Foundational skills are a crucial aspect of literacy instruction—research shows that they are a catalyst that allows students to flourish as readers and writers.
This one-day virtual Symposium will explore best practices in high-quality, structured foundational skills instruction through the lens of the SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) curriculum.
Valentina Contesse, MEd
All Symposium registrants are invited to attend the opening keynote, “Building upon a Strong Foundation: How Foundational Skills Instruction Paves the Way for Future Learning,” by Valentina Contesse of the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
Registrants will select one of two learning tracks:
Track 1: an introductory track for K–12 educators who are unfamiliar with SIPPS and wish to learn how the program swiftly and effectively supports students’ mastery of foundational skills
Track 2: a professional learning track for current SIPPS educators who are seeking to refine their implementation of the program, with learning curated by SIPPS Level
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Time: 1:00–4:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00–3:00 PM Central Time / 10:00 AM–1:00 PM Pacific Time
Platform: This live virtual event will be held via Zoom Webinar and Zoom Meeting. To fully engage in the learning, please have a laptop with video and audio enabled.
Track 1 Fee: For educators who are new to SIPPS and are participating in the introductory Track 1, the Symposium is complimentary.
Track 2 Fee: For current SIPPS educators who participate in Track 2 professional learning, the fee is $50/person.
To secure your spot for the Symposium, please go to the “Register Now” section below.
Questions: Please contact events@collaborativeclassroom.org.
To register for the Symposium, please read on and select the track that best meets your learning goals:
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 1:00–4:00 PM Eastern
Who Should Attend: Track 1 is designed for K–12 educators who are unfamiliar with SIPPS and wish to learn how the program swiftly and effectively supports students’ mastery of foundational skills.
Fee: Track 1 is complimentary, but you must register to attend. Click here to register for Track 1.
Track 1 registrants will attend the opening keynote, “Building upon a Strong Foundation: How Foundational Skills Instruction Paves the Way for Future Learning,” followed by two one-hour introductory webinars:
K–3 Acceleration: Supporting Students’ Mastery of Foundational Skills with SIPPS
In this webinar, we will hear from educators who are implementing SIPPS as a way to swiftly and effectively support K–3 students’ mastery of foundational skills. Educators will share about the best practices that underlie high-quality, effective foundational skills instruction for our youngest students, the implications to providing a structured literacy approach to foundational skills, and the outcomes for students as confident, automatic, and accurate readers. Featured panelists include:
4–12 Acceleration: Supporting Students’ Mastery of Foundational Skills with SIPPS
We will learn from a panel of educators who are implementing SIPPS as an intervention to effectively accelerate students’ foundational skills mastery in Grades 4–12. The panel will discuss best practices that underlie high-quality, effective intervention instruction for older students in a respectful and accelerative way. We will also explore the implications to providing a structured literacy approach to foundational skills and the outcomes for older students as confident, automatic, and accurate readers. Featured panelists include:
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 1:00–4:00 PM Eastern
Who Should Attend: Track 2 is designed for teachers, coaches, or other educators who are currently teaching SIPPS.
Registrants will attend the opening keynote, “Building upon a Strong Foundation: How Foundational Skills Instruction Paves the Way for Future Learning,” followed by a live, highly interactive two-hour session for their SIPPS Level.
In the session, Track 2 registrants will deepen their SIPPS expertise, fine-tune their ability to deliver effective, responsive instruction, refine instructional decision making, and learn alongside fellow educators who are implementing the same SIPPS Level. Please engage in pre-work for this learning.
Fee: $50/person. (Pay by credit card at the time of registration.)
To ensure the quality of our learning, space is limited to 100 participants per SIPPS Level.
All Track 2 participants will receive a certificate of attendance for their professional learning.
To register, please select the Track 2 session for your SIPPS Level:
Track 2, Session A: Going Deeper with Your SIPPS Implementation: Beginning Level (Grades K–1) SOLD OUT
Track 2, Session B: Going Deeper with Your SIPPS Implementation: Extension Level (Grades 2–3)
Track 2, Session C: Going Deeper with Your SIPPS Implementation: Plus Level (Grades 4–12)
Track 2, Session D: Going Deeper with Your SIPPS Implementation: Challenge Level (Grades 2–12)