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SUMMARY:CANCELED:  Engagement: What Every Learner Needs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Michael Milone\, Nationally Recognized Research Psychologist and Award-Winning Educational Writer; and Tracy Ramey\, Interventionist\, Patrick Henry Elementary School\, Alexandria\, VA\nSponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning® \nThis edWebinar has been canceled. We do our best to try to avoid schedule changes\, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. We apologize for the inconvenience. \nEngaged students are attentive and interested in what they are doing. They are curious\, hopeful about what they can accomplish\, and enthusiastic. How do we cultivate these drives in the classroom? \nAttend this edWebinar to hear the latest research on the importance of engagement in the classroom. You will learn: \n\nHow to identify students’ engagement triggers\nHow engagement is strongly related to performance on assessment\nAbout the relationship between engagement and technology\n\nAdditionally\, an elementary school interventionist will share strategies she uses to engage with her students and to provide them with individualized instruction. K-5 teachers\, elementary principals\, coaches\, librarians\, and administrators are invited to attend this session. There will be time for questions after the presentation. Join us to learn about creating higher levels of engagement in the classroom. \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Michael Milone is a nationally recognized research psychologist and award-winning educational writer. He earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University\, an M.A. from Gallaudet University\, and a B.A. from La Salle University. He has served in an adjunct capacity at Ohio State\, the University of Arizona\, Gallaudet University\, and New Mexico State University. He has taught in regular and special education programs at all levels and is fluent in American Sign Language. He served on the board of directors of AEP\, the Association of Educational Publishers\, and was a member of the Literacy Assessment Committee and a past chair of both the Readability Special Interest Group and Technology and Literacy Committee of the International Reading Association. He has created assessment and instructional content for the major print and technology publishers. \nJoin the CE certificate\, join the Believe Literacy is Possible: Unlock Reading Potential 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. \nVoyager Sopris Learning is part of the Cambium Learning® Group\, a leading educational solutions and services company committed to helping all students reach their full potential. Voyager Sopris Learning provides innovative\, evidence-based instructional solutions and professional development services to preK-12 students and their teachers.
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SUMMARY:Minimizing Summer Slide Through a Collective Impact Model
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Elyse August\, Vice President of Services\, myON; and Caroline Marandino\, Educational Consultant\, myON\nSponsored by myON \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building a Community of Readers community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nChildren who do not read over the summer can potentially lose more than two months of reading achievement\, and unfortunately summer reading loss is cumulative. Keeping students engaged with reading and literacy activities over the summer months can help maintain their academic edge and mitigate learning loss. \nIn this edWebinar\, discover how a collective effort combining schools\, community leaders\, and local organizations can minimize summer learning loss. Elyse August and Caroline Marandino of myON discuss how everyone can contribute to providing equitable literacy experiences. By supporting resources that engage children in literacy opportunities over the summer\, communities can narrow the achievement gap. \nPreK to grade eight educators\, reading specialists\, literacy leaders\, librarians\, and administrators will benefit from watching this recorded session. Learn strategies to keep your students engaged in reading and literacy\, and minimize the summer slide. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nElyse August\, Vice President of Services at myON\, has been involved in teacher education for many years focusing on continuous improvement. She partners with educators\, families and community leaders across the globe\, to understand how to localize best practices that promote literacy development. Elyse holds a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a Master of Science in reading\, along with several training certifications. \n  \n  \n Caroline Marandino has over a decade of teaching experience\, both as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. In her current role as an educational consultant\, she works with school districts around the country to identify strategic literacy goals and build scalable frameworks for implementation. She holds advanced degrees in elementary education\, reading and educational administration. \n  \n  \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. \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:Three Questions Every Teacher Should Ask About Edtech
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bart Epstein\, CEO\, Jefferson Education Exchange and Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education; and Katrina Stevens\, Director of Learning Science\, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative\nHosted by Christina Luke\, Director of Program and Product Evaluation\, Digital Promise\nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Research and Evidence in Edtech community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nChoosing the right edtech tool for students can be challenging. Students have varying needs and interests and one-size-fits-all models of edtech adoption don’t allow for personalization. The goal of this edWebinar is to equip educators with skills and resources to ask important questions about edtech effectiveness and demand more from innovators. \nBart Epstein\, CEO of Jefferson Education Exchange\, and Katrina Stevens\, Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative\, take a look inside the edtech marketplace and offer practical tips for navigating edtech adoption. Viewers will leave this recorded presentation with free tools for making the best edtech decisions for their students. \nK-12 educators and higher education instructors will benefit from watching this recorded session. Learn more about edtech and making the right decisions to best fit your students’ needs. \nAbout the Presenters \nBart Epstein leads the nonprofit Jefferson Education Exchange (JEX)\, and is a research associate professor at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education. In these roles\, Bart helps to lead a national movement to help educators and institutional leaders make better informed decisions about the educational technologies they select and implement. Prior to launching JEX\, Bart led the Jefferson Education Accelerator\, which helped growth-stage education companies perform real academic research. He previously spent ten years building the world’s largest online tutoring service\, Tutor.com\, serving as General Manager of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Online Tutoring and Homework Help Service for Military Families. Bart speaks and writes frequently about the importance of valuing merit over marketing in the selection of education technologies for our nation’s classrooms. He serves on the board of ASCD\, the nation’s largest nonprofit\, non-union\, nonpartisan organization dedicated to teacher advocacy and professional development. \n \nAs Director of Learning Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)\, Katrina Stevens works on supporting the education ecosystem to collect and apply learning science evidence to support improvements in learning success\, especially for subgroups that have had the most challenges. Previous to CZI\, Katrina brought her experience as a teacher\, administrator\, and startup cofounder to her role as Deputy Director for the Office of Educational Technology where she oversaw Future Ready\, education innovation clusters\, rapid cycle evaluations\, and developer outreach. She also recently provided support to launch the Jefferson Education Exchange.   \nBefore working at the U.S. Department of Education\, Katrina served as EdSurge Summit Director\, Founding Executive Director of EdTech Maryland\, and worked in the central office in Baltimore County Public Schools. Katrina also co-founded #edtechchat\, served as an international Startup Weekend Education Facilitator\, and launched an active monthly edtech happy hour. She also wrote extensively about edtech issues internationally. \nAbout the Host\nChristina Luke\, Ph.D. leads the Marketplace Research initiative at Digital Promise which is focused on increasing the amount of evidence in the edtech marketplace. Before joining Digital Promise\, Christina led program evaluations for federal and state initiatives and delivered professional development and technical assistance to school districts at Measurement Incorporated. Formerly a high school English teacher\, Christina left the classroom to study education policy with a desire to improve student outcomes by offering a practitioner’s perspective to education research. Christina earned a Ph.D. in education administration and policy from the State University of New York at Albany and a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and English from Boston College. \nJoin the Research and Evidence in Edtech 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. \nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. \n 
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SUMMARY:Productive Partnerships: Tools and Strategies for Math Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Melinda Schwartz\, Learning Services Educator\, ORIGO Education\nSponsored by ORIGO Education \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Mathematics for Young Learners community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nYou know you’re a great instructional leader and that it’s your job to inspire\, encourage\, and enable teachers to do their best work. You strive to create a working environment with your teaching colleagues that yields the best learning experiences for students. However\, sometimes you feel unsatisfied with the progress your school is making with student performance. Planning sessions\, professional conversations\, and feedback are not moving instruction forward to the levels you had hoped for and you’re ready for some new ideas. \nIn this session\, Dr. Melinda Schwartz\, Learning Services Educator at ORIGO Education\, discusses effective tools and strategies that build productive partnerships that help cultivate intentional conversations before\, during\, and after instruction takes place. These tools and strategies are teacher-focused and subject-specific to mathematics instruction and are suitable for grades K-12. \nK-12 math education leaders\, administrators\, and math and instructional coaches will benefit from watching this recorded session. Learn more about building productive partnerships for effective mathematics instruction. \nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Melinda Schwartz has been an educator for over 30 years. Melinda has a masters in early childhood education and a doctorate in educational leadership. She has served as a teacher in multiple grades\, Pre-K-5; an instructional specialist for grades K-6; an elementary curriculum coordinator; and an elementary principal. Melinda is thankful that her present position as a learning services educator with ORIGO Education allows her to continue to pursue her passion for helping educators do their best work every day. \n  \nJoin the Mathematics for Young Learners 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. \nORIGO Education is dedicated to making learning meaningful\, enjoyable and accessible for all students with Pre-K to Grade 6 print and digital instructional materials\, as well as professional learning for mathematics.
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SUMMARY:College and Career Ready! Motivate and Empower Struggling Readers in High School
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Elizabeth Hauser\, Reading Specialist\, Grayslake High School District 127\, IL; and Katherine Young\, Speech Language Pathologist\, Grayslake High School District 127\, IL\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Empowering Struggling Readers community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nIn high school\, struggling adolescent readers sometimes spend three or four times as long as their peers finishing their reading assignments. They often describe feelings of being overwhelmed and defeated\, and educators often hear the dreaded\, “I hate reading.” \nMotivating students who have struggled to read throughout most of their academic career may sound impossible\, but with the right tools and a collection of strategies\, educators can empower high school students to manage their workload and feel ready to succeed in college and their future careers. \nIn this edWebinar\, high school co-teachers Elizabeth Hauser and Katherine Young demonstrate how to channel motivation to increase literacy skills in struggling adolescent students. They discuss: \n\nStrategies and reading activities to bring back the joy of reading\nVarious technologies and self-directed tools to support students in the classroom\nStudent and parent perspectives and emotions surrounding dyslexia and other reading disabilities\nTips to help students become skilled self-advocates\nImproved social\, emotional and academic outcomes in high school students when given effective supports\n\nElizabeth and Katherine discuss the impact that motivation has on struggling adolescent students and gather ideas to transform these students into lifelong readers. Grade 6-12 general and SPED teachers\, reading specialists\, speech language pathologists\, librarians\, guidance counselors\, principals\, SPED directors\, directors of assistive technology\, and directors of curriculum are invited to watch this recorded event. Walk away with strategies you can implement in your school tomorrow to empower students to graduate on time prepared and hopeful about their futures! \n \nAbout the Presenters \nElizabeth Hauser is a reading specialist currently working at Grayslake High School District 127 in Illinois. She attended Illinois State University for her bachelor’s degree in special education\, learning and behavior specialist. She attended Benedictine University for her master’s degree in reading. She also recently received her Wilson Level 1 Certification as a certified dyslexia practitioner. Elizabeth is a passionate advocate for her students\, constantly seeking more and more resources to help them learn successfully. Elizabeth is a recipient of Learning Ally’s Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Teaching Award. \n  \nKatherine Young is a certified speech/language pathologist currently working at Grayslake High School District 127 in Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for both her undergraduate and master’s degrees. She is currently completing a Transition Specialist Certificate program to better prepare students’ speech/language development for post-secondary endeavors. Katherine actively seeks to implement technology and multisensory resources to facilitate instruction in a variety of settings and programs. Katherine is a recipient of Learning Ally’s Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Teaching Award. \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. \n Learning Ally is a leading ed-tech\, nonprofit proven to transform the lives of struggling readers. We provide access to grade-level content to bridge the gap for students with learning differences who can cognitively comprehend the information but read below grade level. Our high-quality\, human-read audiobooks coupled with a suite of teacher resources is a cost effective solution for your school.
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SUMMARY:Innovative Leaders Redesign Schools for the Future of Education and Work
DESCRIPTION:Devin Vodicka\, Ed.D.\, Chief Impact Officer at AltSchool\, and Ed Hidalgo\, Chief of Innovation & Engagement Officer at Cajon Valley USD\, are two innovators in education who will share their school redesign ideas. Hosted by Gabe Soumakian\, Former Superintendent\, League of Innovative Schools\, Oxnard\, CA.\nSponsored by Big Deal Media \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Leadership and Innovation community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nPreparing students to be college and career ready is on the mind of every educational leader in the nation. Educators know they must redesign the learning environment to prepare students for a rapidly changing world in the gig economy where employers are seeking a workforce to close the skills gap. No one can predict the future of work but technology advancements are demanding students to be future ready for jobs that have yet to be created. Devin Vodicka and Ed Hidalgo share how they are redesigning their schools to personalize the learning and developing a student-centric student leadership model. \nAs AltSchool’s Chief Impact and Academic Officer\, Devin Vodicka\, has guided the design and strategy of the company’s personalized learning platform\, as it prepares the platform for expansion into a growing community of public and independent private\, charter and public schools. “Personalized learning is about having an impactful approach that focuses on accelerating learning and real world problem solving\, which AltSchool is enhancing with powerful technology\,” says chief impact officer Devin Vodicka\, who previously served as superintendent of California’s Vista Unified school district. “We are excited to be partnering with and learning from diverse types and sizes of schools – ranging from independent Jewish Day Schools to large public districts – all that are committed to strengthening the learner-centric experience for their students. \nEd Hidalgo is the Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer at Cajon Valley Union School District. The CIEO role leverages Ed’s corporate experience in response to “How does a child aspire to a career they don’t know exists?” How do we prepare all students for their place in the future world of work? The approach is the design and implementation of a world-class\, research-based and integrated model of career development. Secondly\, to develop a strengths-based\, data-driven employee culture across the district of 1\,800 employees and 17\,000 students to drive hope and engagement. \nThis recorded edWebinar panel will be especially useful to superintendents\, district and school leaders\, and education-related companies who are ready to redesign schools to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. \nAbout the Presenters \nOver the past 20 years\, Devin Vodicka’s vision for how to drive high-quality student outcomes enabled him to quickly ascend the roles of educator\, school principal\, district administrator\, and superintendent. During his tenure serving Vista Unified’s more than 25\,000 students\, Devin has earned some of the education industry’s most prestigious awards. Last year\, he was named AASA’s “California Superintendent of the Year.” In 2015\, he was named ACSA’s “California Superintendent of the Year\,” as well as Pepperdine University’s “California Superintendent of the Year.” In 2014\, he received Classroom of the Future Foundation’s “Innovative Superintendent of the Year” award. Since joining Vista in 2012\, he has been invited to the White House nine times; both in recognition for district-wide achievements and to partner on national efforts with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology\, and the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. As AltSchool’s Chief Impact and Academic Officer\, Devin guides the design and strategy of the company’s personalized learning platform\, as it prepares the platform for expansion into a growing community of public and independent schools. @dvodicka \nEd Hidalgo is the Chief of Innovation & Engagement Officer (CIEO) with Cajon Valley USD where he drives a strengths-based\, data-driven employee culture across the district of 1\,800 employees and 17\,000 students to drive hope and engagement. Prior to his current role he was the director of the world of work initiative at the University of San Diego Institute for Entrepreneurship in Education where he worked with researchers to design the world of work initiative for the Cajon Valley Union School District. This work reflects the initiatives he led at Qualcomm where he worked in human resources\, staffing and government affairs. As senior director of government affairs\, he led the development of the Thinkabit_Lab®\, a dedicated makerspace providing thousands of students and teachers exposure to technology and the world of work. Prior to this role he led the global contingent workforce and immigration practice which hired more than 20\,000 workers globally. He co-founded Career Explorations\, a career counseling and coaching practice for employees to drive engagement and career wellbeing. He served as the executive sponsor for Qualcomm’s Workforce Development Labs\, an initiative to promote youth and veteran engagement in workforce development through hands-on experienships. He is a member of the Workforce Development Board for the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Learn more on Twitter: @EdHidalgoSD @CajonValleyUSD #CVWoW \nAbout the Host \nDr. Gabe Soumakian is the retired superintendent\, League of Innovative Schools\, Oxnard\, CA. He has been actively involved and presented at numerous leadership organizations\, including ACSA\, AASA\, CSBA\, CALSA\, Partnership for the 21st Century\, TICAL on topics of Personnel\, 21st Century Learning\, eLearning Summit\, Personalized Learning Summit\, and Linked Learning Convening. He has served on Future Ready Leaders Panel of Visionary Educators\, and the NAF Leadership Fellow. Dr. Soumakian has over 35 years of education experience\, including 18 years of high school teaching and coaching. Most recently\, Dr. Soumakian serves as the CEO of the Sup Du Jour Consulting Group focusing on College and Career Ready and supporting districts operations cost reduction and optimization strategies. @sup_du_jour \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. \nThe Big Deal Media mission is to save every educator time and money while identifying top-quality resources for schools and classrooms. Big Deal Media is a content-rich collection of print and electronic publications that offer the information and tools K-12 educators need—all vetted through the prism of the curriculum.
