Engaging students in the classroom promotes active learning, increases motivation, and enhances student participation, leading to deeper understanding, improved academic performance, and a positive classroom environment. Seaside offers programs that support educators in building student engagement strategies to enhance student achievement.

In this workshop, participants will gain an understanding of student-centered learning and how it increases positive outcomes for schools. The workshop will focus on engaging with current information on student-centered learning and connecting the relevance and benefits of this approach. Participants will engage with the current thinking and research of student-centered learning-comparing it to current practice and thinking. An action plan will be developed by participants for immediate implementation.

This workshop focuses on helping teachers design and implement meaningful learning experiences that capture students' interests and promote engagement. Teachers learn how to incorporate real-world connections, hands-on activities, inquiry-based instruction, and the integration of technology tools to enhance student engagement. Participants learn the importance of building positive teacher-student relationships, fostering student autonomy and choice, and utilizing effective instructional strategies to maximize student engagement.

This workshop will explore how educators can make their lessons more student-centered by broadening their lesson plans to include different models of teaching, different principles of learning, and more engaging instructional strategies in each lesson. This workshop will inspire teachers to plan lessons in a different way. Educators will be able to put new instructional practices into immediate use in the classroom.

This workshop equips teachers with strategies for differentiating instruction to meet the diverse learning needs of their students while fostering engagement. Teachers learn how to tailor instruction based on students` readiness, interests, and learning profiles. The workshop covers techniques such as flexible grouping, tiered assignments, and scaffolding to ensure all students are actively engaged and challenged. Additionally, teachers explore ways to create a supportive and inclusive classroom climate that values student diversity and promotes engagement for all learners.

This workshop will explore the nuances and criteria that make up Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) and what makes it different from other instructional practices within the classroom. Participants will gain an understanding of the six approaches to co-teaching and develop an understanding of how SDI can be applied within each of these approaches. Common planning protocols and lesson plan templates will be examined to help teams develop an effective way to ensure specific students’ SDI is being addressed within the instructional block.

A multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) is a proactive and preventative framework that integrates data and instruction to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional, and behavior needs from a strengths-based perspective. MTSS offers a framework for educators to engage in data-based decision making related to program improvement, high-quality instruction and intervention, social and emotional learning, and positive behavioral supports necessary to ensure positive outcomes for districts, schools, teachers, and students. For the MTSS framework to be implemented successfully, in a high school educators must lead, communicate, and participate in many (if not all) areas of implementation. Educators must also understand the importance of student-level work, systems-level problem solving, and assist in building a mindset that every student is the responsibility of every teacher and helping all staff take ownership of the continuous improvement process (Marlowe, 2021).

Components of a Multi-Tiered System of Support and the Role of the S.S.T. (Student Success Team): How do both structures impact teaching and learning?

The workshop will explore the core components of a multi-tiered system of supports and provide a guide of looking at an effective delivery system that is intended to provide an educational experience for all students with a focus on effective instruction, scientifically based interventions, and student outcomes. The workshop will explore how the S.S.T. (Student Success Team) augments the MTSS framework in its role as a problem-solving, multidisciplinary team deeply examines individual student needs and helps identify the supports needed to promote student success.

Staff and students` sense of belonging is a critical condition for academic success. Staff and students who feel a sense of belonging "feel socially connected, supported, and respected." They trust their teachers and their peers, and they "feel a sense of fit at school" due to efforts at the school level to promote a safe and supportive learning environment. To engage with students as authentic partners, we must approach engagement with a focus on equity. This means a) establishing meaningful engagement activities and systems that do not characterize or treat specific groups as deficient in their level of engagement or approach to education and b) acknowledging and navigating cultural differences through communication, humility, and sensitivity.

There’s a great deal of buzz in education right now about The Science of Reading and how that research can better inform instruction.  We are recognizing that our practices need to shift to better meet the needs of our children on their quest to become readers.  In our experience,  the conversation is largely focused on the early years and how to prevent children from struggling to learn to read.  However, this leaves out an entire cohort of children, middle and high schoolers, where some ARE struggling with literacy.  There are many different reasons a child might be struggling with literacy.  One main reason, though, is that many of the students this age were not taught using the type of effective practices The Science of Reading research is pointing to in the last few years. The great news is that there are effective and efficient ways to support middle and high school students who are struggling readers.  Additionally, given the advanced age, acquiring skills can happen at an expedited pace with the right tools. 

Seaside Educational Consultants offers professional development for your school and teachers to fully understand The Science of Reading and to gain the tools needed to implement the strategies that will assist your struggling readers.