Literacy Update: Upcoming Professional Learning

The Early Literary Institute is back on Sept. 12, featuring keynote presenter Greg Smedley-Warren, author of The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. This full day of professional learning designed for TK-3 educators is a joint effort by the California Kindergarten Association and Teachers College of San Joaquin (TCSJ).

That’s not all that is coming up. It is one of many other literacy-focused events coming to San Joaquin County in the coming months. Find information about these events and other professional learning opportunities on the SJCOE Calendar. Keep up with countywide literacy efforts on the SJCOE Early Literacy webpage.

Getting Reading Right: Paraprofessional Consortium

Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 13, and May 4
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Zoom meeting

Getting Reading Right: K-5 Consortium

Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 15, and May 6,
3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Zoom meeting

Getting Reading Right: Secondary Consortium

Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Dec. 10, Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25, April 22, and May 13
4 - 6 p.m., Zoom meeting

The Language of Math: Weaving Literacy into Numeracy

Sept. 4
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Early Literacy Institute 2026

Sept. 12
 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Teachers College of San Joaquin