Center for Literacy Education Sponsoring Teacher Professional Learning

The Center for Literacy Education is sponsoring a new teacher professional learning series.

Using a lifelong learning approach through short enrichment courses taught by Wake Forest faculty and community experts, these non-credit bearing courses focus on meaningful professional learning around topics in literacy education designed specifically for K-12 teachers and administrators.

The first course was “Civil Discourse in Civic Literacy” and taught by Cris Wiley (’03, ’04), an adjunct professor in the Department of Education, civics teacher at RJ Reynolds High School, and 2024-2025 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Teacher of the Year. The course was open to all K-12 educators.

The 12-hour course ran from Friday, May 30, 2025, through Wednesday, June 11, 2025 (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), 1:00 – 3:00 pm. This in-person course took place at Wake Forest University’s Brookstown campus. Content credit was pre-approved for educators in WS/FCS through a direct link via KickUp. Educators in other districts will receive a certificate of completion and are encouraged to inquire with their schools or districts about CEUs.

Upcoming courses include topics such as making in the K-12 classroom, teaching information literacy, crafting a writing identity, and teaching Shakespeare.