BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//edWeb - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://home.edweb.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for edWeb REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T170000 DTSTAMP:20210303T220235Z CREATED:20210202T175920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T220235Z UID:36023-1614787200-1614790800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Culturally Responsive Instruction in a Blended Learning Environment DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jaime Perris\, Curriculum Project Manager and Education Consultant\, Encyclopædia Britannica; Dr. Ahmet Bayazitoglu\, English Teacher\, Hun School of Princeton (NJ); and Dara Martin\, English Teacher\, Co-Director of NextTerm\, Dorm Parent\, Hun School of Princeton (NJ)\nModerated by Darcy Carlson\, Director of Education Consultants\, Encyclopædia Britannica \nSponsored by Britannica Digital Learning \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 \nDeveloping a culturally responsive classroom is key in nurturing positive student-teacher relationships\, and creating opportunities for all students to connect\, relate\, and engage in instructional content. In this edWebinar\, we will focus on: \n\nWhat being “culturally responsive” means\nThe positive outcomes of integrating culturally responsive practices into teaching and learning\nExploring strategies and practices needed to create and facilitate an inclusive\, equitable\, welcoming and affirming classroom environment that promotes continuous learning and an appreciation of diverse cultures\nIdentifying effective teaching and learning strategies that support culturally responsive instruction in remote and blended learning environments\nA teacher’s personal story – A guest speaker will share her story of how she currently engages students through culturally responsive practices.\n\nedWebinar outcomes for viewers focus on: \n\nKey strategies and ideas that can be implemented into their teaching and learning practices straight away\, that will encourage student discussion\, inspire dialogue\, and encourage student voice\nA strengthened cultural connection between teachers and their students\nEmpowering and inspiring teachers to create and facilitate a welcoming\, affirming and inclusive classroom climate and culture\, and integrate culturally responsive elements into their curriculum\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and those in leadership roles who strive to create culturally responsive environments in a K-12 blended learning setting. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJaime Perris is an education consultant and curriculum project manager. She is Australian and has lived and worked in eight countries and travelled to 30. She was a teacher for around 15 years in Australia (psychology\, law\, business and Chinese Mandarin)\, South Korea\, Malaysia\, the Philippines\, Myanmar\, the Bahamas\, and the United States. Jaime has worked on government contracts for the U.S. Navy\, the Malaysian Ministry of Education\, and Taiwanese public prisons in the fields of curriculum development and teacher training. She recently coached teachers and leaders across New York and New Orleans. For fun\, she absolutely loves learning and exploring new cultures\, food and travel (especially to the Caribbean). She speaks Chinese\, plays the piano and is really into keeping fit through strength training. \n \nOriginally from Turkey\, Dr. Ahmet Bayazitoglu resides in Princeton\, NJ with his family and teaches English (and the occasional constitutional law class) at the Hun School of Princeton. A former academic and attorney\, he feels his international litigation experience turns out to be great preparation for the ninth-grade English classroom! In addition to ninth-grade English\, he offers 12th-grade seminars on such topics as literature and the law\, and global literature. Outside the classroom\, he coaches JV basketball\, advises affinity groups such as the Middle Eastern Society and Junior State of America\, and is active in the faculty Cultural Competency Committee. \n \nDara Martin is an English teacher\, Co-Director of NextTerm (an experiential learning program)\, and dorm parent at the Hun School of Princeton in New Jersey. She has 20 years of experience teaching\, both in public schools (in Georgia) and independent schools (currently at the Hun School of Princeton)\, having taught all grades. Dara currently teaches 10th-grade and 12th-grade English electives gender in literature and literature\, ethics\, and social change. She is currently a member of the Executive Board for the faculty Cultural Competency Committee\, a faculty group that leads and develops school-wide and faculty workshops pertaining to social justice; this year working with a subgroup to conduct a school-wide curriculum audit. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDarcy Carlson is the director of education consultants at Britannica Digital Learning. She has been with Britannica for 12 years\, working with educators to support library and classroom needs by facilitating the use of Britannica’s wide range of digital resources. Before joining Britannica\, Darcy was a classroom special education teacher in both the elementary and secondary settings. She is passionate about maximizing the teaching and learning experience by engaging educators and students with technology. Darcy has her Bachelor of Science in special education with a learning behavior specialist emphasis. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching 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 \nBritannica Digital Learning provides reliable\, award-winning reference and curriculum solutions for educators\, serving over 150 million students across more than 83 countries. Partnering with education leaders to help leverage technology creatively\, Britannica provides personalized education by designing custom resources that meet the unique challenges and needs of the audiences served. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/clrt20210303/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210303_CLRT-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T160000 DTSTAMP:20210304T210230Z CREATED:20210212T155806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T210230Z UID:36140-1614870000-1614873600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:6 Ways to Engage and Strengthen Young Writers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Denise Donica\, DHSc\, OTR/L\, BCP\, FAOTA\, National Workshop Presenter\, Learning Without Tears; and Keith R. Kline\, OTR/L\, National Workshop Presenter\, Learning Without Tears\nModerated by Zoë Maurer\, Senior Content Marketing Strategist\, 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 \nEffective writing skills are a crucial component for success in all academic areas. Students need to write clearly to excel in all subjects—from history and science to the arts and beyond. Independent writing blocks can provide dedicated time for students to hone their handwriting skills and learn how to write structured narrative\, opinion\, and information composition pieces. \nThis edWebinar provides strategies to foster creative and independent young writers. Learn the developmental progression of how children progress from drawing to writing letters\, words\, and sentences to writing independently and creatively. Discover specific and applicable ways to engage young writers in all settings—whether in a classroom\, virtual\, or hybrid. Additionally\, learn how to support families in promoting crucial writing skills outside of the classroom. This integrated approach to writing empowers every educator to help students develop skills that will serve them in the classroom and throughout their lives. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to pre-K through elementary school teachers\, elementary school leadership\, district-level curriculum coordinators and district-level leadership. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Denise Donica is an associate professor and chair for the Department of Occupational Therapy at East Carolina University in Greenville\, North Carolina. Dr. Donica’s focus of clinical practice has been with the pediatric population through school systems\, outpatient practice\, and telehealth. She has conducted and published research related to student success\, handwriting skills\, and keyboarding skills. She has also presented nationally and internationally on handwriting and keyboarding-related research. \n \nKeith R. Kline has been practicing pediatric OT in a school setting since September 1999. He currently works in the Coventry Public Schools in Coventry\, RI where he works with all students\, especially those with exceptionalities\, from the pre-K to middle school levels. He has over 15 years of experience working with the Learning Without Tears® family of products: Get Set For School\, Handwriting Without Tears\, and Keyboarding Without Tears\, and has provided numerous presentations using these programs as a National Workshop Presenter. Keith offers private tutoring sessions for those families that wish to help their students improve their handwriting and keyboarding skills. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nZoë Maurer is the senior content marketing strategist for Learning Without Tears. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences with a minor in business marketing from the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining Learning Without Tears in 2017\, Zoë was a senior account manager at a digital marketing agency specializing in the education market. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/cpk20210304/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210304_cpk-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161236Z CREATED:20210222T220033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161236Z UID:36253-1614873600-1614877200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Are All the Children Well? How One School District Is Using a Social Justice Lens to Respond to That Question DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Baron R. Davis\, Superintendent\, Richland School District Two (SC); Dr. Helen Grant\, Chief Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Officer\, Richland School District Two (SC); and Dr. Sabina Mosso-Taylor\, Principal\, Jackson Creek Elementary School (SC)\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 \nUtilizing a social justice lens\, Dr. Baron R. Davis\, Superintendent of Richland School District Two\, offers a response to the question\, “Are all the children well?” that addresses the philosophy\, research\, and intentionality necessary to ensure premier learning experiences and outcomes that illuminate\, validate\, and celebrate the capabilities of all children. Through this work\, the teachers and administrators in Richland Two are truly preparing students for their chosen pathways to live and work in a global society. \nThis vision and mission are amplified by the work of Dr. Helen Grant\, Chief Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Officer\, who shares specific examples of how Richland School District Two works to ensure systemic change through district-wide education\, development\, and outreach. Dr. Sabina Mosso-Taylor\, a Richland School District Two principal\, shares insights into how she and her teachers foster and support social justice issues through systematic and ongoing professional development\, culturally relevant practices\, and authentic teacher/student/family engagements at the elementary level. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAn educator for more than 20 years\, Dr. Baron R. Davis is Richland School District Two’s Superintendent\, and the first African American to hold this position in the district’s 90-plus-year history. Dr. Davis served a transition year as the superintendent-elect prior to assuming leadership of the district in 2017. In one of his first tasks as Superintendent\, the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan\, Dr. Davis lays out his vision for partnering with families\, staff\, and the community to make Richland Two the premier school district. \nDr. Davis has advanced the district’s long-standing commitment to providing superior learning experiences in top-notch facilities. Under his leadership\, voters in Richland Two approved a request to borrow $468 million to address district facility needs in the areas of safety and security\, academic learning spaces\, transportation\, technology\, and arts/athletics. The bond referendum projects are part of a 10-year facility plan that provides a pathway to premier facilities across the district. Dr. Davis has opened doors for small and minority vendors to do business with Richland Two by hosting vendor fairs specifically for them. \nDr. Davis’s inclusionary practices led Richland Two to become one of only three districts in South Carolina and 250 nationwide to be placed on the 10th Annual AP® District Honor Roll by the College Board. To earn this distinction\, Richland Two had to\, since 2017\, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. \nDr. Davis has made increasing recruitment and retention of male teachers of color a priority by launching the Premier 100 initiative. About six percent of Richland Two’s teachers are male and minority. However\, nationwide that number drops to less than two percent\, despite the fact that the percentage of students of color continues to rise. Premier 100 partners with the Call Me MISTER program to recruit and retain male educators of color. \n  \n \nIn August 2015\, Dr. Helen Nelson Grant became Richland Two’s first Chief Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Officer. She is among the first to pioneer this work in K-12 public education in South Carolina. \nIn her role in the school district\, Dr. Grant is responsible for recommending\, developing\, implementing\, and managing programs and initiatives aimed at advancing diversity and multicultural inclusion. She serves as the chief advisor to the superintendent in the development and implementation of diversity and multicultural practices and initiatives and she is the district’s chief spokesperson and district representative for diversity and multicultural matters. Her work includes providing professional development to district staff\, coordinating and implementing district-wide cultural celebrations\, and advising administrators on issues or concerns regarding diversity and inclusion. \nThe Office of Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion facilitates Community Conversations\, a series of events that bring together district families\, employees\, community members and business partners on a variety of topics impacting education. The Office also facilitates district-wide celebrations and recognitions including Hispanic Heritage Month\, Black History Month\, Women’s History Month\, Kindness Month\, and Inclusion Month. \nDr. Grant serves as the lead for Richland Two’s AASA 2020-2021 Equity in Action cohort and for the district’s Equity Work Group. She is a member of the district’s Opportunity/Knowledge Gap Task Force and she assists with the coordination of district initiatives to evaluate and promote more equitable systems\, policies\, and procedures. \n \n \nDr. Sabina Mosso-Taylor is an experienced principal with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. She is skilled in K-12 education\, NBCT – EC Generalist\, classroom management\, lesson planning\, differentiated instruction\, culturally relevant teaching\, and curriculum development. Dr. Mosso-Taylor is a strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused on early childhood education – early literacy from the University of South Carolina-Columbia. Currently\, she is the principal of Jackson Creek Elementary School in Columbia\, South Carolina. \n \nAbout the Host \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/aasaequity20210304/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T180000 DTSTAMP:20210304T230021Z CREATED:20210128T210415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T230021Z UID:36000-1614877200-1614880800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Teaching Effective Listening Skills for Equitable Learning DESCRIPTION:Presented by Monica Brady-Myerov\, CEO and Founder\, Listenwise\, and Author\, Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners; Rachel Kramer Theodorou\, M.Ed.