BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//edWeb - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:edWeb X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://home.edweb.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for edWeb REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T180000 DTSTAMP:20180925T231217Z CREATED:20180830T191001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180925T231217Z UID:27765-1537894800-1537898400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Power of Teamwork Inside (and Outside) of the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Darri Stephens\, Director\, Community Marketing\, Wonder Workshop; and Carrie Willis\, Technology Director\, Valley Preparatory School\, Redlands\, CA\nSponsored by Wonder Workshop \nWatch the Recording\nWhen we look towards tomorrow’s job market\, the essential skill sets that students need to develop today are around the 4 Cs: communication\, collaboration\, creativity\, and critical thinking. These skills all underscore the value of teamwork\, whether in the classroom or in a (future) boardroom. \nIn designing lesson activities for your students\, there are some tips and tricks for guiding students to think about meaningful contributions\, communication strategies\, and collaboration tactics. How might we encourage group goal setting? How might we model ways for kids to learn their peers’ strengths? How might we encourage students to take risks and move out of their comfort zones in being team players? \nThere are many ways to encourage more teamwork in the classroom\, from room design\, to classroom procedures\, to pedagogical strategies. The fundamentals of teamwork play into some of today’s popular teaching practices: project-based learning\, design thinking\, and makerspaces to name a few. \nIn this edWebinar\, Darri Stephens\, Director of Community Marketing at Wonder Workshop\, and Carrie Willis\, Technology Director at Valley Preparatory School in Redlands\, CA\, share some examples from both inside the classroom and those applicable from outside of our schools’ walls. Then\, they take a look at how Wonder Workshop supports these goals in their annual Wonder League Robotics Competition. This global program\, which is free and virtual\, invites kids ages 6-14 to work on creative problem-solving challenges in teams. \nWatch Darri and Carrie as they strive to bring more collaboration to students of all ages. Teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders from kindergarten to middle school will benefit from watching this recorded session. \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. \nCarrie Willis is the technology director and STEAM coordinator at Valley Preparatory School\, a private school in Redlands\, CA\, educating students in grades preschool through eight. She was responsible for the design and implementation of her school’s recent STEAM lab addition\, which was established in 2016. During her 17-year teaching career\, she has developed a love for educational technology and project-based learning. Carrie helps to inspire educators not just on her own campus\, but around the world\, by sharing her love for coding\, robotics\, movie production\, engineering and design\, and all things STEAM and edtech\, through social media and presentations at local and national conferences. \n\nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \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 URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/code20180925/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180925-code-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T170000 DTSTAMP:20180925T213003Z CREATED:20180823T173008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180925T213003Z UID:27706-1537891200-1537894800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Level Up! Boost Literacy with Inquiry-Based Vocabulary Instruction DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Leslie Maniotes\, Education Consultant and Professional Development Coach\nSponsored by Britannica Digital Learning \nWatch the Recording\nSupersize the literacy arsenal of any K-12 student by mastering the art of “keyword lessons.” \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Leslie Maniotes\, through her Guided Inquiry Design® (GID) method\, discusses literacy skills and show how to unlock the power of curiosity in all learners. \nThe earlier students learn to break down the lingo of any discipline\, the quicker they gain the ability to internalize the heart of whatever subject they explore. Learn how to apply GID to reading comprehension by teaching “domain-specific” vocabulary that blasts past general knowledge and into content-area expertise\, creating lifelong literacy and independent research pros. \nViewers will walk away with: \n\nA strategy to develop rich\, content-specific vocab lessons through GID\nDomain-specific vocabulary approaches that move students towards content-area expertise\nThree CCSS-aligned sample lesson plans for K-12 classrooms\nTeacher and librarian collaboration opportunities that support powerful student outcomes\n\nKindergarten through high school teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Leslie Maniotes is the coauthor of Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century\, and Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School along with the three practitioner books in the series from Libraries Unlimited\, the ABC-CLIO imprint. Dr. Maniotes\, a former National Board Certified teacher\, literacy expert\, instructional coach and school leader\, now works as a consultant providing professional development to educators to implement Guided Inquiry Design\, a best practice for teaching and learning in the information age. Read more about her work in vocabulary development in Doubling Up: Authentic Vocabulary Development Through the Inquiry Process. \nJoin the Ignite Digital Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nBritannica Digital Learning’s mission is simple: to ignite curiosity and spread the joy of discovery. With nearly 250 years under their belts and an institutional product suite that reaches over 32 million students across the United States\, the organization believes that its job is to give educators effective\, engaging tools that they can depend on to meet the personalized needs of their students and communities. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ignite20180925/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180925-ignite-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T160000 DTSTAMP:20180925T203916Z CREATED:20180827T144639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180925T203916Z UID:27728-1537887600-1537891200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How to Survive an Online Class DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Monte Tatom\, Associate Professor of Education\, Freed-Hardeman University\, TN \nWatch the Recording\nIn this edWebinar\, hear from Dr. Monte Tatom\, who has been teaching online classes since 2009\, on ways in which participants in online learning can survive in that environment. Dr. Tatom discusses the following topics: devoting time\, communication\, engagement\, getting involved early\, how online classes vary greatly\, taking it seriously\, time management\, contributing and participating\, taking advantage of tech tutorials\, and seeking assistance if needed. \nThis recorded session will be of particular benefit to elementary through high school teachers\, higher education instructors\, school leaders\, and preservice and in-service educators. \nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Monte Tatom received his Ed.D. in educational administration at Auburn University. He has been in K-12 education for 26 years as a teacher\, assistant principal\, principal\, and coordinator of staff development. He retired from Mobile County Public School System in December 2005. He began working at Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) in January 2006. He is an associate professor of education within the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at FHU. He currently has over 13 years in higher education. Dr. Tatom assisted in building the online M.Ed. in Instructional Technology that began summer 2017. He has actively been involved in educational technology since taking his first computer course at the University of South Alabama in Mobile\, AL during spring 1983 (EDM 510: Micro-computing Systems in Education). \nJoin the Tech4TeacherEd community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/tech4teachered20180925/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180717-tech4teachered-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180924T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180924T180000 DTSTAMP:20180924T221613Z CREATED:20180829T211036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T221613Z UID:27755-1537808400-1537812000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Professional Learning Through Micro-credentials DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jennifer Kabaker\, Director of the Educator Micro-credentials Initiative\, Digital Promise; Mary Ann Wolf\, PhD\, Director of Digital Learning Programs\, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation\, NC State University; and James Frye\, Assistant Principal and STEM Coordinator\, Newton-Conover STEM Middle School\, Conover\, NC\nHosted by Barbara Pape\, Communications Director\, Learner Positioning Systems\, Digital Promise Global\nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nMicro-credentials are a natural extension of the formal and informal learning activities educators engage in every day. Digital Promise has built an ecosystem of micro-credentials in partnership with issuers\, earners\, and recognizers to personalize learning for educators. These micro-credentials are competency-based\, on-demand\, personalized\, and shareable. They empower educators to drive their professional learning and give administrators the tools they need to personalize learning for their educators and meet their broader goals. Digital Promise is working with states\, districts\, schools\, and educators to implement and build incentive structures for micro-credentials. \nThe Friday Institute has developed over 40 micro-credentials on a variety of topics\, including strategies educators can use to support students with learning differences. The Friday Institute also embeds micro-credentials in various professional learning experiences such as through Massive Open Online Courses for Educators (MOOC-Eds) and face-to-face cohorts. Each micro-credential is: \n\nSelf-directed. Educators can pursue the micro-credentials by participating in a MOOC-Ed\, through other professional learning activities\, or on their own\nJob-Embedded. Each of the micro-credentials is directly tied to classroom practice and provides a scaffold approach to building useful classroom skills\nCompetency-Based. Micro-credentials measure an educator’s demonstrated ability to apply specific skills in the classroom context\nResearch-Based. Micro-credentials are designed around skills that have been thoroughly researched and have a demonstrated import on classroom practice\n\nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters will help viewers: \n\nDevelop an understanding of micro-credentials and how they personalize learning for educators\nTake a closer look at the Friday Institute’s stack of micro-credentials that address learner variability\nHear first-hand experience from a teacher who has earned a micro-credential\n\nK-12 teachers\, coaches\, and state\, district\, and school leaders interested in micro-credentials as a professional development option will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters\nJennifer Kabaker is the director of the educator micro-credentials initiative at Digital Promise where she is leading the development of an ecosystem of micro-credentials to provide educators with recognition for the skills they learn throughout their careers. She comes to Digital Promise from KIPP LA Schools\, a high-performing charter management organization in Los Angeles\, where she managed corporate and foundation relationships and led external engagement efforts to ensure the schools and students have the tools they need to succeed. Previously\, she worked at two Washington\, D.C. think tanks\, the New America Foundation and Urban Institute\, researching and writing about federal education funding\, policy\, and reform. Jennifer received her master’s degree in policy\, organizations\, and leadership studies from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and graduated with honors from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in public policy with a focus in education. \nMary Ann Wolf\, PhD is the director of digital learning programs at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University. She began