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At Lavinia Group, we inspire change and growth in education through deep content knowledge and innovative teaching. Our research-backed professional learning programs are proven to boost student achievement by embedding new knowledge and methods that rapidly improve math and literacy skills.

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Teaching and Learning 

At Lavinia Group, we inspire change and growth in education through deep content knowledge and innovative teaching. Our research-backed professional learning programs are proven to boost student achievement by embedding new knowledge and methods that rapidly improve math and literacy skills.

Fall 2024 Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities

Workshop Intensives

Unlock rapid skill refinement with a 4-6 hour session designed to transform instructional practice. Workshop Intensives offer immersive learning opportunities, building knowledge of innovative instructional methods and leveraging strategies that drive rapid student growth.

Professional Learning Labs

Experience dynamic and collaborative learning through interactive activities, while diving deeper into the subject matter. Explore new instructional methods, and refine skills in real-time through four one-hour sessions, spread over four weeks.

Workshop Intensives

Ideal for educators seeking flexible and convenient professional learning programs that can be accessed from any location, without compromising on engagement and collaboration.

$650 per participant

Introduction to Close Reading for MeaningGrades 2-8
Introduction to Math
Story ProblemsGrades K-8
Proven Methods for Rapidly Improving Teacher Practice
(Leader Workshop)Grades K-8
Virtual Date: 9/18
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST 

Learn the essentials of Close Reading for Meaning - a method proven to rapidly improve student outcomes in literacy. Incorporating science of reading research, our Close Reading for Meaning approach uses genre as an inroad to support students in making meaning from text. Give students the tools to distill both the literal and deeper meaning of any text using their initial understanding as the anchor for further analysis.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for leaders and teachers who are new to the Close Reading for Meaning method. 

Virtual Date: 9/24
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST 

Learn powerful teaching methods that bring mathematical story problems to life in any classroom. During this introductory workshop, participants will learn the Math for Meaning method, an approach that has proven to rapidly increase student achievement and confidence in mathematics using contextual mathematics to provide real-world context. Using context as a gateway to comprehension, teachers and leaders gain an in-depth understanding of the structure and purpose of problem-solving math blocks, ensuring you are well-prepared to implement these strategies effectively in teaching practice.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for teachers and leaders who are new to the Lavinia Group Story Problems method. Participants will be broken out by grade band to ensure content is practical and highly relevant. 

 

In-Person Date: August 15, 2024 (NYC)

In-Person Time: 9AM - 3:00PM EST

Virtual Date: 10/29/2024
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST

Achieving excellent student outcomes starts with strong leadership. This workshop is for leaders with a deep commitment to meeting end-of-year goals by prioritizing authentic teaching and learning experiences. Learn how to effectively set an instructional vision, monitor progress, and achieve results across your grade level or school. With a specific focus on meeting end-of-year benchmarks participants will engage in guided development of an instructional management plan, tailored to your current data and the unique needs of your school. 

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for leaders seeking effective methods and structures for rapidly improving teacher practice in their buildings.

Sign Up for Our Workshop Intensives

Professional Learning Labs

Lavinia Group's Professional Learning Labs offer organizations a series of continued learning experiences around high-impact topics. Each series provides a seamless virtual experience, connecting participants to cutting-edge topics in education through four one-hour sessions. Dive into a new session each week for four weeks and stay at the forefront of educational innovation. 

$475 per participant

Science of Reading Learning SeriesGrades K-3 
Math Content SeriesGrades K-2, 3-5, 6-8  
Leader Learning Lab SeriesGrades K-8 
Virtual Date: 10/29, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3 
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Lavinia Group’s SoR Learning Series features four 1-hour educator sessions designed to enhance foundational literacy in elementary grades through targeted professional development for educators. By participating in this series, you will have the opportunity to engage in high-quality professional learning that focuses on systematic and explicit teaching of reading across grade levels K-3, effective instructional tools, and the design of school and classroom structures to support instructional systems.

Who Should Attend:

Foundational literacy teachers seeking to improve their explicit teaching of reading. 

Virtual Date: 10/11, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Lavinia Group Math Content Clinic Series features four 1-hour educator sessions designed to provide professional development for leaders and teachers in Grades K-5 to deepen their content expertise in key mathematical standards. These sessions will be differentiated by grade bands and will include opportunities for leaders and teachers to engage in mathematics as an adult learner and then explore how students learn to make sense of these key mathematical ideas.


K-2 Sessions 

  • Session 1: Introduction to Fundamentals of Counting 
  • Session 2: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Base Ten Development  
  • Session 3: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Addition Strategies Using Math for Meaning: Story Problems™ 
  • Session 4: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Subtraction Strategies Using Math for Meaning: Story Problems™ 

3-5 Sessions 

  • Session 1: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Multiplication Strategies  
  • Session 2: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Division Strategies  
  • Session 3: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas: Place Value and Decimal Development in Grades 3-5 
  • Session 4: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas: Fractions 
Who Should Attend:

Leaders and teachers seeking to deepen their content expertise in key math instruction. 

Virtual Date: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Developing confident, proficient readers and mathematicians starts with instructional leadership. During this series, participants learn methods and best practices for rapid skill advancement in instruction, ensuring high-quality teaching and successful student outcomes across classrooms, grade levels, and schools. Participants will learn Lavinia Group's proven instructional leadership and management methods, and craft plans they can put into action right away. This series aims to empower school leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead their schools towards educational excellence.

Who Should Attend:

Leaders seeking to fortify their strategies for running a successful school. 

Sign Up for Our Professional Learning Labs

Workshop Intensives

Ideal for educators seeking flexible and convenient professional learning programs that can be accessed from any location, without compromising on engagement and collaboration.

$650 per participant

Introduction to Close Reading for Meaning Grades 2-8
Virtual Date: 9/18
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST 

Learn the essentials of Close Reading for Meaning - a method proven to rapidly improve student outcomes in literacy. Incorporating science of reading research, our Close Reading for Meaning approach uses genre as an inroad to support students in making meaning from text. Give students the tools to distill both the literal and deeper meaning of any text using their initial understanding as the anchor for further analysis.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for leaders and teachers who are new to the Close Reading for Meaning method. 

Introduction to Math
Story Problems Grades K-8
Virtual Date: 9/24
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST 

Learn powerful teaching methods that bring mathematical story problems to life in any classroom. During this introductory workshop, participants will learn the Math for Meaning method, an approach that has proven to rapidly increase student achievement and confidence in mathematics using contextual mathematics to provide real-world context. Using context as a gateway to comprehension, teachers and leaders gain an in-depth understanding of the structure and purpose of problem-solving math blocks, ensuring you are well-prepared to implement these strategies effectively in teaching practice.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for teachers and leaders who are new to the Lavinia Group Story Problems method. Participants will be broken out by grade band to ensure content is practical and highly relevant. 

 

In-Person Date: August 15, 2024 (NYC)

In-Person Time: 9AM - 3:00PM EST

Proven Methods for Rapidly Improving Teacher Practice
(Leader Workshop) Grades K-8
Virtual Date: 10/29/2024
Virtual Time: 10AM-2:00PM EST

Achieving excellent student outcomes starts with strong leadership. This workshop is for leaders with a deep commitment to meeting end-of-year goals by prioritizing authentic teaching and learning experiences. Learn how to effectively set an instructional vision, monitor progress, and achieve results across your grade level or school. With a specific focus on meeting end-of-year benchmarks participants will engage in guided development of an instructional management plan, tailored to your current data and the unique needs of your school. 

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for leaders seeking effective methods and structures for rapidly improving teacher practice in their buildings.

Sign Up for Our Workshop Intensives

Professional Learning Labs

Lavinia Group's Professional Learning Labs offer organizations a series of continued learning experiences around high-impact topics. Each series provides a seamless virtual experience, connecting participants to cutting-edge topics in education through four one-hour sessions. Dive into a new session each week for four weeks and stay at the forefront of educational innovation. 

$475 per participant

Science of Reading Learning Series Grades K-3 
Virtual Date: 10/29, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3 
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Lavinia Group’s SoR Learning Series features four 1-hour educator sessions designed to enhance foundational literacy in elementary grades through targeted professional development for educators. By participating in this series, you will have the opportunity to engage in high-quality professional learning that focuses on systematic and explicit teaching of reading across grade levels K-3, effective instructional tools, and the design of school and classroom structures to support instructional systems.

Who Should Attend:

Foundational literacy teachers seeking to improve their explicit teaching of reading. 

Math Content Series Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8  
Virtual Date: 10/11, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Lavinia Group Math Content Clinic Series features four 1-hour educator sessions designed to provide professional development for leaders and teachers in Grades K-5 to deepen their content expertise in key mathematical standards. These sessions will be differentiated by grade bands and will include opportunities for leaders and teachers to engage in mathematics as an adult learner and then explore how students learn to make sense of these key mathematical ideas.


K-2 Sessions 

  • Session 1: Introduction to Fundamentals of Counting 
  • Session 2: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Base Ten Development  
  • Session 3: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Addition Strategies Using Math for Meaning: Story Problems™ 
  • Session 4: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Subtraction Strategies Using Math for Meaning: Story Problems™ 

3-5 Sessions 

  • Session 1: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Multiplication Strategies  
  • Session 2: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas - Division Strategies  
  • Session 3: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas: Place Value and Decimal Development in Grades 3-5 
  • Session 4: Unpacking Key Mathematical Ideas: Fractions 
Who Should Attend:

Leaders and teachers seeking to deepen their content expertise in key math instruction. 

Leader Learning Lab Series Grades K-8 
Virtual Date: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 
Virtual Time: 11AM-12:00PM EST 

Developing confident, proficient readers and mathematicians starts with instructional leadership. During this series, participants learn methods and best practices for rapid skill advancement in instruction, ensuring high-quality teaching and successful student outcomes across classrooms, grade levels, and schools. Participants will learn Lavinia Group's proven instructional leadership and management methods, and craft plans they can put into action right away. This series aims to empower school leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead their schools towards educational excellence.

Who Should Attend:

Leaders seeking to fortify their strategies for running a successful school. 

Sign Up for Our Professional Learning Labs

Motivated and Passionate
Educators Are Catalysts for Transformative Change in Education

Inspiration in Teaching 

Our programs keep educators feeling motivated and energized by offering diverse sources of inspiration. From engaging in innovative teaching strategies to fostering a supportive school culture, we provide the tools and environment for teachers to thrive. When educators are inspired, they engage more deeply with their students and subject matter, cultivating meaningful learning experiences and improving teacher retention. 

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Motivated and Passionate
Educators Are Catalysts for Transformative Change in Education

Teaching Beyond the Classroom 

We empower educators to ignite transformative change beyond the classroom. Motivated and creative teachers drive significant shifts in educational practices, student engagement, and learning outcomes. Their enthusiasm inspires students to pursue learning with curiosity and vigor, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. 

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Educators Are Catalysts for Transformative Change in Education

Empowering Educators 

Our programs empower educators to continuously learn new methods, theories, and technologies, refreshing their practice and maintaining high energy levels and commitment. This continuous growth not only inspires individual educators but also leads to broader changes in educational systems, creating a culture of innovation and progress.

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Educators Are Catalysts for Transformative Change in Education

The Ripple Effect

In addition to impacting their students, inspired teachers can also influence their colleagues and the broader educational community. This chain reaction can lead to widespread educational reforms and innovations, illustrating how change often starts with individual acts of passion and commitment. When we invest in teachers, we invest in the future of education.

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Fall 2024 Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities
95%
of participants

agreed Lavinia Group professional learning sessions are engaging and interactive.

91%
of participants

in over 100 Lavinia Group sessions said they would attend a Lavinia Group training again.

92%
of participants

agree their classroom or school will improve from methods learned in these sessions.

Testimonials

“Great session! Thank you so much! There are lots of PDs out there for teachers. But how many actually teach you how to teach your subject? Lavinia Group's PDs do, and it is rare and refreshing and very insightful.” 

Ajmal Yourish, 7th Grade Teacher at Children’s Aid College Prep

“Today was awesome. I'm feeling even more confident about launching future lessons where students will be supported in their continued learning. I appreciate both presenters for their preparation, engagement, and knowledge. You did a great job!” 

Jovi Ortega, 3rd grade Teacher at Bronx Community Charter

“I appreciate the authenticity the presenters create. They take time to see us as individuals before "participants" and that makes me feel welcomed and seen. I also appreciate their expertise and knowledge. Without knowing their resume, I am confident that they are producing excellence and trust them as leaders.”  

Allyson Anthony, Kairos Academies Assistant Principal

Inspired Teaching Ignites Excellence

Click here to register for an upcoming Workshop Intensive or Learning Lab, or complete the form below to explore professional learning options with an education specialist.