Presented by Janis Effner, Professional Services Director, McGraw Hill
Moderated by Julie Morrow, Ed.D., Director of Leadership Advocacy, Achieve3000, A McGraw Hill Company

Sponsored by Achieve3000, A McGraw Hill Company

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One of the fastest ways to help your classroom become an inspirational learning environment is to value each student’s purpose. How do you cultivate students’ sense of purpose? Janis Effner answers this and other questions about setting appropriate student expectations and more. You will leave with a renewed understanding of your work and simple steps for keeping it cool this summer and beyond!

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, and Title 1 directors. 

About the Presenter

Janis Effner was a classroom teacher and reading specialist for over 10 years. She worked with struggling students to help them learn to read and worked to have an inspirational classroom where students believed in themselves. After several years, Janis decided to expand her ability to help students by joining Achieve3000 as a professional services director. She is currently the project manager for the Bureau of Indian Education.

Janis lives in Alaska with her husband, their teenage son, and Aussiedoodle, Charlie. They have three children and three grandchildren. Janis is a powerful media and communication professional with a Principal Certification focused on Secondary School Administration/Principalship from Schreiner University.

About the Moderator

Dr. Julie Morrow has served as an educator for more than 31 years as a teacher, principal, state transformation coach, and an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. She has been recognized at both a state and national level for her extensive work with school transformation, innovation in instructional design, professional learning communities, and successful implementation of multiple digital conversions.

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Achieve3000, a McGraw Hill company, delivers a comprehensive learning platform that significantly accelerates and deepens learning in literacy, math, science, social studies, and ELA. Using personalized and differentiated solutions, Achieve3000 enables educators to help all students achieve accelerated growth. For more than five million students in grades PreK-12, Achieve3000 improves high-stakes test performance and drives college and career readiness.