Upcoming Professional Development Courses

Please click here for ER&D Course Registration Form Summer 2026 

Checks and Registration Form must be in the Union Hall ONE WEEK prior to the start of the class. Please do not jeopardize the class by registering too late. All classes are held at the Union Hall.

Reading Comprehension Instruction CANCELED DUE TO LOW PARTICIPATION.

June 1–5, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 25, 2026, by 3:00pm

This course focuses on how children learn to read and the best ways to teach reading from kindergarten to the end of the primary grades.

Thinking Math K-2

June 8 -12, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2026, by 3:00pm

In this course, you’ll learn about counting, numeration, place value, and number sense. Additional topics included are addition, subtraction, patterns and relationships in number, measurement, and geometry. Just like all Thinking Math courses, Thinking Math K-2 focuses on the situational context of word problems. The course stresses the understanding and recording of student thinking, balancing conceptual and procedure learning, and mathematical justification. This course has no prerequisites. Thinking Math courses can be taken in any order and the content can be transferred to other grades and content areas.

Thinking Math 3-5

June 15 -19, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 8, 2026, by 3:00pm

This course focuses on research about how children learn mathematics and how these finds can be applied in the classroom. Ten principles capture practices that lead to a better understanding of math for all students and are applicable at all levels. In this course they are exemplified through the research on counting, addition and subtraction. The course takes a broader look at the importance of patterns and relationships throughout math, addresses the kind of questioning that promotes thinking in math classes, and provides a framework for thinking about curriculum and lessons.

Managing Student Behaviors

June 22 - 26, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 15, 2026, by 3:00pm

The anti-social actions of a small but powerful number of students in school not only put their own academic success at risk but threaten the learning environment for everyone. This course presents research on emotional and behavioral problems of students who consistently act out. Participants will learn strategies to reduce and/or prevent the occurrence of disruptive or dangerous outbreaks.

Journey to Alegbra

June 29 - July 3, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 22, 2026, by 3:00pm

This course is centered on fractions, decimals, ratios, percents and assessment issues for rational numbers. Like all Thinking Math courses, Thinking Math Journey to Algebra focuses on the situational context of word problems. The course stresses the understanding and recording of student thinking, balancing conceptual and procedure learning, and mathematical justification. This course has no prerequisite. Thinking Math courses can be taken in any order and the content can be transferred to other grades and content areas.

ELITE (Expanding Literacy Instruction by Tutoring ELLs)

July 20 - 24, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 13, 2026, by 3:00pm

Project ELITE (Expanding Literacy Instruction by Tutoring ELLs) – This course focuses on literacy training for educators, providing individualized instruction to English language learners who need additional literacy support. The focus is on reading comprehension and oral language development to help ELLs participate on equal terms in the classroom as they confront the dual challenge of mastering grade-level content while continuing to learn English. ELITE (Expanding Literacy Instruction by Tutoring ELLs) is based on the highly effective literacy intervention research by Diane August and reported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Educational Sciences and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

School, Family & Community

July 27 - 31, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 20, 2026, by 3:00pm

The research evidence is clear: parent and family involvement is critical to student achievement.  Studies conducted over many years show a clear correlation between parent involvement and student achievement, with benefits accruing regardless of students’ ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.  In the course of this class, participants will read, discuss and see the information that many researchers have discovered. Classes are re-evaluated every two years to determine if they are still valid.

ELA with Common Core

August 3 - 7, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 27, 2026, by 3:00pm

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy were developed to provide clear and rigorous expectations, which progress across the grades, of what all students should know and be able to do to graduate with the literacy skills necessary to be college and career ready. Implementing the CCSS for ELA/Literacy will require major changes in teaching and learning: The text will be at the center of student learning, and students will be expected to delve deeply into complex texts and to demonstrate facility in reading, writing about and discussing that text. Teachers will need to understand well what the standards are, what instructional shifts are aligned to the standards, how to support students’ progress toward mastery of the standards, and how to determine and use CCSS aligned resources. 

PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY TO SECURE A SEAT IN YOUR CLASS — AS CLASSES FILL UP QUICKLY.