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Literacy in a PLC at Work® Collaborative Teams Workshop
In this two-day symposium, author Jacqueline Heller will lead K–6 educators through a process using their T.E.A.M.S framework that makes high levels of learning for all literacy scholars not only possible, but probable and practical.
Literacy educators will explore how to provide equitable literacy instruction and assessment so every student masters essential standards. Teachers will navigate the teaching and learning of reading through the lens of the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work® process, learn strategies for utilizing data as collaborative teams to answer the four critical questions of learning, and access templates and protocols to improve literacy for all.
This workshop will help K–6 district leaders, administrators, teachers, instructional coaches, reading specialists and interventionists:
- Analyze and improve their current literacy practices, curriculum, and instructional focus within the context of a PLC at Work
- Explore structures and systems to organize the work of literacy teams
- Learn how to identify and prioritize essential literacy outcomes
- Deconstruct essential literacy standards to develop a path for literacy proficiency
- Create or curate common formative team literacy assessments for learning targets
- Structure a supportive master schedule to include team collaboration and systemwide response
- Understand the components of a comprehensive literacy instructional block
- Create progress-monitoring tools and focused reading interventions and extensions
Learn from leading experts
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Monday, September 15th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Tuesday, September 16th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information: $45 Valet Parking, self-parking is not available
In order to receive the discounted hotel room rate, please mention Solution Tree. After the deadline listed below, rates will be determined by the hotel.
Primary Hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Downtown Convention Center
305 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
615.251.3013
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $289/night
Deadline: August 22, 2025, or until group rate is sold out
Venue
Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Downtown Convention Center
305 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee
Participation Information
You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your state department of education for CEU availability.
Additional Information
Included with your registration
Literacy in a PLC at Work®
Authors Paula Maeker and Jacqueline Heller are practitioners who share the belief that all students can be literate at high levels. Explore their practical, research-affirmed framework for how teams can better sustain change and improve as literacy educators.
Event Journal
We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.
