Join educators for immersive institutes in Reading Apprenticeship® and Writing Apprenticeship™—practical, proven, and immediately usable in your classrooms. Our Apprenticeship approach helps teachers integrate reading and writing into their content areas so students don’t just learn more, they learn how to learn.
When teams attend together, they build shared practices that lead to stronger, more consistent results across classrooms and departments. Contact us to learn more about discounts for teams of 4 or more!
Middle and High School Learning Opportunities
Our summer institutes for middle and high school educators provide immersive, hands-on learning grounded in the Reading Apprenticeship and Writing Apprenticeship frameworks.
Participants will engage in practical routines, collaborative inquiry, and metacognitive strategies that help students read, write, and think like disciplinary experts, leading to stronger engagement and measurable academic growth.
Reading Apprenticeship Essentials I
3-Day Institute
Build the foundation for powerful, student-centered literacy instruction across the disciplines. Learn how to make your expert thinking visible and support students in engaging deeply with complex texts.
What you’ll learn
- Integrate literacy into your content area
- Use metacognitive conversation to deepen comprehension
- Build collaborative, student-centered learning environments
- Strengthen student independence with complex texts
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Writing Apprenticeship
3-Day Institute
Transform writing instruction across the disciplines. This hands-on institute equips you with practical strategies to help students write with purpose, authenticity, and increasing independence.
What you’ll learn
- Build classrooms where students take ownership of their writing
- Use mentor texts and exemplars effectively
- Guide students through planning, drafting, and revision
- Support authentic, discipline-specific writing
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Reading Apprenticeship Essentials II
2-Day Institute
Take your Reading Apprenticeship practice to the next level. This advanced institute helps you refine instructional routines that deepen comprehension, support disciplinary reasoning, and respond to students’ evolving needs.
Prerequisite: Reading Apprenticeship Essentials I
What you’ll learn
- Strengthen students’ ability to analyze and interpret complex texts
- Teach strategies for solving reading challenges in real time
- Support academic language development across disciplines
- Adapt instruction based on student thinking and progress
College & Higher Education Learning Opportunities
Join college faculty in online, facilitated learning experiences that build powerful reading and writing practices across disciplines.
Like our in-person summer institutes, these courses are grounded in the Apprenticeship approach—helping students engage deeply with complex texts and develop as independent learners.
Reading Apprenticeship 101 for College Instructors
7-Week Online Course | ~32 Hours
Build a strong foundation in the Reading Apprenticeship framework and transform how students engage with complex texts in college-level courses. This facilitated online experience blends practical application with collaboration and expert guidance.
What you’ll learn
- Model expert reading strategies across disciplines
- Support student persistence with complex academic texts
- Use metacognitive conversation to deepen learning
- Integrate reading to strengthen writing and subject-area understanding
Reading Apprenticeship in College Writing
8-Week Online Course | ~50 Hours
Integrate reading and writing through a metacognitive approach to instruction. This course helps college instructors design more effective, inclusive writing experiences that support student success across disciplines.
Prerequisite: Reading Apprenticeship 101 for College Instructors
What you’ll learn
- Model expert reading strategies across disciplines
- Support student persistence with complex academic texts
- Use metacognitive conversation to deepen learning
- Integrate reading to strengthen writing and subject-area understanding
Leadership Community of Practice
Blended Learning Experience | College Faculty Only
Develop your capacity to lead Reading Apprenticeship professional learning at your institution. This extended experience supports educators in facilitating change and building sustainable literacy practices across campuses.
Prerequisites: both Reading Apprenticeship 101 for College Instructors and Reading Apprenticeship in College Writing are required
What you’ll learn
- Lead professional learning for colleagues
- Facilitate implementation across departments
- Build campus-wide literacy initiatives
- Strengthen leadership and instructional practice