TDA
Join us for four days of TDA sessions!
Ever read a stack of student TDA responses and struggle to pinpoint exactly what they need next? This training is built for you.
In this professional development, you will walk away with a clear, practical framework for understanding where every student in your classroom sits in their TDA writing journey, and more importantly, exactly what to do about it.
Using Pennsylvania's four-level learning progression: beginning, emerging, developing, and meeting, you will learn how to read student writing with a trained eye, identify specific strengths and gaps, and respond with targeted instruction that actually moves students forward. No more guessing. No more general feedback. Just precise, purposeful next steps grounded in what the writing is actually telling you.
Training is organized by grade span, grades 3 through 5 and grades 6 through 8, so everything you learn is directly applicable to the students sitting in your classroom right now.
You will leave these trainings knowing how to:
Analyze real student TDA writing samples at all four proficiency levels
Identify where students are struggling and why
Apply instructional strategies that push student comprehension, analysis, and writing to the next level
Connect TDA instruction to your existing curriculum in a way that feels natural and manageable
This is not a sit and get training. You will be looking at real student work, talking through real instructional decisions, and leaving with tools you can use in your classroom the very next day.
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These sessions are designed to allow some learning to take place from the facilitator, but more learning will take place from peers and colleagues during open discussions. Along with this new learning and collaboration, participants will have time to work independently, as well as with others to create activities they can implement or utilize in their classroom.
Separate registration is required for each session offered.
Links to come for the following dates:
- September 30, 2026
- November 4, 2026
- January 14, 2027
- March 3, 2027
Additional Information
The trainings will take place at ARIN Central Office on dates listed above, from 8:30am-3:00pm each day. There is no fee for these trainings if your district is part of ARIN Intermediate Unit, and 5 ACT 48 hours will be awarded for each training upon completion. To register for each day, click on the dates below.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Katie Monsour, kmonsour@iu28.org, or 724.463.5300, ext. 1261.