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Karen Gazith holds a strong belief that teachers play a critical role in the success of their students. She emphasizes the need for effective instruction for all and intervention for those in need. This guide offers evidence-based practices for reading instruction that transform student proficiency across all content areas.

This comprehensive collection of powerful literacy tools and strategies for secondary teachers is based on research from top literacy experts.

Fully engage students by first introducing a problem and then empowering learners to solve it using creativity, innovation, collaboration, and other essential skills. Gain instructional methods that foster whole-mind learning, boost student engagement, and prepare learners for the modern workforce with 21st century skills.

Dramatically improve your school by merging the High Reliability Schools (HRS) model and the PLC at Work® process. Ensure continuous quality improvement through strong leadership and culture building.

Align instruction and assessment with the new science standards, and create proficiency scales to plan all types of lessons.

Gain a clear five-step process for fully and seamlessly transitioning to proficiency-based instruction (also known as evidence-based grading). Drive student self-efficacy and achievement with lesson and curriculum planning that focuses on real learning.

Discover how to use questing—a pedagogy tailored to a student’s interests, needs, and abilities—to foster 21st century skills.

Learn how to ask targeted questions to enhance students’ reasoning skills and increase rigor in classrooms.

Reduce behavior challenges without adding more to your plate. This session shows teachers and leaders how small, research-backed shifts in practice can reduce behavior challenges and increase student engagement. Drawing from the Honoring Each Learner framework, participants will explore how individualization benefits every student—not just those with the most visible needs. Attendees will leave with practical, quick-win strategies they can implement immediately to build positive momentum in classrooms and schools.

Educators will learn research-based strategies in small-group instruction based on Linnea Ehri's five developmental reading phases. In this one-hour webinar, educators will learn how to accommodate individual learning needs and design laser-targeted lessons to help promote equitable learning.