FREE Paraeducator and Tutor Training/Support

Three different and highly-impactful opportunities for paras, tutors, and their supervisors! You don't want to miss the amazing cost savings available to you. The ability to utilize these trainings and follow-up module access will provide you a great layer of support within your building(s)!

Improving Academic Literacy: Student Engagement & Academic Vocabulary

One of our most important roles as educators is to create an environment where ALL students can learn and be successful. 

This is the chance to work with a team of "master teachers" from multiple schools to combine research-based strategies with implementation, feedback, and coaching. Building admins invite master teachers based on expertise, leadership abilities, and willingness to be observed and give/receive feedback.

Both Student Engagement and Academic Vocabulary cohorts kick off in January 2023 with Fargo AND Jamestown locations!

Learn more here & Start planning today!

Assessing to Inform

Phase 2 - Diagnostics

You have completed your fall benchmark assessments, now what? 

Join us as we dive into the next phase of our assessment journey to learn about the purposes of diagnostic assessments and how to find an instructional match for students at all levels, whether as a class-wide Tier 1 intervention or as a small group intervention for either Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 students.

Get registered for aimsweb and NWEA now!

Fastbridge & Renaissance STAR are complete, but recordings will be made available and shared.

Did you miss "Phase 1 - Make Your Data Work for You!" from last year? No worries, access them here!

North Dakota Science of Reading - FREE opportunities available to all ND educators

NDSoR: A Shared Responsibility

Audience: K-3 Educators who DO NOT teach reading directly

 - Format: Online, Asynchronous via ND Educational Hub

 - As of Oct. 1, 555 educators have completed this 2-hour course!

NDSoR: Reaching All Learners

Audience: K-3 reading, special education, and English learner teachers that teach reading directly; K-3 principals; and Instructional Coaches leading literacy work.

 - Format: Online, Asynchronous via ND Educational Hub

As of Oct. 1, 893 educators have enrolled (38 completed) in this 20-hour course! Additionaly 49 are participating in the Community of PRactice webinars and 35 engaging in the Train the Trainer.

SEEDS of Learning Cohort for 3 to 5-year-olds coming Spring 2023

SEEDS of Learning focuses on teaching the whole child through: Sensitivity, Encouragement, Education, Development through Doing and Self-Image while incorporating the Big 5 Literacy and Math skills.

Currently, there are two cohorts with 43 preschool educators and 10 family childcare providers. Preschool educators participate in four, in-person training days along with monthly peer learning groups online and monthly one-on-one coaching. Family childcare providers complete the majority of their learning through the asynchronous platform, monthly online peer learning groups, and monthly one-on-one coaching. Once they have completed the course in May, each classroom will be awarded $5,000 for preschool sites and $2,000 for family child care providers.

Here is what one veteran preschool had to say about one of the SEEDS strategies she has already implemented in her classroom:

“SEEDS sign-in does work! My class picked up on it after 2 times of doing it. It might seem overwhelming at first, but it is so worth it! Do what works best for you and your class. The kids LOVE the one-on-one time that they get with you while they are practicing writing their names. I have not had a class learn how to write their names this quickly in the school year and I know they caught on so quickly because of the SEEDS sign-in strategy!” –Darcie Besette