Active Learning: 40 Teaching Methods to Engage Students in Every Class and Every Subject, Grades 6-12 (A "Book-Shop" Offering of the Literacy Alliance)

While it can feel like magic when a class experience yields high engagement, we can study the characteristics and methods that tend to create more actively engaged students. Based on Gravity’s latest book, Active Learning: 40 Teaching Methods to Engage Students in Every Class and Every Subject, middle and/or high school teachers will learn how to plan in ways that focus on student thinking.

Participants in this workshop will receive a copy of the book and have time to participate in discussions with those within and beyond their subject area to identify some key methods they want to try, experience examples of the methods in practice, and plan for immediate application into their own classrooms. 

Audience: Grade 6-12 Teachers, Co-Teachers, ELA Specialists, ELA Coaches, and Administrators (for Bio)
Instructor:  Dr. Gravity Goldberg, Gravity Goldberg, LLC Director and Literacy Alliance Co-Founder
Delivery Format: Virtual 
Date/Time: October 24, 2023; 9 AM - 12 PM

What is the mission of the Literacy Alliance?

Since its inception in 2014, the Literacy Alliance has served as a transformational force to foster optimal learning environments through exemplary ELA literacy curriculum, instruction and leadership that promotes equity, cultural responsiveness and social-emotional wellness in classrooms across the globe. The mission of the Literacy Alliance is simple - to provide timely, research-based and exemplary professional development, so as to ensure that EVERY classroom teacher is confident, comfortable and capable of providing effective literacy instruction for EVERY student they serve.

Dr. Gravity Goldberg is a leading literacy expert, an educational consultant, author, founder of Gravity Goldberg, LLC, and Co-Founder of the Literacy Alliance, along with her Co-Founder, Dr. Brian P. Chinni, CEO/Founder of The Madison Institute (d.b.a., TMI education) and President of ChangeMaker, LLC.

Dr. Goldberg’s most recent books, What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? Fiction & Nonfiction (Corwin) and Mindsets & Moves: Strategies That Help Readers Take Charge (Corwin) have been met with great enthusiasm. They have allowed many teachers to make shifts in their practice creating positive impacts for their students. Gravity is co-author of the book, Conferring With Readers: Supporting Each Student’s Growth and Independence (Heinemann). These books show Gravity’s commitment to creating learning environments that are responsive and supportive of students, teachers and leaders alike.

For more information about the 2022-2023 Literacy Alliance membership and related offerings, visit the Literacy Alliance website.

This workshop is offered in partnership with the Literacy Alliance, and included in the 2022-2023 TMI PLC membership.

Payment Methods and Cancellation/Refund Policy: Payment can be made by purchase order (PO) or check to TMI Education, LLC. Please mail all correspondence, including purchase orders, checks and agreements to TMI Education – PLC Division at PO Box 922, Madison, NJ 07940. If you are unable to attend a program for which you have registered, email the TMI PLC at [email protected] or call seven (7) days prior to the program to request a refund. No refunds will be granted unless notification is provided within this time frame. TMI Education reserves the right to cancel events for any reason, including inclement weather and instructor illness. If TMI Education makes the decision to cancel a workshop, we will use the EMAIL contact information you have provided to us to inform you. In addition, we will post the announcement of cancellation on the respective TMI Education website event page. If TMI Education cancels, participants will be provided a choice of:

• a full refund;
• transfer to another, upcoming workshop date and location (space permitting); or
• credit toward a future workshop. (Please note that all credits expire one (1) year from the date that they are issued.)

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