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SUMMARY:Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Terrie Noland\, National Director\, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Empowering Struggling Readers community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nImagine that you are 10 years old and struggling to decode and read. When you walk through the doors of your school\, does your school environment say\, “You are welcome here and we are going to support you as a learner”? \nIn order to create a learning environment that feels safe\, comfortable and empowering for students\, schools need to adhere to some basic guiding principles and practices. In this edWebinar\, Learning Ally’s Terrie Noland shares how to create a supportive culture for your students who are struggling readers. Terrie presents these three key guiding principles for making your school a positive learning environment for dyslexic students: \n\nNotice me early\nGive me the AT tools and accommodations that fit my needs as a learner\nCreate an environment in which I can thrive\n\nThis session is designed for K-8 administrators\, general education teachers and special education teachers\, as well as school librarians. Learn how to make your school a friendly place for dyslexic students!\n \nAbout the Presenter \nTerrie Noland is the National Director\, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally. She has more than 22 years of experience as both a trainer and developer of content for educators and administrators. Her focus for the past five years has been on the pedagogical practices needed to create effective environments for students with dyslexia. Terrie has trained groups numbering in the thousands helping to build better understanding of working with struggling readers. She is currently pursuing certification as an academic language therapist.\n  \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources.\nWatch the Recording\n Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths\, as we guide them along a path that ensures success.
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SUMMARY:Get Your School Data Out of the Silos and into the Light
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Moshiur Tarafdar\, Chief Technology Officer\, Noodle Markets\nSponsored by Noodle Markets \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the InsideK12 community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nVital datasets around curriculum\, spending\, and achievement are siloed among K-12 stakeholders. Surfacing and integrating that data allows educators to make better decisions for their students. In this presentation\, learn from Moshiur Tarafdar\, Chief Technology Officer at Noodle Markets about hidden metrics\, as well as legislative and practical obstacles that keep them apart. \nNoodle Markets has helped districts surface data around purchasing activity\, compliance\, and collaboration\, with an eye toward safeguarding student privacy. Along the way\, they have discovered disparate datasets around achievement\, attendance\, demographics\, market trends\, and more. \nGain insights into reasons behind siloed school data and initiatives to increase transparency. Learn about increased collaboration among K-12 stakeholders to share successes and challenges\, especially concerning product acquisition and relationships with vendors. The presentation especially explore sapplicable datasets around purchasing\, but educators across levels\, from superintendents to librarians to IT staff to classroom teachers\, will benefit from expanding their professional learning around all forms of school data sources. \nAbout the Presenter \nMoshiur is a versed technologist with 17 years of hands-on and management experience in developing technology solutions that transform the education industry. Before joining Noodle Markets Moshiur was Co-founder and CTO of Story2\, an online education company that teaches students how to leverage the neuroscience of storytelling. In this role\, he helped over 70\,000 students unleash the power of their spoken voice to earn admission\, financial aid\, and scholarships for higher education opportunities. Story2 was selected for the Techstars accelerator program\, invested in by Kaplan\, and named one of the “10 EdTech Companies You Need to Know About” by Forbes. \nPrior to Story2\, He also was the Director of Application Development at 2U where he led a team of 12 engineers developing cutting-edge web and mobile applications to facilitate higher-ed online education\, Chief Technology Officer at Unigo\, and Assistant Vice President at The Princeton Review. At Princeton Review he played an integral part in building learning solutions for grades K-12 and college students. He also managed the development of standardized test products for the SAT\, MCAT\, and GMAT. \nMoshiur studied Computer Engineering at Polytechnic University concentrating in VLSI. He is a devoted father of two\, an avid camper\, and enjoys training in MMA. \n About the Host \nBrent Lomas is a former classroom teacher and policy researcher. He now develops Noodle Markets’ marketing strategy\, including editorial\, collateral\, and social channels. Prior to joining the team\, Brent worked in Broadway advertising at SpotCo and contributed to BuzzBuzzHome’s news wing\, specializing in NYC housing development and legislation. He serves on the advisory boards of En Garde Arts and Circle in the Square’s Teens on Broadway program. A Teach for America alum\, Brent taught at Aspire Public Schools and Harlem Village Academies. He received his BA in communication from the University of Southern California and his M.Ed. in Urban Schooling from the University of California\, Los Angeles. \nJoin the InsideK12 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nNoodle Markets is K-12’s national market network. We help districts and schools achieve transparency\, speed\, and control in K-12 purchasing. The most comprehensive database of education vendors\, products\, and services empowers research and purchasing confidence. Digital collaboration tools and consistent vendor responses mean easy evaluation in less time. Straightforward data from across your district and a robust pool of K-12 vendors generates increased competition and bottom line savings.
