Real Life Literacy
Professional Development
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Teachers are the single greatest asset to a school district. The job that lies before teachers has changed dramatically in recent years and our knowledge of what works in literacy education has grown exponentially. Resources and programs come and go with big promises of increases in student achievement; however, resources and programs don't teach children- teachers do! Together, let's focus our time and energy where it has the greatest impact on our students: building the capacity of our teachers!
Course Offerings
Course Offerings
The best Professional Development experiences are those created through collaboration to meet a school district's goals and vision.
Here are some examples of the work Kristen has done. Professional Development experiences are personalized to meet each school district's specific needs.
Creating Classroom Culture to Support the Workshop Model
Fostering Student Directed Learning Environments
Implementing Standards Based Writers Workshop
Supporting Writers Through Small Groups and Conferring
The Art of Letting Go; What to Accept and Expect in a Writers Workshop
Conferring with Students to Accelerate Progress
Using Data to Plan Targeted Small Group Instruction
Planning Feedback Driven Small Groups
Leveraging Both Sides of the Simple View of Reading Model
Choosing and Using Decodable Texts
Foundational Skills for Intermediate Students: Closing the Gap
Connecting the Dots: Finding Most Powerful Practices in Existing Programming
Charting a Course with Science of Reading, State Standards and Existing Resources
Meet Kristen
Meet Kristen
Kristen is an educator with over thirty years experience as a classroom teacher, reading specialist and professional developer. She thrives when thinking and learning together with other teachers. She believes that all learners, including adults, need a safe environment to learn. She believes that growth requires giving ourselves and others the grace to approximate on the way to proficiency. Her mission is to support teachers' perpetual growth, by working side by side to make every child a thoughtful lifelong reader and writer. Her goal is to make this work purposeful, practical and joyful.
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