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ELAR (Grades 6-12) Sessions

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The Secondary ELAR (6-12) team specializes in providing coaching and professional development opportunities centered around best instructional practices with a focus on literacy and content-specific pedagogy.

We offer sessions grounded in research-based instructional strategies, using high-quality instructional materials aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

February

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ESC Region 11

This cadre is for instructional leaders utilizing TEA Open Education Resources for RLA (Amplify Texas and Odell Texas). The collaborative session will provide information and updates for K-12 educators using these instructional resource materials. Register here.

For more information, contact BeTina Edwards-Wilson at bedwards-wilson@esc11.net or 817-740-7501, Nikki Hagood at nhagood@esc11.net or 817-740-3613, or Brittany Kosumsuriya at bkosumsuriya@esc11.net or 817-740-3699.

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ESC Region 11

ESC Region 11 invites you to the ELAR instructional leaders and coaches meeting on Feb. 24, 2025 from 9 a.m. - noon. This session will provide information and updates about ELAR curriculum and assessments to K-12 instructional leaders. The in-person meeting accounts for three credit hours.

Register Here

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March

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ESC Region 11

Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) RLA are 3-5 instructional strategies representing the most significant changes needed to bridge the gap between research and practice. This fast-paced, one-day RLA RBIS session will cover Foundational Skills, Text Complexity, Knowledge Coherence, and Text-Based Responses.

Participants will explore thinking differently about RLA and what changes could benefit the students they serve.

This session is FREE for participants from LEAs that have purchased the Instructional Solutions and Support Contract, $220 per person for all other Region 11 LEAs, and $440 per person for all other regions. Participants will receive six credit hours for this course. Register here.

For more information, contact Brittany Kosumsuriya at bkosumsuriya@esc11.net or 817-740-3699.

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April

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ESC Region 11

ESC Region 11 invites you to the ELAR instructional leaders and coaches meeting on April 25, 2025 from 9 a.m. - noon. This session will provide information and updates about ELAR curriculum and assessments to K-12 instructional leaders. The in-person meeting accounts for three credit hours.

Register Here

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May

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ESC Region 11

Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) RLA are 3-5 instructional strategies representing the most significant changes needed to bridge the gap between research and practice. This fast-paced, two-day RLA RBIS session will cover Foundational Skills, Text Complexity, Knowledge Coherence, and Text-Based Responses.

Participants will explore thinking differently about RLA and what changes could benefit the students they serve.

This session is FREE for participants from LEAs that have purchased the Instructional Solutions and Support Contract, $220 per person for all other Region 11 LEAs, and $440 per person for all other regions. Participants will receive twelve credit hours for this course. Register here.

For more information, contact Brittany Kosumsuriya at bkosumsuriya@esc11.net or 817-740-3699.

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