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SUMMARY:Character Education: Interview with Medal of Honor Recipient Patrick Brady (Vietnam)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation\nSponsored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation \nWatch the Recording\nListen to the Podcast \nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the The Medal of Honor Character Development Program community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nPlan for your class to watch the on-demand recording with Medal of Honor Recipient Patrick Brady. Major Brady was awarded the Medal of Honor for a series of rescues performed while serving in Vietnam which began at sunrise and ended after dark. Repeatedly he was warned by competent advisors that the missions were impossible due to weather\, the enemy situation\, and mines. On three different missions and six tasks Major Brady extracted patients from areas where other aircraft failed. On two different occasions his aircraft was hit by automatic weapons’ fire. On a third occasion his aircraft was severely damaged by a mine. During that day Major Brady evacuated over 70 patients many who would have died without expeditious medical care. \nThis edWebinar\, presented by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation\, is an inspiring learning opportunity for middle and high school students to connect directly with an American hero. Interviews with Medal of Honor Recipients are part of the Medal of Honor Character Development Program\, a free program that helps students build character and promotes responsible citizenship through a deeper understanding of stories of courage and sacrifice. Before the edWebinar\, we encourage teachers to review Brady’s story with their class. \nStudent viewers must view the program with their teacher. You can use the link to the recording above if you would like to show it to your class at another time. \nMedal of Honor Recipient Patrick Brady Citation\n\nFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty\, Maj. Brady distinguished himself while serving in the Republic of Vietnam commanding a UH-1H ambulance helicopter\, where he volunteered to rescue wounded men from a site in enemy held territory which was reported to be heavily defended and to be blanketed by fog. To reach the site he descended through heavy fog and smoke and hovered slowly along a valley trail\, turning his ship sideward to blow away the fog with the backwash from his rotor blades. \nDespite the unchallenged\, close-range enemy fire\, he found the dangerously small site\, where he successfully landed and evacuated 2 badly wounded South Vietnamese soldiers. He was then called to another area completely covered by dense fog where American casualties lay only 50 meters from the enemy. Two aircraft had previously been shot down and others had made unsuccessful attempts to reach this site earlier in the day. With unmatched skill and extraordinary courage\, Maj. Brady made 4 flights to this embattled landing zone and successfully rescued all the wounded. On his third mission of the day Maj. Brady once again landed at a site surrounded by the enemy. The friendly ground force\, pinned down by enemy fire\, had been unable to reach and secure the landing zone. \nAlthough his aircraft had been badly damaged and his controls partially shot away during his initial entry into this area\, he returned minutes later and rescued the remaining injured. Shortly thereafter\, obtaining a replacement aircraft\, Maj. Brady was requested to land in an enemy minefield where a platoon of American soldiers was trapped. A mine detonated near his helicopter\, wounding two crewmembers and damaging his ship. In spite of this\, he managed to fly six severely injured patients to medical aid. Throughout that day Maj. Brady utilized three helicopters to evacuate a total of 51 seriously wounded men\, many of whom would have perished without prompt medical treatment. Maj. Brady’s bravery was in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army. \nHost and Interviewer \nCathy Ehlers Metcalf joined the Medal of Honor Character Development Program as Vice President of Education in 2015 after serving as a Regional Curriculum Trainer. Cathy taught college-level writing for over 33 years in Southern California. Cathy’s father was a World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. Those experiences gave Cathy a great respect for both the Medal of Honor and a passion for service to our Nation’s Veterans. \n  \n  \nJoin The Medal of Honor Character Development Program 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. \nThe Medal of Honor Character Development Program is a free resource that teaches character through stories of the Medal of Honor recipients. The CDP is a cross-curriculum supplement and complies with National/State Common Core standards. The Medal of Honor Character Development Program incorporates the ideals of courage and selfless service into the middle and high school curriculum to build character and promote responsible citizenship.  The program is FREE and includes 50+ lesson plans supported by over 100 video vignettes of the Medal of Honor Recipients themselves\, as well as videos of hometown heroes selected by the Medal of Honor Recipients as “Citizen Heroes.” \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
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SUMMARY:The Power of Block Play
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Keith L. Pentz\, National ECE Specialist\, Kaplan Early Learning Company\nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Classroom Management for Early Learning  community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nBlock play is more than just about stacking and randomly putting shapes together. The block area can be used to teach math\, literacy\, science\, art\, social skills\, and more. The tactile nature of blocks encourages neural firing in the brain. The visual-spatial aspect of blocks is a wonderful way to support learning the alphabet and eventually reading. The physical involvement when working with blocks promotes motor skills. The socialization around block play promotes language and vocabulary development. Blocks are more than just a center—they are a foundational cornerstone for engaged learning. \nIn this edWebinar\, Keith L. Pentz\, National ECE Specialist at Kaplan Early Learning Company\, shares how to: \n\nDescribe how different areas of the brain are impacted when playing with blocks\nUnderstand how blocks can be used to teach and instruct in numerous content areas\nExplain the importance of manipulatives in learning\nIdentify six characteristics of play\nAnalyze block structures to determine the relationship to a child’s development\n\nPre-K educators will benefit from watching this recorded session. Learn more about the benefits of block play for your Pre-K learners. \nAbout the Presenter \nKeith L. Pentz\, National Early Childhood Specialist for Kaplan Early Learning Company\, has been in the field of education for more than 35 years. Keith began his career by working in childcare with infants and toddlers. Later\, he taught elementary students as well as kindergarten. Keith spent the remainder of his classroom time teaching pre-kindergarten and working specifically with low socio-economic and diverse families as well as inclusion students. Following his experiences in the classroom\, Keith moved on to teach at the University of Central Florida in Orlando\, Florida\, and he also was an assistant professor of early childhood education at Gordon College in Wenham\, Massachusetts. \nJoin the Classroom Management for Early Learning 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. \n Kaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.
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SUMMARY:Executive Function for Today’s Student and Tomorrow’s Leader
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Roxanne Desforges\, M.A.\, Lecturer\, McGill University\nSponsored by Studyo \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the College and Career Readiness community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nExperts agree that for schools to prepare students for the future of work there needs to be a greater focus on teaching students how to learn. \nFocusing on the how of learning is all about executive function. Executive function skills enable students to perform crucial academic (and eventually\, professional) tasks that are of use in all school subjects and professions. These tasks include goal setting\, planning\, organizing\, prioritizing\, memorizing\, initiating\, shifting and self-monitoring. Each of these tasks is crucial to the academic success of today’s students who must be able to read long- and short-form texts\, write essays\, conduct research\, give presentations\, coordinate and complete group and independent projects\, and of course\, take tests. \nTurning executive function skills into habits takes time and regular practice. Executive function is a cross-curricular goal\, which means it should be promoted across all grades and all courses. In this edWebinar\, Roxanne Desforges\, M.A.\, lecturer at McGill University\, discusses how you can create a school-wide infrastructure for executive function by promoting it through school culture and traditions\, through classroom management practices\, and importantly\, through the educational technology you choose to adopt. \nMiddle and high school educators will benefit from watching this recorded session. Gain insight on how to lay the groundwork for lifelong success through executive function. \nAbout the Presenter\nRoxanne Desforges is a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University where she also teaches and conducts research on the future of work and education. With her combined experience in the K12 classroom and in the education technology industry\, Roxanne is rethinking how we teach pre-service teachers about educational technology—setting her sights on helping schools achieve loftier goals. \n  \n  \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. \n Studyo is a student-centered task management platform which helps students build their organisation skills by combining a school’s true schedule with tasks from many sources whether entered by students or posted by teachers on a variety of platforms such as Google Classroom\, Blackbaud’s onCampus\, Canvas LMS and others.
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SUMMARY:Simple STEAM: Preparing Young Children for the Careers of the Future
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marnie Forestieri\, Chief Learning Officer and Founder at Amazing Explorers Academy® Early Learning Childhood Centers\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nThe reality is that today’s babies seem smarter and more tech savvy than ever! And their interests are becoming more sophisticated and their questions are getting harder. There is no way we will keep up if we don’t go back to basics. We are raising children that will work in careers that don’t even exist yet\, spell words that are not in today’s dictionary\, and solve problems that we can’t even imagine right now. What can we do today to raise children that are excited about the careers of the future? \nIn this edWebinar\, Marnie Forestieri\, Chief Learning Officer and founder at Amazing Explorers Academy® Early Learning Childhood Centers\, provides ideas for educators of children from ages three to six to support STEAM learning. Topics include: \n\nHelping young children explore STEAM concepts with fun and engaging activities\nSTEAM learning opportunities in everyday activities and experiences\nPreparing children for kindergarten\nHow to build crucial 21st century learning skills—including collaboration\, communication\, creativity and problem solving\, curiosity\, and critical thinking—with young learners\nAn introduction to a model that promotes lifelong learning skills\n\nEarly childhood educators and administrators working with children ages three to six are invited to watch this recorded event. Learn how to prepare the young children you work with for careers of the future! \n\nAbout the Presenter \nMarnie Forestieri is the chief learning officer and founder at Amazing Explorers Academy® Early Learning Childhood Centers with a focus on 21st century skills and STEAM education. Marnie is an entrepreneur\, educator and a writer with a passion for innovation\, empowering women\, STEM education and entrepreneurship. Marnie has been recognized in the education industry nationally as an educator and administrator. As an entrepreneur\, she has been recognized with prestigious awards such as “Florida Grow\,” “Fastest Growing Hispanic Businesses\,” and “Don Quijote Awards” and as an author in prestigious literary awards. Her new book\, Simple Steam\, will be published by Gryphon House and released in 2018. Prior to starting her own business concept\, she was a reporter for CNN in Asia\, worked for corporate America as the VP of marketing of a telecommunications company\, and was a franchisee for a childcare brand. Marnie holds a BS in business administration\, a Director’s credential\, a CDA (Child Development Associate) and is a graduate of Stanford University Latino Entrepreneurs Leaders Program. \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.  \n Gryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents.
