Glean + OSPI Expert Webinar Series
Join the Glean Education and Washington State OSPI for a FREE expert webinar series featuring nationally recognized researchers on topics related to Structured Literacy within an MTSS Framework. Learn more about why some students struggle to learn to read, how to recognize risk factors in your students, and how to support reading difficulties and dyslexia in the classroom.
This webinar series is funded by the Washington State Department of Education OSPI Structured Literacy within an MTSS Framework Initiative. This webinar series is a part of the state-wide initiative to increase knowledge among educational partners about Structured Literacy instruction within an MTSS framework. The training initiative includes on-demand coursework, a train-the-trainer event for OPSI’s State Literacy Team, and the expert webinar series (below). For more information, please visit OSPI’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Webpage.
View our Expert Webinar Series Flyer for more information or visit the Expert Webinar Series’ Padlet for resources, recordings, and more.
September 15, 2022 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Glean Education + OSPI’s Structured Literacy in an MTSS Framework
Join Glean Education’s Founder Jessica Hamman and OSPI Project Lead Rebecca Estock as they share an overview of the initiative and details on how to access the training opportunities this school year.
October 20, 2022 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Understanding Oral Reading Fluency Assessments
Nationally recognized reading researcher, Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. explores what reading fluency is, how to assess it, and how to make instructional decisions based on Oral Reading Fluency Data.
November 10, 2022 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Implementing Structured Literacy Instruction
Nationally recognized Structured Literacy Trainer, Georgette Dickman provides an overview of Structured Literacy instruction and how to implement it across the tiers. The webinar will cover the components of instruction and how to plan and intensify the instruction for struggling readers.
December 8, 2022 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Explaining Dyslexia - What Educators Need to Know to Talk to Parents about Reading Difficulties.
Nationally-recognized child advocate, Emerson Dickman, J.D. discusses what educators need to know to talk to parents about their students who may be struggling with reading difficulties and dyslexia.
January 19, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Identifying and Teaching Students with Significant Reading Problems in an MTSS Framework
Nationally-recognized professor of psychology, Jack Fletcher, Ph.D. discusses how to identify and teach students with significant reading problems and dyslexia within an MTSS framework.
February 16, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Using Data-Based Decision Making to Intensify Instruction after Literacy Assessment
A nationally-recognized expert on MTSS, Kim St. Martin explores how teachers can understand and use their literacy assessment data to make instructional decisions for their students across the Tiers of instruction.
March 16, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Overview of PBIS: The Importance of Behavioral Supports within an MTSS Framework
Two Directors at the May Institute, Bob Putnam, Ph.D. and Christine Downs, M.A. share an overview of PBIS and high-leverage strategies to build systems for behavioral supports and ensure a comprehensive MTSS framework.
April 13, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Academic Literacy
Renowned researcher and Director of the Center on Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, Sharroky Hollie, Ph.D., will discuss the domain of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Academic Literacy and how teachers can implement strategies to support their diverse learners in the classroom.
May 18, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Reading Science and English Learners
Renowned researcher and Stanford University Professor Claude Goldenberg will discuss the importance of Reading Science to English Learners and its implications for classroom instruction
June 1, 2023 from 3 - 4 pm PST
Webinar on Teaching Literacy in Rural Places
Two researchers and founders of the Center on Rural Education at Virginia Tech discuss the importance of place in literacy instruction.