K-12 Schools Staff Training

Fit learning into your busy schedule with access to on-demand training modules, downloadable PDFs, upcoming webinars, and tools to educate your staff and end users any time of day or night.

Educator Resources

Want to host your own training session? Looking for resources to use with your school community? Browse the resources below!

Sora discovery guide

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.

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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

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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.

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Sora for Young Readers – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module provides practical tips and shareable resources to help you support and engage your youngest readers with Sora, where students read.

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Support your developing readers with Supersonic Phonics & Decodables in Sora – Microlearning Module

This module is intended for educators of schools who have added the Supersonic Phonics & Decodables package to their digital collection in Sora. Click here to learn more about adding the Supersonic Phonics & Decodables package to your collection.

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Reading goals

Utilizing Reading Time and Goals in Sora – Microlearning Module

This module is designed to introduce educators to how reading time and Reading Goals work in Sora.

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2025 Sora Bursts – Video Series

Your 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.