Investment: $299 - Content Available July 1
Two-Part Professional Learning Series
This two-part course dives into what matters most in middle and high school literacy instruction, grounding every practice in research while staying practical for real classrooms.
Part 1: Reading Foundations + Core Practices
Explore the research behind effective reading instruction for adolescents and translate it into classroom moves. We’ll reimagine the whole-class novel, learn how to scaffold students toward complex texts, and elevate close reading and analytical thinking. You’ll also dig into the power of book clubs, independent reading, and advanced vocabulary instruction through morphology.
Part 2: Writing Foundations + Core Practices
Shift to writing with an equally research-informed lens. We’ll look at how to support student writers at the sentence, paragraph, and full-text levels—and how grammar, assessment, and feedback can bridge reading and writing instruction in meaningful ways.
Part 1
Chapter 1: Research Foundations: What matters most for MS/HS Reading?
Chapter 2: Reimagining the Whole Class Novel
Chapter 3: Scaffolding Readers UP to a Complex Text
Chapter 4: Helping Readers Read Closely and Analytically
Chapter 5: Book Clubs and Academic Discourse
Chapter 6: The Role of Independent Reading in MS/HS
Chapter 7: Advanced Word Study: Morphology and Vocabulary
Part 2
Chapter 8: Research Foundations: Writing
Chapter 9: Supporting Writers at the Sentence Level
Chapter 10: Supporting Writers at the Paragraph Level
Chapter 11: Supporting Writers at the Text Level
Chapter 12: Writing Assessment
Chapter 13: Grammar: The Bridge Between Reading and Writing
Chapter 14: Putting the Pieces Together and Final Course Reflection
Course Facilitators
Jenny Killion
Jenny Killion is an experienced educator, K–12 instructional coach, and literacy consultant currently based in Barcelona. She began her teaching career in the United States before spending over a decade at the American School of Barcelona, where she taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, most recently working as an IB DP teacher and high school instructional coach.
Jenny has deep expertise in supporting teachers with the implementation of inquiry-rich literacy frameworks, designing integrated curriculum, connecting instruction across languages, and facilitating literacy coaching. She is passionate about amplifying student voice and choice in the classroom and equipping educators with practical, research-based strategies to enhance instruction.
Currently, Jenny serves as a MS/HS Senior Strategist with Erin Kent Consulting, collaborating with international schools across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia.