NM PED 2026 Literacy and Humanities Summer Conference

Discover how explicit instruction, as championed by Anita Archer, can transform vocabulary learning in any classroom. This session provides teachers with research-backed strategies for teaching words with clarity, structure, and repeated practice, ensuring students understand, retain, and apply new vocabulary.

Grounded in John Hattie’s Visible Learning research, participants will explore instructional practices with high effect sizes, including modeling, guided practice, scaffolding, and activating prior knowledge before introducing new words. During this interactive session, teachers will learn how to:

Identify and prioritize high-impact vocabulary for instruction.

Activate students’ prior knowledge and build background to support comprehension.

Incorporate multiple exposures and active student responses to ensure retention.

Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, this session equips educators to accelerate learning, close achievement gaps, and make vocabulary instruction measurable, visible, and impactful.