BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//edWeb - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://home.edweb.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for edWeb REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T150000 DTSTAMP:20201006T190810Z CREATED:20200925T145738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T190810Z UID:34774-1601992800-1601996400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Supporting Educators and Families in Virtual Learning Environments with the Indiana eLearning Lab DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nate Walden\, Instructional Designer\, Indiana eLearning Lab; and David McGuire\, Moderator\, Parent/Families Community of Practice\, Indiana eLearning Lab\, and Principal\, Tindley Preparatory Academy\, IN\nModerated by Christine Fox\, Interim Executive Director\, SETDA \nSponsored by SETDA\nHosted by The Indiana eLearning Lab \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \n  \nThis edWebinar is an introduction to the Indiana eLearning Lab. The Lab is FREE and focuses on helping educators and parents/guardians as they support remote learners. The Indiana eLearning Lab provides access to resources\, example lesson plans\, and communities of practice for deeper conversations and discussions. The Lab is brought to you through the support of the Indianapolis eLearning Fund in partnership with The Mind Trust\, SETDA\, and Five Star Technology Solutions. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to kindergarten through high school teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nNate Walden is a proud resident of Indianapolis and has worked in the education field for 15 years. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University and a Master’s in Instructional Design from American College of Education. Nate was a classroom teacher for 11 years before moving into an instructional and technology integration coaching position with Five Star Technology Solutions. Now he works as an instructional design specialist at Five Star\, designing professional development courses for educators\, as well as working with the team to build content for the Indiana eLearning Lab. \n \nDavid McGuire was born and raised in Indianapolis. He graduated from Central State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in English. He received his Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. He attended Marian University where he received his administrator’s license from their Academy for Teaching and Learning Leadership. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Education in organizational leadership from Marian University. He is a graduate of Relay National Principal Fellowship. David was a 2016 Teach Plus Policy Fellow and a 2017 Teach Plus Alumni Policy Fellow. In his spare time\, he is a blogger for the Indianapolis Education Outlet Indy K12 and contributor to Brightbeam Media. He also enjoys doing work in the community on the Far Eastside through Dubarry Determined. David is entering his fifth year at Tindley where he has served as Principal of Tindley Preparatory Academy and the MTSS coordinator. He is entering his fourth year as Principal of Tindley Summit Academy. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nChristine Fox is the Interim Executive Director for SETDA. As Interim Executive Director\, she is charged with charting the strategic direction\, administration\, planning and financial decisions involving SETDA. She also facilitates the members’ online and in-person professional learning opportunities. In addition\, she manages SETDA’s research and product development projects from conception to publication. The management of such projects includes supervising consultants and staff\, coordinating data collection from all states\, ensuring member input and supervising the publication process. Recent publications and projects include the eLearning Coalition\, Navigating the Digital Shift reports 2015-2019\, the Professional Learning and K12 Instructional Materials Dashboards\, the Broadband Imperative Report Series\, Guide to Quality Instructional Materials and the Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States online portal. Christine’s background includes experience in education as an educational consultant and curriculum developer\, ESOL coordinator and third grade teacher. She has a Master of Science in teaching English as a second language from Florida International University and received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Florida State University. She lives in south Florida with her husband and two daughters. \nJoin the Essential Elements for eLearning 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 State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit membership association launched by state education agency leaders in 2001 to serve\, support and represent their emerging interests and needs with respect to the use of technology forteaching\, learning\, and school operations. Our current work is guided by a strategic plan\, Leading\, Inspiring and Empowering: The 2013-16 SETDA Strategic Plan\, adopted by the SETDA Board of Directors in October 2012 after extensive consultation with the membership. The SETDA mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. \n \n \nThe Indiana eLearning Lab is a digital hub for educators to get professional development on virtual learning. The Lab is also intended to help students’ caregivers better understand how to interact with online learning\, as many schools make it a focus due to the pandemic. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/elearning20201006/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201006_elearning-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T160000 DTSTAMP:20201005T201145Z CREATED:20200917T180154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T201145Z UID:34706-1601910000-1601913600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Keeping Schools Safe: The Challenges of COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:Presented by Al Kershman\, Executive Vice President\, Shear Kershman Labs; and Shelli Hornberger\, COO\, Trust Think Products \nSponsored by Trust Think Products \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nOur scholastic system has been greatly affected by COVID-19\, and educators and administrators are trying to find their way to keeping students\, parents and faculty safe. This edWebinar offers suggestions to create safety-driven standard operating procedures to do just that. From the moment someone walks through your doors\, every possible measure should be taken to ensure the learning environment is sanitized and germ free. Temperature checks\, disinfecting methods\, social distancing—all of these topics will be covered during the presentation. \nDuring the challenges of a pandemic\, being prepared is of the utmost importance. This recorded edWebinar will provide you with the information required to face this year head on\, and provide students\, parents and faculty with the peace of mind that their safety is priority number one. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of all levels.  \n \n About the Presenters \nAl Kershman is the executive vice president and co-founder of Shear Kershman Labs in Saint Louis\, Missouri\, which has operated since 1978. Before creating SKL\, he was the vice president and technical director of KV Pharmaceutical Company\, which was also located in St. Louis. Al was the recipient of the 2012 Inventor of The Year award. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a master’s degree in agriculture and food science. \n \nShelli Hornberger is the chief operating officer at Trust Think Products based in De Soto\, Kansas. Her passion is building strong teams to work together in amazing cultures\, who believe in their work! She has a business degree with a focus on accounting and business management from Rasmussen College in Overland Park\, Kansas. \n\n  \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\nTrust Think Products has collaborated with scientists\, researchers\, doctors and veterinarians to take its products to the next level\, developing a line of natural and chemical-free products designed to improve the health and well-being of people\, pets\, livestock and wildlife. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/schoolsafety20201005/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201005_schoolSafety-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T180000 DTSTAMP:20210618T141906Z CREATED:20200922T165328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T141906Z UID:34736-1601571600-1601575200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Academic Development Through an Equity Lens DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nancy Duchesneau\, a Research Associate at The Education Trust\, Washington DC; Dr. Jack R. Smith\, Superintendent\, Montgomery County Schools\, Rockville\, Maryland; and Dr. Monifa McKnight\, Deputy Superintendent\, Montgomery County Schools\, Rockville\, Maryland\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn the current dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racial injustice\, school leaders across the country are renewing their commitment to equity in education. Watch Nancy Duchesneau\, a Research Associate at The Education Trust\, and Superintendent Dr. Jack R. Smith of Maryland’s largest school system\, Montgomery County Public Schools\, as they discuss the district-level policies and actions needed to close opportunity gaps for students of color\, students from low-income backgrounds and other historically marginalized groups. \nHear findings from The Education Trust’s qualitative research study on equitably supporting social\, emotional\, and academic development\, specific policy and practice recommendations\, and learn about tools that can support superintendents in doing equity-centered work. \nIn his second term\, Dr. Smith along with Deputy Superintendent\, Dr. Monifa McKnight\, discuss the systems work to identify\, understand\, and implement strategies to put equity at the forefront of all efforts to support teaching and learning. The district has implemented the All In: Equity and Achievement Framework that has three critical components: \n\nEvidence of Learning: Are our students learning? Are they learning enough?\nEquity Accountability Model: How do we know? If not\, why not?\nEquitable Access to Resources: What are we going to do about it?\n\nThe framework\, informed by an external study performed by Educational Resource Strategies\, identified multiple strengths and challenges driving the district’s equity work and how school administrators are now working to close the opportunity and achievement gap. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nNancy is a P-12 Research Associate and leads the Social\, Emotional\, and Academic Development work at EdTrust. In this role\, she works to fill current gaps in research\, policy\, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students\, and especially for low-income students and students of color. \nIn addition to having served as EdTrust’s Spencer Fellow for Social\, Emotional\, and Academic Development\, Nancy worked in multiple roles prior to joining EdTrust. Recent experiences include serving as a research assistant under education faculty at Michigan State University. She has also worked on projects with researchers at Education Testing Service (ETS) and interned with consultants at the Center for Assessment. \n \n \nJack R. Smith began his tenure as superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on July 1\, 2016 and is now in his second term as superintendent. A dedicated lifelong educator\, Dr. Smith has been a classroom teacher\, principal\, curriculum director\, and a local superintendent of schools. Dr. Smith’s steadfast goal has always been to provide all students\, regardless of their learning needs\, race\, ethnicity\, or socioeconomic status\, with options and choices upon graduation. \nAmong Dr. Smith’s many illustrious awards and honors\, he was named Maryland Superintendent of the Year in 2013 and he received the 2010 Change Agent Award from the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Career and College Readiness. Dr. Smith is a member of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2011\, and he has served on a variety of volunteer boards. A graduate of Eastern Washington University\, with a bachelor’s in English and Communications and a master’s in School Administration\, Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in instructional leadership from Notre Dame of Maryland University. \n \nDr. Monifa McKnight currently serves as Deputy Superintendent in MCPS. Prior to this role\, she served as the Chief School Management and Instructional Leadership Officer for Howard County Public Schools. Prior to going to Howard County\, Dr. McKnight served as the Director for Secondary Leadership Development Programs in Montgomery County Public Schools. She also served as a Campus Principal Ambassador Fellow for the United States Department of Education in 2016 under the leadership of Secretary of Education John King. \nDr. McKnight was honored as the 2015 Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals and as the 2015 Maryland State Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. She received this honor during her 5th year as the Principal of Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg\, MD. \nDr. McKnight’s prior experiences in education include classroom teacher\, English Resource Teacher\, Staff Development Teacher\, and Assistant Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg\, South Carolina\, a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Bowie State University\, Bowie Maryland\, and a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Maryland\, College Park. \n \nAbout the Host \nValerie 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  \n  \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/aasaequity20201001/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T170000 DTSTAMP:20201001T210521Z CREATED:20200813T181815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T210521Z UID:34342-1601568000-1601571600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Strengthening Problem Solving Virtually and in Person Part 2: Mathematical Task Selection DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning\, ORIGO Education \nSponsored by ORIGO Education \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nProblem solving is an essential skill. Confident problem solvers can identify and frame a problem productively\, they have strategies to help them approach the problem\, and they can assess whether their solution strategy is successful. Rigorous mathematics instruction includes a strong focus on applications of mathematics; these applications are often grounded in problem solving. Problem-solving tasks can occur in real-world contexts or in mathematical contexts. In either case\, collaboration and discourse is essential for problem solving. The more complex the problem\, the more important multiple perspectives are in finding a good solution. Selecting appropriate tasks and facilitating productive collaboration and discourse are critical teacher skills for supporting problem solving in the classroom. \nIn this second edWebinar of a two-part series\, Sara Delano Moore\, Ph.D.\, Director of Professional Learning for ORIGO Education\, focuses on selecting tasks for problem solving. The session shares four factors which impact task design and selection\, reviewing a variety of tasks along the way. We present both creating your own tasks as well as selecting (and possibly modifying) existing tasks. The session models strategies for sharing tasks in both face-to-face and virtual settings. Watch Sara in this session to solve some math problems and learn about task selection for problem solving. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to elementary-level teachers and school leaders. \nPart 1 – Strengthening Problem Solving Virtually and in Person Part 1: Mathematical Discourse and Collaboration \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. \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/mathlearners20201001/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201001_mathlearners-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T160000 DTSTAMP:20201001T200144Z CREATED:20200916T151704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T200144Z UID:34680-1601564400-1601568000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Achievement Gaps and the Lost COVID-19 Generation DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michael D. Toth\, Education Author\, Applied Research Center leader\, and CEO of Learning Sciences International (LSI); and Meg Bowen\, Executive Director\, Core Instruction at Learning Sciences International (LSI) \nSponsored by Learning Sciences International \nWatch the Recording\n\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education ever\, according to a recent U.N. report. New research predicts that disadvantaged students will be a full year behind on academics\, with advantaged students six months behind. Achievement gaps can translate to adult skill gaps and dire long-term economic impacts if nothing is done—especially for students from disadvantaged families and a high percentage of students of color. If virtual instruction continues unchanged\, we could have a “lost COVID-19 generation.” \nWatch education author and Applied Research Center leader Michael D. Toth and Executive Director Meg Bowen in this recorded edWebinar to learn why traditional core instruction does not translate to effective virtual instruction. The more effective approach is acceleration through re-envisioned Tier 1 core instruction—virtual or in brick-and-mortar classrooms. Every educator should know the essential aspects of strong virtual core instruction and be able to flow from remote learning to physical classrooms—before an entire generation of students falls even farther behind. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 school and district leaders\, curriculum directors\, and teachers. \nAbout the Presenters \nMichael D. Toth is Founder and CEO of Learning Sciences International (LSI) and leads LSI’s Applied Research Center. Michael was formerly the president of the National Center for the Profession of Teaching\, a university faculty member\, and director of research and development grants. He is an expert in research-based school improvement models\, shifting instructional methodologies\, root causes analysis for school issues\, and building 21st century skills in students. \nMichael is actively involved in research and development\, gives public presentations\, and advises education leaders on issues of leadership and teacher effectiveness\, school improvement\, and professional development systems. He is the award-winning author of Who Moved My Standards? Joyful Teaching in an Age of Change and co-author of Teacher Evaluation That Makes a Difference: A New Model for Teacher Growth and Student Achievement with Robert J. Marzano\, and the Essentials for Standards-Driven Classrooms: A Practical Instructional Model for Every Student to Achieve Rigor with Robert J. Marzano and Carla Moore. \n \nAn ardent advocate for equity\, Meg Bowen\, M.Ed. has spent more than 30 years in the field of education serving students\, teachers and administrators in North Carolina\, Virginia\, Maryland and Florida. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Charlotte and James Madison University\, Meg completed doctoral coursework in curricula at the University of Maryland. Meg has developed curricula and supported its implementation in both elementary and secondary settings. After serving for several years as Assistant Principal and Principal\, she became the director of elementary curriculum for one of the nation’s largest school districts. Meg served on the Board of Directors for the Early Learning Coalition and on the Board of Advisors for the Children’s Movement\, reflecting her dedication to early childhood and social justice. She feels her work with Learning Sciences International (LSI) aligns perfectly with her passion for ensuring all students have access to a rigorous and engaging curriculum. \nJoin the Online Learning and Collaboration 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 \nThousands of educators have partnered with LSI to implement tailored transformation approaches for student successes. \nOur vision for education is to: \n\nClose the achievement gap\nEquip all students with the social\, emotional\, and cognitive skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.\nExpand equity by giving every child access to rigorous core instruction that empowers learners to free themselves from generational poverty.\n\nWe will not rest until we see a smile on every teacher’s face and every K-12 student succeeding. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/onlinelearning20201001/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20201001_onlinelearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T170000 DTSTAMP:20200930T210317Z CREATED:20200910T144641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T210317Z UID:34600-1601481600-1601485200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:English Learners: Strategies for Digital Learning and the Language of Academic Content DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mara Álvarez-Delgado\, M.Ed.\, Dual Language Specialist\, Wimbish World Language Academy\, TX; Ben Grimley\, CEO and Co-founder\, Speak Agent; and Medha Tare\, Ph.D.\, Director of Research\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise\nHosted by Barbara A. Pape\, Policy and Communications Director\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise \nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added within 2 weeks. \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nDigital teaching and learning present unique challenges for all educators and students\, but especially for English learners. How will they acquire the content-based academic language they need to succeed? What supports are available for digital learning? How can we transfer in-school strategies to digital environments? Our speakers share research-based learning strategies and supports that address learner variability\, the shift to digital\, and the specific challenges and opportunities for English learners. \nIn this edWebinar\, the speakers: \n\nProvide a framework for teaching the language of content\, with a focus on math and science examples\nExamine how to translate word walls\, manipulatives\, sentence frames\, and many other research-based strategies to a digital-learning environment\nBetter understand the importance of family-teacher-student partnerships to help learning happen\nExplore researched-based factors of learning that have an impact on all English learners\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and administrators\, especially those who teach English Learners\, instructional coaches\, ESL coordinators\, EdTech coordinators\, and other school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMara Álvarez-Delgado is the dual language specialist of a World Languages Academy in Arlington\, Texas. She is a dual language educator with almost ten years of experience serving English language learners from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Her background includes a bachelor’s in psychology\, a master’s in education in mind\, brain\, and education\, and she is currently working on her doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies. \n \nBen Grimley is CEO and Co-founder of Speak Agent. He is a former ESL teacher who became a leading educational app creator. Ben led PBS KIDS Game & App Publishing where his products resulted in significant gains in language acquisition for millions of young learners. He then co-created Speak Agent to address the achievement gap for English learners\, Title I students\, and diverse learners using a unique “STEM + language” integration approach based on current learning sciences research. Ben has also served as Principal Investigator for K-12 research studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education\, National Science Foundation\, and the National Institutes of Health. \n \nMedha Tare\, Ph.D. is the director of research for the Learner Variability Project at the education nonprofit\, Digital Promise. She leads the synthesis of research on the factors that affect children and adults’ learning (content\, cognition\, social emotional\, and background) to inform an open source web app\, the Learner Variability Navigator. This work bridges the gap between the scientific literature and educators who are working to support students with different strengths and challenges. Medha earned her doctoral degree in developmental psychology at the University of Michigan and has published in journals such as Language Learning and Technology\, Journal of Cognition and Development\, and Science Education. She is also currently a Learning Science Exchange Fellow through New America. \n \nAbout the Host \nBarbara Pape is the policy and communications director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications\, writing\, and policy analysis\, primarily in education. Previously\, she served as the executive producer of the award-winning Teaching & Learning conference\, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, where she developed content and oversaw outreach and communications. As a writer\, she has written for numerous publications\, including Harvard University\, the National Education Goals Panel (U.S. Department of Education)\, and Parents magazine. Barbara also served as editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter\, the Daily Report Card. She served on the Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center’s Intersection of Arts Education and Special Education Committee\, serves as a judge for the Miliken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan competition\, and is on the Boards at the Education Writers Association and Potentia. She earned an Ed.M. at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher. \nJoin the Personalize Learning for Learner Variability community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/personalizedlearning20200930/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200930_personalizedlearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T140000 DTSTAMP:20210618T141522Z CREATED:20200921T154647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T141522Z UID:34721-1601470800-1601474400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Character Education: Interview with Medal of Honor Recipient David G. Bellavia (Iraq) DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nPlease watch an edWebinar interview with Medal of Honor Recipient David G. Bellavia. Staff Sergeant Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving in Iraq. \nInterviews with Medal of Honor Recipients are part of the Medal of Honor Character Development Program\, a free program that helps middle – high school students build character and promotes responsible citizenship. The Medal of Honor is awarded for “gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of one’s life\, above and beyond the call of duty.” Those awarded it drew upon their deepest convictions and values in the most challenging of circumstances. Their examples of courage and sacrifice can inspire us as we face our own challenges. \nStaff Sergeant David G. Bellavia distinguished himself by acting above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a squad leader in Fallujah\, Iraq. While clearing a house\, a squad from his platoon became trapped in a room by intense enemy fire coming from a fortified position under the stairs leading to the second floor. Recognizing the immediate severity of the situation\, and with disregard for his own safety\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia retrieved an automatic weapon and entered the doorway of the house to engage the insurgents. Acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat\, he ultimately cleared the entire enemy-filled house. Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s courageous actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States. \nHere are ways you can share this inspiring story and interview with your middle – high school students: \n\nShare Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s story with your class.\nWatch the edWebinar above to share and discuss with your class.\nTake advantage of the free lessons provided by the Medal of Honor Character Development Program. For shortened activities specifically for you to use while learning has shifted to an online format\, follow the Character Development Program on Facebook.\nPlease note that students are not permitted to log into the edWebinar to protect student privacy.\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to all teachers and school and district leaders for their middle – high school students. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nStaff Sergeant David G. Bellavia distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on November 10\, 2004\, while serving as a squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah\, Iraq. While clearing a house\, a squad from Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s platoon became trapped within a room by intense enemy fire coming from a fortified position under the stairs leading to the second floor. Recognizing the immediate severity of the situation\, and with disregard for his own safety\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia retrieved an automatic weapon and entered the doorway of the house to engage the insurgents. With enemy rounds impacting around him\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia fired at the enemy position at a cyclic rate\, providing covering fire that allowed the squad to break contact and exit the house. A Bradley Fighting Vehicle was brought forward to suppress the enemy; however\, due to high walls surrounding the house\, it could not fire directly at the enemy position. Staff Sergeant Bellavia then re-entered the house and again came under intense enemy fire. He observed an enemy insurgent preparing to launch a rocket-propelled grenade at his platoon. Recognizing the grave danger the grenade posed to his fellow soldiers\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia assaulted the enemy position\, killing one insurgent and wounding another who ran to a different part of the house. Staff Sergeant Bellavia\, realizing he had an un-cleared\, darkened room to his back\, moved to clear it. As he entered\, an insurgent came down the stairs firing at him. Simultaneously\, the previously wounded insurgent reemerged and engaged Staff Sergeant Bellavia. Staff Sergeant Bellavia\, entering further into the darkened room\, returned fire and eliminated both insurgents. Staff Sergeant Bellavia then received enemy fire from another insurgent emerging from a closet in the darkened room. Exchanging gunfire\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia pursued the enemy up the stairs and eliminated him. Now on the second floor\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia moved to a door that opened onto the roof. At this point\, a fifth insurgent leapt from the third floor roof onto the second floor roof. Staff Sergeant Bellavia engaged the insurgent through a window\, wounding him in the back and legs\, and caused him to fall off the roof. Acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat\, Staff Sergeant Bellavia ultimately cleared an entire enemy-filled house\, destroyed four insurgents\, and badly wounded a fifth. Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s bravery\, complete disregard for his own safety\, and unselfish and courageous actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States. \n\n \nAbout the Host \nCathy Ehlers Metcalf joined the Medal of Honor Character Development Program as Vice President of Education in 2015 after serving as a Regional Curriculum Trainer. She now serves as the Executive Director of Education for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Cathy taught college-level writing for over 33 years in Southern California. Cathy’s father was a World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. Those experiences gave Cathy a great respect for both the Medal of Honor and a passion for service to our Nation’s Veterans. \n  \nJoin The Medal of Honor Character Development Program community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nThe Medal of Honor Character Development Program is a curriculum resource built on the values of courage\, commitment\, sacrifice\, citizenship\, integrity\, and patriotism. Its living history videos and accompanying lessons teach students that ordinary people can meet great challenges and make the world around them a better place. Each lesson highlights skills such as writing\, collaboration\, and critical thinking. With two available curriculum options (elementary and secondary)\, the resources are appropriate for K-12 students and beyond. Assignments and activities fit efficiently into existing disciplines\, time periods\, and schedules. \n  URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/cmoh20200930/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200930_CMOH-event-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T170000 DTSTAMP:20200929T210249Z CREATED:20200914T151039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T210249Z UID:34635-1601395200-1601398800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Virtual Handwriting Lessons Made Easy DESCRIPTION:Presented by Keith R. Kline\, OTR/L; and Roxanne Thompson\, OTR\nHosted by Zoë Maurer\, Senior Marketing Coordinator\, Learning Without Tears \nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe shift to virtual classrooms may have changed the way students receive instruction\, but what hasn’t changed is the foundational value of handwriting. Students who learn this lifelong skill in early grades can pivot to refining their communication abilities\, honing their efficacy in literacy\, cognition\, and memory. \nLearning Without Tears is here to help you seamlessly bridge the divide between school and home like never before. Join our national presenters\, Keith Kline\, OTR/L\, and Roxanne Thompson\, OTR\, who share strategies for handwriting instruction that can be adapted to suit your classroom’s needs. Throughout this edWebinar\, they provide you with tips for making school-to-home connections and empowering adult co-teachers along the path to student success. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-5 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKeith R. Kline received his Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Quinnipiac College in Hamden\, CT. He has been practicing pediatric OT in a school setting since September 1999. He currently works in the Coventry Public Schools in Coventry\, RI where he works with all students\, especially those with exceptionalities\, from the pre-K to middle-school level. He has over 15 years of experience working with the Learning Without Tears® family of products: Get Set For School\, Handwriting Without Tears\, and Keyboarding Without Tears. He has provided numerous presentations using these programs and is a National Workshop Presenter for the Learning Without Tears company. He offers private tutoring sessions for those families that wish to help their students improve their handwriting and keyboarding skills. \n \nRoxanne Thompson\, OTR is a national presenter for Learning Without Tears. She received her Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1998. She has practiced OT in the public schools\, early intervention\, and currently a private pediatric out-patient clinic. She also provides handwriting tutoring services to children in preschool through middle school. She completed her Level 1 certification in March 2007 and has been presenting for Learning Without Tears since 2009. Roxanne lives in Frisco with her husband and two children. \n \nAbout the Host \nZoë Maurer is the senior marketing coordinator at Learning Without Tears. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences with a minor in business marketing from the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining Learning Without Tears in 2017\, Zoë was a senior account manager at a digital marketing agency specializing in the education market. \n  \n  \nJoin the Crayons\, Pencils\, and Keyboards: Inspiring Learning in Your Elementary School Classroom community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n Learning Without Tears™ provides educators and families with kindergarten readiness\, handwriting\, and keyboarding materials\, products\, and training. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/cpk20200929/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200929_CPK-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T170000 DTSTAMP:20210618T141511Z CREATED:20200915T185857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T141511Z UID:34671-1600963200-1600966800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Empowering All Students with Agency and Voice DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Katrise Perera\, Superintendent\, Gresham-Barlow School District\, Gresham\, Oregon and Ms. Lisa Riggs\, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum\, Instruction\, and Assessment\, Gresham-Barlow School District\, Gresham\, Oregon\nModerated by Dr. David Schuler\, Superintendent\, District 214\, Chicago\, IL\, and former AASA President \nHosted by AASA\, The Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic\, with 100 plus days of protests in nearby Portland\, and while wildfires threaten the district’s southern boundary\, Dr. Katrise Perera and Ms. Lisa Riggs share how Gresham-Barlow School District is helping students develop agency and voice to advocate on behalf of themselves and their peers. Particular attention has been paid to increasing the engagement of students who are typically underrepresented or marginalized. \nEssential questions for discussion include: \n\nWhat is the district’s plan for enhancing equity and inclusion?\nHow do you encourage and collect the voices of students?\nWhen do you begin engaging students in career-technical education?\nHow do you align resources for equitable outcomes?\n\nViewers will hear district-wide K-12 approaches to supporting and enhancing student voice which grows students to become open-minded critical thinkers\, compassionate communicators\, and culturally aware community members that thrive in an ever-changing global community. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nIn May of 2017\, the Gresham-Barlow School Board selected Dr. A. Katrise Perera to serve as superintendent of schools beginning July 1\, 2017. Dr. Perera is the former national director of urban markets division with McGraw Hill Education. Prior to her work with McGraw Hill\, she served as superintendent of the Isle of Wight County Schools in Smithfield\, Virginia for four years. During that time\, she received the National Association of School Superintendents 2015 Superintendent of the Year Award. Dr. Perera’s extensive experience as an educator includes classroom teacher\, middle school principal\, and area/regional superintendent of the Houston Independent School District which serves more than 200\,000 students. \n \nLisa Riggs serves as Gresham-Barlow’s assistant superintendent of curriculum\, instruction\, and assessment. Riggs previously served as associate superintendent/chief academic officer in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). Riggs has a master’s of education in educational leadership from the University of Victoria\, B.C.\, Canada. In addition\, she earned a master’s of education in curriculum and instruction from Seattle City University. In her role as assistant superintendent\, in conjunction with the district leadership team\, Ms. Riggs is responsible for supporting building principals\, instructional coaches\, and the technology department staff. \n \nAbout the Host \nDr. David R. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year. Known for his ability to inspire and build leaders\, he spearheaded Redefining Ready!\, the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college\, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA\, The School Superintendents Association. \nDr. Schuler has served 20 years as a superintendent\, 15 of which currently leading High School District 214\, Illinois’ largest high school district\, where he led the development of an innovative instructional philosophy around personalized learning experiences focused on career pathways\, early college credit\, and industry credentials that enables students to discover their futures while still in high school. In addition\, District 214 now teaches computer science to all 12\,000 students\, and its six schools were among only seven in the nation to pilot an iOS app development curriculum\, initiatives which were recognized by the Obama White House. \nDr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \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/aasaequity20200924/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/LeadingforEquity_400x300.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T160000 DTSTAMP:20200924T200934Z CREATED:20200812T155115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T200934Z UID:34330-1600959600-1600963200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Building Knowledge in a Virtual Context: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert\, Author of Scholastic W.O.R.D. \nSponsored by Scholastic Digital Solutions \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs we build from recent learning loss and adapt to a virtual context\, we must focus our attention on helping students increase knowledge through vocabulary acquisition. Core vocabulary words are critical for children to comprehend texts\, communicate effectively\, and become independent thinkers. As students learn the distinctive and nuanced meanings represented by words and make connections about how words work\, they become better readers with enriched vocabulary. Words connect concepts to ideas\, ideas to knowledge\, and ultimately connect children to the world around them. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert\, Author of Scholastic W.O.R.D.\, discusses: \n\nWhy core vocabulary is the answer to deepening comprehension in a virtual context\nHow learning the meanings behind core words in thematic texts leads to background knowledge\nWhy it is more important now than ever to focus on words and how they work\nHow to supercharge vocabulary by teaching word families and networks of words\nHow to build vocabulary in service of knowledge\, with personalized\, digital instruction\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-5 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert is a vocabulary acquisition expert\, renowned researcher\, and author of Scholastic W.O.R.D. She has had a lifelong career as a literacy educator and has scanned and studied 10\,000 children’s texts to discover the 2\,500 morphological word families students will encounter 90% of the time. She is the president and CEO of TextProject.org and is a research associate at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. She is a fellow of the American Research Association and was awarded a William S. Gray Citation of Merit by the International Reading Association for outstanding contributions to the field of reading. \nJoin the Ignite Digital Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nScholastic Education’s digital solutions help educators impact their students’ literacy achievement where it’s needed most. Through access to 1000s of high-quality ebooks and research-based digital literacy tools\, their child-centric digital products develop students’ literacy skills leading to fluent readers for life. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ignite20200924/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200915_ignite-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T180000 DTSTAMP:20200924T133053Z CREATED:20200828T182437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T133053Z UID:34489-1600880400-1600884000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Online Civic Reasoning DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School\, CT; Jennifer LaGarde\, Author and Consultant; and Kristine Goldhawk\, Social Studies Teacher\, New Canaan High School\, CT \nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \n“Nothing you can say will convince me otherwise.” This is a section heading in the first chapter of Facts Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News\, by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins. As a follow-up to her July 2020 edWebinar\, School Librarians Can Save Democracy\, facilitator Michelle Luhtala interviews Jennifer about teaching critical thinking during a contentious presidential election season while facing a global pandemic\, an economic crisis\, national outcry for social justice reform\, and devastating climate change. \nThe two are joined by social studies teacher and debate coach Kristine Goldhawk\, who shares how she integrates critical thinking instruction and news literacy into her classroom and on the debate team. This session includes strategies to redress the “nothing you can say will convince me otherwise” mindset among young learners and highlight programs that empower students to feel politically empowered to become change makers. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to grades 6-12 educators across subject areas.  \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 \nJennifer LaGarde works with educators worldwide to develop innovative instructional practices. She holds a master’s degree in library science from Appalachian State University and National Board Certification in school library media. She has served as a classroom teacher\, teacher librarian\, digital teaching and learning specialist\, and consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Some of the awards and distinctions she has received include the ALA\, New York Times and Carnegie Corporation’s “I Love My Librarian Award”; Library Journal Mover and Shaker; AASL Social Media Superstar: “Social Justice Defender”; and Salem Press Blog of The Year for The Adventures of Library Girl. Jennifer has published numerous articles on best educational practices for journals including Teacher Librarian\, ISTE\, School Library Connections and Knowledge Quest. Jennifer is coauthor with Darren Hudgins of the book Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. \n \nKristine Goldhawk is a high school social studies teacher in New Canaan\, CT. She holds both a Bachelors in Politics and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University. Currently Kristine teaches civics\, law and AP comparative government\, all of which require the teaching of media literacy and critical news analysis. In addition to her teaching responsibilities\, Kristine is also the Steering Committee Chair and Debate Chair for the League of Women Voters of Stamford. \n  \n  \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/emergingtech20200923/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200923_emergingtech-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T150000 DTSTAMP:20200923T192637Z CREATED:20200723T202521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T192637Z UID:34181-1600869600-1600873200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:SEL and Mindfulness: Cultivating Resilience Inside and Outside the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Patricia A. Jennings\, Professor of Education\, University of Virginia; and Meena Srinivasan\, Founding Executive Director\, Transformative Educational Leadership\nModerated by Carol Chambers Collins\, Editor\, Norton Books in Education\, W. W. Norton & Company\, NY \nSponsored by Norton Books in Education \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis recorded edWebinar will provide teachers with best practices for mindfully cultivating resilience for their own well-being and to support their students’ social and emotional learning and development. Viewers will learn about evidence-based approaches for reducing stress and promoting flourishing in the midst of these challenging times. Viewers will also learn simple techniques for teaching these skills to their students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nPatricia (Tish) Jennings is a professor of education at the University of Virginia and an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education. Her research places a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom. Patricia recently led the team that developed CARE\, a mindfulness-based professional development program shown to significantly improve teacher well-being\, classroom interactions\, and student engagement in the largest randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention designed specifically to address teacher occupational stress. She is the editor of Norton Books in Education’s Social and Emotional Learning Solutions series and the author of the best-selling Mindfulness for Teachers\, Mindfulness in the Pre-K – 5 Classroom\, The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom\, and the forthcoming Teacher Burnout Turnaround. \n \nMeena Srinivasan\, MA\, National Board Certified Teacher\, is a South Asian-American edupreneur with deep expertise in the fields of social and emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness in education. She is the founding executive director of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL)\, an empowering\, racially and culturally diverse\, compassion-centered\, innovative program for educational leaders who are called to integrate mindfulness-based\, social\, emotional\, academic and ethical learning into schools and school systems. Prior to this role she spent five and a half years working in partnership with the Collaborative for Academic\, Social\, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) to implement SEL systemwide in the Oakland Unified School District. She is the author of Teach\, Breathe\, Learn: Mindfulness In and Out of the Classroom and SEL Every Day: Integrating SEL with Instruction in Secondary Classrooms which was chosen as one of 2019’s Favorite Books for Educators by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCarol Chambers Collins has been in education publishing for three decades\, building notable lists in literacy\, social emotional learning\, and teacher research for several leading presses. Since 2017 she has continued the work of bringing excellent resources to teachers and school leaders at Norton Professional Books\, which feels like the editorial home she has been seeking all along. The daughter of a teacher and a musician\, and a Manhattan native\, Carol now lives with her mediator/professor/musician husband in South Salem\, NY. When not reading a proposal or editing a manuscript\, she can be found playing string quartets\, gardening\, cooking\, bird-watching\, or attempting approximations of yoga poses. \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 \nNorton Books in Education publishes breakthrough professional development books for K-12 teachers and administrators from leading voices in the field. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20200923/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200923_SEL-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T180000 DTSTAMP:20200922T220051Z CREATED:20200914T134143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200922T220051Z UID:34627-1600794000-1600797600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Setting the Foundation for Student Digital Agency: An Educator’s Guide to Amplifying Student Voice DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sue Thotz\, Senior Program Manager\, Common Sense Education; Dan Frost\, Digital Learning Partner\, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)\, CA; and Devorah Merling\, Digital Learning Partner\, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)\, CA\nHosted by Jennifer Ehehalt\, Sr. Regional Manager\, Common Sense Education \nSponsored by Common Sense Education \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWith the ever-increasing normalcy associated with tech use\, we often overlook the many ways students are developing positive habits online. How can schools better highlight their students’ positive presence online? Watch Common Sense and San Francisco Unified School District’s Department of Technology as they share ways that educators can design a foundational level of understanding related to digital agency. \nThe discussion includes: \n\nHow to have a flexible implementation plan that enables creativity\nCreating fun\, customizable asynchronous materials that are appropriate for students to independently interact with\nBest ways to incorporate celebrations such as National Digital Citizenship Week\, culminating media projects\, and teacher recognition\nHow to set up systems to disseminate information to all school sites\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nSue Thotz is the Senior Program Manager for Common Sense Education. Since 2011\, Sue has been partnering with educators and administrators to create a culture where students use technology in a meaningful\, thoughtful\, and respectful way. Sue has provided educational leadership through keynotes\, professional development workshops\, conference presentations\, and consulting with districts and counties on the West Coast. Prior to Common Sense\, Sue was a researcher and educator. She holds a master’s degree in public health and an undergraduate degree in zoology and chemistry. \n \nDan Frost has been an educator in San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) for fifteen years and has always been an avid implementer of technology in his classrooms. He currently works as a digital learning partner in the Department of Technology at SFUSD helping teachers\, administrators\, and other staff integrate technology into their practice more effectively and efficiently. He develops and delivers training sessions and professional development series\, leads and facilitates initiatives around digital implementation in schools\, and advises administration on how to integrate technology use more thoughtfully for their whole school. He is currently spearheading the Digital Agency and Digital Learning Facilitator initiatives for SFUSD. \n \nDevorah Merling has been an educator for over 20 years and has worked in a variety of organizations from the classroom to textbook companies to edtech companies and has returned to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) as a digital learning partner in the Department of Technology to support the implementation of deeper learning with digital content. Devorah is passionate about building engaging\, innovative digital content for and with teachers to support students in learning through the connection\, in content that students relate to\, and with students’ voice and choice at the forefront. Devorah collaborates on many initiatives in the district including Digital Agency for SFUSD. \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. \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/commonsense20200922/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200922_CommonSense-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T170000 DTSTAMP:20201210T192140Z CREATED:20200828T152024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201210T192140Z UID:34484-1600790400-1600794000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Using the Science of Learning to Elevate How We Teach and How Students Learn DESCRIPTION:Presented by Glenn Whitman\, Executive Director\, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning \nSponsored by The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis edWebinar\, facilitated by the internationally recognized Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL)\, dives into the most promising research and strategies in educational neuroscience that can inform and transform how we teach and how students learn. Glenn Whitman\, Executive Director of The CTTL\, will use the Science of Learning to teach the Science of Learning. Viewers will be able to return to their school\, program\, or organization with “next-day\,” research-informed strategies that elevate the quality of their teaching\, student achievement\, and the whole child’s school experience. \nViewers in this edWebinar will be able to: \n\nConnect\, extend\, and challenge their current understanding of how the brain learns and classroom practices with new ideas and ways of engaging with students at home or online\nApply promising research-informed strategies in Mind\, Brain\, and Education (MBE) Science to how they teach and how students learn\nDefine and explain the importance of elevating Mind\, Brain\, and Education (MBE) Science in their schools or programs\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, instructional specialists\, professional development coordinators\, and deans of faculty. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nGlenn Whitman is the executive director of The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL)\, and a history teacher at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland. Glenn is the co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education and co-designer of Neuroteach Global\, a web-based professional development platform for educators. He is a former Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence Fellow and author of Dialogue with the Past: Engaging Students and Meeting Standards through Oral History as well as co-editor of Think Differently and Deeply\, the international publication of the CTTL. Glenn earned his MALS from Dartmouth College and a BA from Dickinson College. He has presented at more than a dozen public\, private\, and international school conferences world-wide. Glenn’s most recent publications include: “Every Educator Needs to Know How the Brain Learns” in ASCD Express and “How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning” in EdSurge. \nJoin The Brain and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFounded in 2011\, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning creates research-informed professional development solutions centered in Mind\, Brain\, and Education (MBE) Science for educators. The Center’s mission is to use the science of learning to help teachers maximize their effectiveness and help students achieve their highest potential. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/brain20200922/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200922_brain-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T180000 DTSTAMP:20230808T031914Z CREATED:20200910T123955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T031914Z UID:34591-1600707600-1600711200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Schools Need a Success Coach for Every Learner DESCRIPTION:Presented by Pamela Cantor\, M.D.\, Founder and Senior Science Advisor\, Turnaround for Children; Jennifer Boyce\, National Site Support Director\, City Year; Kirsten Davis\, Senior Impact Manager\, City Year; and Ron Berger\, Chief Academic Officer\, EL Education\nHosted by Vic Vuchic\, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise; and Bennison (Bb) Ntsakey\, Director of Academics\, Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools \nSponsored by Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB)\nHosted by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn this edWebinar\, the Brooklyn Laboratory school community in partnership with Turnaround for Children\, EL Education\, and City Year demonstrates how schools must go beyond safety measures to meet the needs of students and ensure that every young person has a relationship with a trusted adult to provide the support they need to learn and grow. \nOn August 12th Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) announced the launch of its Success Coaching Playbook to help schools nationwide consider how they can train staff to help every student navigate different learning environments and succeed in a COVID-19 world. Given the financial and health challenges created by COVID-19\, as well as ongoing racial trauma\, students need support in a variety of learning contexts\, including remote\, in-person\, and hybrid options. Brooklyn LAB is training a range of adults—including teachers\, support staff\, administrators\, and teaching fellows—to be the primary support people for designated sets of students\, working with each student individually to make sure they are set up for success. \nHear from key partners in the development of the Success Coaching Playbook: Pam Cantor\, M.D. from Turnaround for Children\, Jennifer Boyce and Kirsten Davis from City Year\, and Ron Berger from EL Education. Learn vital information and get access to practical resources to ensure that every young person in your learning context has access to a safe\, supportive\, and knowledgeable adult who can effectively serve our learners and guide them through trauma\, stress\, and upheaval. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nPamela Cantor\, M.D. practiced child and adolescent psychiatry for nearly two decades\, specializing in trauma. She founded Turnaround for Children in 2002\, after co-authoring a study on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on NYC schoolchildren. Today\, Turnaround translates scientific knowledge about how children develop and learn into integrated tools\, resources and services for educators\, school leaders\, and school systems to establish the conditions and practices that drive learning and growth\, so that all students thrive. \n\nJennifer Boyce started her career in education with Teach for America in Washington\, DC. Her initial plan was to teach for two years and then get an MBA\, however\, her teaching experience profoundly changed her understanding of equity and what is needed to build an education system where all children are supported to thrive. After her teaching career\, she worked in program design\, training and recruitment at a few educational non-profits\, and as an instructional support leader at Chicago Public Schools before landing at City Year. She started her City Year journey leading impact at City Year Chicago before joining the Headquarters team supporting the implementation of its Whole School Whole Child approach across City Year’s 29 sites and over 350 schools around the country. She currently lives in Chicago\, is originally from Minnesota\, and is a passionate Minnesota Vikings fan. \n\nKirsten Davis graduated from Ohio University with a degree in special education and joined City Year as an AmeriCorps member to follow her passion for ensuring all young people are treated as individuals and ha​ve access to mentors and a quality education. During her City Year experience at Trevitt Elementary on the east side of Columbus\, she fell in love with the work and seeing the difference she and her team were able to make in the lives of students. She decided to remain with the organization and is now managing teams of City Year AmeriCorps members at Trevitt Elementary and Champion Middle School. \n\nRon Berger is Chief Academic Officer for EL Education\, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts across America\, leads professional learning\, and creates open educational resources. He is a well-known keynote speaker nationally and internationally. Ron is the author of best-selling education books\, including: An Ethic of Excellence\, and A Culture of Quality; and co-author of Leaders of Their Own Learning\, Transformational Literacy\, Management in the Active Classroom\, Learning that Lasts\, and We Are Crew: A Teamwork Approach to School Culture. He teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Education\, where he did his graduate work. He founded the website Models of Excellence: The Center for High-Quality Student Work\, which houses the world’s largest collection of beautiful student work. He was a public school teacher and master carpenter in rural Massachusetts for over 25 years\, and received the Autodesk Foundation National Teacher of the Year award. \n\nAbout the Hosts \nVic Vuchic is a seasoned thought leader in education technology and philanthropy. He is an expert in learning science\, innovation\, and scaling what works and has launched game-changing initiatives that have increased access to education and improved learning for tens of millions of learners in the Americas\, Europe\, Asia and Africa. Prior to Digital Promise Global\, Vic consulted with a number of foundations and organizations on education technology\, innovation and philanthropy. Prior to consulting\, Vic developed strategies and managed over $100 million in technology-focused grants at the Hewlett Foundation to launch and grow the Open Educational Resources movement and create and advance the Deeper Learning strategy. Vic completed a master’s degree in education and technology at Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Vic also received a scholarship and attended Berklee College of Music for a year. Previous experience includes working at startups in Silicon Valley for eight years with expertise in human-centric system design and innovation methodologies. \n\nBennison (Bb) Ntsakey is the director of academics at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools. He previously served as School Director at Brooklyn LAB\, and Principal of Community Charter School of Paterson. He served as a leader at Uncommon Schools for several years and was the school director and manager of Teacher Leadership for Teach for America in Miami and Chicago. He began his career in education as a teacher and then lead teacher\, for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. He holds a master’s degree in education (Public School Building Leadership and Organization) from Columbia University Teachers College; a master’s degree in education (Education and Social Change) from the University of Miami Graduate School of Education; and a BA in English\, Philosophy\, and African American Studies from Syracuse University. \n  \nJoin the Personalize Learning for Learner Variability community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. \n\nThe mission of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) is to prepare scholars with the academic foundation\, digital literacy\, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in college and professional life as they grow as ethical leaders. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/personalizedlearning20200921/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200921_personalizedlearning-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200918T130000 DTSTAMP:20200918T172244Z CREATED:20200909T145241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T172244Z UID:34573-1600430400-1600434000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Ready\, Set\, ASU+GSV! Free Virtual Summit for All DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. David Miyashiro\, Superintendent\, Cajon Valley Union School District\, CA; Phyllis Lockett\, Founder and CEO\, LEAP Innovations; and Courtney Reilly\, K-12 Lead\, GSV Summit\nCo-hosted by Deborah Quazzo\, Managing Partner of GSV Ventures; and Lisa Schmucki\, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net \nSponsored by the ASU+GSV Summit \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added within 2 weeks.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWatch a pre-show for the upcoming ASU+GSV Virtual Summit. The Summit is now in its 11th year and is free and virtual for the first time ever from September 29th – October 1st\, 7th and 8th. \nOur pre-show panel features innovative educators Dr. David Miyashiro\, Superintendent\, Cajon Valley Union School District\, and Phyllis Lockett\, Founder and CEO\, LEAP Innovations\, who talk about the major themes of the conference including digital learning\, equity\, innovation and more from “preK to gray\,” plus the need to connect K-12 and higher education with workforce development. \nCourtney Reilly gives tips on how to network and get the most out of the Virtual Summit with an all-star lineup including Malcolm Gladwell\, Colin Powell\, Isabel Wilkerson\, Gloria Steinem and over 120 speakers on an extraordinary range of education topics. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to educators and education industry executives and entrepreneurs who are interested in the future of learning and work. Register for the ASU+GSV Virtual Summit. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. David Miyashiro serves as Superintendent of the Cajon Valley Union School District. He was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators Region 18. With Dr. Miyashiro’s leadership\, Cajon Valley has achieved success with blended and personalized learning where all teachers and students have 24/7 access to their own district-issued laptop\, internet connectivity\, and digital ecosystem of robust resources and creativity tools. \nDr. Miyashiro was appointed by the CA State Board of Education as co-chair for California’s committee tasked with bringing Computer Science to all K-12 students and was appointed to California School Boards Association President’s advisory council. Cajon Valley completed its first round of development of a comprehensive K-12 Career Development and Well Being Program\, The World of Work. This work has gained international recognition and is now available to LEAs and K-12 systems looking to bridge the gap between education and the workforce. \n \n \nPhyllis Lockett is a serial social entrepreneur who has led transformative efforts in the education\, government and civic arenas. She is currently the founder and CEO of LEAP Innovations\, an organization headquartered in Chicago that connects innovation and education to transform how students learn. LEAP works directly with educators and innovators across the country to pilot\, research and scale personalized learning technologies and innovative practices across classrooms and outside learning environments. \nBefore starting LEAP\, Phyllis was a driving force behind Chicago’s charter movement. As founding president and CEO of New Schools for Chicago\, she helped raise more than $70 million to support opening 80 new public schools. Her work more than tripled the number of charter schools and drove Chicago’s first magnet school replication. \nPhyllis and LEAP have been recognized through several awards\, including the Chicago Innovation Awards 2016 Social Innovation Award\, and the ASU+GSV 2018 Innovator of Color Award. She earned a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University\, and a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University. \n \n \nCourtney Reilly is a results-oriented business leader in the education space with over 15 years in strategy\, finance\, and operations. She has led K-12 programming for the ASU+GSV Summit for the past six years\, and founded the Summit’s Leading Educator Scholarship Program\, enabling attendance of over 1\,200 school and district leaders since 2015. \nCourtney is cofounder of Empower Kids Club\, a virtual provider of after-school enrichment programs\, and founder of Inama EDvisory\, a consultancy specializing in edtech growth and market strategy. Courtney previously led market development efforts for Chicago-based nonprofit LEAP Innovations\, and prior to that led and executed M&A and financing transactions for education companies with GSV Advisors and Credit Suisse. She began her career at Bain & Co.\, consulting on strategy and operations for Fortune 500 firms. \nCourtney holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania\, and graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a BBA in financial management and a BA in anthropology. \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\n \nThe dawn of the age of digital learning has created an awakening of ingenuity\, innovation and perseverance that is not defined by an individual\, company\, school or technology. It is an ecosystem of heart\, energy and passion driven by purposeful change. This is why we bring you ASU+GSV Virtual Summit 2020 – imagining a new era in which all people have equal access to the future. Attendance will be free of charge. \n  URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/digitalworld20200918/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200918_DigitalWorld-event-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T160000 DTSTAMP:20200917T200031Z CREATED:20200810T160833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T200031Z UID:34313-1600354800-1600358400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:K-12 Student and Teacher Communication Works. Here’s How. DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Julie Evans\, Chief Executive Officer\, Project Tomorrow \nSponsored by Blackboard \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWhile schools have long championed the importance of school-to-home communications and encouraged family engagement with local schools\, the remote e-learning environment has promoted effective communications from an important goal to an absolute imperative. But what does effective communications mean in this new era of teaching and learning\, especially relative to the ongoing dialogue between teacher and student? \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Julie Evans\, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow\, presents new research findings from 110\,000 K-12 students nationwide about their preferences and expectations for two-way communications with their teachers. For example\, student and teacher texting increased significantly during the sudden shift to digital learning because of COVID-19 school closures. While only 16% of students in grades 6-8 said they regularly texted with their teachers prior to school closures\, almost one-third of students reported this was a regular occurrence during school closures. Texting\, social media posts\, mobile app alerts and personal emails are now all part of the students’ virtual communications backpack with their teachers and schools. \nBeyond gaining new understanding of the tools in the backpack\, attendees will also acquire new insights around the inherent linkages between effective communications and student success in school. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to elementary through high school teachers\, school and district leaders\, and district communications professionals. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Julie A. Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow and is the founder of the heralded Speak Up Research Project which annually collects and reports on the authentic views of 400\,000 K-12 students\, parents and educators on education issues each year. Dr. Evans serves as the chief researcher on the Speak Up Project as well as leading research efforts on the impact of digital content\, tools and resources in both K-12 and higher education. Prior to this position\, Dr. Evans enjoyed a successful entrepreneurial career in the technology industry including with two education technology startups. She is a graduate of Brown University and earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of California\, San Diego and California State University San Marcos. Dr. Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on K-12 and higher education issues around digital learning. \nJoin the Family Engagement & Community Outreach in K-12 community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAt Blackboard\, we’re shaping the future of education with big ideas that are transforming the face of education. Every day we’re helping millions of people around the world find new ways to learn\, connect and advance. With innovative technologies and solutions we’re bringing them closer to the knowledge they seek and the potential they can achieve. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/engagement20200917/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200917_engagement-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T150000 DTSTAMP:20200917T190531Z CREATED:20200820T191845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T190531Z UID:34412-1600351200-1600354800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How to Design Socially Distanced Classrooms During COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sandra Duncan\, Classroom Design Expert; and Lauren Magee\, Licensed Architect\, Director of Architecture and Environmental Design\, Guidecraft \nSponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAs educators begin to welcome preschool and preK children back to school\, COVID-19 has presented several challenges. One in particular is how to design\, set up and implement classrooms that meet physical distancing standards while still encouraging classroom community. Limitations such as space and budget may also add to the conundrum. \nIn this edWebinar\, Sandra Duncan\, Ed.D.\, and architect Lauren Magee provide practical and helpful strategies for educators seeking ways to safely distance children in the COVID classroom. \nBy the end of the recorded presentation\, viewers will be able to: \n\nDefine physical distancing versus social distancing\nIdentify potential classroom design mistakes\nApply suggested solutions for classroom setup\nEncourage classroom community while practicing physical distancing\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preschool and preK teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nWith 50+ years in the early care and education field\, Dr. Sandra Duncan has extensive experience in publishing curricula and teacher resources\, teaching at the university level\, designing professional development programs\, conducting community and outreach programs\, and—most importantly—playing with young children. Sandra has written several books including Inspiring Spaces for Young Children; Rethinking the Classroom Landscape: Creating Environments that Connect Young Children\, Families\, and Communities; Bringing the Outside In: Ideas for Creating Nature-Based Classroom Experiences for Young Children; and Through a Child’s Eyes: How Classroom Design Inspires Learning & Wonder. Sandra believes in the importance of classroom design and its impact on children’s growth and development. She brings her years of theory and best practices to the early childhood classroom in helping early childhood educators create environments where young children can thrive and become their very best. \n \nLauren Magee is a licensed architect and the director of architecture and environmental design for Guidecraft. She specializes in interdisciplinary design and leads an international team on the design of environments for young children\, toddlers and infants. Lauren is a former educator and elected school board vice president with direct experience working with curricula\, facilities\, and operations in public schools. She has done extensive research into the psychology of places and spaces\, specifically in the ways people of all ages engage with the built environment and natural surroundings. With Guidecraft\, Lauren applies those skills and research\, along with her expertise in the philosophies of Reggio Emilia\, Montessori\, nature-based education\, and other teaching methods\, to the holistic design of places for young children. \nJoin the Classroom Management for Early Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nKaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/classroommanagement20200917/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200903_classroommgmt-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T180000 DTSTAMP:20200916T220055Z CREATED:20200824T135251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T220055Z UID:34427-1600275600-1600279200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Unpacking Research on the COVID Slide and Recommendations to Close the Gap DESCRIPTION:Presented by John Bielinski\, Ph.D.