{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leading Engaged Learning","title":"PD for All: Creating Lasting Literacy Change Across Diverse School Communities","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2316,"description":"\nOn Leading Engaged Learning, host Heather Provencher sits down with Amy Breiler, Director of Teaching & Learning for Literacy at Community Consolidated School District 21 (CCSD21), for a grounded conversation on what it takes to strengthen literacy outcomes in a district defined by extraordinary linguistic and programmatic diversity.\n\nAmy reflects on 31 years in education and shares how CCSD21 is aligning to Illinois’ Comprehensive Literacy Plan, tightening coherence through learning walks and scope-and-sequence work, rebuilding trust after change, and investing in teacher knowledge as the real engine of sustainable literacy improvement. From data literacy to coaching culture, the message is clear: resources matter, but teacher expertise and professional learning systems matter more.\n\nKey Moments\n\n\n05:47 Diverse Bilingual Education Challenges\n\n08:06 Focused Literacy Evaluation Initiative\n\n13:04 Rebuilding Trust and Teacher Autonomy\n\n16:25 Strengthening Early Literacy Instruction\n\n18:08 Strategies Over Resources for Literacy\n\n21:54 \"Prioritizing Collaborative Instructional Practices\"\n\n24:47 \"Data Literacy in Education\"\n\n28:26 \"Universal Professional Development Framework\"\n\n32:34 Teacher Collaboration Fuels Professional Growth\n\n36:12 \"Leading with Focus on Students\"\n\nWhy You’ll Love This Episode\n\n\nThis episode is packed with real-world district leadership lessons—especially if you’re leading literacy improvement across multiple programs, campuses, and languages.\nYou’ll hear:\n\nWhat learning walks reveal that dashboards can’t—and how to use them as a systems tool\nHow coherence across teams supports vertical alignment, reduces confusion, and improves outcomes\nA candid look at change management: why “better systems” can still feel like lost autonomy\nA practical framework for diagnosing slow progress: teacher knowledge + implementation support\nHow to build data literacy so teams use assessments to inform instruction, not chase numbers\nThe strongest through-line:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/COm0J9ARU3KGcauGxQ-Mm2-_cpvdEQFYg25DrjnaXk0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjRl/ZTI2ZjAzYjY5ZmY0/MzJhMjhlM2UwOGI4/ZGJmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}