her career in education as a fifth grade teacher and has worked with national\, state\, district\, and school leaders and policy-makers across the country in building capacity for personalized and digital learning. She and her team lead ongoing\, job-embedded professional learning to guide superintendents\, district teams\, and principals\, coaches\, and teachers in North Carolina and across the country through the Future Ready Schools and with the Leading Personalized and Digital Learning program for principals. \nMary Ann recently co-wrote Leading Personalized and Digital Learning: A Framework for Implementing School Change through Harvard Education Press. She played a lead role in developing and facilitating the Digital Learning Transition MOOC-Ed and has led the development of the Learning Differences online course and micro-credentials. Mary Ann has written extensively on culture\, personalized learning\, and digital learning\, including Innovate to Educate: Education System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning\, an influential report based upon a symposium held by SIIA\, ASCD\, and CCSSO. She also co-authored Culture Shift: Teaching in a Learner-Centered Environment Powered by Digital Learning for the Alliance for Excellent Education and two reports on mobile learning in North America for UNESCO and CoSN. \n James Frye serves as Assistant Principal and STEM Coordinator for Newton-Conover STEM Middle School in Conover\, NC. Formerly\, he served for three and a half years as the instructional technology coordinator and public information officer\, and as an English and journalism teacher at Newton-Conover High School prior to that. He is an NC Teaching Fellow and studied education abroad at the Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany. James holds a post-master’s certificate in educational leadership and cultural foundations from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, an M.A. in curriculum and instruction with a graduate certificate in educational technology from Michigan State University\, and a B.A. in English/education from Lenoir-Rhyne University\, where he served as an adjunct professor. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in educational leadership\, policy\, and law with The University of Kentucky. An advocate for modeling technological and leadership innovation\, James also serves statewide on the NC Digital Learning Initiative Advisory Board/Home Base Design Team\, the NC Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development’s Board of Directors\, the #NCed Leadership Team\, and is co-founder of Edcamp WNC and Edcamp Foothills. He is a member of the NC Digital Leadership Coaches’ Network\, and was named an international Emerging Leader by ASCD in 2015. He resides in Hickory with his wife and two children. Follow him on Twitter @mrjamesfrye. \nAbout the Host\nBarbara Pape is the communications director for the Learner Positioning Systems (LPS) at Digital Promise Global (DPG). She has 20 years experience in strategic communications\, writing\, and policy analysis\, primarily in education. Previously\, she served as Executive Producer of the award-winning Teaching & Learning conference\, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, where she developed content and oversaw outreach and communications. As a writer\, she has written for numerous publications\, including Harvard University\, the National Education Goals Panel (U.S. Department of Education) and Parents magazine. Barbara also served as editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter\, the Daily Report Card. She earned an EdM at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and 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\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. \nThe fourth installment in Digital Promise Global’s Making Learning Personal For All series\, Policies and Practices that Meet Learners Where They Are highlights the promise of personalized learning to meet the needs of the full diversity of learners. It also examines policy actions and investments that district\, state\, and federal and national levels can take to help each learner master content and a broad range of skills. It makes clear that personalization must consider the whole child\, put learner voice and choice front and center\, and be built on the learning sciences. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/personalizedlearning20180924/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180924-personalizedlearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180924T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180924T170000 DTSTAMP:20180924T213013Z CREATED:20180828T185943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T213013Z UID:27743-1537804800-1537808400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Decimals: What’s the Point? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Drew Corley\, PhD\, Senior Learning Scientist\, Amplify Education\nSponsored by Amplify Fractions \nWatch the Recording\nFirst it was whole numbers\, then it was fractions\, and now there are decimals. Clearly\, we’re going from a “rational” number system to an “irrational” one! But why? \nIn this edWebinar\, Drew Corley\, PhD\, Senior Learning Scientist at Amplify Education\, navigates the growing number system as experienced by elementary- and middle-school students\, with an emphasis on vertical alignment and pedagogical content knowledge. Several fun and engaging activities that can be used to foster rich discourse in the classroom will be presented as examples. \nThe content addressed will span grades four to eight: from introducing decimals as numbers; to comparing and operating with decimals; to relating and converting between fractions and decimals\, including both terminating and repeating decimals; and all the way up to the introduction of irrational numbers. The presentation will be centered around tasks for the classroom. Some critical moments will include: discussing decimals as notation for privileged fractions that fit nicely into the base-ten number system; exploring the pros and cons of using decimals and fractions in different scenarios; and leveraging learning about comparing and operating with decimals to bolster fraction understanding through backwards transfer. \nTeachers\, coaches\, and specialists working with grades four through eight will benefit from watching this recorded session. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nDrew Corley\, PhD is a senior learning scientist at Amplify Education\, where he and his team have developed Amplify Fractions—an adaptive\, story-driven approach to mathematical instruction. Drew is a former NBPTS certified teacher in mathematics (EA) with seven years of classroom experience at the high school and collegiate level. During and after graduate studies\, Drew has focused heavily on the topics of assessment\, and upper elementary- and middle-grades students’ learning and understanding of mathematics\, particularly in the rational number domain. He received his BS in mathematics and MT in secondary mathematics education from the University of South Carolina\, and went on to earn his doctorate in mathematics education from North Carolina State University. \n\nJoin the Adaptive Math Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n \n  \nAmplify Fractions is a digital learning program\, laser-focused on fractions. It’s where adaptive learning meets great storytelling\, giving students personalized instruction\, feedback and practice—all in an animated story-driven environment. Students don’t just learn fractions\, they learn to make sense of fractions. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/adaptivelearning20180924/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180924_adaptivelearning-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T170000 DTSTAMP:20180924T180943Z CREATED:20180815T195759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T180943Z UID:27651-1537459200-1537462800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Mastering Subtraction: Using Visual Models to Promote Deep Learning DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning\, ORIGO Education\nSponsored by ORIGO Education \nWatch the Recording\nDeep learning\, as described in John Hattie’s Visible Learning™ research\, focuses on recognizing relationships among ideas. When students are engaged in deep learning in the mathematics classroom\, they are actively seeking to understand the underlying structure of mathematics. This type of thinking is associated with the mathematical practices and process standards found in contemporary state and national standards documents. How do we help students think like this? \nSupporting students to use and connect multiple representations of mathematics is one strategy for helping students progress from surface learning to deep learning. Visual models are particularly important as they bridge from concrete models to abstract representations for many learners. \nThis three-part edWebinar series will explore the use of a variety of representations\, including visual models\, for developing student understanding of subtraction\, multi-digit multiplication\, and fraction division. In part one of this series\, see models and representations which reflect both the meanings of subtraction and strategies students use to subtract. Watch Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning at ORIGO Education\, to explore a variety of resources to support student understanding and mastery of subtraction. \nThis edWebinar series will be of particular benefit to elementary math educators. \nThis edWebinar is part of the Using Visual Models to Promote Deep Learning\n Series:\nMastering Subtraction: Using Visual Models to Promote Deep Learning\nMastering Multiplication: Using Visual Models to Promote Deep Learning\nMastering Fraction Division: Using Visual Models to Promote Deep Learning \nAbout the Presenter\nSara Delano Moore\, Ph.D. is the director of professional learning at ORIGO Education and a contributing author to Visible Learning for Mathematics. An experienced teacher and nationally recognized speaker\, her work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning. Sara’s interests include building conceptual understanding of mathematics to support procedural fluency and applications\, incorporating engaging literature into mathematics and science instruction\, and connecting mathematics to engineering design in meaningful ways. She is a fourth-generation educator with experience teaching mathematics and science to K-8 students as well as experience teaching pre-service and in-service teachers at the university level. Sara earned her B.A. in natural sciences from Johns Hopkins University\, her MSt in general linguistics and comparative philology from the University of Oxford\, UK\, and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Virginia. \nJoin the Mathematics for Young Learners community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/mathlearners20180920/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180920-mathlearners-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T160000 DTSTAMP:20180921T162411Z CREATED:20180702T234500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180921T162411Z UID:27346-1537455600-1537459200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Understanding and Supporting Students with Mental Health and Learning Disorders DESCRIPTION:Presented by Myles Cooley\, Ph.D.