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literacy is equity

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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunties

SOAR:

Sound Out and Read Workshop

Dates: Oct. 24th & 25th, Nov. 19th, January 23rd
      & 24th,  2024

Structured literacy is explicit, systematic teaching that ensures ALL students can read and helps to solve reading difficulties. Topics include phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, spelling, morphology, vocabulary development and fluency.  Participants get $250 worth of materials to implement lessons and a certificate of completion.

5 /  Day Institute

$1,525 / per person

ELD:

English Language Development Courses

Course 1: Designated ELD that Works!

Date: October 10th, 2024

Course 2: Integrated ELD Lessons throughout the Day

Date: November 22nd, 2024

High energy courses for busy educators to effectively implement ELD lessons for your students. Graduate credit is available if both courses are attended.

2 /  Classes

$350 / per class, per person

Accelerated Language Learning:

Designated ELD with a Purpose

Dates: October 12th & November 2nd, 2024

We’ve designed this high energy course to support you in providing ELD instruction anchored in research-based strategies, focused on acquisition in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and a focus on providing all students grades TK-8 acquiring English with learning experiences saturated with meaning and engaged in content learning.

2 /  Classes

$750 / per person

Two Day Workshop:

AI-Powered Teaching: Transform the Way You Educate

Dates: November 12, 2024 & January 28, 2025
Enhance teaching efficiency by integrating cutting-edge AI tools that save time on lesson planning and curriculum development.
Equip students with personalized learning experiences, promoting engagement, creativity, and collaboration through AI.
Develop ethical AI practices By crafting responsible classroom policies and addressing challenges like plagiarism and academic integrity.

2 /  Classes

$700 / per person

Our Services

Consulting and Coaching

We partner with schools and districts to implement high impact practices across all classrooms and at all grade levels. Through our customized professional learning offerings, specialized academies, and job embedded coaching, we offer immersive learning experiences that delve deep into subject matter, giving you the confidence to guide your students toward academic excellence.
In addition to our subject matter support, we excel in addressing disproportionality, guiding teams through federal program monitoring, and leadership development.

Professional Development

We recognize that high-quality instruction in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening is instrumental in fostering equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning environments. Our professional development opportunities are tailored to equip teachers and leaders with the skills to drive positive change, ensuring that every student's voice is heard and valued.

Innovative Curriculum

In a world that's constantly evolving, we're here to support you on your journey of growth and transformation. Through our innovative professional learning curriculum we blend together the latest research and pedagogy with proven instructional methodologies to provide educators with a roadmap to student success.
Reach out to our team to learn more about our proprietary programs:

  • Working on Writing (WoW) with the Lit Six
  • Accelerated Language Learning (ALL) with the Lit Six, an ELD Program
  • The Math Six- Accelerating Student Math Mastery
  • Love and Literacy- A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Literacy Instruction
  • And More…

Our mission

At Nancy Akhavan Education Consulting, we are dedicated to empowering educators with the tools and knowledge needed to create thriving learning environments.

Our commitment to equity is at the core of everything we do. We understand that educators play a pivotal role in shaping the futures of all students. That’s why our professional development programs are designed to enhance educator skills in literacy, math, and across all content areas ensuring that every teacher and leader are equipped to address the diverse needs of all students.

Our team at Nancy Akhavan Education Consulting works in partnership with organizations and school districts to implement research-based results oriented instructional practices that focus on long-term, sustainable, and collaborative education solutions that meet the needs of each and every learner.

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Testimonials

“Nancy Akhavan’s professional development helped up create a district literacy plan TK-6 to ensure students are reading at higher levels and achieving success. She spent time with the district leadership team to start with outcomes, set a logic model and then plan PD days for implementation.”

Asst Superintendent

“Through this training you are able to gain valuable strategies that will benefit new teachers as well as seasoned teachers. Students will definitely benefit from the strategies I learned. “

– Grade 4-8 teacher

“Wow! The writing professional development provides great modeling, resources, and allows for more beneficial strategies in smaller chunks. Everyone needs this PD.”

– K-3 teacher

“Wow! The writing professional development provides great modeling, resources, and allows for more beneficial strategies in smaller chunks. Everyone needs this PD.”

– K-3 teacher

Nancy Akhavan’s group prepares you to think about the writing process and teach the actual skill of writing. It is really helpful for students to be able to have writing blocks with free range of writing.

Meet The Team

Nancy Akhavan, ED. D.
Author and speaker

Gayle Frediani, MA, ED.
Coach

Nichole Walsh, ED. D.
Coach

Christina Luna, ED. D.
Coach

Reach us today

Please contact us to arrange an initial planning meeting so that we can discuss your needs, outline goals and outcomes and discuss delivery options and models.

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Districts We’ve Worked With

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