If you are literacy leader in a primary school and want the best tips, techniques, strategies, tools for leading teachers in the most successful practices available, then this sequence of 7 masterclasses is for you.

Join a small, dynamic team of motivated literacy leaders (20 maximum allowed), and explore expert practices with master coach/consultant Sharon Callen. The intensive 90 minute online sessions are strategically placed throughout the 2022 calendar year and tailored to support you every step of the way in your literacy coaching journey.

WHY?

To empower you with the experiences necessary to equip teachers with effective instructional practices to support every child to be successful as readers/writers, every day
Learn how to coach for shifts in teaching
Build your own national network with other motivated literacy leaders who can support each other to share, reflect, learn and drive literacy improvement together
Tap into Sharon’s continuing 40+ years of hands-on literacy teaching, coaching, consulting knowledge and experience

WHEN?

These 90 min Masterclasses via zoom, are on seven Thursdays across the year from 3.30pm - 5pm (central Adelaide time).
Dates: February 10 (a video link of this first session will be sent to you on registration), March 17, May 5, June 9, August 18, September 15, October 27th

BENEFITS

Each session will include:

Content presentation including how it fits within the Workshop Model
Demonstrations of teaching processes in action
How to differentiate and and provide success for every child, every day
Showing how to use the fullness of the Australian Curriculum, and use rich texts for the best models of the English language
Planning tips, tools and links to further learning and resource
Reflections on practice and commitment to learning
Advanced training in literacy coaching, with many tips, strategies, techniques
A deeper knowledge of the principles of teaching for literacy success
Exclusive access via interactive small group zoom sessions (20 attendees only)
Question and answer feedback from Sharon

CONTENT IN BRIEF

Whilst covering these topics, we will also be exploring them from the viewpoint of a literacy leader in your school:

Understanding the Reading and Writing workshop models
Launching daily, systematic Reading and Writing workshops, and Spelling curriculum
Planning and teaching effective, explicit mini lessons
High impact independent practice
Using students to inform our teaching
The power of the Reading and Writing connection
Reflecting on professional practice

COST:

$665 for the seven 90 minute sessions (with a percentage donated to the charity: A fairer world for disadvantaged young girls)

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