\, Board Certified Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Author\nSponsored by Free Spirit Publishing \nWatch the Recording\nOne in five K–12 students has a diagnosable mental health disorder. An additional five percent are classified as learning disabled. Most of these students are taught in regular classrooms\, yet most teachers have little training in recognizing\, understanding\, and teaching these students. \nIn this edWebinar\, clinical psychologist Dr. Myles Cooley provides guidelines on supporting these students and communicating with them and their parents. Dr. Cooley describes various mental health and learning disorders\, clarifies misunderstandings\, and explains new or revised diagnoses. The session features important information about ADHD\, dyslexia\, autism\, self-injury\, trauma\, and adverse childhood events. In addition\, Dr. Cooley discusses the importance of social-emotional learning and culturally responsive classrooms. \nThis recorded edWebinar will benefit K–12 teachers\, school counselors\, nurses\, social workers\, and administrators. \nAbout the Presenter \nMyles L. Cooley\, Ph.D. has been practicing psychology for over 35 years. He evaluates and treats children\, adolescents\, and adults for a variety of challenges. Dr. Cooley serves as a consultant to schools and has presented educational programs to educators\, mental health professionals\, physicians\, and parents. \n\nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning\, Positive Behavior\, and Student Achievement community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/studentachievement20180920/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180920-studentachievement-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T170000 DTSTAMP:20180919T210927Z CREATED:20180810T193514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T210927Z UID:27609-1537372800-1537376400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Screening for Success: The Importance of Handwriting Assessments in Every K–5 Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Roxanne Thompson\, OTR\, Learning Without Tears National Presenter; and Keith R. Kline\, OTR/L\, Learning Without Tears National Presenter\nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\nToday’s students need to be explicitly taught handwriting to succeed as writers inside and outside of the classroom. When teaching handwriting and writing\, assessments are a powerful tool for educators to provide insight into their students’ baseline\, progress\, and areas that need remediation. \nAssessments go beyond the scope of just identifying students struggling and provide an individual or whole-class view of students’ developing writing skills. Teachers can use assessments to structure instruction\, provide remediation\, and identify strategies that are or are not working in their classroom. Assessing students leads to overall success for both teachers and students. \nIn this edWebinar\, Learning Without Tears National Presenters Roxanne Thompson\, OTR\, and Keith R. Kline\, OTR/L\, discuss how to: \n\nIdentify types of assessments in the classroom and create a plan of action\nUnderstand the important role of handwriting assessments in the classroom\nLearn how the free Screener of Handwriting Proficiency works for every teacher and student\nExplore how to prevent problems and handwriting struggles\nExamine steps for remediation if problems occur\n\nK-5 teachers will benefit from watching this recorded event. \nAbout the Presenters\nRoxanne Thompson\, OTR received her Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1998. She has practiced occupational therapy in public schools\, early intervention\, and currently a private pediatric out-patient clinic. She also provides handwriting-tutoring services to children in pre-school through middle school. She completed her Level 1 certification in March 2007 and has been presenting for Learning Without Tears since 2009. \n\nKeith R. Kline\, OTR/L received his Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy from Quinnipiac College in Hamden\, CT. He has been practicing pediatric OT in a school setting since September 1999. He currently works in the Coventry Public Schools in Coventry\, RI where he works with all students\, especially those with exceptionalities\, from the pre-K to middle school level. He has over 13 years of experience working with the Learning Without Tears® family of products: Get Set For School\, Handwriting Without Tears\, and Keyboarding Without Tears. He has provided numerous presentations using these programs and is a national workshop presenter for the LWT’s company. He offers private tutoring sessions for those families that wish to help their students improve their handwriting and keyboarding skills. \nJoin the Crayons\, Pencils\, and Keyboards community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n Learning Without Tears™ provides educators and families with kindergarten readiness\, handwriting\, and keyboarding materials\, products\, and training. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/cpk20180919/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180919-cpk-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180918T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180918T180000 DTSTAMP:20180918T220410Z CREATED:20180814T175127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180918T220410Z UID:27631-1537290000-1537293600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Why Reading Is Like Driving a Car: Automaticity is Critical DESCRIPTION:Presented by Terrie Noland\, Vice President\, Educator Initiatives\, Learning Ally\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nAutomaticity is necessary in everything we do to move to higher order thinking skills and perform tasks flawlessly. If we cannot easily perform lower-level reading processes such as phonemic awareness\, phonics\, and decoding with “automaticity\,” we will find it more difficult to free up our mental capacity to concentrate on the task. When our cognitive load becomes too intense to comprehend\, there is enhanced likelihood that gaps in our learning process will exist—thus affecting reading achievement and feelings of failure. \nIn this edWebinar\, Terrie Noland\, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally\, shares information to help understand when gaps in automaticity occur\, including: \n\nUnderstanding the purpose for reading\nWhy fluency and automaticity are key components for building capacity in reading\nStrategies that good readers use and how to help struggling readers learn the same strategies\nUsing technology tools to bridge the gap when there is a gap in automaticity\n\nThis recorded session will be of particular benefit to elementary through high school administrators\, principals\, teachers\, and librarians. \nAbout the Presenter \nTerrie Noland’s greatest strengths lie in the ability to motivate\, inspire\, and create enthusiasm in others to be passionate educators that support the diverse needs of students. Terrie serves as the vice president of educator initiatives for Learning Ally\, where she works to develop engagement programs\, professional learning services and communities for educators. Her passion is working with educators to create dynamic classrooms\, and recognizing educators in their tremendous efforts. Terrie has more than 25 years of experience as both a motivational leader and developer of content for educators and administrators. Her focus for the past six years has been on the pedagogical practices needed to create effective environments for struggling readers and students with dyslexia. She has the opportunity to lead and facilitate groups numbering in the thousands\, helping to build better understanding of working with struggling readers and students with dyslexia. Terrie is certified as an academic language practitioner and is currently working towards a Ph.D. in literacy\, with an emphasis in educational leadership from St. John’s University. \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readers20180918/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180918_readers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180918T140000 DTSTAMP:20180913T213931Z CREATED:20180807T211027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T213931Z UID:27569-1537275600-1537279200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Character Education: Interview with Medal of Honor Recipient James Livingston (Vietnam) (Canceled) DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation\nSponsored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation \nPlease note this edWebinar has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances caused by Hurricane Florence. \nWe will let you know if it is rescheduled. \nSign up for this upcoming edWebinar in the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s edWebinar series.\nPlan for your class to tune in for a live interview (or watch the on-demand recording) with Medal of Honor Recipient James Livingston. It was during his deployment in Vietnam that Livingston performed the actions for which he would later be awarded the Medal of Honor. Shouting words of encouragement to his marines while under intense enemy fire\, then-Captain Livingston’s company launched an assault on a heavily fortified village which had been seized by the enemy. Although twice painfully wounded by grenade fragments\, he refused medical treatment and courageously led his men in the destruction of over 100 mutually supporting bunkers\, driving the remaining enemy from their positions and relieving the pressure on a stranded marine company. Wounded a third time and unable to walk\, he steadfastly remained in the dangerously exposed area\, deploying his men to more tenable positions and supervising the evacuation of casualties. Only when assured of the safety of his men did Captain Livingston allow himself to be evacuated. \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 Livingston’s story with their class. \nYou can submit students’ questions for General Livingston on the registration form. You can also post students’ questions in the live chat question box during the presentation. Student attendees must view the program with their teacher. If you register\, you’ll receive a link to the recording if you would like to show it to your class at another time. \nMedal of Honor Recipient James Livingston Citation\nFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer\, Company E\, in action against enemy forces. Company E launched a determined assault on the heavily fortified village of Dai Do\, which had been seized by the enemy on the preceding evening isolating a marine company from the remainder of the battalion. Skillfully employing screening agents\, Capt. Livingston maneuvered his men to assault positions across 500 meters of dangerous open rice paddy while under intense enemy fire. Ignoring hostile rounds impacting near him\, he fearlessly led his men in a savage assault against enemy emplacements within the village. While adjusting supporting arms fire\, Capt. Livingston moved to the points of heaviest resistance\, shouting words of encouragement to his marines\, directing their fire\, and spurring the dwindling momentum of the attack on repeated occasions. Although twice painfully wounded by grenade fragments\, he refused medical treatment and courageously led his men in the destruction of over 100 mutually supporting bunkers\, driving the remaining enemy from their positions and relieving the pressure on the stranded marine company. As the two companies consolidated positions and evacuated casualties\, a third company passed through the friendly lines launching an assault on the adjacent village of Dinh To\, only to be halted by a furious counterattack of an enemy battalion. Swiftly assessing the situation and disregarding the heavy volume of enemy fire\, Capt. Livingston boldly maneuvered the remaining effective men of his company forward\, joined forces with the heavily engaged marines\, and halted the enemy’s counterattack. Wounded a third time and unable to walk\, he steadfastly remained in the dangerously exposed area\, deploying his men to more tenable positions and supervising the evacuation of casualties. Only when assured of the safety of his men did he allow himself to be evacuated. Capt. Livingston’s gallant actions uphold the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. \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\nTo participate in the live edWebinar\, log in with current version of Google Chrome or install the meeting app prior to the edWebinar on your computer\, your Apple device\, or Android device.  If you have a firewall in your location\, you can participate on your mobile device using your cellular data (not your local network). \nThe edWebinar recording will be posted to this page the day after the presentation. Join The Medal of Honor Character Development Program community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming webinars\, and view past webinars to earn CE certificates. \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/cmoh20180918/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180918-cmoh-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180917T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180917T170000 DTSTAMP:20180924T183112Z CREATED:20180730T171916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T183112Z UID:27525-1537200000-1537203600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Strategies for Lesson Planning and Instruction for English Language Learners DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christie Lillard\, English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher\, New York City\nSponsored by Squiggle Park® \nWatch the Recording\nThis edWebinar is designed to provide educators with concrete strategies for lesson planning and instruction for English language learners. Christie Lillard\, an English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher in New York City\, presents research-supported instructional practices\, scaffolding\, and methods of differentiation that can be used across grades levels to support English language learners at various proficiency levels. \nAfter watching this session\, viewers will not only have strategies that they can apply in the classroom\, but they will also be more familiar with several theoretical frameworks that may be useful for teachers of English learners. All K-8 teachers\, librarians\, specialists\, and school leaders interested in strategies for lesson planning and instruction for English language learners will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter \nChristie Lillard is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher in a New York City public school. Christie received bachelor’s degrees in international affairs\, Spanish\, and linguistics as well as a minor in Portuguese from the University of Georgia. After college\, she taught middle school oral English in Hunan province\, China\, and helped prepare students for the TOEFL English proficiency exam. Christie has a Master’s of Education in human development from the University of Maryland\, College Park and her master’s in teaching english to speakers of other languages from the City College of New York. She is now beginning her fourth year teaching ESL in grades K-5 and she is a member of Squiggle Park’s teacher team this summer. Christie’s educational interests include social and emotional well-being\, international education\, blended learning and the science of language acquisition. \nJoin the Helping ELL/ESL Students Succeed community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n\n \nSquiggle Park is an innovative EdTech company using the power and engagement of video games to help close the literacy gaps in North America and around the world. Their apps for PreK-Grade 6 kids and ELL students combine music\, poetry\, phonics\, and the principles of gaming with a unique pedagogy proven to lead to mastery of reading skills 5xs faster than traditional instruction. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ell20180917/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180917-ell-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180917T160000 DTSTAMP:20180917T202610Z CREATED:20180822T194747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T202610Z UID:27693-1537196400-1537200000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Get Smart with EdTech: Track Usage on Every Device DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jeremy Bunkley\, Director of Information Technology Services\, School District of Clay County\, FL; and Leo Brehm\, Product Manager\, CatchOn\nHosted by Monica Cougan\, Product Marketing Manager\, ENA\nSponsored by the Education Networks of America (ENA) and CatchOn \nWatch the Recording\nSchool districts have a plethora of digital resources and tools they are using to enhance instruction\, increase efficiencies\, and optimize student performance. However\, with great power comes great responsibility. The surge of data created by these new tools and devices can be overwhelming and difficult to manage\, rendering it challenging for districts to leverage these analytics to their full benefit. \nWatch Jeremy Bunkley\, the Director of Information Technology Services at Florida’s School District of Clay County\, and Leo Brehm\, Product Manager at CatchOn\, for this edWebinar. Jeremy shares how his team is effectively tracking the tools and applications his students and teachers are using on their devices to optimize and safeguard their learning environments. He also discusses how Clay is using technology to make data-informed decisions\, identify trends\, and inform professional practices. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of particular benefit to school and district leaders of all levels. \nAbout the Presenters \nJeremy Bunkley is the Director of Information Technology Services at the School District of Clay County (Clay)\, located in Northeast Florida. The district serves approximately 35\,100 students and is comprised of 48 schools\, including its adult education program and alternative schools. Since Jeremy’s arrival a few years ago\, he has rapidly transformed Clay’s technology staff into a 21st century IT department that works closely with Clay’s digital instruction team to produce positive outcomes in the district’s classrooms. He’s formed a tight-knit team that shares a unified vision for Clay’s students. \n \nLeo Brehm is an accomplished senior executive\, consultant\, board member\, and thought leader with more than 22 years of success in the education and e-learning industries. At present\, Leo serves as the product manager for CatchOn\, Inc. Leo has been actively involved in the design and development of the CatchOn API\, which empowers school districts to use data in aggregate with student performance\, leveraging dashboarding business intelligence tools. He has worked for the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough\, MA as Director of Technology and Digital Learning; Newton\, MA Public Schools as Director of IT and Library Media; Sharon\, MA Public Schools as Director of Technology; and as Consultant at Creativemindz Consulting Group LLC. He has a proven history of dedication to the advancement of learning through a schooling model that is both student centered and personalized. \nAbout the Host \nMonica Cougan joined ENA in 2012 and oversees ENA’s partner program and product marketing initiatives in her role as product marketing manager. Monica has over 30 years of experience in education technology integration that she leverages to help assess\, identify\, and support the needs of today’s education and library communities. She has extensive experience in building collaborative network opportunities which include assisting in project development\, professional development\, implementation and training\, and the evaluation of program implementation. An educator at heart\, Monica is a former middle school mathematics teacher and technology coordinator who has had teaching experience in grade levels ranging from preschool through college. \nJoin the Leadership and Innovation community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n ENA delivers robust and reliable broadband\, Wi-Fi/LAN\, communication\, and cloud services to K–12 schools\, higher education institutions\, and libraries across the nation. We work side-by-side with our customers to ensure they have the connectivity\, communication\, and collaboration solutions they need to be successful. \n\nCatchOn is a user-friendly data analytics tool that collects real-time data on every device\, enabling school districts to make data-informed decisions about the apps and online tools their educators and students are using. In 2018\, CatchOn joined forces with ENA\, a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions to education institutions and libraries across the nation. Collectively\, CatchOn and ENA leverage their respective resources and expertise to deliver critical services and solutions that help school districts produce positive outcomes in the communities they serve. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/leadersplc20180917/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/2018-0917-leadersplc-event-rev.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T160000 DTSTAMP:20180913T200502Z CREATED:20180720T163423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T200502Z UID:27462-1536850800-1536854400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice to Early Childhood Music Learning DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Lili M. Levinowitz\, Director of Research\, Music Together Worldwide\, and Professor Emeritus\, Rowan University\nSponsored by Music Together \nWatch the Recording\nDevelopmentally Appropriate Practice is an approach to teaching young children that is based on research on how children learn best in the early years. Did you know that research in music education also points to the importance of Developmentally Appropriate Practice when teaching and making music with children? \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Lili M. Levinowitz\, Director of Research at Music Together Worldwide\, discusses the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) definition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and the 3 Core Considerations—and how these can be adapted to apply to early childhood music education. You’ll be introduced to developmentally appropriate songs and teaching strategies that best support children’s music development in the early childhood classroom. You’ll come away with a better understanding of how young children’s musical growth is best achieved in a playful\, non-performance-oriented learning environment that is musically rich\, yet immediately accessible to the child’s participation\, and how to create such an environment in your classroom\, regardless of your own musical ability. \nEducators working with toddlers\, preschoolers\, and kindergartners will benefit from watching this recorded session. Even if you are not a music educator\, this edWebinar will provide you with new activity ideas to use with your children and a new lens through which to look at Developmentally Appropriate Practice in early childhood education. \nAbout the Presenter \nLili M. Levinowitz\, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Music Education at Rowan University. She is the coauthor of the early childhood music and movement program\, Music Together\, and Director of Research for Music Together Worldwide. Dr. Levinowitz is considered a national authority on early childhood music and is actively involved in teaching very young children as well as graduate students. Her articles appear frequently in professional journals and popular magazines. She received her M.M. and Ph.D. from Temple University\, and her B.M. from Westminster Choir College. \nJoin the Music in Early Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/music20180913/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180913-music-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T180000 DTSTAMP:20180912T221614Z CREATED:20180814T160951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221614Z UID:27627-1536771600-1536775200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:What Dyslexia Red Flags Look Like for Different Students in Different Grades DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kelli Sandman-Hurley\, Ed.D.\, Co-Founder\, Dyslexia Training Institute; and Tracy Block-Zaretsky\, Co-Founder\, Dyslexia Training Institute\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nDyslexia occurs on a continuum and the red flags in one student might not be the same as the red flags for another student. When these warning signs go undetected\, students develop an academic gap that grows as they move from elementary to middle to high school. \nIn this edWebinar\, Kelli Sandman-Hurley\, Ed.D and Tracy Block-Zaretsky\, Co-Founders of the Dyslexia Training Institute\, use case studies to uncover the red flags across different grade levels to illustrate the many ways dyslexia can manifest in different students. By understanding the warning signs\, teachers can begin to provide interventions and accommodations that help to close the gap between a student’s decoding capability and their ability to comprehend grade-level content. \nThis edWebinar is especially beneficial for K-12 administrators to be able to support staff in identifying students early\, a crucial step to ensure the needs of dyslexic students are met. \nAbout the Presenters \nKelli Sandman-Hurley\, Ed.D. is an author and co-founder of the Dyslexia Training Institute. Dr. Kelli is a certified special education advocate assisting parents and children through the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan process. She has studied Structured Word Inquiry\, the Orton-Gillingham approach\, Lindamood-Bell\, RAVE-O and Read Naturally. Dr. Kelli is a past president of the San Diego Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and is currently a writer-at-large for IDA. She is a dyslexia consultant working with schools to improve services offered to students with dyslexia and training teachers. She co-created and produced Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia\, and she is a frequent speaker at conferences. She is also the author of the well-received book\, Dyslexia Advocate! How to Advocate for a Child with Dyslexia within the Public Education System and the upcoming Dyslexia and Spelling: Making Sense of it All. She received her doctorate in literacy with a specialization in reading and dyslexia from San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. She is currently completing an MA in linguistics. \nTracy Block-Zaretsky is a co-founder of the Dyslexia Training Institute. She has provided remediation for children and adults with dyslexia for the past 20 years and has developed and taught workplace and family literacy programs. She is a certified special education advocate assisting parents and children through the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan process. She is a past president of the San Diego Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Tracy has training in Structured Word Inquiry\, the