What is it? | Research Based | Results

Research shows that teachers learn best in activity-based professional development that takes place over an extended period of time, supported by peer interaction and local coaches. VoyagerU's blended format presents instructional materials in a way that is both interactive and informative to take teacher training to the next level.

VoyagerU's Reading Academy combines self-directed online learning with facilitated group meetings and classroom application activities. Each teacher becomes part of a group learning community led by a Reading Academy coach, who oversees scheduling and helps guide participants through the curriculum materials. Teachers receive continuous feedback through peer and coach discussion and reviews, and practice new teaching strategies in the classroom.

The Five Big Ideas The first instructional series in the Reading Academy is centered on the "Five Big Ideas" of early literacy instruction. Research has established that these big ideas are essential to every student's reading success.