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SUMMARY:Driving Connectivity and Access: State K-12 Broadband Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Laurence Cocco\, Director of the Office of Educational Technology\, New Jersey Department of Education; Jeff Egly\, Associate Director\, Technical Services\, Utah Education Network; Christine Fox\, Deputy Executive Director\, SETDA; and Steve Garton\, Senior Manager\, Learning Solutions Program\, Common Sense Education\nSponsored by SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Essential Elements for Digital Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThis webinar highlighted a collaborative report by SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action\, State of K-12 Broadband Leadership: Driving Connectivity and Access. In this report\, SETDA built upon the research and recommendations from prior publications with a focus on the role of state leadership in supporting districts and schools to increase high-speed connectivity and access for students and educators. \nState leaders from New Jersey and Utah shared their state’s approach to supporting high-speed broadband access for all students\, including details about New Jersey’s Digital Readiness for Learning and Assessment Project (DRLAP) Broadband component\, a statewide broadband purchasing consortia which has greatly reduced costs and increased broadband access across the state and Utah’s statewide high-speed broadband network. \n  \nLaurence Cocco is the Director of the Office of Educational Technology for the New Jersey Department of Education with the responsibility of supervising all federal and state educational technology initiatives. Besides serving on the Board of Directors for the State Educational Technology Directors Association\, Laurence is also on the Thirteen/WNET Educational Services Advisory Committee and is co-founder and a director for Games4Ed. Recently he was recognized as the State Leader of the Year by SETDA. Many evenings Laurence can be found in World of Warcraft (WoW) conversing with fellow members of the educators’ guild “Inevitable Betrayal” on the educational value of WoW and other games. He has also conducted webinar interviews and panel discussions on educational gaming for G.A.M.E. (Gamers Advancing Meaningful Education). Laurence has a M.A. in Educational Communication & Technology from NYU. He is an Ed Tech and lifelong learning evangelist\, looking to transform learning strategies through the incorporation of emerging technologies and brain-based learning theory. \n  \nJeff Egly has 25 years experience working in information technology. As an Associate Director of the Utah Education Network\, Jeff oversees UEN Field Operations\, the Technical Services Support Center\, Project Management\, and Application Engineering. Jeff serves as the Technical Advocate for central Utah and has been with UEN for nearly 18 years. Jeff participates in the ongoing planning\, implementation and support of broadband services to Utah’s public schools\, colleges\, universities and libraries. \n  \n  \nChristine Fox is the Deputy Executive Director for SETDA. As Deputy Executive Director\, she collaborates with the Executive Director in charting strategic direction\, administration\, planning and financial decisions involving SETDA. She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. In addition\, she manages many of SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication. The management of such projects includes coordinating data collection from all states\, supervising consultants and staff\, ensuring member input and supervising the publishing process. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift\, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States\, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action\, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine Fox’s background includes experience in education and consulting. She has worked as an educational consultant and curriculum developer for a national whole school reform model\, ESOL Coordinator and 3rd grade teacher. Christine has a Masters of Science in Teaching English as a Second Language from Florida International University and received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Florida State University. \n  \nSteve Garton is Senior Manager for Common Sense Education’s Learning Solutions program. He is an expert in meaningful technology integration\, particularly in large-scale initiatives. He supports districts with professional development planning\, program monitoring\, student assessment\, and communication across stakeholder groups. Prior to joining Common Sense\, Steve was the Coordinator of Educational Technology for the Maine Department of Education. At the Maine Department of Education\, he led the professional development programs for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative\, the state’s 1:1 program that supported over 12\,000 teachers and administrators. As a member of the department’s leadership team\, he provided policy support and leadership. Steve was co-chair of the Smarter Balanced Consortium Technology Approach Committee and led the initial technology readiness and assessment infrastructure work. Additionally he served as a member of the advisory council of the Maine School and Library Network\, Maine’s statewide broadband network serving K-12 schools and public libraries.Steve has served as a technology director at the county level (Trumbull County\, Ohio) and a classroom teacher and technology coordinator of the Sharon City School District in Pennsylvania.Steve holds a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Eastern Illinois University\, a Bachelor’s in math education from Slippery Rock University and a Masters in educational technology from Youngstown State. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \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  \nCommon Sense Kids Action works with policy makers\, business leaders\, and other advocates across the nation to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed. Kids Action works to drive policies at the state and national levels that ensure all kids 0-5 have access to vital education and health resources; that all children have high-quality digital learning experiences; that their online data and privacy is protected; and that child poverty is reduced in America. With over 65 million Common Sense users\, more than 275\,000 educators\, and potential advocates in every home and school across the nation\, Common Sense’s advocacy platform is building a movement dedicated to making kids our nation’s top priority.
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SUMMARY:Universal Design for Learning in Action – Ensuring Every Student Can Create and Collaborate
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alexandra Dunn\, Speech-language Pathologist at Upper Canada District School Board and Heather Snider\, Grade 2-3 Teacher at Glen Tay Public School in Perth\, Ontario\, Canada\nSponsored by Nureva \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Fostering Student Collaboration community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nAre some of your students in your K–12 classrooms integrated but not fully included? Discover how teachers can act as mediators in student-centered learning environments and create accessible Makerspaces to reach and teach all students. Alexandra Dunn\, speech language pathologist at Upper Canada District School Board\, and Heather Snider\, grade 2/3 teacher at Glen Tay Public School in Perth\, Ontario\, Canada\, spoke about collaborative learning environments built around the tenets of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). \nTopics included: \n\nThe journey into Smart Inclusion\nThe tenets of Universal Design for Learning\nHow hands-on manipulatives and technology such as tablets\, laptops and assistive technology can support multiple means of representation\, engagement and expression for all\nStudent work samples and tools to assist teachers to make UDL come alive in collaborative learning environments\nHow to create accessible Makerspaces\n\n  \nAs speech-language pathologist at Upper Canada District School Board\, Alexandra Dunn works with students from kindergarten to high school. She presents internationally on topics including technology and theory as part of the Universal Design for Learning Toolkit to ensure all students achieve meaningful academic and social participation. Alex was named SMART Technologies Educator of the Year for Canada (2012) and was awarded the prestigious C21 Shifting Minds National Award for distinctive achievement in the field learning and innovation. \n  \n  \nHeather Snider has 29 years of experience teaching kindergarten and grades 2–4\, and has her primary specialist and reading specialist qualifications. She received the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) Trustee Innovation Award in 2013\, in recognition of her creative and innovative way of increasing student participation and achievement. Heather is one of UCDSB’s Smart Inclusion teachers\, and her work in the area of Inclusion has been shared internationally. \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nNureva Inc. develops education solutions that foster a joy for learning. The company focuses on delighting customers with simple\, thoughtful hardware\, software and services. A passion for deep customer understanding and a commitment to innovation drive the company’s product roadmap.
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SUMMARY:The Big6 Curriculum: Essential & Practical
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Mike Eisenberg\, co-author of the Big6 Approach to Information Problem Solving with Colet Bartow\, school library specialist for the Montana Office of Public Instruction\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThe Big6 is the most widely known and used information skills program in the world because it works! The Big6 is essential\, practical\, and easy to implement—from day one. And\, with a completely new book\, The Big6 Curriculum\, focusing on the needs of 21st-century students\, schools\, and library programs\, the Big6 continues to be fully relevant and cutting-edge. \nIn this webinar\, Mike Eisenberg and Colet Bartow helped educators preK–20\, especially teacher-librarians\, to design and deliver curriculum and instruction to meet the ICT literacy needs of 21st-century students. Learn how to use the Big6 curriculum approach to provide a clearly defined\, predictable\, measured and reported program. In addition\, this webinar focused on strategies and tools for assessment\, reporting\, and gaining widespread buy-in for the program. \nBased on content from the new book\, this recorded session included sample lesson plans\, program planning guidelines\, templates\, and examples from practice in order to help you develop and provide your own ICT literacy program. \nThis recorded webinar will be useful for instructional leaders\, teacher-librarians\, and teachers. \n  \n \n  \nDr. Mike Eisenberg\, the founding dean of the Information School at the University of Washington\, is an educator\, scholar\, advocate\, and mentor whose personal motto is\, “make it better!” Mike is a prolific author (9 books and dozens of articles and papers) and has worked with thousands of students—pre-K through higher education—as well as people in business\, government\, and communities to improve individual and organizational information and technology access and use. \n  \n  \n \n  \nColet Bartow is a teacher-librarian and cheerleader for information and technology literacy. She works for the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) as School Library Specialist. Colet spent 13 years as a teacher-librarian before joining the OPI in 2007. Her first computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80 and she first held a job in a library as a third-grade student. Colet completed her M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at Montana State University\, and B.A. in English with endorsements in secondary English\, School Library Media and English as a second language at the University of Montana. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/big6-curriculum-essential-practical/
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SUMMARY:Inquiry-based Learning for the Gen-Z Student!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Paige Jaegar\, Instructional Focus Editor for School Library Connection\nSponsored by Rosen Digital \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Emerging Tech community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nWe know this connected generation loves technology and wants to be in charge of their learning. Inquiry-based learning is a perfect match! New standards\, such as the C3 Social Studies\, NGSS\, ISTE and AASL Standards\, and the Common Core\, all embrace inquiry research\, so educators need to understand the differences between finding information and finding answers. This webinar will help teachers and librarians repackage old research models for Gen-Z students. \nPaige Jaegar spotlighted why inquiry works and how to build learning adventures that spark imagination and enable your students to uncover and discover essential understandings of any discipline. \nGain an understanding of how to package content with an inquiry mindset using digital and print resources. Topics included: \n\nWhy inquiry works for your students\nWhat inquiry learning is and what subjects can use it\nHow to build an Essential Question (aka Umbrella Question or EQ)\nVital building blocks of inquiry learning\nWeaving technology into knowledge products to ensure students synthesis and that they are not merely reporting\n\nThis recorded session will benefit school librarians\, classroom teachers\, and curriculum leaders at the elementary and middle school level. Learn how to bring inquiry-based learning to the Gen-Z student! \n \n \n  \nPaige Jaegar is an author\, writer\, and speaker. Currently\, Paige is the Instructional Focus Editor for School Library Connection. Earlier in her career\, she was a School Librarian and an Educational Administrator. Paige co-authored RX for the Common Core and Think Tank Library with Mary Ratzer. Follow her on Twitter @INFOlit4U. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nRosen Digital publishes award-winning K-12 nonfiction; eBooks and Interactive eBooks powered by the new epointplus enhanced reading experience; apps\, games\, and interactive databases. All are tablet\, smartphone\, and Chromebook compatible and are aligned to state\, national\, provincial\, STEM\, and Common Core standards. Empower all students to Explore\, Learn\, and Create with Rosen learning solutions.
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SUMMARY:Free Learning Resources: How OER Can Help You and Your Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Janet Pinto\, Chief Academic Officer & Chief Marketing Officer\, Curriki\nSponsored by Curriki \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Open Educational Resources (OER) in the K-12 Classroom community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nOpen Education Resources (OER) are free resources such as documents and media that make it easy for teachers to share\, use and reuse. In this presentation\, Janet Pinto\, Chief Academic Officer of Curriki introduced the concept of OER and provided examples of some of the types of OER that are readily available including individual lesson plans\, full courses\, student facing materials\, videos\, interactives\, and assessments/worksheets. Ms. Pinto also walked through the use of Curriki\, a free OER provider\, including searching for resources\, the use of forums for collaboration\, and the use of tagging and organizing resources into collections for individual teacher or group use. \nLearning objectives: \n\nUnderstand the value and availability of Open Education Resources\nGain familiarity with Curriki as a source of OER\, collaboration and resource organization\n\nThis recorded webinar is appropriate for teachers K-12\, librarians\, department supervisors and school administrators. \n  \n \n  \nAs Chief Academic Officer & Chief Marketing Officer\, Janet Pinto leads and manages all of Curriki’s content development\, user experience\, and academic direction. She began her career in the education field\, spending six years as a Special Education teacher. Janet now leads the vision and strategy for Curriki’s online learning offerings and marketing. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nCurriki’s driving mission is to make education more equitable through our global Open Educational Resource (OER) community of educators\, parents\, and students\, which will enable teachers to make learning more personalized and help students reach their full potential. \n 
