Various opportunities for professional development are available for secondary language arts teachers throughout the school year:

• Effective Writing Instruction
• Collaborative Scoring
• Strategic Teaching and Learning
• Developing Critical Thinking Skills
• Using Questions to Enhance Learning
• Tutoring for Proficiency
• Improving Achievement in Reading and Writing
• Integrating Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
• Research Techniques

Goals:

• Enhance writing instruction and increase writing achievement.
• Enhance reading instruction and develop critical thinking skills to improve comprehension.
• Integrate opportunities for students to practice and demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.