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INSIDE Professional Development Resources

National Geographic School Publishing offers on-demand training modules to support educators that use Inside. These modules provide on-going product training and are available anytime, anywhere you have internet access.

These training modules are perfect for:

  • Districts that prefer an online delivery method for training sessions
  • Educators that need a refresher about Inside during the school year
  • Educators that might have missed a live, on-site Inside training session

The Inside On-Demand Training Modules are easy to access—all you need are your Inside teaching materials, a computer with speakers, and high-speed internet access. Click here for the system requirements.

Just click on the links below to access the Inside On-Demand Training Modules!

Module 1: Start the Year Off Right with Inside!

  • Description: Learn everything you need to start the year off right with Inside including the research base, program components, the instructional path, and the free online resources on the Inside Teaching and Inside Learning websites.
  • Duration: 45 minutes, with additional time to explore the online resources
  • Materials: Any Inside Teacher's Edition and any Inside Student Book

Module 2: Teaching Success with Inside Levels A and B

  • Description: Build a solid understanding of the specialized instructional strategies in Inside designed for striving readers and English language learners including the assessment tools designed to inform instruction.
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Materials: An Inside Teacher's Edition (Level A or B) and an Assessment Handbook

Module 3: Teaching Success with Inside Levels C, D, and E

  • Description: Build a solid understanding of the specialized instructional strategies in Inside designed for striving readers and English language learners including the assessment tools designed to inform instruction.
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Materials: An Inside Teacher's Edition (Level C, D, or E) and an Assessment Handbook

Module 4: Getting Started with Inside e-Assessment
      Module 4 A: Scanning with a Scantron Scanner
      Module 4 B: Scanning with a Plain Paper Scanner

  • Description: Get set up for success with Inside e-Assessment and learn how to use data to drive instruction. Learn about online testing, scanning and scoring, how to interpret reports, and how to access reteaching resources to improve student achievement.
  • Duration: 45 minutes, with additional time to explore the e-Assessment website
  • Materials: Any Inside Assessment Handbook

Module 5 Part 1: Getting Started with The Online Coach® (Student Experience) 
Module 5 Part 2: Getting Started with The Online Coach® (Teaching Tools)
      Module 5 A: Installing on a Windows Computer
      Module 5 B: Installing on a Mac Computer

  • Description: Experience the power of The Online Coach®, interactive software designed to build adolescent students' success in vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Learn the instructional design, how to manage groups and student settings, and how to monitor student performance.
  • Duration: 45 minutes, with additional time to try out the Online Coach® and access reports
  • Materials: Any Inside Level C, D, or E Teacher's Edition


Click on the links below to access recorded webinars for Inside Phonics & Inside the U.S.A.:

Inside Phonics:

  • Description: Build a solid understanding of the Inside Phonics Kit designed to deliver systematic and explicit instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, and high frequency words, with built-in scaffolding and other support for students learning English.

Inside the U.S.A.:

  • Description: Build a solid understanding of the Inside the U.S.A. Kit designed to develop language, survival vocabulary, and the basic build blocks of literacy for newly arrived and preliterate students.


If you are interested in live, on-site product training or National Geographic School Publishing's Professional Development Courses, please contact your local sales representative.