Come and join a representative from Studies Weekly to learn more about how best to utilize Studies Weekly in our integrated RLA/Social Studies classes along with time for Q&A.
Join us for dynamic learning session where you'll explore engaging instructional strategies that spark student thinking and creativity. Discover how to make the Rigor and Relevance Rubrics the driving force behind meaningful, impactful instruction.
Get ready to transform your classroom conversations from surface-level to thought-provoking! In this energizing session, participants will explore how five simple but powerful questions—like “Wait, what?” and “I wonder...?”—can unlock deeper academic dialogue. Drawing from real classroom examples, including immersive role-based scenarios and Socratic seminars, this session demonstrates how to engage students in higher-level thinking across content areas. Whether you're looking to boost student voice, create equity in discussions, or just hear your students say, “That actually made me think,” you’ll leave equipped with practical tools and inspired to lead with curiosity.
Now that Desmos Calculator is built into STAAR (8th math and Algebra 1 EOC), Math and Science AP and PSAT/SAT exams, let's learn how to use Desmos as a tool in secondary math and science courses to teach content while also preparing them to use the tool in these exams.
Tiny Thinkers is a professional development session designed to equip early childhood educators with strategies to foster rich academic discussions in the K-2 classroom. This training focuses on building young learners’ oral language skills, encouraging critical thinking, and creating a classroom culture where all students feel confident sharing their ideas.
Hey, fabulous educators! Gossip Girl here. Ready to upgrade your classroom conversations from predictable to posh? In this hands-on session for educators of all content areas and age groups, you'll unlock the power of learning connections through Hexagonal Thinking—a strategy as adaptable as Blair’s wardrobe and as sharp as Serena’s wit. Foster student-led discussion, spark critical questioning, and inspire collaborative thinking that actually sticks. You’ll leave with fresh ways to help your students connect, discuss, and learn like total thought-leaders. Because let’s be real… basic classroom talk? So last season. You know you’ll love it… XOXO.
Come and join a representative from Studies Weekly to learn more about how best to utilize Studies Weekly in our integrated RLA/Social Studies classes along with time for Q&A.
This training session helps teachers integrate literacy into social studies lessons. Educators will learn simple, effective strategies to build vocabulary, support text analysis, and promote evidence-based writing using historical content. The session includes hands-on activities that are low prep and time for collaborative planning. Teachers will leave with practical tools to strengthen both literacy and content learning.
Discover innovative ways to extend learning beyond the four walls of your classroom. This session will explore how educators can integrate STEM learning into out-of-classroom experiences, providing students with meaningful, hands-on opportunities that align with your content area. Whether through cross-curricular projects, community partnerships, or informal learning environments, you’ll leave with practical strategies and activity ideas to enhance student engagement and real-world application of STEM concepts.
Since promoting academic discussion and higher-order questioning continues to be a problem of practice, how can we adjust our daily practices to make them a consistent and integral part of instruction? Together, we’ll explore practical, cross-curricular strategies and activities that foster meaningful academic discourse and deepen student thinking through higher-level questioning.