Orton-Gillingham approach\, Lindamood-Bell programs\, Read Naturally and a variety of reading and writing assessments. She co-created and produced\, Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia\, and has provided professional development for educators and training for parents at numerous conferences\, private on-site trainings and online courses and webinars. Tracy is also a parent of a child with dyslexia\, dysgraphia\, ADD and Executive Function Disorder. \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readers20180912/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180912_readers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T170000 DTSTAMP:20180912T213525Z CREATED:20180817T182005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T213525Z UID:27671-1536768000-1536771600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Empower Your Students to Be Digital Leaders on Social Media DESCRIPTION:Presented by Heather Callihan\, Technology Integrationist\, Northwest Public Schools\, Grand Island\, NE\nHosted by Common Sense Education and Sponsored by Symantec \nWatch the Recording\nSocial media presents a world of opportunity for students and educators to connect\, share\, and grow. But it also presents some pretty big challenges. To become responsible and fluent users of this technology\, students need real-world opportunities to practice. In this edWebinar\, Heather Callihan of Northwest Public Schools in Nebraska will show you how. \nAt Grand Island Northwest High School\, Heather and her colleagues have built a team of student interns who put their social media skills to use by telling the school’s story and engaging the community. This program builds trust between teachers and students\, models digital leadership\, and provides cross-curricular learning opportunities. Watch Heather’s presentation to get the full story! \nThis edWebinar is geared toward grade 6–12 teachers in all subject areas. \nAbout the Presenter\nHeather Callihan is the technology integration specialist for Northwest Public Schools in Grand Island\, Nebraska. She is currently the NETA board president (@YourNETA) and a Common Sense Certified Educator and Ambassador. Heather has a passion for integrating technology in education. She believes learning needs to be visible and students need to master skills involving collaboration\, creation\, communication\, and critical thinking. With seamless integration of technology\, students have multiple opportunities to experience this and become well-rounded learners. Heather believes in building and maintaining a positive digital presence\, and has a passion for sharing the importance of digital leadership with students and adults. She loves learning and building her professional learning network with others who share this goal and passion. \nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n \nCommon Sense Education develops high-quality digital citizenship programs and digital teaching resources\, providing educators and students with the digital learning tools they need to harness the power of technology for life. \n  \nSymantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18\,500 employees in more than 50 countries. We provide security\, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points\, more completely and efficiently than any other company. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/commonsense20180912/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180912_commonsense-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T160000 DTSTAMP:20180912T203224Z CREATED:20180807T183253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T203224Z UID:27561-1536764400-1536768000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Civil Discourse in a Republic: Using Historical Context to Discuss the Importance of Civility DESCRIPTION:Presented by Janet Pinto\, CAO\, CMO\, Curriki; Kirk Higgins\, Senior Manager\, Education\, Bill of Rights Institute; and Rachel Davison Humphries\, Senior Manager\, Outreach and Education\, Bill of Rights Institute\nSponsored by Curriki and the Bill of Rights Institute \nWatch the Recording\nWould our country look the same if our elected officials\, media personalities\, and average people practiced good civil discourse? What if we spent our time trying to understand all sides of an issue\, rather than force our own agenda? Would the United States be more accepting? More encouraging? More productive? \nCivil discourse and civility are essential for the success of self-government. Without the ability to engage in meaningful public discourse\, a republic soon becomes unstable\, guided by mere passion with no room or time for reason. This edWebinar discusses the importance of civil discourse to the health of a republic and provide teachers with tools to foster civil discourse in their classrooms. \nMiddle and high school teachers\, and school and district leaders will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters  \nAs Chief Academic Officer and Chief Marketing Officer\, Janet Pinto leads and manages all of Curriki’s content development\, user experience\, marketing\, and academic direction. She also leads the vision and strategy for Curriki’s online learning offerings and develops and maintains relationships with academic partners. \nBefore Curriki\, Janet worked at CampusCruiser\, a Learning Management Systems provider for higher education; at SchoolNet\, a K-12 education technology company; and Classroom Connect. Janet began her career in the education field as a special education teacher. \n\nKirk Higgins is the senior manager of education at the Bill of Rights Institute. He leads the team that develops educational resources and curriculum for the Institute. In addition\, he oversees the Institute’s online materials\, including Voices of History\, Documents of Freedom\, and its eLessons and teaching with current events resources. Kirk obtained his B.A. in history with minors in French and politics from Hillsdale College. \n\nRachel Davison Humphries is the senior manager of education and outreach at the Bill of Rights Institute. She leads the team that develops teacher and student programs\, fosters close relationships with BRI’s network of 50\,000 teachers\, and manages the outreach initiatives. Prior to joining BRI in 2016\, Rachel worked as an educator in middle\, high school\, and university environments\, most recently as a lead and mentor teacher in Guatemala City\, Guatemala. During almost a decade in the classroom\, Rachel spent much of her career learning to become a master Socratic guide and has led multiple international Socratic pedagogy workshops. Rachel earned her B.A. in liberal arts from the Great Books program at St. Johns College\, in Annapolis\, Maryland\, her teaching certificate in adolescent education from the Association Montessori Internationale\, and is pursuing her master’s in learning and design at Georgetown University \nJoin the K-12 Social Studies and Civics community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nCurriki is the leading K-12 global platform\, library and community for teachers\, students\, parents\, and partners to create\, contribute\, connect\, share\, and find free and open learning resources\, improving teacher effectiveness and ultimately student outcomes. Curriki’s online community of educators\, learners\, and committed education experts works to help teachers in less affluent schools struggling to provide students with quality\, up-to-date materials aligned with today’s more demanding standards. \nEstablished in September 1999\, the Bill of Rights Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that works to engage\, educate\, and empower individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. The Institute develops educational resources and programs for a network of more than 50\,000 educators and 70\,000 students nationwide. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/socialstudies20180912/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180912-socialstudies-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T170000 DTSTAMP:20180911T211235Z CREATED:20180809T190830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T211235Z UID:27599-1536681600-1536685200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Demystifying Evidence-Based Decisions in Education DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christina Luke\, Director of Program and Product Evaluation\, Digital Promise; and Sierra Noakes\, Research Associate\, Digital Promise\nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nEducators want to use evidence to make instructional decisions and product developers have access to mountains of data. Finding the time and resources to gather and analyze data can be challenging. Having access to free tools and resources like the Edtech Pilot Framework is one way to make evidence-based decisions easier\, but having access to a web-based infrastructure to collaborate and co-analyze and interpret data alongside research partners is even better. \nIn this edWebinar\, Christina Luke and Sierra Noakes of Digital Promise share how to virtually collaborate across educator\, researcher\, and developer sectors to evaluate innovative programs and products. PreK through higher education teachers\, school and district leaders\, product developers\, and researchers will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters\nChristina Luke\, Director of Program and Product Evaluation\, 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. \n As a research associate at Digital Promise\, Sierra Noakes focuses on building districts’ and educators’ capacity to make evidence-based decisions around innovative programs and practices. In addition to conducting and supporting edtech pilot studies in collaboration with districts across the country\, Sierra is also working on research projects studying technology integration to support low-resourced K-12 students and adult learners. Prior to joining Digital Promise\, Sierra was an applied behavior analysis instructor and curriculum coordinator at an autism center in New York. While working on her master’s in education policy and management from Harvard Graduate School of Education\, she also served as project manager and policy analyst for a nonprofit creating hybrid academic and SEL courses for students with dyslexia and ADHD. Sierra received her B.A. in government from Claremont McKenna College. \nJoin the Research and Evidence in Edtech community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/research20180911/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180911-research-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T150000 DTSTAMP:20180911T193422Z CREATED:20180112T182551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T193422Z UID:25876-1536674400-1536678000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Impact of Early Childhood Trauma on Children’s Behavior DESCRIPTION:Presented by Pradeep Gidwani\, MD\, MPH\, FAAP; and Dr. Sarah Garrity\nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWatch the Recording\nWhile there are many effective\, evidence-based strategies for addressing challenging behavior in the early childhood classroom\, some children need additional support because of exposure to trauma. According to the National Institute of Mental Health\, a traumatic event is a shocking\, scary\, or dangerous experience that affects someone emotionally. \nThe purpose of this edWebinar is to describe early childhood trauma and discuss ways in which trauma can affect children’s behavior. Dr. Pradeep Gidwani and Dr. Sarah Garrity discuss topics including: \n\nResearch on childhood trauma\, risk and protective factors\nThe importance of relationships and attachment\nThe effects of trauma on young children\nSymptoms of trauma in early childhood\nHow early childhood educators can support children affected by trauma\n\nThese topics are framed within the five assumptions of a humanistic approach to behavior guidance described in the book Effective Discipline Policies: How to Create a System that Supports Young Children’s Social-Emotional Competence. \nAnyone involved with early childhood education will benefit from watching this recorded edWebinar. Learn about the impacts of early childhood trauma on children’s behavior\, and how to support children who are affected by it. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nPradeep Gidwani\, MD\, MPH\, FAAP is a pediatrician and community health leader focused on creating systematic solutions and changes to improve the lives of children and their families. Currently\, he works on team at American Academy of Pediatrics\, California Chapter 3\, San Diego and Imperial Counties (AAP-CA3) to provide Countywide Coordination and Support for two major community initiatives funded by First 5 Commission San Diego. AAP-CA3 supported programs have reached over 25\,000 children annually for the last 10 years. Dr. Gidwani is on numerous community boards and is a past president of AAP-CA3.