CommonLit 360 PRO Plus Professional Learning 2026-2027
CommonLit’s School Essentials PRO Plus package comes with comprehensive professional development. Through curriculum-based learning experiences, CommonLit Professional Development enhances teachers’ skills, knowledge and confidence to meet their students’ needs.
Included with School Essentials PRO Plus:
Curriculum implementation support to ensure your professional learning plan meets your instructional goals
Up to four virtual professional development sessions facilitated live just for your team
Unlimited access to CommonLit’s professional development webinars, exclusively for schools and districts with School Essentials PRO Plus
Access to unit-specific internalization modules and planning resources for every unit in CommonLit 360
Access to dozens of self-paced modules via CommonLit’s Professional Development Portal
Also available as add-on support
On-Site Professional Development
Curriculum Implementation Support
With School Essentials PRO Plus, you’ll get the curriculum support you need to ensure effective implementation.
Implementation Planning
The CommonLit team will work with you to create a professional learning plan that aligns to your implementation and instructional goals.
Build Your CommonLit 360 Toolkit
Your CommonLit account manager will provide ongoing, strategic support to instructional leaders starting with a “Building Your CommonLit 360 Toolkit: Supporting Teachers in Year 1” session Leaders will develop a deep understanding of the curriculum design, plan proactively to address common implementation challenges, and familiarize themselves with “Look Fors” for CommonLit lessons.
“CommonLit has been a game changer. It provides a common language for teachers. The PD is intentionally designed, and we’ve had more buy-in and success than we ever envisioned. We’ve even seen the level of instructional conversations increase across the district ”
Angela Szakasits
Secondary Instructional Coach, ELA Pender County Schools
Year One is about building the foundation for strong implementation: helping teachers understand how the design of CommonLit 360 supports student learning and building up teachers’ skills and confidence with each lesson type in the curriculum.
In Year Two, you will be ready to build upon the foundational work of Year One This plan emphasizes instructional responsiveness and student independence. Teachers begin by refining the instructional routines that build student stamina and independence, then focus in on reading lessons. Teachers will practice responding to misconceptions in a way that leaves the cognitive lift on students. Next, they’ll plan intentionally for scaffolds that ensure all students can access grade-level reading lessons. Finally, teachers will analyze and respond to Reading Lesson data and Unit Skills Assessment (or Mid-Year Assessment) data
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Year Three emphasizes strong writing instruction and student ownership. The year begins with a focus on helping students set goals and own their learning, progresses to sessions that focus on writing. First, teachers practice identifying student needs and trends, then learn about ways to reinforce writing instruction using the short responses in our Reading Lessons. The year finishes with a chance to analyze and respond to data.
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Additional virtual sessions available to partners who have completed Year 1 sessions:
Leader Session: Data-Driven Instruction for Instructional Leaders
Supporting Multilingual Learners in CommonLit 360
Fostering Strong Engagement in CommonLit 360 Reading Lessons
Professional Development Webinars
With School Essentials PRO Plus, your teachers and leaders have unlimited access to professional development webinars, led exclusively for schools with School Essentials PRO Plus.
Our CommonLit 360 Foundations Sessions are continuously on offer for teachers getting started with the curriculum, and additional topics provide differentiated professional learning for all teachers Previous topics have included:
Meaningful Work: Supporting All Students with the Culminating Task
Practical Tips for CommonLit 360 Novel Units
Practical Tips for CommonLit 360 Research Units
Using CommonLit 360 Data to Finish the Year Strong
Sign up for sessions and times that work best for you, and learn alongside teachers from across the country!
Unit-Specific Internalization Modules
Also included in School Essentials PRO Plus, your team will have access to a unitspecific module for every CommonLit 360 unit that supports teachers with internalizing and planning for that unit.
2 How does the second writing lesson connect to the reading lessons of the unit?
3 Which lessons prepare students for the culminating task?
Short videos that introduce the unit and explain the connections between lessons
Annotated Exemplars for the Unit’s Culminating Task
Professional Development Portal
Additional support is always at your fingertips with the CommonLit Professional Development Portal. Dozens of asynchronous training modules support teachers with CommonLit 360, the CommonLit Library, and the CommonLit Assessment Series.
Self-paced modules include:
Getting Started with CommonLit 360
Best Practices for CommonLit 360 Reading Lessons
An Overview of Writing in CommonLit 360
Strategies for Facilitating CommonLit 360 Discussion Lessons
Best Practices for CommonLit 360 Vocabulary Sets
Effectively Using CommonLit’s Assessment Series: Administering the PreAssessment
And many more!
On-Site Professional Learning
CommonLit knows that the needs of every school and district are different In addition to our virtual professional development options, we offer on-site professional development for schools who prefer in-person sessions and who are looking to leverage full days of learning. Our expert facilitators will bring hands-on learning to you!
CommonLit 360: Foundations Jumpstart Days
Designed for schools entering their first full year of CommonLit 360 implementation, the Foundations Jumpstart is available as a one or two-day, curriculum-based professional learning experience that accelerates a strong launch. Teachers engage directly in CommonLit 360 Reading Lessons and Writing Lessons as learners while also analyzing facilitation best practices through a teacher lens Participants build shared understanding of the curriculum’s structure, guiding principles, and instructional routines, and leave with concrete strategies and plans for Unit 1 instruction. By the end of the two days, teaching teams feel aligned, confident, and prepared to begin implementation with integrity and momentum.
CommonLit 360 Foundations
Jumpstart Day 1 Agenda
CommonLit 360 Foundations
Jumpstart Day 2 Agenda
"Not only were you engaging and spirited presenters that kept me tuned in the entire time, but your depth of knowledge regarding adolescent literacy and the curriculum itself made this less of a traditional publisher training and more of a robust professional development.
I left that afternoon with even stronger feelings that we have made the right choice "
Tiffany Spaulding District Coordinator of Teaching and Learning Campbell Union USD
On-Site Professional Learning
CommonLit 360 Year 2 Jumpstart: Reflect, Refocus, and Refine
Designed for schools entering Year 2 of CommonLit 360 implementation, this fastpaced on-site day serves as a powerful relaunch. Educators begin by reflecting on what has worked so far and by setting a focused vision for the year ahead. Teachers then refocus on the core components of CommonLit 360 instruction and refine routines that support student independence and success Finally, teachers have time to plan using their reflections, refocused goals, and refined strategies.
This professional learning day supports schools in strengthening student writing through cohesive, unit-long instructional planning. Participants backwards plan across a CommonLit 360 unit to better understand how each lesson contributes to the final task, building the necessary knowledge writing skills, and analysis skills. Teachers will develop practical facilitation strategies for guiding students through the full writing process from planning and drafting to revision, editing, and celebration. This session helps teachers see the deep coherence of the curriculum while building confidence in making Culminating Tasks a meaningful instructional centerpiece.
FromDatatoAction: InstructionalDecision-Making in CommonLit360
This professional learning day supports teachers and leaders in using CommonLit 360 data to make clear, purposeful instructional decisions. Educators triangulate insights across Reading Lesson data, Unit Skills Assessment data, and Assessment Series data to develop a holistic understanding of student performance. Participants identify trends, clarify instructional priorities, and plan responsive next steps that strengthen teaching without pulling focus away from upcoming unit instruction. The day emphasizes actionable decision-making, ensuring that data leads directly to targeted instructional responses and stronger daily practice.
Scaffoldingfor Success: PurposefulPlanningto Support Students withComplexTexts
This professional learning day helps teachers ensure that all students can successfully engage with grade-level complex texts. Educators analyze key aspects of text complexity with their own students in mind and plan high-leverage scaffolds that maintain rigor. Teachers focus on anticipating moments of challenge within CommonLit 360 Reading Lessons, practicing effective strategies for checking for understanding and responding in the moment, while preserving the cognitive lift for students.
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On-Site Professional Learning Pricing
One Facilitator
6 hours of sessions
Groups of 1-35
Two or More Facilitators
6 hours of sessions
Groups of 36+
Recommended for mixed middle school and high school groups
Recommended for districts who would like to run Foundations
Jumpstart Sessions and Advanced Sessions simultaneously
*Travel is included in pricing
$6,000 per day
$10,000 per day
$5,000 per facilitator per day
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