Boost Your Teaching, Strengthen Student Learning
Join 3-day, research-backed PD sessions with practical strategies to boost teaching & learning.
Why Choose Summer PD with Mike?
My sessions combine real-world classroom insights with proven strategies grounded in research. Whether you're refining foundational skills or exploring cutting-edge techniques, you'll leave equipped to meet your goals and foster lasting student growth.
- Flexible Scheduling: Tailor your experience by choosing specific sessions or full 3-day tracks.
- Research-Driven Strategies: Gain tools based in cognitive science and real classroom success.
- Affordable Access: Competitive rates, with early bird and group discounts.
- Proven Results: Tested methods that increase student engagement, independence, and achievement.
Choose Your Learning Path
Select sessions that align with your professional goals and your students’ needs.
Week 1: June 17-19, 2025
June 17: Teaching Essential Literacy Skills with Joy
- Session 1: Word Love & Beyond: Fresh Strategies for Vocabulary Acquisition
Discover proven techniques to integrate vocabulary instruction into your daily practices, including explicit and systematic approaches that meet science of reading standards. Bonus: Access exclusive resources from Mike’s Word Love Morphology project. - Session 2: Hold Your Horses: Grammar Rodeo Ahead!
Master playful and effective ways to teach grammar without the boredom. Explore direct and embedded strategies to build student mastery of grammar basics. Leave with free resources from Mike's Grammar Rodeo curriculum.
June 18: Engaging Student Voices: From Discussion to Writing About Reading
- Session 1: Talk It Out: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Lifting the Level of Student Talk and Debate
Learn how to create richer classroom discussions, from small group conversations to full-class debates. Equip students with tools for persuasive and accountable talk. Learn the freshest ways to get kids talking and thinking. - Session 2: From the Mind to the Page: Writing About Reading
Help students transform their ideas into high-quality written responses. Explore strategies for writing from prompts and independent reflections on reading. Leave with an armful of ready-made tools and strategies.
June 19: Innovation & Differentiation in the Classroom
- Session 1: Let AI Do the Work: Efficient, Ethical Use in the Classroom
Unlock AI's potential to streamline planning and personalize instruction, while avoiding its pitfalls. Gain actionable strategies to stay in control of AI's role in your teaching. You'll leave feeling confident that the future of technology is in your hands—and not the other way around. - Session 2: When All Means You, Too: Providing Real Access & Differentiation for Every Student
Learn practical techniques to meet the needs of every learner. Build a toolkit to ensure meaningful progress for all students you can use on Day 1.
Week 2: August 12-14, 2025
August 12: From the Bottom Up: Building Strong Foundations
- Session 1: Spelling That Sticks: Word Study with Real Impact
Revitalize spelling instruction with techniques that lead to real learning transfer. Explore how to incorporate spelling into your writing program and teach it systematically. Leave with advance samples of Mike's newest curriculum on spelling. - Session 2: The Art of Learning: Making Effective Student-Facing Tools and Slides
Design visually engaging tools and slides that enhance student learning. Learn where to source or create materials that balance clarity and impact. Gain the know-how to make slides and other visual images that actually get kids to learn with transfer.
August 13: Where Does the Time Go? Making the Most of Busy School Days
- Session 1: Reading and Writing Volume & Stamina: From Benchmarks to Personal Bests
Equip students with systems and strategies to read and write for longer, achieving personal bests in both volume and stamina. Take with you tools for helping students read and write more for longer periods of time. - Session 2: Fitting It All In: Managing Time
Balance mandated tasks and personal priorities with actionable time management strategies. Take control of your schedule while staying productive and focused. Feel inspired and self-assured that you can reclaim your time.
August 14: The Science of Learning in the Classroom and Beyond
- Session 1: Science of Learning: Cognitive Strategies for Every Subject
Dive into cognitive science principles to help students retain and transfer knowledge across subjects. Learn to teach these strategies to students for independent application. Leave with practical, engaging items that will help students learn deeply and well. - Session 2: Look, Ma! I Did It All By Myself: Independence, Engagement, and Transfer
Develop student independence with step-by-step strategies to foster self-directed learning and engagement. Leave with tools and an action plan for implementation.
Flexible Pricing Options
Choose the plan that fits your needs and budget. Take advantage of early registration discounts, group rates, and flexible options for attending sessions across both June and August.
Full Session Packages (Best Value)
A La Carte Pricing (Single-Day Access)
| Single-Day Access (Any Day) | $99 | $109 |
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Have Questions?
Check out the FAQs below or feel free to contact me directly for more information.
Each session runs from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST, with a break from 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM.
Absolutely! The flexible cross-session options allow you to mix and match dates based on your interests and schedule.
Register by March 17 to lock in early bird pricing for any session.
Your fee includes access to all sessions, session materials, and digital resources (for registered participants).
Yes! I offer discounted rates for groups of 3 or more participants from the same school or district. Please contact me directly at [email protected] to work out the details.
I understand things come up. Please refer to my cancellation policy here or contact me directly for assistance.
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