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Events
Embrace a modern approach to grading

Embrace a modern approach to grading
Build authentic assessment practices that increase achievement and cultivate hope. Join us for a virtual workshop that will challenge widely held beliefs about grading and offer strategies to ensure accurate grades and confident learners.
Professional Development
Foundational Strategies for Distance Learning

Foundational Strategies for Distance Learning
Based on the research-affirmed New Art and Science of Teaching framework by Dr. Robert J. Marzano and ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework©, this teacher-centered online course delivers in-depth training for remote teaching and learning strategies for secondary educators.
Resources
Develop assessments that foster creativity

Develop assessments that foster creativity
Creativity enhances the quality of our lives, encouraging us to look deeper, search wider, and explore multiple perspectives. Discover how to design rich learning experiences and thoughtful assessments that encourage inquiry and creative development.
Resources
Assessment practices that build student confidencee

Assessment practices that build student confidence
The assessment process can be a rich experience for you and your students. With this book, you’ll discover how to design, deliver, and differentiate instruction and assessment to address learners’ diverse intellectual and emotional needs.
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5%
increase in grade 6
language arts scores
on PAT
Closing the achievement gap at Esther Starkman
Through the PLC at Work® process, Esther Starkman School in Edmonton met the diverse needs of its students in grades K–9 by taking collective responsibility for the success of each learner. See how its PLC collaborated to improve instructional practices and close the achievement gap.
22%
increase in primary students
meeting or exceeding
grade-level
expectations
Six straight years of academic improvement
See how St. Andrews School in Winnipeg used the PLC at Work® process to provide staff with more time to collaborate, improve data collection practices, and increase student reading scores year over year.
Learn from the best
What About Us?
This webinar helps teams achieve the full potential of preK–2 classrooms—whether virtual, in-person, or blended—through proven best practices aligned to the PLC at Work® process.
Priority Schools Virtual and On-Site PD Interview
Priority Schools in a PLC at Work® experts Sharon V. Kramer, Aspasia Angelou, and Michael Roberts discuss how failing schools become thriving professional learning communities.
Self-Care for Educators in the Time of COVID‑19 (and Beyond)
This empowering webinar by Dr. Tina H. Boogren helps educators of all levels and backgrounds develop personalized self-care plans tailored to this unique moment in history.