Subscription Package: What's included

When a district or school subscribes to Espresso Elementary, you receive more than just easy access to the content. It includes:

Full access to all Pre-K through Grade 5 resources, across all subjects and topics
Weekly 'News Roundup' and USA TODAY differentiated news articles
Weekly content, feature and functionality updates
Implementation support to help get you started and using it daily
24/7 access to all content
Secure log-ins for teachers, students and parents
Weekly newsletter keeping you up-to-date with new content, tips and strategies

Subscription Package: Online Professional Development

We are committed to contributing to teachers' professional development while supporting them in getting best value out of the Espresso Elementary service. We achieve this by delivering an Online Professional Development course to districts and schools that provides teachers with:

an opportunity to explore & better understand key educational themes and
the skills and knowledge they need to effectively integrate Espresso into their curriculum planning and delivery.

How is the Online Professional Development designed?

The course consists of six learning modules that are designed to be completed as independent study, as part of a professional learning community, or as part of a school building and/or system. The experience may occur totally online, through a hybrid approach or as a framework for face-to-face facilitation.

What will each module provide?

Each module will provide approximately two to three hours of instruction for a total of 15 hours. The total package may be equivalent to one Continuing Education Unit. (You will need to confirm with your district if you can use these modules towards CEUs).

Each module will contain opportunities for self-reflection in the form of:

Reflective Journals - guiding questions that serve as the basis for the self-reflection may be utilized by the school system as the foundation for dialogue as part of a professional learning community. The journals will become part of an e-portfolio.
Embedded Assessments - will provide feedback to the participant and completion will be required to move through each of the modules. Each assessment will be based upon the content and applications discussed and accessed within the learning module.

At the conclusion of each module, the participant will create a teaching and learning product based around a prescribed assignment. The completed assignment will reside in the participants e-portfolio and may be accessed by the participant and the school system.

What are the six modules?

Connecting Espresso - supports standards-based teaching and learning
Engaging all Learners - covers differentiated instruction and intervention strategies
Espresso and Interactive Media - includes Interactive Whiteboards and podcasting
Espresso and Reading - covers reading comprehension strategies
Espresso and Assessment - supports both summative and formative assessment
Espresso Engages - includes class and home remediation and enrichment

Download our Online Professional Development course flyer for more information on each module.

How do I get started?

Our Online Professional Development course is just $495 per school for the complete course, six modules. This provides course access to all staff and one facilitator within the school or district. The facilitator is responsible for sharing course and login instructions, and monitoring ongoing progress. Each participant receives a login to access the course and its hands-on assignments at the end of each module. A Certificate of Completion is available for schools to provide to their teachers who have successfully completed the course. This also includes a formal review of all completed hands-on course assignments for two participants assessed by our professional development team. For these two formal reviews, the participants will receive a Certificate of Commendation for high quality work and achievement of the outcomes.

How do I purchase?

I already have Espresso Elementary and want to add the Online Professional Development course.

I want to purchase a subscription to both Espresso Elementary and the Online Professional Development course.

The course can also be combined with our face-to-face training options either at the district or school level. Please contact us for further information.

Subscription Package: Face-to-face Professional Development

There are a number of different face-to-face professional development options that can be added on to your subscription package.

At Espresso we are committed not only to supporting teachers in getting the best value out of Espresso Elementary but also contributing to their professional development through our specialized training models.

'Train the trainer' - we will work with you to develop a customized training program to reflect your district priorities and school needs. This model includes program development, cross-training of trainers, program evaluation and feedback.
Individual school sessions - we will conduct an in-school, custom designed workshop session that reflects the needs of the school, its teachers and students. For example, we can assist teachers in their planning to embed Espresso in lessons, show how to best use Espresso to support differentiated instruction or how to use Espresso with interactive whiteboard software.

Both options can be combined with our Online Professional Development course. Please contact us for further information.

Subscription Package: Implementation

The successful implementation of Espresso across each school in your district is critical to its success and ensures educational return out of your investment.

At Espresso, we believe implementation involves more than simply enabling accounts for schools to access the content.

Upon receipt of your order, you will be introduced to an implementation manager who is your key contact throughout your subscription period. The manager is responsible for being hands-on to ensure your schools get up and running with Espresso as quickly as possible - both educationally and technically.

They will then work with you and your advisers to communicate the availability of Espresso and help you embed Espresso into the staff's planning and practice. Over time, the manager will monitor usage of Espresso, assisting those who may need additional support and further extending those super-users ready to keep pushing forward.

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