K-12 Schools Staff Training

2025 Sora Bursts – Video Series

Your summer Sora Bursts journey begins here!

This four-week video series focuses on goal setting and strategies to enhance your school or district’s digital reading program and is designed to help support and expand student engagement with Sora.

• Week 1: Set your reading goals
  
• Week 2: Set goals in the classroom
  
• Week 3: Find “hidden” reading time
  
• Week 4: Set goals in your community
  

Sora Discovery Guide – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module is for school staff to learn about getting started with Sora and feel confident introducing Sora to students and other staff.

Marketplace Discovery Guide – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module explores what’s possible with OverDrive Marketplace, and how to use it to customize the school’s digital collection

Train Your School Community on Sora – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module is full of resources and materials, tips and steps for school staff to get their community up to speed with Sora quickly.

Sora Reading Goals & Reading Time – Educator Kit

This downloadable kit gives you everything you need to get students started with setting their Reading Goals and seeing their reading time in Sora, including short how-to videos, mini lessons, infographics, and more!

Unlock Books in Sora – Educator Kit

Download this resource to support the use of Sora content bundles at your school. Share content bundle access codes and directions with teachers and students. The ZIP file includes two fillable handouts, a graphic to post online, and a how-to video for staff.

Supersonic Phonics & Jump! Decodables – Educator Kit

This .ZIP file contains an introductory video about Supersonic Phonics and Jump! Decodables, a helpful self-paced PDF guide to get educators started with phonics and decodables, and our Sora Starter Pack which includes lessons and activities, level charts, and more.

Sora for Young Readers – Self Paced Guides (PDFs)

This .ZIP file contains two guides for educators to support young readers with Sora.