Professional Learning
Instructional Excellence Academy
Instructional Excellence Academy
Select your session:
Select your session:
August 5, 2026
Starting the Year Strong: Instructional Routines, Expectations, and Classroom Systems
Starting the Year Strong: Instructional Routines, Expectations, and Classroom Systems
Strong instruction begins with strong systems. This session focuses on the routines, procedures, and classroom structures that maximize learning and build a positive classroom culture from day one.
September 2, 2026
Teacher Clarity: Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Teacher Clarity: Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Clear learning intentions and well-defined success criteria are among the highest-impact practices in education. This session explores how to align instruction, assessment, and communication so students always know what they're learning and why it matters.
October 7, 2026
Explicit Instruction: Lesson Design
Explicit Instruction: Lesson Design
Explore the architecture of a highly effective lesson. You'll learn how to design instruction using evidence-based components including modeling, guided practice, scaffolding, pacing, and alignment.
November 4, 2026
Explicit Instruction: Lesson Delivery & Eliciting Frequent Student Responses
Explicit Instruction: Lesson Delivery & Eliciting Frequent Student Responses
Great lesson design only works if delivery is strong. This session focuses on engagement techniques, checking for understanding, and the strategies that keep students actively participating throughout a lesson.
December 2, 2026
Scarborough's Reading Rope & The Science of Reading
Scarborough's Reading Rope & The Science of Reading
Develop a deeper, more practical understanding of Scarborough's Reading Rope and the essential components of skilled reading — and learn how to connect that research directly to your classroom instruction and intervention.
January 6, 2027
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction & Building Background Knowledge
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction & Building Background Knowledge
Vocabulary and background knowledge are critical for comprehension and academic success across every content area. This session explores intentional approaches to language development and knowledge-building that work for all students.
February 3, 2027
Fluency & Comprehension: Moving Students From Word Reading to Meaning
Fluency & Comprehension: Moving Students From Word Reading to Meaning
Examine the connection between fluency and comprehension and explore the evidence-based practices that help students become accurate, fluent, and thoughtful readers.
March 3, 2027
Writing Instruction That Works
Writing Instruction That Works
Writing is one of the most complex tasks we ask students to do. This session covers explicit writing instruction, sentence-level work, scaffolding, and organizational strategies that improve outcomes across grade levels and content areas.
April 7, 2027
Interventions & Small Group Instruction
Interventions & Small Group Instruction
Learn how to design effective intervention systems and make the most of small group time. We'll cover using data to group students, identifying skill deficits, and delivering instruction that accelerates growth.
May 5, 2027
Evidence-Based Practices That Transform Learning
Evidence-Based Practices That Transform Learning
The final session highlights high-impact strategies — including Reciprocal Teaching, retrieval practice, structured discussion, and collaborative learning — and gives participants space to reflect on their growth and plan their next steps.
Angela Hanlin & Associates
602 N Washington Street
Thorp, Wisconsin 54771
Thorp, Wisconsin 54771
(573)521-8076