The focus is on two essential "launch" strategies that ensure all students can access rigorous content from the very beginning. Activating Strategies hook student interest and bridge the gap between prior knowledge and new learning. This is paired with foundational Vocabulary Instruction, which equips students with the specific language they need to comprehend and engage with the lesson's core concepts.

This professional learning introduces three high-yield strategies that reframe engagement and promote deeper thinking, motivation, and active participation: Distributed Summarization, Writing to Learn, and Collaborative Pairs.

This professional learning highlights three powerful, research-based strategies: Effective Questioning, Formative Assessment, and Effective Feedback.

The focus is on two essential "launch" strategies that ensure all students can access rigorous content from the very beginning. Activating Strategies hook student interest and bridge the gap between prior knowledge and new learning. This is paired with foundational Vocabulary Instruction, which equips students with the specific language they need to comprehend and engage with the lesson's core concepts.

Writing throughout lessons actively engages students with the content they are learning. There are numerous points throughout the lesson where students can write to deepen their understanding of the content and increase their writing proficiency. In the Assignment, students practice Write to Inform, or formal writing for a specific purpose, while ongoing Write to Learn strategies happen during Lesson Instruction.

Learn practical ways to boost students' critical thinking by focusing on the explicit instruction of comprehension strategies. Increase Critical Thinking with Comprehension Strategies shows you how using specific strategies and understanding how texts are organized helps students analyze information and make better decisions. You'll learn easy ways to use reading techniques and text structures to help students analyze, infer, and find the main ideas; and get practical ideas for your classroom to make reading a powerful tool for developing critical thinking in all your students, no matter their level.

Learn practical ways to develop students’ capacity for Higher Order Thinking, which is essential for academic success and lifelong learning. When students analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information, they move beyond surface understanding and become active constructors of knowledge. Embedding Higher Order Thinking into daily instruction ensures that all learners—not just advanced students—are consistently challenged to think critically and creatively. Grounded in cognitive science and best instructional practices, this approach involves the purposeful selection and explicit teaching of strategies aligned to clear Learning Goals. Through modeling, scaffolding, and guided application, students gain the tools to confidently engage with complex content.

Effective Assignments address the fact that students can do no better than the assignments they are given! By developing rigorous and challenging assignments and assessments, you can confidently provide students with assignments and assessments that are intellectually demanding.

The Accelerate Learning with Previewing Training is focused on the systematic implementation of strategies and practices that will fully engage all students to meet their individual academic needs and dramatically build achievement.

Accelerate Learning with Scaffolding training is focused on systematically addressing the difficulty of differentiating and meeting the needs of all your students.

Learn how to implement systematic vocabulary instruction with the seven key characteristics for effective learning. Discover strategies to introduce new words in context and bridge the word knowledge gap, ultimately fostering deeper understanding and stronger communication skills.

Whether you are a veteran administrator or an emerging leader, gain insights that transcend traditional constraints and turn your educational vision into reality. Making Progress is perfect for principals, assistant principals, teacher leaders, and district administrators seeking to make a transformative impact on their learning communities.

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