Leadership Institutes
The 2013 Core Knowledge Symposium provides the opportunity to participate in a special, extended Leadership Institute Training! More…
Best Practices
The Preschool Sequence and Teacher Handbook offers guidance based on research and best practices in early childhood education. More…
Available Workshops
The Core Knowledge Foundation offers a variety of workshops to support you through each phase of your Core Knowledge implementation. We offer a variety of professional development options for curriculum (C), teaching (T), and leadership (L) in each phase of implementation.
Title | Grade | Strand | Medium | Duration |
| PreK, K–8 | C, T, L | Webinar | 2 hours | |
| Addressing the Reading Crisis: Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) and the Common Core State Standards | PreK, K–8 | T, L | Webinar | 30 minutes |
| K–8 | T, L | Consultation | 3 days | |
| PreK | C | Workshop | 2 days | |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
| PreK, K–8 | L | Workshop | 6 hours | |
| PreK, K–8 | C, T, L | Conference | 3 days | |
| K–8 | C | Workshop | 2–3 days | |
| K–8 | C | Workshop | 2 days | |
| K–8 | C | Workshop | 3 days | |
| PreK | C | Workshop | 2 days | |
Mathematics and Number Sense / Orientation in Time and Space | PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
| K–8 | C, T | CD | 12 hours | |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
Overview of Core Knowledge Support for Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts | K–8 | C | Workshop, CD | 6 hours |
Overview of Core Knowledge Support for Common Core State Standards: Math | K–8 | C | Workshop, CD | 6 hours |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
Preparing Children for Reading Success: Core Knowledge Language Arts for Preschool | PreK | C, T | Webinar | 45 minutes |
PreK, K–8 | T, L | Webinar | 2 hours | |
| K–8 | T | Consultation | 2–3 days | |
| K–8 | T | Consultation | 1–3 days | |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
| K–8 | T | Workshop | 2 days | |
The Three Keys: Selecting, Presenting, and Discussing Read-Alouds (for Elementary Grades) | K–5 | T | Webinar | 1 hour |
Using Children's Literature and Writing to Develop Literacy Skills | PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days |
| PreK | T | Workshop | 2 days |
Third-Party Offerings
You may find the following third-party offerings of use as you implement Core Knowledge:
- Differentiated Instruction
- Understanding by Design
- Classroom Management
- The Danielson Group
- iObservation
- ECERS-R

