05/19/2026
PD365 welcomes ASCD author Erik Palmer for the final session of the 2026 EVCL cohort. Erik focuses on giving teachers practical, engaging ways to teach oral communication skills and showing education leaders how to be more effective communicators.
05/08/2026
Thank you to Didi Harris, Brady Smekens, and the entire Smekens Education team for an amazing three-day series on the Science of Writing throughout Illinois!
Yesterday, we wrapped up the final session in Collinsville. We are incredibly grateful to all of the educators and leaders who joined us to deepen their understanding of explicit, systematic, genre-based writing instruction.
Be sure to save the dates for next year’s full-day Science of Writing series, scheduled for November 10, 12, and 13!