K-12 WebinarsLiteracy & Reading webinars
Literacy webinars cover reading instruction from foundational skills through adolescent comprehension, plus writing, vocabulary, and support for multilingual learners. Sessions often pair a curriculum specialist with classroom teachers showing how a routine plays out in real lessons. Best suited to reading specialists, ELA teachers, and coaches building a schoolwide literacy plan.
45 upcoming sessions · 1 in the archive
Upcoming sessions
- Sep 109:00 AM UTC
Bringing CKLA to Life in International Schools
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is powerful. International school environments are unique. Let's talk about both! Transitioning to a Science of Reading curriculum can transform literacy outcomes, but every international school has its own context: from multilingual classrooms and globally diverse student populations to unique schedules and curriculum frameworks. Amplify has partnered with Erin Kent Consulting to explore how CKLA fits within the instructional schedules and teaching models of international schools, and how schools can thoughtfully adapt the program's U.S.-focused content to reflect their own cultural contexts. Led by Katie Vis.
Amplify60 min → - Sep 108:00 PM UTC
Same Science, Different Application: The Science of Reading for Grades 4-12
Session one of Evidence in Action: Advancing Adolescent Literacy Through the Science of Reading, a free four-part webinar series from The Reading League. This session translates science of reading principles into the context of adolescent readers, with solutions and strategies for a whole-school approach to literacy. Many leaders see the science of reading as "K–3 only", which limits coherent literacy systems. You will understand which aspects of the science of reading are the same and which differ between K-3 and 4-12 instruction, identify evidence-aligned practices for upper elementary through high school classrooms, and commit to one leadership action to bring a K–12 lens to literacy planning.
The Reading League60 min → - Sep 153:30 PM UTC
What's New in Britannica School & Britannica Library: Teaching with Trusted Digital Resources (Alabama)
A one-hour overview of new features, trusted content, multimedia resources, and instructional tools in Britannica School and Britannica Library, plus an introduction to Teach Britannica. Live attendees receive a continuing education certificate, and registrants receive the recording.
Britannica Education60 min → - Sep 169:00 PM UTC
Mixing It Up! (Webinar 03)
Part of the 2026 Fall NDE World & Dual Language Education, NEBLA & CLTA SIG K12 Guest Speaker Series. How can we vary our approaches to teaching and learning to promote our learners' growth in proficiency? During this interactive session, Leslie Grahn explores ways to mix up lesson tasks so they meet the needs of all learners.
Nebraska Department of Education90 min → - Sep 178:00 PM UTC
Back-to-School with Britannica: New Features, Fresh Possibilities
A guided tour of the latest updates to Britannica School and Teach Britannica, covering new features, enhancements, and time-saving tools that support inquiry, instruction, and student engagement in the library and the classroom. Offered for educators in Michigan.
Britannica Education60 min → - Sep 181:00 PM UTC
Getting Started with Sora: The Reader Experience (September 2026)
Ready to learn the basics of Sora so you can start exploring and help others get started, too? Join us live to ask questions of OverDrive's K-12 experts and walk away with confidence using Sora. Learn how to sign in with school credentials, browse, borrow, and enjoy ebooks & audiobooks, personalize the reading experience with adjustable settings, define words, and create annotations. Signing up ensures a recording is sent the day after the live session.
OverDrive30 min → - Sep 225:00 PM UTC
What's New in Britannica School & Britannica Library: Teaching with Trusted Digital Resources (Wisconsin)
An overview of new features, trusted content, multimedia resources, and instructional tools in Britannica School and Britannica Library, with an introduction to Teach Britannica's lesson ideas, instructional strategies, and graphic organizers.
Britannica Education30 min → - Sep 227:00 PM UTC
The Missing Piece: Motivation in the Science of Reading
Part of RIF's literacy webinar series. Explore how motivation fits into the Science of Reading and learn strategies to spark a love of reading in every child.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Sep 2311:00 PM UTC
Media Literacy and Democracy: A Meet-up to Start the New Academic Year
Connect and talk with colleagues about starting the new academic year with a focus on student media literacy skills for civic engagement. As the summer ends, we continue to navigate a chaotic media ecosystem while creating meaningful opportunities for students to learn to do the same. Discussion topics include: how we are navigating the current media ecosystem and where we get the news; what we know about students and their news consumption and attitudes; how we are approaching media literacy in the classroom to start the year; and what steps and collaborations might be useful for you and the community. Free, online via Zoom. Hosted by the Media Literacy Collaborative, a collaboration between the UC Irvine Teacher Academy and The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz.
Media Literacy Collaborative60 min → - Sep 2412:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 1)
Session 1 of Tanya Young's six-part series giving K-5 educators a research-based framework for teaching writing, beginning with the key components of writing instruction.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Sep 283:00 PM UTC
Empowering Bilingual Learning with Britannica Escolar
A 45-minute session on how Britannica Escolar engages Spanish-speaking students with age-appropriate articles, multimedia, and learning resources that strengthen vocabulary, comprehension, and academic language across the curriculum. Also offered September 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM CT.
