Professional Development, Anytime You Need It
Flexible, research-based PD sessions you can watch on your own time. Choose from free trainings or Spotlight PDs, with new sessions added every month.
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The Reading Rules We Teach (and Why They Matter)
In this practical, engaging training, you'll learn exactly which reading rules matter most, why they’re essential for student success, and how to teach them effectively across grade levels. Whether you’re just getting started or refining your structured literacy approach, this session will give you the roadmap—and the motivation—you need to make a lasting impact.
Using Book Clubs to Engage Your Students
Elevate your teaching with our transformative training on utilizing high-interest book clubs to enhance vocabulary, comprehension, and phonics in a way that captures your students' interest. This engaging approach not only helps students connect with the material but also fosters a love for reading that lasts a lifetime.
Vocabulary Instruction That Works
You’ll learn how to define words using a 4-part system, build student engagement, and create meaningful practice opportunities across all content areas. Grounded in decades of literacy research, this vocabulary approach helps students make stronger semantic connections, promotes long-term retention, and supports comprehension. These same strategies are used successfully in both general education and intervention settings.
Supporting Executive Functioning Through the Grade Levels
Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen students’ executive functioning skills with Smarter Intervention’s on-demand professional development course. Explore a step-by-step framework to support organization, attention, working memory, and self-regulation, and earn a PD certificate you can apply immediately in your classroom.