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 to expand your knowledge base.
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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
—Playful Practice: Language Extensions for Building Fluency
—The Story of English: A Cosmic Education Approach to Spelling
—Montessori and Literacy for Caregivers
Get in touch below to book for the ‘25-’26 school year.

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