\, Senior Director of Research & Development\, Illuminate Education; Rachel Brown\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Senior Academic Officer\, Illuminate Education; and Kyle Wagner\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Research Associate\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by FastBridge Assessment System by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nMore than 50 million children have been out of classrooms for nearly six months. While most of these children participated in some form of remote learning in the spring\, educators are anticipating significant learning loss when students return to learning this fall. New research from Illuminate Education confirms that students across the board will start this school year behind where they are after a typical summer break. \nIn this edWebinar the researchers who authored the just-released report\, COVID Slide: Research on Learning Loss and Recommendations to Close the Gap\, review the data and answer: \n\nDid certain grade levels experience more pronounced learning loss than others?\nWill core subjects experience the same levels of learning loss\, or will one suffer more than the other?\nExactly how far behind can I expect students to be when we resume instruction?\nWhat can I do to help catch students up quickly?\n\n2020-21 will be an unprecedented school year. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the impact of school closures on students’ academic skills and strategies to address the learning loss within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, guidance counselors\, and school psychologists.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. John Bielinski is a psychometrician by training and has led development of educational tests and educational research in the industry for 20 years. Dr. Bielinski began his career in education policy at the National Center on Educational Outcomes and joined FastBridge in 2018. His expertise is in CBM and modeling growth. \n \nDr. Rachel Brown joined FastBridge in 2015 after teaching at the University of Southern Maine for 16 years. She has experience as a general education teacher\, special educator\, and school psychologist. Her area of expertise is Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. She splits her time between Alaska and Maine. \n \nDr. Kyle Wagner is a research associate at Illuminate Education. He has several years of experience as a school psychologist in Texas and Minnesota. He also has several publications and presentations on topics including psychometrics\, curriculum-based measures\, and academic intervention. Kyle is currently working with the FastBridge suite of products at Illuminate Education. \n  \n  \n  \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/leadingchange20200916/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200916_leadingchange-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T170000 DTSTAMP:20230830T200504Z CREATED:20200908T130412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T200504Z UID:34556-1600272000-1600275600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Deaf Learners: Designing Practice to Support Their Learner Variability\, Culture\, and Families DESCRIPTION:Presented by Melissa Herzig\, Ed.D.\, Director of the Translation in the Science of Learning Lab and Assistant Director for the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience program at Gallaudet University; Andrea Sonnier\, Creator of Critical Consciousness School and doctoral candidate in Critical Studies in the Education of Deaf Learners Ph.D. Program at Gallaudet University; and SaraBeth Sullivan\, Fourth year doctoral candidate in the Educational Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Gallaudet University in Dr. Berteletti’s Numeracy and Educational Neuroscience Lab\nHosted by Barbara A. Pape\, Policy and Communications Director\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise \nThere was a live interpreter for this presentation. \nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThere is no one-size-fits-all teaching and learning approach for students. Variability matters\, not only among all learners\, but within the community of deaf learners. \nIn this edWebinar\, we discuss a broad range of questions often asked by many teachers\, including: How can I motivate and engage deaf learners\, especially those with different cultural\, language\, and low socio-economic status? How can I better understand and address in classroom practice the diverse language and cultural needs of my deaf students? And\, as a teacher\, how can I work with families to meet the needs of deaf students in a digital environment? \nThis conversation focuses on educational equity\, including critical curricula\, critical consciousness\, and compassionate practices among teachers and students with multiple intersecting identities. We explore ways to provide support for deaf students with different background experiences\, cultures\, and languages. And\, we dig into the research behind learner variability that has an impact on the teaching of and learning by deaf students. \nDuring this edWebinar\, we also: \n\nDiscuss ideas to improve professional development for teachers working with deaf students that seek to elevate strengths rather than lead with deficits\nProvide guidance on how to choose appropriate resources\nOffer ideas on how to partner with parents that are mindful of culture\nEncourage and nurture student identity\, including the intersectionality of deafness and race\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, especially those who teach English language learners\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Melissa Herzig is the education and research translation manager for VL2\, director of the Translation in the Science of Learning Lab\, and co-founder and assistant director for Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience program at Gallaudet University. She is responsible for leading assessments and evaluations of resources within VL2 and for working with schools. Her role is to facilitate two-way communication between researchers and educators. She earned her bachelor’s in biology at Gallaudet University. \n\nAndrea Sonnier devotes her time to teaching and learning from students\, families\, and professionals involved in the field of deaf education on topics related to social justice. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the Deaf Education Ph.D. program at Gallaudet University. With a focus on K-12 education\, Andrea studies issues of educational equity including critical curricula\, critical consciousness\, praxis\, and compassionate practices among teachers and students with multiple intersecting identities. \n\nSaraBeth Sullivan is a third-year doctoral candidate in Educational Neuroscience at Gallaudet University. SaraBeth’s doctoral research explores the neural underpinnings of arithmetic processing in deaf native signers\, and she has conducted behavioral\, EEG and fMRI studies to further explore this topic. This summer\, she was a research intern with Digital Promise\, working with the Learner Variability Project. After completing her doctoral degree\, she hopes to pursue a career in policy work aimed at improving special education access and standards\, as well as advocating for the deaf community to improve access in education. \n\nAbout the Host \nBarbara Pape is the policy and communications director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications\, writing\, and policy analysis\, primarily in education. Previously\, she served as the executive producer of the award-winning Teaching & Learning conference\, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, where she developed content and oversaw outreach and communications. As a writer\, she has written for numerous publications\, including Harvard University\, the National Education Goals Panel (U.S. Department of Education)\, and Parents magazine. Barbara also served as editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter\, the Daily Report Card. She served on the Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center’s Intersection of Arts Education and Special Education Committee\, serves as a judge for the Miliken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan competition\, and is on the Boards at the Education Writers Association and Potentia. She earned an Ed.M. at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher. \nJoin the Personalize Learning for Learner Variability community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/personalizedlearning20200916/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200916_personalizedlearning-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T180000 DTSTAMP:20200915T220148Z CREATED:20200818T132211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T220148Z UID:34386-1600189200-1600192800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:High School Mathematics Unit Planning Design in Such a Time as This! DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Timothy D. Kanold\, Professor\, Presenter\, Speaker\, and Co-Author of Into Math and HMH AGA\nHosted by Denise Singleton\, Product Marketing Director\, Core Mathematics Marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nSponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn this edWebinar\, Timothy D. Kanold\, Ph.D. explores the essential elements of high school mathematics month-by-month unit planning. How do we deliver a college and career readiness curriculum during a pandemic? How do we\, as high school mathematics teachers\, work together to overcome the potential for a lack of coherence\, focus\, and equity within our mathematics departments? In a time of socially distanced on-site and remote learning\, the courageous mindset requires a laser-like focus on both the high school math curriculum and a culture of learning and belonging through meaningful formative student feedback. This engaging edWebinar is based on Dr. Kanold’s books co-published with NCTM from The Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series (2020). \nDr. Kanold shares a seven-step\, research-affirmed unit-design criteria essential to student equity\, access\, agency\, perseverance\, self-efficacy\, and sustained effort in learning high school mathematics every day. He also shares how to manage the effective use of each of these seven criteria\, and invites participants to self-rank their current progress using his unit-design evaluation tool! Viewers use his PLC mathematics unit-design model to: \n\nDifferentiate between need-to-know vs. nice-to-know mathematics standards\, including prior knowledge standards\nDesign effective elements of unit calendars\, including flex days\, common assessment days\, and pacing days for the balanced use of rigorous tasks and activities\nIdentify technology and tools for student learning (resources are provided)\nExamine the critical role of technology-based team notes and team reflection during each unit of study\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to high school teachers\, school and district leaders\, math curriculum directors\, math coaches\, and math department chairs. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nTimothy Kanold\, Ph.D. is a past president of NCSM and received the NCSM Ross Taylor/Glen Gilbert National Leadership Award in 2017. He was Superintendent at the award-winning Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 in Lincolnshire\, Illinois\, where he also served as Director of Mathematics and Science and a mathematics teacher. He currently serves as an adjunct professor with Loyola University Chicago and as the director of the Mathematics in a PLC at Work professional development group. Dr. Kanold has been a co-author of mathematics textbooks for grades 6–12 since 1991 and has published numerous mathematics and school leadership articles. Dr. Kanold is an internationally recognized presenter and inspirational speaker on issues of effective school leadership\, professional learning communities\, and K–12 mathematics education curriculum and instruction reform. Dr. Kanold is co-author of Into Math\, HMH AGA\, and other HMH math programs. He obtained his B.S. in education with a major in mathematics and a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Illinois State University. He received his Ph.D. in educational leadership and counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago. \n \nAbout the Host \nDenise Singleton has over 25 years of experience as a mathematics educator and educational content marketer. Her conversational style and enthusiasm will engage and entertain you! \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Building Understanding in Mathematics community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nHMH mathematics provides a complete\, balanced solution and supports all teachers with a connected teaching system that truly inspires learning to take place in every moment. Partner with HMH to successfully build connections between all learners and educators as we stand ready to journey alongside you in all your learning needs! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/math20200915/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200915_math-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T170000 DTSTAMP:20221206T140815Z CREATED:20200827T191105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T140815Z UID:34473-1600185600-1600189200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:SEL & Mental Health in Distance Learning: District Leaders Share Best Practices DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Tiffany Gholson\, LCSW\, Director of Parent and Student Support Services\, East St. Louis School District 189\, IL; Clara Boling\, BMC Program Support Specialist\, Northside Independent School District\, TX; Robert Pambello\, Executive Director\, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools\, CA; and Lori Lynass\, Ed.D.\, Owner and Executive Director\, Sound Supports\nHosted by Jessica Berlinski\, Director K-12\, Ripple Effects \nSponsored by Ripple Effects \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWatch education leaders working on the front lines of distance learning as they share how they are successfully implementing social-emotional and mental health supports for students and staff. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters share: \n\nHow to effectively connect and build trust with students\, laying the groundwork for engagement and learning\nBest practices for supporting students in special education in distance learning\nHow to ensure staff feels safe and supported\nHow to implement SEL that supports anti-racism and equity in distance learning\nHow to implement digital tools in an MTSS for efficacy and sustainability\n\nSchool and district administrators will learn concrete steps they can take to deliver effective\, trauma-informed SEL and mental health supports to students and staff as schools and communities continue to grapple with the challenges of COVID-19. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to school and district leaders of preK through high school grade levels\, federal program coordinators\, and those involved in student mental health. \n\n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Tiffany Gholson\, LCSW is currently the director of parent and student support services for the East St. Louis School District 189 in Illinois. In her role\, she is responsible for the build out of the district’s trauma-informed\, Multi-Tiered System of Support framework including the implementation of social-emotional learning. She creates\, interprets\, and enforces district policy and procedure as it relates to schools\, mental wellness and support\, health services\, crisis\, student services\, and professional development. She is responsible for supervising and evaluating over 60 certified and non-certified staff districtwide including school social workers\, school nurses\, homeless/attendance/truancy workers\, and other student support staff. She has over 20 years of experience in the K–12 educational system as a trained and licensed clinical social worker. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology\, a master’s in social work\, and a Ph.D. in educational policy\, all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. \n\nClara Boling serves as a behavior support specialist in Northside Independent School District in San Antonio\, TX. This is her 17th year teaching. Seven of those years were spent in a self-contained behavioral setting. Clara has a B.A in communications from the University of Texas in San Antonio and holds a classroom teaching certificate in special education for grades EC-12. She also has a Registered Behavior Technician certificate\, and a Master of Education in educational leadership from Stephen F. Austin University. She is a wife and a mother of two amazing children who she learns from every day. Her passion is personal as well. Her daughter is diagnosed with Asperger’s and together they explore the gifts and challenges associated with the diagnosis. \n\nRobert Pambello\, Executive Director for Alliance College-Ready Public Schools\, began his educational career in 1981. He was the co-founder and co-director of a private elementary school in Tuscon\, Arizona. He had an amazing cultural experience working on the Tohono O’odham Reservation where he served as a teacher\, the assistant principal in a 7-12 school\, and then the first middle school principal on the reservation. He also had another middle school principalship in the Tucson Unified School District. His career then brought him to Houston\, Texas where he served as a middle school and then a high school principal. After serving in the traditional public school system\, Robert joined KIPP\, a national charter organization. He served as the director of intervention and support to schools around the country. Once again\, his career moved him to Los Angeles\, CA\, where he served as a middle school principal for KIPP LA Prep. His next change brought him to Alliance College-Ready Public Schools. This was the start of his thirteen years in Alliance. Robert served as a high school principal for three years\, instructional superintendent for nine\, and now is returning to principal where he knows that the most important work gets done. In addition to his K-12 experience\, he taught graduate school for the University of Phoenix in the College of Education for ten years. \n\nDr. Lori Lynass is the owner and executive director of Sound Supports whose mission is to support every student and every school through the use of a Multi-Tiered framework. Dr. Lynass has over 23 years of experience in the field of education and has worked directly with over 1\,000 schools\, 100 districts and four state departments of education on their implementation of academic and behavioral systems. Previously\, Dr. Lynass has been the executive director of Northwest PBIS and a research scientist at the University of Washington. Dr. Lynass has also overseen and coordinated grants related to academic and behavioral Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports in schools and actively disseminates through presentations and publications. Dr. Lynass has also taught courses as an adjunct professor for the University of Washington\, Seattle University and Seattle Pacific University. \n\nAbout the Host \nJessica Berlinski is the Director K-12 of Ripple Effects\, an innovative social change enterprise focused on leveraging personalized SEL to improve students’ behavior and academics\, and achieve educational equity. She brings over a decade of experience leading organizations dedicated to supporting the “whole child” through academic and SEL tools and programs to her work. Ms. Berlinski co-founded and served as Chief Impact Officer of SEL tech start-ups\, If You Can and Centervention (formerly Personalized Learning Games.) In these roles\, she commercialized the first evidence-based SEL assessment and learning game for K-12\, and the first SEL iPad game for the consumer marketplace. Prior\, she served as Managing Director of GameDesk\, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded non-profit focused on innovative learning models\, and as National Director of Character Counts. Ms. Berlinski speaks on technology and SEL at education and social change conferences nationally\, and her work has been featured on National Public Radio\, and in Forbes and Newsweek. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in philosophy\, with a focus on ethics and philosophy of religion. \n\nJoin the Connected Teaching and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nRipple Effects is the only digital SEL and mental health program for students and staff that is proven to improve student behavior\, academics and SEL skills\, and reduce drop-out rates and depression scores. The CASEL aligned Ripple Effects program empowers K-12 learners to build resiliency assets around their personal needs and traumas via over 400 interactive lessons (e.g. anxiety\, loneliness\, getting help\, unplanned change\, substance abuse.) URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ce20200915/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200616_SEL-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T160000 DTSTAMP:20200915T200623Z CREATED:20200810T141046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T200623Z UID:34307-1600182000-1600185600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Three Ways That Data Can Transform Your Writing Instruction DESCRIPTION:Presented by Joni Degner\, Territory Director\, Texthelp; and Mark Schwartz\, Product Evangelist\, Texthelp \nSponsored by Texthelp \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nPoor writing skills are a crisis in our public schools. Two thirds of K–12 students are not writing at grade level\, according to The Nation’s Report Card. “Writing has been under-represented as a priority and by middle school\, it is impossible to teach because of class size.” Add to this\, the learning loss that will be experienced as a result of the forced move to remote and blended learning practices\, and we’ve got a bit of a crisis on our hands. \nWatch Joni Degner and Mark Schwartz to learn more about how you can use data to inform and transform your writing instruction. In this edWebinar: \n\nHear from Joni and Mark on how data can help you to personalize writing instruction\, using it to pinpoint where\, and what interventions are necessary\nLearn how you can track progress to assess the impact of interventions put in place\, as well as the achievement of individual students\nTake a look at how learning analytics and data can provide meaningful feedback for educators too\, helping you to see where you can improve upon your own instruction\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nWorking shoulder to shoulder with learners and educators\, Joni Degner is a recognized international expert on the implementation of UDL for schools\, districts and institutions of opportunity. A member of the CAST Professional Learning Cadre and now full-time Texthelper\, Joni is passionate about Universal Design for Learning\, for instructional designers\, teachers and leadership. Having previously worked as a UDL facilitator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation\, Joni brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the session. \n \nMark Schwartz taught a range of social studies and ELA classes for over 15 years at both the middle and high school levels\, in both urban and suburban districts in Massachusetts\, before joining Texthelp as the product evangelist for WriQ\, Texthelp’s online assessment tool. Mark has a passion for making teachers’ jobs a little easier while also improving the writing skills of students at all ages and skill levels. He strives to balance the data analysis of WriQ’s writing metrics with the understanding that successful teaching is an artful mix of science\, patience\, caring\, communicating\, and collaboration. \n  \n  \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 \nHello\, we’re Texthelp… We believe that literacy is every student’s passport to academic\, social\, and professional success. It’s our genuine desire to help students understand\, learn\, and express themselves. We create smart\, user-friendly literacy and learning solutions that provide the support each student needs through reading\, writing\, STEM\, and research. Texthelp software continues to be used daily by millions of students and educators throughout schools\, colleges\, and universities worldwide. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ela20200915/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/400x300Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T180000 DTSTAMP:20210618T141243Z CREATED:20200720T150849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T141243Z UID:34134-1600102800-1600106400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:School Leadership 2020-2021: Unprecedented Challenges in a COVID-19 World DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Dan Domenech\, Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association; Keith Krueger\, CEO\, CoSN (The Consortium for School Networking); and Dr. David Schuler\, Superintendent\, Township High School District 214\, IL\, Chair of the CoSN Superintendents Advisory Panel \nProgram Host and Moderator: Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, CoSN Empowered Superintendents Initiative \nSponsored by ClassLink\nThis edWebinar series is co-hosted by CoSN\, AASA\, and edWeb.net \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nLeading learning in this new 2020-2021 school year comes with much more than the usual set of challenges for school leaders\, educators\, students and parents in K-12 education. AASA and CoSN came together and formed a partnership to assist school leaders in leading digital transformations. \nWhether school districts are currently functioning in a traditional face-to-face teaching and learning setting\, in a totally remote learning environment\, or in some sort of hybrid model\, maximizing technology tools for learning—as well as for school operations—has never been more critical. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Dan Domenech\, Executive Director of AASA\, and Keith Krueger\, CEO of CoSN\, are joined by Illinois Township High School District 214 Superintendent Dr. David Schuler. Together\, they share lessons learned over the past school year and describe successful leadership strategies for navigating the constantly changing challenges districts and schools are currently facing. Resources and tools from AASA and CoSN are highlighted. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Daniel A. Domenech has served as executive director of the American Association of School Administrators since July 2008. Daniel has more than 36 years of experience in public education\, 27 of those years he served as a school superintendent. Prior to joining AASA\, Daniel served as the 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. Prior to his position at McGraw-Hill\, Daniel served for seven years as superintendent of the Fairfax County\, VA\, Public Schools\, the 12th largest school system in the nation with 168\,000 students. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College in New York City and a Ph.D. from Hofstra University in Uniondale\, N.Y. \n \nKeith Krueger is CEO of CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking)\, a nonprofit serving as the voice of K-12 school system technology leaders. CoSN’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments. In 2016\, Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in edtech\, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. In 2008 he was selected by eSchool News as one of ten people who have had a profound impact on educational technology over the last decade. Keith has a global reputation as a key thought leader and has organized many senior-level United States delegations to visit Australia\, Asia\, Europe and South America to examine best practice in ICT in education. In fall of 2015\, Keith conducted a Work Study on digital equity at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. \n \nDr. David R. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year. Known for his ability to inspire and build leaders\, he spearheaded Redefining Ready!\, the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college\, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA\, The School Superintendents Association. Dr. Schuler leads High School District 214\, Illinois’ largest high school district\, where he led the development of an innovative instructional philosophy around personalized learning experiences focused on career pathways\, early college credit\, and industry credentials that enables students to discover their futures while still in high school. The 44 pathways align with the 16 national career clusters and students gain real-world experience through youth apprenticeships and workplace learning experiences. Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n \nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s Empowered Superintendents Initiative. Ann served as Executive Director\, Educational Technology in the Klein Independent School District\, near Houston\, Texas until September 2013\, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles\, California. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4\,000 professional educators serving 50\,000 students. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology\, 2006-2020. Today\, Ann is based in Los Angeles working as a public speaker\, writer\, and education consultant focused on leadership and planning to meet the needs of today’s students. Ann serves on the Project Tomorrow advisory council and is a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California\, serving non-profit associations. Ann co-authored Life Lessons in Leadership\, a guide for leaders ages eight to 88. \nJoin the Super-Connected community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. \n \n CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources\, community\, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. CoSN represents over 13 million students in school districts nationwide and continues to grow as a powerful and influential voice in K-12 education. \n \nClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5\,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google\, Office 365\, and Dropbox cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. Accessible from any computer\, tablet or smartphone\, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/supers20200914/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200914_supers-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T160000 DTSTAMP:20200914T200649Z CREATED:20200820T132009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T200649Z UID:34404-1600095600-1600099200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Engaging Algebra and Trig Students with Discovery Learning Tools During Remote or Hybrid Learning DESCRIPTION:Presented by A.C. Randono\, Ph.D.