Audience

K-12 Instructional Leaders

Presenter Name(s)

Kristin Osborne

Presenter Bio(s)

Kristin Osborne is a former classroom teacher and literacy instructional coach who currently serves as a technical assistance provider for the Department of Education’s Inclusive Instruction and MTSS Tiered Literacy Academy in Massachusetts. Kristin has experience with professional learning workshops, book clubs, coaching, graduate courses, modeling, and planning support. She focuses on evidence-based comprehensive literacy instruction, inclusive of the science of reading. She has designed graduate courses on the science of reading, accelerating literacy, and literacy interventions.  She has also created book guides and study group PLCs on topics such as the language of literacy, literacy block, and Overcoming Dyslexia. Kristin has also successfully led curriculum development projects in MA and has led multiple districts through a positive initial implementation process.

Description

This graduate course examines how instructional leaders can strengthen literacy outcomes through equitable systems, evidence-based instruction, and high-quality teaching practices. Grounded in the Science of Reading, culturally responsive leadership, and instructional improvement frameworks, participants will explore how leadership decisions influence literacy instruction, student engagement, intervention systems, and teacher development. Participants will analyze classroom instruction, conduct instructional observations, study data-informed leadership practices, and design systems that support coherent literacy instruction across schools and classrooms.

Synchronous / Asynchronous

Asynchronous

Location

Online

Dates & Times

Asynchronous, Rolling Admissions between 6/22 – 8/24

PDPs

67.5 PDPs

Credit

Participants may choose to apply for (2) optional Graduate Credits through Gordon College for an additional fee

Cost

$500 ACCEPT members/$600 non-members

Registration Deadline

Rolling Admission