Summer programs are often seen as just supplemental work, but they have the potential to help teachers and students grow and develop, preparing them for the school year and giving them skills to succeed.
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Summer as a Launchpad to Build Teacher Capacity and Strengthen Student Readiness
Presented by Blake Obi, M.Ed., Former Teacher, Current Associate Director, Summer Learning Programs, Lavinia Group, a division of K12 Coalition; and Charlynn Bowers, Former Teacher, Current Director, Summer Learning Programs, Lavinia Group, a division of K12 Coalition
Leveraging Summer School for Teacher Growth
Summer school is often seen as a place where students receive needed support outside of regular school, but it can be much more than that—it presents an untapped opportunity for teacher growth.
Leveraging Summer School to Improve Tier 1 Instruction: Job-Embedded Teacher Growth
Presented by Kate Mehok, Co-Founder & CEO, Crescent City Schools (LA); Gwendolyn Jones, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Crescent City Schools (LA); Nancy Livingston, CEO, The National Summer School Initiative; and Keri Hubbard, Chief of Programs, The National Summer School Initiative
Beat the Summer Slide: Engaging Math Tactics for Elementary Summer School Programs
Presented by Talia Franklin, Second-Grade Teacher, East Clayton Elementary School (GA); and Alexa Poulin, Senior School Success Manager and Customer Marketing Manager, Unruly Studios
Summer School Accelerator: STEM and PBL Models That Work
Presented by John Moye, CEO and Co-Founder, Lobee Learning; Alison Brehm, Elementary Summer and After School Coordinator, Kawameeh Middle School (NJ); and Rachelle Dené Poth, Spanish and STEAM Educator, Author, Attorney, Consultant, and Keynote Speaker
3 Best Practices for Designing Away-From-School Learning
Presented by Kim Carlton, Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Take Summer School From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Using a High-Dosage Tutoring Partner
Presented by Courtney Lewis, Vice President of Tutoring Services, Carnegie Learning; and Dr. Bernard E. Frost, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Spartanburg School District 7 (SC)
7 Strategies for Using Summer as a Springboard to a Successful Fall Through Family-School Engagement
Presented by Dr. Katherine Gull, EL Program Coordinator, Frederick County Public Schools (MD); Simón Miera, Senior Partner Success Manager, TalkingPoints; and Kate Pechacek, Senior Director of Partner Success, TalkingPoints
Strategies for Planning Summer School for Math Intervention
As the time to plan summer school programs gets underway, this webinar provided a resource to assist in your development process. Fellow educators shared their models for personalizing learning both in the summer and during the regular school year to close math gaps.