Learning Ally, a national leader in education solutions championing literacy for emerging and struggling learners, has launched new Professional Learning solutions and services intended to help K-12 districts provide ongoing, relevant, mixed-modality learning opportunities that allow educators to translate instructional knowledge into their daily practice.
The annual programming is based on research that supports a multiformat professional learning environment designed to ensure immediate and sustained educator efficacy. It will strengthen PreK-12 teacher and administrator knowledge and capacity by drawing on evidence-based literacy skills development methodologies and innovative approaches to literacy leadership.
“Too many students are falling behind because they cannot read at grade level,” said Heather Wiederstein, Vice President of Solutions Design for Learning Ally. “Teachers are clamoring for professional learning opportunities grounded in the science of reading, early literacy, and the whole child. Based on adult learning theory, our programming maximizes ‘learning stickiness,’ so that more educators become literacy leaders in schools and more struggling readers can improve their learning outcomes for success in school and beyond.”
Three new offerings – Literacy Foundation, Literacy Acceleration, and Literacy Transformation – were designed by master teachers to be comprehensive and progressive. Learning stickiness is achieved through necessary pacing, action planning, practice, reflection, and reinforcement for successful implementation in real-time teaching and learning environments. Participants learn in an immersive virtual community platform from experienced instructors, and can customize their program with personalized coaching sessions. A 16-week Community of Practice cohort offers hands-on practice and blended-learning sessions with:
● synchronous learning events (virtual cohort sessions)
● asynchronous learning opportunities (scholarly articles and real-world practice assignments)
● guided discussions with master educators with ample time for learning reflection
A robust ‘Spotlight on Learning’ series delivering half- and full-day bursts of knowledge from thought leaders focuses on topics in early literacy and the whole child, diversity, equity, inclusion, and dyslexia awareness and instruction.
In addition to learning new concepts in basic and advanced literacy and leadership skills, educators network with a large contingent of like-minded educators and literacy experts to discuss topics on: environmental, social, and emotional considerations that impact literacy; partnering with families to promote literacy at home; and, the critical need for early childhood intervention for struggling learners to achieve academic success.
Learn more at LearningAlly.org.
The American Consortium for Equity in Education, publisher of the "Equity & Access" journal, celebrates and connects the educators, associations, community partners and industry leaders who are working to solve problems and create a more equitable environment for historically underserved pre K-12 students throughout the United States.
