Units of Study days are one-day conferences (6 hours) designed to support teachers in implementing the Units of Study in Reading, Writing, or Phonics. Typically, one Staff Developer works with a group of between six and thirty grade K-2, 3-5, or 6-8 teachers on reading, writing, or phonics.
Building your Quick Start Units of Study Day
Choose a content area
Reading
Writing
Phonics
A different topic of your choice
Choose a grade level or grade band
K-2
3-5
6-8
K-5
3-8
Any individual grade level
These days are always aligned with school priorities and typically include:
An overview of the workshop model and the curriculum.
A guided tour of materials, with insider tips about shortcuts and special features.
An explanation for how standards are supported across a year-long curriculum.
Practical help planning responsive small groups that allow teachers to respond to a full range of student needs.
A description of ways to fast-plan teaching, drawing upon support materials, as well as each school-based learning community’s needs.
Units of Study days can also be planned to support other priorities, like helping schools who wish to re-start their work with Units of Study, learn about updates and revisions to the new editions, or implement the Units of Study with a special emphasis on a particular school goal (like using data-based small groups, bringing the science of reading into balanced literacy, or providing additional support for spelling, phonics and grammar).
Whatever the focus, teachers leave Units of Study days feeling energized and ready to put their new learning into practice!
Now Available! PD for the NEW 3-5 WUOS
The new Units of Study in Writing for Grades 3-5 are out, and we are eager to support implementation. Below are options for workshops you can host on-site in your schools or districts covering one of the three key components of the new curriculum:
Flexible Location and Cost Options
Location: On-site or Virtual, providing flexible options to meet the needs of all schools and districts.
Cost: $3,500 per day for on-site sessions, or $3,000 per day for virtual sessions.
Scheduling: Quick Start Units of Study Days are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Schools typically provide several date options, and we do our best to accommodate preferences based on staff availability.
Contact Us to Get Started
Contact us to schedule a Quick Start Unit of Study Days and give your teachers the support they need to bring the Units of Study curriculum to life in their classrooms.