About this Partnership

As part of the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Early Literacy initiative in support of SB127, literacy leaders in all LEAs have access to a personal professional learning consultant from USBE partner, EdConnective to help advance K-3 LEA-specific Science of Reading goals.

By taking advantage of this opportunity, you can expect to be matched with an expert professional learning consultant who will meet with you 1:1 to personally support you in your ongoing Science of Reading implementation. Support includes:

  • Specific feedback, tools, and resources tailored to your unique scenario related to literacy improvement and Science of Reading implementation

  • Exploring challenges you are facing within your LEA, big or small, and providing insights as you execute Science of Reading initiatives 

  • Serving as a thought partner to help you accelerate your literacy goals for your LEA

Sign Up to Work with A Professional Learning Consultant

To enable us to match you with the best consultant for your specific situation, please complete the matching form below.

How does a Coaching Cycle Work?

  1. Participants attend a brief virtual kickoff session to set the stage for a successful partnership (participants may choose whether to attend synchronously or asynchronously)

  2. Participants are matched with an EdConnective expert consultant using 15+ factors

  3. Introduction meeting where participant and coach collaborate to set goals for the partnership

  4. Participant provides an artifact: e.g. A journal entry, a recording of themselves delivering professional development, or some other piece such as a strategic plan, a data set, or perhaps an agreed deliverable from a previous meeting

  5. EdConnective consultant reviews the artifact

  6. Feedback session surrounding the shared artifact

  7. Steps 4-6 are repeated throughout the 90-day coaching cycle.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Stay informed by filling out the interest form linked at the top of this page. Our team will keep you updated on upcoming coaching cycles and workshops. We will also share resources and announce opportunities to further connect and collaborate.

  • All LEAs in the state of Utah that support students in K-3 literacy classrooms. More specifically, LEA leadership, professional learning specialists, and coaching leaders may work with a professional learning consultant from EdConnective.

  • That’s fantastic news! Please take a moment to read more about our upcoming coaching cycle and complete a matching form (linked on this webpage). We are so excited to work with you!

  • Absolutely. If you would like to refer an eligible colleague (see FAQ around eligibility), you can:

    1. Share this webpage with your colleagues so they can learn more about USBE’s partnership with EdConnective

    2. Point your colleague to the interest form so they can sign up to receive communications from our team about upcoming opportunities

    3. Encourage your colleague to complete a matching survey so they can participate in the current or next coaching cycle

  • Yes! We will automatically keep track of the credit you've earned by meeting with your EdConnective consultant.

    Credits will be submitted to USBE every June and January in increments of 0.5, and any remaining credit over that amount will be rolled over to be submitted in the following cycle. If you don't reach the threshold of 9 hours (combined between contact and homework) in a given cycle, the credit you earned will still be rolled over and you can complete additional sessions in the future to accrue 0.5 credits.

    For more information, please visit the Midas course link https://usbe.midaseducation.com/professional-development/courses/course/63851

    If you have questions about this process, you can reach out to support@edconnective.io.

 

Here’s what participants say

 

“[My consultant] was so amazing helping me step into my new role as our school's literacy director.”

“You've helped me generate a great idea to create a workshop for coaches at the start of the year to map out how they will spend their time each week (identifying the teachers they will coach and creating a schedule). This intentionality will really help us reach a shift from having reading specialists to instructional coaches this year”

“You helped me clarify my vision and how it might be implemented in our district.”

“Getting "training" for my new job as a literacy director. I couldn't have had the many positive experiences I have without [my consultant’s] guidance. She helped me go through the process to adopt a new curriculum that aligned with the SOR and helped me role-play as I met with our different stakeholders”