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SUMMARY:Recognize\, Respond\, Report: Preventing and Addressing Bullying of Students with Special Needs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Lori Ernsperger\, Ph.D.\, BCBA-D\, Executive Director of Behavioral Training Resource Center\nSponsored by Brookes Publishing \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Teaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThe prevalence of bullying in schools is roughly one in four students and can occur twice as often for students with special needs. \nBullying was once a silent epidemic which was endured by millions of children on a daily basis. Today\, bullying in schools is being recognized as a public safety issue. Due to their vulnerability\, students with disabilities require written goals and direct instruction for addressing a bullying incident. For example\, students must be taught assertive body language that can minimize and de-escalate a potential bullying situation. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Lori Ernsperger provided up-to-date research and specific evidence-based interventions in order for all school professionals to create a safe educational environment and follow the legal requirements set out by the federal government on bullying and disability-based harassment. This recorded webinar provides immediate and effective interventions to prevent bullying that can be implemented across grade levels and settings. \nTopics included: \n\nRecognizing the prevalence rate of bullying for students with special needs\nRecognizing the long term impact of bullying\nResponding with school-wide interventions\nEmphasizing bystander education programs\nTeaching all staff to intervene to bullying incidents\nTeaching appropriate social communication skills\nReviewing Federal and State laws for identifying and reporting disability-based harassment\n\nThis recorded webinar will be useful for both general and special education teachers who work with children with special needs. In addition\, school administrators and special education supervisors who provide staff training will benefit from the presentation. Learn how to empower school personnel to prevent bullying of students with disabilities and ultimately minimize the harm. \n  \nDr. Lori Ernsperger is an international speaker and Executive Director of Behavioral Training Resource Center\, LLC. Dr. Ernsperger received her Ph.D. in Special Education and is a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D). She has over 30 years of experience working in the public schools as a classroom teacher\, administrator\, and educational consultant. She is the author of: Keys to Success for Teaching Students with Autism\, Just Take a Bite: Easy Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges\, Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders\, and Recognize\, Respond\, Report: Preventing and Addressing Bullying of Students with Special Needs. Follow her on Twitter @drlorierns. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \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:Ages/Stages of Children's Creative Development
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cheri Sterman\, Crayola Director of Education\nSponsored by Crayola \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Champion Creativity community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nChildren need active learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate. They are not miniature adults. While children progress through the developmental stages of creative development at their own unique pace\, this development occurs in sequential stages\, so patterns can be observed. Educators can help parents and colleagues understand these insights and advocate for developmentally appropriate experiences\, rich in creative exploration and inquiry. Explore the trends that have been eroding best practices and review how to advocate for child-centered teaching strategies. Learn to better understand the stages of children’s creative development and how to articulate these insights to others. \nLearning Outcomes: \n\nConsider today’s trends that are eroding best practices in developmentally appropriate education.\nExplore how creative play aligns with how young children learn.\nHelp others understand why creative experiences are so important for children.\nPractice being an advocate for child-centered\, inquiry-based education\, with robust creative experiences.\n\nSpecial Invitation: As special recognition\, the educators who share their “developmentally appropriate practices” advocacy messages will receive a complimentary gift from Crayola. Fifty members of the Champion Creativity community who post their advocacy statements in the Discussion Forum\, “Ages/Stages of Children’s Creative Development” will receive the book\, Celebrate the Scribble\, and a dozen booklets to share with colleagues\, Inspiring Creative Expression in Early Childhood—both which show the developmental stages of creative development. While we’d love to see your advocacy statements—wherever you live—shipping this gift is only applicable for members in the U.S. and Canada. \n  \nCheri Sterman’s career began as an early childhood educator. She taught child development courses at the University of Cincinnati and Sinclair College in Dayton\, Ohio\, helping future teachers understand ages/stages of children’s creative development. Cheri served on the board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children during the pinnacle era of the organization documenting Developmentally Appropriate Practices—which translate child development insights into teaching strategies. This presentation was developed at the request of The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities\, as the Turn Around Arts Initiative expanded to the early childhood programs in their school-improvement model schools. Cheri has presented at several Congressional briefings on “Why Creativity Matters” and “Best Practices for Early Learning.” Cheri authored publications entitled\, How Children Learn and The Power of Creativity. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \n \n  \nArt-infused education builds 21st Century skills. Crayola helps parents and educators raise creatively alive children.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/agesstages-of-childrens-creative-development/
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SUMMARY:Tap\, Click\, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michael H. Levine\, Founding Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; with Lisa Guernsey\, Director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America\nHosted by Common Sense Education \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Digital Classroom community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions.. \nWith young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games\, videos\, and other digital media\, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are introduced to media designed to promote literacy\, instead of undermining it. In this webinar\, Michael Levine and Lisa Guernsey\, authors of Tap\, Click\, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens\, showed how educators and parents can help children grow into strong\, passionate readers who are skilled at using media and technology of all kinds—print\, digital\, and everything in between. \nMichael and Lisa taught about tools and strategies for supporting literacy for all. Early childhood educators including teachers\, librarian/media specialists\, technology specialists\, literacy coaches\, curriculum specialists\, and parents will benefit from this recorded webinar session. \nMichael H. Levine is the Founding Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. The Center conducts research\, builds multi-sector alliances\, and catalyzes industry and policy reforms needed to advance high quality media experiences for vulnerable children. Michael serves on the senior team at Sesame Workshop where he focuses on educational initiatives and philanthropic partnerships for the global non-profit. Follow him on Twitter @mlevine_jgcc. \n  \n  \n  \nLisa Guernsey is the Director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America. Lisa leads teams of writers and analysts to tell stories\, examine policies and generate ideas for new approaches to help disadvantaged students succeed. Follow her on Twitter @LisaGuernsey. \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nCommon Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free research-based classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. This community features resources and professional development fromCommon Sense Graphite\, a free service that helps educators discover\, use\, and integrate high-quality digital tools for learning.
