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We’re hiring! Opportunity for literacy and learning expert
WestEd is seeking a Senior Research Associate in Literacy grow the quality and impact of Reading Apprenticeship professional learning services. This position will work with our literacy leadership and professional learning design teams to manage large Reading Apprenticeship projects in multiple states, and to create new services to support teachers at the secondary and post-secondary level. We…
Spotlight, What's New
How do you center student voice and experience in classroom instruction?
Dr. Cynthia Greenleaf puts teaching and learning in context This summer, as hundreds of teachers take the time further their practice via Reading Apprenticeship professional learning, our Co-Founder Dr. Cynthia Greenleaf reflects on the field of adolescent literacy and the new edition of Reading for Understanding. Check out this feature Q&A with Cyndy in WestEd’s…
Research & Publications
“It’s Important to Dance with the Text”
Teaching English in the Two-Year College Journal (TETYC) has published a special issue focused on “Teaching Reading in Open Access Contexts.” This volume is a wonderful resource for instructors wondering how best to support students’ reading in a rapidly changing world. Guest Editors Joanne Baird Giordano and Cheryl Hogue Smith argue in their introductory article,…
Professional Learning Events, Webinars, What's New
College workshop on May 12 – everyone welcome!
College Educators Share Approaches to Scaffolding Engagement and Critical Thinking Many faculty feel that student engagement has been on the decline since the educational disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a workshop series this spring titled “Reviving College Reading in Today’s Learning Environments,” college educators are sharing how the Reading Apprenticeship framework helps them navigate…
Spotlight
Lora Bagwell, Facilitator
Location: Knoxville, TN Years of Teaching: 20 If you had to describe yourself as an educator, what six words would you use and why? Engaged, purposeful, explorer, listener, strategic and sympathetic These are the traits I like to see in my students, and I cannot ask them to do anything that I am not willing…
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Caren Kongshaug, Facilitator
Learn more about Caren Kongshaug - a Reading Apprenticeship College Facilitator!
Professional Learning Events, Webinars, What's New
Reviving College Reading in Today’s Learning Environments: A Reading Apprenticeship Workshop Series
What is the role of reading in deep learning? What counts as “reading” in our digitally-trending culture? This free workshop series invites college educators to explore how the Reading Apprenticeship framework can help us navigate today’s complex landscape and orchestrate active, culturally responsive, and engaged learning experiences for our students. For more information, click here to…
Spotlight
Laura M. Garofoli, Ph.D., Facilitator
Reading Apprenticeship is really thinking apprenticeship - no matter the situation, you can use the routines to read, think, and learn with greater stamina and depth.
Research & Publications, What's New
Read Our Chapter in this New Professional Learning Book
Reading Apprenticeship is featured in a chapter written by Cynthia Greenleaf, Gayle Cribb, Mira-Lisa Katz and Mary Stump “Professional Learning Designed to Cultivate Continuous Learning and Innovation.”
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