Did you know that you can use the Newsela platform to teach and assess reading skills? If you are already confident in your ability to navigate the Newsela platform and build learning experiences, attend this session to see how you can use the Newsela ELA to target your learners’ reading needs.
- Practitioners who are interested in learning more about Newsela ELA
- Teachers of reading and literacy who use Newsela
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, Newsela Professional Learning Specialist Patrick Hurley will model how to use Newsela ELA to teach, practice, and assess important reading skills aligned to the science of reading.
We will be finding subject-specific content and addressing how to amplify reading skills during those read-throughs. After that, we’ll see how to utilize Newsela reporting data to plan for future skills instruction.
Course Requirements: To complete this course, you must attend the 1.5-hour online session with Newsela. It is recommended, but not required that you complete the three to five hour Newsela Certified Educator (NCE) Program self-paced course before attending this training. Click to register and begin the NCE.
Course Access & Support: To ensure that you receive information about your training, please save jane_brandt@worlded.org to your email address book.
If you need technical assistance or have questions about accessing the course, please contact Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org.
Can’t join us for this session? Sign up for notifications to receive updates about additional PD related to Digital Literacy. To sign up for notifications, sign into your SABES account, click the “My Account” tab, select the “My Notifications” tab, and make sure Program Support - Digital Literacy is selected.
- Use Newsela ELA to teach, practice, and assess important reading skills
- Use reading materials in Newsela ELA to amplify student reading skills
- Utilize Newsela reporting data to plan for future skills instruction
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. Contact Paula Jurigian at Paula.Jurigian@mass.gov for more information.
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