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SUMMARY:Creating\, Customizing\, and Using Visual Schedules with Students on the Autism Spectrum
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mandi Rickelman\, MA\, Director of Early Childhood Services and Co-Director of Welcoming Spaces Program\, Monarch Center for Autism\, Bellefaire JCB \nSponsored by Monarch Center for Autism\, STAR Autism Support\, and VizZle \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nStudents with autism tend to thrive when they have predictable routines and well-defined expectations. Not only do these help minimize anxiety\, but they promote understanding\, confidence\, and willingness to participate. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\, the 2020-2021 school year has been anything but predictable; it has been an extremely challenging time that has provoked fear and anxiety. As students begin to return to in-person learning it is more important than ever for educators\, therapists\, and families to establish predictable routines and expectations. In this recorded edWebinar\, Mandi Rickelman discusses an effective way to do this through the use of visual schedules. Viewers will learn: \n\nWhat a visual schedule is\nWhy they are so important\nWhat they accomplish\nWhen they are necessary\nHow to create\, customize\, and implement visual schedules\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school leaders\, therapists\, and aides.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nMandi Rickelman\, MA is the director of the early childhood services and co-director of the Welcoming Spaces Program at Monarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB. Mandi has served individuals with autism for more than 16 years in numerous capacities including as an administrator\, classroom teacher\, trainer of teachers\, parents\, and professionals\, and a public speaker. She oversees a team of staff and students at Monarch’s Preschool and Day School. In addition\, she presents to diverse audiences and provides consultation on numerous subjects related to autism including greater accessibility for individuals with autism in the community\, inclusive environmental design for community centers\, and how visual supports enhance communication and help to organize\, teach\, and prepare for daily routines and community outings. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nMonarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB\, is located in Cleveland\, Ohio. Monarch offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for individuals ages three through adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Highlights\, which incorporate Monarch’s visual language treatment model\, include a preschool; day school for children\, adolescents & young adults; transition education program; summer & extended school year programs; therapeutic residential treatment program; adult vocational & supported living programs; and community training. \n \nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction! \n \nVizZle provides a library of more than 14\,000 lessons and the tools and media to customize them or create your own from scratch. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level\, assigned to any student\, and played on iPad or Android tablets\, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically. This award-winning software is developed collaboratively with educators.
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SUMMARY:Creating Your Own Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a District Team
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Zac Chase\, District Secondary ELA Curriculum and Library & Media Services Coordinator\, St. Vrain Valley School District (CO); and Nannette McMurtry\, Instructional Coordinator\, St. Vrain Valley School District (CO) \nSponsored by Writable \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWhen planning a new literacy curriculum or simply daily learning experiences\, it’s key to balance the needs of students with a set of clearly communicated standards and goals. As an alternative to a pre-built curriculum that limits customization\, some educators turn to building their own. \nLike many districts\, St. Vrain Valley School District was faced with this very challenge. They support a diverse group of over 32\,000 students just outside of Denver\, CO. To help every student be successful\, they decided to build a curriculum from the ground up that met their specific needs\, including high-quality reading and writing tasks\, authentic audience\, and a focus on inclusion and representation. \nIn this recorded edWebinar you’ll meet leaders from St. Vrain Valley School District’s curriculum and technology team and learn how they were able to build their own ELA curriculum from the ground up. You’ll hear why they decided on this path\, how they set learning goals\, chose tools and technology resources\, and created successful collaboration among teachers and school leaders. They also share advice to best help you start creating or customizing your own curriculum\, too! \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, coaches\, teachers on special assignment\, curriculum coordinators\, leaders\, developers\, and directors\, technology coordinators and directors\, and ELA department heads. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nZac Chase is the district secondary ELA curriculum and library & media services coordinator at St. Vrain Valley School District\, a 32\,000-student district outside of Denver\, CO. SVVSD is a district comprised of 14 different municipalities that features a 1:1 student-to-device ratio in its 50+ elementary and secondary schools. In his role there\, he is responsible for curriculum development and curation\, library support\, and media curation. \nBefore embracing Colorado\, Zac learned and taught with students in Sarasota\, FL and then Philadelphia\, PA as a middle and high school ELA teacher. His last classroom was in Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy—an inquiry-driven\, project-based school where Zac also worked to plan and coordinate faculty professional learning. He has also worked with schools and school systems nationally and internationally to consider how to create learning spaces that tap into human curiosity while building pathways to student academic success. Zac is the co-author of Building School 2.0: How to Create the Schools We Need and was lead author of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan while at the U.S. Department of Education. \n \nNannette McMurtry is an educator with experience in the classroom\, as well as school and district leadership. Her past experience includes teaching students in high school English classes\, and she will always be an English teacher at heart. In her current role\, Nannette supports students\, teachers\, and administrators implementing innovative learning practices and resources around the district and in the new online school\, LaunchED. She finds magic in this work when she knows that she helps students access and experience learning that empowers them to be creative thinkers\, innovators and problem solvers. Nannette has presented at local\, regional\, and national conferences facilitating conversations on innovative learning and classroom design\, blended learning\, and the power of teachers as storytellers. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Literacy and Critical Thinking community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nWritable is a guided writing program that helps teachers scaffold and motivate students to become purposeful\, proficient writers\, and helps schools assess and monitor writing growth. With 600+ assignments and prompts (or create your own)\, many types of feedback\, and district or state assessments\, Writable helps teachers save time on prep and grading while focusing their writing instruction.
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SUMMARY:Math Processes for All Young Learners: Setting the Stage for Long-Term Success in Geometry and Measurement – Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning\, ORIGO Education \nSponsored by ORIGO Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWe often think of mathematics skills as beginning with counting. While this is one of the early skills we assess\, there are other mathematical reasoning processes that are foundational to school mathematics. Research tells us that early mathematics skills are a better predictor of adult socioeconomic status (SES) than are childhood SES or reading achievement. Developing these foundational beginning processes is critical to establishing this firm foundation. In addition\, students who struggle may have gaps in these beginning processes which impact many domains of mathematics. Supporting these learners to shore up these foundations is equally essential. \nIn part two of this two-part series\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore reviews the five beginning processes and share a deeper look at how they impact student understanding of geometry and measurement. How does understanding attributes and comparing support the ability to measure? What are the roles of matching and sorting in identifying shapes? We share activities for young learners to establish the foundation as well as resources that could support intervention in these areas for school-age learners. Watch Sara to learn more about these essential beginning processes for mathematics and how they can support your students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school leaders\, and math leaders and coaches of the preK through elementary levels.  \nMath Processes for All Young Learners: Setting the Stage for Long-Term Success in Numbers and Operations – Part 1 \n \nAbout the Presenter \nSara Delano Moore\, Ph.D. serves as Director of Professional Learning and Chair of the Mathematics Advisory Board at ORIGO Education. A fourth-generation educator\, Sara’s work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning mathematics. Her interests include building mathematical comprehension and operation sense\, incorporating high-quality literature into mathematics instruction\, and connecting mathematics with engineering design and computational thinking. Sara has served as a classroom teacher of mathematics and science\, a mathematics teacher educator at the University of Kentucky\, Director of the Kentucky Center for Middle School Academic Achievement\, and Director of Mathematics & Science at ETA Hand2Mind. She has authored numerous articles in professional journals and is a co-author of the Mathematize It! series of books. She is also a member of the Visible Learning for Mathematics writing team\, including two volumes of the Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom series. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Mathematics for Young Learners community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \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.
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SUMMARY:More Than Just a Buzzword: Embedding “Equity-Mindedness” for Concrete Change
DESCRIPTION:Presented by James Bridgeforth\, Research Associate\, USC Race and Equity Center and USC Rossier Center on Education Policy\, Equity\, and Governance; and Bianca Licata\, Professional Development Associate\, Center for Technology and School Change at Teachers College\, Columbia University \nSponsored by Scholastic Digital Solutions \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edLeader Panel Learn more \nResearch has demonstrated that school policy\, teacher pedagogies\, and educational leadership are directly impacted by broader societal issues. Over a year since its emergence\, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight ongoing inequities through its disproportionate impact on communities of color. This has coincided with the rise in frequency of racial violence\, most recently targeting Black and Asian communities within the United States. \nPut plainly\, our communities are enduring multiple crises. It is therefore critical that educational leaders at every level are equipped to address the ways these crises manifest (and have manifested) within K-12 educational settings\, in order to define and create a “new normal” rooted in equity-mindedness. This moment calls all educators to reconstruct learning to meet children where they are\, and ultimately guide them towards a brighter\, equitable future. \nIn this recorded edLeader Panel\, viewers will: \n\nLearn what equity-mindedness means as a way of thinking\, working\, and living\nConcretize recurring conversations around diversity\, equity\, and inclusion that impact our youth\nReflect on “norms” within our schools that are inequitable by design\nDevise ways to create more equitable norms and strategies moving forward\n\nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of the kindergarten through middle school levels. \n \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJames Bridgeforth is a research associate at the University of Southern California (USC) Race and Equity Center and the USC Rossier Center on Education Policy\, Equity\, and Governance. He is also a Ph.D. student at the Rossier School of Education at USC. James began his professional experience in education as a college admissions officer and later transitioned to K-12 education as an elementary school teacher in both traditional public and charter schools. James earned his master’s degree in educational administration and policy from the University of Georgia and bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Georgia College & State University. \n \n \nBianca Licata is a professional development associate at the Center for Technology and School Change at Teachers College (TC)\, Columbia University. She is also an Ed.D. student in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at TC. Bianca taught high school and middle school English\, and now teaches writing at Manhattan Marymount College and summer courses at TC. Her research explores how teachers and students construct identities that resist oppressive policies and asks how teacher-student collaboration can build more just systems within schools. Bianca earned her master’s degree in teaching from the University of San Francisco\, and her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Santa Barbara\, California. \n  \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels. \n\n \nAt Scholastic\, we believe in empowering children to thrive in school and in life. That’s why we created literacy solutions that meet each child where they are and ensure that they learn the skills and build the knowledge necessary for their literacy journey. Our digital programs offer thousands of high-quality ebooks and research-based literacy tools that can be accessed in school\, at home\, or on the go. From transformative instruction to expert professional development and groundbreaking family and community engagement\, we are with you every step of the way on the path to literacy.
