Professional Learning
ON-DEMAND KNOWLEDGE BLOCKS
The Arizona Department of Education’s English Language Arts team has created the Arizona Reading Fundamentals OnDemand Academy. This academy offers schools a variety of free knowledge blocks on demand.
Schools are encouraged to utilize these resources as a part of a comprehensive professional learning plan that is data-driven, sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, and instructionally focused. Each participant will need to register for each knowledge block separately. Once registered, a link to our Blackboard LMS will be available in your APLD-registered courses.
Successful completion of this course fulfills the requirements for the K-5 Literacy Endorsement and is provided free to you from the ADE ELA team. For more information on the literacy endorsement, other approved trainings, and assessment information, visit our webpage.
Pathways to Proficient Reading with Pathways to Structured Literacy, K-5 90 Clock Hours
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These Systemic Reading Fundamentals Knowledge blocks are available for registration and participation throughout the year. These knowledge blocks are not a part of the Arizona Reading Fundamentals K-5 Literacy Endorsement Series.
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Elementary Multi-Tiered System of Support Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, PreK-6, Second Edition Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D., & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. Current edition, Second Edition, 2020. Order your text today! | Registration |
Evidence-based Decision Making Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, PreK-6, Second Edition Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D., & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. Current edition, Second Edition, 2020. Order your text today! | Registration |
These Secondary Reading Fundamentals Knowledge blocks are available for registration and participation throughout the year. These knowledge blocks are not a part of the Arizona Reading Fundamentals K-5 Literacy Endorsement Series.
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Secondary Multi-Tiered System of Support Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Grades 6-12, by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D. Order your text today! | Registration |
Disciplinary Literacy in Secondary Companion text: Disciplinary Literacy Inquiry and Instruction, by Jacy Ippolito, Christina L. Dobbs, and Megin Charner-Laird. | Registration coming soon |
These Dyslexia Reading Fundamentals Knowledge blocks are available for registration and participation throughout the year. These knowledge blocks are not a part of the Arizona Reading Fundamentals K-5 Literacy Endorsement Series.
**IMPORTANT NOTE: As part of A.R.S. § 15-211, every school must have at least one teacher who has training related to dyslexia. To fulfill this requirement teachers must complete an approved course which fulfills 3 criteria. One of the required sections is "Understanding and Recognizing Dyslexia". The ELA team at Arizona Department of Education has created a free course to give a more cost-efficient option and is available as part of the Arizona Reading Fundamentals OnDemand Academy.
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Understanding and Recognizing Dyslexia Companion text: Conquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Families Professional Development Book, by Jan Hasbrouck. Order your text today! | Registration |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Our Event Management System (EMS) has been upgraded to a new system called ADE Professional Learning and Development (APLD). The old Event Management System is available as read-only, you will not be able to register for courses. All of your previous certificates are available in the new Event Management System. APLD - Academic Standards
Join the ADE ELA Team and literacy leaders from around the state in an opportunity to collaborate, share, and learn about reading and literacy information. This year you don't have to register in advance. Just click the picture to the left to join the Microsoft Teams meeting, every 2nd Thursday of the month at 11 AM MST. Visit the Padlet for more information!
Come join us for our current professional learning book studies!
General Info for our book studies:
- Virtual book chats take place via Zoom.
- All participants must register in the APLD system to receive credit - each session is offered individually.
- All participants who register in APLD, read their chapter(s), and attend the book study will be given 2-hours of PD credit.
- Please share with your colleagues!
Use the search term "book study" to narrow down your search.
Previous Book Studies:
- All Secondary ELA book study Padlets can be found on the Secondary ELA webpage under the "Secondary ELA Book Study" blue bar
- Literacy Foundations for English Learners Padlet
- Science of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners Padlet
- Building the Highway from Phonological Awareness to Decoding Padlet
- The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades Padlet
- Speech to Print Book Study
Note: Book studies do not qualify towards hours for the Dyslexia Training Designee or K-5 Literacy Endorsement.
All ELA Professional Learning - For all current ELA and literacy-related professional learning opportunities, including K-12 Literacy Office Hours, book studies, webinars, and OnDemand Academies, use the search term "K12-AS-ELA."
If you are interested in professional learning trainings for your district/LEA:
Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) is comprehensive professional learning that provides educators and administrators with a deep knowledge of language and literacy aligned with the science of reading. Participants learn the skills needed for foundational and fundamental reading and writing instruction. LETRS was developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and other leaders in the field of literacy. To learn more about LETRS professional learning please visit https://www.lexialearning.com/arizona-letrs.
If you and/or your district/charter are interested in receiving this training please email [email protected] (please give a few weeks as the volume of requests is high). Please note that not all those who request spots will be able to be accommodated.
On the road again! The Arizona Department of Education's English Language Arts team invites you to attend the Arizona Literacy Road Show this summer!
Thank you to all who attended this year's Literacy Road Show. Please feel free to check out the resources from this year's sessions.
Keep an eye out here for registration for next year's event (which will be posted in Spring 2025)! Sign up for reminders if you are interested.
Testimonials from 2024:
Testimonials from 2023:
ECE Professional Learning Opportunities - The Arizona Department of Education Early Childhood Education (ECE) division offers a comprehensive list of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (on-demand) professional learning opportunities.
Professional Learning for Instructional Leaders and Educators of ELs - The Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS) division offers a variety of self-paced courses, conferences, and meetings.
Exceptional Student Services Literacy Professional Learning - The Professional Learning and Sustainability team at the Arizona Department of Education Exceptional Student Services division offers a variety of literacy professional learning opportunities.
Support - For questions regarding registration, certificates, accessing courses, etc. please refer to our APLD FAQ page
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