Professional Development

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology offers high-quality customizable professional development to assist administrators and teachers in optimizing the use of our award-winning instructional solutions. Our team of experienced educational consultants partners with school districts to develop a training and staff development plan to effectively drive student success.

We begin by conducting an initial audit and consultation that outlines the instructional goals, and focuses on best practice models for differentiated instruction, data analysis, facilitation, coaching, extended learning and accountability.

Typical implementations combine product training and staff development.

Product Training
Our “Getting Started” product training seminars are tailored to teachers and administrators who use our solutions everyday and who support the applications throughout the district. “Train the trainer” workshops are also available to support district-wide rollouts.

Staff Development
Ongoing staff development workshops foster high performance and skill building, while also exposing educators to the latest research and strategies for targeting effective instruction.

All staff development workshops can be customized to support the district’s goals for continuous, high-impact learning.

Customized Workshops include a broad range of topics:

Best Practices in Instructional Strategy

  • Primary Literacy
  • Adolescent Literacy
  • Elementary Math
  • Algebra Readiness

Intervention

  • Integrating Instruction into the Classroom via Electronic Whiteboards
  • Optimizing Instruction for Special Needs Students through Response to Intervention
  • Overcoming Language Barriers & Reaching All Students
  • Closing the Achievement Gap
  • Extending the Learning Community

Support for English Language Learners

  • Overcoming Language Barriers & Supporting the Non-native English speaker

Assessment & Accountability

  • Facilitating Targeted, Data-Driven, Individualized Instruction
  • Performing Monitoring: Meeting AYP Goals
  • Building a Learning Community