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SUMMARY:Decoding Assessment Questions: Immediate Actions for Deeper Comprehension
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\nSponsored by Ed Center \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the College and Career Readiness community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions.  \nIf teachers are confused by assessments – think about the students! Harder text\, more complex questions\, increased writing requirements! Half of all students who took online assessments in Spring 2015 noted that the tests were not aligned to what they learned in the classrooms. How can students succeed on assessments when they don’t even understand the questions? \nHelp is on the way. In this research-driven presentation\, Kevin Baird\, Chairman at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness\, presented a practical\, pragmatic five-step routine any teacher in any grade and any subject can use to help students make sense of assessment questions. \nAs spring assessments loom for teachers and students\, Mr. Baird presented key routines which have an immediate impact on student comprehension in English Language Arts\, Science\, Social Studies and Math. \n  \n \n  \nKevin Baird is our series presenter. He serves as Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\, which focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students. Kevin is a self-identified library nerd who always has a paperback for take-off and landing as he travels the globe. \n  \nThe nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/decoding-assessment-questions-immediate-actions-for-deeper-comprehension/
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SUMMARY:Much More Than the ABC Song! Music That Naturally Supports Children's Language and Literacy Skills
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Devi Borton\, M.A.\, Early Childhood Music Specialist\, Outreach Mentor\, and Teacher Trainer at Music Together\, LLC.\nSponsored by Music Together \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Arts & Music in Early Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThis lively webinar highlighted the numerous ways in which playful and developmentally appropriate songs and chants can naturally support young children’s development of essential language and literacy skills. These skills include phonological awareness\, active listening\, vocabulary development\, print awareness\, and narrative skills. Through a discussion of the aspects of language development inherent in music activity and the natural connections between language learning and music making\, gain ideas on how to easily use music to support their language learning goals in the classroom (regardless of music ability). The presenter shared some songs and chants that are accessible and enjoyable for both children and adults\, and provided ideas on how to adapt favorite songs to support children’s language development – all while having fun! \nDevi has an extensive background in vocal performance\, dance\, and acting\, performing in numerous local theatre productions during her youth and starring on a locally produced television show in the Bay Area in California for four years. She began her adult professional career in the healing arts as a bodyworker\, birth educator\, doula\, and certified infant massage instructor. Devi has been a Music Together teacher and center director at FAM JAM! in Santa Fe\, NM\, since 2003. With a passion for bringing music to children and families in need\, she has been the Outreach Coordinator for Music Together LLC since 2010. As a Music Together Teacher Trainer\, she trains new Music Together teachers across the globe and runs professional development workshops for current teachers. B.A. Dance at UCLA\, M.A. Counseling Psychology at JFK University\, Music Together Certification Level II. \n  \nAt 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.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/much-more-than-the-abc-song-music-that-naturally-supports-childrens-language-and-literacy-skills/
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SUMMARY:Growing Happy Readers: Ensuring Long-Term Success with Effective Instructional Practices
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Vera Meyerholtz\, Instructional Designer for Nemours BrightStart!\nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Classroom Management for Early Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThis webinar explored the developmentally appropriate instructional practices and effective teaching strategies that move diverse learners towards reading readiness. Learn about the unique educational elements that optimize learning and achievement during the preschool years. Discover engaging ideas and activities that prepare young children for formal reading instruction. \nTopics included: \n\nIdentifying the critical early literacy skills that build a foundation for reading readiness\nExploring the impact of explicit and systematic instruction on language and literacy development\nExamining research-based\, best practices in early literacy instruction for struggling learners (small group instruction\, multi-sensory practices and supportive dialogue)\n\n  \nVera Meyerholtz is an Instructional Designer for Nemours BrightStart! in Jacksonville\, Florida\, who designs and delivers literacy-focused professional development and curriculum training to regional and national audiences. With over ten years of experience and expertise in early literacy\, early childhood development and early intervention\, Vera supports educators\, parents and caregivers as they build a foundation for reading success through early language and literacy development in diverse\, young children. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Florida\, a M.A. in Human Development from Wayne State University\, and a professional teaching certificate from the Florida Department of Education. Her undergraduate and postgraduate coursework\, paired with her work experience\, are reflected in her professional roles within the field of early care and education. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nKaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/growing-happy-readers-ensuring-long-term-success-with-effective-instructional-practices/
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SUMMARY:New Elementary Lessons and Live Interview with Medal of Honor Recipient Charles Hagemeister
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation\nSponsored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nWatch with your elementary students! \nMedal of Honor Recipient Chuck Hagemeister told his personal story during this special webinar presented by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOHF). We encourage teachers and their elementary classes to watch Mr. Hagemeister recount his experiences growing up and his actions leading to the Medal of Honor. We also introduced two brand new elementary lessons educators will be able to use immediately with their classes. \nEarly in the afternoon of Mar. 20\, 1967\, Specialist 4th Class Hagemeister’s platoon was ordered on a rescue mission for an Army company operating in Binh Dinh Province. The company’s officers had been killed or wounded and the force was in danger of being overrun. Hagemeister’s platoon were moving through the graveyard of a small village when they were ambushed on three sides. Within minutes\, he was treating wounded soldiers under heavy fire\, issuing orders to brand-new recruits\, and assuming command for his mortally wounded platoon leader. For the rest of the day Hagemeister moved from one position to another\, treating and encouraging his comrades\, coming under sniper fire\, destroying enemy weapons\, killing enemy soldiers\, and moving his wounded men to safety. A little more than a year later\, Hagemeister was back in the United States\, a few days from being discharged from the Army\, when he was told that he was to be awarded the Medal of Honor. \nDuring this webinar\, Mr. Hagemeister discussed what the Medal of Honor means to him and how it has affected his life\, adding his unique perspective on the values celebrated by the CMOHF Character Development Program. \n  \nCharles Hagemeister was born the youngest of four siblings in Lincoln\, Nebraska\, in 1946. His father had lumberyards all over Nebraska\, but died when Hagemeister was only three years old. His mother then became what he calls “the best role model\,” teaching him the values of honesty and hard work. After graduating high school\, Hagemeister attended college for one semester before choosing to skip a semester\, during which he was drafted. \nHagemeister was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson during a White House ceremony on May 14\, 1968. Read Mr. Hagemeister’s full citation here. Hagemeister then reenlisted and later became a commissioned officer. He stayed in the Army until 1990\, when he retired as a lieutenant colonel. \nCharles Hagemeister followed his military service by working as a defense contractor\, conducting large-unit computer training simulations\, in which he simulated capabilities a future enemy might present to Americans in battle. \n  \n\nCathy Ehlers-Metcalf joined the Medal of Honor Character Development Program as Vice President of Education in 2015. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \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.”
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/new-elementary-lessons-and-live-interview-with-medal-of-honor-recipient-charles-hagemeister/
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SUMMARY:Fraction and Decimal Essentials Part 1: Using Common Manipulatives to Understand Fractions and Decimals
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Delano Moore\, Ph. D.\, Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind\nSponsored by ETA hand2mind \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Building Understanding in Mathematics community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nFractions and decimals are critical elements of math understanding for upper elementary and middle school students. Teachers must help learners extend their understanding of whole numbers to include fractions and decimals. Our two-part spring 2016 webinar mini-series focused on quick strategies using common manipulatives to develop fraction and decimal understanding. \nWhat are fractions and decimals? How can you help students understand these numbers?\nIn this webinar\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore shared activities which use common manipulatives to model fractions and decimals with a focus on equivalence and comparisons. Learn about building a strong foundation for fractions and decimals with Base Ten Blocks\, Cuisenaire Rods\, and Fraction Towers. \n  \nSara Delano Moore is the Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind. Dr. Moore earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville\, and also holds degrees from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and The Johns Hopkins University. She has taught mathematics and science in both public and private schools\, and has served as Program Faculty Chair of the Middle Grades Teacher Education Program at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Moore’s writing can be found in national journals such as Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School\, Science Scope\, and Middle School Journal. Follow her on Twitter @DrSara_ETA. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nETA hand2mind believes that educating students is the most important job in the world. Our story is all about the Educators\, Teachers\, Parents and Partners who share our goal of helping children learn and succeed. We believe real success in the classroom happens when students learn by doing. We are excited to welcome you on this professional journey and hope that together we can innovate\, initiate & invigorate teaching conversations around the country.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/fraction-and-decimal-essentials-part-1-using-common-manipulatives-to-understand-fractions-and-decimals/
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SUMMARY:Designing and Using Performance Tasks
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jay McTighe\, Educational Consultant and Author\nSponsored by Triumph Learning \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Assessment for Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nCurriculum-embedded performance tasks are intended to engage students in applying their knowledge and skills in authentic and relevant contexts. Authentic tasks can serve as both rich learning activities and assessments of understanding and transfer. Such tasks enable the integration of 21st century skills (e.g.\, critical thinking\, creativity\, collaboration and communication) with subject area content. In this webinar\, Jay  introduced some of the principles and best practices for creating and implementing ELA\, science\, and social studies performance tasks. \nTopics included: \n\nCharacteristics of authentic performance-based tasks and assessments\nPractical design tools for creating such tasks\nA list of valuable recommended resources\n\nThis recorded webinar will be very helpful for ELA\, social studies and science teachers of grades 3-12 as well as school and district leaders\, including curriculum and assessment specialists. \n  \nJay McTighe is an education consultant and author based in Columbia\, MD. He has been a classroom teacher\, resource specialist\, and program coordinator\, and also directed a state residential enrichment program for gifted and talented students. Most recently\, Jay served as director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium\, and is involved with school improvement projects at the Maryland State Department of Education where he helped lead Maryland’s standards-based reforms\, including the development of performance-based statewide assessments. \nJay has co-authored 14 books\, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins and has been published in leading journals\, including Educational Leadership (ASCD) and ED WEEK. Additionally\, he was selected to participate in the Educational Policy Fellowship Program through the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington\, D.C.\, and served as a member of the National Assessment Forum\, a coalition of education and civil rights organizations advocating reforms in national\, state\, and local assessment policies and practices. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nDeveloped specifically for the Common Core State Standards\, Triumph’s Common Core Coach\, Support Coach\, and Performance Coach series provide professional development support for teachers and rigorous instruction and practice for students\, covering the skills and concepts students need to master. In four case studies in Kentucky\, an outside research firm found that the use of Common Core Mathematics or Common Core English Language Arts with elementary and middle school students contributed to an improvement in the achievement levels on K-PREP\, Kentucky’s state-wide test. The number of students who performed at the lowest level (Novice) decreased significantly\, with a corresponding increase at the higher performance levels.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/designing-and-using-performance-tasks/
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SUMMARY:Literacy a la carte & Fun for Early Learners
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kim Adsit\, 2002 Teacher of the Year and author\nSponsored by Frog Street Press \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Early Childhood Learning Solutions community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nYou are sure to find just the right mix of activities to teach literacy on this menu of learning fun! \nIn this webinar\, Kim shared ways to use puppets\, games\, activities\, props\, and songs to develop meaningful lessons that will grow dendrites—connections within the brain that make children smarter– as they learn letters\, rhyming\, word families\, story elements and much\, much more! Discover ways to stir up some literacy success in your little learners when you develop activities that appeal to the different multiple intelligences. Kim also shared a plethora of ideas that develop the love of reading. She modeled how to take a selection of literature and develop a strategic lesson that will have your little ones applying their learning to new pieces of literature. Kim says\, “The brain learns by pattern\, but seeks novelty.” In this webinar see just what that means in action! \nTopics included: \n\nUsing puppets\, props and other novelties with purpose.\nIdentifying activities that produce dendrites.\nDeveloping strategic lessons for teaching the literature standards.\n\n  \nKim Adsit\, 2002 Teacher of the Year\, taught kindergarten for over 28 years. Focusing on developing curriculum and strategies that incorporate child­ centered activities\, she emphasizes the fun of kindergarten by tapping into the curiosity of young children that plants the seed for lifelong learning. Kim has been selected as an Expert Teacher and serves as a teacher mentor. She holds a bachelors and masters from Georgia College and State University\, a Specialist Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as an At-Risk Endorsement. Kim has co-authored 5 books and produced many teacher resources that are available on the teacherspayteachers.com website. \n  \n  \n \n  \nStephen Fite is an award-winning musician/writer whose albums have received eighteen nationally recognized honors.  Suitable for the classroom\, car or living room\, his upbeat brand of children’s music has been delighting students\, teachers and parents around the nation for three decades. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nFrog Street is dedicated to continually improving programs and products based on current research and input from early childhood classroom educators and caregivers.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacy-a-la-carte-fun-for-early-learners/
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SUMMARY:Rethinking the Research Paper - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Head Librarian\, New Canaan High School\, CT \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Emerging Tech community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThis webinar is a continuation of Rethinking the Research Paper – Part 1 hosted in January 2016. The Common Core calls for inquiry\, close reading\, and publication but in this millennium\, publication is evolving. Giving students choice helps to differentiate and personalize instruction\, and technology opens the door to new options for publication. In this recorded session\, explore alternatives to the traditional research paper to engage students with the research process while challenging them to document their learning using innovative tools and meeting rigorous expectations. \nThis webinar\, presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Head Librarian at New Canaan High School (CT)\, will benefit K-12 school librarians\, classroom teachers\, and curriculum leaders. \n  \n \n  \nMichelle Luhtala is the Head Librarian at New Canaan High School in New Canaan\, Connecticut. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award\, the 2010 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY)\, and the Connecticut Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/rethinking-the-research-paper-part-2/
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SUMMARY:Essentials for Learning: Encouraging Dramatic Play and Creative Expression in Early Childhood
