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Beyond Consequences: A New Look at Fairness and How to Reduce the Use of Discipline Techniques in the Classroom
In this webinar, we will look at the concept of “fairness” in a new way that enables teachers to recognize that every child has an equal right to have his/her needs met, but not all children’s needs are the same.
The WEP Story: Girls in India Succeeding in College, Career and Life
Zoë Timms will present the story of Women’s Education Project (WEP), an organization she founded in 2002 to help young women from poor families in India succeed in college and careers.
Building Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Part 4: Multiplication & Division of Fractions & Decimals
In this fourth and final webinar of the series, Dr. Sara Delano Moore will share strategies for helping students understand what happens when we multiply or divide fractions and decimals so they can identify the elements of the algorithms in the models they build with manipulatives.
Connecting Students to Holiday Celebrations Around the World
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and while many students in the US are familiar with holidays like Christmas, educators strive to expand the minds of students and explore a variety of holidays celebrated across the globe. During this engaging conversation, attendees will learn how to use technology to connect students in the US to their peers around the world using free resources provided by Generation Global.
OER: Issues, Possibilities and the Promise of Curation
In K12 teaching and learning, no one is better prepared for curating digital resources and tools than the teacher librarian. Curation is a major element of Future Ready Librarians. Leadership in curation will be critical as schools scramble to vet, organize and leverage the coming flood of Open Educational Resources (OER) that represent the #GoOpen initiative.
Making Learning Personal for All: The Growing Diversity of Today’s Classroom
In this webinar, the presenters will explore the state of learning variability in today’s classroom and share ideas and strategies that promote success for all students.
How to Reach the Hard to Teach: Excellent Instruction for Those Who Need It Most
In this webinar, Doug Fisher will present a thoughtful and practical approach to achieving breakthrough success with linguistically and culturally diverse students who struggle in school.
Is it Misbehavior or Just Developmentally-Delayed Behavior? Assessing Young Children’s Behavior Through a Developmental Window
Early Childhood Consultant Dr. Pamela Phelps will discuss child development and demonstrate how to view children’s behaviors from a different developmental window.
What Is Tech-Savvy Leadership? A Panel Discussion
Join this panel of digital savvy experts to learn how to transition to tech-savvy leadership. Steven W. Anderson, Amber Teamann, and Tony Sinasis will explore challenges, strategies, and ideas for leaders looking to change.
Weaving Dialect Diversity into Writing Instruction
How can educators draw on research into dialect variation and weave it into a reader’s or writer’s workshop? In this webinar, hear about sound strategies and creative lessons designed by a linguist with classroom experience that proved to be highly effective.
Teaching Students How to Study Effectively for Tests: A Simple Method that Really Works
In this webinar, Academic Life Coach Gretchen Wegner will share the #1 study strategy that every educator should know (but most don’t) to transform his or her students’ ability to take charge of their own learning and prepare for tests self-sufficiently and with less stress.
reThinking Learning Spaces: 21st Century Design to Support the Four C’s
Andrew Taylor, the Director of Technology and CIO with Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk, New York, joins two of his technology coordinators in this webinar. Together, they share their research, iterations, and essential questions that have helped to guide the design of the new spaces in their schools, and purchase technology equipment.
Teaching Students with Autism about Digital Citizenship
Most educators realize the importance of teaching digital citizenship to all students, but students with autism face unique challenges. Join Instructional Technology Specialist Jennifer Liang to learn how to differentiate digital citizenship for students with autism.
Cultivating Empathy: The Best Antidote to Bullying
Research is clear: Bullying is learned and can be unlearned. What’s more, cultivating empathy is the forgotten antidote to bullying. In this webinar, Dr. Michele Borba, Ed.D., shares evidence that the best way to reduce bullying is not with a packaged program but with homegrown, data-driven efforts by a staff that applies only proven practices.
Six Key Ideas for More Meaningful Social Studies Research: Understanding and Embracing the New C3 Standards
If you haven’t heard about the C3, or don’t understand how these new Social Studies Standards impact your library program, then this webinar is made just for you. In this webinar, Instructional Focus Editor for School Library Connection magazine Paige Jaeger will explain the new National Social Studies Standards in an easy-to-understand way and model how your library research projects should change to align with the new standards.
Creating the Perfect BLT: Balanced Literacy and Technology
Dr. Brandee Ramirez, Educational Coach for Tustin Unified School District, will explore the ways that technology can support, enhance, extend, and even transform traditional balanced literacy teaching practices in the pre-kindergarten through third grade classroom.
Promoting Children’s Mathematical Inquiry through Play
Studies suggest that young children engage in substantial yet informal mathematical thinking during play. Mr. Mowry will discuss how exploratory and dramatic play contributes to young children’s cognitive development and how to bridge this learning to support mathematical competencies related to numeracy, shape and spatial awareness, measurement, classification, and patterning.
Personalizing Instruction Through the Library
Join Michelle Luhtala (a 2015 Library journal Mover & Shaker) as she explores how school librarians can enhance their learning communities’ capacity for personalized learning experiences through collaboration, instructional partnership, direct instruction, professional development, and leadership.