Increasing our students’ vocabularies positively impacts nearly all academic subjects and enhances their overall learning experience.

Explicit Vocabulary

Supersize Students' Word Knowledge!

2 Day workshop

Give your students the verbal advantage they deserve. Increasing our students’ vocabularies positively impacts nearly all academic subjects and enhances their overall learning experience.

Come update your vocabulary instructional practices focused on both indirect language expansion and effective independent word learning strategies to meet today’s educational standards. You will learn a variety of engaging, easy-to-implement, and classroom-ready structures designed to expand and refine your students’ academic vocabularies, while also deepening your own understanding of how the English language continually evolves.

Experience first-hand the powerful benefits of proven Kagan Structures that actively promote vocabulary acquisition and learning success.

You learn research-based methods for explicit teaching to facilitate active vocabulary learning.

Workshop Highlights

  • Learn easy strategies to indirectly impact students’ vocabulary expansion

  • Structure team conversations to use and practice academic vocabulary

  • Develop word knowledge through reading, writing, listening, and speaking

  • Examine what research supports for vocabulary acquisition

  • Make learning vocabulary fun and interactive for your students

  • Show your students how to make terms stick in their minds

  • Help students develop independent word-attack strategies through deepening their understandings of essential word elements

With your attendance, you will receive:

  • Explicit Vocabulary Workbook

  • “Spot on! I will be able to use all the information immediately as it relates to my curriculum. I feel lucky to have been able to participate! It will make me a better teacher and my students more successful!”

    —AMANDA JENNER, 4TH GRADE TEACHER

  • “I really enjoyed this workshop. I can use lots of the structures learned in various areas of my curriculum - comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, work study...”

    —STACI STEMLEY, 3RD GRADE TEACHER

  • “Wonderful ideas for long-term vocabulary retention and building a cooperative learning environment.”

    —SKYE RICHARD, 9-12TH GRADE TEACHER

  • “The content was AWESOME! I have learned a lot of new techniques to use in my classroom with new vocabulary.”

    -KENECIA MOORE, 1ST GRADE TEACHER

  • “This was by far the best, most meaningful workshop I have attended. Very much appreciated the numerous and relevant material and take-aways.”

    -HOLLY GAUTHEIR, 3RD GRADE TEACHER

  • “Was very explanatory—the content can be easily modified to meet each child whether it be kindergarten to 12th grade. This vocabulary workshop is a MUST for all educators.”

    -CINDY THIELFOLDT, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

  • “I learned a lot about different ways to teach and enhance students’ understanding and use of vocabulary using research-based strategies.”

    -MELANIE GIOVATI, PREK-5 TEACHER

Our Services

  • 1. Consultation & Planning

    • Needs Analysis

    • PLD Plan & Schedule

    • Implementation

    • Assessment

  • 2. Training & Workshops

    • Staff Intro

    • First training/workshop

    • Evaluation & Feedback

    • Workshop Follow-Up

  • 3. Coaching & Support

    • In-Class Modelling

    • Set Up Coaching

    • In-Class Coaching

    • Trend Feedback

  • 4. Impact & Next Steps

    • Data Gathering

    • Analysis

    • Summary

    • Forward Planning