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Ann Barbour\, Professor Emerita\, Early Childhood Education\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nChildren’s love of learning is sometimes lost in the focus on standards-based curriculum. Concerns about school readiness and subsequent academic success can discourage many PreK and primary grade teachers\, as well as parents\, from building on children’s natural playfulness and creativity as mediums for learning. \nHigh quality play experiences help children acquire basic academic skills. They also provide frameworks for developing the intellectual and creative dispositions necessary to adapt to and thrive in rapidly changing times – and they make classrooms joyful places for learning. Ann Barbour taught how playful learning\, dramatic play and other creative activities in particular\, help children develop foundational skills for success in school and in life. \nTopics included: \n\nConnections between imaginative play and the underlying competencies and approaches to learning that ready children for the future\nIdeas for classroom designs\, activities and responsive interactions that facilitate learning through play\nWays to elicit family support in extending creative play as a medium for learning\n\n  \nA former classroom teacher\, Dr. Ann Barbour has trained early childhood educators for nearly three decades. The role of play in learning figures prominently in the courses she teaches. She was a content advisor for all 650 episodes of the Peabody Awarded “A Place of Our Own” and “Los Niños en Su Casa\,” the sister television series designed to enrich the learning experiences of preschool-age children. She has worked with school district personnel\, answered questions about school readiness on PBS Parents’ website\, and authored several books on appropriate practice\, including Play Today: Building the Young Brain through Creative Expression. \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \n \n  \nGryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/essentials-for-learning-encouraging-dramatic-play-and-creative-expression-in-early-childhood/
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SUMMARY:Your Guided Inquiry Program\, Part II: Sharing the Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Leslie Maniotes\, Owner and Senior Education Consultant\, BLV Consulting\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited and ABC-CLIO \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThis webinar provided examples of unique and exciting ways to showcase inquiry learning for the “share phase.” Building on her fall webinar\, Getting Started With Guided Inquiry\, Leslie Maniotes presented numerous examples from the field that describe a school-wide approach that hones in on the skills developed across grades K-12. Examples of inquiry products were shared as well as connections to both ELA CCSS and NCSS for cross-curricular collaborations with the school librarian. K-12 teachers\, school administrators\, school librarians\, district curriculum administrators\, as well as library and technology leaders\, will benefit from this recorded webinar session. \n  \nLeslie K. Maniotes\, M.Ed\, Ph.D. is owner and senior consultant of BLV Consulting. Leslie leads professional development institutes building capacity in collaborative teams of librarians and teachers for inquiry learning. She also works with district leaders to implement systems of support that wrap around inquiry learning for greater impact. Leslie co-authored Guided Inquiry Design and Guided Inquiry with Carol Kuhlthau and Ann Caspari; and Guided Inquiry Design in Action: Middle School with LaDawna Harrington and Patrice Lambusta. She earned a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Reading K-12\, a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Curriculum and Instruction in the Content Areas\, and an administration certification in urban educational leadership from the University of Denver. Follow Leslie on Twitter @lesliemaniotes and @52_GID. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality. \n  \nFor 60 years now\, ABC-CLIO\, LLC\, has been recognized as an industry leader in the creation of innovative reference and professional development resources. Our four complementary imprints publish a comprehensive range of print and online materials that benefit learners\, researchers\, educators\, librarians\, and information specialists worldwide.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/your-guided-inquiry-program-part-ii-sharing-the-learning/
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SUMMARY:Are We Technologically Self-Aware?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ross Cooper\, Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12\, Salisbury Township School District\, Allentown\, Pennsylvania\nSponsored by Learning Bird \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Leadership 3.0 community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nWe can talk all day about what technology integration should look like in our classrooms\, but are we losing sight of how difficult it can be to reach these goals? In this webinar\, reflect upon where they are on their “technology journey” in regards to comfortably integrating technology on a regular basis. Ross Cooper\, an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Teacher\, dove into possible steps\, missteps\, and lessons that can be learned along our journeys to meet the needs of our students. Examine why technology integration is necessary\, and explore practical\, actionable tips for doing so that can be taken back to your school or district. \nTopics will include: \n\nA look at what technology is and isn’t\nThe significance of being a connected educator\nThe SAMR Model\nThe 6 stages of personal technology integration\n\nAdministrators\, technology integration specialists\, teachers\, and anyone who has something to do with integrating technology in the classroom will benefit from this recorded webinar. \n \nRoss Cooper is the Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12 in the Salisbury Township School District (1:1 MacBook/iPad) in Allentown\, Pennsylvania. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Teacher. His passions are curriculum and unit design\, inquiry-based learning\, assessment and grading\, and quality professional development. He regularly engages in speaking\, consulting\, and presenting through keynotes\, speaking engagements\, and workshops. Connect with him online at his blog and on Twitter @RossCoops31. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n \nLearning Bird provides teachers with the content\, tools and professional development to easily guide each student to success on their own personal learning path. With thousands of lessons that offer multiple approaches on each topic\, teachers can keep students engaged even when they encounter an obstacle. Our lessons are trustworthy\, vetted by real teachers\, and aligned to local curriculum. Learning Bird moves students in grades 6-12 toward better outcomes\, higher graduation rates\, and increased college and career readiness. \n  \n 
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/are-we-technologically-self-aware/
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SUMMARY:From Technology to Talk: Digital Resources for Deeper Classroom Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\nSponsored by Ed Center \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the College and Career Readiness community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nMove beyond one-to-one digital content to leverage existing resources to deepen classroom conversations\, engage students in accountable talk\, and develop language skills including vocabulary\, speaking\, and listening. \nIn this research-driven webinar\, Kevin Baird\, Chairman at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness\, presented practical\, pragmatic methods to use digital content in groups to drive deeper accountable conversations. Student-to-student talk is a critical element for accelerated language development\, the critical foundation for reading comprehension and effective writing skills. \nAs schools move into the critical spring assessment window\, increasing usage of existing tools while focusing on foundational language and comprehension skills is the key strategy to making a difference in student performance in a compressed timeframe. \n  \n \nKevin Baird is our series presenter. He serves as Chairman of the Board at the nonprofit EdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness\, which focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students. Kevin is a self-identified library nerd who always has a paperback for take-off and landing as he travels the globe. \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nEdCenter: The Center for College & Career Readiness focuses on creating sustainable capacity in schools for job-ready learning outcomes for all students.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/from-technology-to-talk-digital-resources-for-deeper-classroom-conversations/
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SUMMARY:How to Create Great Courses with Illume\, the World’s Largest Database of Learning Materials
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Diane F. Quandt\, Associate Professor of Education\, College of New Rochelle\nSponsored by Illume Learning \nWe’re sorry but the recording for this edWebinar is no longer available.  \nTraditionally\, the process of creating university and high school courses has been extremely time consuming — often consuming dozens and dozens of hours. Moreover\, the results often fail to truly motivate\, stimulate\, and engage students. \nIn this webinar\, learn about Illume\, the world’s largest database of learning materials\, a free resource to help you build great courses. Illume streamlines the course creation process\, dramatically shortening the preparation time for instructors and yielding stimulating and engaging learning materials for students. \nIllume does this by offering the world’s largest database of syllabi; reading lists; course notes; text and trade books; newspaper\, magazine and journal articles; videos; case studies; simulations; problem sets; lecture presentations; and other instructor and student materials.  It has just been introduced and it is completely free for all to use. While it is designed for university instructors\, high school teachers looking to assign learning materials beyond textbooks will also find it very useful. \nThis webinar showed how to quickly and easily navigate Illume’s enormous database and use its many tools to create the best possible courses to truly motivate\, engage and stimulate your students. This webinar will be of of most interest to college and university instructors\, and also to high school teachers creating high level courses. \nLearn more about Illume. \n  \n \n  \nDr. Diane Quandt has been an Associate Professor of Education at the College of New Rochelle for more than 20 years.  She holds a B.A from Vassar College\, an M.S. from Syracuse University in Special Education\, an M.Ed and Ed.D. from Teachers College of Columbia University in Reading and Learning Disabilities\, and Special Education. \n  \n  \nIllume makes it easy for instructors to (i) view the syllabi\, reading lists\, course notes\, and presentations of their colleagues around the world for ideas\, and (ii) find and evaluate learning materials to assign to their students from the most comprehensive list of materials available anywhere. Moreover\, Illume allows instructors to save material for further review by “Marking It For Review.” Instructors can later go back to see a complete list of learning materials with links to the original source for scheduling.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/how-to-create-great-courses-with-illume-the-worlds-largest-database-of-learning-materials/