Britannica Education45 min → - Sep 294:00 PM UTC
Getting Started with Sora: The Reader Experience (September 2026)
Ready to learn the basics of Sora so you can start exploring and help others get started, too? Join us live to ask questions of OverDrive's K-12 experts and walk away with confidence using Sora. Learn how to sign in with school credentials, browse, borrow, and enjoy ebooks & audiobooks, personalize the reading experience with adjustable settings, define words, and create annotations. Signing up ensures a recording is sent the day after the live session.
OverDrive30 min → - Sep 294:00 PM UTC
What's New in Britannica School & Britannica Library: Teaching with Trusted Digital Resources (South Carolina)
A 45-minute overview of new features, trusted content, multimedia resources, and instructional tools in Britannica School and Britannica Library, plus Teach Britannica lesson ideas and graphic organizers for everyday instruction.
Britannica Education45 min → - Oct 112:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 2)
Session 2 of the K-5 writing series: foundational transcription skills and how they support composition.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Oct 76:00 PM UTC
How to Get the Most Out of Your TeachingBooks Account
TeachingBooks is for everyone in your community! Make access effortless and seamless for your students, faculty, and families. Join us and discover multiple ways to share resources about books and authors, including single sign-on (SSO), buttons and widgets, and resource sharing options. Signing up ensures a recording is sent the day after the live session.
OverDrive20 min → - Oct 78:00 PM UTC
Still Learning to Read: What Literacy Data Reveals About Our Adolescent Students
The Science of Reading doesn't stop at third grade. As students move into the secondary grades, their literacy needs change, as do the assessments used to identify those needs. This session asks educators to look closely at screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring data to see how well instruction is working, and shows how teams across Tiers 1-3 in an MTSS framework can work together to address persistent gaps in foundational skills, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Amplify60 min → - Oct 812:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 3)
Session 3 of the K-5 writing series: evidence-based strategies with modeling and hands-on practice.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Oct 84:00 PM UTC
Screening With Purpose: A Data-Driven Approach to Dyslexia Risk Identification and Tiered Supports
Explore how universal screening data can be a powerful tool for identifying students at risk for characteristics of dyslexia and for guiding evidence-based, tiered-support decisions within an MTSS framework. We'll examine how ongoing progress monitoring can inform whether current interventions are meeting student needs or whether additional information is needed to better understand a learner's profile.
Amplify60 min → - Oct 88:00 PM UTC
Beyond Motivation: What's Really Behind Adolescent Reading Gaps
Session two of Evidence in Action: Advancing Adolescent Literacy Through the Science of Reading from The Reading League. This session dispels misconceptions about reading comprehension assessments and unpacks evidence-based recommendations from meta-analyses and the IES Practice Guide on secondary reading intervention. Explore the psychology of motivation and why common strategies miss the mark, what comprehension assessments can and cannot tell us about student needs, and evidence-based recommendations for addressing the literacy needs of secondary students.
The Reading League60 min → - Oct 88:00 PM UTC
Precision for Every Learner: Language Development, Literacy, and the Data in Between for Multilingual Learners
Distinguishing between language acquisition and reading difficulties can be tricky. The right data can help you pinpoint exactly what each student needs. In this interactive session, we'll explore practical tools and real student scenarios to help you ask better questions and make more confident decisions for your multilingual learners.
Amplify60 min → - Oct 135:00 PM UTC
Enhancing Bilingual Learning with Britannica Escolar & Teach Britannica (Wisconsin)
An overview of updated content, navigation tools, and multimedia in Britannica Escolar that help students build background knowledge, strengthen language development, and conduct age-appropriate research, complemented by Teach Britannica strategies.
Britannica Education30 min → - Oct 147:00 PM UTC
Britannica School: New Features, Fresh Possibilities (North Carolina)
Explore new features, enhancements, and time-saving tools in Britannica School and Teach Britannica designed to support inquiry, instruction, and student engagement, with practical ways to maximize both in the library and classroom.
Britannica Education60 min → - Oct 148:00 PM UTC
Reading Pictures: Building Visual Literacy Through Picture Books
Part of RIF's Every Book Counts series. Discover how to use picture books to build visual literacy and support comprehension.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Oct 1512:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 4)
Session 4 of the K-5 writing series: sentence-level instruction and building toward paragraph composition.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Oct 2212:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 5)
Session 5 of the K-5 writing series: paragraph and multi-paragraph composition strategies for young writers.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Oct 274:00 PM UTC
Enhancing Bilingual Learning with Britannica Escolar & Teach Britannica (South Carolina)
A 45-minute overview of updated content, navigation tools, and multimedia in Britannica Escolar, plus Teach Britannica strategies, lesson ideas, and graphic organizers that promote inquiry and vocabulary development.
Britannica Education45 min → - Oct 278:00 PM UTC
Rally to Read: Read Together, Inspire Together
Part of RIF's literacy webinar series. Join a community read-aloud event designed to bring families and classrooms together around books.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Oct 2912:00 AM UTC
Unlocking Writing Success: Research-Based Strategies for Educators K-5 (Part 6)
Session 6 of the K-5 writing series: collaborative discussion and classroom application of the full writing framework.
