Dr. Elliott will want to learn more about your school in order to tailor a training or coaching cycle to best meet your needs. Below are some examples of PD workshops that Lori has recently offered in schools:

Belonging: A Powerful Key to Engagement and Learning
Students who feel like they belong are more likely to be engaged academically, involved socially, and motivated both intrinsically and extrinsically. Discover practical strategies and ideas you can use in your classroom to foster trust and belonging.
 
From Engagement to Empowerment with Project-Based Learning!
Take learning to the next level with Project Based Learning! Discover the difference between projects and true PBL. Learn how to plan, implement, and manage Project Based Learning units. You will feel equipped and motivated to put PBL into action using Lori’s step-by-step approach to Project Based Learning.
 
Hooks, Games, & Simple Activities to Get the Learning Started!
Need some quick activities to kick off your lessons or check for understanding? Join Lori to fill your teacher toolbox with take and use ideas that will get your students excited about learning.

Let’s Teach Like Ms. Frizzle!
Who knew we could learn so much about engaging and empowering students from a fictional book character? Ms. Frizzle represents some of the best qualities we need as educators. Join Dr. Lori, a Ms. Frizzle Wannabe, as she humorously highlights practical strategies and instructional methods based on the beloved character from the Magic School Bus book series. You will leave energized and inspired to teach like Ms. Frizzle!
 
Projects, Inquiry, and Tech Tools!            
Make your content come alive for students with these ideas for projects, inquiry, and tech tools. Lori will share templates and doable ideas for integrating lots of hands-on learning opportunities in your classroom.
 
There's a Picture Book for That!
Picture books are perfect for read-aloud, mentor texts, and building community and background knowledge. Lori will share her favorite picture books for teaching just about everything! In this fun and fast-paced session, you will discover lots of new favorite books and be reminded of some cherished classics!
 
Cultivating Comprehension!      
How can we help students become stronger readers and critically think as they are reading? Lori will explore the key principles of comprehension instruction and will share practical strategies you can take and use with your students immediately!
 
Adventures in Technology: Creating Amazing Learning Experiences with Favorite Tech Tools              
Pump up the learning in your classroom with fun and engaging technology adventures. From FlipHunts to Escape Rooms, discover how to get students active and moving with your favorite tech tools. You will leave with ready-to-use activities and strategies to develop your technology adventures!
 
Around the World in 75 Minutes             
Make Social Studies and Geography come alive by using the lesson ideas and strategies presented. You will visit each of the seven continents and find online resources, books, lessons, and projects to use in your classroom. Help students develop global awareness and bring the world to them.
 
Building Powerful Comprehension for Reading Success!
Discover simple yet powerful strategies for making your shared reading and whole-group reading instruction more effective. Join Lori to learn ways to develop your kindergartners’ comprehension and fluency to help them gain a deeper understanding of text.
 
Choice is the Key to Reading Success: Differentiating Independent Reading through Student Choice
Increase comprehension and the love of reading by making independent reading a priority in your classroom. This session brings you up-to-speed on independent reading focused on student choice. Join Lori to unpack simple, yet effective, ways to structure and manage your independent reading time. Discover how to select books for read-alouds to hook readers and how to provide student choice of reading materials. Celebrate the keys of conferring with students. Plus, explore ways to organize time, materials, and conference records for independent reading.
 
Comprehension, Choice Boards, & Creativity: Making the Most of Simple Tech Tools!     
Discover simple strategies and easy to use tech tools to make learning fun and engaging! Find ways to build comprehension, provide choice, and inspire creativity through Lori's favorite tools and resources.
Differentiating Instruction with Today's Technology            Differentiate your instruction with technology! See how technology makes it possible to engage students, elicit questions, assess, and even facilitate inquiry-based learning. Lori guides you to super-helpful websites that will make differentiation—and your life—easier.
 
Early Learning is WONDERful!   
Let’s make every day full of wonder, joy, and playfulness in our early learning classrooms! Join Lori to discover simple ways to foster curiosity and engagement in the classroom. You will fill your toolbox with ideas and resources for thematic units, dramatic play, STEM activities, games, and favorite picture books!
Effective Technology Integration for Today's Students        Technology integration is more than just purchasing more equipment. Join Lori to discover how to integrate the latest technology tools with effective instructional practices. You’ll learn technology strategies for developing quality lessons that meet the needs of today's learners.
 
Emergent Writing: Terrific Tools for Creating Independent Writers           
Get your students excited about writing. Lori demonstrates how to use journals, interactive writing, and predictable charts to strengthen your writing instruction. You'll find effective ways to model writing and to encourage your students to become independent writers.
 
Everyone Is an Author: Using Online Tools to Create Books & Digital Stories        
Publishing a book can be just the motivation many students need to get them writing. Lori shows you ways to engage your students in the writing process by brainstorming, creating, and publishing their very own works. You’ll discover how to integrate digital storytelling into your content areas. And, you’ll leave with free online tools that will help make writing more meaningful for your students.

Examining Universal Design for Learning             
Join Lori Elliott as she examines the concept of Universal Design for Learning and how it can impact classroom instruction. The goal of UDL is to use a variety of teaching methods to remove any barriers to learning. Lori will share the fundamentals of UDL concept and practical strategies for classroom success.
 
Experience Learning! Hands-On Experiences that Engage Learners          
Just Do It! Discover how to use learning experiences to engage and challenge your students. Lori will share her favorite content focused simulations, projects, strategies, and experiments. Learning has never been more fun!
 
Explore Science through Great Literature            
Turn your students into investigative scientists. Discover ways to integrate science by using terrific children’s literature. You will come away with book titles, activities, and great ideas for science instruction.
 
Games Galore!  Get ready to fill play!
You will discover fun and simple games to use in your classroom. Whether you need a bell ringer, ice breaker, or game to teach content… Lori has you covered! You will leave with games and ideas you can take and use immediately!
 
Get in the Game!: A Winning Game Plan for Instructional Coaching (ADM & Coaches)   
Are you new to instructional coaching? Are you looking strategies to help you become a more effective instructional leader? Grab your clipboard and whistle and join Lori for a motivating session designed with you in mind. From understanding adult learning theory and relationship building to developing a coaching cycle, you will gain useful tips and strategies to enhance your coaching experience. Learn how to manage the many roles of a coach and useful organization ideas to keep you from feeling overwhelmed. It is time to get in the game and win!
 
Getting the Most from Your Writer’s Workshop 
Get a whole lot more from your Writers’ Workshop! Lori takes you through the developmental stages of writing and shows you how to structure the three parts of a Writers' Workshop. You'll learn management tips for keeping things running smoothly and discover how the Writers' Workshop aligns neatly with Standards.
 
Guided Reading: Beyond the Basics        
Lori offers fresh ideas to enhance your existing guided reading instruction. You’ll discover engaging comprehension strategies and practical assessment tips for guided reading. And, you’ll find simple ways to manage materials and record keeping for self-selected reading.
 
Inquiry-Based Learning: Igniting the Spark          
Get students thinking, exploring, and problem-solving through inquiry-based learning. Discover strategies and ideas to integrate inquiry throughout your day. Find ways to have students reflect and assess their own thinking and learning. Leave with ready-to-use ideas that build excitement for learning and thinking.

Lights, Camera, Action: Bringing Drama into the Elementary Classroom to Enhance Literacy              
Turn your classroom into an Actor’s Studio! Get students excited about reading and writing through the use of drama! Discover simple strategies such as theater games, improvisation, and readers’ theatre to engage learners in reading and writing. Be a Drama Llama!
 
Literacy Lessons for Littles!         
Phonemic Awareness, Read Alouds, Comprehension, Writing, and More! Learn how to weave literacy instruction throughout your day with practical and powerful strategies students love. Lori will share ready-to-use ideas for listening, phonemic awareness, comprehension, print awareness, and emergent writing. Your littles will be listening, singing, saying, seeing, reading, and writing their way to learning!
 
Lori's Top 20 DI Strategies           
Can't find enough time to do all you want to do? Struggling to meet all the needs of all your diverse learners? Just in time, Lori comes to your rescue with 20 practical and easy-to-use differentiation tools and strategies. Come hear her share her favorite tech tools, books, strategies, and structures to help you successfully differentiate every day in your classroom.
 