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SUMMARY:Making\, Maintaining\, and Measuring a Mobile K-12 District
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mychal Frost\, Director of Communications\, Rock Hill Schools; with Bryan Dillon\, Public Information Officer\, Clover School District\nSponsored by Blackboard \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Family Engagement & Community Outreach in K-12 community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nDo you have a school or district branded mobile app? In this webinar\, learn how essential it is for schools and districts to market this new communication tool to maximize the investment and improve connectivity in our “need it now” society. Mychal Frost\, Director of Communications at Rock Hill Schools\, and Bryan Dillon\, Public Information Officer at Clover School District\, shared their experiences launching and gaining adoption for their branded district apps. \nTopics will include: \n\nPlanning your roadmap to success\, including Superintendent buy-in\nDeveloping a content-rich user experience\nMarketing across multiple channels\n\nThis recorded webinar will help everyone to better market school and district mobile apps. They also shared practical ways to engage students and parents through a branded mobile app. The session was geared for school and district level administrators\, especially those who have a mobile app and those who are contemplating adding this platform to their strategic communication plan. \n  \nA product of Rock Hill Schools\, Mychal Frost has served the district as Director of Communications since July 2015. Before returning to Rock Hill\, Frost worked for both the Center for Educator Recruitment\, Retention\, & Advancement and the Clover School District. In his 9th year in school public relations\, he has amassed numerous awards and recognitions at the state and national level. Currently\, Frost is serving as the President-elect of the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. Follow him on Twitter @mychalfrost. \n  \n  \n \nBryan Dillon serves as the Public Information Officer at Clover School District in South Carolina. His role at the district is to maintain internal and external communications by publishing press releases\, annual reports\, newsletters\, answering public inquiries\, and managing the district’s official social media accounts. Bryan also serves at the liaison between the district\, the community\, and the media. \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n \nAt 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.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/making-maintaining-and-measuring-a-mobile-k-12-district/
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SUMMARY:10 Educational Apps New Teachers Need Now
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the New Teacher Help community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThe explosion of cool educational apps continues! Companies\, students\, and administrators realize the power they hold for teaching\, learning\, gaming\, and categorizing information. Edtech Adjunct Instructor Shannon Holden listed his favorite educational apps for 2016. \n  \n \n  \nShannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator\, and a new teacher coach\, in North Dakota\, Texas\, and Missouri for 20 years. He is the host of the New Teacher Help and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/10-educational-apps-new-teachers-need-now/
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SUMMARY:Flip Instruction and Create a Student-Centered Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Catlin Tucker\, Google Certified Teacher\, best selling author and speaker\nSponsored by Learning Bird \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Digital Educator community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \n“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” Lecture alone is ineffective whether it is live or online. So\, the challenge with the flipped classroom model is to engage students around the content in a dynamic way. Then\, class time can be used to create learning communities where students communicate\, collaborate and create! Given the myriad tools at our fingertips\, this is becoming easier to do! \n  \nCatlin Tucker is a Google Certified Teacher\, bestselling author\, international trainer\, and frequent Edtech speaker\, who currently teaches in Sonoma County where she was named Teacher of the Year in 2010. Catlin’s first book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 is a bestseller and her most recent book Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology was published in June 2015. Catlin writes the “Techy Teacher” column for Educational Leadership. She is active on Twitter @Catlin_Tucker and writes an internationally ranked education blog at CatlinTucker.com. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING \n\nLearning Bird is dedicated to helping students learn their own way. Their library of teacher-created digital lessons provides multiple perspectives on every topic so that if one lesson doesn’t help your kids understand\, another one most definitely will. All of the lessons are aligned to local curricula and textbooks and will help your kids develop the self-directed learning skills they need to succeed.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/flip-instruction-and-create-a-student-centered-classroom/
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SUMMARY:Setting the Stage for Reading with Babies and Toddlers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Amy Read\, M.S.\, Program Manager for Early Literacy Outreach\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Early Learning Book Chats community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nBabies come into the world ready to learn. Children need to their parents and caregivers to read\, write\, sing\, talk\, and play with them every day in order for children to be ready for school and to be ready to learn how to read. These activities not only help children develop in all areas – physical\, cognitive\, and social/emotional – they help build the foundation for later reading success. With very young children\, ages birth to 24 months\, we are not talking about teaching children how to read. The focus is on laying a strong foundation for later reading which is early literacy. Early literacy is what children know about communication\, language (verbal and nonverbal)\, reading\, and writing before they can actually read or write. The way we do these activities with young children makes a difference in the development of early literacy skills. \nThis webinar offered a summary of early literacy as it applies to babies and toddlers\, and offers suggestions for ways to support early literacy in enjoyable ways while sharing books throughout the day. The target audience for this webinar includes administrators\, educators\, and caregivers for young children ages birth to 24 months. \n  \nAmy Read is an Early Literacy Program Manager for a Public Library system. In this position she provides early literacy professional development programs for Early Childhood Educators as well as parents. She has a Master of Science in Child Development and Family Relations and in over 23 years of experience she has worked in a variety of child and family related programs. She has taught a variety of Early Childhood Education/Child Development courses for Universities and Community Colleges. Additionally\, she has worked as an Early Interventionist with families whose children had developmental delays or at-risk behavior and was a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for many years. She has presented workshops and training programs at national\, regional\, and state conferences on a wide array of child\, family\, and education issues. She is a co-author of a children’s book\, Scribbleball: The Crazy ABC Book! \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING \n \n  \nGryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents. \n  \n  \nSaveSave
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/setting-the-stage-for-reading-with-babies-and-toddlers/
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SUMMARY:New Lessons for Women’s History Month Featuring Female Medal of Honor Recipient\, Mary Walker
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cory Etchberger\, Regional Curriculum Trainer – MOH Character Development Program\nSponsored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nMarch is Women’s History Month. Be ready with new lesson plans highlighting the courage and commitment—and the controversy—of Mary Walker\, our country’s only female Medal of Honor Recipient. Learn surprising details about Walker and her groundbreaking actions so that you can inspire your students to venture out on their own unique paths with courage and commitment. This webinar also will introduce new lessons aimed at elementary school students as well as new lessons focused on those in middle and high school. \nAttendees will: \n\nExplore the extraordinary life of Mary Walker\, a beacon for gender equality in the midst of our divisive Civil War\nRecognize real-life examples of commitment and tenacity in the face of repeated rejection\nUnderstand the micro and macro effects of real moral and physical courage\nDiscover new ways to engage K-12 students with the Character Development Program in the classroom\n\n  \nCory Etchberger joined the MOH Character Development Program as a Regional Curriculum Trainer in 2015. He has taught science at the middle and high school levels\, and college biology. He is the youngest son of the Air Force’s most recent Medal of Honor recipient\, Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger and also serves as the Academic Director for the Medal of Honor Legacy Program at the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge\, PA. Cory contributed to his father’s biography\, At All Costs\, which was published in May 2015. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \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.”
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/new-lessons-for-womens-history-month-featuring-female-medal-of-honor-recipient-mary-walker/
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SUMMARY:Flipping Your Classroom Using Free Resources
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the TechTools for the Classroom community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nThe practice of flipping classrooms is becoming mainstream now – so much so that several online platforms have been constructed to help teachers with this process. Educational tech enthusiast Shannon Holden as he revealed several free tools to help teachers (including teachers with no technological skills) deliver digital lessons to students. \n  \n \n  \nShannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator\, and a new teacher coach\, in North Dakota\, Texas\, and Missouri for 20 years. Shannon is the host of the New Teacher Help and TechTools for the Classroom communities on edWeb.net. Follow him on Twitter @newteacherhelp. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/flipping-your-classroom-using-free-resources/
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SUMMARY:Engaging Families through Culturally Competent\, Authentic Communication
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Johnna Darragh Ernst\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Professor\, Early Childhood Education\nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Classroom Management for Early Learning community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nDr. Ernst explored culturally competent\, authentic communication skills and strategies designed to engage families. She demonstrated the relationship between family engagement and positive child outcomes. Learn how to build foundational practices supporting authentic communication\, such as mindfulness\, active listening\, developing accurate perceptions\, and developing a clean-slate perspective. Practical examples\, applied strategies\, and tools supporting integration and application within early childhood settings were provided as well as an exploration of existing schemas and social identities and their impact on communication and cultural competence. \nViewers will gain important information in each of the following areas: \n\nKnowledge and strategies for applying basic communication skills including being mindful in communication\, applying active listening skills\, developing accurate perceptions\, and utilizing a clean-slate perspective\nKnowledge of themselves as communicators and the relationship between existing skills and strategies and cultural competence\nThe relationship between existing schemas and social identities and how these influence communication and cultural competence\n\nThis special professional development webinar is focused on helping practitioners working with families of young children\, ages birth through eight\, in early childhood settings. \n  \n  \n \nJohnna Darragh Ernst\, Ph.D. is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at Heartland Community College. She is the author of numerous articles and two books; including the The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learners. She is involved in workforce development public policy work in Illinois\, and serves on several state and national committees. Her work focuses extensively on inclusion and cultural competence. \n  \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nKaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.
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SUMMARY:Life Lessons in Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ann McMullan\, Education Consultant\nHosted by Kathy Hurley\, CEO\, and Deb deVries\, President\, Girls Thinking Global\nSponsored by Girls Thinking Global \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the Girls Thinking Global community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nIn the fast-changing world of the 21st century\, it is a given that at some point in your life – as a child\, young adult or professional – the opportunity or responsibility of leading others will fall on your shoulders. Whatever leadership role you find yourself in\, there are basic principles of leadership that will strengthen your abilities and help assure your success. Those principles\, and how to cultivate them will be shared in this webinar. This webinar will be of interest to anyone at any age who is serving as a leader or hopes to serve in a leadership position in the future. \n  \n  \n \nAnn McMullan is an education consultant who works throughout the United States and internationally as a public speaker\, writer\, and consultant focused on leadership\, professional development and curriculum. Ann is a frequent speaker at state and national education conferences. She is also a contributor to several educational publications\, including eSchoolNews\, EdNET Insight and CoSN. Previously\, Ann served sixteen years as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD\, outside Houston\, serving nearly 50\,000 students. \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nGirls Thinking Global (GTG)\, a global community of organizations serving girls and young women by leveraging technology to create a collaborative space that connects best practices\, knowledge\, and expertise.
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SUMMARY:Accommodate More Readers! How to Use eBooks as Assistive Technology Tools for Reading
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Terence Cavanaugh\, Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the University of North Florida\nSponsored by Libraries Unlimited’s School Library Connection \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\nWithin 24 hours after the live event\, a CE certificate is emailed to live attendees who logged in online with their email address. To get your CE certificate for logging in live by phone\, or for watching the recording\, join the SLC @ The Forefront community and go to the Webinar Archives folder to take the CE quiz. As a member of the community\, you’ll also have access to additional resources and online discussions. \nDiscover how the application of eBooks can be used as an assistive technology tool for reading for all students – including those with special needs. In this webinar\, Dr. Terence Cavanaugh shared the numerous features of eBooks that can be classified as accommodations\, including: \n\nDevice weight and adjustable text size\nHighlighting\, bookmarking\, and note-taking\nInteractive dictionaries\nText-to-speech capabilities\n\nUsing the existing interactive features of eBook devices and applications\, educators can even create pre-accommodated eBooks for student reading that can include items such as advance organizers and reading guides. Learn how you can accommodate more readers at your own school or district. This webinar is appropriate for administrators\, teachers\, and librarians at the middle and high school levels. \n  \n \nDr. Terence Cavanaugh is an Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the University of North Florida. Terence is an educational technologist who has ongoing research in the concerning integration of electronic books (eBooks) in the education setting. His eBook research has included reading strategies\, device implementation\, and options such as the use of eBooks as accommodations and the use of eBook annotations as a tool for teacher and student interactions\, digital textbook effectiveness\, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). \n  \n  \nWATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING\n  \nLibraries Unlimited is committed to serving libraries by producing library science textbooks\, reference works\, practical handbooks\, and professional guides of unparalleled quality. \n 
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/accommodate-more-readers-how-to-use-ebooks-as-assistive-technology-tools-for-reading/
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