Past Sessions
TOPIC: Dive into Intervention and Assessment for K-6 featuring Amira Learning (50 min)
Recorded February 2025
Brief Description: Discover how AI is moving beyond just a buzzword into real, practical classroom support for every teacher with the Intelligent Reading Assistant and how AI is tackling key classroom challenges, freeing up valuable time for teachers to focus on what drives the greatest impact with a deep-dive into it's reporting functionality.
Session will be presented by Mark Angel, Amira Learning CEO.
Audience: K-8 literacy coaches and district leaders
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
- How AI + Science of Reading accelerates student growth
- Ways Amira supports teachers in making data-driven decisions
- Tools to identify and address gaps in student learning
- How Amira’s AI tutor provides real-time, personalized reading support
- Practical strategies to enhance your classroom instruction
TOPIC: Insights into Students’ Comprehension and Communication, Grades 7-10
Recorded April 2025
Brief Description: You are probably wondering about the range of literacy skills in your grade 7-10 English classroom and how to best engage, assess, and teach. You may sense that some students are reading well below grade level and others on grade level and others somewhere in between. But how might you learn more about your students as readers and writers, so that you can tailor your teaching to meet students' individual needs? This session will introduce you to the new Literacy Success Assessment, to support reading comprehension and communication for students in grades 7-10.
Audience: Teachers, Principles, Literacy Coaches, and District Leads
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TOPIC: Designing a System for Individualized Instruction & Intervention
Recorded April 2025
Brief Description: We invite grades 3-12 English teachers and leaders to learn how Read 180® integrates research around personalized instruction and adaptive technology. Through Read 180®, students receive explicit, individualized lessons that develop their fluency, expand vocabulary, and strengthen comprehension. Special guest Steve Funk will demonstrate how to design this comprehensive system that will help you:
- Examine achievement data
- Accelerate student growth
- Guide a professional learning plan
Audience: Educators at the District Level
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TOPIC: Effective Strategies for Teaching Foundational Skills in Grades 3-6: Explore Best Practices and Tools for Success
Recorded April 2025
Brief Description: Curious about how to effectively teach morphology in Grades 3-6? Join us for an engaging session where you'll explore best practices for building morphological awareness in your students. Learn how Bug Club Morphology can support your instruction with cohesive, integrated content, including STEAM and Indigenous perspectives.
Audience: Teachers, Principles, Literacy Coaches, and District Leads