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 Literacyhttps://keystoliteracy.com/product/training-book-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
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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 Literacyhttps://keystoliteracy.com/product/training-book-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
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Naomi Watkins