Thank you for choosing the Foundations of Literacy training sponsored by A+PEL. We’re excited to support your professional development in early literacy instruction.

This virtual, asynchronous training course contains FIVE modules. Each module consists of several video sessions, resources housed in a Google Classroom, and optional activities that will help you to grow your understanding of foundational literacy. 

Each module is designed by a current or former Louisiana public school teacher or principal. We firmly believe that we all learn best from our peers, and each instructor will be available to answer your questions and support your development through this course! 

This is a self-paced course designed to fit within your schedule and take no longer than one year while working full time. However, many of you may finish the course in several weeks or months. This course must be completed one time by all K-3 educators and instructional leaders in the state of Louisiana, according to Act 108.

As educators ourselves, we know that your time is the most valuable resource you have, and that these last few years have been particularly challenging. Thus, we have made specific accommodations to the online training course to support you. First the course content is online and self paced to provide flexibility. Second, we have made it so the modules scale in complexity and length as the course progresses, so that you get used to the course before diving into more complex lessons.

To obtain your course completion certificate, you must watch and complete all 5 video modules and the assignments (quizzes) in Teachable. You must score at least an 80% on the end of course assessment. You are allowed to take it as many times as necessary in order to pass. Your course certificate will be automatically sent to you when all requirements are completed.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. This information will is to help you access the course videos and the Google Classroom resources:

Teachable - this is where the Foundations of Literacy course videos are housed. 

You will use your school email as the login to access this platform through the website https://apel.teachable.com/p/literacyfoundations 

A verification email was sent when you were enrolled in the course. You can create your account through that email by clicking the “verify my email” button. This email often goes to spam or junk. 

An alternative method to access your course is to click the website above then enter your school email as the user name. Click “forgot password”, follow the prompts to create your account, and choose your password. Once you have gone through the necessary steps and logged in with your newly chosen password, click “My Courses” and you should see the Foundations of Literacy course listed.

Go to “My Courses” and click the start button to begin the Foundations of Literacy course. Click the play button in the video to begin the course. 

Google Classroom - this is where you will have access to the resources and activities available to you during the course. These are optional, but highly recommended as they will help you to prepare for the final assessment. If you need assistance or have any questions regarding an assignment (including requesting feedback and coaching), we have individual coaches available as a part of this program. Please email [email protected] in order to be assigned to a coach.

You must use a PERSONAL GOOGLE ACCOUNT to access the Google Classroom. 

School Gsuite accounts will not be compatible with the Foundations of Literacy classroom. 

You will need to log out of your school account completely, including the Chrome browser, before attempting to join the Foundations of Literacy classroom.

If you receive an “invalid class code” error, that means you are still logged in with your school account somewhere.

If you do not have a personal Google account, you can create one for free. 

Your Google Classroom code is: ubplqmi

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email [email protected] in order to be routed to the appropriate instructor for our district’s cohort.