To deliver the highest quality instruction, educators need the right professional learning partner. Our top-tier specialists deliver high-impact courses, coaching, and resources that are flexible, results-driven, and tailored to your strategic priorities.
Professional Learning Services for Educators
Professional Learning
That Moves Your Vision Forward
Courses & Coaching Tailored to Your Needs
Scholastic offers transformative professional learning courses in person, virtually, or both. Our hybrid approach provides maximum flexibility for busy educators and a deep level of personalization for your district.
Scholastic Program Implementation
Work with Scholastic specialists to implement our programs with confidence and success.
Instructional Practice Courses
Equip educators with powerful, evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes.
Instructional Coaching
Support educators in applying new strategies with high-impact coaching personalized to your team’s unique needs.
“From the inception of the partnership between Scholastic and Thomasville City Schools until now, it has been an amazing experience. Our district and school-based teams have learned and grown so much since we began this journey.”
Jessica V. Dreher, Ed.D., Director of Student Services at Thomasville City Schools
3 Reasons to Choose Scholastic
Expertise
Our specialists and coaches are former educators and administrators with extensive experience and rigorous training in evidence-based literacy instruction and effective family engagement practices. 55% of our specialists have held a leadership role in schools.
Flexibility
Choose individual courses and books or work with us to develop a comprehensive professional learning and coaching plan that’s right for you. Whatever your district is working towards, we offer maximum flexibility for optimal professional growth.
Personalization
We tailor every professional learning experience to your team’s needs and schedules. Our facilitators use real assessment data to illustrate effective practices and our coaches use your curricula and student data to inform each session.
Scholastic Program Implementation Support
1–3 Hour Sessions | Virtual or In-Person | Up to 30 K–5 Teachers and Instructional Coaches
Equip your team with the knowledge and information they need to apply Scholastic resources and tools in your classrooms with fidelity.
Choose Your Program
Knowledge Library
Discover data-driven techniques to adapt instruction for small groups using the Knowledge Library.
My Books Every Day
Learn how to use My Books Every Day to foster literacy-rich home environments.
Read and Rise
Learn how to tap into the strengths of every family with Read and Rise.
R.E.A.L.
Deepen your understanding of mentorship, recruiting, and making an impact with R.E.A.L.
Instructional Practice Courses
3–6 Hour Sessions | Virtual or In-Person | Up to 30 K–5 Teachers and Instructional Coaches
We offer a wealth of courses on some of today’s most important instructional priorities. Our results-driven approach ensures your team leaves every session with ready-to-implement strategies that have a measurable impact.
Family and Community Engagement
Explore proven ways to welcome families into your school and empower them to become active participants in their child’s learning.
Early Childhood Development
Develop early childhood literacy instructional practices and provide your youngest learners with a solid foundation to grow.
Foundational Literacy Instruction
Discover the latest strategies and activities for effective code-focused instruction in phonics, decoding, fluency, and more.
Knowledge & Comprehension
Explore evidence-based strategies to improve meaning-focused instruction in knowledge and language comprehension.
New Teacher Best-Practices
Kickstart success and build the fundamental skills new teachers need in their first years of teaching.
Instructional Coaching
Virtual, In-Person, or Hybrid | One on One or Groups of Up to 5
We provide instructional coaching that is ongoing, personalized to the individual teacher, and flexible to implement. Our range of coaching options respond to your team’s unique needs and schedules.
The Scholastic Coaching Cycle
Our coaching goes beyond theory. We partner with educators in a continuous cycle of improvement. Together, we will:
- Plan lessons and set goals.
- Practice new techniques.
- Refine skills and confidently implement new strategies.
- Repeat!
“We really didn't know what to expect with Coaching. However, this process is a game changer! I hope to budget Coaching for years moving forward. I appreciated time to talk with a former [educator] who had walked in my shoes and just was a great listening ear. She then provided high quality lessons for staff to observe, feedback, and thoughtful conversation.”
– Educator from Paducah, KY
Professional Books
Individual | Professional Learning Groups
Encourage educators to pursue their interests and transform their practice with ready-to implement strategies from top education authors and practitioners.
7 Mighty Moves and 7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources
Transform reading instruction with 7 simple modifications you can make right now.
Rock Your Literacy Block
Demystify the Science of Reading and learn how to implement in your daily instruction.
Know Better, Do Better
Dive into the research on comprehension and discover what students need to read deeply.
The Megabook of Fluency, 2nd Edition
Explore strategies and practice pages that connect fluency to the Science of Reading.
The Words that Shape Us
Learn how teachers can use language to transform how students feel and achieve.
Thought Leadership Talks
Host a renowned author and thought leader who will captivate educators and staff with powerful insights and expert knowledge, while sparking curiosity and inspiring action!
Featured Keynote Speakers
Meredith Liben
Reading Specialist and Literacy Consultant
David Liben
Reading Specialist and Literacy Consultant
Michele Myers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University
Julia B. Lindsey, Ph.D.
Author, Educator, Foundational Literacy Expert
Lindsay Kemeny
Author, Educator, Foundational Literacy Expert
Gholdy Muhammad, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Karen Mapp, Ed.D.
Author, Researcher, Educator, Family, School, and Community Engagement Expert
Fresh Takes from Scholastic Experts
Get to know us better. Explore these free professional learning webinars and resources for Scholastic authors.
What the Science of Reading Says About
Our Brains
Jessica Wollman
Reducing Chronic Absenteeism by Strengthening Family-School Partnerships
Dr Nea Hearn and Jenni Brassington
How Can We Help Your Team Grow?
