Professional
Development
Professional
Position Yourself as a Literacy Leader
We strive to support educators who provide or support comprehensive literacy instruction through live webinars, on demand videos and customized presentations to expand on the what, why and how that is included in the teacher guides for Readtopia and First Author, as well as best practices for implementing or expanding the implementation of literacy curriculua.
When you partner with Building Wings, you have our support from day one. But we also recognize that educators may want support before implementing our instructional materials or want to explore on-demand learning opportunities.
To achieve that, we offer the following:
Literacy Instruction Resource Center
Expand your knowledge of literacy instruction for learners with complex needs through reading and writing instruction resources and short videos.
Visit our Literacy Instruction Resource Center for Special Educators webpage.
Webinars
Attend live webinars lead by a leading literacy leader.
Please visit our Webinar page to register for upcoming live webinars or to request access to previously recorded sessions that can be viewed on-demand.
Virtual Literacy Instruction Coaching
In addition to personalized on-boarding implementation support, Building Wings offers several coaching packages for schools and school districts who want to offer additional instructional support to educators and support staff.
Please email us to arrange for virtual training.
Summer Summit
In 2023, we hosted the second-annual Leading with Literacy Summer Summit.
Bookmark the Leading with Literacy Summer Page for information on the 2024 Summit which is expected to occur in July 2024.
Leading the Charge
for Literacy Sessions
Experience how other educators are implementing comprehensive literacy instruction in their classrooms during 10-minute live sessions with educators from around the country followed by a 20-minute Q&A. Registration for future Leading the Charge Sessions will be posted on our Webinars Page
To experience a sample of these sessions, watch an on-demand recording of Sarah Starr’s presentation from Dec. 7, 2022 on Literacy Instructions with High Expectations
Choose Your Ideal Training Format
We deliver professional development in different formats, allowing you to choose the
approach that will best accommodate your schedule and objectives.
Implementation Guides Included
All of our curricula include
teacher and
implementation guides to
make getting started easy.
We provide options for
educations who want
additional training and
guidance.
Multiple
Formats
Choose between 10-
minute live sessions with
post-session Q&A, 45-
minute live webinar
format with on-demand
viewing, a half-day virtual
Summit and in-person
training.
Virtual
Training
Choose between 10-
minute live sessions with
post-session Q&A, 45-
minute live webinar
format with on-demand
viewing, a half-day
virtual Summit and in-person training.
Certificate of Attendance
A Building Wings
facilitator coaches
students and teachers
during lessons in your
computer lab, with
several classes rotating
throughout the day.