Are you wondering how to integrate Newsela content and resources into your classroom instruction? This session will outline Newsela’s "4 Ps approach" (Prepare, Preview, Practice, and Process) to designing learning experiences with the Newsela platform.
- Educators with experience using Newsela who would benefit from a deeper dive into the platform and its resources
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, you will walk through the process of exploring, building, and working within your Newsela account to integrate digital literacy experiences that are appropriate for your students. You'll experience the four steps to designing a learning experience with Newsela: Prepare, Preview, Practice, and Process. You’ll follow each step to design a research-based learning experience proven to accelerate student achievement. This session will include live modeling and independent practice, and will be customized to fit your current curriculum objectives and topics.
Newsela: Designing Learning Experiences & Complementing Your Curriculum will expand on your experiences from the Newsela Certified Educator (NCE) course and support you in piecing all the tools and features together into one cohesive lesson for your learners.
Format & Requirements: This course consists of one online synchronous session of 1.5 hours, with no additional required work.
Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the synchronous session via Zoom from Sovanna Carnell Guyon. If you need technical assistance to access the course, please contact Sovanna at sovanna_carnellguyon@worlded.org.
This session is part of the Newsela PD Series. Be sure to check out the other offerings in this series:
- Differentiating Instruction with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 11/21/25, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Supporting Multilingual Learners with Newsela (Online Facilitated) on 1/23/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Newsela: Using Student Insights to Inform Instruction (Online Facilitated) on 5/8/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Use Newsela features to support student access to lesson skills and concepts
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Review Support for Newsela for more information.
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