Graduate Credit Workshops

January 24 - April 11, 2026 at VOALC and online (Hybrid)

Take a moment in your busy teacher schedule to enjoy a book club with a purpose. Join this OWP favorite as we build a community of readers, explore multimodal responses (including snacks) and translate reading processes to classroom instruction. This year the theme is Creative Choose Your Own Adventure.

Class meets at VOALC on January 24, February 28, March 28, and
April 11, 2026. Optional field trips.

Earn 3 graduate credits.

March 7 - 8, 2026, 8:30-3:00 at VOALC

Research is clear about the power of vocabulary when building readers and writers, but what does vocabulary instruction look like in a classroom? Join this OWP workshop to learn resources for developing a word conscious classroom, one where students experience word learning environments, increase word knowledge and understand the power of words in writing and reading. We will read current research around vocabulary acquisition and the literacy connection and create a toolbox of practical classroom strategies. You’ll leave with strategies to support deep word learning and leverage the power (and joy) of vocabulary.

This workshop is built by and for K-12 teachers for all content areas. 

Earn one graduate credit.