National Geographic Learning

School leaders know: when literacy grows, everything grows. Cengage School and ThinkCERCA are hosting a three-part webinar series designed to help schools strengthen literacy instruction in ways that boost assessment readiness, deepen comprehension, and ensure all students can access rigorous, complex texts.

You’ll learn practical ways to:
📘 Align ELA instruction to broader academic goals
🔎 Improve outcomes with evidence-based literacy practices
📚 Scaffold complex texts while preserving rigor
💡 Promote comprehension, critical thinking, and high expectations for every student

If you’re working to build clarity, coherence, and consistency across classrooms, this series will give your teams the actionable tools they need to elevate literacy for all learners.

Register today! https://bit.ly/46OLxiy

What happens when students step away from the noise and experience nature on their own—even just for a few quiet moments? In this recent blog post from NatureBridge Educator Sofia Soderberg shares how a solo walk in Yosemite helps students slow down, notice more deeply, and find calm, clarity, and perspective they can carry with them long after the trip ends.

🔗 Read the full blog to hear the experiences students have shared: https://bit.ly/4asqpQj

Experiencing Yosemite “Alone”: The Solo Walk | NatureBridge When NatureBridge students arrive in Yosemite National Park with their peers, the excitement is instant—shared discoveries, group hikes, laughter echoing between granite walls. But one of the most powerful ways to connect with a place is by stepping away from the group and taking a moment alone. Y...

Trailblazer is an innovative and comprehensive English language learning program designed to equip young learners with the linguistic skills, academic strategies, and cognitive tools they need to succeed in studying subject-matter content in English. With content from National Geographic Explorers, students connect learning to the world around them.

Explore the program: https://bit.ly/3M8ee37

Hey Houston Educators and Administrators!

Join ThinkCERCA and National Geographic Learning LIVE on February 27 at the Cadillac Grill for an upcoming workshop:

Accelerate Student Learning: Strengthening Readers by Empowering Writers*

Discover practical, research‑based strategies that connect reading and writing to boost comprehension and accelerate learning. This workshop will help you support all learners — from striving readers to college‑ and career‑bound students — through approaches that strengthen writing and deepen understanding.

https://bit.ly/3Me1Gaq

*Registration Required, we hope to see you there!