The California Department of Education is offering a series of webinars for TK-12 teachers to familiarize or re-familiarize with English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework. Topics in this webinar series include:

• How it is organized by the themes of foundational skills, meaning making, language development, effective expression, and content knowledge.
• What it offers that teachers, specialists, consultants, and administrators can use immediately to improve literacy instruction and outcomes.
• How it supports State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond’s literacy campaign to ensure that all California students learn to read by 3rd grade.

Webinars are from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. on the following remaining dates:

• February 13, 2024: Teaching Effective Expression – Writing, Discussing, Presenting, and Using Language Conventions
• March 12, 2024: Teaching Content Knowledge – Wide Reading, Engaging with Informational Text, and Engaging in Research
• April 9, 2024: Assessing Student Progress and Providing Needed Interventions
• May 14, 2024: Systems for Implementation and the California Literacy Roadmap

Registration link: https://bit.ly/ELA-Framework