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Math Culture: Proven Ways to Develop a School-Wide Math Mindset
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David Woods\, Curriculum Manager\, DreamBox Learning\nSponsored by DreamBox Learning \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording or listen to the podcast and would like a CE certificate\, join the Leadership and Innovation community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nTo support students as they pursue their passions in career and life\, we must help them develop skill sets that encourage them to persist and grow. This edWebinar highlights how educational leaders can help teachers and students develop a deep connection to—and love for—mathematics\, one that supports a vision of transformation and a growth mindset beyond the classroom. \nDavid Woods\, Curriculum Manager at DreamBox Learning\, leads an exploration of: \n\nElements of math instruction that empower the development of a math mindset\nTools and resources that facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity\nHow professional development opportunities can be structured to build excitement of and love for mathematics\, in both teachers and students\n\nAll school- and district-based leaders\, such as assistant principals\, principals\, and curriculum directors\, as well as educators will benefit from watching this recorded edWebinar. \nAbout the Presenter \nDavid Woods earned a BA in elementary education with endorsements in reading and middle level mathematics and a minor in Spanish from Whitworth University\, and a master’s degree in integrating technology in the classroom from Walden University before joining the DreamBox Curriculum team. Throughout his teaching career\, David reviewed new curriculums\, interpreted assessment data\, and was a leading member of his professional learning community of math teachers. For the last six years he has been a curriculum designer at DreamBox Learning\, currently serving as the curriculum manager\, where he can apply his passion for building an effective\, individualized math curriculum. \nJoin the Leadership and Innovation community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n DreamBox Learning Math offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning\, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum\, and motivating learning environment. The innovative DreamBox platform captures every decision a student makes while working in the program and adjusts the student’s learning path appropriately\, providing millions of individualized learning paths\, each one tailored to a student’s unique needs.
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SUMMARY:Top Tips and Research from the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Donna Wittmer\, Ph.D.\, Author\, Consultant\, and Retired Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Colorado Denver\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nLearn new activities and explorations\, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners\, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge. In this edWebinar\, author Dr. Donna Wittmer explores the updates to the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities\, Revised and the reasons for them\, with an emphasis on how to help children enjoy learning within caring relationships. \nDr. Wittmer highlights how observation leads to activities being responsive to infants’\, toddlers’\, and two-year-olds’ interests\, needs\, goals\, and strengths. Her presentation addresses how observing children leads to choosing appropriate activities to introduce\, make available\, and adapt for each child and the group. She also emphasizes when and how to adapt activities to ensure that they are developmentally effective and sensitive to individual children’s capabilities\, interests\, and culture. \nIn addition\, this edWebinar explores the rationale for providing and the methods for achieving safe\, secure\, affirming\, affectionate\, and motivating relationships within which children thrive. Learn how responsive relationship-based care is vital for children’s brain development\, secure attachments\, energy and desire to learn\, and sense of well-being. \nThe learning possibilities identified in each activity in the book are accentuated. Learn how you can use these possibilities to plan\, observe\, support\, and document the important learning that occurs within each activity. Educators\, administrators\, early intervention specialists\, and mental health specialists will benefit from watching this recorded edWebinar.\n\nAbout the Presenter \nDonna Wittmer received her Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1985. She taught classes at Syracuse University in Child and Family Studies and then was a professor of early childhood/early childhood special education at the University of Colorado Denver for 17 years. Donna is a coauthor of the books\, Infant and Toddler Development and Responsive Program Planning (4th Ed.)\, Endless Possibilities\, (2nd Ed.)\, and The Young Child from Birth to 8 (7th Ed.). She is a fellow of ZERO TO THREE\, has written numerous articles about infants and toddlers\, and has presented at numerous NAEYC and ZERO TO THREE conferences. \nJoin the Early Learning Book Chats community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources.  \nWatch the Recording\n Gryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents.
