Hi all,

We have ~10 spots still available for the Visual Narratives professional learning opportunity. Note that you need at least two educators from a school or LEA, ideally cross content between secondary ELA, fine arts, and school library.

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From: Naomi Watkins
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 12:01 PM
To: Watkins, Naomi via SecondaryELA <secondaryela@lists.uen.org>
Subject: INFO: Two PL Opportunities -- Applications close Friday!

Visual Narratives: Integrating Visual and Graphics Arts Mediums into Your Curriculum is designed for secondary school or LEA teams that include an ELA educator, a visual arts educator, and a school librarian to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and instruction. **Teams should represent more than one content area and need a minimum of two educators.

• Two in-person workshops: March 2 & 3, 2026 (Salt Lake City)
• Two virtual webinars: February 4 & May 6, 2026
• Optional 1.0 USBE credit
• Sub and travel reimbursement available

Apply here: https://forms.gle/1vSjb4N8QJvoodKz9

Foundational Literacy Skills for Middle Grades (6-8) is open to, and priority will be given to:

• Grades 6-8 educators who teach reading/literacy intervention courses 
• Grades 6-8 educators who need to earn Utah's Secondary Literacy Interventionist endorsement
• Grades 6-8 instructional coaches who support literacy intervention

This USBE offering consists of:

• A 40-hour asynchronous online course
• Eight mandatory two-hour facilitated virtual sessions to support your implementation of research-based recommendations and strategies provided
• A physical copy of The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy by Joan Sedita
• Literacy Integration Capstone Project
• Completion of these components results in fulfilling requirements aligned with USBE’s Secondary Literacy Intervention Endorsement and 3 USBE credits

Apply here: https://forms.gle/11hHJq877Msc9Zzp7

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