BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chartwell Teaching Institute - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chartwell Teaching Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T180000 DTSTAMP:20260716T141534Z CREATED:20260605T170006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T141534Z UID:10000092-1786465800-1786471200@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:The ABCs of Background Knowledge DESCRIPTION:Your students come to your classroom with a wide range of lived experiences and prior knowledge. To help them get the most out of complex texts\, you can intentionally support language comprehension by connecting new learning to what they already know. The ABCs of Background Knowledge framework provides a simple approach for activating and assessing students’ prior knowledge\, building their understanding throughout a unit\, and helping them make meaningful connections that foster deep comprehension and critical thinking. \nDuring this one-hour training\, you will explore strategies for activating\, building\, and connecting background knowledge through classroom routines and instructional tools that support students as they learn new content. We’ll also examine cognitive load theory and instructional hierarchy to better understand how students acquire\, strengthen\, and apply knowledge over time. You’ll leave with practical\, classroom-ready strategies that you can implement right away to help all students engage more deeply with texts and content across the curriculum. \nAudience: School and District administrators\, interventionists\, reading specialistsLength: 1 hourPresenter/s: Meghan SanchezDates: August 11\, 2026Time: 4 pmCost: Free \nOutcomes \n\nIdentify the ABCs of background knowledge.\nChoose authentic\, hands-on activities to support background knowledge building throughout a unit of study.\nApply principles of cognitive load theory and instructional hierarchy to sequence instruction. \nExplore visual tools like concept mapping and hexagonal thinking to help students draw connections.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teacher Bio\nMeghan Sanchez is a Teacher Training Consultant with Chartwell Teaching Institute (CTI)\, specializing in structured literacy\, morphology\, and language comprehension. Meghan brings 10+ years of classroom experience and\, prior to this role\, taught students of all ages\, from PreK-4 to high school. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and a dual Master’s from Lesley University. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/abc-background-knowledge/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pexels-oleksandr-p-2781814-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T170000 DTSTAMP:20260716T141453Z CREATED:20260715T233835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T141453Z UID:10000093-1789012800-1789059600@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Playing POSSUM? Vocabulary and Fluency Strategies for K-2 DESCRIPTION:The POSSUM strategy\, pioneered by Maryann Wolf\, illustrates how Structured Literacy is not just foundational phonics skills. From a young age\, students need direct\, explicit instruction in all areas of the Reading Rope\, and that is exactly what the POSSUM strategy aims to do. It builds background knowledge\, vocabulary\, and fluency from the start\, and when combined with foundational skill instruction\, it creates powerful lessons that improve decoding and language comprehension at the same time. \nIn this workshop\, participants will gain practical examples of how to implement the POSSUM strategy into existing curriculum\, practice sample POSSUM routines using a K-2-friendly graphic organizer\, and plan their own POSSUM lesson using a decodable text. \nAudience: K-2 teachers\, special education teachers\, reading specialists\, instructional coachesLength: 1 hourPresenter/s: Molly BrickerDates: September 10\, 2026Time: 4 pmCost: Free \nOutcomes \n\nIdentify the components of the POSSUM strategy.\nDraw connections between the POSSUM strategy and the Reading Rope.\nPractice using a K-2-friendly POSSUM graphic organizer.\nPlan a POSSUM lesson using a decodable passage.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teacher Bio\nA former classroom teacher turned literacy advocate\, Molly Bricker is on a mission to bring Structured Literacy to every classroom through her work with the Chartwell Teaching Institute. Based in Los Angeles\, she also runs an educational therapy practice focused on individualized student support. Molly is a member of both the Association of Educational Therapists and the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Molly has a personal interest in the intersection of early physical and language development and later learning outcomes\, which informs her work with adults and children alike. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/playing-possum/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/003.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260915T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260915T170000 DTSTAMP:20260722T165209Z CREATED:20260722T164629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T165209Z UID:10000095-1789444800-1789491600@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Math Sticking Point: Word Problems DESCRIPTION:Reading comprehension impacts a student’s ability to solve word problems. This is because contextual math tasks combine literacy skills and numerical reasoning. Researchers at St. Mary’s College reported: “…that reading comprehension was a strong predictor of success in mathematical problem solving\, particularly among elementary school pupils.” While math teachers focus on numeracy skills\, it is also vital that they focus on reading comprehension. \nIn this workshop\, teachers will dive deeper into recent research linking strong literacy skills with increased mathematical understanding. Teachers will explore strategies to scaffold learning for MLLs  and students with learning differences. By the end of the workshop\, you will be able to implement instructional moves that build both literacy and numeracy immediately. \nAudience: Math teachers\, instructional coaches\, multiple-subject teachers\, special education teachers\, administrators\, support staff. \nLength: 1 hourPresenter/s: Jesse VickersDates: September 15th 2026Time: 4 pmCost: Free \nOutcomes \n\nRecall the process of solving a word problem from the point of view of the student.