\, Elementary Education Faculty Leader\, Brandeis University Education Program; and Laura Krenicki\, 6th-Grade Geography and World Cultures Teacher\, William J. Johnston Middle School (CT) \nSponsored by Listenwise \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 \nThis recorded edWebinar explores how listening is a key piece of the literacy puzzle and show what educators can do to support all students in developing their critical listening skills. It features veteran journalist and author Monica Brady-Myerov whose book\, Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners\, will be published by Jossey-Bass in April 2021. The presentation explores the importance of teaching listening in K-12 education and how listening is tied to building literacy\, especially academic language. It brings in research\, theory and practice. \nMonica is joined by Brandeis University education professor Rachel Kramer Theodorou\, an elementary education faculty leader with a focus on English language instruction. She shares research and practice of how listening is crucial to building English language skills. \nAdministrators will gain research-based knowledge on the importance of teaching listening and educators will leave with clear on-the-ground teaching strategies for building listening skills for all students. With the surge in popularity of podcasts\, this is the perfect time to learn how to harness the power of listening in your classroom.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMonica Brady-Myerov is a content area specialist in audio and its use in the classroom and an expert in podcasting\, fact-based reporting and narrative storytelling. She is a 25-year veteran public radio journalist\, and is currently the CEO of Listenwise\, a listening skills company\, as well as the host of the Student Podcast PODCAST and Listenwise News Bites. She is the author of the upcoming book\, Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners\, to be released by Wiley in April 2021. \n \nRachel Kramer Theodorou has been a classroom elementary and ESL teacher for more than 20 years in both public and private schools. Alongside her practical work\, Rachel consults with Waltham Public Schools\, MATSOL\, EDCO and the Waltham Family School on matters ranging from instructional practices for teaching English learners\, to promoting ESL teacher leadership in professional development\, and in methods for forging productive family relationships between school and home. Rachel received her Master of Science in education from Bank Street College of Education. She has been teaching at Brandeis University since 2007 and has been in her role as Elementary Faculty Leader since 2014. Rachel teaches MAT courses in the fundamentals of teaching and to undergraduates about teaching English learners\, citizen science and teacher education\, and in curriculum and assessment. \n \nLaura Krenicki is a 6th-grade geography and world cultures teacher at William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester\, Connecticut. She works with students and teachers around the world in global collaborations and inquiry projects. She is the recipient of the Orion Award at Mystic Seaport Museum\, the Excellence in Social Studies Education from the Connecticut Council of the Social Studies\, and the Distinction in Geography Education from the National Council of Geographic Education. She is a certified Google Educator\, Listenwise Advocate\, National Geographic Educator and Trainer\, and Flipgrid Ambassador. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Audio-Based 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 \nListenwise brings podcasts to the classroom – supporting equitable remote learning with easy-to-use podcast lessons and listening comprehension quizzes. Our collection of 2000+ curriculum-aligned podcasts from NPR and others for grades 2-12 keeps teaching connected to the real world and builds student listening skills at the same time. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/audiolearning20210304/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210302_audiolearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T160000 DTSTAMP:20210308T210104Z CREATED:20210208T195832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T210104Z UID:36084-1615215600-1615219200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Science\, Art\, and Craft of Teaching Reading and Writing DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Shane Templeton\, Educator\, Researcher\, Speaker\, and HMH Into Reading Program Author \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 \nHow do we balance the science\, art\, and craft of teaching reading? We bring a developmental– and classroom-based perspective to the “Science of Reading.” We begin by demonstrating that it is not possible to teach beginning reading effectively without attention to writing as well: Research shows that reading and writing advance together as two faces of the same knowledge coin. For emergent and beginning readers and writers\, the development of phonemic awareness\, letter-sound knowledge\, fluency\, and vocabulary are developmentally intertwined. The art and craft of teaching literacy involve understanding this complexity and applying it in the moment with learners. \nIn this edWebinar\, educator and researcher Dr. Shane Templeton shows that by appropriately determining the timing\, pacing\, and type of instruction for these intertwined types of knowledge\, teachers ensure that more learners will successfully attain their literacy potential. For those children who may still struggle\, we will be better able to adjust instruction appropriately and effectively. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-5 teachers\, literacy coaches\, and curriculum leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Shane Templeton\, co-author of Words Their Way\, is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies at the University of Nevada\, Reno\, and a former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels. His research has focused primarily on developmental word knowledge in elementary\, middle\, and high school students\, and he has been published in both research and practitioner journals. \nIn addition to Words Their Way\, Shane has authored or co-authored a number of books on the teaching of literacy and word study including Teaching Reading and Writing: The Developmental Approach; Vocabulary Their Way: Word Study for Middle and Secondary Students; and Orthographic Knowledge and the Foundations of Literacy. Since 1987 Shane served as a member of the Usage Panel of The American Heritage Dictionary. He has served as an educational consultant for The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary and was a consultant for and wrote the foreword to Curious George’s Dictionary. Shane is co-author of HMH Into Reading as well as numerous previous programs.  \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\nHMH Into Reading connected teaching and learning provides access to assessment\, core instruction\, supplemental solutions\, intervention\, and professional learning resources. All in a single place\, with a single login providing you with the flexibility you need to reach your students. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacyhero20210308/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210308_LiteracyHero-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T180000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161245Z CREATED:20210108T174425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161245Z UID:35755-1615222800-1615226400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading Learning in a Blended Environment: What Works for Students\, Teachers and Administrators DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Mark Benigni\, Superintendent\, Meriden Public Schools (CT); Dr. Alan Seibert\, Superintendent\, Salem City Schools (VA); Dr. Jason Van Heukelum\, Superintendent\, Winchester Public Schools (VA); and Diane W. Doersch\, Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise\nModerated by Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, EmpowerED Superintendent Initiative\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) \nSponsored by ClassLink\nThis edWebinar series is co-hosted by CoSN\, AASA\, and edWeb.net \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 \nBlended learning activities have been around for decades. Although\, in the past\, these student learning activities usually took place inside a school classroom when technology tools were available. However\, since the challenges of COVID-19 presented themselves about a year ago\, blended learning is now a function of teaching and learning in not only face-to-face classrooms\, but also in remote and hybrid learning situations. \nWhen done well\, blended learning combines the best of both traditional and digital teaching which results in more engaging learning experiences. Digital tools\, if used appropriately\, can allow for more personalized instruction as well as open up new opportunities for collaboration\, communication and project-based learning. But the effective implementation of blended learning does not happen automatically. \nIn this edWebinar\, three stellar superintendents share the leadership strategies they have employed to get the most out of blended learning for their students\, teachers and administrators. The Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise will also join in the conversation. Examples of effective blended learning activities will be shared along with resources to assist others in leading and implementing successful blended learning environments. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMark D. Benigni\, Ed.D. has been an educator for over twenty years and begins his eleventh year as Superintendent of the Meriden Public Schools. Dr. Benigni served as a teacher\, assistant principal\, principal\, and Mayor of the City of Meriden. In addition to leading the Meriden Public Schools to its highest academic scores in district history\, Dr. Benigni has presented at national conferences\, taught doctorate classes\, and published a book and numerous articles. He was recognized as CoSN’s and AASA’s 2019 Empowered Superintendent\, a 2015 Education Week Leaders to Learn From\, and as one of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans. The Meriden Public Schools has received awards from CoSN\, the Learning Counsel\, NSBA\, Digital Promise\, District Administration\, and Edutopia. Dr. Benigni is currently the co-chair of the Connecticut Association of Urban Superintendents\, as well as the President-Elect for the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. Dr. Benigni serves on the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel. \n \n \nDr. Alan Seibert is a New Jersey native who attended Virginia Tech and did his student teaching at Salem High School\, where he was hired as a science teacher. Over the past 30 years\, he has held leadership positions at the high\, middle\, and elementary levels in Salem City Schools and is currently in his 15th school year as Division Superintendent. Dr. Seibert is currently serving as president of VASCD\, is a past president of VASS\, a former subcommittee chair on the Virginia Standards of Learning Innovation Committee\, co-author of a book\, The Ninth Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up\, and in 2015 was named Virginia’s Curriculum Leader of the Year by VASCD. Dr. Seibert is married to Dr. Michele Seibert\, a member of the research faculty at Virginia Tech where she directs Virginia Career View\, the Commonwealth’s Career Information Delivery System. They have three sons\, Chad\, Logan\, and Tyler. \n \nBorn in Michigan and raised in Rochester\, New York\, Dr. Jason Van Heukelum has worked in the field of education for 20 years\, including three years as the headmaster of an International School in La Paz\, Bolivia. His experience includes serving as a math teacher\, coach\, high school assistant principal\, middle school principal\, and deputy superintendent—all in North Carolina. Dr. Van Heukelum believes that great schools use a combination of high expectations and high community engagement to maximize student potential in a nurturing and caring environment. Over the last ten years\, Dr. Van Heukelum has secured over $15 million in grants for innovative ideas that meet the emerging needs of our future society. This includes education programs like Multi-Tiered Systems of Support\, International Baccalaureate programs\, Spanish and Mandarin immersion programs\, STEM programs\, computer science immersion and high school academies. Dr. Van Heukelum serves on CoSN’s Superintendent Advisory Panel. \n \n \nDiane W. Doersch serves as a Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise. She came from a career in public education\, first as an elementary school teacher\, then a middle school computer applications teacher\, and finally director of technology in a Wisconsin school district with approximately 6\,000 students. She then served as Chief Technology and Information Officer in one of the five largest school districts in the state. In that role\, Diane helped develop a statewide data warehouse consortium for school districts\, worked to transform her school district with laptops for educators and 1:1 devices for students\, and earned her Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL) certification. Diane serves on the boards of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and #EquityEDU\, and is on ClassLink’s Senior Advisors Group as well as an officer of Women in Technology (WIT) Wisconsin. \n \nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD\, near Houston\, Texas until September 2013\, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles\, California. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4\,000 educators serving 50\,000 students. She was co-chair of the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. \nToday\, Ann works as a public speaker\, writer\, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students. Ann serves on the edWeb.net Advisory Board\, ClassLink’s Senior Advisors Group\, and is a founding member of ERDI’s Alliance for Education Impact Advisory Council. She also volunteers as a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California\, serving non-profit associations. Ann is the co-author of Life Lessons in Leadership\, available on Amazon.com. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Super-Connected 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\nAASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. \n \n CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources\, community\, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. CoSN represents over 13 million students in school districts nationwide and continues to grow as a powerful and influential voice in K-12 education. \n \nClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5\,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google\, Office 365\, and Dropbox cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. Accessible from any computer\, tablet or smartphone\, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20210308/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210308_supers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T150000 DTSTAMP:20210309T200718Z CREATED:20210216T165712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T200718Z UID:36162-1615298400-1615302000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Mental Wellbeing and Prevention Education: Tools to Meet the Needs of Gen Z Students DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brian Marquis\, Public Liaison Officer\, NIDA; and Erin McClintock\, Senior Director\, Impact and Education\, EVERFI\nModerated by Lauren Pingul\, Resource Specialist\, EVERFI \nSponsored by EVERFI \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 know that mental and emotional wellbeing is critical to overall health for teens and teachers alike. By supporting teenagers in developing healthy coping skills\, you can set them up for success in dealing with stress and challenging circumstances in the future. \nWatchthis edWebinar to learn about turnkey activities and resources to help promote mindfulness and teach teens how to practice health-enhancing behaviors\, which can support better management of stress and reduce the chances of exploring substance use as an alternative. Experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and EVERFI walk you through the standards-aligned activities and provide ideas around how to implement them in your classroom\, whether you are learning virtually\, in person\, or somewhere in between. \nViewers will receive: \n\nA certificate for one hour of professional development\nFree access to digital lessons on Prescription Drug Safety and Mental Health for middle and high school students\nLessons and activities to use during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week and beyond\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to middle and high school teachers. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nBrian Marquis joined the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Science Policy and Communications in January 2001. He is now the NIDA public liaison officer and connects organizations across the country with NIDA resources. As the public liaison officer\, Brian manages all marketing and partnership activities associated with the dissemination of NIDA’s science-based research and information to a vast array of audiences including federal\, state\, local and non-governmental organizations\, educators\, public health professionals and the public. In his efforts to promote NIDA’s research and resources\, he also manages more than 30 national partnerships for NIDA’s National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. His dedication to NIH and the federal taxpayer has earned him numerous awards including the coveted Healthfinder Hammer Award from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government and the NIH Director’s Award. Prior to joining NIDA\, Brian worked at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse and at the National Heart\, Lung\, and Blood Institute. He has a B.S. in family studies from University of Maryland\, College Park. \n \nErin McClintock is a strength-based mental health practitioner with a passion for prevention\, social-emotional learning\, and digital wellness. In her role as Senior Director of Impact and Education and EVERFI’s resident mental health subject matter expert\, Erin critically explores the ways in which technology can play a part in supporting the emotional well-being of learners across the lifespan\, and how to best utilize technology to make an impact on the collective mental health of our world. Erin holds a graduate degree in counseling psychology\, completed her post-master’s studies in trauma and addiction counseling\, and has extensive experience in community\, school\, and collegiate mental health. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nLauren Pingul has been in education for the past ten years\, as both a teacher and administrator. She now works as a resource specialist for EVERFI in Illinois\, where she helps districts\, schools and teachers implement no-cost digital resources in their classrooms. Lauren used EVERFI’s resources in her own classroom in New Orleans\, and now gets to help students across North America gain access to engaging content around diversity\, equity and inclusion\, digital wellness\, STEM\, health and wellness\, social-emotional learning and financial literacy. \n \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nJoin the School Health & Safety 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 \nFrom grade school through retirement\, EVERFI’s free digital education curriculums empower learners of all ages to make safe\, smart and informed decisions. We bring together the public and private sectors so K-12 teachers can equip today’s learners with the skills they need to become tomorrow’s leaders. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/schoolsafety20210309/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210309_schoolsafety-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T160000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161302Z CREATED:20210212T180925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161302Z UID:36147-1615302000-1615305600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Preparing for Success: Leveraging Social-Emotional Behavior Data to Plan for Next Year DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nathaniel von der Embse\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Associate Professor of School Psychology\, University of South Florida; and Stephen Kilgus\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of School Psychology\, University of Wisconsin-Madison \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \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 \nWhile this school year is still in full swing\, planning for 2021-22 is gearing up. As you look ahead to programs\, practices\, and priorities\, social-emotional behavior (SEB) data can provide helpful insights. The past year has put everyone’s social-emotional skills to the test. Has your schoolwide social-emotional learning (SEL) program provided the supports students need? Which competencies will need attention next school year? Do teachers need additional professional learning to effectively implement SEL or build their own social-emotional skills? \nIn this edLeader Panel hear two leaders in the field of SEB assessment discuss how to use SEB data to: \n\nEvaluate the effectiveness of your SEL programs and initiatives\nAlign resources for the coming year to address deficits and guide instruction\nUncover unconscious bias among adults and address inequities\n\nSupporting the social-emotional needs of teachers and students will continue to be a priority next school year. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to use this year’s SEB data as a planning tool to inform your budget and programming decisions\, build on student strengths\, and address student needs effectively in 2021-22. \nThis  recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to preK-12 school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nNathaniel P. von der Embse\, Ph.D. is an associate professor of school psychology at the University of South Florida. Dr. von der Embse serves as an associate editor for the Journal of School Psychology\, and his research interests include universal screening for behavioral and mental health\, teacher stress and student test anxiety\, and training educators in population-based mental health services. He received the 2018 Lightner Witmer Award for early career scholarship from Division 16 of the American Psychological Association. He is one of the authors of the Social\, Academic\, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) assessment suite and is an author and behavior team member with FastBridge. \n \nDr. Stephen Kilgus is Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where his research primarily relates to social-emotional and behavioral assessment. His work has resulted in the development of evidence-based assessment procedures\, as well as the validation of tools for universal screening\, problem analysis\, and progress monitoring. Dr. Kilgus has authored and contributed to the development of a number of assessments\, including the SAEBRS screener and Direct Behavior Ratings (DBRs). He currently serves as a principal investigator on a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) regarding the validation of the Intervention Selection Profile (ISP)\, a suite of tools to inform the selection and modification of Tier 2 targeted interventions. Dr. Kilgus is also researching the development and evaluation of Tier 2 targeted interventions. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Creating a Positive School Climate 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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/positive20210309/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210309_positive-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T170000 DTSTAMP:20210309T220427Z CREATED:20210111T161257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T220427Z UID:35762-1615305600-1615309200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Early Ideas of Geometry and Measurement in Children: The Role of Language and Literature in Math Class – 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 \nIn the primary grades\, students are learning about school\, they are learning fundamental mathematics content\, and they are developing written language skills. A particular challenge of work in these early grades is helping students build early mathematics knowledge when they are still learning about school and developing skills with written language and print. Language is an essential part of teaching and learning mathematics; supporting students to develop language skills alongside mathematics is a powerful tool for building student confidence and competence. \nIn this second edWebinar of a two-part series\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore shares resources and strategies for developing the language and concepts of geometry and measurement with children’s literature. We develop understanding of shapes (both 3D and 2D) and measurement (with standard and non-standard units) with trade books and big books that use high-quality language features as well as strong mathematics. Learn strategies to help students move from everyday language to mathematical language while building understanding of key geometry and measurement concepts. Watch Sara to explore strategies and resources for developing conceptual understanding of geometry and measurement through language and literature. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school leaders of the preK through elementary levels. \nEarly Ideas of Addition and Subtraction in Children: The Role of Language and Literature in Math Class – 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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/mathlearners20210309/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210309_mathlearners-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161324Z CREATED:20210119T195106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161324Z UID:35882-1615392000-1615395600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How to Strengthen Your School Community Using the Power of SEL DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lauren Tarshis\, SVP and Editor-In-Chief/Publisher\, Scholastic Classroom Magazines; Pam Allyn\, Author\, Speaker\, Innovator\, and Education Expert; and Audra Wallace\, Editorial Director\, Scholastic News \nSponsored by Scholastic Classroom Magazines \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 \nThe ongoing pandemic has led to record levels of anxiety and collective trauma in our schools. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is quickly emerging as one of the most powerful tools administrators have to revitalize their school communities. \nWatch Pam Allyn\, renowned author and educator\, Lauren Tarshis\, SVP and Editor-In-Chief of Scholastic Classroom Magazines\, and Audra Wallace\, Editorial Director of Scholastic News\, as they discuss strategies and resources to help you seamlessly integrate SEL into your curriculum. \nThey focus on managing anxiety\, developing resilience and building deep relationships. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to school and district leaders of all grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nLauren Tarshis is Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of Scholastic Classroom Magazines\, where she oversees more than 30 classroom magazines\, which reach more than 25 million students. In her more than 25 years with Scholastic\, Lauren has helped transform the company’s print magazines into the powerful learning tools they are today. In her current role\, she is helping to expand the magazines’ deep connection to American classrooms and ensure their vital role in providing teachers and students with an understanding of the contemporary world. In addition to her work at Scholastic\, Lauren is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author. Her acclaimed I Survived series published by Scholastic\, which has more than 23 million copies in print to date\, tells stories of young people and their resilience and strength in the midst of unimaginable disasters. Lauren can be found online at laurentarshis.com. \n \nPam Allyn is a renowned author\, educator and advocate for the lives of children as readers\, writers and learners; and the founder of the global literacy initiative LitWorld. She is a leading authority on the confluence of literacy and social-emotional learning to transform academic and wellness outcomes in children and young adults of all ages. \n \nAudra Wallace is the editorial director of Scholastic News Editions 3-6. Audra has written and edited content for Scholastic for 14 years. She is also a former third-grade teacher and the author of several nonfiction books\, including How Full is Your Bucket? Young Reader’s Edition. \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 edLeader Panels\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nScholastic Classroom Magazines are the simple solution to student engagement. Get fresh\, high-interest stories\, videos and activities delivered right to your school all year long. With a powerful digital platform and optional print issues\, magazines are flexible enough to use at home\, in school or both. And every single resource is designed to build knowledge and skills across the content areas. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20210310/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210310_sel-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T160000 DTSTAMP:20210311T210509Z CREATED:20210217T222128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T210509Z UID:36190-1615474800-1615478400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Mathematics Pedagogy: Rigor and Engagement DESCRIPTION:Presented by Prof. Raz Kupferman\, Co-founder and Chief Scientist\, Matific \nSponsored by Matific \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’ve heard again and again about the educational challenges of the 21st century. From the point of view of policymaking\, a classroom is where our future scientists\, engineers\, programmers\, doctors\, economists and entrepreneurs currently sit. We have a moral duty to provide every child the chance to succeed in life and realize their potential. \nWhen you look at the same group of children 20 years later\, the vast majority of our children will fail to achieve their dreams and realize their full potential. The common grounds of all the skills that are needed and will be needed in an evolving world are the foundational skills of literacy and mathematics. None of us can tell what the job market will look like in 20 years\, but we know that strong foundations of literacy and mathematics will keep being the key to success. To make it into a slogan\, there is no STEM or STEAM without the M. \nIn this edWebinar\, Prof. Raz Kupferman discusses the interplay between rigor and engagement in developing deep conceptual understanding and cultivating curiosity in mathematics. He also discusses an approach to mathematical education that puts students at the intersection of encouragement and engagement where they confront ideas and problems that are meaningful. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the kindergarten through elementary levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nProf. Raz Kupferman co-founded Matific in 2012\, and since then has been its Chief Scientist and Head of Pedagogy. He is also former Chair of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics\, former Head of the mathematics middle school curricular committee\, and author of Elementary School Mathematics for Parents and Teachers. In 2007\, Prof. Kupferman inaugurated a professional development program in mathematics for primary school teachers\, focusing on the subject matter and on the resolution of pedagogical dilemmas. Within 10 years\, over 1\,000 teachers had attended this program. From 2012 to 2014 he headed an MOE curricular committee\, which wrote a new middle-school curriculum in mathematics. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Building Understanding in Mathematics 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 \nMatific is a world leading\, pedagogically rigorous\, hybrid learning platform for K-6 math. Matific has been academically proven to help improve test results by up to 34%. Matific combines engaging activities with a rigorous pedagogy ensuring students are kept engaged\, whether at school or at home. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/math20210311/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210311_Math-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153400Z CREATED:20210225T210213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153400Z UID:36279-1615478400-1615482000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: The Petersburg City Public Schools' Story - Using Practices and Partnerships to Move the Equity Agenda DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin\, Superintendent\, Petersburg City Public Schools (VA)\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 \nPetersburg City Public Schools Superintendent\, Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin\, leads staff\, parents and community members to answer one important essential question\, “What would you want for every child?” Petersburg City Public Schools is an urban school district located near Richmond\, Virginia with approximately 4\,100 students. Though the school district has 75.26% of students who are considered economically disadvantaged\, the school district does not see that as a barrier to access and opportunities for students. During this edWebinar\,  hear about resources that have been provided to students and their families so that the “playing field” is leveled for in-school and at-home instruction. Also hear about the process used to ensure that high school graduates have a high school diploma and a “plus.” The goal of the Diploma Plus Initiative for Petersburg City Public Schools is to increase access to high-demand career pathways\, to remove barriers to postsecondary success and to positively impact the area’s workforce development initiative. \nEssential questions include: \n\nWhat do students need in their homes to support their learning and how do districts leverage resources to meet those needs?\nHow do school districts ensure students are receiving access and support that they did not have before the pandemic?\nWhy is working with the community essential to finding missing pieces in student learning\, filling the gaps\, and celebrating student success?\n\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. Maria Pitre-Martin was appointed Superintendent of Petersburg City Public Schools on July 1\, 2019. With public education experience spanning three decades\, she has served in leadership positions at the school\, district and state levels and—before coming to Petersburg—served as Deputy State Superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. \nDr. Pitre-Martin served for three years as Superintendent of Thomasville City Schools\, a North Carolina district with 2\,500 students\, 93% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. During her time in Thomasville\, the school district was named to the College Board’s AP® District Honor Roll for increasing participation in Advanced Placement classes and improving student success on AP exams. During her tenure\, Thomasville’s graduation rate increased 12% to an all-time high and the district saw double-digit gains in test scores. \nBefore Thomasville\, Dr. Pitre-Martin was the state director of K-12 curriculum and instruction for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She has served as the chief academic officer for the School District of Philadelphia\, which is one of the 10 largest school districts in the nation. She also served as an assistant superintendent for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in her home state of Louisiana. \nEarlier positions included Director of Research and Staff Development for the Fort Bend Independent School District in Sugar Land\, Texas\, and Principal of Oakwood Intermediate School in College Station\, Texas. Dr. Pitre-Martin became one of the youngest principals to be named President of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and was named the Texas Middle School Principal of the Year. \nShe began her career teaching English\, drama and speech at Northside High School in Lafayette\, Louisiana\, where she also coached speech and debate teams. \nDr. Pitre-Martin earned her Ph.D. in educational administration from Texas A&M University. She earned her master’s degree in organizational communication and her bachelor’s degree in speech education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. She is a graduate of the Broad Academy for educational leaders. \n \nAbout the Host \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/aasaequity20210311/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000 DTSTAMP:20210316T200255Z CREATED:20210208T211558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T200255Z UID:36103-1615906800-1615910400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:What Kids Are Reading (and Not Reading) in 2021 DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Gene Kerns\, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer\, Renaissance®; and Dr. Jan Bryan\, Vice President and National Education Officer\, Renaissance® \nSponsored by Renaissance ® \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 \nHow has the COVID-19 pandemic changed students’ reading habits—including how much they read and how well they comprehend it? Are students reading more nonfiction? What are the most popular books at each grade level? \nThese are just a few of the questions answered in the 2021 edition of What Kids Are Reading\, the world’s largest annual survey of K–12 students’ reading habits. Join Explore actionable insights from the new report\, along with strategies for: \n\nConnecting students with engaging reading material this year\nEnsuring that digital reading is active learning—not just “screen time”\nStressing the critical role of reading in reversing COVID-19 learning loss\nSupporting strong reading comprehension\, especially of nonfiction\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, reading directors\, curriculum directors\, and academic coaches. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nGene Kerns\, Ed.D. is Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Renaissance® and a nationally acclaimed speaker on assessment\, learning progressions\, and educational standards. He is co-author of the book Literacy Reframed: How a Focus on Decoding\, Vocabulary\, and Background Knowledge Improves Reading Comprehension (Solution Tree\, 2020). \n \nJan Bryan\, Ed.D. is Vice President and National Education Officer at Renaissance®. A former classroom teacher\, she presents regularly on formative assessment\, literacy development\, and teacher expertise. She is a contributor to the book Literacy Reframed: How a Focus on Decoding\, Vocabulary\, and Background Knowledge Improves Reading Comprehension (Solution Tree\, 2020). \n \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nJoin the ELA Today 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 \nRenaissance ® creates student-centered programs that give educators insights and resources to effectively target instruction\, accelerate growth\, and help every student build a strong foundation for success. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ela20210316/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210316_ELA-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T170000 DTSTAMP:20210823T161404Z CREATED:20210120T205700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210823T161404Z UID:35910-1615910400-1615914000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Science of Learning: Academic\, Social and Emotional Recovery DESCRIPTION:Presented by Glenn Whitman\, Executive Director\, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning \nSponsored by The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning \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 \nDiscover how promising research and “next-day” strategies in the Science of Learning can help teachers support each student’s academic\, social\, and emotional recovery from a disrupted school year. This edWebinar\, facilitated by the internationally recognized Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL)\, dives into the most promising research and strategies in educational neuroscience that can inform and transform how we teach and how students learn. Glenn Whitman\, Executive Director of The CTTL\, uses the Science of Learning to teach the Science of Learning. \nViewers of this recorded edWebinar will be able to: \n\nConnect\, extend\, and challenge their current understanding of how the brain learns.\nLearn new classroom practices for engaging with students in person and remotely.\nDiscover research-informed strategies that support students’ academic\, social\, and emotional development.\nAid students’ recovery from learning losses by applying promising principles from the science of learning.\n\nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, instructional specialists\, professional development coordinators\, and deans of faculty. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nGlenn Whitman is the executive director of The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL)\, and a history teacher at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Glenn is the co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education\, and co-designer of Neuroteach Global\, a web-based professional development platform for educators. He is a former Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence Fellow and author of Dialogue with the Past: Engaging Students and Meeting Standards through Oral History\, as well as co-editor of Think Differently and Deeply\, the international publication of The CTTL. Glenn earned his MALS from Dartmouth College and a BA from Dickinson College. He has presented at more than a dozen public\, private\, and international school conferences worldwide. Glenn’s most recent publications include Every Educator Needs to Know How the Brain Learns in ASCD Express\, and How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning in EdSurge. \n\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nJoin The Brain and 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 2011\, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning creates research-informed professional development solutions centered in Mind\, Brain\, and Education (MBE) Science for educators. The Center’s mission is to use the science of learning to help teachers maximize their effectiveness and help students achieve their highest potential. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/brain20210316/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210316_Brain-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T180000 DTSTAMP:20210317T220708Z CREATED:20210127T145626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T220708Z UID:35973-1616000400-1616004000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Surviving the Social & Emotional Side of Coronavirus: Practical Resilience and SEL Wellness for Every Educator DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. William Blake\, CEO\, Meducos Health Institute; and Shantell Berrett Blake\, M.A.\, Director of Training and Presenting\, 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 \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Will Blake\, Founder of the Meducos Health Institute\, and Shantell Berrett Blake\, Director of Training for Reading Horizons\, present strategies for building stress resilience to improve teacher health and wellness. The stress associated with the current educational challenges has not only impacted teachers’ wellness\, but also has negatively influenced instructional efficacy and student achievement. Their focus is practical\, evidence-based methods that can be easily implemented in and out of the classroom. Incorporating these tactics will help teachers improve their personal resilience and decrease the threat of burnout. \nThey also share how to use these techniques in the classroom with students as well. The results of such implementation will be happier\, healthier\, less-stressed teachers as well as improved student wellness and outcomes. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to kindergarten through middle school teachers\, school and district leaders\, special education teachers and school and district leaders\, professional development leaders\, curriculum leaders\, equity\, inclusion\, and diversity leaders\, school improvement leaders\, and Title I and federal funding directors.