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SUMMARY:Digital Collaboration to Support Literacy Classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Steven W. Anderson\, Digital Learning and Relationship Evangelist; and Shaelynn Farnsworth\, Education Services Consultant for AEA 267 in Iowa\nSponsored by myON \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building a Community of Readers community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nOne of the most powerful ways students learn is through social and dialogic experiences. From students working in pairs\, small groups\, or whole-class discussions\, constructing knowledge happens best when students work together. Traditionally\, these collaborative interactions only took place in the classroom face to face; today we live in an era where teachers and students interact in both an analog and digital space. \nIn this edWebinar\, Steven W. Anderson\, Digital Learning and Relationship Evangelist\, and Shaelynn Farnsworth\, Education Services Consultant for AEA 267 in Iowa\, examine what contemporary collaboration means and how best to implement collaborative literacy learning in both the traditional classroom as well as the blended one. They will discuss Collaboration and its relationship to the 4 Cs: Communication\, Collaboration\, Creation\, and Critical Thinking. Their presentation provides examples of both analog and digital collaboration tools for high-functioning literacy classrooms. \nThis edWebinar is designed for K-12 educators\, leaders\, and librarians who have a literacy focus\, however\, all education professionals are invited to attend this live\, interactive event. Learn more about digital collaboration to support literacy classrooms! \n About the Presenters \nSteven W. Anderson is a learner\, blogger\, speaker\, Digital Learning and Relationship Evangelist\, author and dad.  He is the author of book The Tech-Savvy Administrator: How do I use technology to be a better school leader?  As a former teacher and Director of Instructional Technology and best known as @web20classroom\, he is highly sought after for his expertise in educational technology integration and using social media for learning and communicating. Steven presents at conferences worldwide and is also responsible in helping create #edchat\, the most popular educational hashtag on Twitter. He is an ASCD Emerging Leader\, Microsoft Hero of Education and one of the top educational influencers on Twitter. Follow him at @Web20Classroom. \nShaelynn Farnsworth is a leader in the convergence between literacy and technology. As a high school teacher\, she redefined her English classroom as not only a place to learn about literature but also explore how technology is shaping the future of communications. She continues this exploration as an education services consultant for AEA 267 in Iowa. There\, her primary focus is on technology\, literacy\, and authentic intellectual work. Shaelynn is a staff developer\, literacy coach\, and supports districts in the implementation of initiatives. She is a Google Certified Innovator and has training in project based learning from the Buck Institute\, instructional coaching\, and reading and writing workshop from Lucy Calkins. Follow her on Twitter @shfarnsworth and read her blog\, http://shaelynnfarnsworth.com. \n  \nJoin the Building a Community of Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nmyON is a student-centered\, personalized literacy platform that offers unlimited access to thousands of enhanced digital books. Titles are dynamically matched to each individual student’s interests\, grade and Lexile® reading level. Literacy tools and embedded supports foster engagement and achievement. Teachers can assign reading\, writing and robust projects to support curriculum and differentiate instruction 3/4 and monitor student progress 3/4 within the myON platform.
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SUMMARY:Building Curriculum with Colleagues: Where the Library and Classroom Learning Connect
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School\, CT; Amy Rothschild\, Social Studies Teacher\, New Canaan High School; and Jessica Cullen\, English Teacher\, New Canaan High School\nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Emerging Tech community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nAugust is prime time for PD. Many teachers return refreshed from summer break to begin the new school year working on new or refreshed curriculum with faculty across grade levels and disciplines. This creates a sweet spot for school librarians to collaborate with colleagues and develop curriculum they will co-teach. In this edWebinar\, Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School\, CT and colleagues\, share strategies for using this time to build instructional partnerships that will last throughout the year and beyond. Digital backpacks\, integration with Google\, Mackin Groups\, Learning Management Systems\, Library Management Systems\, and curation will be addressed. All librarians are invited to watch this recorded session. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nMichelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala. \n  \n  \nJoin the Emerging Tech community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n For more than 30 years\, Mackin Educational Resources has provided library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of more than 2.5 million printed titles and more than 350\,000 digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks\, video resources and more\, along with digital content management and custom collection analysis services. A true partner in education\, Mackin’s continued success and unblemished reputation is known by thousands of teachers\, administrators\, and librarians across the country and throughout the world.
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SUMMARY:Girls in STEM: Creating a New Era
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Salma Salhi\, Student at Sir Winston Churchill High School; and Grace Liang\, Student at William Aberhart High School\nSponsored by Nureva \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Fostering Student Collaboration community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nAs the world embraces science and technology\, more and more people are needed to help bring innovation to life. However\, the vast majority of students that choose to pursue a career in the STEM fields are male\, even though women generally outperform men in math and science. In an increasingly interconnected world\, girls are needed to contribute their ideas and to help discover solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. But\, despite their aptitude for the STEM fields\, most girls choose not to pursue a STEM career. Why does this occur? \nIn this edWebinar\, presented by two high school students with a strong interest in pursuing careers in the STEM fields\, dedicated to getting more girls to participate in STEM. In this edWebinar learn: \n\nHow they became interested in STEM\nIssues that girls face in STEM with regards to gender imbalance and why so many girls choose not to pursue STEM\nPrograms that educators and students can implement in their schools to encourage more girls to pursue STEM\n\nTogether we can work to eliminate this gender disparity and start a new era in which girls are more involved in the future of STEM. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to any educator\, at any level\, and we encourage teachers to view the presentation with their students. \nAbout the Presenters\nGrace Liang is about to enter her grade 12 year at William Aberhart High School. She has been involved in STEM since she first played with Lego. In recent years\, she has been highly involved in the FIRST Robotics Competition and has created a mobile startup business in the Technovation program along with a team of 5. Outside of STEM Grace is a competitive pianist and an EDM artist\, the founder of the Toastmasters Calgary Youth Gavel Club\, and enjoys oil painting and writing. \n  \n  \nSalma Salhi is a grade 12 student at Sir Winston Churchill High School. She has been involved in many clubs and organizations relating to STEM\, including Technovation\, where she created a mobile startup business together with a team from her school. She is currently completing an internship at Nureva. Salma has attended writing conferences and been involved with numerous charities such as Free the Children and We Day. In her spare time\, Salma enjoys reading\, writing\, learning programming languages\, watching Netflix\, and playing the cello. \n  \n  \nJoin the Fostering Student Collaboration community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nNureva Inc. develops education solutions that foster a joy for learning. The company focuses on delighting customers with simple\, thoughtful hardware\, software and services. A passion for deep customer understanding and a commitment to innovation drive the company’s product roadmap.
