Williston, VT – The Stern Center for Language and Learning is pleased to announce that following a national RFP process, the Vermont Agency of Education has selected the Stern Center as a contractor for literacy improvement efforts, working with schools and communities through the Read Vermont initiative.
For Teachers
Are your literacy lessons moving too fast, too slow, or you just don’t know? Using Mastery Criteria in Reading Intervention
By Peggy Price, M.Ed., F/OGA, Director of the Stern Center Orton-Gillingham Institute and Leigh Buettler, M.Ed., Director of Professional Learning Have you ever noticed that you can’t help but read words when you come across them? Whether we see text on a cereal box, a road sign, or the book cover, once we have become […]
Breaking the Mold with Engaging, Interactive Professional Development
Building a Virtual Community: Connecting and Collaborating Online I’ve attended virtual professional development that is like listening to an episode of a podcast: I’m anonymous and unseen, the conversation is one-sided, and the presentation is more generic than it is specific to my role and my needs. I bet this has happened to you, too. […]
We Don’t Do “Irrelevant”: Why the Stern Center Has a 95% Teacher Satisfaction Rating
48% of teachers report that their PD is irrelevant to their daily instruction. We recognize the value of funding, time, and the need for relevant, engaging professional learning. That’s why our professional development sessions result in a 95% teacher satisfaction rating.
Free Two-Part Adolescent Interactive Workshop Series
In this free, two-part virtual workshop series facilitated by Monica Crumback, B.A., C-SLDI, you will explore the ways in which adolescent students are impacted by long-term reading struggles. You’ll have the opportunity to interact, ask questions, and learn about instructional practices to help support students.
Discovering Student Insights with Year-End Surveys
As the school year winds down into spring and summer break looms on the horizon, we often find ourselves entertaining both our anticipation of the future and our reflections on the past year. It’s a perfect time to engage our students in some of that reflective work as well.
