will need a copy of Recipe for Reading by Frances Bloom and Nina Traub to complete the module.
Student-Driven Feedback Protocols
1 Hour of PD Credit
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This online, self-paced module defines and explains student-driven feedback protocols teachers can use to foster critique and communication skills. Participants will finish this module with multiple feedback protocols they can utilize in their classrooms to develop students’ ability to give and receive feedback.
2 Hours PD Credit
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The Prompting Ladder is an analogy that describes a systematic way of prompting students when learning new skills. This module describes how to support students with different levels of prompting effectively with examples for each “rung” on the Prompting Ladder.
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The Write Stuff: Evidence-Based Writing Interventions
1.5 Hours of PD Credit
In some ways, writing is rocket science. Lots of things need to go right for students to express themselves. This session will look specifically at text writing, the skill of composing multiple works that make sense into sentences and paragraphs. In this session, you’ll learn how to design and deliver evidence-based interventions to improve the handwriting, spelling, sentence writing, and story/essay writing of K-12 students with disabilities.
2 Hours of PD Credit
This module is a two-hour session to describe and explore the three modes of writing: Writing to Learn, Writing to Assess Learning, and Writing to Publish.
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Two Teachers, One Classroom: A Co-Teaching Overview
2 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
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Co-teaching is a collaborative approach to instruction in which two teachers, typically a general education teacher and a special education teacher, work together to plan and then implement instruction for a class that includes students with disabilities. In this self-paced module, you will build an understanding of what co-teaching is and why we use this service delivery option for our students with disabilities.
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Two Teachers, One Classroom: Parallel Teaching
1 Hour of PD or EILA Credit
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Parallel teaching is a co-teaching approach in which two teachers divide the students into two groups and lead the same instruction to both groups. In this self-paced module, you will learn how to implement parallel teaching, why you might use this approach, and barriers you might encounter when using parallel teaching.
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Two Teachers, One Classroom: Team Teaching
1 Hour of PD or EILA Credit
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Team teaching is a co-teaching approach in which two teachers are both present in the classroom, sharing the responsibility of leading instruction. In this self-paced module, you will learn how to implement team teaching, why you might use this approach, and barriers you might encounter when using team teaching.
Using Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies
1 Hour PD Credit
In this module, participants will be introduced to why teaching students to use cognitive and metacognitive strategies, strategies to be implemented that promote student thinking at different levels. Participants will also be given resources that will provide guidance on supporting cognitive and metacognitive strategies,
Using Numberless World Problems in Math Class
1 Hour of PD Credit
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This online module will provide teachers with strategies to help students with metacognition with solving application problems in math class. There will be a focus on using numberless word problems during this online module. This technique allows students to understand what is happening conceptually with a real-world scenario before numbers are introduced. This scaffolded approach affords students who struggle with the first steps in mathematics entry into the math task.
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Using Worked Examples in Math Class
3 Hours of PD Credit
Worked examples are an evidence-based strategy to use in the mathematics classroom for multi-step problems. This module will introduce you to using worked examples (sometimes called solved problems) in your classroom. The outcomes for the module are:
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Increased knowledge of worked examples
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Research behind them
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Various types
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How to create and teach with them
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Deepened understanding of High Leverage Practices for Special Education
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HLP 12
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HLP 15
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1 Hour of PD Credit
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This online, self-paced module defines and explains visible thinking strategies teachers can use to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills. Participants will finish this module with a variety of routines and strategies they can utilize in their classrooms to develop students’ ability to make their thinking visible.
1.5 Hours of PD Credit
The purpose of this virtual session is for educators to further develop a routine for intentionally selecting appropriate vocabulary and to acquire steps for effective planning and delivery of explicit instruction, whether in a virtual or in-person setting. Viewers will also have access to a toolbox of strategies. During this session, we explore ways to leverage reading tasks to impact student learning. Examples of the routine, ways to implement, and ways to build student independence will be shared.
What is Deeper Learning & Where Do We Begin?
2 Hours of PD Credit
This self-paced online module introduces participants to the Kentucky Deeper Learning grant, Kentucky’s United We Learn vision, and three big ideas, deeper learning competencies and state-wide pillars, and the overall goal of strengthening tier 1 instruction and engagement strategies across the commonwealth to create more vibrant learning experiences for our students.
Working Memory and Retrieval Practices
3 Hours of PD or EILA Credit
Students with learning disabilities and students affected by trauma or poverty may likely demonstrate characteristics of poor working memory. A few of the behaviors that may manifest include not following step-by-step instructions, difficulty in completing tasks or working independently, and a lack of retention of information. This self-paced module will provide a background on the causes of working memory deficits and will provide classroom strategies to support successful student learning.
2 Hours of PD Credit
This virtual training will cover writing using mentor text for middle and high school students. IT will review why we use mentor texts, sharing a variety of sites and examples of mentor texts, and the process of planning a writing unit.
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Your Roadmap to Reading Success: Using the KY Standards with Intention
2 Hours of PD Credit
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Join us for an interactive training designed to help educators unlock the power of the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Reading. This session will guide you step-by-step through understanding the structure of the reading standards, identifying essential skills, and aligning instruction to help all students reach grade-level expectations.
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You’ll learn how to:
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Navigate and break down the KAS Reading Standards document
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Identify the skills students need to master grade-level standards
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Connect standards to meaningful IEP goals and specially designed instruction (SDI)
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Use data to determine priorities and address learning gaps
Through practical examples and hands-on activities, you’ll leave with clear strategies and tools you can use immediately in your classroom to support student growth and success in reading. Two hours of PD credit will be awarded for completing this on-demand module.
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