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAfter 15 years of clinical practice\, Dr. Will Blake served as the CEO of a national medical management company in order to help other physicians with the growing demands of managing their private offices. Upon becoming frustrated with a healthcare system that focused on sickness rather than health\, he founded the Meducos Health Institute where he promotes using lifestyle as the best way to achieve health. He now specializes in combining physical\, mental\, emotional\, and social health to help others live a balanced and truly healthy life. \n \nShantell Berrett Blake is currently the director of training and presenting at Reading Horizons. She holds a master’s in the science of reading with dyslexia certification. Shantell is the mother of a child with dyslexia and dysgraphia\, which was the catalyst for her professional path. She believes in support for the whole individual\, addressing not only the learning difficulties but the social and emotional needs as well. She earned her Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioner certificate in 2020 to help better address the emotional challenges faced by individuals with language-processing difficulties. She is passionate about literacy and the overall growth and development of the individual. \n \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \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\n \nReading Horizons offers professional learning and curriculum tools that prepare teachers to deliver the principles of reading science in both classroom and virtual settings\, by empowering teachers with an explicit phonics curriculum that helps students build a solid foundation in reading and spelling through both software and direct instruction. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20210317/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210317_sel-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153347Z CREATED:20210225T183538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153347Z UID:36272-1616083200-1616086800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Implementing a Strategic Playbook for Disruption DESCRIPTION:Presented by Raymond J. McNulty\, President\, Successful Practices Network\, and Dr. Michael 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 \nSince mid-March 2020\, our daily routines have been ruled by a public health crisis unlike anything most of us have seen. We feel frustrated\, annoyed\, overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. The normality in education has been shattered\, and while COVID-19 has been the catalyst for the process\, the changes both inside and outside of education have been constant over the last 20 years. The realities of COVID-19\, economic uncertainty and emphasis on systemic racism and inequities have brought school districts across the United States to a crossroads. Systems must learn to adapt with a future-focused vision and an ability to apply innovative principles and processes to their work. We are not powerless in this challenge; we must be the ones to act. \nIn this session\, Ray McNulty shares strategies and practices helpful to the challenges that leaders\, educators and students are facing. Schools and districts have never been more challenged in supporting the needs of students while navigating a world that is Volatile\, Uncertain\, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA). One school district leading the way is Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut\, led by Dr. Michael Conner whose focus on building trust has enabled movement throughout the system. His emphasis has been centered on several important strategies\, polarity management\, professional learning\, systemic agility and many others. Action by leaders matters more now than ever before\, and just because the future is uncertain\, it doesn’t mean you can’t influence it. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nRaymond J. McNulty is the president of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the Successful Practices Network (SPN). He is also a senior fellow at the International Center for Leadership in Education. Prior to that\, Ray was Dean for the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University which Fast Company Magazine named the 12th most innovative organization in the world in its World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. Ray has served as Chair of the National Dropout Prevention Network and was the chief learning officer for Penn Foster\, a global leader in online education. He also was a senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\, where he worked with leading educators on improving our nation’s high schools. Ray is a past president of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and author of It’s Not Us Against Them: Creating the Schools We Need\, published in 2009 by the International Center. \nAn educator since 1973\, Ray has been a teacher\, vice principal\, principal\, and superintendent. From 2001-2003\, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. During his tenure\, he focused on aligning the Department of Education’s work on three key issues: early education\, educator quality\, and secondary school reform. \nRay is a presenter at the state\, national\, and international levels on the need for school systems to accept the challenges that lie ahead. He is committed to raising performance standards for both teachers and students and to building solid connections between schools and their communities. Ray believes strongly that education systems cannot wait for the children and challenges to arrive at school; rather\, schools need to reach out and help forge solutions. \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 Host \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 \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \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/aasaequity20210318/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T180000 DTSTAMP:20210318T220406Z CREATED:20210217T212957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T220406Z UID:36185-1616086800-1616090400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How Librarians Can Foster Collaborative Learning DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marisa Labadini\, Social & Content Manager\, Unruly Studios; and Shannon Miller\, Library Media Specialist and Innovation Director\, Van Meter Community School (IA) \nSponsored by Unruly Splats \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 \nIn this edWebinar\, Shannon Miller\, a district library media specialist\, will discuss how collaborative learning fosters cross-curricular education and builds a strong school community. \nViewers will learn: \n\nHow student-led learning boosts student engagement\, teamwork\, and confidence\nExamples of specific cross-curricular activities for library media specialists that provide cooperative learning experiences for students\nHow to support other teachers in the community by bringing technology and FUN into the classroom\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to librarians\, technology integration specialists\, tech coaches\, school leaders\, and STEM specialists of the kindergarten through middle school levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMarisa Labadini is the social and content manager at Unruly Studios. She is a senior at the University of New Hampshire pursuing a bachelors’ degree in marketing and entrepreneurial studies. For the past two years\, she has been a peer advisor\, where she has guided first-year students through a mentorship program designed to cement the foundation of their college experience. This has sparked her interest in providing students with resources that can lead them to success. Follow Marisa on Twitter @Unruly_Studios. \n \nShannon McClintock Miller is the district teacher librarian and innovation director at Van Meter Community School in Iowa and Future Ready Librarians spokesperson working with students\, librarians\, educators and others around the world every day. She is Buncee’s Librarian Advisor\, Capstone Publishing’s Librarian on the Street\, and an MIE Global Learning Mentor. Shannon is the author of the award-winning The Library Voice blog. She has published four children’s books about library skills and eight graphic novels in the series Adventures in Makerspace with Capstone and Cantata Learning. Shannon and Bill Bass published a book with ISTE\, Leading from the Library. \nIn 2011\, Shannon was awarded the Connecting People Shorty Award and was chosen to be part of the SLJ New Leaders Program in 2012. In 2013\, she was named one of the Faces of Innovation from Broadband for America; one of 50 featured in the 2013 Center for Digital Education Yearbook; and one of the featured Connected Educators with the Connected Educators Project partnered with the U.S. Department of Education. In 2014\, Shannon was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. In 2016\, she was awarded the Making it Happen Award by ISTE. In 2018\, she was named the AASL Social Media Superstar Leadership Luminary. In 2020\, Shannon was an EdTech Awards Leadership Finalist. And in 2021 was named the Unruliest Library Media Specialist from Unruly Splats! \nAnd her most favorite roles of all… She is mom to amazing children and lucky wife of Eric. Follow Shannon on Twitter @shannonmmiller\, on Instagram @shannonmmiller\, and on her blog thelibraryvoice.com. \n \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nJoin the Inspire Learning & Engagement 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 \nUnruly Splats introduces coding for kids through physically active games. Students program Splats with our block coding app and write the rules that tell Splats when to light up and make sounds when they are stomped on! Students code their own games with Splats and play them with classmates! Think whack-a-mole\, relay races\, and red light green light! Splats are built to be stomped on and are iPad and Chromebook compatible. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/learning20210318/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210318_learning-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T170000 DTSTAMP:20210322T220152Z CREATED:20210203T163439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T220152Z UID:36031-1616428800-1616432400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Science and Literacy Instruction: You Don’t Have to Choose DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rebecca Abbott\, Professional Learning Lead\, UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science \nSponsored by Amplify Science \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 \nHow is a knowledge-rich curriculum essential for the development of literacy proficiency? How can making room for science in grades K-5 enable you to prepare your students to make sense of the world in which we live while strengthening their abilities to read\, write\, listen and speak? Join Rebecca Abbott from the University of California\, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science to explore the relationship between literacy and science instruction. \nIn this edWebinar\, Rebecca examines how the shifts in the science standards invite convergence with ELA and math. She shares research that shows how this can not only help strategically make room for science in packed instructional calendars but also results in more effective ways for students to learn both science and literacy. Attendees will see examples to help them envision how a focus on science can help achieve instructional goals in their classrooms and remotely. \nSo much of what scientists do is reading\, writing\, listening\, and speaking in order to obtain\, evaluate\, and communicate information about the natural world. To prepare the next generation of scientists and critical thinkers\, we need to combine what we know about excellent literacy instruction with what we know about excellent science instruction. Situating literacy instruction in a content area like science brings with it several benefits: \n\nIt helps students develop ways of thinking that are characteristic to the discipline.\nIt offers opportunities to refine sense-making skills that are essential to both disciplines.\nIt provides an authentic reason for reading and writing—to better understand science ideas under study.\n\nThis recorded  edWebinar will be of interest to kindergarten through middle school teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nRebecca Abbott is the professional learning lead for the Learning Design Group at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. For the last seven years\, she has been providing support for teachers and district leaders implementing Learning Design Group approaches and curricula\, and currently leads the Hall’s professional learning efforts nationwide for their research-based and NGSS-designed curriculum\, Amplify Science. She taught for 17 years in the San Francisco Bay Area\, including serving as an interdisciplinary K–5 instructional coach in Oakland\, CA. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching Next Generation Scientists 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\nAmplify is dedicated to collaborating with educators to create learning experiences that are rigorous and riveting for all students. Amplify creates K–8 core and supplemental curriculum\, assessment\, and intervention programs for today’s students. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/science20210322/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201020_science-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T150000 DTSTAMP:20210323T190954Z CREATED:20210209T193714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T190954Z UID:36116-1616508000-1616511600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:10 Ways to Reimagine the Role of Educator as Literacy Leader DESCRIPTION:Presented by Terrie Noland\, Ph.D.\, CALP\, Vice President\, Educator Initiatives\, Learning Ally \nSponsored by Learning Ally \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 \nIn education\, the concept of “leader” is often reserved for administrators. This false concept has allowed many classroom teachers and specialists to assume they do not have a voice and capacity to impact and influence others. This edWebinar hones in on ten different leadership principles that will move an educator from a successful leader to a significant leader. \nSuccessful leadership says that you’ve accomplished something for yourself. Significant leadership says that you’ve made a significant impact on others. Transformational actions based on these ten principles\, such as understanding an influence framework and how to build relationship capital\, will impact teams to build collective efficacy. These principles might even challenge assumptions about what it means to lead for administrators and classroom educators by breaking the mold of leadership in education. \nViews will understand why literacy leadership matters in education. They will be introduced to the collective efficacy concept that supports the idea that everyone in a school or district can be involved in efforts to promote literacy. They’ll also identify which of the ten ways they could move toward significant literacy leadership that impacts struggling readers through an A.C.T. 24 model of action. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nListen. Learn. Teach. It’s that simple. Terrie Noland uses this philosophy as an innovator and a motivator\, and it’s evident as she leads\, coaches and mentors thousands of K-12 educators about the science of reading each year. She has a unique perspective on the need to unify all stakeholders around a vision for education to smash the reading divide for the millions of struggling readers. Her daily mission is to add value to educators to help influence transformational changes in school districts across the country by addressing the needs of marginalized students. Terrie seeks to share her expertise and passion\, to encourage\, and to illuminate a path towards success and measurable outcomes. \nIf you looked at Terrie’s resume\, you would be confused. Her undergraduate and graduate degree work placed her in the field of criminal justice. However\, it was through continuous listening and learning that led her on a journey in education starting out in preschool teaching and administration\, then becoming a Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP)\, and currently working towards a Ph.D. in literacy and educational leadership from St. John’s University. Terrie is also a John Maxwell certified speaker and coach. \nAs Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally\, Terrie works to ignite enthusiasm and excitement by building champion educators and administrators on creating cultures of literacy and learning. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers 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 Ally is a leading education solutions organization committed to transforming the lives of struggling learners. The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution is a proven reading accommodation comprised of human-read audiobooks\, student centric features and a suite of teacher resources. Used in more than 17\,000 schools\, this solution successfully helps students with reading deficits become engaged learners and reach their academic potential. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readers20210323/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210323_readers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T190000 DTSTAMP:20210323T230131Z CREATED:20210303T192852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T230131Z UID:36323-1616522400-1616526000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Lights\, Action\, Learning: Boosting Engagement by Creating and Using Instructional Video DESCRIPTION:Presented by Tyler Tarver\, Education Leader and Innovator\, NLC College and Tarver Academy \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 \nIf there’s one thing instruction during the pandemic has shown us\, it’s the power of video. Video can play a key role in making remote\, hybrid and in-class learning more engaging and impactful for students in all grade bands and across the curriculum. \nIn this edWebinar\, Tyler Tarver\, a former teacher and administrator and now a Ph.D. candidate in education\, shares practical\, doable tips and techniques for making instructional videos. He shares some of the research supporting effective video use and he’ll show participants how to harness the power of several easy-to-use apps in creating videos for students to use before and after class\, and as a core part of building understanding and mastery. Tyler’s energy\, can-do attitude and humor make it all even better. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, special education teachers and school and district leaders\, professional development leaders\, curriculum leaders\, equity\, inclusion\, and diversity leaders\, school improvement leaders\, and Title I and federal funding directors. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nTyler Tarver\, Ed.S. is the dean of NLC College. Tyler speaks at conferences across the country on various topics related to teaching\, administration\, efficiency\, technology\, social media\, and culture. He has amassed over 14 million views and 60k subscribers on YouTube. He also created and maintains TarverAcademy.com\, where he helps students and teachers with math\, tech\, and an assortment of educational needs. He’s written three books\, produces podcasts\, made award-winning short films\, is an Apple Distinguished Educator\, Google Innovator\, Google Certified Trainer\, Google Level 1 and 2 Educator\, Apple Foundations Certified Trainer\, Google Forms Expert Team Member\, has been featured on PBS\, and has been featured on Tosh.0 four times. He’s been a teacher\, facilitator\, principal\, and director of curriculum\, instruction\, communications\, personnel\, and technology. Tyler loves teaching students\, helping teachers\, and building community and conversation around improving and innovating education to help students. He’s also a TESS certified administrator and has a specialist degree in educational leadership from the University of Arkansas. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the How Video Empowers 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\n \nWacom delivers innovative digital technologies to support all aspects of human creativity. For educators and students\, Wacom provides remote-ready tools\, including digital pen and tablet technology for eLearning in traditional classroom and lab settings and for remote and blended teaching and learning across the K-12 curriculum. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/video20210323/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210323_video-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T170000 DTSTAMP:20210324T210251Z CREATED:20210226T180843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T210251Z UID:36285-1616601600-1616605200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Supporting Civic Engagement: A Framework for Student Leadership and Community Service DESCRIPTION:Presented by Wilma Herndon\, Outreach Consultant\, Lead4Change; and Danielle Gadharf\, Outreach Consultant\, Lead4Change \nSponsored by Lead4Change \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 \nLead4Change Student Leadership Program is a FREE leadership curriculum with a framework for successful community service. During this collaborative edWebinar\, explore Lesson 1 of the Lead4Change Program to see how the innovative lessons easily integrate into any class\, club or virtual setting. Your students will learn to lead and serve while creating real change in the community. Join the Lead4change community to access free curricula and connect with 13\,000+ educators. \n\nReady to use and easy to implement\nAlignment guides for education standards like SEL\, PBL\, literacy and more\nIntegration guides and resources for each subject area\, CTE and gifted education\nComplete a service project\, enter the Lead4Change Challenge for a chance to win up to $10\,000 for your charity or school\n\nWatch Wilma Herndon and Danielle Gadharf of Lead4Change for an engaging edWebinar on integrating leadership training and civic engagement into your 6th-12th grade classroom. \nThis recorded presentation will benefit 6th-12th grade educators across all subject areas. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nWilma Herndon currently serves as an outreach consultant for Lead4Change. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Durham Technical Community College where she is a 2020 NC Global Distinguished Scholar grant recipient. Wilma is a member of the NSPDK\, Inc.\, a sorority for educators. She has been an adjunct professor at Alamance Community College and an FCS advisor for Durham Public Schools. Wilma was a 2017 USA Jump Roping regional competitor. She enjoys assisting Lead4Change members as they teach the lessons and work with students to complete their service projects. \n \nDanielle Gadharf currently serves as an outreach consultant for Lead4Change. She taught elementary education for seven years and was a reading specialist for two years. Danielle enjoys working with educators and supporting them through the Lead4Change program. She also facilitates professional development workshops and webinars for Lead4Change members. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Inspire Learning & Engagement 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 \nLead4Change is a FREE Leadership Curriculum with a Community Service Framework that produces real change in 6-12 graders. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/learning20210324/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210324_Learning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T180000 DTSTAMP:20210324T220024Z CREATED:20210308T185813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T220024Z UID:36353-1616605200-1616608800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:The Ultimate Research Guide for All Learners (Including YOU!) DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Joyce Valenza\, Associate Professor of Teaching\, Rutgers University\, School of Communication and Information; Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School (CT); and Grace McCusker\, Certified School Library Media Specialist\, Rutgers University\, School of Communication and Information \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 \nWouldn’t it be great to have a super-charged research guide that met all research needs for all learners in your learning community? Do you feel as if you have something\, but it isn’t quite enough? Do you ever feel as though it is terribly inefficient for such a thing to be built school by school instead of crowdsourced? Well\, the solution is here! Dr. Joyce Valenza and her team of Rutgers University students\, alumni\, and NJASL members have developed a replicable prototype of a brilliantly curated state digital collection. \nIn this edWebinar\, Joyce\, her student School Library Media Specialist Grace McCusker\, and Library Department Chair Michelle Luhtala provide a tour of this curated digital collection that will transform learning communities everywhere. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of grades 6-12. \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Joyce Valenza is an associate professor of teaching at Rutgers University\, School of Communication and Information and Coordinator of the School Library Concentration. She earned a Ph.D. in information science from University of North Texas and master’s degrees from Queens College and Villanova University. She has 25 years of experience as a school librarian\, and also served as a public\, reference\, and special librarian. \nA frequent keynote presenter and author\, Joyce writes the NeverEndingSearch blog for School Library Journal\, contributes to several other library and edtech publications\, and speaks globally about the thoughtful use of technology in learning and the power of librarians to lead. Her research interests include search\, youth information seeking\, educational technology\, social media curation\, OER\, emerging literacies\, social media\, and online communities of practice. \n \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 \nGrace McCusker is a recent graduate of the Master of Information program at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information\, with a concentration in school librarianship. She is passionate about providing students accessibility to information and was a collaborator on the SchoolLibraryNJ guide to help bridge information inequity during the pandemic and beyond. Grace also has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design and 20 years of professional experience in creative arts and technology. You can follow Grace on Twitter @mccuskerlibrary. \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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/emergingtech20210324/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210324_EmergingTech-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153329Z CREATED:20210311T151611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153329Z UID:36414-1616688000-1616691600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Leading from the Center by Promoting Equity in Schools and Classrooms DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sydney Chaffee\, Humanities Teacher and Instructional Coach\, Codman Academy Charter Public School (MA); Shawn Sheehan\, Government Relations Liaison\, Lewisville Independent School District (TX); and Dr. Richard H. Warren\, Jr.\, Hazel Professor of Education\, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (MD)\nModerated by Sarah Brown Wessling\, Interim Director of CCSSO’s National Teacher of the Year Program (NTOY) and Teacher\, Johnston High School (IA) \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 \nIf you’re engaged in the crucial undertaking of dismantling racial injustice and creating equity within a school system\, you’ve probably used the phrase\, “doing the work.” Yet\, what does the work actually look like? How do you know if you’re doing it? How do you know if you’re doing the right work? \nPlease watch moderator and 2010 CCSSO National Teacher of the Year\, Sarah Brown Wessling\, as she leads an important discussion with three former national and state Teachers of the Year on how our nation’s students deserve and receive access to transformative\, equitable education. Please join teaching experts Sydney Chaffee\, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year; Shawn Sheehan\, the 2016 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year; and Dr. Richard Warren\, Jr.\, the 2019 Maryland State Teacher of the Year\, as they examine promoting equity from leaders who are immersed in the important\, daily work inside the nation’s classrooms. Join these four distinguished educators as they offer both practical advice and incisive perspective on what it means to lead for equity throughout a school system. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nSydney Chaffee is a National Board Certified Teacher with a passion for helping diverse learners grow through authentic\, relevant\, interdisciplinary curricula. Sydney believes that education is an essential tool to work towards social justice. It can transform students’ self-perceptions and arm them to fight for a more just world. Throughout the school year\, Sydney and her students seek to answer big questions: What is justice? How have people resisted injustice throughout history? What power do people have to change the world? \nIn addition to teaching\, Sydney has served as Humanities Department Chair\, co-coordinator of a weekly all-school Community Circle\, and a mentor teacher for pre-service teachers from Tufts University and Boston University. Outside of school\, Sydney was a part-time faculty member at Boston University’s School of Education\, a Teach Plus Policy Fellow\, an edX Policy Fellow\, and facilitator of a Boston Educators Collaborative course that brought together teachers from district\, charter\, and parochial schools to collaborate on curriculum design. \nAs 2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year\, Sydney appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with her colleagues across the state\, advocate for the profession to be elevated and respected\, and continue to learn from her students. As 2017 National Teacher of the Year\, she was able to speak to a wider audience about the value of public education for all students\, the possibilities of integrating arts education into traditional academic disciplines\, the importance of teacher learning\, and the role of education in social justice movements. \n \nShawn Sheehan is the government relations liaison for Lewisville ISD in Lewisville\, Texas. He has taught math in Texas and Oklahoma and is the 2016 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. In 2018\, Shawn worked in a congressional office on Capitol Hill as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Shawn earned his BA in journalism at Arizona State University and his M.Ed. in special education at the University of Oklahoma. A strong advocate for improving public education\, Shawn has been featured on CBS This Morning\, NPR\, and The Economist. \n \n \nDr. Richard H. Warren\, Jr. is the 2019 Maryland State Teacher of the Year and a nationally awarded STEM innovator. In fact\, Samsung named him “one of the leading solve for tomorrow teachers in the United States.” He has nearly a decade of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Science\, master’s in teaching\, and doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In February 2019\, Dr. Warren was inducted into the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hall of Excellence\, the highest honor of achievement offered by the University. \nAs the eighth-grade science teacher at Crisfield High School and Academy\, Dr. Warren led the school’s first-ever STEM program\, an award-winning program he designed to meet the challenges of the global society through innovation\, collaboration\, and creative problem solving. His students were selected as state finalists out of 3\,000 applicants in the national Samsung STEM competition. Dr. Warren has been recognized statewide as a top educator by the Maryland State Department of Education and Maryland General Assembly with honors in both the House of Delegates and State Senate. \nHe is an expert in teacher retention where he has compiled\, written\, and published over 150 pages of literature and recommendations to school districts that are implementing mentoring programs for beginning teachers. Since 2015\, he has worked closely with district teacher mentoring programs\, helping beginning teachers find success and gratification in the classroom. Dr. Warren frequently travels around the world as a featured and keynote speaker. He has delivered multiple keynotes\, one of note being at the 2018 Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) Convention reaching over 14\,000 video views. On April 6\, 2019 he delivered his first TEDx Talk\, “Breakthrough Teaching: Reimaging Teachable Moments.” \nDr. Warren currently serves as the Hazel Professor of Education at the University of Maryland preparing future teachers to take on the next generation of students\, with a special emphasis on educating male students of color to become K-12 teachers. Dr. Warren’s work with students\, teachers\, and state departments has become well known in the educational world and beyond. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nSarah Brown Wessling is the interim director of the CCSSO’s National Teacher of the Year Program (NTOY). Sarah is the 2010 National Teacher of the Year and has worked with the NTOY Program as a facilitator\, designer of professional learning and consultant for the past 10 years. Sarah is also a 23-year veteran of the high school English classroom and former Teacher Laureate for the Teaching Channel. She is a National Board Certified Teacher since 2005 and serves as the vice chair for the NBPTS Executive Board. Sarah is a frequent speaker and facilitator of professional learning around the country and a devoted blogger and writer. Follow Sarah on Twitter @SarahBWessling and on Instagram @sarahbrownwessling. \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/aasaequity20210325/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T160000 DTSTAMP:20210329T200552Z CREATED:20210309T185226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T200552Z UID:36372-1617030000-1617033600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Accelerate Education Needs with Stimulus Funding: Accelerate Learning\, Summer Learning\, and Professional Development DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dana Pawinski\, Senior Grants & Funding Initiatives Director\, Imagine Learning; Sarah Estrada\, Ph.D.\, Director of Assessment Solutions\, Imagine Learning; and Adriane Harden\, Director of National Curriculum Experts\, Imagine Learning \nSponsored by Imagine Learning and Edgenuity® \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 \nLearn how to accelerate student learning outcomes through evidence-based activities by addressing and measuring learning loss\, engaging students in summer learning\, and investing in professional development to help educators respond to students’ academic\, social and emotional needs. These education needs can be supported by applying stimulus funding and Title II\, Part A funds for your school community. This edWebinar also includes: \n\nComparisons between the CARES (ESSER I)\, CRRSA (ESSER II) and ARP (ESSER III) funds\nNew allowable activities and reporting requirements with ESSER II and ARP ESSER funds\nHow to measure and address learning loss\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDana Pawinski is the senior grants & funding initiatives director for Imagine Learning. She believes funding challenges should not be a hurdle for students to learn and supports district and school partners in navigating federal funding as well as private sector grants to secure the funding necessary to accelerate educational outcomes. Dana has been in edtech for over seven years focusing on grants and funding across the public and private sectors\, donor relations\, grant and program management\, fundraising\, strategic business development\, writing and submitting grant applications and grant reporting and analysis. She previously held fundraising and corporate partnerships leadership positions at two national nonprofits focused on supporting underserved communities. She is an experienced strategic business development and partnership leader and has closely worked with Fortune 500 companies\, local\, regional and national foundations\, educational institutions (early learning to higher ed)\, government entities and community-based organizations. \n \nDr. Sarah Estrada has more than 10 years of experience in K-12 educational technology and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California\, San Diego. As the director of product management – assessment\, she leverages research and statistical methods\, including item response theory\, to design valid\, reliable assessments that accurately measure student skills\, knowledge\, and progress toward proficiency. Dr. Estrada supports the assessment components of products throughout the Imagine Learning and Edgenuity portfolio including their assessment products\, Galileo K-12 and Galileo Birth-PreK. Her goal is to ensure that assessments provide accurate\, interpretable data that meets the needs of districts\, schools\, educators\, students\, and caregivers. \n \nAdriane Harden has been in education for 12 years in various capacities including as a second-grade teacher\, teacher trainer\, and district curriculum coordinator\, and now serves at Imagine Learning as the director of national curriculum experts. She is passionate about providing high-quality curricula to all students and supporting districts across the country to reach their goals. \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\nImagine Learning partners with educators\, providing supplemental digital literacy\, math\, and assessment programs for students in PreK to grade 8. Educators love Imagine Learning’s digital education programs because they are research- and evidence-based\, data driven\, instructionally differentiated\, and help students become stronger\, more confident learners. \n \nEdgenuity® is a leading provider of K–12 online learning solutions\, partnering with schools and districts throughout the country to provide the tools and support they need to maximize learning and improve student success. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/leadership20210329/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210329_leadership-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T180000 DTSTAMP:20210329T220029Z CREATED:20210316T172613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T220029Z UID:36474-1617037200-1617040800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Getting to Know UDL: A Starter Kit of Ideas DESCRIPTION:Presented by Loui Lord Nelson\, PhD\, President and Lead Consultant\, The UDL Approach \nSponsored by Brookes Publishing \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 \nUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) has grown in popularity over recent years\, but there are still many who either don’t know about the framework or who would like another introduction to it. This interactive\, introductory edWebinar shows you how to use the UDL framework to investigate why you design your instruction the way you do\, look at the materials and supports you currently provide\, and how you can design your lessons and environment so all students are welcomed\, involved\, and can grow as learners. \nBy the end of this recorded presentation\, viewers will understand the intent of the UDL framework and how they can begin to implement it in their own environment. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the kindergarten through third-grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nLoui Lord Nelson\, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized leader in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation. A former special-education teacher\, she held the first known school district-based UDL coordinator position\, completed her UDL post-doctoral fellowship at CAST (the creators of UDL)\, and is part of the UDL Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN) leadership council. She has worked with educators across the United States\, Africa\, Asia\, Canada\, Europe\, and Australia. Her publications include the second edition of Design and Deliver: Planning and Teaching Using Universal Design for Learning; The Role of Technology in Implementing Universal Design for Learning; Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners: The UDL Approach; and A Tree for All: Your Coloring Book of UDL Principles and Practice. She also hosts the popular podcasts\, UDL in 15 Minutes\, listened to in over 52 countries and the new podcast\, UDL Research in 15 Minutes\, both found at theudlapproach.com/podcasts. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching All Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms 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 \nFounded in 1978\, Brookes is an independent\, highly respected educational publishing company with a strong focus on helping all people—with and without disabilities—reach their potential. We publish 50+ new titles a year on screening and assessment\, early intervention\, inclusive and special education\, autism and other disabilities\, literacy\, behavior\, communication\, and more. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/inclusiveeducation20210329/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210329_learning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T140000 DTSTAMP:20210330T180039Z CREATED:20210302T210042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T180039Z UID:36313-1617109200-1617112800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Lessons Learned: Turning Challenges from 2020 into Opportunities for the Future for Students with Autism DESCRIPTION:Presented 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 \nIt is indisputable: Educators and students have faced unprecedented challenges during the 2020-21 school year. In this edWebinar\, we reflect on some of these larger challenges\, including transitioning between remote and in-person learning\, effectively supporting families and caregivers\, and providing consistent instruction for students with autism and other developmental disabilities. Next\, we consider the lessons we learned as a result of navigating these challenges so that they may be turned into opportunities for the future. These lessons include: \n\nTechnology as a tool for providing dynamic student instruction\nFamily collaboration and caregiver coaching\nFlexibility in programming\nConsistency in instruction and robust progress monitoring\nSustainability\, equity\, and building longevity\n\nViewers will learn about innovative strategies and tools used to address the challenges from the 2020-21 school year and will learn how to incorporate these strategies during future learning opportunities\, no matter the circumstance. We share a variety of free resources to support positive learning outcomes for students with autism\, regardless of their current learning environment. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \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 \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\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! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/autism20210330/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210330_autism-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T160000 DTSTAMP:20210330T200038Z CREATED:20210312T164336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T200038Z UID:36449-1617116400-1617120000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Book Clubs for Today's Culture of Learning: Fostering a Love of Independent Reading Through Student Choice and Contemporary Skills DESCRIPTION:Presented by Hue-An Wren\, Ed.D.\, Teacher on Special Assignment\, Garden Grove Unified School District (CA)\nModerated by Jennifer Ehehalt\, Sr. Regional Manager\, Common Sense Education \nSponsored by Common Sense 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 \nBook clubs are a social way for adults and students to connect to the literature they read. Using engaging techniques\, both digital and analog\, teachers can use the format of book clubs to foster a love of reading in students. \nThis edWebinar illustrates a different way of implementing book clubs in the classroom\, providing opportunities for students to interact with new reading strategies and produce engaging\, relevant projects that offer opportunities to spark conversations around modern-day digital dilemmas. Viewers will leave this recorded presentation with an implementation plan\, sample activities\, and opportunities to customize the way they launch book clubs in their classrooms. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of all grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nHue-An Wren\, Ed.D. is a teacher on special assignment in the K-12 Office of Instructional Technology at Garden Grove Unified School District. Prior to that\, she was an elementary teacher for 12 years where she has been able to implement technology with students as young as kindergarten. During her time in the classroom\, she has worked as an instructional coach to advise teachers on best practices in curricula and pedagogy. She is also a Google Certified Innovator\, Seesaw Ambassador\, and Common Sense Ambassador\, and enjoys working in these communities to bring best practices in digital learning to the district and beyond. Dr. Wren earned her doctorate in learning technologies from Pepperdine University. Her research focuses on using digital online communities such as fan fiction websites to teach writing skills. \n  \nAbout the Host \nJennifer Ehehalt is the Pittsburgh regional manager at Common Sense Education. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in education. She continues to partner with state-level organizations\, school districts\, and community organizations across the nation to help integrate Common Sense Education resources. Jennifer provides educational leadership through consultation with school districts\, professional development (both in-person and virtual)\, conference presentations\, and parent universities. Jennifer sits on the Advisory Council for Kidsburgh and is a champion for Remake Learning Days Across America. Jennifer has a B.S. in elementary education and an M.Ed. in educational leadership. Jennifer was recently named 2019 Alumni of the Year from Edinboro University. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jehehalt. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership 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 \nCommon Sense Education develops high-quality digital citizenship programs and digital teaching resources\, providing educators and students with the digital learning tools they need to harness the power of technology for life. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/commonsense20210330/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210330_commonsense-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T180000 DTSTAMP:20210330T220115Z CREATED:20210216T201851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T220115Z UID:36167-1617123600-1617127200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Developing Executive Functioning Skills in Class and at a Distance DESCRIPTION:Presented by Aishah Cholmondeley\, Director of Success\, Studyo\nModerated by Renaud Boisjoly\, CEO\, Studyo \nSponsored by Today by Studyo \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 \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, viewers will learn more about executive functioning skills and their importance\, but more specifically\, they will discover a variety of activities and projects to help bolster them at home and in school (or both at the same time!). In this new era\, it is important to bring to light ways that technology can assist a blended classroom in soft-skill development. \nThe presenters share best practices as well as short activities you can use with your students to foster these skills of autonomy and responsibility while optimizing your time. Ultimately\, your students will become more self-managing\, which will free up your time to focus on what is important. Some of the activities will leverage a free tool by Studyo\, Today\, which integrates directly into Google Classroom. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of the middle and high school levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nAishah Cholmondeley is Studyo Today’s Customer Success Representative\, helping students\, teachers\, administrators\, and parents alike find the best ways to use Studyo’s platforms toward their goals. She has spent time in the classroom as an ESL teacher in both the public and private systems\, and liked it so much she still teaches private lessons part time. Supporting students at varying levels of executive functioning (EF) is a passion of hers—many moons ago\, she was that kid who constantly procrastinated\, missed deadlines\, spaced out\, and forgot her homework (or\, on unlucky days\, the whole backpack). The drive to help students who feel as lost as she did back then brought her to Studyo Today\, and informs her approach to EF skill development. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nRenaud Boisjoly has over 30 years of experience in the edtech world\, 19 of which were spent at Apple Education helping educators engaging students by leveraging digital tools. Then\, as Coordinator of Innovation for the Eastern Townships School Board\, he helped design and rethink their one-to-one deployment from an educational and technological point of view. As the founder of Studyo\, a project-management and planning platform for students and teachers\, he is passionate about helping students build their executive functioning skills in the digital age. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the The Brain and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars. \n\n \nStudyo is a student-centered task management platform to help build student organization skills by combining a school’s true schedule with tasks from many sources whether entered by students or posted by teachers on a variety of platforms such as Google Classroom\, Blackbaud’s onCampus\, Canvas LMS\, Schoology\, and others. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/brain20210330/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210330_brain-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T150000 DTSTAMP:20210331T190258Z CREATED:20210308T210230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T190258Z UID:36359-1617199200-1617202800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Relax and Be Happy: 5 Mindfulness Tools to Reduce Anxiety Now DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bari Koral\, Kids Yoga Expert and Popular Recording Artist \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 \nThe year 2020 was rough! Take a time-out from anxiety and join kids yoga and mindfulness expert Bari Koral to reset and recharge. Following her widely successful Happy and Calm edWebinar\, Bari shares five of the most amazing tools you can use right now to bring more peace and focus into the classroom and at home. \nFrom the first thing to do in any anxious situation\, to sharing the most powerful calming tools we have\, Bari will show you how to calm your inner world\, reduce your stress and bring your body and mind back into balance. Learn great new mindfulness tools that capture imaginations and help create resilient\, happy children. Watch this fun-filled recorded edWebinar with Bari and support yourself and children in your care because it feels better to feel better! \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK through elementary teachers\, librarians\, and school leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nBari Koral is a kids yogi and award-winning recording artist. Bari’s songs and approachable yoga and mindfulness curriculum are used on a regular basis around the world. She is considered a pioneer in the world of kids yoga. To date\, she has presented to over 60\,000 teachers and counting on how to incorporate yoga into the classroom based on her beloved songs and activities. She has been a major resource during COVID-19\, helping thousands of teachers\, parents and children enjoy yoga and mindfulness and navigate their changing world. You can see Bari’s positive influence in countless early childhood classrooms and homes. Her fast-growing kids yoga YouTube page became a major resource during COVID-19 with 400\,000 subscribers and over 200 million views. She also has a top-rated online yoga and mindfulness training course\, Yogapalooza. \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/classroommanagement20210331/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210331_ClassroomManagement-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T160000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161908Z CREATED:20210311T170229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161908Z UID:36425-1617202800-1617206400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Understanding and Boosting Student Engagement in Today’s 21st Century Learning Environments DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kelly May-Vollmar\, Ed.D.\, Assistant Superintendent\, Educational Services\, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); and Dr. Aaron Spence\, Superintendent\, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VA)\nModerated by Monica Cougan\, Manager of Strategic Relationships and Initiatives\, CatchOn/ENA; and Karen Garza\, Ph.D.\, President and CEO\, Battelle for Kids \nSponsored by CatchOn\, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids \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 edLeaderPanel Learn more \nOver the last year\, we’ve seen tremendous shifts in learning. Educators are reimagining ways to engage students in meaningful 21st century learning\, both in the classroom and in digital learning environments. As districts continue to develop and integrate tools\, processes\, instructional approaches\, and assessments to meet the learning needs of all students\, understanding and defining student engagement will become an increasingly critical component of ensuring equitable and deeper learning outcomes. \nHear how two districts are utilizing data\, engaging with their communities\, supporting educators\, and creating strategies to increase student engagement and accelerate learning. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to school and district leaders of elementary through high school grade levels. \n \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Kelly May-Vollmar has worked in education since 2004. She served as a classroom teacher\, academic coach\, site principal\, and chief innovation and information officer (CIIO) prior to starting her current position as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. She served as CIIO for Desert Sands Unified School District for three years. For the last two years she has served as the assistant superintendent over educational and technology services. Her experience has allowed her to marry the technology and the educational services departments. As a technology leader in California\, she has had the honor of receiving several awards. She was awarded the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) California Technology Administrator of the Year award in 2019 and the California IT in Education (CITE\, formerly CETPA) Educational Leader of the Year award in 2020. Most recently Dr. May-Vollmar was awarded the Community Leadership for Digital Equity Award: Desert Sands Unified School District from CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking). \n \n \nA passionate and visionary leader in public education for 26 years\, Dr. Aaron Spence is committed to ensuring that all students have access to the rigorous coursework\, innovative learning opportunities\, and resources they need to prepare them for success in college or the workforce. Dr. Spence has served as Superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) since June 2014. As Superintendent\, he is responsible for the instructional leadership and administrative operation of 86 schools and centers serving more than 67\,000 students. The more than 10\,000 employees of Virginia Beach schools credit Dr. Spence with creating and fostering a culture where input is welcomed\, opinions are valued\, and differences are celebrated. \n \nAbout the Moderators \nMonica Cougan is Manager of Strategic Relationships and Initiatives at CatchOn\, an ENA Affiliate\, where she leverages her more than 35 years of experience in education and technology to help schools make the most of new technology. Throughout her career\, Monica has been an evangelist for the adoption of technology as a transformative educational tool. She also has extensive experience helping K-12 schools implement 1:1 programs and in disseminating problem-based and project-based learning methodologies that focus on helping each student develop his or her own voice. Throughout Monica’s extensive career\, she has sought out the diverse experiences required to know how to implement positive changes in education: she has served as a classroom teacher\, adjunct professor\, and education consultant for national\, technology-based curriculum companies. Away from the classroom\, she has served as an independent math consultant\, worked in curriculum development\, evaluated research on school-based programs\, and developed professional learning opportunities for educators looking for a new mastery of technology. \n \nDr. Karen Garza has led the recent transformation of Battelle for Kids\, including the emphasis on realizing the power and promise of 21st century learning for every student\, the increasing adoption of Portraits of a Graduate by school systems across the country\, and the additions of EdLeader21 and the Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21) into the Battelle for Kids family. Dr. Garza has dedicated her life to bettering educational opportunities for all students. She began her career as a kindergarten teacher before embarking on an administrative and advocacy path that included positions as government relations director\, curriculum director\, deputy superintendent\, chief academic officer\, and eventually becoming the first female superintendent at both Lubbock Independent School District (30\,000+ students) and Fairfax County Public Schools (188\,000 students). \nDr. Garza is a frequent thought leader on 21st century education through her writings and presentations at state and national conferences. She has presented at many national and state convenings including\, the National Governors’ Association\, National School Boards Association Conference\, ASCD National Conference\, AASA’s National Education Conference\, the National Forum to Advance Rural Education\, and SXSW. Over her career\, Dr. Garza has been recognized with various awards\, including receiving the inaugural Tom Cookerly 2016 Exceptional School Superintendent Leadership Award from The Neediest Kids—a program of the National Center for Children and Families. She was also named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Commonwealth PTA\, 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree from the University of Houston\, 2013 YWCA Woman of Excellence Award\, and was named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of ten most powerful women leaders in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area (DMV) in both 2014 and 2015. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Analytics in Action community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels. \n\n \nCatchOn is a user-friendly data analytics tool that collects real-time data on every device\, enabling school districts to make data-informed decisions about the apps and online tools their educators and students are using. In 2018\, CatchOn joined forces with ENA\, a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions to education institutions and libraries across the nation. Collectively\, CatchOn and ENA leverage their respective resources and expertise to deliver critical services and solutions that help school districts produce positive outcomes in the communities they serve. \n \n \nBattelle for Kids (BFK) is a national\, not-for-profit organization with the mission of realizing the power and promise of 21st century learning for every student. We put our core values and dedication to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion at the center of everything we do and every decision we make as we collaborate with school systems\, communities\, and partners to achieve our mission. Our work centers on helping education leaders engage their communities to re-envision and transform their school systems. We take a systems approach to promote enduring transformation of the system and equitable\, deeper learning outcomes for every student. 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