Making Learning Stick: Student Engagement Strategies Using Tech Tools
Looking for ways to grab students’ attention and keep it during face-to-face or blended learning? Join Lori for practical, effective, and fun engagement strategies for your online instruction. Learn how to integrate hands-on experiences, games, and activities to enhance learning and engage learners.
 • Making Learning Stick: Top 5 Principles of Great Instruction
 • Tech Tools that Teach!
 • Games & Activities
 
Math Mania for Early Learners  
Math concepts are all around us. Discover practical ways to make math meaningful for your early learners. Lori will share her favorite technology tools, picture books, and activities to get your students excited about number sense and mathematical thinking.
 
Mini-Lessons: Write Like a Pro  
Help your students write like seasoned professionals with Lori's classroom-tested mini-lessons. You’ll learn fun strategies for enhancing your writing instruction and boosting your students' reading skills. Plus, you’ll explore the writing habits of your favorite children’s authors.
 
Morning Meeting: The Most Important 20 Minutes of the Day  
Morning meeting can truly be the most important 20 minutes of the day to build community, set the tone for learning, and prevent behavior issues. In this eye-opening session, you’ll experience a way to make each xxx feel important and wanted. And, you’ll gain insights into behavior management and integration of character education goals.
 
Movin' & Groovin' with Phonemic Awareness & Phonics             
Engage your students in activities that build phonemic awareness and phonics skills! Discover fun ways to get your learners moving to develop their rhyming ability. Plus, learn child-friendly games, book titles, and songs you can use to enhance your phonics instruction.
 
New Teacher Boot Camp: Everything You Need to Know to Survive & Thrive       
Get ready to face the challenges—and joys—of being a new teacher! In this intensive, but fun, full-day session, discover how to build a positive classroom environment and effectively manage your students. Equip yourself with the very best instructional strategies to engage your students across the curriculum. Explore simple and easy ways to set up and organize your classroom and daily routines. Lori also outlines how to think and act as a professional while interacting and communicating with parents, administrators, and colleagues.
 
New Teachers: Things They Never Told Me in College     
Many of the situations we face in our classrooms have rarely been addressed in our pre-service teaching classes. Lori’s wealth of experience with students, teachers, administrators, and parents will provide you with valuable tips for helping new teachers save time, money, and tears.
 
Powering Up Learning: To Engagement & Beyond!
It's time to energize our instruction and make learning authentic for students. Explore how to easily integrate technology with high quality instructional strategies to engage learners. Discover how to move students from consumers of technology to creators of content using real world tools and challenges. Leave with practical ideas to use for literacy/science/social studies lessons and a renewed joy for teaching!
 
Project Based Learning: Learn it, Live it, Love it!
Discover the key elements of true Project-Based Learning (PBL) by exploring real and amazing classroom PBL units. In this half-day session, Lori shares a step-by-step method for planning a PBL unit and walks you through an entire unit you can take and use immediately. Join her as she provides ideas for management, assessment, and getting started. Talk about a power-packed day. You have lots to learn, live, and love!
              
Reading & Our Changing World: Digital Reading Strategies for Today's Learners 
Our world is constantly changing because of technology. How do we help students navigate the storm of information facing them daily on social media and websites? How do we approach comprehension instruction with digital texts? Join Lori for a realistic view of current challenges facing teachers and students because of social media and other digital texts. Discover practical, and effective strategies to help students deepen comprehension and think critically about information.
 
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum        
Learn the powerful possibilities that exist for teaching literacy skills across your curriculum. Discover how to integrate literary and informational text into subject area lessons, and locate and utilize complex texts that correspond with topics and concepts. Explore project ideas for writing narrative and informational texts that connect to your content area instruction, and exchange ideas with colleagues for teaching specific standards and strands in the subjects you teach.

​Reading in the Content Areas    
Learn the powerful possibilities that exist for teaching reading skills in the content areas. Discover how to integrate literary and informational text into subject area lessons and locate and utilize complex texts that correspond with the topics and concepts you teach. Explore digital and print text resources that will enhance not only your students’ reading skills but also their content area knowledge. Examine the unique instructional opportunities that content area texts can bring and how the variety in text types and features can help you develop well-rounded, well-informed readers.
 
Research Workshop: Discover the Possibilities   
Want to deepen your students’ understanding of social studies and science while incorporating higher-order thinking skills? A research workshop provides instructional time for both. Learn how to organize a research workshop in your classroom. And, discover research-driven mini-lessons, projects, and assessments.
 