\nIdentify the varying parts of language that construct a math word problem (lexical\, polysemous\, academic).\nImplement a scaffold or strategy to support students for each part of language (lexical\, polysemous\, academic) that make up math word problems.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teacher Bio\nJesse Vickers is a math teacher at Chartwell High School. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s in Instructional Science and Technology\, both from CSU Monterey Bay. When he’s not teaching\, you can find him spending time with his family\, either at the beach or a nearby bookstore. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/word-problems/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/math2-pexels.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261013T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260716T155658Z CREATED:20260716T140712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T155658Z UID:10000094-1791864000-1791910800@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Demystifying Dyslexia DESCRIPTION:October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. This sneak peek into the dyslexic brain will provide participants with essential knowledge related to current definitions of dyslexia\, the neuroscience of reading\, how dyslexia and SLD in reading are diagnosed\, and age-specific characteristics. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the nuances and complexities of dyslexia through discussion protocols and a jigsaw activity. This virtual workshop is designed with classroom teachers and parents in mind. The better we all understand dyslexia\, the better we can support our students from a strengths-based perspective.  \n*Please note this workshop is an abridged version of our 3-day Demystifying Dyslexia course.  \nAudience: Classroom teachers\, special education teachers\, reading specialists\, instructional coaches\, administrators\, and parentsLength: 1 hourPresenter/s: Molly BrickerDates: October 13\, 2026Time: 4 pmCost: Free \nOutcomes \n\nUnderstand the reading brain and what dyslexia is and is not.\nLearn about neuropsychological assessments and how dyslexia is diagnosed.\nExplore how dyslexia feels for the reader and take a closer look at characteristics by age group. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teacher Bio\nA former classroom teacher turned literacy advocate\, Molly Bricker is on a mission to bring Structured Literacy to every classroom through her work with the Chartwell Teaching Institute. Based in Los Angeles\, she also runs an educational therapy practice focused on individualized student support. Molly is a member of both the Association of Educational Therapists and the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Molly has a personal interest in the intersection of early physical and language development and later learning outcomes\, which informs her work with adults and children alike. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/demystifying-dyslexia/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/002-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261110T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261110T170000 DTSTAMP:20260722T170044Z CREATED:20260722T170037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T170044Z UID:10000096-1794283200-1794330000@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Coming Soon: Maximizing Your Read Aloud DESCRIPTION:The description and outcomes for this FREE workshop are coming soon! In the meantime\, you can still register. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/read-aloud/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Pictures-for-0-5-Blog-Posts-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T170000 DTSTAMP:20260722T170947Z CREATED:20260722T170504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T170947Z UID:10000097-1794888000-1794934800@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Coming Soon: Math Sticking Point: Fractions DESCRIPTION:The description and outcomes for this FREE workshop are coming soon! In the meantime\, you can still register. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/math-sticking-point-fractions/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/math-pexels.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260722T170825Z CREATED:20260722T170819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T170825Z UID:10000098-1796184000-1796230800@chartwellteachinginstitute.org SUMMARY:Coming Soon: The Power of the Sentence: Syntax DESCRIPTION:The description and outcomes for this FREE workshop are coming soon! In the meantime\, you can still register. URL:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/event/power-sentence-syntax/ LOCATION:Virtual Workshop CATEGORIES:One Day,Science of Reading,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chartwellteachinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/015.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR