BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//edWeb - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:edWeb X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://home.edweb.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for edWeb REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART: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:20210414T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T180000 DTSTAMP:20210414T220337Z CREATED:20210209T173136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T220337Z UID:36114-1618419600-1618423200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Teen Vaping Epidemic: Tools and Strategies to Use in Your Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Kelpin\, Director\, K-12 Programs\, EVERFI; and Amy Taylor\, Chief of Community Engagement\, Truth Initiative \nSponsored by EVERFI and Truth Initiative \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 \nYouth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels in the United States. New data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey show that one in five high school students (19.6%) and one in 20 middle school students (4.7%)—that’s nearly 3.6 million young people—reported using e-cigarettes. The scale of the problem is clear\, and the science of addiction points to it getting worse\, not better. \nWatch EVERFI Director of K-12 Programs\, Peter Kelpin\, as well as guest Amy Taylor from the Truth Initiative for a special release edWebinar on the topic of teen vaping. Educators will leave this recorded session armed with actionable strategies to create opportunities for classroom conversations about the dangers of vaping and the addictive powers of nicotine. Viewers will also gain free access to Vaping: Know the truth\, a prevention-forward digital learning experience that gives today’s students core knowledge around the dangers associated with using e-cigarettes and offers resources to help young people quit if they already vape. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to high school teachers and school and district leaders. \nAbout the Presenters \nIn his current role\, Peter Kelpin works with school districts and departments of education across the Southeast to develop strategic plans for the adoption and implementation of EVERFI resources. He is a former seventh-grade special education teacher and is passionate about supporting educators as they incorporate digital learning into their classrooms. \n \nAmy Taylor leads the community and youth engagement team at Truth Initiative and has more than two decades of experience in public health advocacy and education\, with a background leading successful advocacy campaigns by engaging and mobilizing advocates and building coalitions. Her experience and leadership in movement building are expanding the reach of Truth Initiative’s youth leadership and community programs and her success working with nontraditional partners is fostering change in communities most impacted by tobacco use. \nPrior to joining Truth Initiative\, Amy spent more than a decade in leadership roles at Planned Parenthood Federation of America\, most recently as the chief external affairs officer. Over the course of her tenure\, she helped build PPFA’s advocacy program into the powerhouse it is today\, built strong relationships with key influencers and stakeholders to generate support and partnerships for the organization\, provided strategic expertise and guidance to local chapters in how to effectively run political and advocacy campaigns\, and was a key leader in building a movement of more than 10\,000\,000 supporters. Amy previously worked with political and public affairs consulting firms with a focus on legislative affairs and government relations\, and as a researcher with the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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/schoolsafety20210414/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201203_schoolsafety-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T150000 DTSTAMP:20210415T190534Z CREATED:20210319T184414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T190534Z UID:36513-1618495200-1618498800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading in Chaos: The New Reality of Hiring and Retaining Childcare Workers DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marnie Forestieri\, CEO\, Young Innovators Academy\nModerated by Nadia Jones\, Ed.D.\, Chief Content Officer\, Gryphon House \nSponsored by Gryphon House \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 \nFrom attracting qualified leads to hiring and onboarding\, labor is the number-one organizational risk that childcare providers are facing. \nIn this edWebinar\, childcare expert and author Marnie Forestieri dives deeper into the characteristics of the workforce and share strategies to address some of the challenges that childcare owners and directors are facing. The goal of the presentation is to understand the root causes of turnover and develop strategies to create the culture of your organization. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to school and district leaders at the early childhood levels\, as well as childcare owners and directors. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nMarnie Forestieri is the CEO and founder of Young Innovators Academy. She is an entrepreneur at heart with a passion for introducing innovative approaches and business models. As a successful operator of large childcare centers\, she has been recognized nationally\, presented at national conferences\, and written books for parents\, children\, administrators\, and educators. Marnie started her career as a CNN journalist\, transitioned into the role of a VP of marketing for a telecommunications company\, and launched a childcare franchise. Marnie is passionate about using research to develop content that introduces young learners across all market segments to the mindsets and skills that will help them become the fearless problem solvers of tomorrow. At Young Innovators Academy\, Marnie leads a team of university professors\, entrepreneurs\, childcare professionals\, marketing experts\, and engineers. She holds a BS in business administration\, a CDA\, and a director’s credential. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nNadia J. Jones\, Ed.D. is the chief content officer at Gryphon House\, Inc.\, the leading publisher of educational resources for teachers and parents\, where she helps publish and market the latest books from today’s top early childhood experts. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Early Learning Book Chats 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\nGryphon House\, Inc. is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/bookchats20210415/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210415_bookchats-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153152Z CREATED:20210324T160613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153152Z UID:36561-1618502400-1618506000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Equity-Based Strategic Planning – A Commitment to Racial and Educational Justice DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Michelle Reid\, Superintendent\, Northshore School District (WA)\, and 2021 AASA National Superintendent of the Year; Ayva Thomas\, Assistant Director\, Racial and Educational Justice\, Northshore School District (WA); Dr. Srinivas Khedam\, Assistant Principal and Asian Indian Coordinator\, Northshore School District (WA); and Cathi Davis\, Principal\, Ruby Bridges Elementary (WA)\nModerated by Dr. Dan Domenech\, 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 \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, AASA’s 2021 National Superintendent of the Year and Northshore School District Superintendent\, Dr. Michelle Reid\, shares how an equity-based strategic plan is the foundation on which an entire school district—students\, staff\, families\, school board\, volunteers and community partners—continues to develop its work\, curricula\, professional development\, and plans for the future. \nJoining Dr. Reid to discuss how the strategic plan holds the Northshore School District community accountable in its commitment to racial and educational justice are Ayva Thomas\, Assistant Director of Northshore’s Racial and Educational Justice Department\, Dr. Srinivas Khedam\, Assistant Principal and Asian Indian Coordinator\, and Cathi Davis\, Principal at Northshore’s Ruby Bridges Elementary School. Viewers will learn Northshore’s approach to changing hearts and changing minds as they’ve continued to bring the commitment to racial and educational justice off the page even during COVID-19. The recorded panel will discuss an organized and strategic approach\, including a school board policy\, an equity framework\, professional development\, and engagement in every school and department in the district. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Michelle Reid is now serving in her 40th year in K-12 education. She was named Superintendent of the Northshore School District in June 2016 and is former Superintendent of the South Kitsap School District. Prior to that\, she served as Deputy Superintendent\, District Athletic Director and high school Principal in the Port Angeles School District. She has also served as a leadership facilitator at the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership and the Harvard Institute for School Leadership. \nDr. Reid received her doctorate in educational leadership and her master’s in educational administration from the University of Washington. She received her bachelor’s degree in natural science/chemistry from the University of Puget Sound. In November 2020\, Dr. Reid was named 2021 Washington State Superintendent of the Year by the Washington Association of School Administrators. In February\, she was named 2021 National Superintendent of the Year by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association. \nIn Dr. Reid’s five years of leadership in Northshore\, the district has developed a more equitable screening process for the Highly Capable Program\, consistently improved graduation rates\, launched the process for an ethnic studies curriculum\, formalized a department that focuses on racial and educational justice\, increased community voice through a student board\, strengthened partnerships\, held regular meetings with diverse communities and expanded access to advisory committees and task forces. \n \n \nAyva Thomas is the Assistant Director of the Racial and Educational Justice Department for the Northshore School District. As a representative of the Racial and Educational Justice Department\, she and her team believe it is important for Northshore to shift and rethink power\, diminish institutional barriers\, build collaborative partnerships and solidarities\, foster justice-driven adaptive change\, and shift leadership and pedagogical lenses through scholar-practitioner frameworks. Through her work\, Ayva grounds her praxis at the intersections of Black feminist thought\, cultural studies\, critical pedagogy\, and educational leadership and policy. \nAyva holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in community psychology and Master of Arts degree in cultural studies from the University of Washington Bothell. She also obtained her Program Administrative Certification from the Danforth Educational Leadership Program at the University of Washington\, Seattle. Through the graduate research she completed in her cultural studies program\, Ayva theorized and examined the need to cultivate affinity-based spaces in school through Black girlhood studies as an approach to emancipatory love and education for and with Black girls. \n \nDr. Srinivas Khedam is an assistant principal and Asian Indian coordinator in the Northshore School District. He has been serving the Northshore School District community for the past four years. Prior to his current position\, he was a teacher and administrator in South Seattle Catholic schools for 14 years. Before moving to the United States\, he taught in New Zealand for seven years and for six years in India. \nAs a life-long learner\, Dr. Khedam pursues academic and spiritual learning every day. He believes that young people have tremendous potential and educators can help them to become valuable and contributing members of society even during their K-12 education. For this reason\, he works with community leaders to support and mentor youth\, especially in academic\, social\, spiritual\, and mental health areas. \nDr. Khedam is passionate about equity and social justice work. It is his passion that encouraged him to become the leader of a non-profit organization that serves the local and international community\, mainly India\, in education\, health\, and environment. He strongly believes that with hard work and dedication we can eliminate the inequities in schools and communities. He feels privileged to work for Northshore School District because he is able to do equity and social justice work under Dr. Reid’s leadership. \n \nCathi Davis is the principal of Ruby Bridges Elementary located in Woodinville\, WA in the Northshore School District. This elementary school is a Washington State demonstration site for inclusive practices in partnership with the University of Washington Haring Center. The school opened officially during the 2020-2021 school year and serves approximately 500 students in a fully inclusive setting. \nCathi has served as an elementary principal for nine years. Prior to her selection as the founding principal of Ruby Bridges Elementary\, she led Kokanee Elementary School\, one of just a dozen schools recognized as inclusive practices demonstration sites in the state of Washington. As an experienced educator with close to 20 years of practice teaching and leading in the K-8 setting\, Cathi has a breadth of experience specific to reading intervention\, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support\, racial and educational justice and inclusive education. She has worked in classroom\, interventionist\, instructional coaching and administrator roles in a variety of school settings and with a diverse demographic of students and families. \nCathi has earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education (2001)\, a master’s degree in educational leadership and policy with a focus on social and cultural foundations of education (2006) and a K-12 Principal credential from the University of Washington’s Danforth Educational Leadership Program (2008). She will complete her Superintendent’s credential in May 2021 and is currently earning her doctorate in educational leadership with a focus on the intersection of building and systems leadership with inclusive education practices. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Daniel A. Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA\, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. Dr. Domenech has more than 36 years of experience in public education\, 27 of those years served as a school superintendent. \nPrior to joining AASA\, Dr. Domenech served as Senior Vice President for National Urban Markets with McGraw-Hill Education. In this role\, he was responsible for building strong relationships with large school districts nationwide. \nPrior to his position at McGraw-Hill\, Dr. Domenech served for seven years as Superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)\, the 12th largest school system in the nation with 168\,000 students. \nDr. Domenech\, an AASA member since 1979\, served as President of AASA from July 1998 to June 1999. He is also a past president of the New York State Council of School Superintendents\, the Suffolk County Superintendents Association\, and the Suffolk County Organization for Promotion of Education. He was the first president and co-founder of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education. \nIn addition\, Dr. Domenech has served on the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment Governing Board\, the advisory board for the Department of Defense schools\, the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of International Education\, the Board of Overseers for the Baldrige Award and the boards of the Institute for Educational Leadership\, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, Sea Research Foundation\, and Education Policy Institute. Currently\, he serves on the boards of the Learning First Alliance\, National Student Clearinghouse\, Center for Naval Analyses\, Horace Mann Educators Corporation\, ACT\, and USAC\, and as Board Chair for Communities in Schools of Virginia. \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/aasaequity20210415/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T180000 DTSTAMP:20210521T124329Z CREATED:20210310T183120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T124329Z UID:36401-1618851600-1618855200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Overcoming “Inequality Mindsets” for Better Student Outcomes DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Anthony Muhammad\, Education Consultant\, Best-Selling Author\, and CEO of New Frontier 21 Consulting \nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWe’re sorry but the recording for this edWebinar is no longer available. \nAward-winning author and veteran educator Dr. Anthony Muhammad shares his approach to ensuring learning equality in every classroom. edWebinar viewers will examine predominant mindsets that can prevent schools from promoting equal academic opportunities and explore strategies for adopting a new mindset that frees educators and students from negative academic performance expectations. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Anthony Muhammad is dedicated to providing cutting-edge professional development to schools all over the world. He is a best-selling author whose books include Time for Change: Four Essential Skills for Transformational School and District Leaders (2019) and Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap: Liberating Mindsets to Effect Change (2015). Dr. Muhammad has published over 26 articles in education journals and publications in seven different countries. Prior to becoming a renowned education consultant\, he was an award-winning practitioner for nearly 20 years\, serving as both a teacher and a principal during his tenure. \n  \nJoin the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology 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 \nAchieve3000 partners with educators to deliver a comprehensive suite of digital solutions that significantly drive literacy and math acceleration and deepen learning across the content areas. Using personalized and differentiated solutions\, Achieve3000 provides equity for remote and on-site instruction\, enabling teachers to help all students achieve accelerated growth. For more than four million students in grades PreK-12\, Achieve3000 improves high-stakes test performance and drives college and career readiness. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/differentiate20210419/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210419_differentiate-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T150000 DTSTAMP:20210420T190451Z CREATED:20210402T152839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T190451Z UID:36665-1618927200-1618930800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Increasing Developmental Assets and Building Resiliency in Children with Autism DESCRIPTION:Presented by Melissa (Missy) McClain\, Community Education Program Coordinator\, Akron Children’s Hospital \nSponsored by Monarch Center for Autism\, STAR Autism Support\, and VizZle \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis recorded edWebinar focuses on the strengths of children and how school staff can nurture a path to thriving for all. Melissa McClain\, Community Education Program Coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital\, discusses the 40 Developmental Assets from Search Institute that provide a framework for identifying a child’s unique resiliency strengths\, as well as gaps\, to best support their overall needs. This framework provides social and emotional strategies to build children’s confidence in their ability to handle everyday adversity. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of how to recognize a child’s spark and use developmental relationships to build resilience in children with autism. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, special education staff\, support staff\, counselors\, interventionists\, therapists\, and aides.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nMelissa McClain is a graduate of Kent State University and the community education program coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital. She is responsible for a social and emotional learning curriculum that includes K-12 classroom education as well as psychological trauma education for educators and other professionals who work in a school environment. Since 2006\, Melissa has educated over 70\,000 students\, school staff and community members. She has worked with over 150 Ohio school buildings and community organizations that work with youth and has also been lucky to travel to speak for state and national audiences on teen dating\, emotional literacy\, bullying\, and psychological trauma. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching Students with Autism community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nMonarch Center for Autism\, a division of Bellefaire JCB\, is located in Cleveland\, Ohio. Monarch offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for individuals ages three through adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Highlights\, which incorporate Monarch’s visual language treatment model\, include a preschool; day school for children\, adolescents & young adults; transition education program; summer & extended school year programs; therapeutic residential treatment program; adult vocational & supported living programs; and community training. \n \nSTAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials\, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. Our mission is to help others successfully implement research-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. We want every child with autism to receive effective instruction! \n \nVizZle provides a library of more than 14\,000 lessons and the tools and media to customize them or create your own from scratch. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level\, assigned to any student\, and played on iPad or Android tablets\, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically. This award-winning software is developed collaboratively with educators. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/autism20210420/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210420_autism-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T160000 DTSTAMP:20210420T200157Z CREATED:20210310T153451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T200157Z UID:36389-1618930800-1618934400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Formative Assessment: What Role Does It Play in Your District and School Planning? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kyra Donovan\, ICLE Associate Partner\, International Center for Leadership in Education\nModerated by Francie Alexander\, SVP Research\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs leaders face growing challenges brought on by pandemic-related closures and new learning environments\, there has never been a more important time to leverage formative assessments. “Mitigating learning loss” is a phrase often heard from administrators and leaders—there is question on what the learning gaps will look like for students when they come back to school buildings. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, Kyra Donovan leads the audience in understanding the intention and structure of formative assessments for in-person\, hybrid\, and remote learning environments. Kyra provides leaders with clarity on: \n\nWhy do educators collect the data?\nHow does the data inform programs and resource allocation?\n\nBy viewing this edWebinar\, viewers will gather how to think more systemically about identifying the learning gaps of students and the importance of formative assessment to inform their district and school planning. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to school and district leaders of the elementary through high school levels. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKyra Donovan co-authored Rigorous Curriculum Design\, Second Edition (2019) with Larry Ainsworth. She also contributed a chapter to the book\, Getting Started with Rigorous Curriculum Design: How School Districts Are Successfully Redesigning Their Curricula for the Common Core (2013). She is currently an associate partner for the International Center for Leadership in Education. With 30 years of experience in public education as a teacher\, principal\, and central office administrator\, Kyra brings a practitioner’s point of view to teaching and learning\, with a relentless belief that ALL students will achieve success. \nKyra supports schools and districts across the country to develop and sustain a standards-based curriculum\, assessment and instructional framework. She was awarded the Oregon Central Office Administrators “Achievement of Excellence” award in June 2016 for her commitment to excellence in education and her leadership in McMinnville School District. Kyra holds a Master of Education degree in both literacy and educational administration. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nFrancie Alexander is an industry leader in the fields of early childhood education\, literacy\, and intensive intervention for striving reading and math students. Francie provides inspirational and informative leadership on topics from early and adolescent learning to brain development and its influence on childhood and teenage learning. She works closely to listen to and learn from key school districts across the United States in order to lead HMH’s efficacy efforts. \nFrancie currently serves on the Board of Directors for Child 360\, formerly Los Angeles Universal Pre-K (LAUP)\, and the Text Project. She served for almost 10 years on the PBS Next Generation Media Advisory Board. She was previously Chief Academic Officer for Scholastic. She has been a frequent guest on NBC’s Today Show\, has written columns for the New York Post\, and was “The Book Nanny” for Los Angeles Family Magazine. Additionally\, Francie has authored more than 50 books for children\, including new Curious George readers. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leadership 3.0: Essential Skills for Innovative Leaders community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nThe International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)\, founded by Dr. Bill Daggett over 25 years ago\, works with districts to transform culture and student achievement by taking a holistic\, systemwide approach to change\, with a special focus on cultivating Rigor\, Relevance\, and Relationships. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/leadership20210420/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210420_pdinaction-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T170000 DTSTAMP:20210420T210007Z CREATED:20210315T182151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T210007Z UID:36463-1618934400-1618938000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Culture and Constellations: Fun Ways the Stars Bring History and Social Studies to Life DESCRIPTION:Presented by Karrie Berglund\, Director of Education\, Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc.; and Kyle Doane\, Education Specialist\, Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc.\nModerated by Jim McVety\, Managing Partner\, First Step Advisors \nSponsored by Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc. \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 \nStargazing is as old as human history. Our earliest ancestors looked to the sky and imagined heroes\, monsters\, animals\, and more residing in the stars. Often there were stories created to accompany the pictures; these stories explained how those constellations came to be in the sky. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, we explore: \n\nWhat a constellation is\nSeveral practical reasons why people created constellations and constellation stories\nHow different peoples from around the world connected the dots in the sky to make constellations—or in some cases\, how they created constellations without connecting any dots\nWhat constellation pictures and stories can tell us about the people who created them\n\nUsing planetarium software\, we virtually visit several different locations on Earth. You will see the stars and constellations from each location\, and we will share sky stories and fun facts for each location. We will also provide recommendations on resources for learning more. \nThis recorded edWebinar is particularly applicable to kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers but will be of interest to anyone teaching history or social sciences.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKarrie Berglund is a co-founder of Digitalis. She is passionate about science education and its power to encourage critical thinking and engage the imagination. Prior to Digitalis (founded in January 2003)\, Karrie held numerous positions at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. She supervised the on-site Willard Smith Planetarium and live stage science programs; traveled to K-8 schools with the Science On Wheels outreach program; and planned and led science-based summer camps. \nAs Director of Education for Digitalis\, Karrie helps customers use Digitalis’s tools to their fullest extent. She develops curricula for Digitalis’s Digitarium planetarium systems\, ensuring that lessons are aligned with learning standards. She is also the primary contact for marketing and sales at Digitalis. Karrie founded and acts as Chief Instigator for the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS)\, a movement dedicated to professional development for presenters of live planetarium programs\, regardless of what tools they use or where they live. \n \n \nKyle Doane is a starry-eyed idealist\, dreamer\, traveler\, student and sometimes\, teacher. He finds the immersive environment of the planetarium to be the most powerful tool for changing perspectives and deeply exploring our human connection with the cosmos through science\, culture and art. He has over 20 years of experience teaching (and learning) in the planetarium environment all over the world\, including Ghana\, Kenya\, the United Kingdom and even Texas. Kyle has been an education specialist with Digitalis since 2015. \n \n \nAbout the Moderator \nJim McVety is Managing Partner of First Step Advisors and Senior Advisor to Digitalis Education. A lifelong advocate for innovation in education\, Jim brings 20+ years of research and analysis experience to this discussion on the importance of astronomy across disciplines. Jim has hosted numerous webinars\, expert panels\, and keynote presentations during his career\, and his focus is on building the capacity of service organizations to better support educators and students. \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\nDigitalis staff are science education experts and technologists. We develop our own simulation and interface software\, and all of our sales staff have taught in planetariums. We understand science educator needs\, and we use our own products to present programs to ensure they will meet your requirements. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/science20210420/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210420_science-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T160000 DTSTAMP:20210421T200620Z CREATED:20210315T205002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T200620Z UID:36468-1619017200-1619020800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How Are Kids Really Performing This School Year? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Gene Kerns\, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer\, Renaissance; and Dr. Katie McClarty\, Vice President of Research and Design\, 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 \nDue to COVID-19\, most students began the year slightly behind in reading and more significantly behind in math. But what’s happened since then? Have performance gaps narrowed or widened? And how much are students actually growing? \nGet the answers in a research-based edWebinar\, where we share insights from the new winter edition of our How Kids Are Performing report. You’ll understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 disruptions on student performance\, as well as: \n\nStudents’ academic growth in grades 1–8\nThe effects of remote vs. in-person test administration\nSchools’ overall success in making up “lost ground” this year\nStrategies to address unfinished learning this summer and beyond\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school and district leaders\, assessment directors\, and curriculum directors of the kindergarten through middle school levels.  \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 \nKatie McClarty\, Ph.D. is Vice President of Research and Design at Renaissance. She is the former chief assessment officer at Questar and co-editor of the book Preparing Students for College and Careers: Theory\, Measurement\, and Educational Practice (Routledge\, 2017). \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Assessment for Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \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/assessment20210421/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210421_assessment-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T170000 DTSTAMP:20210421T210649Z CREATED:20210310T215602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T210649Z UID:36407-1619020800-1619024400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leadership for Equity Through Positive Relationships DESCRIPTION:Presented by Venola Mason\, Associate Partner\, International Center for Leadership in Education; and Meaghan Pavlovich\, Ed.D.\, Director\, Product Management & Strategy\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt  \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the International Center for Leadership in 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 \nAt the risk of sounding like a broken record\, 2020 was tough. There are lots of lingering questions\, including: What role do schools play in the lives of children in the “new normal”? \nIn this edWebinar\, we focus on how school and district leaders can encourage and foster positive relationships amongst teachers\, students\, and the community. We also examine the relationship between equity and social and emotional learning. \nViewers will walk away with concrete strategies to promote equity\, build positive relationships\, and support teachers and students. We hope you’ll watch Venola Mason from the International Center for Leadership in Education for this exciting event. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the elementary through high school levels. . \n \nAbout the Presenters \nVenola Mason is driven by the belief that every student deserves a high-quality education that can afford them many opportunities to lead and contribute to the world as they transition to adulthood. She is passionate about working with school-based and district-level leaders to create practical solutions to increase student achievement using data and support implementation efforts. Venola holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and technology and maintains her teacher and administrator credentials in the state of Georgia. \n \nDr. Meaghan Pavlovich is a director at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, where she supports the strategy for professional learning. Before coming to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, Dr. Pavlovich was an elementary classroom teacher for 10 years. She completed her doctorate in elementary math curriculum and instruction in 2019\, which focused on understanding the mathematical identity of teachers as a means to more equitable practices in mathematics. \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 \nHMH and ICLE share the mission to partner with teachers and leaders to inspire innovation and improve outcomes through accessible\, actionable\, and relevant professional learning. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/positive20210421/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210421_positive-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T180000 DTSTAMP:20210421T220251Z CREATED:20210408T155257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T220251Z UID:36746-1619024400-1619028000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building a Better Website to Promote Your Instructional Program DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School (CT) \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 \nAs a follow-up to the Emerging Tech community’s March edWebinar\, which showcased the work of Dr. Joyce Valenza\, Grace McCusker\, and their team of research gurus on SchoolLibraryNJ\, this edWebinar focuses on building websites that enhance and promote instructional programs. After a year of on/off remote learning\, our web presence may be our main (or only!) contact with our learning community. In this session\, Michelle Luhtala shares ideas about website updates that support instruction and advocacy. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of grades 6-12. \n \nAbout the Presenter \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 \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/emergingtech20210421/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210421_EmergingTech-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153140Z CREATED:20210331T145941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153140Z UID:36632-1619107200-1619110800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: Michigan’s Journey to Create Social Justice Leaders Through Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sarena Shivers\, Deputy Executive Director\, Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators; Dr. Shayla Griffin\, Co-Founder & Facilitator\, Justice Leaders Collaborative; and Dr. Brian Davis\, Superintendent\, Holland Public Schools (MI)\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 \nWe are living in a time when we must confront the issues of equity\, social justice\, diversity\, race and racism in schools. The necessary work and change needed to address these deep-rooted challenges\, playing themselves out every day across the state\, begins with each of us. What doesn’t challenge you\, can’t change you! At the heart of this edWebinar is the conviction that civic responsibility and ethical citizenship are fundamental competencies that every learner must develop—and all schools and districts must model and reinforce. \nWatch Michigan’s MASA leaders of SDEI (Social Justice through Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion) to hear more about their work\, their journey\, and their plans for an 18-month collaborative to build a better\, equitable education system for all students. Their collaborative focuses on real issues\, lived experiences\, district transformation\, and student voice and activism. Presenters include Dr. Sarena Shivers\, Deputy Executive Director\, Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators\, Dr. Shayla Griffin\, Co-Founder & Facilitator of the Justice Leaders Collaborative\, and Dr. Brian Davis\, Superintendent\, Holland Public Schools\, Holland\, Michigan. \nThis recorded edWebinar will provide strategies\, examples\, and recommendations for educational leaders engaged in the work of addressing the needs of diverse student populations\, promoting students’ success in post-secondary education and the 21st century world of work\, and creating and sustaining an inclusive organizational culture free of implicit bias and structural racism. \nThis recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Sarena Shivers has been an educator for nearly 30 years. She has served as an elementary teacher\, elementary assistant principal\, elementary principal\, director of curriculum\, director of school services\, transportation director\, assistant superintendent of achievement and five years as the superintendent of Redford Union School District No. 1\, in Southeast Michigan. In July 2020\, Dr. Shivers became the deputy executive director of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators. \nDr. Shivers received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Morgan State University\, master’s in administration and supervision from Ball State University\, and doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis from Indiana University in Bloomington\, Indiana. \nDr. Shivers’ key areas of expertise and professional accomplishments are curriculum and instruction\, program development and alignment\, program evaluation and opening innovative and award-winning secondary school programs (alternative high schools\, early college\, and honors programs). She has steep knowledge of teaching and learning and has led key initiatives in the areas of school change\, adolescent literacy\, writing\, mathematics\, STEM\, cutting-edge instructional technology (augmented reality and artificial intelligence) and school leadership. For over a decade\, Dr. Shivers has led work regionally and across the state of Michigan in cultural relevancy\, cultural proficiency\, equity\, social justice and diversity in education. \nIn addition\, Dr. Shivers has been an external reviewer for AdvancED national accreditation institution\, a national consultant for The College Board in their College Readiness Division\, a “Data Teams” trainer\, and trained to be a restorative practices facilitator. Dr. Shivers teaches doctoral-level coursework at Madonna University. She has also been a guest lecturer at Eastern Michigan University since 2005 teaching a pre-service teaching course on assessment/evaluation and currently a graduate-level course in culturally responsive teaching. \nIn September 2014\, Dr. Shivers received the SL Roberson Community Leadership Award\, the highest award the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office bestows on a civilian. She was chosen for the honor because of her work in helping to develop and train over 4\,000 staff in active shooter/threat procedures known as A.L.I.C.E. \nIn 2017\, Dr. Shivers taught in the professional learning series overseas at the University of Science and Technology in Beijing\, China. She currently serves as a regular contributor\, partner and/or consultant for Hanover Research\, The Futures Institute\, The Flying Classroom\, National Superintendent’s Advisory Council and HWC Executive Leadership Institute. In 2021\, Dr. Shivers became a leadership coach\, mentor and consultant for Huling and Associates. \nFinally\, in 2018\, Dr. Shivers received the Redford Community Foundation Service Award and in 2019\, she was named to Michigan’s Crain’s Notable Women in Educational Leadership. She has four children and currently resides in Ypsilanti Township\, Michigan. \n \n \nDr. Shayla Griffin received her Ph.D. and MSW from the joint program in social work and cultural anthropology at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor and her B.A. in African American studies with a minor in Spanish from Spelman College—Atlanta\, GA. Her work focuses on issues of diversity\, equity\, inclusion and social justice\, especially in K-12 schools. Dr. Griffin has extensive experience in dialogue facilitation\, social justice education\, coaching and consulting\, and youth programming. She has worked with thousands of P-12 teachers\, high school students\, and college students\, from more than 15 school districts around issues of race\, class\, gender\, sexual orientation\, and disability. She has also served as a social justice consultant and trainer with a number of non-profit organizations. \nDr. Griffin has taught courses on race\, social justice\, and diversity at the University of Michigan for the Program on Intergroup Relations\, the School of Social Work\, and the Department of Anthropology. She has been the recipient of a number of research grants and fellowships including the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship\, the Andrew W. Mellon Graduate Fellowship in Humanities\, and a postdoctoral fellowship with the University of Michigan School of Education’s Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context. Currently\, Dr. Griffin is the education justice consultant for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District where she is tasked with providing professional development to educators across the county in order to help them improve their practice in the areas of teaching and learning\, relationships and climate\, images and celebrations\, behavior and discipline\, and policies and procedures. \nDr. Griffin is the author of Those Kids\, Our Schools: Race and Reform in an American High School (Harvard Education Press\, 2015) and co-author of Race Dialogues: A Facilitator’s Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom (Teachers College Press\, 2019). She also developed the Education Justice Assessment and Transformation Tool (EJATT): A Vision for Classrooms\, Schools\, and Districts\, which a number of teachers\, schools\, and districts are using to create more socially just education systems. Dr. Griffin serves on the State of Michigan’s Advisory Council on Deaf\, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing and was on the Advisory Council of Detroit Disability Power. She resides in Detroit\, MI with her spouse and three children. \n \nDr. Brian Davis is the current superintendent of Holland Public Schools. He is completing his 13th year as Superintendent in the district and nearly 30 years in K-12 education. He has worked in urban\, suburban\, and rural districts as an elementary/middle school teacher\, middle school counselor\, elementary principal\, and assistant superintendent of instruction. \nDr. Davis was named by the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators as the 2011 Michigan State Superintendent of the Year. Since this acknowledgment\, he has had the opportunity to participate at the state and national levels in assisting in shaping education policy and school reform efforts. He currently sits on the Executive Council of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) and the Middle Cities Education Association (MCEA). He is also a member of the MASA Professional Growth and Leadership Committee currently developing an equity model of professional support for superintendents across the state and co-developed the MASA Mentor Coaching Cadre Model. He served as a school leader as part of the Michigan School Finance Research Collaborative to address the base funding needed in Michigan to provide equitable education and services aligned with the Michigan Standards and Top 10 in 10 initiatives. He has also served on multiple Michigan Department of Education committees. \nDr. Davis has a Ph.D. from Western Michigan University in educational leadership\, research and technology; an Educational Specialist degree in K-12 leadership from Michigan State University; a Master of Arts in K-12 school counseling from Eastern Michigan University; and a Bachelor of Science in education from Central Michigan University. \nHis passion lies with ensuring that each child not only has access to\, but receives high-quality\, engaged and meaningful learning experiences with the supports necessary that prepare them for an ever-changing world. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/aasaequity20210422/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T130000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153032Z CREATED:20210409T171029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153032Z UID:36837-1619179200-1619182800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Educators Have Spoken… This Is What Industry Partners Need to Hear DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jennifer Ferrari\, CEO and President\, Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI); Kathy Hurley\, President\, Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC; and Lisa Schmucki\, Founder and CEO\, edWeb.net\nModerated by Jim McVety\, Managing Partner\, First Step Advisors \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 \nWatch an edWebinar with education industry leaders to uncover the key takeaways that teachers\, principals\, and district administrators recently shared about their work with industry partners at the edFocus Industry Summit. \nEducators at every level offered keen insights during the summit. They shared what matters most in their schools and how industry partners can best support them. Having heard from superintendents\, tech leaders\, principals\, teachers\, and librarians\, the panelists will draw on their experience as marketing and sales advisors to address what schools are asking for\, what providers must do in order to be successful\, and how to go about doing it. \nOur panelists are industry veterans with extensive marketing and sales experience: Jim McVety\, Managing Partner of First Step Advisors\, Jennifer Ferrari\, CEO and President of ERDI\, Kathy Hurley\, President of Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC\, and Lisa Schmucki\, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net. \nThis edWebinar is part of our edFocus series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the future of education. The recorded program will be of interest to all executives and leaders in K-12 education.  \nView all previous recordings in our edFocus series here. \n  \nAbout the Presenters \nJennifer Ferrari is the CEO and president of the Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI)\, which convenes education thought leaders to collaboratively shape\, influence\, and inform the development of preK-12 education products and services. Jennifer regularly engages in national dialogue about current problems of practice and is able to validate and verify emerging trends in education. Prior to her current role\, she served as the VP and chief schools officer of an innovative education management organization nationally recognized for its trailblazing work in personalized learning. With 25 years of rich public education experience\, Jennifer has strong expertise in leadership development\, change management\, curriculum and instruction\, personalized learning\, dual language\, and strategic planning. Jennifer earned her doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from Loyola University in Chicago. \n \nKathy Hurley is President of Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC and a 40+ year veteran of the education industry with deep experience in marketing and sales. She advises industry-leading companies and non-profits and serves on the board of Concord Consortium\, CTQ (Center for Teaching Quality)\, edWeb.net\, Jason Learning\, NCTET\, and Women’s Education Project. She and Deb DeVries co-founded Girls Thinking Global\, a nonprofit dedicated to the empowerment and education of girls and young women worldwide. Previously\, Kathy held the position of Executive Vice President Education Alliances for the Pearson Foundation. Kathy and Priscilla Shumway\, co-edited Real Women\, Real Leaders\, featuring 24 women who are top leaders in their field. Kathy is based in Punta Gorda\, FL and Asbury Park\, NJ. \n \nLisa Schmucki is the founder and CEO of edWeb.net\, an award-winning professional learning network that serves a global community of one million educators. edWeb helps educators share their best ideas and practices to improve teaching and learning and prepare students to be successful in life. edWeb is a five-time winner of the prestigious SIIA CODiE Award. Lisa is an education\, publishing\, and media industry veteran with 40 years’ experience in product development\, professional learning\, marketing\, and entrepreneurship. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has a master’s degree from the Stern School of Business at NYU. \n \n \nAbout the Moderator \nJim McVety is Managing Partner of First Step Advisors. A lifelong advocate for innovation in education\, Jim brings with him 20+ years of research and analysis experience. Jim has hosted numerous webinars\, expert panels\, and keynote presentations during his career\, and his focus is on building the capacity of service organizations to better support educators and students. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the edFocus | Education Industry Network community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/edfocus20210423/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210423_edfocus-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T160000 DTSTAMP:20210426T203150Z CREATED:20210326T174355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T203150Z UID:36592-1619449200-1619452800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Roomers and Zoomers: Tips for Working with In-Person and Virtual Students Concurrently DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christine McLaughlin\, Sixth Grade Advanced Academics Teacher\, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA); and Jered Borup\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, Division of Learning Technologies\, George Mason University (VA)\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 \nNow that we are being asked to teach in two places at once\, we need new strategies to help educators and students succeed. In this recorded edWebinar\, learn ways to manage both in-person and virtual learners in a HyFlex/concurrent model. First\, we will discuss procedures. These are important to help ensure the success of both teachers and students. You will learn ways to personalize learning for students to get the most out of a unique model. Finally\, learn ways to best engage learners to get them motivated as well as have some fun in their virtual or brick-and-mortar classrooms. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of all grade levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nChristine McLaughlin is a sixth grade advanced academics teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools. Her master’s degree is in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on blended and online learning in schools. Christine is in her 20th year as an educator and brings with her a wealth of practical in-classroom experience where she has successfully created a personalized\, project-based\, community-focused classroom. During her career\, she has taught various grade levels ranging from preschool through ninth grade. She has also given over 30 teacher workshops on blended and personalized learning. \n \nJered Borup\, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Division of Learning Technologies at George Mason University. In his current position\, he is the co-academic program coordinator of the Learning Technologies in Schools master’s and certificate programs that are devoted to improving teacher practices in online and blended learning environments. Previous to earning his Ph.D. at Brigham Young University\, Dr. Borup taught history at a junior high school for six years. He has also taught online and blended courses since 2008. He is a leading researcher in the field of K-12 online and blended learning and his research specifically focuses on support systems for online and blended learners. He has published the free online book\, K-12 Blended Teaching: A Guide to Personalized Learning and Online Integration. \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/commonsense20210426/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210426_commonsense-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T170000 DTSTAMP:20210426T210417Z CREATED:20210407T145729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T210417Z UID:36721-1619452800-1619456400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Why Creativity Matters – Can Creativity Change Outcomes in My Classroom? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Smith\, Creative Director\, FableVision Learning; and Stephanie Corrente\, Senior Learning Leader\, Eduscape \nSponsored by FableVision Learning and Eduscape \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 \nCreativity is not art. It is a mindset that impacts both social and emotional well-being and problem-solving for teachers. Creativity can be developed; it is not inherited. Thus\, a teacher with a creative mindset approaches challenges of the school structure differently and approaches challenges displayed by students differently. A teacher with a creative mindset develops a teaching style that imbues this mindset in their students and provides students with creative tools. Thus\, the creative teacher creates a positive feedback loop and can impact outcomes. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, viewers will: \n\nReview what creativity is and what it looks like in the classroom\nExplore a framework to use to understand the principles\nDiscover the interplay of creativity to SEL and STEM\nLearn about tools that are accessible to classroom teachers to develop creativity skills\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, librarians\, STEM teachers and coaches\, and curriculum directors. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nSara Smith is Creative Education Development Manager for FableVision Learning. She holds a Master of Science in creativity from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY College at Buffalo. Sara is compelled by learning and its intersection with creativity\, and her vision is to develop and support creative communities that help people to grow and to nurture their passions and strengths. \n \nStephanie Corrente was an English as a second language teacher before joining Eduscape as a senior learning leader. As an educator\, she has enjoyed teaching and learning alongside every unique learner and has always made it a priority to learn and grow to be the best educator she can be. Stephanie is a Google for Education Certified Trainer. She received her graduate degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages from the New School and an undergraduate degree in linguistics with a minor in Chinese language from the College of Staten Island. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the 21st Century Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFableVision’s mission is to help educators inspire their students to develop and strengthen the essential skills of creativity\, communication\, collaboration\, critical thinking and compassion by providing hands-on meaningful\, authentic learning experiences to help all learners realize their true potential. Their “200-year mission” is to develop\, discover\, and share creative learning tools that help educators and students move their lives — and the world — to a better place. \n \nEduscape is the leading professional learning organization in North America. Our team is comprised almost entirely of former classroom teachers and school leaders who average over 10 years of teaching experience. We are a Google National Training Partner in Education\, a Microsoft Global Education Partner\, and the highest rated ISTE Certification Partner based on participant scores. We also partner with districts and schools to “rethink learning” in social emotional learning\, culturally responsive teaching and digital citizenship. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/21c20210426/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210426_21c-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T140000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161931Z CREATED:20210325T145223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161931Z UID:36575-1619528400-1619532000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Design for Inclusion: Ensuring Techquity in All Learning Spaces DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ken Shelton\, Educator\, Speaker\, Advisor\, and Consultant \nSponsored by NetRef \nThis recording is for your personal viewing only. It may not be used for professional development workshops or broadcast in any other group settings. All content is copyrighted and the sole property of Ken Shelton. If you think colleagues would be interested in the content\, please share the button link below with them so they can view it. \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 \nTechnology plays a critical role in today’s schools\, but the past year has highlighted the challenges in providing students with equitable access to technology and learning. As you plan and budget for the coming school year\, there is the opportunity to reimagine teaching\, learning\, and how you leverage edtech to provide a diverse and equitable educational experience to students. \nWatch educator and consultant Ken Shelton in this recorded edLeader Panel to learn how to move beyond digital equity to use classroom technologies to create truly inclusive and culturally conscious learning environments. Ken discusses: \n\nWhy technology is a critical and necessary component of all learning environments\nThe key culturally responsive and relevant characteristics of digital learning\nHow to use technology to create equitable learning opportunities\nHow to ensure sustainable growth\n\nUse this powerful and engaging presentation as a springboard for your conversations around using technology to create a culture of inclusivity\, accessibility\, and true equity. This recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 librarians\, school and district leaders\, school counselors\, and school psychologists. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKen Shelton (He/Him/His) has worked as an educator for over 20 years and spent most of his classroom experience teaching technology at the middle school level. As a part of his active involvement within the educational technology community\, Ken is an Apple Distinguished Educator\, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert\, and a Google Certified Innovator. He has worked extensively at the policy level with a number of State Departments of Education\, Ministries of Education\, and non-profits\, and was appointed to the Education Technology Task Force formed by a previous California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ken is the ISTE Digital Equity PLN 2018 Excellence Award winner and has also been named by EdTech Magazine as an influencer to follow. He holds an M.A. in education with a specialization in educational technology as well as new media design and production. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nEasy to use and integrate\, NetRef is a classroom management and learning analytics solution that helps students stay focused and get the most out of digital learning. Now operating in schools in over 30 states\, NetRef enables schools to maximize their EdTech investments by providing insight into the use of digital learning tools and by empowering teachers to keep students on task when using devices. Learn more at net-ref.com. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/dei20210427/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210427_dei-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T160000 DTSTAMP:20210618T161944Z CREATED:20210407T141714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T161944Z UID:36718-1619535600-1619539200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Digital Signals: What Are Students Telling Us? DESCRIPTION:Presented by Philip Neufeld\, Ed.D.\, Executive Officer\, Enterprise Services\, Core Infrastructure\, Learning Analytics\, Fresno Unified School District (CA); Kelly May-Vollmar\, Ed.D.\, Assistant Superintendent\, Educational Services\, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); and Monica Cougan\, Manager\, Strategic Relationships and Initiatives\, CatchOn/ENA \nModerated by Paget Hetherington\, Vice President\, Marketing\, Gaggle \nSponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn\, An ENA Affiliate \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 \nAre your students feeling lost? Do you know if they are engaged in learning? Student safety and engagement tools can help educators pick up on the digital signals students send out when they’re in need of help. Educators across the country are using these tools to better understand the psyche and activities of their students\, helping to promote student well-being and engagement whether students are learning in the classroom or at home. \nWhen it comes to students in distress or disengaged\, what should educators look out for in the digital environment in order to identify and support those who are struggling? In this recorded edLeader Panel\, the presenters share the latest data in student safety and learning engagement\, how digital solutions have helped educators better support students\, and the signals district leaders should pay attention to. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nPhilip Neufeld\, Ed.D. is the Executive Officer at Fresno Unified School District. He has served in technology and leadership roles in healthcare\, agriculture\, banking\, and education. Dr. Neufeld left the private industry to work for Fresno State with 25\,000+ students\, and then Fresno Unified with 72\,000 students. Leadership roles include core infrastructure\, enterprise services\, co-leading a personalized learning initiative with 1\,000+ teachers\, and co-leading global learning analytics collaborative. Dr. Neufeld shapes educational ecosystems to better prepare students with knowledge\, skills\, and agency for their #AsYetImagined futures. Dr. Neufeld has an M.B.A. and Ed.D. from California State University\, Fresno. \n \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 \nMonica Cougan is the manager of strategic relationships and initiatives at ENA and CatchOn\, 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 \n \nAbout the Moderator \nPaget Hetherington has empowered children to achieve academic success for her entire career\, leading sales and marketing efforts for global publishing and EdTech companies. As the vice president of Marketing\, Paget’s focus is spreading Gaggle’s message to school districts across the country\, helping to ensure the safety and well-being of students. Prior to Gaggle\, Paget led marketing efforts with industry sector leaders VitalSource\, Mimio\, Lexia Learning\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, Dorling Kindersley\, and Vivendi Universal Publishing. \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 \nGaggle is the pioneer in helping K-12 districts manage student safety on school-provided technology. Our mission is to help ensure the safety and well-being of all students\, supporting school districts in proactively identifying those who are struggling. We have helped hundreds of districts avoid tragedies and save lives\, while also protecting their liability. \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. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/datapower20210427/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210427_datapower-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T170000 DTSTAMP:20210427T210353Z CREATED:20210324T182910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T210353Z UID:36568-1619539200-1619542800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Math Processes for All Young Learners: Setting the Stage for Long-Term Success in Numbers and Operations – Part 1 DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning\, ORIGO Education \nSponsored by ORIGO Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWe often think of mathematics skills as beginning with counting. While this is one of the early skills we assess\, there are other mathematical reasoning processes that are foundational to school mathematics. Research tells us that early mathematics skills are a better predictor of adult socioeconomic status (SES) than are childhood SES or reading achievement. Developing these foundational beginning processes is critical to establishing this firm foundation. In addition\, students who struggle may have gaps in these beginning processes which impact many domains of mathematics. Supporting these learners to shore up these foundations is equally essential. \nIn part one of this two-part series\, Dr. Sara Delano Moore shares an overview of the five beginning processes as well as a deeper look at how they impact student understanding of numbers and operations. How does understanding attributes support developing understanding of numbers? What are the roles of comparing and ordering in this progression? We share activities for young learners to establish the foundation as well as resources that could support intervention in these areas for school-age learners. Watch Sara to learn more about these essential beginning processes for mathematics and how they can support your students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school leaders\, and math leaders and coaches of the preK through elementary levels.  \nMath Processes for All Young Learners: Setting the Stage for Long-Term Success in Geometry and Measurement – Part 2 \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. \n \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/mathlearners20210427/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201111_digitalworld-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T170000 DTSTAMP:20210428T210414Z CREATED:20210311T180749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T210414Z UID:36429-1619625600-1619629200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Helping Schools Build Their Schoolwide SEL Plans DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ami Shah\, CEO and Co-Founder\, Peekapak; and Dr. Nicole Trainor\, Student Advisor\, Long Branch Public Schools\, Morris Avenue School (NJ) \nSponsored by Peekapak \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 \nToday more than ever\, educators are working to incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula to support students through the challenges of the pandemic. This recorded edWebinar focuses on the critical steps and stakeholder collaboration that is necessary for a successful SEL implementation at your school or district. Each of the four focus areas will be explained and case study examples of how your school can weave SEL into the fabric of their classrooms\, families\, and communities will be showcased. \nTo support educators\, we have several free resources—a 30-day trial version of Peekapak\, a full series of pandemic Peekapak resources on Kahoot!\, and pandemic-specific activities on Peekapak’s blog. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, school and district leaders\, SEL coordinators\, and curriculum directors of the preK through elementary levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAmi Shah is the CEO and co-founder of Peekapak\, an award-winning edtech organization that teaches social-emotional learning skills like self-regulation\, empathy and teamwork in the class and at home. Peekapak currently reaches over 400\,000 educators and students. Ami is passionate about improving youth education and has previously taught in K-4 classrooms and advised and volunteered at education-related non-profit organizations. \n \nDr. Nicole Trainor has spent the past two decades working in the Long Branch Public Schools as a teacher\, child study team member\, preschool intervention and referral team specialist\, and student advisor. She completed her doctorate in educational leadership from Monmouth University. She has a passion for social-emotional learning and has been working hard to spread awareness of its benefits to students\, staff\, parents and the community. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nPeekapak is empowering the next generation of globally aware\, enthusiastic and empathetic citizens through its award-winning\, social-emotional learning platform. The flexible curriculum components can be implemented in person\, virtually\, or in hybrid settings. Peekapak aligns to CASEL and integrates seamlessly with everyday ELA instruction. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20210428/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210428-sel-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T180000 DTSTAMP:20210428T220009Z CREATED:20210329T184704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T220009Z UID:36600-1619629200-1619632800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Small-Group English Instruction for Multilingual Learners DESCRIPTION:Presented by Barbara Andrews\, Co-author of Small-Group Reading Instruction and Senior National Literacy Consultant\, Benchmark Education Company\nModerated by Kimberly Plummer\, Director\, ELL/ELD and Spanish\, Benchmark Education Company \nSponsored by Benchmark 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 \nDiscover ways to provide targeted instruction that meets the specific learning needs of today’s wide range of multilingual learners in order to improve English language proficiency and literacy skills. Based on decades of bilingual classroom and PD experience\, Barbara Andrews\, who is also an author of Small-Group Reading Instruction\, explains a systematic approach to matching different types of small-group instruction with the varied needs of multilingual learners. \nThis research-based edWebinar provides instructional strategies and detailed suggestions for linking English language acquisition and literacy development in small-group settings so students can successfully access grade-level content and accelerate their academic progress. Viewers will: \n\nReview current research findings on the language and literacy needs of diverse multilingual learners in grades preK-8\nHear recommendations for language and literacy development through small-group instruction of phonics\, vocabulary\, and comprehension skills\nInvestigate equitable grouping configurations that increase progress toward academic standards and fluent reading\, writing\, speaking\, and listening\nIdentify independent learning opportunities that help multilingual learners transfer their language and skills\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will share proven teaching techniques that work well in the classroom or online\, so it will be of interest to preK-8 multilingual and ESL/ELD directors\, specialists\, and teachers\, as well as principals\, instructional coaches\, reading teachers\, and other educators who work with multilingual learners.  \nAbout the Presenter \nBarbara Andrews spent 27 years as a bilingual and dual-language classroom educator\, as well as a district multilingual administrator and instructional facilitator. Her wealth of experience now helps her provide effective professional development as a senior national literacy consultant for Benchmark Education Company. In this role\, she has worked extensively with teachers across the country through presentations\, on-site demonstration lessons\, and coaching. Barbara has also successfully supported school districts in the implementation of effective literacy instruction and the use of curriculum materials for newcomers and other multilingual learners. She also contributes to the development of new instructional programs as an author and contributing editor. In addition\, Barbara is an author of children’s books\, both in English and in Spanish\, as well as professional books such as Small-Group Reading Instruction and Making Sense of the Writer’s Workshop. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nKimberly Plummer spent 18 years as a classroom teacher and during her tenure served as a district mentor teacher\, coaching student teachers\, especially those from underrepresented groups. She also created professional development to promote teacher retention and served on many site and district committees\, most notably the Curriculum Innovation Committee and the Teacher Development Team for State Standards in History-Social Science. Kimberly’s classroom experience proved invaluable when she transitioned to educational publishing\, where her roles enabled her to utilize her content expertise to support districts’ implementation of instructional materials. She has been involved in the development of resources for English learners across all content areas\, and she is currently the director of product marketing for ELL/ELD and Spanish for Benchmark Education Company. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Language and Literacy 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 \nBenchmark Education promotes building language and literacy for life. Support for the whole child is how learning happens. At Benchmark Education\, a whole-child mindset underpins all that we do. We apply research-based approaches that strive to build equity\, access and excellence for every child\, at every distance. Learn more at www.BenchmarkEducation.com. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/lang-lit20210428/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210428_Lang-Lit-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T150000 DTSTAMP:20210429T190458Z CREATED:20210311T154658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T190458Z UID:36421-1619704800-1619708400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Maximizing Tier 1 Effectiveness and Impact: Planning Fall Intensifications to Accelerate All Students' Growth DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sarah Brown\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director of Professional Learning\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nMany districts are beginning to formulate their fall (or summer) learning plans. No matter what your district’s plan may be\, focusing on the universal needs of all students will help your team provide high-impact intensifications that accelerate growth with all students\, while conserving more specialized interventions for the students most in need. By using data\, your team can also pinpoint specific academic and social-emotional behavior (SEB) Tier 1 needs so that universal intensifications are as targeted and effective as possible. But how can educators analyze their spring data to evaluate effectiveness and needs? How can teams leverage their findings to plan impactful\, equitable Tier 1 intensifications for the fall? \nWatch Dr. Sarah Brown in this recorded edWebinar to explore how to use data to examine Tier 1 practices\, drive program effectiveness and equity conversations\, and inform fall intensifications that accelerate growth for all students. In this recorded session: \n\nDeepen your understanding of the universal tier and how Tier 1 supports drive growth for all learners\nDiscover how to evaluate the universal tier in terms of both achievement and growth for the district\, school\, grade\, or specific groups of students\nExplore various methods of improving the universal tier through targeted\, evidence-based supports\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, assessment coordinators and specialists\, MTSS coordinators\, school psychologists\, data analysts\, and instructional coaches. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Sarah Brown is the executive director of professional learning at Illuminate Education. Her work focuses on implementing MTSS at multiple levels of the education system and improving systems to support high achievement for every student. Before joining the Illuminate team\, Dr. Brown led special education and MTSS implementation for the state of Iowa as a bureau chief at the Iowa Department of Education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Innovation in Education community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\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/leadingchange20210429/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210429_leadingchange-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153022Z CREATED:20210415T151250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153022Z UID:36944-1619712000-1619715600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:AASA Leading for Equity: A Superintendent’s Mission to End Systemic Racism DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Mark T. Bedell\, Superintendent\, Kansas City Public Schools (MO)\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 \nKansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has had an intentional and concentrated focus on equity over the last five years. Please watch Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell as he speaks about structural racism and its lasting impact on the Kansas City community. Highlighting the impact of redlining\, which was birthed in Kansas City and eventually replicated across the country\, this recorded conversation also covers the juggernaut of uneven economic development that perpetuates systemic racist practices financially. \nWatch Dr. Bedell in learning what KCPS has done through an equity policy\, an equity funding model\, the creation of an office of equity and innovations division\, the elimination of oppressively written language in the Code of Student Conduct and the unpacking of policies to align with the equity policy. Dr. Bedell will share ways school districts can direct school system resources and programs so every student has the opportunity to reach his or her greatest potential. \nThis presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark T. Bedell\, Ed.D. is a talented\, caring teacher and administrator and one of the top urban public-school leaders in the United States. As the child of a working-class family in upstate New York\, he overcame significant challenges and was inspired to take his education seriously by teachers and other caring adults who pushed him to achieve his dreams. \nHis educational experience and leadership made Dr. Bedell a natural choice for the superintendent’s post at KCPS in 2016. With guidance from students\, parents\, staff and partners\, Dr. Bedell crafted and enacted first a post-entry plan and later a five-year strategic plan which placed student achievement at the center of the school system’s work\, made the central office more effective and efficient\, improved School Board governance\, and increased staff skills and morale. In partnership with Metropolitan Community College and the Full Employment Council of Greater Kansas City\, he led the effort to launch a Middle College Program to give 17- to 24-year-olds who never finished school an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and enter college. \nIn June 2018\, Dr. Bedell and the KCPS School Board created an innovative equity policy to direct the school system’s resources and programs so that every student has the opportunity to reach his or her greatest potential. Dr. Bedell has received many recognitions\, including being named a “Superintendent to Watch” by the National School Public Relations Association and a “New Superintendent of the Year” by the Missouri Association of School Administrators. He is one of only 51 people selected to participate in the “Missouri Influencer Series” by The Kansas City Star. He was selected by the Kansas City Business Journal for its “Kansas City’s Power 100 of 2019” list. He has also been named to 435 Magazine’s Top 50 Power List as one of the most powerful people to shape the Kansas City region. Dr. Bedell was a featured guest on the June 23\, 2020\, episode of PBS NewsHour\, when he spoke about how distance learning was increasing inequity. He has been a regular panelist for Discovery Education’s virtual “Equity Talks.” State education officials also recruited Dr. Bedell to be part of the Commissioner’s Roundtable. \nFor Dr. Bedell\, one of his most important honors came in the spring of 2018 when students from Southeast High School gave him an award of appreciation for his efforts on their behalf and for the positive impact he will have on future students. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/aasaequity20210429/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T180000 DTSTAMP:20210429T220108Z CREATED:20210402T175929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T220108Z UID:36668-1619715600-1619719200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Combining Writing and Social-Emotional Learning to Help Students Express Themselves DESCRIPTION:Presented by Patty McGee\, M.Ed.\, Author and Literacy Consultant\, Benchmark Education Company; and Leah Mermelstein\, Author and Literacy Consultant\, Read-Write-Connect\, INC. \nSponsored by Benchmark 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 \nLearn new ways to provide effective writing instruction and practice that will also help students with their social-emotional development. Authors Leah Mermelstein and Patty McGee explain strategies and techniques that will engage K-6 students in improving their written communication skills\, building understanding and compassion\, and processing the impact of recent events. \nThis research-based edWebinars enable educators to combine key types of instructional strands\, practice sessions\, and levels of support so students can improve their writing and social-emotional skills in a positive and meaningful way. Viewers will learn how to: \n\nProgress from instruction to shared practice\, guided group work\, and independent application\nProvide feedback that helps students clarify their thoughts and feelings while improving their written expression\nDevelop the self-management and social-awareness skills students need in order to communicate and respond to others\nIntegrate interactive writing\, write-alouds\, and the writing process with social-emotional learning\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will share proven techniques and tips that work well with elementary and middle school students\, so it will be of interest to literacy\, ELA\, and SEL directors and specialists\, as well as principals\, instructional coaches\, teachers\, and other educators who support students’ literacy and social-emotional development. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nPatty McGee\, M.Ed. is a New Jersey-based author\, educator and literacy leader who envisions learning environments where teachers and students discover their true potential and power. Patty has received the Milken Educator Award (2020) and is the author of The 7 Essentials of Writer’s Workshop. \n \nLeah Mermelstein is a well-known expert and author on the teaching of writing\, reading\, and language development. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at national conferences\, admired for her close study of students’ writing and reading development. As a literacy consultant\, Leah works closely with school districts\, teachers\, and students\, helping develop and deliver quality and cohesive literacy instruction. She holds a master’s degree in cultural diversity and curriculum reform and aspires to ground all of her work in creating equitable access to children and families. Leah has written numerous books on the teaching of reading and writing and the connection between the two. She lives in Hoboken\, New Jersey with her daughter. \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\nBenchmark Education promotes building language and literacy for life. Support for the whole child is how learning happens. At Benchmark Education\, a whole-child mindset underpins all that we do. We apply research-based approaches that strive to build equity\, access and excellence for every child\, at every distance. Learn more at www.BenchmarkEducation.com. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacyhero20210429/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210429_LiteracyHero-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T130000 DTSTAMP:20210618T153012Z CREATED:20210331T154649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T153012Z UID:36636-1619784000-1619787600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Build Your K-12 Sales and Marketing Plans Around the ESSER Funding DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rita Ferrandino\, Founding Partner\, Arc Capital Development\, and Innovation Consultant\, Catalyst @ Penn GSE – University of Pennsylvania\nModerated by Lisa Schmucki\, Founder and CEO\, 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 \nWatch an edWebinar with Rita Ferrandino that will help education industry organizations unlock ESSER Funding for products\, programs\, and services that empower students\, teachers\, parents\, and administrators through evidence-based solutions to accelerate learning. \nThe American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides $170 billion to education\, making this the federal government’s largest single investment in United States education history. The American Rescue Plan coupled with the Education Stimulus of the CARES Act ($31 billion) and the CRRSAA Act ($80 billion) brings a total of $281 billion to be deployed into education by 2023. This presentation will help you understand how the money flows and the buying cycles\, and how to build your K-12 sales and marketing plan around the funding. \nThis recorded edWebinar is part of our edFocus series on the impact of COVID-19 and the future of education. The program will be of interest to all executives and leaders in K-12 education. \nView all previous recordings in our edFocus series here. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nRita Ferrandino has built an international reputation as one of the most effective strategists and coalition builders in the education entrepreneurship community. She is a recognized STEM education expert\, an authority on U.S. education policy and politics\, and a leader in Future of Work strategies. Rita is the founding partner at Arc Capital Development\, a global private investment and advisory firm. Arc invests in\, operates and advises companies in the education and corporate training markets and has served over 150 clients in the U.S.\, Australia\, Canada\, Mexico\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, China\, Ireland\, Turkey\, Israel and India. Arc clients and portfolio companies provide products generating over a billion dollars a year worldwide. Rita’s career highlights include being Salesperson of the Year at Pearson Education for three consecutive years\, selling more than $178 million of products to the higher education and K-12 markets\, leading the acquisition effort for more than 50 STEM titles\, and forming revenue-producing alliances with more than a dozen of the industry’s largest publishers and distributors. She has been responsible for double-digit sales growth for at least six years at two different major publishers. Rita currently is the innovation consultant at the Catalyst @ Penn GSE Innovation Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. She was the lead capstone instructor at the Education Entrepreneurship Graduate Program for four years. For three years\, she was President of the Education Design Studio\, Inc. incubator funded in collaboration with the Milken Family Foundation and University of Pennsylvania. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nLisa Schmucki is the founder and CEO of edWeb.net. Lisa is an education\, publishing\, and media industry veteran with 40 years’ experience in product development\, professional learning\, marketing\, and entrepreneurship. Lisa has served on the Board of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network and is on the Advisory Council for the ERDI Alliance for Education Impact. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has a master’s degree from the Stern School of Business at NYU. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the edFocus | Education Industry Network community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nArc is a private investment & advisory firm specializing in education and special education. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/edfocus20210430/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210430_edfocus-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210503T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210503T160000 DTSTAMP:20210503T200925Z CREATED:20210406T155727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T200925Z UID:36703-1620054000-1620057600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Developing Effective Professional Learning for Your District DESCRIPTION:Presented by Adam Drummond\, Ed.D.\, Associate Partner\, ICLE; and Jenna Woods\, Director of Professional Learning\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\nModerated by Laura Spear\, Product Marketing Director\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nNow more than ever\, districts and schools are faced with their own set of challenges. Effective professional development can create meaningful learning experiences that foster long-term\, sustainable growth with customized implementation support to maximize teaching and learning. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, learn how you can customize the professional learning journey for your district by: \n\nIdentifying instructional needs and focus for the year\nImplementation planning of professional learning for teachers and administrators\nData collections and strategies to monitor and adjust throughout the year\nCapacity planning within your school and more!\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and district curriculum coordinators. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAdam Drummond\, Ed.D. is a teacher\, district professional\, learning coordinator\, university adjunct professor\, principal\, and most importantly a life-long learner. He has spent the past 15 years building and sharing his expertise in literacy\, leadership development\, and systemic planning with schools and districts\, and feels lucky to share this passion with a broader ICLE community. \n \nJenna Woods is the director of professional learning. She partners with districts to prioritize\, plan\, and implement curricula and professional learning. In partnership with district leaders\, Jenna and her team support implementations to increase student outcomes. Jenna has seven years of classroom experience as an educator in K-5 education. She mentored and coached student teachers\, new teammates\, and interns to ensure best instructional practices. She has presented at large conferences\, presented to groups of administrators\, presented to educators\, and worked side by side teachers in the classroom. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Missouri. Jenna also holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Missouri. She is currently working towards a Doctor of Education in organizational leadership with an emphasis in organizational development. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nLaura Spear is a product marketing director at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She has an extensive background in marketing\, product management and business development with roles at both large and small companies including Jostens\, Pearson Publishing\, Carlson Companies\, FIS\, and Alere Home Monitoring. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and the arts from the University of Wisconsin and a PCM© certification from the American Marketing Association. She resides in Winter Park\, FL where she enjoys gardening\, swimming and acquiring new skills while working on her mid-century fixer-upper. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Professional Learning & Practice community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nBe Remote Ready this Fall. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is with you every step of the way as you build and expand your capacity to teach remotely. Our online and on-demand resources give you choice of pace\, place and path on your continued learning journey. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/pd20210503/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210503_PD-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210503T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210503T180000 DTSTAMP:20260113T155657Z CREATED:20210331T203235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T155657Z UID:36644-1620061200-1620064800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Writer’s Workshop: Maximizing Efficiency and Efficacy to Address Learning Loss DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kristina Smekens\, President and Lead Consultant\, Smekens Education\nModerated by Courtney Gordon\, Literacy Consultant\, Smekens Education \nSponsored by Smekens 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 \nAs educators prepare to accelerate learning in response to the pandemic\, crafting a plan to build strong writers has never been more important. By executing a writer’s workshop effectively\, teachers can help K-12 students master the essential skills that are required by today’s College- and Career-Ready Standards. In this recorded edWebinar\, led by author and educator Kristina Smekens\, learn the pillars of the writer’s workshop model and how they can be applied to maximize efficiency and efficacy. \nSpecific objectives include: \n\nLearn the three parts of the writer’s workshop\nLearn key management procedures for leading an effective writer’s workshop\nLearn how to convert the traditional writer’s workshop to a virtual format for remote learning\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n\nAbout the Presenter \nKristina Smekens has built a reputation for using enthusiasm\, humor\, and common sense to equip K-12 educators with practical\, demystifying strategies for teaching reading and writing. As President and Lead Consultant for Smekens Education\, she is a leader in developing new strategies to help teachers meet the demands of today’s College- and Career-Ready Standards. She and her associates share those strategies with teachers across the United States and beyond through on-site professional development\, virtual and in-person seminars\, and an always-growing pool of print\, digital\, and video resources. Kristina has authored more than 50 books\, guides\, and classroom tools designed to help teachers implement best-practice literacy strategies. Among the most popular of these resources are her best-selling books\, Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades K-2 and Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades 3-12. \n  \nAbout the Moderator \nCourtney Gordon is a full-time literacy consultant with Smekens Education\, where she provides professional development support to thousands of teachers each year. Known both for her enthusiasm and expertise\, Courtney is a dynamic personality who makes friends fast and serves as a trusted guide to teachers across the K-12 spectrum. With more than a decade of experience as a Smekens literacy consultant\, Courtney supports teachers at every level of implementation. \n\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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\nSmekens Education helps K-12 schools improve achievement in reading and writing by providing educators with practical and engaging professional learning. The team at Smekens specializes in inspiring teachers with simple\, best-practice literacy strategies that can be implemented right away. Schools around the globe rely on Smekens to provide powerful PD\, whether it occurs in-person\, virtually\, or on-demand. \n\n \n  URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ela20210503/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210503_ela-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T150000 DTSTAMP:20210504T191032Z CREATED:20210408T194043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T191032Z UID:36749-1620136800-1620140400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Making Vocabulary Connections: Powerful Strategies and Activities for Expanding Word Knowledge DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lynn Givens\, M.Ed.\, Educational Consultant and Developer of Reading Intervention Program \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 this edWebinar\, learn how to choose and teach individual words most effectively\, and how to help their students make connections between and among the words that they are learning. This type of instruction is valuable for all students\, but it is critical for struggling readers who often have large gaps in word knowledge. This informative and practical presentation will show teachers how best to help their students learn new words and\, more importantly\, how to help them make connections between new and more familiar words. All students can be guided toward becoming word-conscious detectives through the techniques and strategies provided. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nLynn Givens has been a teacher of struggling readers and a teacher educator for over 40 years. She served as Director of Intervention at the Florida Center for Reading Research where she was involved in providing intervention training and professional development for teachers throughout Florida. Until recently\, she taught undergraduate reading courses at Florida State University’s School of Teacher Education and facilitated practicums for teachers of struggling readers. As a staff member at Beacon Educator for the past 10 years\, she has acted as instructor/facilitator for online teacher endorsement courses in reading. Trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach\, she spent eight years at the Schenck School in Atlanta\, which provided her with a firm foundation in teaching students with dyslexia and other struggling readers. Her goal has always been to provide high-quality\, explicit instruction to close the gaps for students who are having reading difficulties and to instruct teachers on how to do this as well. She is the developer of the Connect to Comprehension intervention program for struggling readers and of the Center for Literacy Learning\, which provides essential professional development to all teachers. \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/readers20210504/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210504_readers-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T170000 DTSTAMP:20210504T210554Z CREATED:20210319T150336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T210554Z UID:36504-1620144000-1620147600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Digital Learning Design Strategies for Today’s Teacher DESCRIPTION:Presented by Martin Ricardo Cisneros\, Modern Learning Advisor and Director of Technology\, Berryessa Union School District (CA) \nSponsored by NetRef \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’s 2021 and a new era in teaching and learning. The pandemic highlighted digital inequities even among students with high-speed internet access and devices at school and home. Digital equity is more than just access. It’s about how students are using technology to build their knowledge\, meet learning goals\, and become self-motivated learners. \nIn this strategy-packed edWebinar\, Martin Ricardo Cisneros\, Modern Learning Advisor and Director of Technology for Berryessa Union School District (CA)\, will share how to use technology to engage students in meaningful learning. Educators will build their toolkit of digital learning design strategies to: \n\nDeepen and enrich learning using technology\nIncrease student voice through grouping\, collaboration\, and peer feedback\nEnhance student agency\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain tools\, guidance\, and inspiration to move beyond simply screen time to use technology to create equitable and collaborative learning environments. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, school counselors\, and school psychologists.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nIn his position as Modern Learning Advisor and Director of Technology for Berryessa Union School District (CA)\, Martin Ricardo Cisneros provides strategic leadership in anticipating and developing appropriate and innovative systems to future needs and challenges regarding the district’s information technology program and blended learning in the workplace and classroom. He develops and facilitates professional learning on modern educational trends for the purpose of improving teaching and learning through innovative processes. \nMartin has spent 25+ years as a teacher\, curriculum coach\, administrator\, professional development coordinator\, technology director\, and an educational technology integration specialist for various school districts and county offices in California. Among the many honors he’s received over the course of his career\, Martin was named the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) Administrator of the Year in 2020. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Success in a Digital World 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\nEasy to use and integrate\, NetRef is a classroom management and learning analytics solution that helps students stay focused and get the most out of digital learning. Now operating in schools in over 30 states\, NetRef enables schools to maximize their EdTech investments by providing insight into the use of digital learning tools and by empowering teachers to keep students on task when using devices. Learn more at net-ref.com. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/digitalworld20210504/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210504_digitalworld-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T180000 DTSTAMP:20210504T220224Z CREATED:20210416T183055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T220224Z UID:36961-1620147600-1620151200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Rebuilding a Schoolwide Culture of Reading and Writing DESCRIPTION:Presented by Patty McGee\, M.Ed.\, Author and Literacy Consultant\, Benchmark Education Company; Laura Robb\, Author; Evan Robb\, Author and Principal\, Johnson-Williams Middle School (VA); and S. Travis Crowder\, Author and Seventh-Grade Teacher \nSponsored by Benchmark 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 \nWhen schools reopen in the summer and fall\, how can educators create a learning environment that engages students in reading and writing across the curriculum and throughout the school day? Watch four leading literacy experts and authors—Laura Robb\, Evan Robb\, S. Travis Crowder\, and Patty McGee—as they discuss ways to resume and accelerate K-8 students’ progress toward reading and writing proficiency. \nThis research-based edWebinar provides effective strategies and detailed suggestions for enhancing an existing schoolwide literacy initiative or developing a new one\, based on recent events and current realities. Viewers will learn how to: \n\nDetermine each school’s strengths and needs for developing a schoolwide culture of reading and writing\nCombine effective instruction with culturally relevant classroom libraries and writing projects to increase engagement\nLink self-selected books\, reader’s notebooks\, and expressive writing to social-emotional learning as well as academic skills\nImprove collaboration among administrators\, specialists\, and teachers in order to implement and elevate a schoolwide literacy initiative\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will share proven techniques for creating a culture and climate that support diverse students’ literacy development\, so it will be of interest to literacy and ELA directors\, specialists\, and teachers\, as well as principals\, instructional coaches\, reading teachers\, and other educators involved in literacy development. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nPatty McGee\, M.Ed. is a New Jersey-based author\, educator and literacy leader who envisions learning environments where teachers and students discover their true potential and power. She has written books and classroom materials to support strong writing instruction\, and she has traveled nationally and internationally to serve districts as they refine their literacy practices. Patty has received the Milken Educator Award (2020) and is the author of The 7 Essentials of Writer’s Workshop. \n \nLaura Robb is a co-author of Schools Full of Readers and has written more than 35 other books on reading and writing. She received NCTE’s Richard W. Halle Award for outstanding middle level educator\, and she mentors many emerging authors and teachers. \n \nEvan Robb is Principal of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville\, Virginia\, and a co-author of Schools Full of Readers. Prior to this\, he was an English teacher\, department chair\, assistant principal\, and a junior high school principal. He has received the Horace Mann Educator of the Year Award in recognition of his leadership. \n \nS. Travis Crowder is a seventh-grade teacher in North Carolina and the author of Reflective Readers. He studied literature and language\, specializing in British literature\, at the University of North Carolina-Asheville\, and is an active member of ILA\, NCTE\, and many other literacy organizations. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Literacy and Critical Thinking community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nBenchmark Education promotes building language and literacy for life. Support for the whole child is how learning happens. At Benchmark Education\, a whole-child mindset underpins all that we do. We apply research-based approaches that strive to build equity\, access and excellence for every child\, at every distance. Learn more at www.BenchmarkEducation.com. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/literacy20210504/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210504_literacy-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T160000 DTSTAMP:20210506T191206Z CREATED:20210407T180338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T191206Z UID:36728-1620226800-1620230400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Using the Summer to Design a Data-Driven ELA Curriculum: For District Leaders DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. David Bain\, Vice President Academic Planning & Analytics\, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\n Closed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis unpredictable school year brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified challenges that educators face—school districts are grappling with the interruption of learning that occurred over the past year. Now is the time to address learning gaps and use the summer months to design a data-driven ELA curriculum. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, Dr. David Bain leads viewers on: \n\nTraining teachers to use an assessment system that can both measure students’ response to grade-level standards and grade-band skill mastery.\nImplementing a classroom instructional pedagogy that reimplements research-based\, collaborative instructional practices and expands this instruction through personalized/adaptive technologies.\nOrganizing teachers into data teams to review student data in response to classroom-based instruction. This includes pre-planning instructional/content responses for students who initially struggle with grade-level content.\n\nBy viewing this edWebinar\, educators will walk away with effective data-driven strategies to head into the 2021-2022 school year. This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to elementary through high school district and school leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. David Bain has served students in a wide array of educational environments as a classroom teacher\, building leader\, director of curriculum\, instruction\, and assessment\, and associate superintendent. Dr. Bain has served in both urban and suburban school districts in both Chicago and Northern Illinois. Dr. Bain has significant research and data analytic experience in monitoring students enrolled in intervention programming. In multiple districts\, he has built comprehensive intervention models in the areas of literacy\, mathematics\, and English learners. In addition\, Dr. Bain has worked exclusively in the development of innovative science curricula through multiple publications and a previous role overseeing K-12 educational programming at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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 \nHMH® brings together on-demand professional development\, students’ assessment data\, and relevant practice and instruction\, so you can teach\, learn\, and grow\, in class\, at home\, and anywhere in between. HMH® is committed to providing proven-effective solutions designed to engage\, empower\, and address the individual needs of students from Pre-K through Grade 12. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ela20210505/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20210505_ela-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T150000 DTSTAMP:20210506T191628Z CREATED:20210405T182738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T191628Z UID:36685-1620309600-1620313200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:5 Essential Strategies to Effectively Teach Letters and Sounds DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cheryl Lundy Swift\, M.Ed.\, National Presenter\, Learning Without Tears; and Tracy Sloper\, National Presenter\, Territory Manager\, Learning Without Tears \nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\n Closed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe purpose of this recorded edWebinar is to help educators and families more effectively support their emerging readers by helping them understand WHAT alphabet knowledge and phonological awareness are and WHY they are both so critically important. We share practical strategies that help their students learn letter names and their sounds seamlessly and purposefully throughout the day. Our goal is to ensure that students understand how letters make words and words make sentences and that sentences convey meaning. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to individuals working with children from preK to first grade. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nCheryl Lundy Swift received a Master of Education in administration and supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University and has been a dedicated educator for over 20 years. Cheryl is the founder and CEO of EduPower\, an education consulting firm that empowers school and business leaders\, teachers\, parents\, and students to reach their fullest potential through professional development\, coaching\, and curricula. Cheryl is an award-winning educational leader\, curriculum developer\, motivational speaker\, and trainer. She served as the lead curriculum developer for Learning Without Tears’ Get Set for School’s Language and Literacy curriculum\, which received an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2017\, Cheryl was awarded the Investor Bank’s Educator of the Year Award. Cheryl is currently pursuing her doctorate in educational leadership from Kean University in Union\, NJ. \n \n \nTracy Sloper began her career as a preschool teacher and received her Preschool Director’s Credential after quickly realizing her passion for children\, families\, and developmentally appropriate educational experiences. She has more than 28 years of experience in the early education and supplemental tutoring industries. As a trainer with the Texas Trainer Registry\, Tracy shared her experience and passion with other early childhood educators. Tracy’s first exposure to the profound impact that Handwriting Without Tears can have upon a child and family came through her work in the tutoring industry. Tracy was also a national presenter for Learning Without Tears. In her current role as a territory manager in Texas\, Tracy is committed to helping educators and families find the best resources for their students. \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. 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