APS ALM Classroom Educator Practicum 2026-2027 Cohort
Practicum | Available
An individual in the practicum will be mentored by a Fellow (or Fellow-in-Training) to learn how to integrate and apply the knowledge, concepts, and skills learned during the coursework. The Supervising Fellow (or Fellow-in-Training) will observe a 40-60 minute lesson on 5 separate occasions in his/her classroom and provide written and verbal feedback as well as ongoing support over the course of one school year. After completion of the practicum, the individual will be qualified to seek certification with Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Classroom Educator Level.
Due to changes in OGA standards, Classroom Educator Practicum Certification can no longer be applied towards the Associate Level Practicum.
Prerequisite: Classroom Educator course
Practicum Dates: Orientation & Lesson Planning/Delivery:
10/6 TAG 2:30PM - 4:30PM
10/9 - Hutchinson 2 Groups 2nd & 3rd 8:00AM - 10:00AM and K & 1st 12:00PM - 2:00PM
10/20 Toomer 2:30PM - 4:30PM
10/27 Heritage 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Jen Burch
Jen has worked at Readsource for seven years, as an outreach program coordinator to remediate students in an underserved elementary school in Atlanta, a teacher trainer, and now as the Director of Academic Programs. Jen began her career as a molecular biologist at Emory University. It wasn’t until 2013, when her then second grade daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, that she began her training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to better understand her child’s needs. Since then, Jen has become a Fellow with the Orton Gillingham Academy. She believes that the ability to read is a basic human right, and literacy is the great equalizer. In her role as Director of Academic Programs, her goal is to help ALL students read on grade level by strategically working to bring high-quality instruction based on the Orton Gillingham methodology to more teachers across the US and around the world.