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SUMMARY:Conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment: What Is Your Student's Behavior Telling You?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nina Finkler\, M.Ed.\, LDT/C\, BCBA\, President of Nina Finkler Autism Services\nSponsored by Monarch Center for Autism\, STAR Autism Support\, and VizZle \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teaching Students with Autism community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nOne of the most challenging parts of working with students with autism is the maladaptive behaviors often associated with these students. As educators\, it is important to understand that students use these behaviors to communicate a variety of things. In order to effectively eliminate maladaptive behaviors we have to understand what the student is trying to communicate. The process to do this is called a Functional Behavior Assessment. \nIn this edWebinar\, Nina Finkler\, M.Ed.\, LDT/C\, BCBA\, and President of Nina Finkler Autism Services\, describes the process of a Functional Behavior Assessment and offer suggestions on how to use the information obtained to develop behavior reduction strategies. This recorded session will benefit special education teachers\, speech therapists\, and paraprofessionals. \nAbout the Presenter \nNina Finkler is the president of Nina Finkler Autism Services\, LLC based in East Windsor\, New Jersey. Ms. Finkler has over twenty years of experience working in the field of autism. Her experience includes extensive practical application of applied behavior analysis\, curriculum development\, professional/parent training\, consultation\, and assessment. Ms. Finkler has presented at both the state and national levels on various topics including effective teaching strategies for students with autism\, behavior management strategies\, and educational assessment. She holds a Master’s degree in Special Education from Rutgers University and is a New Jersey licensed Learning Consultant and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Ms. Finkler is on the advisory board of National Autism Resources. \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources.\nWatch the Recording \nMonarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB\, is located in Cleveland\, Ohio. Monarch offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for individuals ages three through adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Highlights\, which incorporate Monarch’s visual language treatment model\, include a preschool; day school for children\, adolescents & young adults; transition education program; summer & extended school year programs; therapeutic residential treatment program; adult vocational & supported living programs; and community training. \n  \nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction! \n  \nVizZle provides a library of more than 14\,000 lessons and the tools and media to customize them or create your own from scratch. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level\, assigned to any student\, and played on iPad or Android tablets\, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically. This award-winning software is developed collaboratively with educators.
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SUMMARY:Low-Entry\, High-Exit Math Tasks that Keep Every Student Engaged
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Arjan Khalsa\, CEO of Conceptua Math\nSponsored by Conceptua Math \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building Understanding in Mathematics community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nThis edWebinar is part two of our three-part series\, Making Your Math Class a Model to Behold\, which will address the steps you can take as a teacher to make your mathematics classroom as successful as possible for you and your students. It will focus on the research-based strategies around the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The series will specifically focus on the upper-elementary mathematics classroom\, but can be applied to all K-8 grade levels. \nWe want students to persevere in solving problems and to attend to precision. But\, what happens when students simply cannot get started on a task? This session will focus on practical strategies for designing daily lessons that help students enter at a “low” level and leave the class at a much “higher” level. Arjan Khalsa\, CEO of Conceptua Math\, providea strategies for starting class periods by engaging background knowledge\, briefly using hands-on manipulatives\, and providing entry experiences that engage all students. He also provides guidance to the math coach or principal for seeing how a teacher is making math accessible to all students. \nEducators are encouraged to encourage their principals and/or math coaches to watch this recorded edWebinar as the content will help everyone to be on the same page. \nThis edWebinar is part of the Making Your Math Class a Model to Behold Series:\nStudents Making Viable Arguments in Math: SMP 3 in Action\nLow-Entry\, High-Exit Math Tasks that Keep Every Student Engaged\nFormative Assessment with Mathematical Models \nAbout the Presenter \nOver the past 35 years\, Arjan Khalsa has been a pioneer in educational technology\, curriculum development\, and research. Arjan is a passionate public speaker whose primary goal is to uplift teachers by sharing the latest research-proven strategies that lead to joyful results in the classroom. His work has focused in mathematics\, science\, and special education. As the CEO of Conceptua Math\, Arjan works closely with administrators in large school districts\, understanding and helping to address their needs and challenges. He also works as a coach in classrooms around the country and as a volunteer teacher trainer for schools in Latin America. \nJoin the Building Understanding in Mathematics community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nConceptua Math is an upper-elementary on-line curriculum that uniquely blends personal and social student learning using visual models and adaptive teaching techniques within the classroom.