Alaska Staff Development Network90 min → - Nov 47:00 PM UTC
Leverage Your Booklists and Collections with TeachingBooks
State award lists, core or supplemental reading lists—even your own booklists can be helpful instructional tools. With the power of list analysis and filtering, discover how to save time, validate purchases, and empower your students with data and resources that meet your needs: leverage your lists as instructional tools, streamline collection development, and align resources to student needs. Signing up ensures a recording is sent the day after the live session.
OverDrive20 min → - Nov 510:00 PM UTC
Gamifying Research for Deeper Student Engagement (Michigan)
Explore how Britannica School's interactives, features, and tools turn early research into an engaging classroom experience, including scavenger hunts and friendly competitions that spark curiosity and build inquiry skills.
Britannica Education60 min → - Nov 129:00 PM UTC
From Identification to Instruction: Making MTSS Work for Adolescent Readers
Session three of Evidence in Action: Advancing Adolescent Literacy Through the Science of Reading from The Reading League. This session focuses on designing a system of tiered literacy supports that fits real secondary schedules and realities, moving MTSS beyond a compliance paperwork process. Learn how MTSS differs from RTI and why that shift matters for secondary implementation, what effective Tier 1, 2 and 3 literacy instruction looks like in grades 4–12, and apply a tool for making MTSS more actionable and data-driven in your building.
The Reading League60 min → - Nov 177:30 PM UTC
Enhancing Bilingual Learning with Britannica Escolar & Teach Britannica (Alabama)
A one-hour overview of updated content, navigation tools, and multimedia in Britannica Escolar that support background knowledge, language development, and age-appropriate research, complemented by Teach Britannica classroom strategies.
Britannica Education60 min → - Nov 199:00 PM UTC
Stories We Share: The Power of Oral Storytelling
Part of RIF's literacy webinar series. Explore the tradition and impact of oral storytelling in building literacy and language skills.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Dec 98:00 PM UTC
Britannica Escolar: New Features, Fresh Possibilities
A guided tour of Britannica Escolar's trusted Spanish-language resources, including translations, multimedia, text-to-speech, and educator tools, plus Teach Britannica resources that help engage multilingual learners across the curriculum.
Britannica Education60 min → - Dec 1012:00 AM UTC
Shaping Confident Readers: Building Reading Identity at Home
Part of RIF's Every Family Counts series. Learn practical ways families can nurture reading identity and confidence at home.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Dec 109:00 PM UTC
Leading Literacy: Building a Coherent 4-12 Plan
Session four of Evidence in Action: Advancing Adolescent Literacy Through the Science of Reading from The Reading League. This session moves districts from isolated efforts to a coherent systemwide literacy plan beyond the elementary grades. Understand the essential components of a strong 4–12 literacy plan across curriculum, professional learning, data and leadership; learn how to evaluate curricular materials and interventions for evidence alignment; and define clear next steps to communicate, monitor and sustain a systemwide plan.
The Reading League60 min → - Jan 1412:00 AM UTC
Read, Play, Grow: Building Literacy Through Play
Part of RIF's Every Family Counts series. Discover how playful experiences build foundational literacy skills for young children.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Jan 269:00 PM UTC
Mirrors and Meaning: Making Phonics Instruction More Inclusive
Part of RIF's Every Educator Counts series. Learn how to make phonics instruction more inclusive and reflective of all students.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Feb 99:00 PM UTC
Cracking Big Words: The Power of Morphology
Part of RIF's Every Educator Counts series. Explore how morphology instruction helps students decode and understand complex words.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Feb 2612:00 AM UTC
Bringing Stories to Life Through Movement
Part of RIF's Every Family Counts series. Learn how movement and dramatic play bring stories to life and build literacy.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Mar 1112:00 AM UTC
Part 1: Learning to Read: Building the Foundations for Literacy Success
Part 1 of RIF's two-part series on the foundations of literacy. Learn the building blocks that set children up for reading success.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Mar 1812:00 AM UTC
Part 2: Loving to Read: Turning Children into Lifelong Readers
Part 2 of RIF's two-part series. Discover how to turn children into lifelong, joyful readers.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Apr 88:00 PM UTC
Discovering Science Through Stories
Part of RIF's Every Book Counts series. Learn how to use stories to teach science concepts and spark curiosity across disciplines.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min → - Apr 147:00 PM UTC
Gamifying Research for Deeper Student Engagement (North Carolina)
Explore how Britannica School's interactives, features, and tools transform research into an engaging classroom experience, with scavenger hunts, friendly competitions, and Teach Britannica lesson minis that promote collaboration and inquiry.
Britannica Education60 min → - May 117:00 PM UTC
Every Summer Book Counts: Helping Children Thrive During School Break
Part of RIF's Every Book Counts series. Learn how to keep children reading and thriving over the summer break.
Reading Is Fundamental60 min →
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