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SUMMARY:Getting Ready to Learn: Using Media Resources to Support Young Learners
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Andrew Fletcher\, Senior Executive Director\, Early Literacy\, New York City Department of Education; Rebekah Nelson\, Instructional Specialist\, Early Literacy\, New York City Department of Education; and Sandy Goldberg\, Education Director\, The WNET Group \nSponsored by The WNET Group and the New York City Department of Education\n \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs the 2020-21 school year ends\, we can look ahead together to a brighter 2021-22 school year. Helping young learners prepare for the new school year and build critical literacy and academic skills is a head start for success. In this recorded edWebinar\, educators from the WNET Group\, New York’s flagship PBS station\, and representatives from the New York City Department of Education share how the city’s Early Literacy Team is meeting the challenges of equity and excellence for every learner. These master educators share pedagogy\, practical tips and techniques for integrating media resources into everyday learning activities for young learners at school and at home to introduce\, reinforce and enrich learning for every young child. edWebinar viewers will get a special preview of some of the literacy\, science\, math\, and social studies videos and accompanying resources that teachers and parents can use to ignite curiosity\, build foundational skills\, and introduce children to the wonder and joy of learning. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK through elementary teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, professional development leaders\, curriculum leaders\, technology directors and coordinators\, and early childhood program directors. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAs a teacher\, literacy coach\, and educator for the past almost 20 years\, it has been Andrew Fletcher’s life mission to ensure literacy for all. Andrew began his teaching career in San Francisco and later taught in Los Angeles and New York. He is currently Senior Executive Director of Early Literacy within the Division of Early Childhood Education at the New York City Department of Education. The Early Literacy Team works to ensure equity and excellence for all through its implementation of the Mayor’s and Chancellor’s Universal Literacy Initiative\, which has the goal of every student being able to read on grade level by the conclusion of the second-grade year. \n \nBelieving that education and social justice are one and the same\, Rebekah Nelson has been an educator for nearly 15 years. She began her career in an elementary classroom in the South Bronx\, where she solidified her passion for educational equity and realized the importance of high-quality instruction. She has served in several roles at the New York City Department of Education\, providing professional learning to educators\, developing instructional resources\, and supporting citywide literacy initiatives. Rebekah is currently an instructional specialist with New York City’s Early Literacy Team\, working towards the goal of ensuring that all students are reading on grade level by the end of second grade. \n \nSandy Goldberg is the education director in the Kids’ Media & Education department at the WNET Group\, New York’s flagship PBS station. In that capacity\, she oversees the department’s preK-12 content production\, professional development and outreach efforts and helps to create a vision for the department’s future growth and development. Sandy has worked in the education field for over 30 years and is an experienced classroom teacher\, technology staff developer\, and educational software producer. \n  \n  \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Ignite Digital Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nThe WNET Group creates inspiring media content and meaningful experiences for diverse audiences nationwide. It is the nonprofit parent company of New York’s THIRTEEN – America’s flagship PBS station – WLIW21\, THIRTEEN PBSKids\, WLIW World and Create; Long Island’s only NPR station WLIW-FM; and ALL ARTS\, the arts and culture media provider. The WNET Group also operates NJ PBS\, New Jersey’s statewide public television network\, and newsroom NJ Spotlight News. Through these channels and streaming platforms\, The WNET Group brings arts\, culture\, education\, news\, documentary\, entertainment and DIY programming to more than five million viewers each month. The WNET Group’s award-winning productions include signature PBS series Nature\, Great Performances\, American Masters\, PBS NewsHour Weekend and Amanpour and Company and trusted local news programs MetroFocus and NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi. Inspiring curiosity and nurturing dreams\, The WNET Group’s award-winning Kids’ Media and Education team produces the PBS KIDS series Cyberchase\, interactive Mission US history games\, and resources for families\, teachers and caregivers. A leading public media producer for nearly 60 years\, The WNET Group presents and distributes content that fosters lifelong learning\, including multi-platform initiatives addressing poverty\, jobs\, economic opportunity\, social justice\, understanding and the environment. Through Passport\, station members can stream new and archival programming anytime\, anywhere. Community-supported\, The WNET Group represents the best in public media. Join us.
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SUMMARY:Inquiry Learning Step by Step
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School (CT); Jen McCarty Plucker\, Ed.D.\, Director of Professional Learning\, Mackin Educational Resources; and Lindsay Simmons\, M.A.\, Professional Learning Specialist\, Mackin Educational Resources \nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThere are many excellent inquiry models out there\, but what does it look like to work through them? What should students be doing? How does each stage of inquiry inform subsequent stages? Why is inquiry recursive? How do we empower learners to move past relying on “above the fold” Google results? To what extent can they distinguish\, then relinquish reference resources as they deepen their research? \nDuring the Emerging Tech community’s March edWebinar\, which featured the work of Dr. Joyce Valenza\, Grace McCusker\, and their team\, we briefly touched on this\, then promised to revisit the discussion. In this session\, Michelle Luhtala takes a deep dive into building strong inquiry skills. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of grades 6-12.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMichelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut\, was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Follow Michelle on Twitter @mluhtala. \n \nDr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker has spent over 20 years in public education\, first as an English teacher and high school speech coach\, then as a reading intervention specialist and literacy coordinator at a high-performing high school in the Midwest. She has also been a teaching and learning coordinator leading 6-12 English/language arts\, literacy\, social studies\, and English learner programming. Currently\, she is Literacy Consultant and Director of Mackin Learning. \n \nLindsay Simmons\, M.A.\, Professional Learning Specialist\, has several years of experience working as an upper elementary school teacher and has most recently served as the STEM education programming manager for a science center in Pennsylvania. She has her master’s degree in art history with a museum studies certificate and has a passion for learning about most effective engagement strategies\, in both design and learning. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Emerging Tech for Schools and Libraries community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nMackin is one of the top providers of library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of nearly 3 million printed titles\, and more than 1.9 million digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks and video resources to schools around the globe.
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SUMMARY:Data-Driven Intervention and Instruction: Accelerate Growth with Effective Student and School Supports
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kate Pechacek\, M.Ed.\, C&I\, Director of Solutions Engineering\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAfter a year of ongoing disruptions\, educators are working to meet new needs while focusing on the learning and growth of each student. By leveraging data\, educators have a roadmap for understanding and meeting students’ academic and social-emotional behavior (SEB) needs\, for making effective intervention and instruction decisions\, and guiding system-level\, sustainable supports. However\, there can be much confusion around how to develop a realistic\, data-driven plan—and how to put your district’s plan into motion over the summer and into the fall. \nWatch this recorded edWebinar to help your team leverage your Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and take a data-driven\, sustainable approach to addressing unfinished learning and equitably accelerating growth for all students. \nIn this recorded session\, you will: \n\nExplore a tiered framework for using instructional and intervention supports in a way that meets students’ needs while optimizing system-level efficiencies\, providing much-needed relief to teachers and administrators\nUnpack how key assessments provide visibility and clarity into each student’s needs (even in hybrid or remote environments) to target and increase effective instruction and intervention\nDiscover strategies for maximizing effectiveness and learner-centered efficiencies at Tier 1\, Tier 2\, and Tier 3\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, assessment leaders and specialists\, instructional coaches\, and data analysts and specialists.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKate Pechacek is Director of Solutions Engineering at Illuminate Education and has nearly 25 years of experience in teaching and learning. She started out in the classroom as a secondary math teacher before taking on roles as Secondary Curriculum Coordinator\, District-Wide MTSS Coordinator\, and Director of Secondary Education. At Illuminate\, she works with educators nationwide to help them deepen and enrich their approaches to equity and leveraging data to support each student. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Assessment for Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools.
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SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Why Leadership Matters for Ensuring All Children Have Choice\, Opportunity\, and Access
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. LaTonya Goffney\, Superintendent\, Aldine Independent School District (TX); Dr. Javier Villarreal\, Chief Human Resources Officer\, Aldine Independent School District (TX); Dr. Todd Davis\, Chief Academic Officer\, Aldine Independent School District (TX); and Sheleah D. Reed\, APR\, Chief Communications Officer\, Aldine Independent School District (TX)\nModerated by Dr. Gustavo Balderas\, Superintendent\, Edmonds School District (WA) \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nPlease watch Aldine Independent School District’s Superintendent\, Dr. LaTonya Goffney\, Chief Academic Officer\, Dr. Todd Davis\, Chief Human Resources Officer\, Dr. Javier Villarreal\, and Chief Communications Officer\, Sheleah D. Reed\, as they share the district’s journey in creating equitable opportunities for all students. They are champions for equity\, leadership\, and literacy. In this recorded edWebinar\, the presenters share stories and illuminate the issues that are most important in ensuring ALL children have choice\, opportunity\, and access from the very beginning of their lives as students. In the Aldine Independent School District\, leadership matters\, and everyone is a leader who makes a difference in the trajectory of a student’s life. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. LaTonya M. Goffney serves as the superintendent of schools for the Aldine Independent School District. Since taking the helm in July 2018\, Dr. Goffney has dedicated herself to nearly 67\,000 students and more than 9\,000 employees of the district as well as the entire Aldine community. She has increased student achievement in every district she’s served in by focusing on early childhood education\, literacy\, targeted professional development for teachers\, and collaboration across the community\, including developing business and school partnerships\, parent engagement\, and communication. \nIn recognition of her efforts\, Dr. Goffney has received numerous awards and honors\, including being named Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards in 2017 and the Texas Association of School Administrators nominee for the 2018 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year award. \nA native of Coldspring\, Texas\, Dr. Goffney is a graduate of Sam Houston State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history\, a master’s in educational administration\, and a doctorate in educational leadership. She served as Superintendent of Schools for both Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD and Lufkin ISD before becoming Superintendent of Aldine ISD. \n \n \nDr. Javier Villarreal was announced as the district’s new Chief Human Resources Officer in November 2018. Dr. Villarreal brings 19 years of educational experience to Aldine. \nPrior to coming to Aldine\, Dr. Villarreal served Fort Bend ISD as the assistant superintendent of school leadership. Dr. Villarreal has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston\, as the principal of Edison Middle School and DeZavala Elementary School in Houston ISD\, and as an assistant principal at Ortiz Middle School in HISD. He began his educational career as a first-\, second-\, and fourth-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School. Dr. Villarreal earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Houston\, his master’s degree in education from the University of St. Thomas and his doctorate of education from the University of Houston. \n \nDr. Todd Davis was named Chief Academic Officer in May of 2019. Dr. Davis has devoted all of his 28 years in education to Aldine ISD and has served in a variety of capacities. As CAO\, he will be responsible for providing leadership in planning\, developing\, maintaining and evaluating all of the district’s curriculum and instruction. With oversight over several departments\, he will provide direct supervision of curriculum staff and guide instructional development. \n \n \nSheleah Reed heads the Communications Office at Aldine Independent School District where she is responsible for providing leadership\, vision\, direction and execution of major district communication programs\, strategies\, events and activities. \nFor more than 15 years\, Sheleah’s work focused on branding\, crisis communications and marketing. She has had stints at The Princeton Review\, Texas Southern University\, Prairie View A&M University\, Spring ISD and Houston ISD. Prior to joining AISD\, Sheleah was the strategic engagement and outreach officer in business operations at Houston ISD. She oversaw the communications efforts of the Business Services unit\, which included four departments—Nutrition Services\, Transportation\, Facilities and Bond. \nSheleah holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Prairie View A&M University and master’s degree in journalism and public relations from Texas Christian University. She