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Message from the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe

New Worlds Reading Initiative

[ ] Important Deadline

[ ] Free Resource(s)      

[ ]School Readiness, EHS, VPK, or other Contract Compliance

[ ]Compliance with State Requirement

[X] Professional Development Opportunity

[ ] Informational

The New Worlds Reading Initiative Teacher Professional Learning, created in partnership

with the Florida Department of Education and the UF Lastinger Center for Learning, is a FREE professional learning opportunity for Florida educators.

WHAT?

• Training and resources that connect the New Worlds Reading Initiative home book delivery program to classroom-based school literacy instruction
• 1.5-day, in-person institute (breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided)
• Day 1: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Day 2: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• K-5 classroom teachers in Florida's public and charter schools
• VPK lead teachers and aides who work at a VPK contracted provider

WHERE?

• Sessions are scheduled in counties across the state and organized into VPK - K, 1 - 2, and 3 - 5 grade bands.
• Miami-Dade locaton dates
• July 8 and 9, 2024
• July 10 and 11, 2024

WHY?

• Receive a $450 stipend
• Connect New Worlds Reading book delivery to classroom instruction
• Gain knowledge on the Science of Reading
• Learn how to use children's literature to teach Florida's grade-level standards
• Improve student literacy outcomes

Sponsored by the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe and the State of Florida.

Miami-Dade: 2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 210, Coral Gables, FL 33134  305.646.7220

Monroe: 1111 12 Street, Suite 1-206, Key West, FL 33040   305.296.5557