Active Courses – Choice Literacy

Process Play $59.00

Jump in the Pool: Playing Around with Readers’ Notebooks

Christy Rush-Levine opens her notebook and guides us to teach students how to create thoughtful and meaningful responses to text.

Instructor

Christy Rush-Levine

Field Experience $29.00

Writing Poetry with Elementary Writers

This field experience offers ways to help elementary writers develop the mindset and tools to dip into poetry in their notebooks.

Deep Dive $39.00

It’s a Cycle, Not a Hamster Wheel: Getting the Most Out of Coaching Cycles

Dana Murphy takes you into the nitty-gritty of coaching cycles with examples and advice from experienced literacy coaches from across the country. You’ll view videos of an initial meeting between a coach and a teacher to plan a cycle and sample demonstration lessons within a cycle, as well as quick tips for getting organized and taking good notes throughout the cycle. (2019)

Instructor

Dana Murphy

Deep Dive $59.00

Getting Organized for Literacy Coaching

In this course, experienced literacy coaches unzip their bags and totes to share what they carry into classrooms. We open up our coaching notebooks to show you the pages and lessons we can’t live without. We share what hasn’t worked in the past, and how our schedules and plans have evolved over time. You’ll finish the course with sample calendars, templates, checklists, and insider tips for launching your coaching year with confidence and enthusiasm.

Instructor

Ruth Ayres

Deep Dive $59.00

The Limits of Levels

This course will help you understand how levels can help and hinder teachers, and show you alternatives for assessing needs and grouping even the youngest learners.

Instructor

Cathy Mere

Deep Dive $59.00

Literacy Walks: Seek, Name, and Strengthen Promising Practices

Matt Renwick leads instructional leaders in implementing and strengthening instructional literacy walks. (2021)

Instructor

Matt Renwick

Deep Dive $59.00

English Language Learners and Literacy Instruction

Stella Villalba provides tools, strategies, and wise advice for literacy instruction for children with native languages other than English. (Course created in 2019.)

Instructor

Stella Villalba

Deep Dive $59.00

Meaningful Reading Conferences

Christy Rush-Levine takes you into her middle school classroom and shares the strategies and techniques she uses with her students to deepen their reflection and understanding of books while conferring. (Course created in 2018.)

Instructor

Christy Rush-Levine

Deep Dive $59.00

Gradual Release of the Primary Classroom Library

Bitsy Parks takes you into her primary classroom for a close-up look at how she organizes and then gradually releases the library to students over days, weeks, and months. (Course created in 2018.)

Instructor

Bitsy Parks

Process Play $59.00

Honoring Our Students’ Stories

Stella Villalba teaches us how to discover, honor, and share student stories throughout the school year. With special attention to English learners, Stella walks educators through a process to intentionally honor the past and present of all students.

Instructor

Stella Villalba

Process Play $49.00

Elementary Contributor Course: Empower Choice

Choice Literacy elementary contributors share ways to empower choice even in uncertain times like the 2020–2021 school year. We know choice is the heart of teaching readers and writers. Enjoy this roundup of practices to hold true to our roots of choice, even in the midst of chaos. (Course created in 2021.)

Instructor

Tammy Mulligan

Instructor

Bitsy Parks

Instructor

Matt Renwick

Instructor

Stella Villalba

Process Play $49.00

Secondary Contributor Course: Empower Choice

Choice Literacy secondary contributors share ways to empower choice even in uncertain times like the 2020–2021 school year. We know choice is at the heart of teaching readers and writers. Enjoy this roundup of practices to hold true to our roots of choice, even in the midst of chaos. (Course created in 2021.)

Instructor

Leigh Anne Eck

Instructor

Christy Rush-Levine

Instructor

Gretchen Schroeder

Curated Content $39.00

Virtual Coaching: Leading Groups

In this course, experienced literacy coaches led by Ruth Ayres share their strategies for adapting their coaching techniques to remote environments.

Instructor

Ruth Ayres

Curated Content $39.00

Virtual Coaching: Working with Individuals

Experienced literacy coaches led by Ruth Ayres share their strategies for adapting their one-on-one coaching techniques to remote environments.

Instructor

Ruth Ayres

Curated Content $39.00

Better Student Feedback

In this course, Ruth Ayres shares a wealth of resources from Choice Literacy contributors focused on the power of giving and receiving student feedback.

Instructor

Ruth Ayres

Field Experience $29.00

General Workshop Routines

This field experience invites us to consider the routines of opening the day, workshop norms, meeting areas, and transitions to make workshop run smoothly.

Field Experience $29.00

Classroom Tours

The Classroom Tours Field Experience cracks open classroom design and goes beyond more than a trendy space. Spend time noticing the details that reflect beliefs and influence instruction.

Field Experience $29.00

Social-Emotional Learning in Workshop

Compassion and understanding are as important to workshop instruction as strategies and routines. Understanding the social-emotional needs of students (and ourselves) allows for safe learning environments. This field experience gives consideration to the social-emotional needs of students in all grade levels.

Field Experience $29.00

Supporting Independent Reading, Choice, and Stamina

Learning to choose books and growing stamina are important steps in the development of independent readers. This field experience offers opportunities to see small-group instruction, a share session, minilessons, and team meetings that support independence in readers.