Webinars: Virginia Educators Applying Reading Science (VEARS)

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Registration for Webinars -

Note. Each webinar is a stand alone offering. There is no need to take all 5 of webinars. AND You will be able to choose your session at the end of the process. Each session is $25

In response to the urgent need to translate reading science for K-12 educators, Virginia Tech is hosting five webinars on timely, educational topics. The goal of the series, entitled Virginia Educators Applying Reading Science (VEARS), is to clearly and succinctly interpret research in ways that are directly applicable to the classroom. 

This fall, in response to the requests of educators, there will be two offerings for secondary teachers in middle/high schools. Each webinar targets a specific strategy or series of techniques. The webinars minimize “theories,” and emphasize pragmatic “How-tos” taken directly from applied studies. VEARS webinars will connect teachers to research-proven strategies that they can use in their classrooms immediately. [Note.  Each webinar is a stand alone offering. There is no need to take all 6 webinars.

VEARS Schedule: 

• All programs are on Tuesdays from 5pm – 6:15pm
• Sept. 27: Texts as Tools for Inquiry: What Does it Mean to Meet Adolescent Readers Where They Are? -  Trevor Stewart
• Oct. 4: Big words for little kids: Infusing K-2 phonics with strategies for decoding word parts. – Heidi Anne Mesmer
• Oct. 11: Text Structures & Text Features: Integrating Authentic Writing Activities into Content Areas – Donna Fortune
• Nov. 1: Dialogic Reading: An Approach to Engaging Students and Supporting Reading in the Middle and High School Setting - Trevor Stewart
• Nov. 8: Expanding Vocabulary and Oral Language Through a Comprehensive Approach – Dana Robertson