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SUMMARY:Giving Meaning to Test Scores
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dianne Henderson\, Vice President of Psychometrics\, Research\, and Learning Science\, Renaissance; with Gene Kerns\, Chief Academic Officer\, Renaissance\nSponsored by Renaissance® \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Assessment for Learning community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nAs digital assessments and online platforms become the norm\, education leaders have access to more data than ever before—and face a new set of challenges. How do you ensure you’re accurately assessing students and effectively interpreting the results? And how do you integrate this data to provide actionable information to improve teaching and learning? \nIf you’ve ever wished for an expert’s insight on these critical questions\, this research-driven edWebinar is for you. Dr. Dianne Henderson\, a psychometrician experienced in innovative test design\, puts the science of assessment into meaningful terms for today’s education leaders. Watch this recorded session to explore: \n\nHow technology has changed assessment from the days of pencil and paper\nEssentials for interpreting\, integrating\, and acting on different kinds of assessment results\nHow test format and length (number of items) can affect the reliability and validity of data\nWhat the future holds for assessment—and what this means for your district\n\nAll K12 administrators and educators interested in learning ways to give meaning to test scores should watch to this session. Lead teachers as well as building and district administrators responsible for analyzing data and assessments will also benefit from watching this recorded edWebinar. \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Dianne Henderson is Vice President of Psychometrics\, Research\, and Learning Science at Renaissance. She has extensive experience creating innovative solutions for educational assessment and measurement\, including formative\, interim\, and summative assessments. Dr. Henderson earned her PhD in educational psychology from the University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, AB\, Canada. \n  \n  \nGene Kerns\, Ed.D.\, is Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Renaissance and a nationally acclaimed speaker on learning progressions\, K12 assessments\, and educational standards. He is a third-generation educator with teaching experience from elementary through the university level\, as well as K12 administrative experience. He is co-author of the new book Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise (Teachers College Press\, 2017). \n  \n  \nJoin the Assessment for Learning 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. \nRenaissance® applies proven\, data-driven educational technology to amplify the effectiveness of classroom teachers so that students can achieve their full potential.
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SUMMARY:Bringing Creativity to STEAM with Drawing and Coding
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Charlotte Cheng\, Curriculum Content Manager\, Wonder Workshop; and Dylan Portelance\, Education Product Manager\, Wonder Workshop\nSponsored by Wonder Workshop \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Coding & Robotics K-8 community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nFor decades\, drawing has provided students with a “why” for coding\, engaging them with personally meaningful projects grounded in creative expression. Even as early as the 1960s\, children wrote code for a line-drawing turtle with the LOGO programming language to generate graphics on their screen with scaffolded computer commands. Codable robots for young learners continue in this tradition\, bridging computer science education with the arts. \nPresenters from Wonder Workshop share how K–8 classrooms can bring coding to the canvas and provide students with tangible ways to explore\, learn and delight in computational drawing. This edWebinar will benefit K-8 teachers\, art teachers\, SPED educators\, librarians\, tech specialists\, administrators\, and makerspace facilitators. Explore the creative side of STEAM using drawing and coding. \nAbout the Presenters \nCharlotte Cheng is a curriculum designer at Wonder Workshop. With over 15 years of curriculum design experience\, she has developed curriculum content for Wonder Workshop\, the Walt Disney Company\, Save the Children\, LeapFrog\, and several edtech startups. Her expertise is creating effective and engaging content for kids at the intersection of education\, media\, and technology. Charlotte has also taught in a variety of K-12 classroom settings and one of her workshops was featured on ABC News. She received her BS in cognitive science and MA in elementary education at Stanford University. In her spare time\, Charlotte likes to draw on walls\, sidewalks\, faces\, and once in a while\, the good old traditional piece of paper.\n \nDylan Portelance is a product manager at Wonder Workshop\, where he enjoys thinking and learning with educators about coding and robotics in K–8 classrooms. Previously\, Dylan spent three years with the ScratchJr team leading design research teams and developing curriculum for young children. He also spent two years writing code for design studios creating data visualizations and web applications. A creative coding tutor and musician\, he is always searching for new ways to bridge computing with the arts. Dylan earned his MA in child development and BS in computer science and music from Tufts University. \n  \nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 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. \nWonder Workshop creates engaging\, hands-on learning tools\, programming languages\, and curriculum that bring STEM and coding to life for grades K-8. Robotics fosters critical thinking skills at an early age\, encourages creativity\, and turns students into makers rather than consumers. Wonder Workshop is the creator of the Dash and Dot robots. Let’s inspire students to be future leaders in technology. Find out more at makewonder.com
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SUMMARY:Build Confident Communicators in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Katrina Erickson\, OTR; and Amy Prechel\, OTR\nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Crayons\, Pencils\, and Keyboards community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nIn this edWebinar\, Katrina Erickson\, OTR; and Amy Prechel\, OTR\, share leading Pre-K\, handwriting\, and keyboarding strategies to transform your students into confident communicators. \nHere’s what you’ll take away from the active\, multisensory instruction: \n\nDiscover the connection between great writers and confident communicators in the classroom\nLearn skills needed to help children complete assignments and become comfortable test takers\nBuild strategies to develop early learning\, handwriting\, and keyboarding skills\nGet access to fun lessons that create strong communication skills\n\nPre-K-5 teachers\, principals\, and curriculum directors are watch to attend this recorded event. Learn valuable\, foundational classroom solutions to help your students become confident communicators.\n \nAbout the Presenters\nKatrina Erickson received her Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston\, Texas. She has been providing OT services for over 26 years to children and adolescents in a variety of settings from hospitals\, private practice\, and public schools. She currently provides OT services in her local public school district and believes that collaboration with teachers and parents is essential to student success. Her experience in using the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum includes private tutoring services\, summer camps\, and as a therapeutic intervention in her OT practice. Katrina has been presenting for Learning Without Tears since 2000. As a National Presenter for Learning Without Tears\, she provides training to teachers\, specialists\, and parents in the use of the Handwriting Without Tears and Get Set for School programs. \nAmy Prechel received her B.S. in occupational therapy from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond\, VA. She has 18 years of experience as a pediatric therapist working in the public school system as well as tutoring students privately. She also has experience using the Handwriting Without Tears program for the past 17 years to successfully teach handwriting to children from Pre-K to middle school\, in both general and special education classrooms. Amy began working for Learning Without Tears in 2000. She has been a National Workshop Presenter for over 10 years. Amy is passionate about Handwriting Without Tears due to the success she sees on a daily basis as a school based OT and private tutor; as a result\, she happily shares her success with teachers\, parents and administrators. \n  \nJoin the Crayons\, Pencils\, and Keyboards 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. \n Learning Without Tears™ provides educators and families with kindergarten readiness\, handwriting\, and keyboarding materials\, products\, and training.
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SUMMARY:Trauma\, Stress and Schools: Connecting the Dots between Science and Practice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Pamela Cantor\, M.D.\, President and CEO\, Turnaround for Children; and Vic Vuchic\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Digital Promise Global\nHosted by Barbara Pape\, Communications Director\, Learner Positioning Systems\, Digital Promise Global\nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Personalized Learning for All community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nThis edWebinar empowers educators with knowledge of the science of learning and development so they can help more children reach their full potential as learners\, no matter their start in life. Pamela Cantor\, M.D.\, President and CEO for Turnaround for Children\, shares what science tells us about the impacts of traumatic experiences (ACEs) on the brains and bodies of children\, and how science and practice are informing the ways schools can be designed to help all children thrive. She also discusses key principles of human development and the Building Blocks for Learning Framework. \nViewers of this recorded edWebinar will: \n\nBuild understanding about how children develop\, in healthy and unhealthy ways\, depending on the environments and relationships they experience\nRecognize the power all educators carry to be brain builders by creating safe\, supportive classrooms filled with trusting relationships\nLearn strategies to help all students\, including those who have experienced adversity and trauma\, develop the skills and mindsets common among all successful learners\n\nLearn about emerging science and educational practice from an expert in child trauma and adversity\, and test your assumptions about human potential and how it can be nurtured in schools. Teachers\, principals\, social workers\, guidance counsellors\, and coaches at all levels will benefit from watching this recorded session.  \nAbout the Presenter \nPamela Cantor\, M.D.\, is President and CEO of Turnaround for Children\, a nonprofit organization that connects the dots between science\, adversity and school performance to catalyze healthy student development and academic achievement. Dr. Cantor practiced child psychiatry for nearly two decades\, specializing in trauma. She founded Turnaround in 2002 after leading a study on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on schoolchildren. \nToday\, Dr. Cantor’s organization applies tools and strategies\, grounded in science\, to equip a diverse set of educators—from teachers and principals working in high-poverty schools\, to district\, charter and state leaders. In 2016\, Turnaround published Building Blocks for Learning\, a framework for comprehensive student development. In 2018\, Applied Developmental Science simultaneously published two papers Dr. Cantor co-authored\, Malleability\, Plasticity\, and Individuality: How Children Learn and Develop in Context; and Drivers of Human Development: How Relationships and Context Shape Learning and Development. \nDr. Cantor is a Visiting Scholar in Education at Harvard University\, a member of the Council of Distinguished Scientists for the National Commission on Social\, Emotional & Academic Development\, and a leader of the Science of Learning and Development Initiative. \nVic Vuchic\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Digital Promise Global\, is a seasoned thought leader in education technology and philanthropy. He is an expert in learning science\, innovation\, and scaling what works and has launched game-changing initiatives that have increased access to education and improved learning for tens of millions of learners in the Americas\, Europe\, Asia\, and Africa. Prior to Digital Promise Global\, Vic consulted with a number of foundations and organizations on education technology\, innovation\, and philanthropy. Prior to consulting\, Vic developed strategies and managed over $100 million in technology-focused grants at the Hewlett Foundation to launch and grow the Open Educational Resources movement and create and advance the Deeper Learning strategy. \nAbout the Host \nBarbara Pape is Communications Director of Learner Positioning Systems (LPS) at Digital Promise Global (DPG). Her focus is on creating communications strategies for LPS through white papers\, storytelling\, videos\, social media\, blogs\, and other outlets. She also creates communication strategies for LPS’s partners\, showcasing how both teams work together to infuse edtech products with learning sciences research. Barbara has 20 years’ experience in communications and education policy. Previously\, she served as Executive Producer of the Teaching & Learning conference\, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. As a communications consultant\, she has worked for organizations including the Learning Policy Institute\, Harvard University\, and WETA’s Reading Rockets. She also was editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter\, the Daily Report Card. Barbara launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher. \nJoin the Personalized Learning for All 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. \nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. \nThe third installment in Digital Promise Global’s Making Learning Personal For All series\, “Supporting Research-Based Personalization for Reading Success\,” provides an overview of the learning science research behind learning to read. As a supplement to the research summaries presented on the LPS website\, this report details each area of LPS’s K-3 Reading research and provides links to full annotated bibliographies for each Factor.
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SUMMARY:Integrating Digital Literacy into Core Subject Areas
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jeff Meyer\, Director of Education\, Learning.com\nSponsored by Learning.com \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Success in a Digital World community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nIn many school districts today\, digital literacy skills are not being systematically taught\, and differing levels of focus on them has resulted in differing levels of ability. Just as we address varying levels of reading proficiency\, it’s important that we ensure consistent digital skills development across all of the core subject areas. \nThe future careers of your students depend on their ability to understand and harness digital tools. 96% of employed Americans use digital technology daily and 62% say the Internet is an integral part of their jobs. A recent report estimated the cost to the U.S. economy of lost productivity due to the “digital skills gap” as roughly $1.3 trillion a year. \nIn this edWebinar\, Jeff Meyer\, Director of Education from Learning.com\, provides insight on the 12 essentials of digital literacy and: \n\nCore subject area standards that require students to demonstrate digital literacy skills\nIdeas for incorporating these essential digital literacy skills into core subject areas\nHow to evaluate the effectiveness of your digital literacy programs\n\nElementary and middle school level teachers\, technology coordinators\, library media specialists\, and school administrators will benefit from this recorded sesssion. Learn how to incorporate critical digital literacy skills into core subject areas. \nAbout the Presenter \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. \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:State Leadership for Interoperability: Leveraging Data for Academic Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Maureen Wentworth\, Manager\, Strategic Partnerships\, Ed-Fi Alliance; Dr. Dean R. Folkers\, Chief Information Officer\, Nebraska Department of Education; and Angela Baker\, Digital Content Manager\, Georgia Department of Education\nHosted by Tracy Weeks\, Executive Director\, SETDA\nHosted by SETDA \nWatch the Recording\nListen to the Podcast \nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Essential Elements for Digital Content  community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nIn this edWebinar\, learn how state leaders are tackling data interoperability in their states with the emergence of data standards for student information\, assessment\, digital content\, and other educational applications. State education leaders share their goals for interoperability\, the drivers for those goals\, where they are in the process and what they are doing\, as well as the challenges in the process. \nAlso learn what state and private sector leaders identified as the next steps necessary to continue the conversations within states\, among states\, and with private sector partners to develop cohesive data interoperability practices to achieve student learning goals. State and district K-12 instructional leaders\, technology leaders\, and companies working towards data interoperability will benefit from this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \nMaureen Wentworth joined the Ed-Fi Alliance team in June of 2017 as a manager for strategic partnerships. In this role\, she is responsible for driving measurable and meaningful adoption of the Ed-Fi standard\, leading outreach and support for the Ed-Fi Alliance community\, and helping to guide the direction by proving the “voice of the field”. Maureen has a demonstrated commitment to education and has spent her career working to improve systems so that all students have a chance to succeed. \nPrior to joining the Ed-Fi Alliance\, Maureen served as the director of education data and information systems at the Council of Chief State School Officers. While at CCSSO Maureen established the CIO Network and worked with state education agency leadership to leverage a collective influence throughout the education IT community. In her early career Maureen worked at a number of national and international organizations including Fight Crime: Invest in Kids\, Greenhill Centre for Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland\, Project Vote\, the American Youth Policy Forum\, Every Child Matters\, and Mentoring International. Maureen’s passion for serving kids drives everything she does. Maureen graduated from American University with a B.A. in political science and received her M.B.A. from the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins University. \nDr. Dean R. Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information\, Technology\, Data\, and Digital Learning efforts. As the primary objectives of the state education agency evolve from a compliance orientation to one supporting quality access for every student\, every day\, Nebraska is working to implement transformational interoperable systems that ensure equity of access for schools and districts while providing valuable insights to inform policy and practice. \nPrior to joining the Department\, Dr. Folkers worked in a variety of capacities including in national nonprofit organizations in Career Technical Education\, Agricultural Education\, student leadership development and as an educator in both high school and adult agricultural education. Dr. Folkers received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln and his Doctorate of Management in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix. \nAngela Baker is a digital content manager who works for the Georgia Department of Education to promote the use of OER content in classrooms by providing evaluated and aligned OER content through Georgia’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System or SLDS applications. Angela believes that providing educators with supplemental resources which have already been evaluated and aligned to standards is essential to assisting educators to provide more options for personalized learning and instruction. Angela has been an advocate for Open Resources since being an educator who needed additional content in order to provide a differentiated learning environment for all her students. She has collaborated with states and content providers to provide Georgia educators with more than 50\,000 resources for all subjects and all grades. Angela holds a master’s degree in curriculum and technology integration as well as a specialist degree in educational leadership. In addition\, Angela has more than 20 years of education experience which includes teaching students and educators. \n \nAbout the Host \nDr. Tracy Weeks is the executive director for the State Education Technology Director’s Association (SETDA). Prior to joining the team at SETDA\, she served as the chief academic and digital learning officer for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction\, the first senior state leadership position of its kind in the nation. In that role\, Dr. Weeks oversaw the areas of K-12 curriculum and instruction\, career and technical education\, exceptional children\, and the North Carolina Virtual Public School. She also served as the state agency lead on the development of the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan. \nFrom 2008-2014\, Dr. Weeks led the North Carolina Virtual Public School\, the second largest state-led virtual school in the nation\, as the chief academic officer and subsequently the executive director. She holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary math education from UNC-Chapel Hill\, a Masters of Education in instructional technology with a statistics minor and a Doctor of Philosophy in curriculum and instruction from NC State University. She is a NC Teaching fellow\, NC Education Policy fellow\, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. \n Join 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. \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 \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
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SUMMARY:Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum for Students Working Below Grade Level
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nicole Eredics\, Author of Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum\nSponsored by Brookes Publishing \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join theTeaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nEducators use a variety of strategies and learning accommodations to teach diverse learners. However\, educators can struggle to make grade-level curriculum possible and achievable for students with intellectual disabilities. An educational process\, known as modifying curriculum\, can open doors to an inclusive\, high quality education for students who work below grade level. In this edWebinar\, Nicole Eredics\, author of Inclusion in Action: Practical Strategies to Modify Your Curriculum\, will give you step-by-step instruction on when and how to modify curriculum. \nNicole\, a seasoned inclusion teacher\, has the information\, tools\, and strategies you need to take grade-level curriculum and transform it into rigorous content that is intellectually and developmentally appropriate for students who work below grade level. Most importantly\, learn: \n\nThe fundamentals of creating and maintaining truly inclusive classrooms\nAn overview of ways to support diverse learners through universal design for learning\, social and emotional supports\, and accommodations\nThe role of curriculum modifications in the education process\nHow to modify any curriculum for students with intellectual disabilities\nStrategies that will quickly and easily modify curriculum in any classroom with suggestions for interventions and extensions\nUseful educational resources for modifying curriculum\n\nClassroom and special education teachers across all grade levels as well as administrators will benefit from this recorded session. Learn more about modifying curriculum to support all students. \nThree attendees will receive a free copy of Nicole’s forthcoming book! \nAbout the Presenter\nNicole Eredics is an educator who advocates for the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. She draws upon her years of experience as a full inclusion teacher to write\, speak\, and consult on the topic of inclusive education to various local and national organizations. Nicole uses her unique insight and knowledge to provide practical strategies for fully including and instructing students of all abilities in the classroom. \nNicole’s advocacy work also includes managing a highly successful blog\, The Inclusive Class\, which has been a reputable resource on the topic of inclusion for families and schools since 2011. Through the blog\, Nicole disseminates information about inclusion\, which includes more than 100 episodes of The Inclusive Class podcast\, dozens of articles about inclusive education\, numerous webinars\, and an online introductory course to inclusion. For more information please visit www.theinclusiveclass.com. \nJoin the Teaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms community to participate in online discussions with peers\, for invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, to view past edWebinar recordings\, to take a quiz and receive a CE certificate for a past edWebinar\, and for access to more resources. \nFounded in 1978\, Brookes is an independent\, highly respected educational publishing company with a strong focus on helping all people—with and without disabilities—reach their potential. We publish 50+ new titles a year on screening and assessment\, early intervention\, inclusive and special education\, autism and other disabilities\, literacy\, behavior\, communication\, and more.
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SUMMARY:Securing Grant Funding for Your STEAM and Coding Programs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Azadeh Jamalian\, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College\, Columbia University\, Head of Education Strategy at littleBits\nSponsored by littleBits Education \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the STEM Learning community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nMany schools and districts are planning to integrate STEM and coding into their programs to ensure their students are well educated and prepared for impactful careers in the future. In fact\, many schools have already seen immediate impact on students’ learning\, attendance\, and engagement by implementing STEM into their curriculum. The challenge\, however\, is finding the budget to fund and scale these programs. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Azadeh Jamalian\, Head of Education Strategy at littleBits\, discuss best practices on applying for STEM and coding grants. She provides: \n\nA review of different types of grants educators can apply for\nKey factors in writing strong applications\nSteps involved in applying and receiving the grants\nA list of grants that are currently accepting applications with a profile of the previous recipients for these grants\n\nPrincipals\, tech and curriculum directors\, assistant principals\, librarians\, and teachers interested in STEM and coding will benefit from watching this recorded session. Learn actionable strategies for funding and scaling their elementary and middle school STEM and coding programs. \nAbout the Presenter\nAzadeh (Azi) Jamalian\, PhD is the head of education strategy at littleBits\, an award-winning platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks that is empowering kids everywhere to create inventions\, large and small. Before joining littleBits\, she co-founded Tiggly\, an innovative learning company focused on creating powerful new ways of learning for young children by bringing physical play into their digital experiences. Dr. Jamalian has a PhD in cognitive studies in education from Teachers College Columbia University\, and has published journal articles and book chapters on a broad range of topics such as designing learning platforms for children\, emerging educational tech\, game design\, mathematical education\, and cognition. Dr. Jamalian has received numerous awards including “IES Prize for Excellence in Research on Cognition and Student Learning” and “The Cooney Center’s certificate of innovation in Children’s Learning.” \nJoin the STEM Learning 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. \nlittleBits makes technology kits that are fun\, easy-to-use\, and infinitely creative. The kits are composed of electronic building blocks that are color-coded\, magnetic\, and make complex technology simple and fun. Together they’re interchangeable in millions of different ways to empower kids to invent anything – from a sibling alarm\, to a wireless robot\, to a digital instrument.
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SUMMARY:Cultural Relevance and Academic Equity in the Age of ESSA
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Almitra Berry-Jones\, Author of the book Effecting Change: Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Executive Director\, Strategic & Urban Partnerships\, Achieve3000\nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nA nationally renowned expert in culturally and linguistically diverse learners at risk\, Dr. Almitra Berry-Jones aims to introduce educators to a culturally relevant pragmatism that regards the culturally and linguistically diverse learner as one who brings to school a divergent order of reality that influences the efficacy of traditional instructional methods. \nIn this engaging edWebinar\, Dr. Berry-Jones explores what culture means for students\, including their relationships to home\, peers\, and school. She takes on questions of equality and equity in American public schools\, looking at the history of educational (in)equality and both the origin and pervasive nature of achievement gaps. \nNext\, Dr. Berry-Jones takes you through the creation of meaningfully different and culturally responsive instruction as well as how technology can serve as an instructional lever. She gives specific approaches for addressing ESSA goals for traditional disenfranchised learners\, including five actions for creating a change mindset for adult stakeholders\, five objectives for examining and implementing effective practices\, and what she calls the “J-Curve of Change.” \nK-12 educators and leaders will benefit from watching this recorded event. Watch Dr. Berry-Jones in this deep dive into cultural relevance and academic equity\, and take away a broader understanding of equality and achievement as well as a clear sense of how you\, too\, can enact significant and meaningful change. \n\nAbout the Presenter \nAlmitra Berry-Jones\, Ed.D. is a nationally recognized speaker\, author\, and consultant on the topic of culturally and linguistically diverse learners at-risk. Her research focuses on academic achievement in majority-minority\, high-poverty\, large\, urban school districts. Dr. Berry-Jones is author of the book Effecting Change: Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Dr. Berry-Jones holds a M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction\, and an Ed.D. in educational leadership with a specialization in curriculum and instruction. She holds multiple credentials including a California reading endorsement\, language development specialist (LDS)\, and bilingual/cross-cultural language acquisition and development (CLAD/BCLAD) for Spanish language instruction. Dr. Berry-Jones has taught\, trained\, and supervised reading/language arts implementations (regular\, intervention\, bilingual/dual immersion\, and special education) throughout the United States with an emphasis on direct instruction. She has presented at scores of state\, national\, and international conferences on the topics of leadership\, curriculum reform\, and meeting the needs of students at-risk. \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. \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.
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SUMMARY:Learning How to Learn: Support Preschoolers’ Approaches to Learning with Music
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Jamail\, Early Childhood Music Specialist and Music Together Teacher\, Bluebonnet Montessori School\, Lakeway\, TX\nSponsored by Music Together \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Music in Early Learning community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nAs an educator\, you know that young children learn in different ways—they have different learning styles\, classroom habits\, and attitudes toward learning. These learning behaviors fall under the developmental domain Approaches to Learning\, which encompasses not what children learn\, but how they learn: how they engage in learning and classroom activities to acquire new information. Having a positive approach toward learning lays the groundwork for development in other domains essential to school and life success. \nIn this edWebinar\, Michelle Jamail\, early childhood music specialist and Music Together teacher at Bluebonnet Montessori School of Lakeway\, TX\, explores the many ways music making very naturally and deeply supports a child’s positive approach toward learning. She also introduces some research on this topic\, and explore how music can serve as a lens through which to learn about a child’s attitude and disposition toward learning\, as well as their learning style and habits. Learn some accessible music activity ideas that you can use to support children’s positive approaches to learning in your classrooms! \nEducators working with toddlers\, preschoolers\, and kindergartners are invited to watch this recorded edWebinar. Gain strategies for using music to support children’s approaches to learning. \nAbout the Presenter \nSince 2007\, Michelle Jamail has been leading the music program at Bluebonnet Montessori School of Lakeway\, TX. In addition\, Michelle is a music specialist for Heartsong Music in Austin\, TX\, where she works with children birth through age six and their parents and caregivers. Michelle has achieved Certification Level II Status from Music Together Worldwide\, having demonstrated outstanding achievement in teaching\, musicianship\, program philosophy\, and parent education. She frequently presents at national conferences including the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)\, and facilitates workshops for state early childhood professional development and training organizations. Michelle studied applied learning and development at the University of Texas in the College of Education. \nJoin the Music in Early Learning 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. \n  \n At Music Together\, we understand the importance of music in early childhood—from birth\, in fact. Because the truth is\, most people are born with enough music aptitude to play in a symphony orchestra when they are adults\, if they choose. But first we must learn how to “speak music”—to take the musical instrument we all have\, ourselves\, developing that musical capacity from a very young age. The sounds we make\, our movements\, our rhythms—these are the building blocks of music and of early childhood learning. And that’s what Music Together is all about.
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SUMMARY:Makerspace Successes\, Makerspace Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School\, CT; Ethan Heise\, Director of MackinMaker; and Heather Lister\, Professional Learning Specialist\nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Emerging Tech for Schools and Libraries community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nMaker culture is here and it is alive and thriving in schools and public libraries across the United States and beyond. While each makerspace is a reflection of its own learning community\, there are valuable lessons we can take away from maker facilitators: successes\, challenges\, surprises\, do-overs\, and “I wishes.” In this edWebinar\, Michelle Luhtala\, Ethan Heise and Heather Lister xplore school library makerspaces from floor plans\, furnishings\, and equipment to the role of play in a data-driven education landscape. Discover how to integrate making into your learning community. School librarians\, teachers\, administrators\, and all educators interested in makerspaces will enjoy and learn from this recorded session. \n \nAbout the Presenters \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  \n Ethan Heise is the director of MackinMaker\, Mackin’s Maker Education division. He has a hobbyist background in open source electronics and has helped start K-12 school makerspaces across the United States. He also works closely with community makerspaces in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. \n  \n  \n  \n Heather Lister\, professional learning specialist\, is an international speaker and author on the topics of makerspaces\, innovative libraries\, and space transformation. With her experience and training as a school librarian\, mathematics and instructional technology specialist\, and school administrator\, Heather brings a unique and practical perspective to the world of school librarianship and maker education. \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Emerging Tech for Schools and Libraries 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. \n Mackin is one of the top providers of library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of nearly 3 million printed titles\, and more than 1.9 million digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks and video resources to schools around the globe.
