Events for February 8, 2025 - December 14, 2024

Experts Explain Series: Diagnostic Data Part I: How to Use Diagnostic Reading Assessments Within a Classroom

Virtual

In this session, presenter, Dr. Jamey Peavler, will model how to use diagnostic reading and spelling assessments to identify next steps in our literacy instruction. The focus will be on applying information gained from these assessments to classwide purposes such as designing a classwide intervention, forming small groups, and adjusting Tier 1 instruction. This session will be most beneficial for K-3 classroom teachers, coaches and school leaders. These Experts Explain Series sessions are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

Experts Explain Series: Diagnostic Data Part II: How to Use Diagnostic Reading Assessments With Individual Students

Virtual

Now that you’re familiar with what diagnostic assessments are and how to use them, presenter, Dr. Jamey Peavler will demonstrate how to use diagnostic data to identify underlying skill deficits when students are referred for intervention. Several real-life examples from striving readers will be shared, and participants will walk away with knowledge of how to plan an intervention for students that are identified at-risk on a universal screener. This session will be beneficial for K-6 teachers, special educators, coaches, and school leaders. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

Saturday Morning Coffee Chat

Virtual

Our December coffee chat will be a follow up conversation from Dr. Jamey Peavler's Nov. 6 session on cognitve load theory in instructional design. Current members (joined or renewed in the last 12 months) received the recording via email on Nov. 11. If you weren't able to attend live, take a moment to view the recording and join us for our Dec. coffee chat discussion! If you have questions about your membership or did not receive the recording, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it.

Free

Saturday Morning Coffee Chat

Virtual

Are you ready for another year of collaborative conversations with stakeholders across the state? We have another jammed packed year of excellent coffee chats lined up for 2025. You can register for the whole year now! First in our line up will be conversing about a podcast by Dr. Hugh Catts titled "Comprehension is not a skill". This will be a piviotal conversation for all. Access to our Saturday morning Coffee Chats is a perk of membership with TRL-IN. Join or renew your annual membership today! If you are unsure of your membership status with TRL-IN, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it for you.

Free

Experts Explain Series: Progress Monitoring Reading: Shifting From Documenting Failure to Accelerating Growth

Virtual

Progress monitoring (PM) with curriculum-based measures is a powerful tool for using data to change reading outcomes. But common misconceptions about progress monitoring can get in the way. This session with Dr. Stephanie Stoller will revisit and clarify the value of progress monitoring by illustrating examples of using PM data to improve instruction at all tiers of the MTSS framework for school improvement. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

TRL-IN Annual Meeting

Virtual

Open to members and non-members, please join us for our Annual Meeting. Learn more about our organization and how you can get involved, meet our board of directors, hear from a special guest from 95% Group, connect with like-minded change-makers in our state, and be present for the announcement of our 2025 Science of Reading Champion Award winners!

Free

Experts Explain Series: Using Data-Based Decisions to Plan for Differentiation

Virtual

High quality differentiation doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does require the use of data-based decision making. Effective instructional decisions ensure that supports address students’ needs.  This session, led by Dr. Holly Lane, will introduce methods for measuring ongoing progress in foundational reading skills and the use of assessment data to plan targeted small-group supplemental support.  These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

Saturday Morning Coffee Chat

Virtual

A description and resource for the March Coffee Chat is coming soon. Stay tuned! Access to our Saturday morning Coffee Chats is a perk of membership with TRL-IN. Join or renew your annual membership today! If you are unsure of your membership status with TRL-IN, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it for you.

Free

Experts Explain Series: Taking Action on Grade-Level Data

Virtual

Join us, along with Dr. Sarah Brown, to explore how grade-level teams can maximize reading data use and better support both teachers and students. Through practical examples, learn how successful schools create efficient processes that allow teams to address student reading needs using screening and progress monitoring data. This session will highlight actionable ways to use data and support teams and students to accelerate student growth. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

Saturday Morning Coffee Chat

Virtual

A description and resource for the April Coffee Chat is coming soon. Stay tuned! Access to our Saturday morning Coffee Chats is a perk of membership with TRL-IN. Join or renew your annual membership today! If you are unsure of your membership status with TRL-IN, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it for you.

Free

Experts Explain Series: Leveraging System-Level Data for Reading Growth

Virtual

Join us to unlock the power of system-wide data analysis to explore opportunities in teaching and learning that aren’t found by reviewing data for individual students. In this session with Dr. Sarah Brown, we will provide ways to consider system-level data and essential questions to drive reading growth. Learn actionable strategies to implement targeted improvements across schools and be empowered to analyze and act on reading data in meaningful ways. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Free

Saturday Morning Coffee Chat

Virtual

A description and resource for the May Coffee Chat is coming soon. Stay tuned! Access to our Saturday morning Coffee Chats is a perk of membership with TRL-IN. Join or renew your annual membership today! If you are unsure of your membership status with TRL-IN, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it for you.

Free
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