Penn Literacy Network

As of July 2008:

Credit-Bearing Seminars
These are Pre-K-12 graduate-level, continuing education courses that are taught on site.

$1,600 per person

Non-Credit Seminars
Workshops: $2,600 full day.
1/2 Day Workshops: $1,900 per 1/2 day.

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PLN Mentoring
Educators (teachers, specialists, and administrators) work with a PLN mentor throughout the year to implement practical research-based approaches. Mentoring occurs in conjunction with PLN seminars. The focus is on providing in-school support through observation, discussion, and feedback.

$6,950 (7 coaching visits)

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Reading/Writing Literacy or Math Program evaluation
Negotiable/ $30,000 minimum for district-wide work.

PLN Faculty Summer Leadership Workshop (SLW):
The SLW is a mandatory week of intensive learning with a focus on constructing PLN syllabi in an environment that encourages inquiry and team building. PLN's underlying goal is to enrich teaching, learning, and assessment in long-term professional development programs that emphasize dialogue and self-reflection. PLN provides a model for facilitator apprenticeship that introduces and deepens understanding of the content and processes that cross-cut all curriculum areas.

Annual PLN Symposium
Participating districts are invited to attend PLN's annual conference, which includes a keynote address on current literacy approaches and group break out sessions for reflecting on connections to seminar content.