**Please note, this learning experience is a virtual event and will not be hosted at a physical site.**

This book study will focus on how to intentionally design a balance of learning activities, purposeful instructional materials, evidence based teaching methods and strategic grouping of students based on data in order to truly balance literacy instruction. The instruction in this book is supported by classroom videos showing strategies in action.  Participants are responsible for obtaining a copy of the book. THIS IS Balanced Literacy by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Nancy Akhavan.

To participate in this course and earn credit, you must be registered through Region 10 ESC 

After registering, participants will receive an email with a link to the Google site that houses all course instructions and activities.

This is an asynchronous course that will run throughout the fall semester. Participants will have four assignment deadlines: Oct. 5, Oct. 26, Nov. 16, and Dec. 7. A Region 10 consultant will review all submitted work. Professional development certificates will be available by Dec. 14, 2020. 

There are two price tiers for this event:

1. Members of the Region 10 Regional Cooperative Services receive free registration.
2. R10 teachers and Out of Region teachers who are not members of the Region 10 Regional Cooperative Services pay $250.00.

Discounts will be reflected at checkout.

If paying by purchase order, please email a copy of purchase order to Mary Matzek at mary.matzek@region10.org  or fax a copy of PO to Mary Matzek at (972) 348-1395.