NEW ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE
Professional Learning Series
A multi-session, interactive experience to prepare educators to engage their struggling readers with STARI
About the Online Professional Learning Series
This online professional learning series invites educators to dive into the STARI program and provides opportunities for teachers and coaches to explore STARI practices and skills and learn to implement STARI effectively. Sessions include videos, readings, hands-on activities, and much more. The series is designed with collaborative teacher teams in mind, but it can be used by individual teachers as well.
This series is designed to fit into professional development structures that are already in place. Therefore, the training is organized into sessions to be completed during the summer and over the course of the year. Upon completion, a certificate is provided that may be used for professional development credits in districts that provide them.
Introduction to the STARI Online Professional Learning Series
Scheduling
We estimate that the STARI Professional Learning Series will take approximately 20 hours, with about 8 hours intended for before implementation (Sessions 1-6) and the rest spread across the year (1-2 hours/month). There is likely to be quite a bit of variability depending on how quickly you move through the content, how many of the optional activities are done or skipped, and whether any of the sessions are done collaboratively.
If completed collaboratively with a facilitator, we recommend two 6-hour days of training before the first day of school, followed by monthly 2-hour PLC meetings during the school year. (Note: this calendar is based on a September-June school year; if your district operates on an August-May calendar, adjust accordingly).
Suggested Pacing Guide for the Year
| Session | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Session 0 • 30 minutes | Icebreaker (in-person only) |
| Session 1 • 2 hours | Intro to STARI | |
| Session 2 • 1.5 hours | Discussion | |
| Session 3 • 45 minutes | Decoding | |
| Session 4 • 2.5 hours | Fluency | |
| Session 5 • 1 hour | Comprehension Strategies | |
| Session 6 • 15–75 minutes | Prepping for Implementation | |
| September | Session 7 • 30–60 minutes | Beginning of the Year Check-in |
| Session 8 • 1 hour | Partner Reading | |
| October | Session 9 • 1–1.5 hours | Guided Reading |
| Session 10 • 45–60 minutes | Talk Goals 1 and 2 | |
| November | Session 11 • 1–1.5 hours | Debate |
| Session 12 • 35 minutes | Talk Goals 3 and 4 | |
| December or January | Session 13 • 1–1.5 hours | Getting Ready for Unit 2 |
| February | Session 14 • 1–1.5 hours | Going Deeper with Discussion |
| March | Session 15 • 45–60 minutes | Adaptations |
| April | Session 16 • 1–1.5 hours | Getting Ready for Unit 3 |
| May or June | Session 17 • 20 minutes–2 hours | Debrief, Reflection, Planning for Next Year |
