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                                                                                                    The Learning Network
Overview

The Learning Network® is a dynamic organization comprised of staff developers, educators, and authors who work together to provide professional  development experiences that result in increased student achievement and school improvement. Through support from The Learning Network®, schools and districts throughout the United States have dramatically improved the performance of their  students and staff, developing effective literacy  coaches, making Adequate Yearly Progress and  successfully meeting state standards. As part of The Learning Network®, your school or district receives training and support from highly qualified staff developers, who previously served as  master teachers and effective administrators and now will be focused on helping you achieve your goals. Keys to Success The Learning Network® provides you with a unique sitebased, job-embedded staff development process, which can be enhanced by inservices during the school year and supplemental learning experiences during the summer. TLN schools receive the following combination of services and support that contribute to school success: Experienced staff developers work directly with educators right in their schools and classrooms on a regular basis. Proven techniques are refined and applied in the classroom with your staff over time, while continued contact with the same staff developer provides ongoing support and growth.

This site-based coaching improves performance and builds capacity, developing leadership teams comprised of administrators and teacher leaders who can continue to train and support their colleagues. Your staff developer first helps the school’s leaders become more effective educators and administrators, and then helps them become effective trainers of other staff members. Formative and summative assessment data is used to plan effective instruction that meets the needs of all students. Based on the Teaching and Learning Cycle shown to the left, your educators learn to evaluate students’ performance in order to inform their instruction and monitor progress. Research-based literacy instruction develops knowledge and skills that are also used successfully in the content areas. An effective and enjoyable learning process enables students to read and write well, and then apply what they have learned in new situations. Comprehensive Solutions The Learning Network®’s job-embedded staff development process can be supplemented by customized inservice that meets the specific needs of your staff. In addition, summer literacy institutes and an annual conference provide further opportunities to learn and work with caring educators focused on extending and enhancing the school improvement process.

     Coaching
      Early Literacy Seminar
     The Leadership Seminar,
      Learning Lab: Taking theory into practice
      Instructional Resource Room
      Other Customized in-service