High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) are a powerful tool for improving student outcomes, but their impact depends on how effectively educators use them. In this session, district leaders and instructional coaches will explore strategies for building teachers’ capacity to skillfully implement HQIM through content-focused coaching. Participants will engage in discussions on best practices for coaching, learn how to support teachers in making meaningful instructional shifts, and examine real-world examples of districtwide implementation of literacy labs. Walk away with practical tools and strategies to strengthen HQIM use across your schools.
Assistant Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education
Kiffany Pride currently serves as the Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services for Arkansas’ Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). With 27 years of experience, Dr. Pride has recently served as the Director of Curriculum and Assessment and RISE Assessor for the... Read More →
When students have consistent, active engagement in quality practice opportunities, they develop the essential skills needed for reading and writing proficiency. Grounded in research, this session emphasizes the importance of actively engaging all learners in sufficient, frequent, and varied student practice opportunities during foundational skills instruction. In this session, educators will explore effective strategies for increasing student practice in literacy leveraging High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM). Participants will acquire practical engagement strategies to skillfully implement into their HQIM.
