Transformative Teaching Bundle, Wednesday, January 15 & Tuesday, March 4

Instructional Power Moves: A Toolbox to Engage Every Learner 

Why This Class

Great teaching lies in small, intentional actions that lead to big outcomes. This workshop focuses on research-based instructional techniques that can transform student engagement, understanding, and confidence, regardless of grade level or subject area. With a focus on practical, high-impact strategies, participants will explore flexible techniques designed to meet diverse learning needs and foster a supportive classroom environment. These "instructional power moves" show how deliberate, targeted shifts in practice can produce significant improvements in learning outcomes.

 Key Learning Objectives

·       Gain a toolbox of research-based techniques to engage every learner across grades and content areas.

·       Learn why these techniques are effective and how they can address the needs of students with different learning profiles.

·       Identify feasible, effective strategies that foster active learning, support differentiated instruction, and create productive opportunities for class-wide, collaborative, and partner-based experiences.

·       Discover how to leverage the science of learning to strategically implement instructional moves for maximum impact.

Effective Classroom Discussions: Boosting Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Engagement 

Why This Workshop

Classroom discussion is a powerful tool for increasing learning outcomes, and productive discussion strategies are among the most powerful techniques in a teacher’s instructional toolbox. How can educators harness this power to boost student comprehension, critical thinking, and engagement? This workshop provides strategies for facilitating meaningful discussions that encourage students to express ideas clearly, build on each other’s contributions, collaborate with peers, and listen actively.

 Key Learning Objectives

·       Learn to capitalize on the power of talk to further students' thinking, learning, and problem solving.

·       Boost participation rates among all students, ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.

·       Learn a structured peer-to- peer discussion framework that promotes high-quality discourse.  

·       Design lessons that leverage discussion to promote engagement, participation, self-regulation, and class community.

·       Gain expertise in facilitating discussions that align with elements in many informal and formal classroom observations.