This page is your one stop shop for all SIM conferences, institutes, professional development (PD) sessions, Q&A sessions, webinars, and workshops. We list things as they become available.
If you don't see what you're looking for, please contact us or fill out the Request for SIM Professional Learning Form to schedule a custom session for you or your teachers or to be connected with a SIM Professional Developer.
Upcoming SIM Professional Learning Events
Virtual Professional Learning Sessions for Educators (These are two-part sessions with follow-up coaching):
- Sept. 27 & 29, 2021 - Word Mapping - A Vocabulary Building Strategy
- Oct. 5 & 6, 2021 - Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and Summarizing
- Oct 18 & 25, 2021 - The Inference Strategy
- Jan. 6 & 13, 2022 - The Test-Taking Strategy
- Date TBA - Unit Organizer and Question Exploration with the SMARTER Instructional Cycle
SIM Update Conferences for SIM Professional Developers and Specialists:
- Jan. 10- Feb. 7, 2022 - Virtual SIM Update Conference (on Canvas, with live 1.5 hour webinar)
- Feb. 2 & 3, 2022 - Florida Virtual Update Conference
- Spring 2022 (date TBA) - Southeast SIM Update Conference, Charlotte, NC
- Summer 2022 (date TBA) - Upper Midwest Update Conference, St. Cloud, MN
Content Literacy Leadership Institute for Prospective SIM Professional Developers:
- June - October, 2022 (Intent to Apply due Feb. 2022) - with Pre-event Q&A webinars Nov. 10, 2021 & Jan. 12, 2022
Xtreme Reading Institute for Teachers:
- June 27-29, 2022 - with Pre-event Webinars Dec. 2, 2021 & Jan. 19, 2022 to discuss preparing your infrastructure for Xtreme Reading (i.e. teacher selection, student selection, master schedule)
Past Events (2020-21)
July 13-15th, 2021
SIMposium Virtual Update Conference
June - Oct., 2021
Content Literacy Leadership Institute for Prospective SIM Professional Developers
May 20th, 2021
Webinar: Accelerate Student Growth with SIM: Prepared, Inspired, Ready to Act
~Drs. Keith Lenz, Rosemary Tralli, and Jocelyn Washburn
May 5 & 12, 2021
Webinar Series: What's new with Content Enhancement Routines?
March, 2021
Webinar: Evidence-based Practices for Adolescents with Literacy Challenges
~Drs. Irma Brasseur-Hock & Jocelyn Washburn
February 3-4, 2021
Florida SIM Virtual Update Conference
Oct. 1-28, 2020
2020 Northeast SIM Update Conference: Virtual from Virginia