IMPLEMENTATION & ONBOARDING
ThinkCERCA On-Demand Training
Take your personalized literacy skills to the next level with our virtual training and CERCA-fication program.
Welcome to ThinkCERCA’s online training! Once you have completed all the videos, take this quiz to receive a CERCA-tificate of completion.
Step 1: Overview
Our Mission
We’re here to help educators spark courageous thinking in their classrooms. In this video, we dive into ThinkCERCA’s core mission to help every student become career- and college-ready as well as the research behind our product.
Step 2: Getting Started
Platform Basics
Navigating a new platform is never easy. Here, we review how to get started, from creating your account to onboarding students.
Useful Resources:
Step 3: Lesson Library
Rigorous Instruction
ThinkCERCA includes a rich bank of standards-aligned lessons designed to develop students’ literacy skills across disciplines. In this section, we review ThinkCERCA lesson types and best practices for integrating them into your existing curriculum.
Useful Resources:
- Thematic Unit Planning: ELA
- Thematic Unit Planning: Science
- Thematic Unit Planning: Social Studies
- Thematic Unit Planning: Math
Up Next: Preparing Your Classroom 
Step 4: Preparing for Day 1
Implementation Checklists & General Lesson Plan
We have developed a series of resources to simplify the implementation process and make Day 1 a success. In this video, we will review our implementation checklists for admins, technology coordinators, and teachers, plus walk through a general first lesson plan.
Useful Resources:
- Administrator Implementation Checklist
- Technology Coordinator Implementation Checklist
- Teacher Implementation Checklist
- General First Lesson Plan
- Interactive Classroom Planning Tool
Step 5: Student Resources
Introducing CERCA in the Classroom
Students who write a formal argument at least once a month across subjects achieve two years of growth per year. Here, we provide teachers with a quick explainer to show students.
Useful Resources:
- Applied Reading & Writing Lesson Checklist
- Graphic Organizers to Support Close Reading, Effective Writing, and Critical Thinking
Next Steps & Additional Resources
Rollout Support & Materials
Within the next few weeks, we will be visiting your school to host an in-person training on instructional best practices. In the meantime, please review our post-training materials to support your school’s rollout and implementation of ThinkCERCA. Review rollout materials >>
Resources Center
Visit our Resources Center for support with navigating the product, aligning ThinkCERCA to your state’s standards, novel pairing, test prep resources, and much more! View Resources Center >>