PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Personalized Coaching

    A trained adult coach, Zil offers virtual and in-person (Portland metro area) sessions for caregivers, educators, and administrators. Zil brings their robust experience as a classroom teacher and mentor to guide your growth.

    Whether one-on-one or in a small group, all sessions are tailored to meet your needs. Zil supports you in finding practical solutions, models engaging activities for your learners, and can connect you to a variety of resources for expand your knowledge base.

    Get in touch to learn more about this offering.

  • Workshops & Presentations

    A skilled presenter, Zil loves to craft impactful workshops for teachers and caregivers. Begin by contacting Zil and they will set up a free, 30 minute consultation to learn more about what you are looking for.

    Possible Topics:

    —Foundational Literacy Skills for the 3-6 Classroom

    —Unlocking Literacy: Using Evidenced-Based Practices to Empower Lower Elementary Learners

    —Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in the Montessori Elementary Context

    —Montessori and Literacy for Caregivers

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

  • "This is one of the best workshops I have attended in years. No joke. The heaps of actually useful activities that I can apply right away is exactly what I need."

    ~Elementary Teacher

  • "I can't recommend Zil's training highly enough. The information presented was interesting, clarifying, and, above all, practical. I feel empowered to immediately implement all that I learned from Zil and quite clear as to why I should be doing so. I hope to learn more from them in the future!"

    ~Jake (he/him), Co-Teacher Leader, Clover Montessori School

  • “It was such a pleasure to attend Zil's Science of Reading workshop. The presentation was very informative, well organized, creative, and engaging. Even with seven years of Montessori teaching experience in the primary classroom, I still felt like there were gaps in my language curriculum; Zil provided fantastic insight and detailed examples of how to fill those gaps and access all levels of readers. I walked away with tools that I could immediately implement in my classroom, and that my students engaged with right away!”

    ~ Emily (she/her), Lead Primary Teacher

  • “Zil really bridges that research to practice gap through their workshop that makes it easier for teachers to understand how to implement effective strategies in the classroom.”

    ~Primary Classroom Teacher

  • “I had the pleasure of working with Zil as a coach and mentor for two years. Their approach to classroom and community systems continues to support my evolution as an educator. This collaboration with Zil has given me tools and frameworks that I have been able to integrate and iterate in a way that feels authentic to my practice as an educator.”  

    ~Ali (she/her), Elementary Classroom Teacher

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