\nHe teaches at San Diego State University in the Department of Child and Family Development and serves on the Healthy Families American National Advisory Committee and California Nurse Family Partnership State Advisory Board. He is a Child Trauma Academy Fellow and a member of the Child Health Leadership Network through the Annie E Casey and David and Lucile Packard Foundations. \nDr. Sarah Garrity is an associate professor in the Department of Child and Family Development at San Diego State University and was a practitioner in the field of early care and education (ECE) for almost twenty years as a Head Start teacher\, administrator\, literacy coach\, and consultant. She teaches classes on infant toddler development and language and literacy\, as well as a capstone class designed to prepare students to enter the workforce. Her research involves the exploration of how best practices are implemented in the field\, with a focus on continuity of care\, teacher beliefs\, and how high-quality behavior guidance policies can support children’s social-emotional competence. Her research foregrounds the socio-cultural and linguistic contexts in which teaching and learning take place and aims to improve educational outcomes for at-risk and underserved children and families. \nJoin the Early Learning Book Chats community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n Gryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/bookchats20180911/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180911-bookchats-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180910T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180910T190000 DTSTAMP:20180916T225518Z CREATED:20180808T181014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180916T225518Z UID:27579-1536602400-1536606000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Empowered Superintendent: Leading Digital Transformation DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. David Schuler\, Superintendent\, Township High School District 214\, IL\, AASA 2018 Superintendent of the Year; and Dr. Chris Gaines\, Superintendent\, Mehlville School District\, MO\, 2018-2019 President of AASA. Both are members of CoSN’s Superintendents Advisory Panel.\nProgram Host and Moderator: Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, CoSN Empowered Superintendents Program\nThis edWebinar series is co-hosted by CoSN and edWeb.net \nWatch the Recording\nListen to the Podcast \nThe Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is pleased to join forces with edWeb.net in presenting a series of edWebinars featuring the CoSN Empowered Superintendent Program. The edWebinar series will focus on helping current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams build on their knowledge\, skills\, and confidence in leading digital transformations. \nIn this first edWebinar in the series\, Dr. David Schuler and Dr. Chris Gaines\, both active leaders in CoSN and AASA\, share their best practices and recommended strategies for leading technology transformations within a school district setting. They focus on specific strategies outlined in The Empowered Superintendents Toolkit. Dr. Schuler and Dr. Gaines share examples from their own experiences in working with their boards\, school leaders\, and their communities in leading teaching and learning to meet the needs of today’s students. \nThe Empowered Superintendent is a CoSN initiative dedicated to helping superintendents\, aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams build their knowledge\, skills and confidence as technology leaders. The Empowered Superintendent Toolkit is a free resource developed by AASA and CoSN for school district leaders. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of particular value to superintendents\, assistant superintendents\, district technology leaders\, and those aspiring to those positions. \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. David R. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year. Known for his ability to inspire and build leaders\, he spearheaded Redefining Ready!\, the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college\, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA\, The School Superintendents Association. \nDr. Schuler leads High School District 214\, Illinois’ largest high school district\, where he led the development of an innovative instructional philosophy around personalized learning experiences focused on career pathways\, early college credit\, and industry credentials that enables students to discover their futures while still in high school. The 44 pathways align with the 16 national career clusters and students gain real-world experience through youth apprenticeships and workplace learning experiences. Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \nDr. Chris Gaines is in his fourth year as superintendent of the Mehlville School District in suburban St. Louis\, MO. Under Dr. Gaines’ leadership Mehlville is expanding opportunities for students. They have widened the availability of virtual and blended learning options. Mehlville is currently 1:1 in grades 6-12 and will be 1:1 for K-12 later this school year. \nIn 2017 the district opened MOSAIC\, a personalized learning elementary school\, and created the MyPath program\, which allows high school students to create their own class. The AASA Digital Consortium visited these programs in the spring of 2018 as part of their efforts to gain insight into emerging models of best practice using digital media to support engaging learning experiences. Dr. Gaines previously served as superintendent of the Crawford County R-I and Wright City R-II school districts. He is a member of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel and is the 2018-2019 President of AASA. \nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is a 34-year veteran educator who served as the executive director for educational technology in the Klein Independent School District\, located just outside Houston\, Texas until September 2013\, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles\, California. For 16 years Ann led the team in Klein ISD that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to over 4\,000 professional educators serving over 50\,000 students. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology\, 2006-2020. \nToday\, she is based in Los Angeles\, California working as a public speaker\, writer\, and independent education consultant focused on supporting leadership\, visioning and planning to meet the needs of today’s students. She is a frequent presenter at state\, national and international education conferences. Ann serves as project director for CoSN’s Empowered Superintendents Program. She serves on the board of PowerMyLearning Los Angeles and on the advisory board of Project Tomorrow. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby. \nJoin the Super-Connected  community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources\, community\, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. CoSN represents over 13 million students in school districts nationwide and continues to grow as a powerful and influential voice in K-12 education. \n \n \n \nListen to the Podcast\nWe’re happy to make podcasts available for selected panel discussions and interviews.\nIf you would like a CE certificate for this presentation\, watch the edWebinar recording and take the CE quiz. \nDownload here URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20180910/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180910-supers-event2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T160000 DTSTAMP:20180906T202513Z CREATED:20180814T203138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T202513Z UID:27635-1536246000-1536249600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Evolving K-12 Communications: Three-Year Analysis and Tips DESCRIPTION:Presented by Julie A. Evans\, Ed.D.\, CEO\, Project Tomorrow\nSponsored by Blackboard \nWatch the Recording\nFrom sharing good news to managing information in a crisis\, the day-to-day work of the district communications professional is often a good reflection of the pulse of their school district and community. Empowered by a variety of digital and social media tools\, the roles and responsibilities of these PR pros are evolving to meet the dynamic needs of both their internal and external audiences. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Julie Evans\, CEO of Project Tomorrow\, shares the results of a new three-year analysis of the changing environment and expectations for communications in education using authentic feedback from over 720 district information directors nationwide collected via the annual Speak Up Research Project. Included in the discussion will be the new (and maybe surprising) demands of parents for school and district information as well. Watch for an exploration of evolving K-12 communications plus tips to use this year based on the latest research! \nAll K-12 school and district personnel involved with school-to-home as well as school-to-community communications management will benefit from watching this recorded edWebinar. \nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow\, an internationally recognized education nonprofit organization that focuses on improving learning opportunities for students through the effective use of STEAM resources. Dr. Evans has been CEO of this organization since 1999 and during that tenure has created several innovative initiatives to impact education including the heralded Speak Up Research Project which annually collects and reports on the authentic views of over 400\,000 K-12 students\, parents and educators on education issues. She is a graduate of Brown University and earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of California\, San Diego. Dr. Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils including the Project Tomorrow Board of Directors\, the Future of Education Technology Conference Advisory Board\, the National Advisory Council for Cybersecurity\, the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training Board\, the Reaching At-Promise Students Association (RAPSA) Advisory Board and THE Journal Editorial Board. Dr. Evans is a frequent speaker and writer on K-12 and higher education issues around digital learning. In November 2015\, she was named one of the Top 30 Technologists\, Transformers and Trailblazers nationwide by the Center for Digital Education. \nJoin the Family Engagement & Community Outreach in K-12 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/engagement20180906/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180906-engagement-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180905T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180905T190000 DTSTAMP:20180905T232957Z CREATED:20180815T171819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180905T232957Z UID:27646-1536170400-1536174000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:edWeb PD Wednesday 9/5: Tips for Personalized 24/7 PD DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rachel Langenhorst\, Instructional Coach and Tech Integrationist\, Rock Valley\, IA; and Lisa Schmucki\, Founder\, edWeb.net \nWatch the Recording\nJoin us for a monthly edWebinar series—edWeb PD Wednesdays—on the first Wednesday of the month\, when we provide tips\, online coaching\, and PD “Lesson Plans” so you can take advantage of all that edWeb has to offer for free. Provide personalized professional learning for your teachers\, librarians\, administrators\, and staff—anytime\, anywhere. \n\nDid you know you can create a private community on edWeb so your school\, district\, or team can connect and collaborate more easily?\nLearn about tools that edWeb provides and how you can use it as a hub for all of your online resources\, and upload your own content.\nGet ideas for personal learning plans you can easily implement in your district.\n\nWatch Rachel Langenhorst and edWeb founder\, Lisa Schmucki\, to learn more about using edWeb. We also want to learn how we can help you implement a personalized PD program in your education setting. \nThis edWebinar is a great opportunity for any educator involved in encouraging professional learning to connect with other educators around the country\, and the world\, to share ideas that help foster collaboration and continuous learning. \nAbout the Presenters \nRachel Langenhorst is an instructional coach and tech integrationist in Rock Valley\, Iowa and she also serves as an adjunct professor for Northwestern College. A 20+ year teaching veteran\, Rachel presents nationwide\, focusing on technology integration strategies and best practices. She serves as a contributor for Mackin Educational Resources\, edWeb.net\, and Education Talk Radio. Find Rachel on Twitter @rlangenhorst and on her blog at Tech from the Trenches. \n  \nLisa Schmucki is the founder and CEO of edWeb.net\, an award-winning\, professional learning network that helps educators connect and collaborate to improve teaching and learning—anytime\, anywhere. edWeb provides free professional learning for teachers\, librarians\, and administrators that is sponsored by leading organizations in the education industry. edWeb is a winner of three 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards and one of the AASL 2018 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning. Lisa has 30 years of experience in education in marketing\, product management\, and product development with companies including Time Inc.\, Macmillan\, Peterson’s\, Films Media Group\, and Achieve3000. Lisa is a member of the board of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN). \nJoin the edWeb 24-7 PD community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/edweb4pd20180905/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180905-edweb4pd-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T160000 DTSTAMP:20180829T201852Z CREATED:20180716T142845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180829T201852Z UID:27404-1535554800-1535558400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Motivation Matters: 10 Research-Based Strategies to Motivate Struggling Readers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Terrie Noland\, Vice President\, Educator Initiatives\, Learning Ally\nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nResearch shows that an alarming number of students report they are learning to hate reading. This can be a painful realization and the reason why so many educators understand the importance and value of being motivated to read. As educators\, we want to flip that paradigm and create motivated and engaged readers. What does that mean exactly? It means reading with increased stamina\, understanding the value associated with reading and engaging in the classroom culture and discourse. \nThrough an extensive review of current literature and research\, this edWebinar reveals what educators can do to counteract this decline in motivation through strategies that will not only boost motivation but will have a positive\, powerful impact on reading achievement. \nWhether you are an administrator\, specialist\, or classroom teacher you will walk away motivated to integrate a number of the ten different strategies that are discussed in this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter \nTerrie Noland serves as the vice president of educator initiatives for Learning Ally where she works to develop engagement programs\, professional learning services and communities for educators. Terrie has more than 25 years of experience as both a motivational leader and developer of content for educators and administrators. Terrie’s focus for the past six years has been on the pedagogical practices needed to create effective environments for struggling readers and students with dyslexia. Terrie has the opportunity to lead and facilitate groups numbering in the thousands helping to build better understanding of working with struggling readers and students with dyslexia. Her greatest strengths lie in the ability to inform and inspire others to be passionate educators that support the diverse needs of students. Terrie is currently working towards a Ph.D. in literacy\, with an emphasis in educational leadership from St. John’s University. \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readers20180829/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180829-readers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180828T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180828T170000 DTSTAMP:20180828T212106Z CREATED:20180715T210034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T212106Z UID:27399-1535472000-1535475600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Digital Citizenship: New Lessons for a Changing World DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kelly Mendoza\, Senior Director of Education Programs\, Common Sense Education; and Jamie Knowles\, Senior Manager of Educator Learning Programs\, Common Sense Education\nHosted by Common Sense Education and Sponsored by Symantec \nWatch the Recording\nStudents need digital citizenship skills to participate fully in their communities and make smart choices online and in life. Educators need resources to keep up with today’s fast-changing media and technology landscape. Common Sense Education’s free K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum has you covered! \nJoin Kelly Mendoza and Jamie Knowles from Common Sense Education to learn about exciting updates for fall 2018\, including updated topics\, new lessons and videos for grades 3–5\, and materials that are easy to share through Google Apps. This award-winning\, comprehensive Digital Citizenship Curriculum covers a range of topics from media balance to cyberbullying to privacy. It prepares students to think critically and use technology responsibly to learn\, create\, and participate. \nThis edWebinar is designed for all K-12 teachers\, librarians\, and tech coordinators. There will be time to get your questions answered after the presentation. \nAbout the Presenters\nKelly Mendoza\, Senior Director of Education Programs\, oversees education program and content strategy for Common Sense Education\, including the Digital Citizenship Curriculum\, interactive games\, and online professional development for K–12 schools. Her goal is to create curricula and programs that help schools create a positive culture around media and technology. She also has developed education resources and curriculum for Lucas Learning\, the Media Education Lab\, and PBS’s Frontline. Kelly has a Ph.D. in media and communication from Temple University. Follow her on Twitter at @kellymendoza. \n As Senior Manager of Educator Learning Programs for Common Sense Education\, Jamie Knowles creates online professional development services for teachers. Prior to his work at Common Sense\, Jamie taught middle school English in Oakland\, California\, for eight years. For the 2016–2017 school year\, Jamie received an Excellence in Teaching award and was one of three finalists for Teacher of the Year in Oakland Unified School District. While teaching\, Jamie also successfully implemented a $200\,000 school-wide blended-learning program funded by the Rogers Family Foundation and led professional development on a wide range of teaching strategies. Jamie holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Eugene Lang College and a master’s degree in philosophy and education from Teachers College at Columbia University. \n\nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n \nCommon Sense Education develops high-quality digital citizenship programs and digital teaching resources\, providing educators and students with the digital learning tools they need to harness the power of technology for life. \n  \nSymantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18\,500 employees in more than 50 countries. We provide security\, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points\, more completely and efficiently than any other company. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/commonsense20180828/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180828-commonsense-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180828T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180828T160000 DTSTAMP:20180828T202812Z CREATED:20180716T192045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T202812Z UID:27415-1535468400-1535472000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Critical Role of Phonemic Awareness in Foundational Reading Skills DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Kay MacPhee\, Lead Researcher and Author of Ooka Island; and Sara Vartanian\, Educational Consultant and Reading Coach\nSponsored by Scholastic Education\, Digital Solutions \nWatch the Recording\nIn this recorded edWebinar with Dr. Kay MacPhee\, Lead Researcher and Author of Ooka Island\, and Sara Vartanian\, Educational Consultant and Reading Coach\, educators will learn: \n\nHow learning to read begins with a single sound\nHow phonemic awareness strengthens other foundational literacy skills\nWhy developing automaticity and speed of listening is crucial\nBest practices to teach phonemic awareness in the PreK-2 classroom\n\nWatch this session to gain strategies for teaching your students phonemic awareness\, and learn why phonemic awareness is critical for building foundational literacy skills. PreK through grade two teachers and administrators will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \nBeginning as an educator\, and inspired by her deaf son\, Dr. Kay MacPhee has devoted her life to developing evidence-based reading programs for all children. She has spent 25 years as an accomplished researcher and her concepts were ranked #1 by The What Works Clearinghouse. Her latest program is Ooka Island\, which teaches foundational reading for PreK-2. \n  \nSara Vartanian is an educational consultant\, reading coach\, and an educator with over 10 years of classroom experience. \n\nJoin the Be a Literacy Hero community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n Scholastic Education’s digital solutions help educators impact their students’ literacy achievement where it’s needed most. Through access to 1000s of high-quality ebooks and research-based digital literacy tools\, their child-centric digital products develop students’ literacy skills leading to fluent readers for life. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacyhero20180828/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180828-literacyhero-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180827T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180827T180000 DTSTAMP:20180827T221707Z CREATED:20180712T220129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180827T221707Z UID:27390-1535389200-1535392800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Creating Student Voice and Choice for Coding and Robotics DESCRIPTION:Presented by Charlotte Cheng\, Curriculum Content Manager\, Wonder Workshop\nSponsored by Wonder Workshop \nWatch the Recording\nTo help students take ownership of their own learning\, many educators are integrating more voice and choice in their classrooms. With voice\, students are given the chance to express their ideas and creativity. With choice\, students are given opportunities to personalize their learning experience and make educated decisions. \nHow can we integrate more voice and choice when teaching coding and robotics? In this edWebinar\, Charlotte Cheng\, Curriculum Content Manager at Wonder Workshop\, explores tips and tricks on how to incorporate activities and strategies so that students can take ownership of their coding experience. \nSee how Wonder Workshop utilizes these strategies in their new middle school Applied Robotics Curriculum through activity menus\, project pathways\, and differentiated difficulties. \nCome learn about the design thinking behind the Applied Robotics Curriculum and pick up general strategies on how to add more voice and choice in your school as well! Elementary and middle school teachers and school and district leaders will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter\nWith over 15 years of curriculum design experience\, Charlotte Cheng\, Curriculum Content Manager at Wonder Workshop\, 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. \nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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 URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/code20180827/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180827-code-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T180000 DTSTAMP:20180827T215744Z CREATED:20180724T163642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180827T215744Z UID:27493-1535043600-1535047200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Sensors: Past\, Present\, and Still Processing DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dylan Portelance\, Product Manager\, Wonder Workshop; and David Ko\, Firmware Engineer\, Wonder Workshop\nSponsored by Wonder Workshop \nWatch the Recording\nWhat are sensors and how do they work? What phenomena can we perceive ourselves and what additional sensing capability can technology provide? What can students learn about sensors and programming and how can these lessons be made developmentally appropriate for different grade levels? \nThroughout this edWebinar\, Dylan Portelance and David Ko of Wonder Workshop explore the power and limitations of human perception\, a history of sensors and the technology that makes them possible\, as well as the impact of sensor data on society and the world. Learn about how robots understand their surroundings and themselves through data collection\, processing\, and sensor fusion. Finally\, take a glimpse inside Cue the CleverBot from Wonder Workshop and see how students and teachers are programming and interacting with sensors to build computational thinking and robotics skills. \nTeachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of all grade levels will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenters \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. \nDavid Ko\, Firmware Engineer at Wonder Workshop\, studied mechanical engineering and computer science at UC Davis and attained his Ph.D. with an emphasis in computational evolutionary optimization algorithms in 2014. As part of the firmware team at Wonder Workshop\, David gets to design and play with robots all day. His tasks include all things robot related\, such as sensor fusion\, motor control\, and line following. \n\nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\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 URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/code20180823/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180817-code-event2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T170000 DTSTAMP:20180823T212858Z CREATED:20180718T194131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180823T212858Z UID:27435-1535040000-1535043600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Back to School Basics: How to Reach the Child who Struggles from the Start DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jill Molli\, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor\nSponsored by Frog Street Press \nWatch the Recording\nThe first six weeks of school are critical for establishing routines and practices that increase academic performance\, boost teacher effectiveness and satisfaction\, and reduce discipline referrals. There is a way to permanently change children’s behaviors\, even the children with the most difficult behaviors. Children must be both willing to learn how to behave and must 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. Learn the skills needed to transform children who are aggressive and defiant into cooperative members of your learning community from the start. In this edWebinar\, Jill Molli\, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor\, discusses: \n\nHow to help the children change their behavior from hurtful to helpful while using strategies that literally wire their brain for self-control for the rest of their lives\nHow to take daily conflicts (hitting\, tattling\, name calling) and turn these moments into teaching opportunities\nHow to create a school family classroom where children choose to be cooperative and are motivated by caring instead of candy\nHow to create an environment where even the children with the most aggressive behaviors are accepted and included as valuable members\n\nChildcare\, Head Start\, and PreK through elementary teachers\, and school and district leaders will benefit from watching this recorded session. \nAbout the Presenter \nJill Molli 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 Conscious Discipline Master Instructor 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. \nJoin the Early Childhood Learning Solutions community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\n Frog 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/earlychildhood20180823/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180524-earlychildhood-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T160000 DTSTAMP:20180822T212226Z CREATED:20180719T192055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180822T212226Z UID:27457-1534950000-1534953600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Single Sign-On and Rostering: Why Districts Are Going in a New Direction DESCRIPTION:Presented by Larry Jones\, IT Network Administrator\, Greeneville City Schools\, Greeneville\, TN; and Megan Uotila\, Director of Instructional Technology\, ClassLink\nSponsored by ClassLink \nWatch the Recording\nIn this edWebinar\, learn from one of Tennessee’s top-performing school districts where teachers and students enjoy fast\, secure\, and equitable technology access for all. From single sign-on and rostering to communication and training\, their keys to unlocking edtech’s potential ensure the door is always open. Find out how….and how you can do it too. \nLarry Jones\, IT Network Administrator at Greeneville City Schools in Greeneville\, TN\, and Megan Uotila\, Director of Instructional Technology at ClassLink\, demonstrates: \n\nWhy school districts are moving away from in-house and/or inflexible systems to a customizable single sign-on option for students and teachers\nHow this change creates a fast\, easy\, and sustainable win for the district while meeting the needs of instruction along the way\nWhy factors such as security\, flexibility\, and expanding resource libraries are driving districts towards next-gen platforms\nHow individualized access is leading to organizational improvements in utilization\nHow analytics as a function of single sign-on and rostering is informing strategic level decisions\n\nLarry shares success stories with ClassLink\, the leading single sign-on platform in education today. Learn about the importance of access\, the value in an inclusive approach to sign-on\, and the essentials for realizing the full potential of digital learning. Larry gives a first-hand account of what it’s like to evaluate\, implement\, and manage a robust single sign-on\, class-rostering\, and analytics platform. \nSchool and district leaders\, IT network administrators\, directors of technology\, and CIOs will benefit from watching this recorded session. \n About the Presenters \nLarry Jones is the IT network administrator for the Greeneville City Schools in Tennessee\, a position he has held for 21 years. He served in the United States Marine Corps as an F-4 (Phantom) plane captain (crew chief). He saw his first personal computer while in the Marine Corps and knew that was the career path he wanted to pursue. He has worked in IT for over 36 years. Before coming to the Greeneville City Schools\, he worked for a variety of system integrators in East Tennessee. The district is considered to be an innovator for instructional technology. Greeneville’s IT team has earned numerous national\, state\, and regional awards for excellence in their technology program. He holds three post-secondary degrees: an A.S. in computer science\, a B.A. in religion\, and a Master of Divinity degree. He currently also serves as the pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Mohawk\, Tennessee\, a position he has held for over 26 years. He is happily married to Angela\, a retired educator. They have one son\, Adam. He enjoys all things related to technology. \n \nAs a director at ClassLink\, Megan Uotila supports domestic and international school systems helping to implement the use of technology in classrooms\, make technology simple and easy to use\, and ultimately improve learning outcomes and student achievement. In her six years at ClassLink\, her success has been driven by consistently sharpening her ability to hear the voice of her customers and identify their unique needs. Megan brings extensive experience acquired over 15 years in consultative sales\, marketing and customer service. Her unique expertise to align strategies\, procedures and products with organizational goals is supported by her background in behavioral science as a researcher and graduate of the University of California\, Irvine. Coming from a family of school district leaders and administrators\, K-12 education is a natural fit for Megan and where she strives to make a difference. \nJoin the Technology in Schools community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5\,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google\, Office 365\, and Dropbox cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. Accessible from any computer\, tablet or smartphone\, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/technology20180822/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180822-technology-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T180000 DTSTAMP:20180919T185118Z CREATED:20180719T163100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T185118Z UID:27455-1534870800-1534874400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:My Class is Out of Control: What is My First Move? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shannon Holden\, Assistant Principal\, Republic Middle School\, MO \nWatch the Recording\nStudent misbehavior puts a teacher immediately on the spot. One wrong move and a minor discipline issue can embolden other students to misbehave as well. The teacher’s first move will either fan the flames of disruption or extinguish them. \nIn this edWebinar\, teacher coach and school administrator Shannon Holden shows teachers how to immediately squash behavioral flare-ups among students during class. Educators in the elementary through high school levels will benefit from watching this recorded session. \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 Teacher HELP! community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/teacherhelp20180821/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180821-teacherhelp-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T170000 DTSTAMP:20180823T214141Z CREATED:20180727T183910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180823T214141Z UID:27519-1534867200-1534870800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Create Powerful STEM Lessons Through Design Thinking DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christine Gonzalez\, former educator and Customer Advocate\, 3P Learning\nSponsored by Mathletics \nWatch the Recording\nAs the back-to-school season starts\, learn how to set your classes up for success by creating powerful STEM lessons where every student is engaged and empowered to make decisions about their own learning. \nIn this edWebinar\, learn about using lesson design as a first step toward tailoring instruction to meet the needs of your students. While shifting from teacher-led to student-driven instruction is the goal\, finding a balance between both approaches and empowering students’ self-directed learning comes with various challenges. Former educator Christine Gonzalez shares well-designed lessons that provide design thinking processes and scaffolding for students as they transition to a more student-centered approach and prepare them for life beyond the classroom. \nThe approach to lesson design in this edWebinar is based on Universal Design for Learning practices partnered with research-based frameworks for personalization\, differentiation and project-based learning (PBL)\, focusing on engaging students with important elements of creativity and collaboration. \nThis recorded session supports you with a comprehensive format for designing STEM lessons by: \n\nExploring digital and traditional tools for making learning visible in blended learning classrooms\nSharing insights from well-designed learning experiences and ideas for creating opportunities for students to self-assess\nPartnering design thinking processes with researched formats for supporting student growth and development\n\nAll K12 teachers and administrators interested in ways to empower and engage students with self-directed STEM learning are invited to watch this recorded edWebinar. \nAbout the Presenter \nAn Instructional Designer and Customer Advocate for 3P Learning\, Christine Gonzalez is passionate about instructional design in today’s classrooms. After interactive museum exhibits sparked her interest in instructional design\, she attended graduate school at Purdue University\, obtaining her master’s degree in instructional design and technology integration. Starting as a teacher at an elementary school in a Chicago suburb for eight years\, she has since worked in the education technology industry for the last six years. She continues to take educator classes at the Museum of Science and Industry to better understand designing lessons for STEM content. In her spare time\, she volunteers at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and advocates for animal conservation. Her dream classroom looks like an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. \nJoin the Building Understanding in Mathematics community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view past edWebinars to earn CE certificates. \nedWeb members can download a personalized CE certificate from their edWeb member page. Not a member?  Join here! \n\nAbout the Sponsor \nAn award-winning online platform\, Mathletics supports and caters to each teacher’s unique blend of student-driven learning and teacher-led instruction. With curriculum-aligned content and a suite of blended learning tools\, Mathletics helps teachers and students achieve learning outcomes. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/math20180821/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20180821-math-event.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR