Professional Development

Benchmark Education Professional Development has options to meet a wide range of needs based on your implementation. Benchmark Literacy training is divided into focused segments to optimize teaching and learning in your building or district.

Proven professionals customize your PD to meet the highest standards of excellence and produce outstanding results.

  • More than a decade of successful experience in districts across America
  • From classroom demonstrations to large-scale training sessions
  • Dedicated nationwide PD staff supplemented by local consultants

Benchmark Education's PD team is comprised of experienced educators, many of whom have also served as literacy coaches, specialists, and administrators. All received specialized training in staff development and current research-based best practices. Their specialties and certifications include Reading Recovery®, early childhood education, bilingual education, SIOP, special education, and educational administration.

Product Inservice Modules

Whole-Group Reading, K–2

Whole-Group Reading, 3–6

The First 30 Days: Rituals and Routines, K–2

The First 30 Days: Rituals and Routines, 3–6

Assessment

Phonics, K–2

Word Study & Vocabulary, 3–6

Benchmark Literacy for Administrators

Customized Training and Coaching

Additional customized training sessions can be provided to support fidelity of implementation and increase teacher effectiveness with the Benchmark Literacy resources. Recognizing the impact made by sustained job-embedded training, additional (optional) fee-based training services are available to support the implementation of adopted resources and increase the overall quality of literacy instruction.

Benchmark Literacy Train-the-Trainer Toolkits

Turnkey professional development sessions for literacy coaches, principals, and administrators provide the resources and model for leading in-district training sessions. Tools for trainers are included to support best practices and proper implementation of Benchmark Literacy.

Train-the-Trainer Implementation Toolkit

What customers have to say about Benchmark Education Professional Development:

"The training has been second to none. [The trainer] has been fantastic. She answers their questions, she models, and the teachers model for her and she provides feedback. It’s a very thorough professional development plan. . . . It really has been outstanding—the best ongoing PD I’ve ever seen!"
Principal
East Hartford, CT, Public Schools
"The demonstration lessons with our students were the best thing that has ever happened. They were not a videotape of someone else’s students, but a model of what we need to do with our own students."
Grade 4 Teacher
East Hartford, CT, Public Schools

 

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