is also an Accredited Public Relations practitioner. \nThe native Houstonian is active in professional and civic organizations including the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) where she serves on the Nominating Committee. Sheleah\, a public education advocate\, is a Leadership ISD Harris County Fellow (Class 2018). \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Gustavo Balderas began his life as the child of migrant farmworkers in Eastern Oregon and developed his love of learning and passion for education in Oregon Public Schools\, from kindergarten through his doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of Oregon. \nDr. Balderas has been an educator for 30 years. He started his career in education as a high school teacher and counselor in the Hillsboro School District after teaching briefly in Texas. He moved on to elementary and middle school administrative roles and then served as an area director overseeing a cluster of K-12 schools and coordinating district curricula\, as well as serving as an assistant superintendent of support services\, also all in the Hillsboro School District. He served as Superintendent in California and Oregon prior to beginning his tenure. \nHis career highlights include improving equity and culture proficiency in the state’s K-12 instruction through the Oregon Leadership Network and the Oregon State Action for Educational Leadership Project\, and developing equal access and opportunity to instruction and equity systems around student behavior and hiring practices in the districts where he has worked. Dr. Balderas was appointed to serve on the Oregon State Board of Education in 2018. \nBeing engaged with the community is important to Dr. Balderas\, and he has served on several local and state educational and civic boards to develop and grow community partnerships. In addition to serving on the Oregon State Board of Education\, he was a board member of the Oregon Department of Education English Learner Advisory Group\, Connected Lane County and Early Learning Alliance. Dr. Balderas is also a volunteer consulting superintendent for the Education Research and Development Institute and the Suburban School Superintendents national organizations. He is a founding member and past president of the Oregon Association of Latino Administrators. He currently serves as NW Regional Representative and Treasurer for the National Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents. \nDr. Balderas was named the Oregon Distinguished Latinx Educator of the Year\, The Oregon Superintendent of the Year\, and the AASA National Superintendent of the Year. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
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SUMMARY:The Transformation and Funding of PreK-12 Professional Learning in the COVID Era
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kathy Mickey\, Senior Analyst/Managing Editor\, Education Group\, Simba Information; Joyce Whitby\, President\, Innovations4Education; and Lisa Schmucki\, Founder and CEO\, edWeb.net \nSponsored by Simba Information\, a business of Market Research.com \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nOnline professional learning has accelerated rapidly during the pandemic and has been identified as one of the silver linings of the pandemic. Professional learning is also one of the district expenditures that aligns with the ESSER funding. Watch a recorded edWebinar on how COVID-19 has impacted preK-12 professional learning\, and how to help districts align their professional learning needs with the ARP funding. \nOur panelists include Kathy Mickey\, Managing Editor of Simba Information\, who discusses the Simba PreK-12 Professional Learning Market 2020 report. The report was issued during the pandemic and examines the continued transformation from top-down professional development to teacher-led\, job-embedded\, continuous professional learning that has been going on for several years. Kathy discusses: \n\nThe increase in need and demand for professional learning.\nThe topics in demand now.\nChanges in how educators want professional learning delivered.\nHow the pandemic accelerated changes\, and which changes are most likely to stick around.\n\nLisa Schmucki\, founder and CEO of edWeb.net\, reports on edWeb’s Annual Professional Learning Survey conducted in April 2021. The survey has tracked attitudes and preferences over four years. This year\, the survey added questions on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on professional learning. \nJoyce Whitby\, President of Innovations4Education\, has been working with clients on how to help districts meet their professional learning needs with ARP funding. The need for quality professional learning is higher than ever\, and industry partners can help educators make the best use of these funds. \nThis edWebinar is part of our edFocus series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the future of education. The recorded program will be of interest to district leaders and industry executives in K-12 education.  \nView all previous recordings in our edFocus series here. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKathy Mickey is Senior Analyst/Managing Editor of the Education Group at Simba Information\, where she leads research on the PreK-12\, higher education and workforce education markets. Kathy writes the biweekly business intelligence newsletter Educational Marketer\, oversees the K-12-focused biweekly business intelligence newsletter Electronic Education Report\, and works on a number of annual market forecast reports. She joined Simba in 2000. \n \nJoyce Whitby is the president of Innovations4Education. She is a lifelong educator who spent over ten years teaching graduate-level courses in educational technology at Long Island University\, where\, in 1984\, she developed the T.E.A.M. program (Telecommunications\, Education\, and Multimedia). Since then\, Joyce has been in the business of educational technology with key roles in professional development\, marketing\, and sales leadership. Most notably she has developed strategic sales initiatives targeting complex and urban environments for several organizations including WICAT Systems\, Jostens Learning\, Scientific Learning\, Apple Computer\, Monarch Teaching Technologies (makers of VizZle\, an app for students with autism)\, and the education group of West Corporation (SchoolMessenger solutions). She has been an active member of SIIA for over 15 years. \n \nLisa Schmucki is the founder and CEO of edWeb.net. Lisa is an education\, publishing\, and media industry veteran with 40 years’ experience in product development\, professional learning\, marketing\, and entrepreneurship. Lisa has served on the Board of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network and is on the Advisory Council for the ERDI Alliance for Education Impact. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has a master’s degree from the Stern School of Business at NYU. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the edFocus | Education Industry Network community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nSimba Information is widely recognized as the leading authority for business intelligence in the educational and professional media industry\, delivering an independent perspective on the people\, events and alliances that shape the K-12 and higher education markets through newsletters and research reports.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/edfocus20210521/
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SUMMARY:Act on Relief Funding Now – How It Can Be Used to Address Learning Loss and Meet Student Needs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Don Gemeinhardt\, Director\, Strategic Grants and Finance Development\, Boxlight; Dr. Alex Leis\, CEO\, Boxlight-EOS; and Hannah Olson\, Product Manager of STEM Solutions\, Boxlight\, and Co-Founder\, MyStemKits\nModerated by Aleasha Stevens\, Education Consultant\, Boxlight \nSponsored by Boxlight \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edLeader Panel Learn more \nFederal relief funding is a welcome benefit to districts and schools struggling to help teachers and students stay connected and continue teaching and learning. Yet\, navigating the process is cumbersome without assistance. In this edLeader Panel\, watch Dr. Don Gemeinhardt discuss the how\, what\, when\, and why’s of the federal relief funding. For those who have attempted to apply for funding but have been overcome by the process\, this is a must-attend discussion since many applications are due soon. \nAlso learn about solutions to help teachers improve instruction\, even via remote or hybrid learning. These solutions meet many of the criteria of federal funding requirements including but not limited to addressing learning loss\, providing and conducting activities for students with unique needs\, and planning for long-term school closures. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders at all grade levels. \n \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDon Gemeinhardt\, Ed.D.\, MBA\, MSS\, (Colonel\, Retired USAF) is Director of Strategic Grants and Finance Development at Boxlight. Dr. Gemeinhardt’s experience goes from teaching for 30 years both in and out of the Air Force to currently teaching in education\, law enforcement\, and business programs and as a curriculum developer in these areas. Dr. Gemeinhardt started out teaching in K-12 as an assistant teacher and from then on loved the educational and training field. After retiring from the Air Force in 2003 he worked for several years in the simulation training development area for the Research Triangle Institute in a wide variety of education\, training and analysis efforts and wrote several papers in these areas. Through his own company\, Educational\, Development and Training (EDT) Systems Inc.\, he consults for various companies like Boxlight Inc.\, assisting organizations in grant and proposal efforts along with consulting in various DOD and DHS and DOE efforts in learning management systems. \n \n \nDr. Alex Leis is the founder and CEO of Boxlight-EOS Education\, a leading provider of professional development services to educators and school administrators. The company specializes in large-scale PD implementation programs focused on teachers using technology to improve teaching and learning. Dr. Leis is an expert in the field and brings decades of both academic and business management experience in both Europe and the United States\, including senior leadership positions at Ipsos\, ImmediaEDU and now Boxlight. \n \n \nHannah Olson is a product manager at Boxlight and one of the co-founders of MyStemKits.com\, now home to the MimioSTEM suite of curricula for all Boxlight STEM products. As part of her role\, she focuses on developing engaging lesson plans and design challenges for K-12 STEM educators which utilize the Robo 3D printers\, MyBot robots\, and Labdisc sensors. She creates 3D-printable kits\, design challenges\, programming activities\, and virtual kits so teachers can utilize their STEM technology easily and effectively in their classrooms. \n \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDriven by a passion for learning\, Aleasha Stevens has dedicated her life to advocating for the needs of all learners as a classroom teacher\, literacy program director\, VP of education services\, and now education technology consultant for Boxlight where she is leading the Boxlight Virtual Classroom where education professionals can experience best practices in technology evaluation\, adoption and integration through virtual demonstrations. Aleasha’s lifelong love of learning has earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education as well as professional certifications as a reading specialist\, project manager\, and classroom management specialist. In her spare time\, Aleasha maintains her connection to the classroom by teaching English as a second language in France. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Education Funding community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels. \n\n \nBoxlight aims to help educators enhance instructional delivery and boost student learning with innovative solutions that range from interactive displays to complete STEM curriculum and exploration kits along with professional development services. Boxlight wants to ensure that educators have what they need to maintain learning continuity where everyone feels successful.
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SUMMARY:Number 1 Reason to Teach Robotics: Application
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Henry Astley\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Biology and the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering\, University of Akron; and Dr. Peter H. Niewiarowski\, Professor of Biology\, Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center (BRIC)\, University of Akron \nSponsored by CoderZ \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWhy should you be teaching robotics in your classroom? Join us for this edWebinar on application. Researchers from the Great Lakes Biomimicry center will discuss their research\, how it will impact the future of robotics\, and what this means for today’s students. In this recorded edWebinar\, viewers will learn how to: \n\nEnrich instruction\nApply benefits of coding and robotics in the classroom\nConnect and apply theory to modern industry examples for students\nDemonstrate applications of robotics research and connect with industry researchers\n\nThe presenters also discuss: \n\nApplication of nature-inspired solutions to tackle complex human problems\nSnake locomotion as applied to disaster rescue robots\nBarriers to robotics for students\nBiohybrid microrobots\n\nIn this recorded edWebinar\, hear from researchers on the cutting edge\, see how technology is being applied\, make connections for your classroom\, and meet a snake! This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of the elementary through high school levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Henry Astley is a faculty member of the University of Akron’s Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center\, an interdisciplinary group of businesses\, faculty\, and graduate students who collaborate to find nature-inspired solutions to tackle complex human problems. His research focuses on the biomechanics of animal locomotion at the intersection between biology and physics. He was recently awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The grant will fund Dr. Astley’s research on snake locomotion\, with applications such as helping to create snake-inspired robots. These robots could be useful in a search for survivors in unpredictable terrain such as earthquake rubble. \n \nDr. Peter H. Niewiarowski is the professor of Integrated Biosciences (IB) and Biology at the University of Akron and is a Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center (BRIC) principal investigator. His research includes projects in amphibian population biology\, life history evolution and physiological ecology of lizards and gecko ecology and evolution\, especially as it relates to adhesion. Gecko adhesion research\, in collaboration with the lab of Ali Dhinojwala\, a University of Akron polymer scientist and BRIC principal investigator\, is the focus of his current work\, including biomimetic applications. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Coding & Robotics K-8 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nGrounded in math\, physics\, and engineering\, CoderZ trains students grades 4 and up in computational thinking and technical ability. It challenges them with real-world problem-solving to develop a growth mindset. Together\, we can help kids power up their futures with STEM.
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SUMMARY:ARP Dollars: Unlocking Equity for Students with Disabilities Through Effective Program Design\, Priority Setting\, and Teacher Voice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Simone Hall\, Policy Specialist\, Center for Learner Equity; Lauren Krempecki\, Program Manager\, Center for Learner Equity; Erin Mote\, Executive Director\, InnovateEDU; and Dawn Campi\, Teacher\, PS/MS 29x (NY)\, and UFT Representative\nModerated by Barbara Pape\, Director of Policy and Communications\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise \nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe recent federal American Rescue Plan (ARP)\, passed into law by Congress\, provides an unprecedented investment in education\, giving schools and districts access to funds to address the needs of students more holistically. In this recorded edWebinar\, we share actionable recommendations from the Center for Learner Equity’s recent resource\, The Rising Tide that Lifts All Boats: Investing Stimulus Dollars with an Equity Focus\, and discuss several specific strategies that districts\, schools\, and educators should consider to optimize the positive impact of ARP stimulus dollars on students\, especially those with disabilities. \nWatch this edWebinar to better understand: \n\nThe requirements and limitations for the various ways that funding is earmarked\nThe timeline for obligation of fund use\nThe importance of blending established and emerging research and a dose of creative thinking to optimize spending\nHow spending with an equity focus can be transformative for all students\nWays to prioritize the suggestions in the companion document to fit the needs of your student body\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school and district special education or student services coordinators or directors\, and school and district leaders of all grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAs an integral member of the Center for Learner Equity’s policy team\, Simone Hall monitors and analyzes legislative and regulatory developments at multiple levels of government related to students with disabilities in charter schools. Prior to joining the Center\, Simone worked in the policy shop of a small business advocacy organization in Washington\, D.C. In this role\, she helped build the organization’s federal and state policy agendas. Before that\, she worked in her university’s Office for Students with Disabilities as a notetaker and aided students in their classes by taking notes that provided them with helpful study tools. Simone received her bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from Florida Atlantic University and master’s degree in public policy (MPP) from The George Washington University. \n \nLauren Krempecki is a program manager at the Center for Learner Equity (CLE)\, responsible for a portfolio of projects in support of CLE’s mission to ensure that students with disabilities are able to fully access and thrive in public schools. Lauren believes that developing coalitions of schools and support organizations can help build the capacity of schools to do this important work. Lauren has managed projects in a diverse set of schools\, from large urban school districts to independently run charter schools. She also has experience as a special education liaison\, special education teacher\, and a paraprofessional in schools in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary and special education from Temple University. \n \nErin Mote is the executive director of InnovateEDU and co-founder of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB). She leads InnovateEDU and its major projects including the development of Cortex\, work on data interoperability\, an urban education fellowship to diversify the teacher pipeline\, and supports for LAB’s growth. She has spent much of her career focused on public service and expanding access to technology in both the United States and abroad. Her work spans private sector collaborations and groundbreaking initiatives with Intel\, Cisco\, Google\, and Mozilla\, as well as work with leading U.S. government technology partnerships. Erin served as the founding chief of party for the USAID Global Broadband and Innovations Alliance and has worked on numerous projects with the U.S. Department of State and the White House. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children and bleeds maize and blue as a graduate of the University of Michigan. \n \nDawn Campi has been a teacher for almost 24 years\, spending her entire career working for the New York City Department of Education in the South Bronx by Yankee Stadium in a Title I school. Over the years\, she has taught sisters\, brothers\, cousins\, nieces\, nephews\, and even the children of former students! Throughout her years of teaching\, she has been part of the School Leadership Team\, the Measures of Student Learning Committee\, curriculum planning teams\, Special Education and ENL planning teams\, the PTA\, the Safety Committee\, and also the Dean of Students for grades K-2. Currently\, she is the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Chapter Leader Representative in her school\, in which she lobbies for teachers’ fair and equal rights. Dawn is a graduate of Fordham University\, where she was awarded two scholarships and earned two graduate degrees in both general and special education. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nBarbara Pape is the policy and communications director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications\, writing\, and policy analysis\, primarily in education. Previously\, she served as the 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 served on the Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center’s Intersection of Arts Education and Special Education Committee\, serves as a judge for the Milken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan competition\, and is on the Boards at the Education Writers Association and Potentia. She earned an Ed.M. at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Personalize Learning for Learner Variability community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn.
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SUMMARY:Building K-12 School System Resilience: Principles and Practices for Districts to Mitigate Future Learning Disruptions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Scott Elliott\, Ed.D.\, Superintendent\, Watauga County Schools (NC); and Shannon Trejo\, Chief Academic Officer\, Dallas Independent School District (TX)\nModerated by Mark Schneiderman\, Senior Director\, Future of Teaching & Learning\, D2L \nSponsored by D2L \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe pandemic demonstrated the need for resilience to enable quality and equitable learning continuity in the face of disruptions from pandemic to natural disasters to ongoing technology\, policy\, and economic change. But how do K-12 leaders move from recognition to planning and implementation? This recorded edWebinar will provide K-12 leaders with a framework\, practices\, tools\, and examples for moving from a react/recover approach to proactively increasing system resilience ahead of future disruptions. \nThe presenters share their experiences and a new actionable framework and guide to help you answer: \n\nHow should we think about resilience moving forward? What are the potential disruptors we must mitigate?\nWhat are the principles and practices of a resilient K-12 system?\nWhat are the organizational behaviors and processes needed to drive systems change and build toward resilience?\n\nThe opportunity and responsibility are strong for planning to ensure continuity of quality learning ahead of foreseeable disruptions. This recorded edWebinar will provide you with the professional understanding and tools for that journey. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 school and district leaders\, state education agency leaders\, regional support education agencies\, and nonprofit member and mission education organizations. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nScott Elliott\, Ed.D. is Superintendent of Watauga County Schools\, serving 4\,400 K-12 students in Western North Carolina. Dr. Elliott is a product of North Carolina public schools and has bachelor’s degree from UNC Greensboro and graduate degrees from Western Carolina University. Before coming to Watauga County Schools as Superintendent in 2014\, Dr. Elliott served for 17 years in the Transylvania County Schools as a teacher\, assistant principal\, principal\, central office administrator\, and assistant superintendent. Before that\, he was a community college instructor. Dr. Elliott considers public education to be a high calling and that teaching is the noblest of professions. \n \nChief Academic Officer Shannon Trejo has 28 years of educational experience in various capacities\, and prior to her current position\, she served as Dallas ISD Assistant Superintendent for Language\, Literacy and Social Studies. In that role\, she led six departments—Dyslexia/504\, Reading Language Arts\, Social Studies\, Dual Language and English Learner Services\, World Languages\, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support—and focused on the creation and implementation of a districtwide curriculum. Shannon earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in educational administration from The University of Texas at Arlington. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nMark Schneiderman has worked in a leadership role for 20+ years connecting policy\, practice\, and technology for education impact. At D2L\, he curates research and strategic partnerships to support the K-12 education sector in identifying and implementing best practices. He previously held senior roles in the technology and nonprofit sectors building public-private partnerships to imagine and advocate public and school policies that enhance student success through technology and digital learning. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Innovation in Education community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nD2L\, creators of the Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS)\, provides a platform that transforms the learning experience. Brightspace supports flexible learning environments such as virtual\, blended and personalized learning for both students and teachers. We partner with schools to provide customized solutions ensuring ease of use and success in your LMS!
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SUMMARY:STEAM and Sisterhood: Art\, Tech and Inspiration from the Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Celina Bertoncini\, Ninth-Grade STEAM Teacher\, Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA) Charter School (NY) \nSponsored by Wacom \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nSpend an hour with innovative young educator Celina Bertoncini\, ninth-grade STEAM teacher at BELA\, the all-girls Brooklyn Academy for Emerging Leaders. Viewers of this recorded edWebinar will learn all about this school’s unique focus on preparing young women for college and career\, and their integration of a technology-rich curriculum. Ms. Celina B.\, as her students call her\, will share insights into BELA’s STEAM program\, their curriculum’s focus\, and the art activities and projects that open both avenues of artistic expression and mastery of technology skills for her students. \nViewers will have the opportunity to gather tips and ideas for integrative STEAM projects and learn how BELA works to address the unique and individual needs of students who may not have had access to technology tools prior to becoming BELA students. The school’s motto\, “I believe. I can. I will\,” is an everyday inspiration for students\, teachers and now this edWebinar’s attendees. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the elementary through high school levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nCelina Bertoncini is an artist and educator in Brooklyn\, NY who seeks to use STEAM and nutrition education to empower and inspire others to reach their full wellness and creative potential. As a New York State classroom teacher in the process of receiving a certificate in special education\, Celina is building the STEAM curriculum at the all-girls public charter school\, Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA). Celina has a bachelor’s in film and TV from Boston University and a master’s degree in middle childhood education from Relay Graduate School of Education. In addition to teaching STEAM in a physical classroom\, she also teaches online classes in traditional/digital drawing and animation through TakeLessons’ and Outschool’s online platforms. With a certification from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition\, Celina also volunteers as a mentor and educator for Plant Powered Metro New York. You can find her lifting weights in the gym or baking vegan cupcakes in her spare time. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the TechTools for the Classroom community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nWacom delivers innovative digital technologies to support all aspects of human creativity. For educators and students\, Wacom provides teaching and learning-ready tools\, including digital pen and tablet technology for eLearning in traditional classroom\, creative learning and lab settings\, for in-class\, remote and blended teaching and learning across the K-12 curriculum.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/techtools20210525/
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SUMMARY:Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The What\, Why\, How\, and Wow for Every Learner
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Stacy Hurst\, M.Ed.\, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education\, Southern Utah University\, and Chief Education Officer\, Reading Horizons; and Donell Pons\, MAT\, M.Ed.\, Literacy and Reading Coordinator\, American International School of Utah\nModerated by Erika Huff\, Event and Campaign Manager\, Reading Horizons \nSponsored by Reading Horizons \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nFor young learners\, preK through grade three\, phonological and phonemic awareness are essential building blocks for literacy. And for older\, struggling readers grade four and beyond\, mastering these core literacy skills can help break barriers to academic success and progress. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, two skilled\, innovative educators introduce you to research-based\, classroom-tested techniques and activities\, all created to build and reinforce students’ phonological and phonemic awareness. Many of the techniques and activities you’ll see will also support students with dyslexia. If you’re looking for approaches that will make the connection between speech and the written word\, this is your edWebinar! \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school and district leaders\, reading and literacy coaches\, reading specialists\, special education teachers\, special education department chairs\, district-level special education directors\, professional development leaders\, curriculum leaders\, equity\, inclusion\, and diversity leaders\, school improvement leaders\, and Title I and federal funding directors of all grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nStacy Hurst is an assistant professor of teacher education at Southern Utah University where she teaches courses in literacy and early childhood education. She has degrees in sociology and elementary education and a master’s degree in education. Her extensive experience also includes teaching first grade and working as a literacy coach and reading specialist. Stacy is the co-author of a foundational literacy program and is also the chief education officer at Reading Horizons\, an educational software company that teaches structured literacy concepts through a blended software and direct instruction approach. Stacy is passionate about literacy and believes that learning how to read well is a civil right. \n \nDonell Pons has a husband and several children with dyslexia. When Donell discovered her son had dyslexia and was struggling to find appropriate services\, she went back to school and received a dual MED and MAT in teaching and learning with a special education certification\, none of which addressed dyslexia. Donell has taught secondary language arts and worked at a charter school focusing on supporting students on the autism spectrum. Donell is trained in multiple structured literacy-based reading methods. She was the literacy and reading coordinator and ELL director at a public charter school and her efforts to implement a comprehensive literacy program there were featured in Language Magazine\, October 2016 and MiddleWeb SmartBrief. Donell has produced a nationally recognized three-part webcast series on teaching reading and recognizing dyslexia and has had numerous articles in educational publications. She is a member of Decoding Dyslexia Utah and helped compose the Utah State Dyslexia Handbook. She is currently working with adults in a workplace literacy program as well as supporting students with dyslexia in the transition to college. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nErika Huff serves as Event and Campaign Manager for Reading Horizons. Passionate about literacy\, she is focused on improving reading for families in the home. Erika holds a BA in social work from Utah State University in addition to an MA in social work from the University of Utah. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Be a Literacy Hero community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nReading Horizons offers professional learning and curriculum tools that prepare teachers to deliver the principles of reading science in a classroom\, hybrid\, or virtual setting. Direct instruction coupled with technology-supported explicit phonics instruction helps students build a solid foundation in reading and spelling.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacyhero20210526/
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SUMMARY:5 Steps for Building and Strengthening Students’ Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mahnaz Charania\, Ph.D.\, Senior Research Fellow\, Education\, The Christensen Institute; Julia Freeland Fisher\, Director\, Education Research\, The Christensen Institute; and Kent Pekel\, Ed.D.\, President and CEO\, Search Institute \nSponsored by The Christensen Institute \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nLike discoveries washed ashore after a turbulent hurricane\, the pandemic has exposed like never before both the importance of students’ social and emotional well-being and their need to equitably access supports in order for them to thrive socially and academically. This recorded edWebinar reveals strategies that build and strengthen students’ relationships to help ensure schools not only come back\, but come back better in serving every student. \nOn May 4th\, the Christensen Institute released a free\, five-step playbook that distills decades of social capital research and cutting-edge practices from the field into a customizable roadmap that any K–12 or postsecondary leader can use to begin implementing the tools\, metrics\, and designs needed to ensure every student’s well-being and access to opportunity. \nedWebinar viewers will understand not only the importance of students’ relationships to their personal\, academic\, and career success\, but also how to incorporate intentional designs that reimagine students’ relationships as tangible outcomes to learning that far outlast one-time interventions. They’ll also discover strategies that help adults who work with young people become both intentional and inclusive in building developmental relationships with all youth. They’ll be introduced to the tools and tactics that could be implemented in standalone programming or courses. However\, we’ll encourage viewers to treat relationship building as a system-wide goal\, rather than a one-off effort reserved for only a few students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 and postsecondary leaders\, defined as any innovative practitioner spearheading initiatives on behalf of students. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nMahnaz Charania\, Ph.D. is a senior research fellow at the Christensen Institute. A research psychologist by training\, she studies how innovation theory can transform students’ learning environments and networks in ways that amplify equitable access to opportunities\, particularly for traditionally under-resourced students. She is a highly regarded expert in measuring and evaluating the impact of innovative school practices. Prior to joining the Institute\, Dr. Charania served as a public school district administrator\, a director of social impact efforts within an independent school\, and a consultant to federal and international agencies on translating evidence-based research to classroom practice. In her own words\, “I believe an ecosystem of diverse thinkers and doers can attain powerful solutions to pressing problems. Our education systems must equip students to learn across differences and amplify their learning through real-world relationships in order to fully prepare them as informed\, active citizens.” \n\n \nJulia Freeland Fisher is the director of education research at the Christensen Institute. She leads a team that educates education and community leaders on the power of disruptive innovation in the K-12 and postsecondary spheres through its research. Her team aims to transform monolithic\, factory-model education systems into student-centered designs that educate every student successfully and enable each to realize his or her fullest potential. \nJulia is the author of Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students’ Networks. The book focuses on emerging tools and practices that radically expand who students know by enhancing their access to and ability to navigate new peer\, mentor\, and professional networks. Prior to joining the Institute\, Julia worked at NewSchools Venture Fund\, a venture philanthropy organization that supports education entrepreneurs who are transforming public education. Julia holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School. \n\nKent Pekel\, Ed.D. is an educational leader who has worked at the school\, district\, state\, federal\, and university levels. Throughout his diverse career\, he has sought to bridge research\, practice\, and policy to help young people from marginalized communities learn and thrive. Dr. Pekel is currently President and CEO of Search Institute\, an internationally recognized not-for-profit organization that conducts applied research and develops practical resources that enhance the capacity of schools\, youth programs\, and other organizations to help young people thrive. Among other recent accomplishments\, in 2018 Search Institute received the Award for Organizational Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth from the Society for Research on Adolescence. Dr. Pekel began his career as a high school teacher in his home state of Minnesota. He holds a B.A. in East Asian studies from Yale University\, a Master of Education from Harvard University\, and a doctorate in education from the University of Minnesota. \n\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nThe Christensen Institute is a nonprofit\, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving the world through Disruptive Innovation. Founded on the theories of late Harvard professor Clayton Christensen\, the Institute offers a unique framework for understanding many of society’s most pressing problems.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20210526/
CATEGORIES:Culture of Belonging,Mental Health and Wellness,Social-Emotional Learning
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SUMMARY:Addressing Implicit Bias and Disproportionality in Social-Emotional and Behavior Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Katie Eklund\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor and Co-Director\, School Psychology Program\, and Co-Director\, School Mental Health Collaborative\, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Janine Jones\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Professor\, School Psychology\, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education\, University of Washington \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nSocial-emotional behavior (SEB) equips young people with the skills to lead healthy\, productive lives. Schools across the country are investing resources in social-emotional learning (SEL) programs to help students develop these essential skills\, but there are barriers that prevent many students of color and other marginalized youth from benefiting from these programs. One of these is how SEB skills are assessed and how resulting data are used to inform SEL and behavioral interventions. \nWatch Drs. Katie Eklund and Janine Jones for guidance on how you can ensure SEB assessments support positive social-emotional outcomes for all students. In this recorded edWebinar they share: \n\nStrategies for engaging in culturally responsive assessment practices\nHow SEB screening data can be used to consider which students need additional support\nBest practices for reducing the rates of racial/ethnic disproportionality in behavioral risk identification\nConsiderations around implicit bias and how to ensure students receive equitable support\n\nWatch Dr. Eklund and Dr. Jones to gain insights you can apply as you plan your behavior and SEL programming for next school year and learn how to look for ways to continue to address inequities in your system. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, school counselors\, and school psychologists. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Katie Eklund is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Co-Director of the School Mental Health Collaborative. Prior to entering academia\, Dr. Eklund worked in public education for 10 years as a school administrator\, school psychologist\, and school social worker. She is currently a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and licensed psychologist. Dr. Eklund’s research focuses on school mental health\, including early identification and intervention for children with behavioral and social-emotional concerns\, social-emotional learning\, school safety\, and equitable outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students. \n \nDr. Janine Jones\, Ph.D.\, NCSP is a professor in the School Psychology program and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education\, University of Washington. As an engaged scholar and licensed psychologist\, Dr. Jones is dedicated to implementing research that informs clinical practice. She believes the path to meeting educational and social-emotional needs of children and families lies within a cultural context. As a practicing psychologist\, she has served a diverse population of more than 250 children and families in assessment and treatment. In her 20+ years of providing clinical services and conducting research\, Dr. Jones is at the forefront of scholar-practitioners who identify effective approaches for addressing the mental health needs of children and families of color. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/dei20210527/
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SUMMARY:Overcoming the Challenges of Integrating Nature into the Early Childhood Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Rachel A. Larimore\, Owner\, Samara Early Learning \nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIt seems everywhere you turn lately there is mention of getting kids outside in nature. This was true before the pandemic\, but now even more so. The reality is there are many benefits to nature-based learning for children’s whole development—not just their physical well-being. There are also benefits for teachers! But for many\, implementing a nature-based approach is easier said than done. There are many real and perceived challenges when implementing a nature-based early childhood education. Sometimes\, for example\, there are questions about when is too hot or cold to go outside. Sometimes children don’t arrive with appropriate clothing. And sometimes parents don’t understand why the children are “just playing in the woods.” There are solutions for overcoming these challenges and the effort is well worth it! \nThis recorded edWebinar will help early childhood educators identify the principles fundamental to a nature-based approach and the benefits of such an approach. Then\, using a continuum of nature-based early childhood education as the overarching framework\, Dr. Rachel A. Larimore addresses the unique challenges of integrating nature into the preschool classroom. She’ll discuss challenges and possible solutions related to: \n\nAdhering to licensing regulations while implementing a nature-based approach\nAdjusting program structure to integrate more outdoor time\nPreparing the physical environment (inside and outside)\nMaking more intentional connections between outdoor and indoor learning\nSupporting families when integrating more nature-based activities into the curriculum\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of the preK through elementary levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Rachel A. Larimore is an educator\, speaker\, consultant\, and author of three books including Establishing a Nature-Based Preschool and Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning. Her work focuses on the intentional integration of nature into early childhood education for young children’s whole development. She is the chief visionary of Samara Early Learning\, a company focused on helping early childhood educators implement high-quality nature-based approaches. Prior to establishing Samara Early Learning\, Dr. Larimore founded one of the nation’s earliest nature-based preschools at Chippewa Nature Center in Midland\, MI. Dr. Larimore earned her doctoral degree from Michigan State University’s Department of Teacher Education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Classroom Management for Early Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nKaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/classroommanagement20210527/
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SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity – Learning 2025: National Commission on Student-Centered\, Equity-Focused\, Future-Driven Education
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Bill Daggett\, Founder\, Successful Practices Network and the International Center for Leadership in Education; and Dr. Daniel A. Domenech\, Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nOn April 8th\, AASA released An American Imperative: A New Vision of Public Schools. This set of recommendations from an AASA Learning 2025 National Commission presents a series of connected\, essential recommendations which will shape American education. Please join Co-Chairs Dr. Bill Daggett and Dr. Daniel A. Domenech as they share the commission’s call for holistic redesign of the public school system by 2025. Learning 2025: Student-Centered\, Equity-Focused Education is an AASA initiative grounded in the foundational work of the AASA Learning 2025 National Commission\, comprised of thought leaders in education\, business\, community\, and philanthropy. \nThe time for action is now. Schools must operate as the heartbeat of the country we want and believe in—a country where freedom\, justice\, and opportunity are extended to everyone\, without question\, qualification or exception. The recent pandemic has given us an opportunity to finally reshape schools to meet ALL whole learner needs for maximized achievement. We’re calling on educators to seize this opportunity to realize the vision of holistic school redesign. \nDr. Daggett and Dr. Domenech discuss AASA Learning 2025 National Commission’s core components and corresponding essential areas of systemic school redesign. As leaders\, teachers\, and students work to realize this vision\, all must play an active role in redesigning systems\, reengineering instruction\, and co-authoring the learning journey. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nBill Daggett\, Ed.D. is the founder of both the Successful Practices Network and the International Center for Leadership in Education. He is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move preK-12 education systems towards more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students. For 30 years\, he has crisscrossed our nation\, as well as the industrialized world\, to lead school reform efforts to effectively prepare students for their future. \nWhile an avid supporter of public education\, he also challenges all of us to be more focused on our children’s future than on maintaining the schools of our youth. His insights and leadership have caused nearly every major education association in the country\, hundreds of school districts\, numerous political and business leaders\, publishers\, and others to seek out his advice and guidance. \nDr. Daggett began his career as a teacher\, local administrator\, and then director with the New York State Education Department. He spends much of his time providing leadership and guidance to the National Dropout Prevention Center and the Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center\, which are part of the Successful Practices Network. \nHe is the creator of the Rigor/Relevance Framework which has recently become the cornerstone of much of the nation’s school reform efforts. He is also the author of numerous books about learning and education\, textbooks\, research reports\, and journal articles. \nDr. Daggett has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus by both Temple University and the State University at Albany. \nDr. Daggett has a special commitment to individuals with disabilities. He and his wife\, Bonnie\, volunteer their time and lend their support to Wildwood Programs in upstate New York. Wildwood serves the needs of people of all ages who\, like their daughter Audrey\, have neurological impairments/learning disabilities or autism\, by enabling them to become the best that they can be. \n \nDr. Daniel A. Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA\, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. Dr. Domenech has more than 36 years of experience in public education\, 27 of those years served as a school superintendent. \nPrior to joining AASA\, Dr. Domenech served as Senior Vice President for National Urban Markets with McGraw-Hill Education. In this role\, he was responsible for building strong relationships with large school districts nationwide. \nPrior to his position at McGraw-Hill\, Dr. Domenech served for seven years as Superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)\, the 12th largest school system in the nation with 168\,000 students. \nDr. Domenech\, an AASA member since 1979\, served as President of AASA from July 1998 to June 1999. He is also a past president of the New York State Council of School Superintendents\, the Suffolk County Superintendents Association\, and the Suffolk County Organization for Promotion of Education. He was the first president and co-founder of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education. \nIn addition\, Dr. Domenech has served on the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment Governing Board\, the advisory board for the Department of Defense Schools\, the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of International Education\, the Board of Overseers for the Baldrige Award and the boards of the Institute for Educational Leadership\, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, Sea Research Foundation\, and Education Policy Institute. Currently\, he serves on the boards of the Learning First Alliance\, National Student Clearinghouse\, Center for Naval Analyses\, Horace Mann Educators Corporation\, ACT\, and USAC\, and as Board Chair for Communities in Schools of Virginia. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/aasaequity20210527/
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SUMMARY:Addressing Equity and Access: Impact of Interrupted Schooling
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Amanda Patterson\, Ed.D.\, National Director\, Academic Planning and Analytics\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; and Garth Harries\, Managing Partner\, International Center for Leadership in Education \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe challenges of the past year have increased the disparities in education around equity and access. As education leaders plan for the new normal next school year\, has your district been able to pivot and create a curriculum that provides for academic rigor? Are your teachers ready to cultivate genuine relevance and relationships? \nClosing equity and access gaps in the U.S. depends on school and district leaders who can build the right culture\, identify the right intervention and instructional program strategies\, and provide the right professional learning. Watch Dr. Amanda Patterson and Garth Harries discuss the key challenges and proven tactical solutions to help district leaders accelerate through recent learning loss to close longstanding instructional disparities. \nIn recorded this edWebinar\, district leaders are: \n\nIntroduced to leadership planning frameworks that support ongoing improvement and coherence\nProvided with information about intervention and supplemental resources that can be used to help plan and redesign instructional programs\nGuided on ways to build educator professional growth into regular rhythms of schools\, building from existing strengths while confronting the new normal facing teachers\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and curriculum\, Title I\, special education\, and ELL directors.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAmanda Patterson\, Ed.D. is the HMH National Director of Academic Planning and Analytics. Dr. Patterson works with districts across the country in devising\, planning\, and creating strategic plans using their data to help them maximize outcomes for students\, teachers\, and their community. She began her career in the DeKalb County School System (GA) as a teacher and held several administrative positions during her tenure there. Additionally\, she was an adjunct professor for two years at Mercer University focusing on teaching aspiring educators and guiding best practices in research. Her 28-year career in education has primarily focused on fostering systematic transformation around improved academic outcomes. \n \nGarth Harries is Managing Partner at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Prior to joining HMH\, Garth was Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of New Haven Public Schools\, and the architect of the New Haven School Change\, a nationally recognized school reform initiative that raised graduation rates by almost 20 percentage points. He also served as the senior leader at the New York City Department of Education\, responsible for the successful creation of over 350 new district and charter schools and the re-design of special education services. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leadership 3.0: Essential Skills for Innovative Leaders community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nHMH® brings together on-demand professional development\, students’ assessment data\, and relevant practice and instruction\, so you can teach\, learn\, and grow\, in class\, at home\, and anywhere in between. HMH® is committed to providing proven-effective solutions designed to engage\, empower\, and address the individual needs of students from Pre-K through Grade 12.
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SUMMARY:Social-Emotional Learning: Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marc Zimmerman\, CEO\, The Social Express; Carrie Rogers-Whitehead\, CEO\, Digital Respons-Ability; and Karen Allen\, National Education Coordinator\, The Social Express\nModerated by Joyce Whitby\, President\, Innovations4Education \nSponsored by The Social Express and Digital Respons-Ability \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nNow\, more than ever\, we all need to prioritize social-emotional learning (SEL). The discussion will focus on the skyrocketing demand for supporting students and their teachers in terms of SEL and mental health. The presenters will address the need for trauma-informed practices and best practices in regard to digital citizenship. Additionally\, they will speak directly to guidelines for accelerating recovery in terms of the American Rescue Plan ESSER funds. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of all grade levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMarc Zimmerman was a co-founder and President of Critical Digital Data\, Inc. (CDIX\, OTC:BB)\, an online data storage company; CEO of 1st Financial Home Loan Services\, a high-end boutique mortgage brokerage that was sold in 2005; and CEO-Founder of PineappleHut Real Estate\, a multi-million dollar-producing real estate brokerage. Marc attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is a highly accomplished keyboardist\, pianist\, and composer with worldwide recording and touring credentials. \n \n \nCarrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability\, a mission-based company that has educated tens of thousands of students\, parents and educators on digital citizenship. She regularly writes and researches on technology and is the author of Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field\, and the recently released Becoming a Digital Parent: A Practical Guide to Help Families Navigate Technology. \n \nKaren Allen has been an educator for over 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. After over 10 years in the classroom\, Karen shifted her focus to supporting teachers as a curriculum specialist\, and then later as a school principal in alternative ed programs in Marin County\, CA. Karen served as the coordinator for the Marin County Office of Education’s Foster and Homeless Youth Education programs. Karen continues to be a lifelong education leader in Marin County and beyond\, supporting teaching and learning communities through trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning. \n \nAbout the Host \nJoyce Whitby is the president of Innovations4Education. She is a lifelong educator who spent over ten years teaching graduate-level courses in educational technology at Long Island University\, where\, in 1984\, she developed the T.E.A.M. program (Telecommunications\, Education\, and Multimedia). Since then\, Joyce has been in the business of educational technology with key roles in professional development\, marketing\, and sales leadership. Most notably she has developed strategic sales initiatives targeting complex and urban environments for several organizations including WICAT Systems\, Jostens Learning\, Scientific Learning\, Apple Computer\, Monarch Teaching Technologies (makers of VizZle\, an app for students with autism)\, and the education group of West Corporation (SchoolMessenger solutions). She has been an active member of SIIA for over 15 years. \n  \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nThe Social Express is focused on leveraging technology to meet the needs for K-12 students in terms of Social-Emotional Learning and Career Exploration. It is our goal to create exciting\, innovative new products to assist with social and life skills for every developmental stage that children go through. \n \nDigital Respons-Ability is a research-based provider of digital citizenship education. We have taught tens of thousands of students and parents in deep-dive\, holistic digital citizenship classes. Digital Respons-Ability contracts with local\, state and federal organizations to provide digital citizenship curriculum and training to parents\, students and educators.
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SUMMARY:How to Close the Digital Learning Opportunity Gap with the American Rescue Plan
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shawn Gross\, CEO and President\, Digital Millennial Consulting \nSponsored by Blackboard \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. Get a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe American Rescue Plan (ARP) was approved by Congress on March 10\, 2021 and signed into law the following day. The ARP represents the largest amount of funding relief for K-12 amongst the three aid packages distributed by the federal government in response to the pandemic. However\, many uncertainties still exist as to how\, when and where these funds can be utilized as it relates to both software and hardware. Join this edWebinar as we discuss the following topics: \n\nEligible funding categories for software and hardware (ESSER III)\nSpending requirements and the importance of learning loss\nTiming around the release of funds and obligation dates\nFederal funding formula to determine how much you can anticipate receiving for software and hardware purchases\nUpcoming bills that may also provide further funding streams for K-12\n\nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 school\, district\, and curriculum leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nShawn Gross is a former education senior policy advisor in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Additionally\, Shawn served as a member of the Obama Administration’s task force on continuity of learning in response to school closures as a result of a pandemic. Furthermore\, he has worked with over 200 districts across 23 states to help leadership maximize access to federal funding opportunities for edtech. Shawn is the CEO and president of Digital Millennial Consulting and is based in Arlington\, Virginia. \n  \nJoin the Education Funding community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAt Blackboard\, we’re shaping the future of education with big ideas that are transforming the face of education. Every day we’re helping millions of people around the world find new ways to learn\, connect and advance. With innovative technologies and solutions we’re bringing them closer to the knowledge they seek and the potential they can achieve.
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SUMMARY:Reconnecting to Your Passion to Improve Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Anthony Colannino\, Senior Fellow\, ICLE; and Heather Bender\, Director of Professional Learning\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\nModerated by Tyler Schlagenhauf\, Sr. Product Marketing Manager\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs we consider the last 15 months in education\, what have we or can we learn from that process for personal and professional growth to effectively drive student growth and outcomes? As we begin settling into the new normal\, balancing today’s pressing concerns with the needs of tomorrow will be a constant challenge. In the face of competing priorities\, we can lead and teach in a meaningful way that creates a supportive culture and results. \nDuring this edWebinar we will focus on reaffirming\, refocusing\, and even challenging your thinking by: \n\nRekindling strong and productive relationships with those you serve\nUsing skills and strategies that move beyond coping and lead to growth\nCapacity planning within your district and school and more!\n\nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and district curriculum coordinators.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAnthony Colannino\, Senior Fellow\, ICLE\, constantly reflects on his education journey. For more than 20 years he has sought out best practices\, learned and led from mistakes\, as well as successes\, and found nuances in small\, teachable moments that can lead to exponential growth for students\, teachers\, and leaders alike. Connect with him online and learn more about his mission\, vision\, and passion here leadingandteachingforgrowth.com. \n \nHeather Bender is the Director of Professional Learning for Literacy and Math Solutions with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In her role\, she effectively manages and leads a team in the execution of premier professional learning service design and delivery that results in high levels of customer satisfaction and renewed and/or expanded professional learning services. In addition\, she is responsible for developing and scaling operational processes to support successful implementation of HMH products and professional learning services in aligned accounts. As the director\, she works collaboratively with specialists and sales team members to develop and execute strategic professional learning services projects. Prior to HMH\, she worked as the administrator in Huntsville City Schools as the director of networked learning and informational technology. She was involved in leading Huntsville City Schools as the first innovative district in the nation to go districtwide with 1:1 laptops and digital curricula. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nTyler Schlagenhauf is a senior product marketing manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He is a former Sr. professional services consultant at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and prior to that taught elementary school in Alaska for seven years. He received his master’s degree in education administration with an emphasis on organizational leadership. \n  \n  \nJoin the Professional Learning & Practice community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nBe Remote Ready this Fall. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is with you every step of the way as you build and expand your capacity to teach remotely. Our online and on-demand resources give you choice of pace\, place and path on your continued learning journey.
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SUMMARY:Supercharge 21st Century Students: Prepare Students for a Lifetime of Collaboration\, Problem Solving\, and Critical Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Julie Stern\, Professional Learning Facilitator\, Education to Save the World; and Maria Arfanakis (Galanis)\, K-8 Innovation Curriculum Specialist\, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 (IL) \nSponsored by Breakout EDU \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nEducators are eager to create 21st-century skilled\, self-directed learners—but what needs to be in place for that to be successful? How can educators move from classroom learning that is unconnected from students’ lived experiences and create opportunities for students to use their skills and knowledge to lead their learning? \nIn this edWebinar\, educator and researcher Julie Stern and edtech expert and educator Maria Arfanakis will discuss how schools can shift their focus from teaching to the standards to teaching for learning transfer. The presenters will share more about what learning transfer is and how educators can use it to design equitable learning experiences that are meaningful and engaging. Educators will learn how the right instructional moves\, such as discussion-focused collaborative games\, create a perfect conduit to harness students’ prior learning and experiences\, move students toward expertise\, and improve students’ social-emotional learning. \nThe conversation will address the practical steps educators can take to move from a teacher-controlled to a student-led classroom\, how leaders can encourage their staff to prioritize the instructional behaviors that maximize student learning while preparing students to tackle the complex challenges in their careers\, and how centralizing learning transfer has the power to transform schools into vibrant laboratories of learning and problem solving. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of all grade levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJulie Stern is passionate about synthesizing the best of education research into practical tools that support educators in breaking free of the industrial model of schooling and moving toward teaching and learning that promote sustainability\, equity\, and well-being. She is the best-selling author of Learning that Transfers\, Visible Learning for Social Studies\, and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding\, Elementary and Secondary. She is the thought leader behind the global workshop series Making Sense of Learning Transfer and is a certified trainer in Visible Learning Plus. She is a James Madison Constitutional Fellow and taught social studies for many years in Washington\, D.C. and her native Louisiana. Julie moves internationally every few years with her husband\, a U.S. diplomat\, and her two young sons. \n \nMaria Arfanakis (Galanis) is an educator living in Chicago and working in the north suburb of Deerfield. Her journey in edtech began in 2001 as a middle school tech coordinator\, which evolved into tech coach\, and then iCoach. Currently\, she is the K-8 innovation curriculum specialist in her school district helping introduce\, integrate\, and support innovative learning practices. She received an M.Ed in curriculum and technology because she loves what tech can bring to learning\, connecting people\, and the world. When she thinks of her ideal focus in education\, she wants it to FOSTER\, ELEVATE\, and INSPIRE CURIOSITY and WONDER. At the same time\, she wants to ENJOY it all. She focuses on the positive and believes that everyone has the ability in them to be great in their own way. \n  \nJoin the 21st Century Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFounded in 2015\, Breakout EDU empowers educators to bring active learning to lessons through fun educational puzzles. Played by millions of students worldwide\, Breakout EDU offers kit-based and digital games that span every grade level to foster students’ academic and social development. Our standards-aligned games help develop students’ 4C and SEL skills and are available in core subject areas such as Math\, ELA\, Science\, History\, and general topics\, such as holidays\, team-building\, and more everyday play.
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SUMMARY:6 Essential Steps to Fun and Effective Phonological Awareness Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cheryl Lundy Swift\, M.Ed.\, National Presenter\, Learning Without Tears; and Tracy Sloper\, National Presenter\, Territory Manager\, Learning Without Tears \nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nPhonological awareness is a critical foundational literacy skill. In fact\, multiple research studies indicate that phonological awareness skills are a strong predictor of a child’s success in learning to read. During this fun and engaging edWebinar\, attendees will learn a variety of engaging instructional strategies to teach six essential phonological awareness skills along the phonological awareness continuum. \nAt the end of this learning experience\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDistinguish the difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness\nIntegrate fun phonological awareness lessons and activities to help emerging readers recognize\, discriminate\, blend\, segment\, and manipulate sounds\nExplicitly teach\, model\, and reinforce how to isolate\, delete\, and substitute phonemes\n\nThis edWebinar will be of interest to individuals working with children from preK to first grade.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nCheryl Lundy Swift received a Master of Education in administration and supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University and has been a dedicated educator for over 20 years. Cheryl is the founder and CEO of EduPower\, an education consulting firm that empowers school and business leaders\, teachers\, parents\, and students to reach their fullest potential through professional development\, coaching\, and curricula. Cheryl is an award-winning educational leader\, curriculum developer\, motivational speaker\, and trainer. She served as the lead curriculum developer for Learning Without Tears’ Get Set for School’s Language and Literacy curriculum\, which received an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2017\, Cheryl was awarded the Investor Bank’s Educator of the Year Award. Cheryl is currently pursuing her doctorate in educational leadership from Kean University in Union\, NJ. \n \n \nTracy Sloper received her Preschool Director’s Credential after quickly realizing her passion for children\, families\, and developmentally appropriate educational experiences. She has more than 28 years of experience in the early education and supplemental tutoring industries and has dedicated her career to helping educate and inspire children. She currently consults and trains for early education programs in a highly competitive educational market. She also has helped lead numerous families with helping their children reach their educational goals through personalized tutoring. Tracy is committed to helping parents\, children\, educators\, and professionals discover the Handwriting Without Tears program. \n  \nJoin the Building Blocks for PreK–5 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nLearning Without Tears’ mission in today’s changing learning landscape is to ensure that the path to student success remains simple and fun. We provide child-friendly\, hands-on\, innovative instruction for early learning\, handwriting\, keyboarding\, and writing strategies\, and our programs reach more than 31 million students in Pre-K through fifth grade.
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SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Leveraging Edtech to Build Equitable Learning for ALL Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Beth Rabbitt\, Chief Executive Officer\, The Learning Accelerator (TLA); Richard E. Culatta\, Chief Executive Officer\, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE); and Dr. Michael T. Conner\, Superintendent\, Middletown Public Schools (CT)\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more. \nAs the pandemic underscored deep inequities in students’ abilities to access high levels of learning remotely\, educators and edtech leaders have collaborated at deep levels to call for anywhere\, anytime opportunity. Join edtech leaders Dr. Beth Rabbitt\, Chief Executive Officer of The Learning Accelerator (TLA)\, Richard Culatta\, Chief Executive Officer of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)\, and Dr. Michael T. Conner\, Superintendent\, Middletown Public Schools (CT)\, as they share their organizations’ journeys to supporting educators throughout the country. Non-profit ISTE pivoted quickly to provide extensive professional learning for teachers as they were plunged into hybrid and remote teaching models. The Learning Accelerator\, a national non-profit\, connects teachers and leaders with the knowledge\, tools\, and networks they need to transform K-12 education. AASA\, The School Superintendents Association has engaged thought leaders nationwide in calling for a more student-centered\, equity-focused education for the whole learner. These organizations have partnered to envision a future in which every student receives effective and engaging learning to stretch them toward their futures. \nThis presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Beth Rabbitt is Chief Executive Officer of The Learning Accelerator (TLA). She is a nationally recognized expert in education innovation and blended and personalized learning. Prior to becoming CEO in 2016\, Dr. Rabbitt was a partner on TLA’s start-up team\, leading the organization’s work to develop educator training systems and researching emerging teaching and learning models and practices. \nBefore joining TLA\, Dr. Rabbitt was a doctoral resident and Director of Human Capital and Innovation at a school in Newark\, NJ\, where she developed and completed research on competency-based approaches to teacher professional learning. Prior to that\, she was an associate partner at the NewSchools Venture Fund\, a consultant to and with Education Resource Strategies\, and the founding doctoral fellow at the Harvard Innovation Lab. She began her early career in education as a teaching intern in the Marshall Islands\, which led her to pursue an undergraduate research fellowship in educational neuroscience and to become the director of environmental education for an urban youth program in Massachusetts. \nDr. Rabbitt serves on the board of several education nonprofits\, including the Highlander Institute\, Catalyst:Ed\, and InnovateEDU. She earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) from Harvard University. \n \n \nRichard Culatta is an internationally recognized education innovator with vast experience in education policy\, teacher preparation\, and educational technology. \nPrior to joining ISTE\, he served as the chief innovation officer for the state of Rhode Island where he led the state to become the first to offer computer science in every K-12 school. As the director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology\, Richard was at the helm of numerous efforts to expand connectivity to schools across the country\, promote personalized learning and develop the National Education Technology Plan. \nRichard is the author of the new book Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World focusing on helping schools and families create effective digital citizens. Richard began his career in the classroom as a high school teacher and\, across his career\, has coached educators and national leaders around the world on using technology as a tool to reimagine learning. \n \n \nMichael T. Conner\, Ed.D. is the superintendent for Middletown Public Schools in Middletown\, CT. Previously\, he served as Chief Academic Officer (Norwalk\, CT)\, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (Willimantic\, CT) and Principal of Augusta Lewis Troup School (New Haven\, CT). Dr. Conner obtained his Bachelor of Arts in elementary education/humanities from Lasell University. He also received his Master of Science degree from the University of Bridgeport\, Sixth-Year Diploma from Southern Connecticut State University\, and doctorate in education from Cambridge College. Dr. Conner completed the prestigious Executive Leadership Program at the University of Connecticut and attended the Harvard Superintendents Institute. He also completed the prestigious AASA National Urban Superintendents Academy (cohort III) in Washington\, D.C. Dr. Conner obtained his graduate diploma in business analytics from Harvard University and is currently completing an advanced certificate (ACE) in management\, innovation\, and technology at MIT. \nFor his overall efforts\, Dr. Conner was recognized by The Network Journal as a “Top 40 Under 40” recipient. He was also recognized by the Connecticut NAACP (100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut)\, Middlesex NAACP (Education Award)\, Eleven28 Entertainment (100 Men of Color Award)\, Cross Street African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Rev. George E. Battle Senior Education Award)\, Middlesex United Way (Community Leadership Award)\, and DECA Inc. (National Administrator of the Year). Under his leadership\, Middletown Public Schools was recognized as a 2019 AASA/SPN National Innovation and Transformational District\, of which only 17 districts nationally received this distinction. Also\, Middletown Public Schools received the honor as a 2020 National Innovative District by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Dr. Conner was featured in AASA’s School Administrator magazine for his article entitled What Mentoring Means to a New Superintendent of Color. This past August\, Middletown Public Schools was featured in Time Magazine and AASA’s School Administrator magazine with Ray McNulty highlighting their innovative blended learning model that underpins the latest research around personalized learning using artificial intelligence. Most recently\, Dr. Conner was selected by The School Superintendents Association (AASA) and Successful Practices Network (SPN) to serve on the Learning 2025: National Commission on Student-Centered\, Equity-Focused Education as a commissioner. He will be making recommendations on innovative and equity-based practices for agencies and districts throughout the country to adopt holistically. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n  \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
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SUMMARY:The Power of Emotional Intelligence from Birth to Age Eight
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Donna Housman\, CEO\, Housman Institute \nSponsored by Housman Institute \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs we emerge from this overwhelming year\, are we equipped to handle the impact of this tumultuous time? We need to deal with the trauma that isolation\, loneliness\, depression\, and anxiety have left us with. While we have to confront children’s learning loss\, we cannot do that if we do not first focus on their emotional well-being and our own. We have a burgeoning new pandemic—mental health. How do we stem the tide? It starts with you! \nJoin Dr. Donna Housman as she discusses how we can use the power of emotional intelligence to support our youngest learners (ages zero to eight) and ourselves as we head into a new normal. In this empowering edWebinar\, we will: \n\nDiscover how laying the foundation of emotional intelligence from the earliest years is key for every child’s well-being\nUnderstand that the years from zero to eight provide an unparalleled opportunity\nLearn why self-regulation matters\nLook at the impact emotions have on learning\, behavior and relationships\nRealize the critical need for educators to understand and manage their own emotions first\n\nMore than ever\, we need to harness the opportunity to help children in the earliest years build an emotional toolkit for lifelong learning\, mental health\, and success. This edWebinar will be of interest to educators\, school psychologists\, support staff\, and anyone who works with children from birth to age eight and is interested in child development.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDonna Housman\, Ed.D. has over 35 years’ experience as a psychologist in the field of child development and early childhood education. She founded the Beginnings Child Development Center and Housman Institute\, both based on emotional foundations of learning and cognition. Dr. Housman is the creator of Housman Institute’s flagship program\, the evidence-based emotional\, cognitive\, and social early learning program begin to ECSEL™ that is detailed in her article in the International Journal of Education Policy as well as her co-authored article on begin to ECSEL in the International Journal of Emotional Education. \nDr. Housman is an active speaker having presented to the American Education Research Association (AERA)\, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)\, Zero to Three\, and Harvard China Education Symposium\, among many others. Dr. Housman is a founding executive board member of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health\, a subchapter of the World Association for Infant Mental Health. She is also a member of the Children’s Health Task Force\, Coalition of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics\, and serves on the board of the New England Center for Children (NECC). \n  \nJoin the Engaging Early Learners community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFounded by Donna Housman\, Ed.D.\, Housman Institute is an early childhood training\, research\, and advocacy organization that seeks to provide the building blocks of emotional intelligence for lifelong learning and success. Our evidence-based program is education for character and moral development by building self-regulation\, empathy\, and emotional competencies.
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SUMMARY:Personalized\, Intelligent Professional Development for Teachers at Scale
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Jim Furman\, Executive Director\, The Danielson Group; and Cindy Hamblin\, Director\, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA)\nModerated by Richard Laine\, Chief Innovation and Integration Officer\, 2gnoMe \nSponsored by 2gnoMe Platform for Teachers \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. Get a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nNearly every district in America will open this fall facing the greatest hurdles they have ever faced as they attempt to overcome the learning challenges of the current COVID school year. They cannot meet that challenge unless their teachers are well supported and provided with personalized\, high-quality\, professional development that will help them be at their best. \nThis edWebinar will elevate awareness of the frameworks of effective teaching\, in person and online/hybrid\, and share how these two frameworks are enabling school districts to personalize professional development for their teachers at scale. \nThe presenters will bring together teachers’ and system leaders’ perspectives from The Danielson Group and Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance to: \n\nShare the importance of and understanding around these two powerful frameworks of effective teaching\nDemonstrate how the system supports every teacher’s personalized growth and development at scale\nEngage in a discussion on how to support your needs as you prepare your teachers for the coming school year\n\nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Jim Furman is the executive director of The Danielson Group. Dr. Furman began his career as an English teacher at Fannie C. Williams Middle School in New Orleans. He later served as a faculty member in English education at the University of Delaware and the University of New Orleans before returning to the classroom as a teacher and teacher leader at North High School in Denver. \nHe has coached future\, novice\, and veteran teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade in literacy\, social studies\, math\, and science; supported school leaders in urban schools to build and improve systems of teacher professional development; redesigned teacher preparation programs\, field experiences\, and assessments; and conducted research focused on teacher preparation and adolescent literacy. He earned a Ph.D. in teaching and learning and an M.Ed. in reading education from Vanderbilt University\, and is a graduate of DePauw University (English literature). \n \nCindy Hamblin is the director of the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA)\, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization that brings together leaders from online learning programs in the United States to strengthen virtual education through leadership\, advocacy\, expertise and professional relationships. Cindy was the director of the Illinois Virtual School from 2009-2018 where she provided oversight of the quality of online courses\, instructors and services to students. Cindy holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois University and joins the VLLA with 23 years of experience in educational technology. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nRichard Laine leads 2gnoMe’s content strategy. Previously\, Richard served as the director of education at the National Governors Association and before that\, the director of education for The Wallace Foundation\, where he led its initiative aimed at strengthening the quality of education leadership and its connection to improving student achievement. Prior to his position at Wallace\, Richard was the director of education policy and initiatives at the Illinois Business Roundtable\, the associate superintendent for policy\, planning and resource management at the Illinois Board of Education and the executive director at the Coalition for Educational Rights. \n  \nJoin the Professional Learning & Practice community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \n2gnoMe is a powerful\, cloud-based platform used to personalize teacher professional development for teachers and entire school districts. Most of the 2gnoMe-enabled professional learning frameworks are available for individual educators at no cost or adopted school or district-wide for greater insight at the administrative level. 2021 CODiE Awards Finalist – Best Professional Learning Solution for Educators. https://2gno.me/
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SUMMARY:Helping Students with Autism Navigate COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kristi Porter\, Autism Training Specialist and Training Supervisor\, STAR Autism Support\nModerated by Alicia Balfrey\, Autism Training Specialist\, STAR Autism Support \nSponsored by STAR Autism Support \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more. \nFor a variety of reasons\, navigating COVID-19 can be challenging for students with autism and other developmental disabilities. New routines\, new schedules\, new expectations\, increased hygiene\, physical distancing—the list goes on and on! In this edWebinar\, attendees will learn how to support students with autism as they navigate the changes brought on by COVID-19. Topics discussed will include: \n\nReflecting on the challenges educators and students face while teaching and learning during COVID-19\, and identifying potential solutions\n“What” to teach – ideas for new skills\, behaviors\, and routines to teach to students\n“How” to teach – setting up the learning environment\, pre-teaching specific skills\, and practicing new routines with feedback\nReviewing a variety of FREE tools and resources for helping students understand new COVID-19 expectations\n\nWe will discuss evidence-based teaching strategies and watch video examples so attendees leave with an understanding of how to support students with learning during COVID-19\, whether they are teaching remotely or in person. Teachers will receive access to free resources to support a safe and healthy transition to the classroom. Learning during a pandemic is a new experience\, and there are many strategies for supporting our students through these changes. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and anyone supporting a student with autism or other disability.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nAs a training specialist for STAR Autism Support\, Kristi Porter provides professional development and on-site coaching for educators and parents on implementing evidence-based practices for students with autism. Kristi graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a master’s degree in special education as an educational diagnostician. Kristi has served in many different capacities in special education in Utah\, Wyoming\, and Texas. She had the privilege of representing educators on the Wyoming Advisory Panel for Students with Disabilities while serving as Chair Elect. Kristi is passionate about professional development and has presented at the Texas Council for Exceptional Children Conference\, Texas Region 11 Directors Meeting\, and the National Council for Exceptional Children. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nAlicia Balfrey resides in Eugene\, OR and is an autism training specialist with STAR Autism Support. She provides workshops\, coaching\, and consultation to classrooms across the United States and internationally\, supporting their implementation of evidence-based strategies. Alicia also enjoys providing training and support to families of students with autism. Prior to her role at STAR\, Alicia taught an ECSE classroom for preschoolers with autism\, serving as a training site to model evidence-based strategies for other educational teams around the state of Oregon. She received her master’s in early intervention/early childhood special education from the University of Oregon. Alicia also helps to facilitate STAR Autism Support’s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. \n  \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction!
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SUMMARY:Taking a Growth Mindset Approach to Post-Pandemic Learning Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jason Horne\, Ed.D.\, Secondary Supervisor\, Campbell County Schools (TN); Marcella Barros\, Lead Senior Director of Instruction\, Student Support and Professional Learning\, New York City Department of Education; and Michael Fullan\, O.C.\, Global Leadership Director\, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL)\nModerated by Kassia Kukurudza\, Senior Academic Affairs Manager\, D2L \nSponsored by D2L \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs we emerge from the pandemic\, our K-12 system grapples with two primary challenges: (1) learning recovery; and (2) updated expectations for more flexible learning pathways. In this edWebinar\, we will explore how a single approach centered around growth mindset can address both dynamics. \nFundamental to post-pandemic education is the collective understanding that a more flexible\, authentic\, and personalized approach to learning is both optimal and attainable. Our educator panel will share research and instructional strategies that were successful this past year\, and how these can be applied to support deeper\, engaging\, and impactful learning approaches. These methods are consistent with the immediate task of learning acceleration and the systemic goal of a more personalized and equitable pathway to success for all students. \nWe will address student engagement and connectedness by exploring concepts such as whole-child learning methods\, mastery-based learning\, authentic and deeper learning tasks\, and models to support the needs of all learners\, regardless of their differences. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJason Horne\, Ed.D. has served as Secondary Supervisor of Campbell County Schools (TN) since 2018. Dr. Horne has worked in education since 2002 as a teacher\, instructional coach\, professor\, and principal. Having started his career teaching English in France\, Dr. Horne brings a unique perspective to American education. An early adopter of educational technology\, Dr. Horne has presented nationally on using cell phones and Twitter in the classroom and evaluating instructional technology. Dr. Horne designed and led Tennessee Online Public School\, Tennessee’s first statewide online high school. In addition to his day job\, Dr. Horne is an adjunct professor in both the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and Curriculum and Instruction departments in the East Tennessee State University College of Education. \n \nMarcella Barros\, Lead Senior Director of Instruction\, Student Support and Professional Learning at NYC Department of Education\, is an experienced educator with 20 years of experience in the NYC Department of Education which began as a seven-year teaching career working in various roles\, including as a professional development team leader. Her leadership roles in education have included founding a high school\, implementing a citywide teacher evaluation pilot\, training independent evaluators\, and developing professional learning plans with principals to address teacher development. As a deputy superintendent\, Marcella led professional learning for a cohort of teacher leaders across seven districts\, led monthly principal inquiry sessions and coordinated districtwide events to foster opportunities for principals and teachers to share instructional best practices across schools. She currently works as a lead senior director of instruction and professional learning in the office of the First Deputy Chancellor supporting local teaching and learning divisions in district offices across New York City. \n \nMichael Fullan\, O.C. is an author\, speaker\, educational consultant\, global leadership director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL)\, and a worldwide authority on educational reform with a mandate of helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children learning. A former dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto\, Michael advises policymakers and local leaders around the world to provide leadership in education. Michael received the Order of Canada in December 2012. He holds honorary doctorates from several universities in North America and abroad. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nKassia Kukurudza has worked in education for over a decade. Beginning her career as an elementary teacher\, she now works for D2L (an educational technology company based in Ontario) as Senior Academic Affairs Manager. Specializing in technology-enabled learning and teaching\, Kassia supports education organizations across the globe to create effective learning ecosystems that put teachers and students at the center. Kassia has her Master of Education\, with a research focus in Haitian school systems and the role of education in fragile contexts. In her free time\, she acts as a mentor for Faculties of Education and volunteers with the Family and Child Services\, working with foster children. \n  \nJoin the Accelerate Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nD2L\, creators of the Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS)\, provides a platform that transforms the learning experience. Brightspace supports flexible learning environments such as virtual\, blended\, and personalized learning for both students and teachers. We partner with schools to provide customized solutions ensuring ease of use and success in your LMS!
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