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SUMMARY:Elevating the Voices of Black Parents and Caregivers: Effective Practices for Partnership and Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nisaa Kirtman\, Ph.D.\, Research Principal\, Rockman et al Cooperative; Alex Gurn\, Ph.D.\, Senior Research Associate\, Rockman et al Cooperative; Rebecca Honig\, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer\, ParentPowered; and Mallary Swartz\, Ph.D.\, Senior Director of Learning and Impact\, ParentPowered \nSponsored by ParentPowered \nWatch the RecordingListen to the PodcastRead the Article \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nResearch shows that Black parental involvement in their children’s education is a key determinant to Black student success. However\, barriers created by institutional and systemic racism in the U.S. education system create pervasive and chronic stressors for Black families\, impacting their ability to be heard and engaged. These disparities also shape Black students’ academic experiences\, engagement\, and achievement. \nEducational leaders are responsible for promoting inclusive\, anti-racist\, and culturally respectful learning environments that support all students to succeed. Building strong relationships with Black families is a critical component of this work. In this edLeader Panel\, researchers and family engagement experts: \n\nExplore literature on effective strategies for engaging Black families\, emphasizing technology-based interventions and culturally tailored\, text-based methods\nShare insights from interviews with education leaders and practitioners and Black parents/caregivers of PreK–middle-school students around best practices for family engagement\nExplore processes for collaborating with families to develop content and experiences that authentically reflect families’ voices\, experiences\, strengths\, and needs\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to enhance your district\, school\, or organization’s responsiveness to the needs of Black families and their children. You gain tools and knowledge to foster strong\, empowering relationships with families and ensure a more inclusive and equitable educational landscape. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, school counselors and social workers\, and those in parent/community involvement\, family engagement\, and school improvement roles. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nNisaa Kirtman\, Ph.D.\, Research Principal at Rockman et al Cooperative\, is a social psychologist with 20 years of experience designing and conducting research studies in educational settings\, communities\, and the public health sector. She uses a Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE) framework when approaching both research and evaluation. She studied social cognition; historically underrepresented communities of color in STEM; educational inequities; health inequities; diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) climate assessments at institutions\, organizations\, or within post-secondary educational departments; stereotypes and stereotype threat; and identity. She has managed both long- and short-term evaluations and has managed several multi-year professional development projects at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and out-of-school programming for historically underrepresented youth and girls of color\, such as Black Girls Code. \nThese projects are often funded by Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Programs (U.S. Department of Education)\, the National Science Foundation\, or private foundations such as Google. Dr. Kirtman is currently a member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA)\, the American Psychological Association (APA)\, the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi)\, and the Expanding the Bench Advancing Culturally Responsive Evaluation (ACE) Network. She also serves as Co-Chair for AEA’s Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Work Group. Dr. Kirtman has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Scripps College (the women’s college) in Claremont\, California\, and a master’s degree in social psychology from San Francisco State University. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Northcentral University. \n \nAlex Gurn\, Ph.D.\, Senior Research Associate at Rockman et al Cooperative\, has over 12 years of experience conducting applied educational research and evaluation with school leaders\, teachers\, and young people in and out of schools. He has taught English language arts and English as a second language in public schools\, as well as college courses in teacher education\, qualitative research design\, and sociology. Dr. Gurn served as an education specialist at the Massachusetts Department of Education\, where he led capacity building and evaluation of out-of-school time programs. \nAt Rockman et al\, Dr. Gurn has conducted external evaluations of informal STEM learning\, youth media\, social-emotional learning\, and arts-integration programs\, including projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)\, NSF’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)\, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Dr. Gurn earned a B.S. in human development and family studies from Cornell University\, an M.A. in applied linguistics from the University of Massachusetts Boston\, and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Boston College. Dr. Gurn’s dissertation examined the role of corporate philanthropy in urban public education. Outside of work\, Dr. Gurn volunteers as the Chair of Fundraising at San Francisco Public Montessori School and enjoys hiking and biking in the Bay Area. \n \nRebecca Honig is the Chief Content and Curriculum Officer at ParentPowered. She has authored numerous curricula\, parent guides\, and children’s storybooks for Sesame Workshop\, Scholastic\, Disney\, Compass Learning\, PBS\, WGBH\, HITN\, Nickelodeon\, Mo Willems\, and The Norman Rockwell Museum. She has also served as a Curriculum and Content Specialist for Sesame Street and spent ten years teaching in public\, private\, and after-school programs. Rebecca has a master’s degree in early childhood education from Bank Street. \n \nMallary Swartz\, Ph.D.