Methods of Support
Powerful Choices offers learning experiences on many topics, allowing you to target your school's unique needs.
Our professional development can take the form of:
interactive workshops
demonstration labs in your classrooms
individual coaching
guided unit and lesson planning
data work
visits to model classrooms
leadership: walkthroughs, look-fors, and coaching
LITERACY
Guiding principles and research base
Reading workshop
Writing workshop
Interactive read-aloud
Guided reading
Shared reading
Early literacy: UTK and TK
Academic Discourse
Routines for increasing student talk
Sentence frames to engage students in higher-level thinking
Accountable partner talk
Class discussions that grow complex ideas
Science of Reading Application
High-frequency words
Cueing systems
Consultation on phonics and phonemic awareness
Comprehension
USING DATA TO MOVE READERS AND WRITERS
Gold-standard reading and writing assessment tools
Writing data cycles
Student work analysis to guide instruction
Making use of iReady data
Differentiation and intervention methods
Strategy groups
One-on-one conferring
Strategic partnerships
Guided reading
Supporting Language Development
Literacy in dual immersion classrooms
Translanguaging for accelerating growth
Integrated ELD in social studies and science
Differentiating instruction for English learners
Addressing the needs of newcomers
Monitoring progress to drive Instruction
Equity and Anti-Racism
Growing an equity lens
Building relationships rooted in equity
Culturally responsive read-aloud
Teaching about identity, diversity, justice, and action
Equity-based methods for secondary classrooms
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR PD INVESTMENT
Tools for school leaders and coaches: Walkthroughs, look-fors, and coaching protocols
Relationship-based classroom management
SBAC preparation in ELA
Reading and writing across the curriculum