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SUMMARY:You Can't Make Me: Transforming Aggression into Healthy Self Esteem
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jill Molli\, M.Ed.\, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor\nSponsored by Frog Street Press \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Early Childhood Learning Solutions community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nThere is a way to permanently change children’s behaviors\, even the most difficult children. Children must be both “willing” to learn how to behave and know the “skills” of how to successfully interact with others. By addressing both of these dimensions\, we can achieve success with our most demanding children. \nIn this edWebinar\, Jill Molli\, M.Ed.\, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor\, discusses the skills needed to transform your aggressive and defiant children into cooperative members of your learning community. Prek-3rd grade educators and administrators will benefit from this session. Gain strategies for transforming aggression into healthy self esteem in children. \n About the Presenter\nJill Molli\, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor\, has the uncanny ability to help people laugh and learn at the same time. Her past position in a Title 1 elementary school offered her opportunities to apply Dr. Bailey’s Conscious Discipline® in a school setting and her own family offers her constant real-life experiences to share with her audiences. Jill was selected as a Loving Guidance Associate because of her no-nonsense ability to get to the heart of a situation and her commitment to living Loving Guidance principles at school and at home. She is an entertaining\, motivating and heart-felt presenter. \n  \nJoin the Early Childhood Learning Solutions 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. \n Frog Street is dedicated to continually improving programs and products based on current research and input from early childhood classroom educators and caregivers.
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SUMMARY:4 Math Problems Worth Solving That Students Will Love
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Patrick Vennebush\, Math Education Consultant\, Falls Church\, VA\nSponsored by MathResources Inc. \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Building Understanding in Mathematics community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nThe old adage says that math textbooks are sad because they have too many problems\, but in truth\, they’re sad because they have too many exercises. When students attempt challenging “problems worth solving\,” they develop conceptual understanding and improve procedural fluency. When carefully selected and sensibly implemented\, great problems allow struggling students to participate while still challenging your highest achievers. \nIn this edWebinar\, tackle four math problems worth solving with math education consultant Patrick Vennebush. In this session\, he discusses: \n\nThree strategies for successfully implementing the four demonstrated problems in your classroom\nHow to identify additional math problems worth solving\nA dozen resources where you can find more problems worth solving\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is designed for educators and administrators working with middle school and high school students. \nAbout the Presenter\nPatrick Vennebush is a math education consultant in Falls Church\, Virginia. To show kids (and teachers) how much fun math can be\, he wrote Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks and More Jokes 4 Mathy Folks. And to make sure that all kids have fun while learning math effectively\, he led the development of not one\, but two groundbreaking\, award-winning digital curricula. He is extremely passionate about problem solving and effective instruction. You can find Patrick at Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks. \n  \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. \n\nMathResources is a full-service provider to the North American publishing industry. The company is a premier developer of math software and math content for many of the leading publishers.
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SUMMARY:2018 Is the Year of Classroom Video
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the TechTools for the Classroom community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nWith all the options available to educators today\, there is no excuse to NOT integrate video into your lessons. In this edWebinar\, edtech enthusiast Shannon Holden simplifies the process of picking the right video-sharing platform\, video editor\, or screencaster to suit your needs. He also shares two of his favorite platforms–Reclipped and EDPuzzle. \nEducators in the elementary through high school levels will benefit from attending this session. Learn how you can incorporate video into your everyday lessons. \nAbout the Presenter \nAssistant Principal at Republic Middle School in Missouri\, Shannon Holden has been a high school and middle school administrator and teacher in Texas and Missouri for 20 years. Shannon presents frequently to teachers and administrators 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 Teacher HELP! and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \n  \nJoin the TechTools for the Classroom 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.
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SUMMARY:Travel Insurance: Helping Teachers Understand Their Options for Protecting Class Trips
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bud Geissler\, National Group Manager\, Travel Insured International\nHosted by Carylann Assante\, CAE\, Student & Youth Travel Association\nSponsored by SYTA – The Student & Youth Travel Association \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Teach & Travel community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nTraveling teachers make dreams come true by providing outside-the-classroom learning opportunities for students. Teachers\, students and parents make this a reality through hours of fundraising to pay for the trip. \nIf something goes wrong—a natural disaster\, terrorist attack\, flight delays\, or someone becomes ill while traveling—travel insurance can be a teacher’s greatest tool in effectively handling the situation. Travel protection plans for student travelers can cover expenses related to medical emergencies\, trip interruptions\, missed connections and emergency evacuation costs\, and they also cover costs related to lost luggage and delayed baggage. \nIn this edWebinar\, Bud Geissler\, National Group Manager at Travel Insured International\, share how teachers are using travel insurance to protect the valuable investment of time and money for their students. Although only available for purchase through a qualified tour operator\, it benefits teachers to understand all their options. \nThis edWebinar focuses on the options for travel protection plans with real life examples from teachers who have benefitted from having travel insurance for their groups. Educators in the middle school through higher ed levels will benefit from this session. Learn more about understanding the options available for protecting hard-earned class trips. \nAbout the Presenter\nBud Geissler is an advocate for the impact student travel has on changing students’ lives and shares his passion through his work. Bud recently joined Travel Insured after leading Metro Tours\, an educational travel company\, for several years. He understands the value of risk management and helping teachers and students prepare for their trips. \n\nAbout the Host\nA seasoned tourism and association executive with more than 30 years of experience in the industry\, Carylann Assante\, CAE serves as the Executive Director of the Student & Youth Travel Association\, the international association that promotes student and youth travel worldwide. Carylann is also the Executive Director of the SYTA Youth Foundation\, the philanthropic arm that provides scholarships and education experiences for students and youth who are unable to travel due to financial and personal hardship. \n\nJoin the Teach & Travel 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.  \n SYTA is the non-profit\, professional trade association that promotes student & youth travel and seeks to foster integrity and professionalism among student and youth travel service providers. SYTA is “The Voice of Student and Youth Travel.®
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SUMMARY:The Need for Quality Edtech Professional Development (PD)
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Darri Stephens\, Director\, Community Marketing\, Wonder Workshop; and Bryan L. Miller\, Director of Strategic Outreach in Education\, Wonder Workshop\nSponsored by Wonder Workshop \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Coding & Robotics K-8 community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nWith the ever-changing influx of technologies into today’s schools\, the need for quality professional development (PD) is not just a nice to have\, but a necessity. The State of the K-12 Market 2014 claimed\, “If ever there was a need for high-quality\, sustained professional development\, it is now\, as educators face a perfect storm of factors demanding top performance.” \nIn this edWebinar\, Darri Stephens and Bryan L. Miller of Wonder Workshop review of some current research around the state of professional development for today’s K-12 educators. Learn about Wonder Workshop’s new initiative aimed at explaining the “why” instead of just the “how” of integrating computer science into daily instruction for meaningful shifts towards 21st-century teaching and learning. Discover resources and opportunities to help you get started on your own personalized PD journey. \nThis recorded session will benefit early education educators\, K-2 teachers\, SPED educators\, librarians\, tech specialists\, administrators\, and makerspace facilitators. Learn more about quality edtech professional development. \nAbout the Presenters \nHaving taught students from elementary to graduate school\, Darri Stephens enjoys connecting those in the education community through her Director of Community Marketing position at Wonder Workshop. A lifelong educator\, Darri melds her love of content development\, instructional design\, educational research\, and the ever-changing edtech world daily. Her award-winning work with educational leaders\, from those in the classroom to those at the state level\, is helping K-12 classrooms integrate technology thoughtfully and meaningfully. Inspired by her teaching in Los Angeles and NYC public schools for over ten years\, she has earned master’s degrees in education from both Harvard University and Stanford University. Darri started her career as a Teach for America corps member. Previously\, Darri was Senior Director for Education Content at Common Sense. \n \nWith over 15 years of experience in education\, Bryan L. Miller serves as Director of Strategic Outreach in Education for Wonder Workshop\, creators of Dash\, Dot and Cue CleverBots. He has previously held roles as teacher and administrator in private and public education for K-12 schools\, and teacher in higher education\, all of which has provided him a full scope and understanding of the educational sector and has afforded him unique opportunities in the field. His experiences in digital leadership\, curriculum design\, professional development\, 1:1 implementation\, computer science curricular development\, and strategic planning allow him to seamlessly work with all schools\, with all needs. He is an international keynoter and presenter\, and highly involved throughout social media. You can follow him on Twitter at @EdTechNerd. \n  \nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 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. \nWonder Workshop creates engaging\, hands-on learning tools\, programming languages\, and curriculum that bring STEM and coding to life for grades K-8. Robotics fosters critical thinking skills at an early age\, encourages creativity\, and turns students into makers rather than consumers. Wonder Workshop is the creator of the Dash and Dot robots. Let’s inspire students to be future leaders in technology. Find out more at makewonder.com
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SUMMARY:From Frustration to Freedom: Engaging Adolescent Striving Readers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker\, Literacy and Professional Learning Lead Consultant\, Mackin\nSponsored by Mackin \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the School Library Network community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker\, Literacy and Professional Learning Lead Consultant for Mackin\, brings educators into the shoes of an adolescent striving reader. Explore the challenges students face when struggling to comprehend and consider how students can use their strengths to grow areas of need. Through the stories of the implementation of a literacy intervention program aligned to the most recent research on adolescent literacy\, attendees can see how they might (re)design their approach to engage learners\, accelerate growth\, and foster identity change for so many struggling learners. \nThis recorded session is designed for all school librarians\, literacy leaders\, ELA and reading teachers\, and administrators working with middle school and high school students. Gain strategies for fostering more growth in striving readers. \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker\, Literacy and Professional Learning Lead Consultant\, will help you transform your teaching and learning methodology with the inclusion of her accomplished brand of professional insight and the resourcefulness\, expertise\, and support of Mackin. Dr. McCarty Plucker received her doctoral degree in educational leadership with research focused on adolescent engagement/motivation and accelerated literacy growth. Her research has been recognized in ASCD’s Educational Leadership\, by the International Literacy Association\, and the Southern Regional Education Board’s High Schools That Work. \nShe has over 20 years of education experience as a teaching and learning coordinator\, ESL coordinator\, K-12 intervention specialist\, English/speech teacher\, reading specialist\, speech coach\, past president of the Minnesota Reading Association\, adjunct instructor\, and literacy consultant. Dr. McCarty Plucker and the Mackin team partner with districts to provide coaching\, guidance\, professional learning\, world class tools\, and leadership customized for the students they serve. \nJoin the School Library Network 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. \n Mackin is one of the top providers of library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of nearly 3 million printed titles\, and more than 1.9 million digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks and video resources to schools around the globe.