Science in Early Learning? Yes, please!  
Put on your safety goggles, grab your lab coat, and get ready to make science fun for your young learners. Discover kid-friendly experiments, simulations, and lessons that teach basic science concepts. Find ways to use common items and ingredients to create sensational science experiences for your early learning classroom.
 
Strategies to Support Engaged Independent Reading     
Every student will love independent reading after you implement Lori's practical strategies. Come learn how to develop a powerful literacy environment in your room, organize your classroom library for success, select powerful read-alouds, and help students make good book selections.
 
Technology Tools for Literacy Learning  
You have literacy and digital technologies—now learn how to integrate them into your classroom instruction to most effectively promote student learning. Lori shares strategies to help you resolve the challenges of technology integration and offers best practices that will truly transform your approach to education.
 
The Latest & Greatest Picture Books      
If you love picture books, this session is for you! Come celebrate the very best in children’s literature. You will find lots of titles to add to your bookshelf in addition to lessons, ideas, and strategies to go with these amazing favorites! Whether you need books that integrate content, or books to support SEL… Lori has you covered. Join her for a fast-paced and fun book tour!
              
Thinking In and Out of the Box: Critical Thinking Strategies, Activities, & More
What is critical thinking and how do we teach it in the classroom? Join Lori for a fun and engaging journey to discover the power of critical thinking. Explore activities, games, technology tools, and strategies that will naturally fit into your already full instructional day. Discover the importance of teaching students to think critically in and out of the classroom!
 
Thinking, Learning, Doing: Using Seesaw, Nearpod, & Flipgrid for Engaging Virtual Lessons              
Curious about Seesaw, Nearpod, or Flipgrid, but don't know where to start? Join Lori for steps to get started with these popular tools. You will discover how to find and create your own lessons using these teacher-friendly resources.
 
Tips and Tools for Engaging Students in Authentic Technology Integration
Are you looking for some simple, but effective ways to use technology tools more effectively in your instruction? Lori will share her top 5 teaching tips for engaging students and differentiating instruction with the best and brightest technology tools available. Her practical approach to technology integration will fill your teacher toolbox with take-and-use ideas and easy-to-use technology tools. Whether you are teaching virtually, or in the classroom, you can use these ideas to engage your students!
 
Wacky Scientists: Learning by Doing      
Discover unique ways to involve your students in wacky, messy, and delightful science activities. You’ll learn how to integrate the National Science Standards into your instruction. Get ready to have a super time exploring the wacky side of science!
 
Who Says Teaching Isn’t Fun Anymore?
Do you feel overwhelmed by standards and test scores? Do you wonder if there is time for fun in learning? Want to add a little pizazz to your lessons but don’t know where to start? Lori will share 30 tips for making the classroom the happiest place on earth!
 
Who’s the Boss Here?   
Discover ways to create a positive classroom community by focusing on routines, transitions, and organizational tasks. You’ll learn simple ways to manage paperwork, attention spans, and curriculum. And, you’ll learn how little things can mean a lot when managing a classroom.
 
Wonderful One-Hit Wonders for Social Studies!
Capture your students’ attention with dynamic lesson hooks for introducing social studies concepts. Get learners pumped about geography, history, economics, and government units. Attend and discover ideas and hands-on activities to ignite the love for social studies in all your students.
 
Wowing Wee Ones with Words! Make word work fun!
Immerse your students in 25 engaging activities such as word sorts, phonemic awareness activities, songs, and games. Return to your classroom ready to add the wow factor to your instruction and teach the essential skills your littles need to become superstar readers.
 
Writing in the Content Areas     
Learn the powerful possibilities that exist for teaching literacy skills across your curriculum. Discover how to integrate literary and informational text into subject area lessons and locate and utilize complex texts that correspond with topics and concepts. Explore project ideas for writing narrative and informational texts that connect to your content area instruction and enjoy time to exchange ideas with colleagues for teaching specific standards and strands in the subjects you teach.
 
Writing Mini-Lessons Young Authors Need and Love!     
Mini-lessons and modeling are keys to great writing instruction. Join Lori as she shares her favorite ideas, tools, and resources for useful writing mini-lessons. These take-and-use strategies are perfect for Writer’s Workshop. Your young authors will learn how to select topics, hook their readers, convey information, and express their special voice in writing through these mini-lessons.

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