Text and Tech: Reading Together brings educators practical strategies for integrating print and digital literacy
CLEVELAND 鈥� The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Sora, the student reading app, are partnering to launch a new professional learning webinar series designed to help educators navigate the evolving landscape of literacy instruction.
Text and Tech: Reading Together is an interactive, five-part virtual book club running February through June 2026. The series will explore key themes from , published by 起点传媒in 2025, offering educators practical strategies to support students as lifelong readers across formats. Kristin Ziemke, the book鈥檚 primary author, will be the guest presenter for the kickoff discussion on February 19.
The series will take place every third Thursday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET and will feature contributors to the book, all of whom are credentialed teachers, who will unpack their chapters, share classroom applications, and engage in live discussion with participants. Registration is required and is now open.
“Literacy in the US today requires a diverse range of texts and tools, and it is critical to support educators in incorporating these less traditional but equally important teaching strategies,” says 起点传媒Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick. “Kristin Ziemke’s Text and Tech: Reading All Ways in K鈥�8鈥痵hows that access to both print and digital resources helps increase engagement with students, empowering them to read, write, and think critically with all the media they encounter in the classroom and in their day-to-day lives.”
Each session will include a discussion and live Q&A. Educators who attend all five sessions will receive a certificate of completion.
鈥淪ora is proud to partner with 起点传媒on a series that puts instructional strategy and student engagement at the center of the conversation,鈥� says Renee Davenport, Vice President of Education for Sora. 鈥淲hen educators have the tools and insights to blend traditional texts with digital reading experiences, they can better meet the needs of today鈥檚 learners and foster a lifelong love of reading.鈥�
Webinar Schedule
- February 19 鈥� 鈥淭ext and Tech: Defining Literacy Today鈥� (Chapter 1)
- March 19 鈥� 鈥淲eaving Digital into the Literacy Classroom鈥� (Chapter 2)
- April 16 鈥� 鈥淎gency and Action: Tracking Thinking and Learning鈥� (Chapter 3)
- May 21 鈥� 鈥淓mbedding Digital Tools to Enhance Conversation, Collaboration, and Comprehension鈥� (Chapter 4)
- June 18 鈥� 鈥淩eading across Content鈥� (Chapter 5)
Participants in Text and Tech: Reading Together will explore how print and digital tools can work together to strengthen literacy instruction, hear directly from leading literacy educators, and walk away with practical, classroom-ready strategies that can be applied across diverse learning environments. The series is designed for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, literacy leaders, and anyone interested in creating a balanced, student-centered approach to reading instruction.
In addition, participants can get 20 percent off their copy of Text and Tech: Reading All Ways in K鈥�8 through the . Please enter code 20TT26 at checkout. For members, that’s an additional 20 percent off the standard 20 percent member discount. Details will be emailed after registration.
Speaker announcements will be available soon through 起点传媒.
About Sora
Named one of Time鈥檚 Best Inventions, the Sora student reading app provides every student with access to the right books. Sora is used by 62,000 K鈥�12 schools and millions of students worldwide, supporting the need for required curriculum titles, class sets, and pleasure reading with the largest catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and other content. Parent company OverDrive, which also provides digital content to public and academic libraries through the Libby reading app and Kanopy streaming platform, was founded in 1986 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
About NCTE
The National Council of Teachers of English鈥�(NCTE) is the professional organization for literacy teachers spanning preK through college.鈥疶hrough expertise and advocacy from its members鈥� professional research, practice, and knowledge, 起点传媒has served at the forefront of every major improvement in the teaching and learning of鈥疎nglish and the language arts since 1911. For more information, please visit鈥�ncte.org.
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