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SUMMARY:Why Design Matters: How a Well-Designed Website Can Increase Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kimberly Filko\, Graphic Designer\, Blackboard; Amber Wolfe\, Graphic Designer\, Blackboard; and Meghan Hawk\, Manager\, Graphic Design\, Blackboard\nSponsored by Blackboard \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Family Engagement & Community Outreach in K-12 community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nYou might be surprised by how much the look and feel of a website impacts communication and community engagement at your school\, but do you know all the components that go into creating a great website design? Colors\, text\, functionality\, and interactivity are just the start of the core principles you need to know to create a truly engaging website. \nThree professional website designers present this edWebinar and cover an array of topics including: \n\nWhy a web presence is so critical\nHow hierarchy and layout are important to user experience\nThe impact of digital accessibility and how it should drive design\nDesign best practices (colors\, typography\, imagery\, content\, etc.)\nThe power of photography and graphics\n\nLearn web design best practices along with current trends to create the best website for your school and district. Everyone involved in K–12 web design is invited to watch the recording\, including PR/communication leaders\, teachers\, web masters\, superintendents\, and school administrators. \nAbout the Presenters\nKimberly (Kimbr) Filko has been part of the Creative Services design team at Blackboard for the past four years. She has an extensive background in art and design and completed a Bachelor of Science in graphic design from the Pennsylvania College of Technology. In her current role she works with clients to conceptualize and design beautiful website templates. She also ensures all design templates meet and maintain ADA standards. Before joining the Blackboard team\, Kimbr worked for Walt Disney World in Orlando\, Florida where she held various roles including guest relations and graphic designer for onboarding classes at Disney University. \n  \nAmber Wolfe graduated from Bradley Academy of the Visual Arts with a BA in graphic design. She has been immersed in web design for over a decade\, starting at a company as the sole designer building her skills\, and now with the Blackboard team. Outside of work she enjoys being a mom\, competing in Tough Mudder competitions\, and watching zombie movies. \n  \n  \n  \n Meghan Hawk joined Blackboard in 2009 and has nine plus years of experience designing websites for educational organizations. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and is based in State College\, Pennsylvania. In her current role\, Meghan manages a team of talented designers who deliver high quality\, responsive\, and user-friendly web solutions for the K-12 market. \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Family Engagement & Community Outreach in K-12 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. \n At Blackboard\, we’re shaping the future of education with big ideas that are transforming the face of education. Every day we’re helping millions of people around the world find new ways to learn\, connect and advance. With innovative technologies and solutions we’re bringing them closer to the knowledge they seek and the potential they can achieve.
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SUMMARY:How to Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Maurice J. Elias\, Ph.D.\, and Steven E. Tobias\, Psy.D.\, Authors\, Clinical and School Psychologists\, and Consultants\nSponsored by Free Spirit Publishing \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the Social-Emotional Learning\, Positive Behavior\, and Student Achievement community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nDeveloping emotional intelligence (EQ) in students is essential to preparing them for success in college\, careers\, and adult life. In this edWebinar\, Maurice J. Elias\, Ph.D.\, and Steven E. Tobias\, Psy.D.\, talk about what emotional intelligence is and why and how you can build valuable EQ skills in your students. They review and demonstrate sample lessons and activities related to assessing students’ EQ strengths\, improving emotion recognition and management\, exercising self-control\, using assertive communication skills\, and implementing effective problem solving. \nCentral to Drs. Elias and Tobias’s approach to EQ instruction is flexibility and pragmatism\, and the belief that any educator can use these activities to increase EQ proficiency even with limited time or resources. School counselors\, teachers\, psychologists\, other student support professionals\, and administrators working with grades 5–9 are invited to watch this record session. Learn effective\, practical\, research-based strategies for helping every student strengthen these important skills. \nedWebinar Bonus: Attendees will receive 30% off plus free shipping on Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students\, by Maurice J. Elias\, Ph.D.\, and Steven E. Tobias\, Psy.D.\, with offer code. \nAbout the Presenters\nMaurice J. Elias\, Ph.D. is a professor and former director of clinical training in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University. He is also director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab\, academic director of the Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service\, and founding member of the Leadership Team for the Collaborative for Academic\, Social\, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Dr. Elias lectures nationally and internationally and devotes his research and writing to the areas of social-emotional and character development in children\, schools\, and families. He is a licensed psychologist and writes a blog on social-emotional and character development for the George Lucas Educational Foundation at www.edutopia.org. He lives in New Jersey with his wife\, Ellen\, near their children and grandchildren. \nSteven E. Tobias\, Psy.D. is the director of the Center for Child & Family Development in Morristown\, New Jersey. He has over thirty years of experience working with children\, parents\, families\, and schools. Dr. Tobias feels a strong commitment to children’s social and emotional development and provides consultation to schools as a way of reaching many children\, including those who are underserved in terms of their social and emotional needs. He has co-authored several books with Dr. Maurice Elias\, including Emotionally Intelligent Parenting and Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers. He has given lectures throughout the United States on topics related to parenting and children’s emotional development. Dr. Tobias lives in New Jersey. \n  \n Join the Social-Emotional Learning\, Positive Behavior\, and Student Achievement 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.  \nFree Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools that support young people’s social-emotional health and educational needs. We help children and teens think for themselves\, overcome challenges\, and make a difference in the world.
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SUMMARY:Feedback Loops with Teachers and Children: The Parallel Process in Action
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mary-Margaret Gardiner\, CLASS Specialist; and Mamie Morrow\, CLASS Specialist\nSponsored by Teachstone \nWatch the Recording\nIf you view the recording and would like a CE certificate\, join the PD in Action community and go to the CE Quizzes link in the Community Toolbox. \nWe know that the interactions between teachers and children are critical in helping children learn and feel comfortable and confident in the classroom. These same interactions are important in other relationships you have like the relationships coaches have with teachers. \nHigh-quality feedback loops are a valuable source of “fuel” for encouraging children to engage with thinking and learning. There are many opportunities for teachers to provide feedback in the classroom. In this edWebinar\, Mary-Margaret Gardiner and Mamie Morrow\, CLASS Specialists for Teachstone\, provide concrete examples and strategies for how teachers can provide children with the kinds of experiences that will: \n\nFuel their passions\nHelp them engage at a deeper level\nEncourage them to be persistent when challenged\nKeep them coming back for more learning and inquiry\n\nFeedback doesn’t have to end in the classroom. Mary-Margaret and Mamie also highlight how feedback loops are important for administrators and coaches to provide to teachers. Hear about strategies that can be used to support teachers by scaffolding them with hints and assistance\, prompting them to think deeper\, providing good information\, and encouraging them to expand their learning. This model is called parallel process. Parallel process means engaging in the same interaction strategies we want teachers to use in classrooms with children\, only this time\, between adults. Instead of teacher-child interactions\, parallel process is about adult-adult interactions. \nThis recorded session is designed for Pre-K through Grade 3 teachers\, coaches\, and administrators. However\, those working with older students are also invited to attend. Learn how to put the parallel process into action. \nAbout the Presenters\nMary-Margaret Gardiner is a CLASS Specialist for Teachstone. She has been in the early childhood community for over 35 years\, driven by her passion to support the teachers who work with our most valuable asset\, our children. She joined Teachstone in 2010 and has been a CLASS convert since the early days before Teachstone was even started! \n  \n  \n  \n\nSince 2013\, Mamie has enjoyed her work at Teachstone as a CLASS Specialist enriching coaching and instructional skills. Her diverse background as an early childhood and elementary teacher in schools around the world helps her form meaningful connections with educators across the nation. Having worked with children in New Mexico\, Germany\, Guam\, Alaska\, Japan\, Washington DC and Florida\, she appreciates the powerful impact effective interactions have on children. \n  \n  \nJoin the PD in Action 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. \nAs the trusted leader in CLASS-driven measurement and professional development\, Teachstone has the proven expertise schools need to nurture better academic and social-emotional outcomes\, one classroom at a time. With decades of early childhood education research as a foundation\, we offer products and programs that help schools unlock the potential of great teachers\, boost student outcomes\, and create a culture of sustained excellence.
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