Get Free Explorer Licenses for All Your Students
Complete three short, on-demand modules and unlock Zinc Explorer accounts for all your students.
About 1 hour total.
Finish at your own pace.
No credit card.
Practical reading strategies you can apply right away.
Want to connect with someone at Zinc before you start? Email partnerships@zinclearninglabs.com.
A Simple Path to Free Licenses
Step 1: Enroll
Register for Zinc’s on-demand teacher learning series.
Step 2: Complete Three Modules
Spend about 20 minutes on each module, at your own pace.
Step 3: Unlock Student Licenses
After the final module, use the survey to request free Zinc Explorer licenses for your students.
What You’ll Learn in the Modules
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Build a strong foundation for comprehension. You’ll learn how to:
Strengthen decoding skills
Reinforce vocabulary with engaging routines
Help students build fluency by noticing and correcting their own errors
Support students who struggle with foundational basics
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Teach students what to do when they read. You’ll learn how to:
Guide students to apply Zinc’s reading-strategy skills
Help students access complex texts through Zinc-ing and Tracking
Support strategic reading in any classroom
Improve comprehension by connecting with the writer’s meaning
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See how Zinc fits into your daily instruction. You’ll learn how to:
Integrate Zinc habits into your class routines
Support students’ development of stronger reading skills through personalized reading paths
Use Zinc reports to quickly monitor student growth
Learn through short, lessons, examples, and focused practice.
Interactive units help you apply strategies right away.
Why We’re Offering This for Free
Secondary teachers are asked to help students tackle increasingly complex texts—yet students enter their classrooms with very different reading needs.
We to put practical comprehension strategies—and Zinc—within reach of more classrooms.
Complete the training, and we'll provide free Zinc Explorer licenses so you can trust your students to read what you assign.
What Teachers Using Zinc Are Saying
“I am SO excited to be able to have this for my class. It is a great program and I see the progress my students make.”
— Kelly Black, 9th & 10th Grade English, North Lenior High School, La Grange, NC
“A lot of my students said that this was the first time someone’s teaching them HOW to read, instead of just telling them to read.”
— Michaela Morris, 10th grade English Teacher, Bullard High School, Fresno, CA
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes; secondary ELA teachers are eligible. We offer 1–2 teachers per school free Zinc Explorer student accounts after completing the three modules.
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About 60 minutes total.
Each module takes ~20 minutes and can be done at your own pace.
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You’ll gain strategies, tips, and resources to help you build a culture of motivated, engaged readers.
You’ll also receive Zinc Explorer student accounts for your classroom, access to teacher reports, and Zinc’s complete set of reading strategy lessons.
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Once you finish all three modules and provide information about the number of Zinc Explorer accounts you’ll need, Zinc will email you within five business days.
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Yes. All modules are asynchronous and on-demand.
As you complete modules, your work will be saved if you need to come back later to complete the training
Ready to Get Started?
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