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SUMMARY:Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Diana Rendina\, Media Specialist and Writer\, Tampa Preparatory School\, Tampa\, FL\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the SLC @ the Forefront community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz.  \nA successful school makerspace needs an enthusiastic maker community\, school-wide participation\, and staff support. How do you build this type of learning at your school? \nIn this edWebinar\, Diana Rendina\, Media Specialist and Writer\, Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa\, FL\, describes step-by-step how to introduce challenge-based learning into your school library makerspace. Her presentation will: \n\nWalk through various real-world design challenges\nAddress common questions and concerns\nOffer practical advice for implementing challenge-based learning in the makerspace\n\nLearn to become empowered to go beyond the basics and to draw from an arsenal of proven methodologies for designing challenges for your students’ learning. K-12 school librarians and classroom teachers across disciplines who are interested in the school makerspace are invited to watch this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter \nDiana Rendina\, MLIS\, is the media specialist at Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa\, FL. Prior to this\, she was the media specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School\, where she transformed their library and piloted their makerspace program. Diana\, the winner of the 2016 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award and the 2015 AASL Frances Henne Award for emerging leaders\, is active in the ISTE Librarians Network\, AASL and FAME. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and learning space design. Diana is a coauthor of Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace\, the author of Reimagining Library Spaces: Transform Your Space on Any Budget\, and a monthly contributor to AASL Knowledge Quest. Find her online at her blog RenovatedLearning.com and on Twitter @DianaLRendina. \nJoin the SLC @ the Forefront community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources.\nWatch the Recording\nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/challenge-based-learning-school-library-makerspace/
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Digital Shift: Implementing Digital Instructional Materials for Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christine Fox\, Deputy Executive Director\, SETDA; Cliff Rudnick\, Administrator\, Instructional Resources Unit\, California Department of Education; Jackie Bobbett\, Section Supervisor\, Curricular Resources\, Louisiana Department of Education; and Whitney Whealdon\, Director of Academic Content\, Louisiana Department of Education.\nHosted by SETDA\nSponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation \nWatch the Recording\nListen to the Podcast \nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Essential Elements for Digital Content community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nThis edWebinar will highlight SETDA’s latest research\, the Navigating the Digital Shift II: Implementing Digital Instructional Materials for Learning report. As states and districts shift to implement digital instructional materials\, the report provides information and guidance on state acquisition and procurement policies\, accessibility policies\, selection and curation processes and funding practices. SETDA’s research reveals that federal and state policies are increasingly supporting the shift to digital. States are providing guidance\, definitions and vetting policies and practices for digital materials to help ensure that digital materials are available to learners via devices anywhere\, anytime. \nState leaders from California and Louisiana share details about their state leadership to support the digital instructional materials and provide examples of implementation. Administrators\, policy makers\, curriculum directors\, IT staff\, and teachers will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \n \nChristine Fox is the deputy executive director for SETDA. As Deputy Executive Director\, she collaborates with the executive director in charting strategic direction\, administration\, planning and financial decisions involving SETDA. She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition\, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication. The management of such projects includes coordinating data collection from all states\, supervising consultants and staff\, ensuring member input and supervising the publishing process. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift\, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States\, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action\, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting. She has worked as an educational consultant and curriculum developer for a national whole school reform model\, ESOL coordinator and 3rd grade teacher. Christine has a Masters of Science in teaching English as a second language from Florida International University and received her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Florida State University. \n  \nCliff Rudnick has been with the California Department of Education for almost 30 years\, serving as the administrator of the instructional resources unit for the last six years. Prior to his current position\, he also served as the state education technology director from 2008 to 2011\, the administrator for Counseling and Student Support\, and various other positions. Cliff’s teaching experience is at the high school level\, specifically ninth grade English. He has undergraduate degrees in English and communication studies and an M.Ed. in educational administration from California State University\, Sacramento. \n  \nJackie Bobbett has worked with the Louisiana Department of Education for over 20 years and serves as the supervisor over the Instructional Materials Review process. She also serves as the state’s NIMAS coordinator ensuring print versions of core instructional materials are made available in appropriate formats for all students. She holds a Ph.D. in K-12 Administration and Supervision from Louisiana State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas\, Tyler. She has also been part of the State Instructional Materials Review Association (formerly the National Association of State Textbook Administrators) since 1998. \n  \nWhitney Whealdon is the Director of Academic Content at the Louisiana Department of Education. In that role\, she works with and trains teacher leaders to create units\, lessons\, and tasks\, such as the English Language Arts Guidebooks\, and supports educators in reviewing and selecting high-quality instructional materials. She began work at the Department in 2008 as the English Language Arts Assessment Coordinator. Prior to her work at the Department\, Whitney was a middle school English language arts teacher for six years. As a teacher\, Whitney participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Program in October 2005\, and was named the 2008 Louisiana Middle School Teacher of the Year. Whitney graduated from the Holmes Program at Louisiana State University. \n  \nJoin the Essential Elements for Digital Content community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nThe State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit membership association launched by state education agency leaders in 2001 to serve\, support and represent their emerging interests and needs with respect to the use of technology for teaching\, learning\, and school operations. Our current work is guided by a strategic plan\, Leading\, Inspiring and Empowering: The 2013-16 SETDA Strategic Plan\, adopted by the SETDA Board of Directors in October 2012 after extensive consultation with the membership. The SETDA mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. \n \n \n \n \nListen to the Podcast\nWe’re happy to make podcasts available for selected panel discussions and interviews.\nIf you would like a CE certificate for this presentation\, watch the edWebinar recording and take the CE quiz. \nDownload here
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/implementing-digital-instructional-materials-learning/
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SUMMARY:Equipping Students with Digital Literacy Skills
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nettie McDonald Briggs\, Senior Education Specialist\, Learning.com; with Jeff Meyer\, Director of Education\, Learning.com\nSponsored by Learning.com \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Success in a Digital World community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nOur goal as educators is to prepare our students to face the challenges of tomorrow. These days that means ensuring they have the skills they need to succeed in our digital world. Though your students may be able to play video games and use cell phones\, that doesn’t mean they have the digital literacy skills they need to be successful on online assessments\, in college\, or their future career in a global economy. \nIn this edWebinar\, Nettie McDonald Briggs\, Senior Education Specialist for Learning.com\, and Jeff Meyer\, Director of Education for Learning.com\, share how you can give your students a competitive edge by equipping them with these critical digital literacy skills—starting as early as kindergarten: \n\nKeyboarding and word processing\nOnline safety and digital citizenship\nBusiness applications\, including spreadsheets and presentation software\nComputational thinking and coding\n\nFind out how to implement a comprehensive digital literacy curriculum in either a computer lab or a classroom setting. Learn best practices on how you can integrate digital literacy into core area instruction. Elementary and middle school classroom teachers\, technology teachers\, library media specialists\, principals\, vice principals\, and technology coordinators will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \nNettie McDonald Briggs is an educator with 34 years of public education experience teaching many subjects\, student populations\, grade levels\, and teachers. She currently is the senior education specialist for Learning.com where she supports successful district implementations of their resources. For 13 years\, Nettie was part of building a very successful instructional technology program in a large Texas district. In addition to supporting K-8 teachers with technology integration\, she led curriculum writing teams to organize Learning.com resources and district-created activities aligned to the K-8 technology and core subject standards to be used across the district. Nettie is passionate about supporting teachers’ understanding of how technology supports student learning of core area subjects. \n  \nJeff Meyer is the director of education for Learning.com and resident product expert for its digital literacy solutions who works to identify best practices for internal and external audiences. Jeff has 34 years of experience working in education as a public school teacher and coach\, district curriculum and technology director and administrator. He is passionate about the need to transform education using data-based\, inquiry-driven approaches and digital resources\, especially with urban students and educators. Prior to his eleven years of service with Learning.com\, Jeff worked in the Austin and Eanes school districts\, Education Service Center\, and University of Texas at Austin\, Texas. \n  \nJoin the Success in a Digital World community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n  \n Learning.com helps students\, teachers\, and schools excel in a digital world. We provide solutions to support educators as they build students’ digital literacy skills and transition to digital content. We work with 1 in 6 districts across the US and serve 5.6 million students across more than 20 countries.
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SUMMARY:Literacy: More than Lexiles – Engaging the Hearts and Minds of All Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness\nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nDiscover new ways to inspire students toward greater learning. In this research-driven edWebinar\, Kevin Baird\, Chairman and Senior Faculty Member at the Center for College & Career Readiness\, goes beyond Lexile® scores to explore two often overlooked keys to increasing literacy – motivation and engagement. \nLiteracy is driven not only by differentiation to skills\, but also by differentiation to interests and passions. In this session\, Kevin Baird reviews both the research and new methods for engaging the hearts and minds of all learners while differentiating content according to each student’s skill level\, learning temperament and learning pace. \nGet information you can apply immediately with answers to these questions and more: \n\nWhat does student engagement look like in the classroom?\nHow do educators turn struggling readers into children who love to read?\nWhat innovative educational tools are available that leverage both engagement and differentiation to make a radical difference in children’s motivation to spend more quality time on task?\n\nGain the latest tools for inspiring students to love learning. This recorded session is designed for all PreK-12 administrators and educators. \nAbout the Presenter\nKevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board of the Center for College and Career Readiness\, is a co-author of the Pathway for College & Career Standards Implementation. For more than 20 years he has served schools\, districts\, state and national education offices as an expert in the use of technology to achieve college and career ready outcomes along with implementation of change models to drive sustainable\, enhanced learning outcomes. \nKevin is the creator of the Common Core Black Belt Certification Graduate Program accredited by the University of Southern California\, Rossier School of Education\, and serves as graduate faculty for numerous blended learning courses for school administrators. He has participated in educational research on every continent except Antarctica. Kevin is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant working with some of the largest districts in the United States and with governments around the world. Follow him on Twitter @KevinEBaird. \nJoin the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n \nAchieve3000 reaches all students\, PreK-12+\, at their individual reading levels to accelerate their learning\, improve high-stakes test performance\, and prepare them for college and career success.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacy-lexiles-engaging-hearts-minds-students/
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SUMMARY:From Expel to Excel: Positive Alternatives to Expelling At-Risk Preschool Boys
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ruth Hanford Morhard\, Author\, Wired to Move: Facts and Strategies for Nurturing Boys in Early Childhood Settings\nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Classroom Management for Early Learning community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nBoys are expelled from preschool programs 4.5 times more often than girls. African American boys are twice as likely to be expelled as white and Latino children. Preschoolers are expelled three times as often as K-12 students. These are disturbing statistics\, but early childhood educators can reduce expulsions by redirecting the aggressive behavior\, tantrums and noncompliance that often lead to expulsion and classroom disruption. \nIn this edWebinar\, Ruth Hanford Morhard\, author of Wired to Move: Facts and Strategies for Nurturing Boys in Early Childhood Settings\, shares positive alternatives to expelling preschool boys that will help these children perform better in school and in relationships. While the primary focus will be on boys\, the strategies will be useful for working with all children. \nRuth discusses the detrimental effects of the expulsion crisis on children\, classrooms and communities as well as ways to manage the challenging behaviors that often lead to expulsion. She shows how to create a classroom environment where preschool boys succeed. We will hear specific strategies for working with at-risk African American and Latino boys. \nWatch this recorded session to: \n\nGain understanding of the negative effects of preschool expulsions on young boys’ learning\, relationships\, behavior and future success\nLearn ways to redirect challenging behaviors that lead to expulsions\nDiscover the positive effects of alternates to expulsion on young boys\nIdentify ways to work with parents and caregivers to prevent expulsions and support boys’ social-emotional health\nLearn how others are successfully addressing the expulsion crisis in their communities\n\nAll preschool educators and administrators are invited to watch this recorded edWebinar for a better understanding of the expulsion crisis among preschool boys and ways to reverse the trend through positive strategies for addressing challenging behaviors. \nAbout the Presenter\nRuth Hanford Morhard is a writer\, author and consultant to early childhood and philanthropic institutions. Her latest book is Wired to Move: Facts and Strategies for Nurturing Boys in Early Childhood Settings\, published by Gryphon House. She also authored a Starting Point children’s book series that teaches young children resilience\, including the books: Hello World for babies and infants; Exploring My World for toddlers; We Have Magic Helpers for preschoolers; and its companion book for preschool parents and teachers\, Building Blocks. \nShe writes the blog\, Raising Young Boys\, hosted the edWeb webinar Boys! Boys! Boys! Why They’re Falling Behind and What to Do About It\, and discusses young boys’ issues on radio\, podcasts\, and in workshops and presentations across the country. Currently she is working on a book about Josephine Morhard\, who started boys’ baseball leagues during the Great Depression. \nJoin the Classroom Management for Early Learning  community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, view past webinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past webinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n Kaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.
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SUMMARY:Get Recognized for Advancing Digital Teaching and Citizenship
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Louisa Sullivan\, Senior Community Strategist\, Common Sense Education\nHosted by Common Sense Education and Sponsored by Symantec \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Digital Learning & Leadership community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nAre you teaching students to be safe\, responsible\, and respectful as they participate in the digital world? Are you using technology to enhance your lessons? Are you engaging parents in helping their kids be good digital citizens? Or are you ready to take the first step in your digital teaching and citizenship journey? \nCommon Sense recognizes the educators\, schools\, and districts that are committed to creating a culture of digital teaching and citizenship by implementing meaningful learning experiences within a safe and responsible environment. The Common Sense Recognition Program builds a community of educators\, from novices to experts\, who believe in the power of technology to transform learning and who believe that digital teaching and digital citizenship go hand in hand. \nIn this edWebinar\, Louisa Sullivan\, Senior Community Strategist at Common Sense Education\, does: \n\nReview the Common Sense Education Recognition Program’s NEW criteria for educators\, schools\, and districts\nWalk through the resources that support your digital citizenship and digital teaching practice\nProvide insights and examples of pathways to reach recognition\n\nAll K-12 classroom teachers\, administrators\, tech coaches\, librarians\, preservice teachers\, parent educators\, and others who are implementing meaningful digital teaching experiences in a safe and responsible environment are invited to watch. Learn how you can get recognized for the work you’re doing in your classroom\, school\, or district. \nAbout the Presenter \nAs the senior community strategist\, Louisa Sullivan is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage Common Sense Education’s growing community of educators. Her primary objective is to expand educator engagement on Common Sense Education’s sites and online communities in order to best support educators’ digital teaching and citizenship efforts and empower students to thrive in our ever-changing media world. \n  \n  \nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\nCommon Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free research-based classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. Our K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe\, smart\, and ethical decisions in the digital world. And our revolutionary educational rating system\, Common Sense Graphite\, helps educators discover\, use\, and share high-quality digital products that propel student learning. \n  \nSymantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18\,500 employees in more than 50 countries. We provide security\, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points\, more completely and efficiently than any other company.
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SUMMARY:Literacy = Love of Language: Engaging Hearts and Minds for Speech and Debate
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness\nSponsored by The Center for College & Career Readiness \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the College and Career Readiness community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nAccelerating the ability to read\, write and speak is perhaps the greatest challenge facing every discipline in school. The answer is simple but not easy—production of language. In this edWebinar\, Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness\, reviews the research and outlines priority\, pragmatic steps to increasing student talk for literacy acceleration using engagement\, choice\, and success as motivators. \nAbout the Presenter\nKevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board of the Center for College and Career Readiness\, is a co-author of the Pathway for College & Career Standards Implementation. For more than 20 years he has served schools\, districts\, state and national education offices as an expert in the use of technology to achieve college and career ready outcomes along with implementation of change models to drive sustainable\, enhanced learning outcomes. \nKevin is the creator of the Common Core Black Belt Certification Graduate Program accredited by the University of Southern California\, Rossier School of Education\, and serves as graduate faculty for numerous blended learning courses for school administrators. He has participated in educational research on every continent except Antarctica. Kevin is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant working with some of the largest districts in the United States and with governments around the world. Follow him on Twitter @KevinEBaird. \nJoin the College and Career Readiness community to participate in online discussions with peers\, for invitations to upcoming webinars\, to view past edWebinar recordings\, to take a quiz and receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and for access to more resources. \nWatch the Recording\nThe nonprofit The Center for College & Career Readiness focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students.
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SUMMARY:Starting the School Year on the Right Foot
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the New Teacher Help community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nThe most important time of the school year is the first ten days. Unfortunately\, many early career teachers learn the hard way that being unprepared can lead to months of frustration. Veteran teacher and administrator Shannon Holden describes practices\, habits\, and procedures to set the tone for a successful school year for any teacher! \nAbout the Presenter \nShannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator in Texas and Missouri for 20 years.  Shannon built a website\, www.newteacherhelp.com to help reduce the 50% five-year attrition rate for new teachers in the educational profession. Shannon speaks to college students\, teachers\, and administrators across the Midwest about classroom management\, maintaining positive relationships with parents\, instructional strategies that engage students\, and implementing technology in the classroom. He is the host of the New Teacher Help and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \nJoin the New Teacher Help community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording
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SUMMARY:Support Struggling Readers Alongside Their Peers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Terrie Noland\, National Director\, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nIf you attended the live session\, you’ll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the edWebinar. If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Empowering Struggling Readers community and go to the edWebinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. \nWhen students are identified as struggling readers in a tiered system of support (RTI/MTSS) process\, it’s very easy to pull them out of the classroom to give them individualized instruction and support to address the gaps in their learning. However\, this strategy keeps students away from class culture\, away from important instruction and away from their friends—which can impact them socially. \nIn this edWebinar\, Learning Ally’s Terrie Noland explores: \n\nSpecific accommodations and tools to support student’s right in the general education classroom\nSpecific examples of how educators make the learning environment cohesive\, yet differentiated\, all at the same time\nPacing and implementing lesson plans for a positive\, powerful impact on struggling readers\n\nThis recorded session is designed for K-8 administrators\, general education teachers and special education teachers\, as well as school librarians. Learn how to support struggling readers in their general education classroom alongside their peers!\n \nAbout the Presenter \nTerrie Noland is the National Director\, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally. She has more than 22 years of experience as both a trainer and developer of content for educators and administrators. Her focus for the past five years has been on the pedagogical practices needed to create effective environments for students with dyslexia. Terrie has trained groups numbering in the thousands helping to build better understanding of working with struggling readers. She is currently pursuing certification as an academic language therapist. \n  \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, view past edWebinars\, take a quiz to receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and access free resources. \nWatch the Recording\n Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths\, as we guide them along a path that ensures success.
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