Instructional leaders do not always need to be content experts, but to truly support their teachers, they must create safe spaces for teachers to sharpen their lenses on instructional practices in ELA that lead to more equitable outcomes. This workshop explores how to establish and lead collaborative planning sessions for teachers. From task analysis to targeted instruction, you’ll gain the tools and protocols needed to shift mindsets, align on look-fors for student mastery, add interventions and accelerations without sacrificing core content, replace exclusionary practices, and provide culturally affirming, engaging and meaningful learning tasks to all students. When led well, collaborative planning sessions allow teachers to work together to enhance, sustain, and scale best practices in ELA across a grade level and ideally, the whole school community.

Workshop Outcomes

Revisit the Instructional Core as a framework for learning and teaching

Engage with a task analysis protocol to align on the level of rigor in ELA learning tasks

Define intervention and acceleration as part of targeted ELA instruction

Design an ELA lesson as a team that is inclusive of targeted instruction strategies

Identify equitable practices that support core grade-level instruction

Gain strategies for creating safe spaces for teachers to share and challenge each other

Leverage collaborative planning session protocols to prepare for team meetings

Teachers Leaders

Assistant Principals

Instructional Coaches

Principals

District Leaders

Principal Supervisors

Deans

Instructional Leadership

Data

Personal Leadership

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Adaptive Leadership

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Making High-Quality English Language Arts Instruction Accessible to All Students

Drive student achievement by redefining what high-quality, equitable instruction looks like in English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms.

Length: 4 hours

Virtual or In Person

Teachers Leaders

Assistant Principals

Instructional Coaches

Principals

District Leaders

Most schools articulate student expectations for each grade-level, but not enough schools take the time to articulate what quality learning and teaching look like in classrooms to ensure every student can excel. As a leader—and as a school—it is imperative that you build a shared understanding for hiqh-quality, equitable instruction. We’re here to help. In this workshop, you’ll explore best practices in English Language Arts (ELA), assess the quality of a learning task, observe a lesson, and align on what rigorous, culturally relevant, and standards-aligned ELA instruction looks like for all students. When everyone in a school raises expectations for instruction, they help to create classrooms free from bias and limitation. Investing the time to ensure high-quality learning is accessible to all yields significant student gains.

Workshop Outcomes

Define the Instructional Core as a framework for learning and teaching

Explore the importance of culturally relevant curriculum for all students

Distinguish between equitable and inequitable instructional practices

Conduct an ELA task analysis to assess rigor and relevance

Learn to use low-inference notes in observations to minimize bias

Build a mental model of what excellence and equity look like in ELA classrooms

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How to Lead Inclusive Collaborative Lesson Planning in ELA

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Making High-Quality English Language Arts Instruction Accessible to All Students