\, CEO and Founder\, Figure Math\nHosted by Joyce Whitby\, President\, Innovations4Education \nSponsored by Figure Math \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis fall schools across the country are walking into uncharted territory. With the majority of schools starting the semester with an online or hybrid model\, the need for exceptional online education tools that can be used both in and out of the classroom is more pressing than ever. \nIn this edWebinar\, A.C. Randono\, Ph.D.\, CEO and Founder of Figure Math\, takes a deep dive into how active\, discovery learning approaches to math education can not only help your students get through this difficult time but can also give them the tools they need to thrive. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the middle school\, high school\, and higher ed levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nA.C. Randono\, Ph.D. is a theoretical physicist and entrepreneur with a background in research and teaching. Before founding Figure Math\, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics\, and a professor at Claremont Mckenna College. Frustrated with a lack of professional and educational tools for simply exploring equations\, he decided to build one. \n \nAbout the Host \nJoyce Whitby is the president of Innovations4Education. She is a lifelong educator who spent over ten years teaching graduate-level courses in educational technology at Long Island University\, where\, in 1984\, she developed the T.E.A.M. program (Telecommunications\, Education\, and Multimedia). Since then\, Joyce has been in the business of educational technology with key roles in professional development\, marketing\, and sales leadership. Most notably she has developed strategic sales initiatives targeting complex and urban environments for several organizations including WICAT Systems\, Jostens Learning\, Scientific Learning\, Apple Computer\, Monarch Teaching Technologies (makers of VizZle\, an app for students with autism)\, and the education group of West Corporation (SchoolMessenger solutions). She has been an active member of SIIA for over 15 years. \nJoin the Building Math Proficiency 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\nFigure is math for the right side of your brain. You didn’t learn how to ride a bike by reading textbooks and listening to lectures. Why don’t we teach math this way? Learn math by discovery…Go Figure! URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/mathskills20200914/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200914_mathskills-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T160000 DTSTAMP:20200910T200413Z CREATED:20200717T185609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T200413Z UID:34129-1599750000-1599753600@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Online and in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Richard M. Cash\, Educator\, Author\, and Consultant \nSponsored by Free Spirit Publishing \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nCritical thinking is an essential tool in today’s highly complex and confusing world. Without explicitly taught structures to reasoning\, thinking is ill formed\, disorganized\, biased\, narrow\, and without direction. By using a critical thinking approach to learning\, your students build background knowledge\, strong academic vocabulary\, and enhanced content understanding. \nIn this edWebinar\, learn how to construct challenges that develop critical thinking throughout any content area\, especially in an online platform. Assist your students in developing effective conscious thinking that is organized\, open and fair minded\, well reasoned\, and communicated clearly. Additionally\, this session highlights how virtual learning can enhance deeper learning. \nThis recorded edWebinar will benefit K–12 teachers\, administrators\, special education professionals\, and gifted education professionals. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Richard M. Cash of nRich Consulting is an award-winning author and educator who has worked in the field of education for over 25 years. His range of experience includes teaching\, curriculum coordination\, and program administration. Currently\, he’s an internationally recognized education consultant whose work has taken him around the world. \nHis areas of expertise are educational programming\, rigorous and challenging curriculum design\, differentiated instruction\, 21st century skills\, brain-compatible classrooms\, gifted and talented education\, and self-regulated learning. Dr. Cash authored the books Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century (2017)\, a finalist for the Association for Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award and The Legacy Book® Award for Outstanding Educators Publication; Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (2018\, co-author Diane Heacox)\, winner of The Legacy Book® Award for Outstanding Educators Publication; and Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn. All books are published by Free Spirit Publishing (freespirit.com). \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning\, Positive Behavior\, and Student Achievement community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFree Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools that support young people’s social\, emotional\, and educational needs. We help children and teens think for themselves\, overcome challenges\, and make a difference in the world. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/studentachievement20200910/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200910_studentachievement-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T150000 DTSTAMP:20200910T190934Z CREATED:20200825T154851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T190934Z UID:34453-1599746400-1599750000@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:How to Encourage a Sensory-Friendly Classroom During a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:Presented by Keriann Wilmot\, OTR/L\nHosted by Stephanie Roselli\, Executive Editor\, Gryphon House \nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nOffering a sensory-friendly classroom through movement activities\, fun manipulatives\, and flexible seating can help all children engage and attend more during the early childhood learning process. Children with sensory processing difficulties\, though\, need special strategies as part of a “sensory diet” in order to succeed\, especially if they are overwhelmed with the classroom environment. \nThis edWebinar describes fun experiences to include in the sensory-friendly classroom\, some information on sensory processing issues\, and what a sensory diet looks like in the classroom\, so teachers can incorporate these activities seamlessly into their daily routines. However\, COVID-19 has provided new rules and situations that may make sensory experiences and routines in the classroom different. There may be the smells of new cleaning products\, potential rules and requirements of wearing masks\, and social distancing of students who were previously able to congregate in small areas playing together. We are all in unchartered territory. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-3 teachers. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKeriann Wilmot is a full-time pediatric occupational therapist. With more than 20 years of clinical experience\, professionally Keri specializes in working with infants\, young children and their families by promoting developmental milestones in clients’ homes\, in the public school system and in the community. \nOver time it was clear that Keri had developed a talent for finding developmental toys that promoted a child’s educational skills\, in fun\, natural and playful ways. In 2009 ToyQueen.com was developed as a resource for all parents\, caregivers and educators to learn about toys\, experiences and play tips to improve the lives of children. \nKeri’s first book\, Wired Differently: A Teacher’s Guide to Understanding Sensory Processing Issues\, will be published by Gryphon House on September 1\, 2020. In addition\, Keri is an expert contributor as an occupational therapist and play expert to organizations such as Understood.org\, Common Sense Media and The Genius of Play. \n \nAbout the Host \nStephanie Roselli is the executive editor at Gryphon House\, Inc.\, the leading publisher of educational resources for teachers and parents\, where she acquires and develops the latest books from today’s top early childhood experts. \n  \n  \n  \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/bookchats20200910/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200910_bookchats-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T140000 DTSTAMP:20200910T181228Z CREATED:20200811T150601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T181228Z UID:34321-1599742800-1599746400@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Integrating Assistive Technology into Virtual Instruction for Struggling Readers DESCRIPTION:Presented by David C. Winters\, Ph.D.\, Department Head and Professor\, Department of Special Education & Communication Sciences and Disorders\, Eastern Michigan University \nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis edWebinar explores ways to integrate assistive technology (AT) into virtual instruction that can benefit struggling readers in their general education classes as well as their special education services. The session discusses the difference between instructional technology (IT) and assistive technology (AT) and focus on several devices and apps that both general educators and specialists can incorporate into their virtual instruction to enhance their students’ learning. \nDr. David Winters has extensive knowledge in the area of technology and struggling readers. In addition to his work at the collegiate level\, he is a Fellow in the Orton-Gillingham Academy and a Certified Dyslexia Specialist. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. David Winters\, or “Dr. Dave” as he is often called\, is a Certified Dyslexia Specialist by the International Dyslexia Association\, a Fellow in the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators\, and a member of the International Dyslexia Association Orton Oaks. He is currently the department head and a professor in the Department of Special Education & Communication Sciences and Disorders at Eastern Michigan University. \nFor more than 40 years\, he has been a classroom teacher\, tutor\, diagnostician\, administrator\, and trainer\, and is a frequent presenter at local\, state\, regional\, and national conferences on the role of technology and literacy. In addition to his work conducting Structured Literacy training\, he has taught university courses introducing preservice teachers to special education as well as instructional and assistive technology\, writing\, and assessment in special education for preservice special educators and speech language pathologists. \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/readers20200910/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200910_readers-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T170000 DTSTAMP:20200909T210240Z CREATED:20200805T174520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T210240Z UID:34267-1599667200-1599670800@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Understanding and Improving the Universal Tier: Back-to-School Strategies for Meeting the Needs of All Students DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sarah Brown\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director of Professional Learning\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nMany educators expect students to return this fall with an increased depth and range of social-emotional behavior (SEB) and academic needs. More than ever\, it will be important for educators to focus first on the universal needs of all students to allow for targeted resources to have the best possible effect. Doing so will ensure educators are able to recover lost learning and accelerate new learning for all\, without relying solely on specialized resources in Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports. \nWatch Sarah Brown\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director of Professional Learning at Illuminate Education\, in an edWebinar to deepen your understanding of the universal tier—and increase your confidence in identifying universal academic and SEB needs and monitoring the effectiveness of your Tier 1 efforts. \nIn this session\, learn: \n\nActionable methods for using intervention and instruction to support Tier 1 student needs\nStrategies for using data to evaluate the effectiveness of Tier 1 instruction and intervention\, so you can make the right adjustments throughout the year\nResearch-based methods for increasing student engagement in the universal tier with both remote and onsite learners\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 Presenters \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  \nJoin the Assessment for Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools. URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/assessment20200909/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home.edweb.net/wp-content/uploads/20200909_assessment-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T160000 DTSTAMP:20200909T200019Z CREATED:20200815T005558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T200019Z UID:34355-1599663600-1599667200@home.edweb.net SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Skills for Online Learning Acceleration DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sandy Addis\, Chairman\, National Dropout Prevention Center \nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWatch the Recording\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nLearn how to incorporate trauma-informed instruction into your remote and distance learning plans to ensure your most vulnerable students stay connected and learning while they are in school and at home. Viewers will leave with an understanding of how to address the needs of students experiencing and recovering from trauma in their remote learning plans. Dr. Sandy Addis\, Chairman\, National Dropout Prevention Center\, guides the discussion by providing an overview of: the need for trauma skills in our current climate\, key district-level priorities\, and best practices for creating a culture that supports the success of trauma-impacted students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Sandy Addis\, Chairman of the National Dropout Prevention Center\, will share the latest research on the critical link between building capacity as a Trauma-Skilled School and building literacy capacity for all students. Participants will gain an understanding of trauma as a root cause of student challenges and how to support trauma-impacted students in strengthening their literacy skills. \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. 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