How to Improve Equity: One Step, One Goal at a Time

Presented by Dr. Liz Brooke, CCC-SLP, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia Learning; and Dr. Suzanne Carreker, CALT-QI, Principal Educational Content Lead, Lexia Learning
Moderated by Lori Kirksted, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Lexia Learning

Sponsored by Lexia Learning

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What does the saying, “Eating the elephant one bite at a time,” have to do with improving educational equity? Things that appear to be overwhelming or seemingly impossible, like addressing the myriad of inequities in K-12 education, can be accomplished by taking on a little at a time. So, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do we improve educational equity? Take on one goal at a time.

In this recorded edWebinar, Lexia’s Dr. Liz Brooke and Dr. Suzanne Carreker talk about the steps to improve educational equity and will highlight:

• The difference between an achievement gap and an opportunity gap
• How the pandemic is widening equity gaps
• The implications of a new equity-focused U.S. Secretary of Education
• What leaders can do to start leading with an equity agenda

This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders.

About the Presenters

Dr. Liz Brooke, CCC-SLP is Lexia’s Chief Learning Officer. In this role, she guides the pedagogical approach and research strategy for Lexia’s personalized literacy and language programs. Dr. Brooke joined Lexia from the Florida Center for Reading Research in 2010, where she served as the director of interventions. Prior to FCRR, she worked as a speech and language pathologist evaluating students with learning disabilities, a Title I reading instructor, and a first-grade classroom teacher.

Dr. Suzanne Carreker, CALT-QI is the principal educational content lead at Lexia Learning. She is the recipient of the 2018 International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to the HBIDA Nancy LaFevers Community Service Award for her contributions to students with dyslexia and other related learning differences.

About the Moderator

Lori Kirksted is a mission-driven senior content marketing professional with a passion for developing high-impact content that drives multi-channel growth. She is currently leading the national K-12 demand generation content strategy for Lexia Learning.

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