\, Senior Director of Learning and Impact at ParentPowered\, brings over 20 years of experience as an applied researcher and thought leader in early education and family engagement. In her current role\, she serves as a subject matter expert and leads research\, impact\, industry relations\, and grant fundraising efforts. Dr. Swartz has spent her career cultivating relationships\, managing partnerships\, and leading research\, evaluation\, and innovation projects at family-focused organizations. She strives to ensure that equity and diverse family and community voices are centered in her work. Before joining ParentPowered\, Dr. Swartz served as Vice President\, Family Engagement Learning and Strategy at Start Early and Co-Principal Investigator (PI) for the Office of Head Start National Center on Parent\, Family\, and Community Engagement. Other past affiliations include Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Fred Rogers Productions\, where she served as PI of two National Science Foundation grants. Dr. Swartz has a Ph.D. in Child Development from Tufts University\, an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh\, and a B.A. from Duke University. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Community & Family Engagement community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nResearch shows that families play a powerful role in fostering children’s development. ParentPowered is on a mission to help K–12 districts provide accessible\, evidence-based family engagement curriculum\, without adding more to teachers’ plates. Our program — for PreK through grade 12 — supports\, inspires\, and activates parents and caregivers with simple\, strengths-based insights they can turn into everyday teachable moments. Learn more and request a demo at parentpowered.com.
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CATEGORIES:Culturally Responsive Teaching,Culture of Belonging,Family and Community Engagement,Leadership/Administration
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SUMMARY:The Power of Purposeful Reading Practice Week: Strengthening Explicit Literacy Instruction Through Effective Practice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Anita Archer\, Author and Educational Consultant; and Linda Diamond\, Author and Executive Director\, Evidence Advocacy Center\nModerated by Dr. Michelle Hosp\, Director of Foundational Literacy\, Renaissance \nSponsored by Renaissance \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nExplicit and systematic instruction is essential for all students to develop their literacy skills\, but research shows students must also be given repeated opportunities to practice the skills they’re being taught in order to master them. However\, the role of practice is often misunderstood and/or ignored in many K–12 classrooms. \nView this edWebinar with renowned literacy experts Dr. Anita Archer and Linda Diamond as they: \n\nDiscuss the concept of practice within the context of literacy instruction\nShare the purpose of specific types of practice—and strategies for making the most of each type\nModel engaging practice strategies for students at all levels\nExplain what administrators should look for when selecting curricula\, when examining instructional plans\, and when observing lessons\n\nTune in to this engaging session on the important role of practice in helping every student to become a confident\, lifelong reader. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, reading directors and coaches\, curriculum directors\, and instructional coaches. \nThis edWebinar is part of the Power of Purposeful Reading Practice Week. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAnita Archer\, Ph.D. is an educational consultant to state departments and school districts on explicit instruction and literacy. She has presented in all 50 states\, all U.S. territories\, and many countries\, and she has received ten awards honoring her educational contributions. Dr. Archer has served on the faculties of the University of Washington\, University of Oregon\, and San Diego State University. She has co-authored numerous curriculum materials\, including Phonics for Reading\, a three-level intervention program\, REWARDS\, a five-component literacy intervention program\, and a best-selling textbook titled Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. \n \nLinda Diamond\, M.Ed. is best known for her professional books\, Teaching Reading Sourcebook\, used by many teacher preparation programs\, Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures\, and the Vocabulary Handbook. She was a teacher\, principal\, director of curriculum and instruction\, and a senior policy analyst at an education think tank. In 1995\, she founded and became President of the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE Learning)\, an organization committed to improving literacy and math outcomes for all children. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Evidence Advocacy Center\, committed to transforming education based on evidence. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nMichelle Hosp\, Ph.D. has over 25 years of experience working directly with students\, educators\, families\, and researchers as a school psychologist\, professor\, and Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. In addition to her work at Renaissance\, she is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst\, with a focus on reading\, assessment\, and data-based decision making. Prior to joining Renaissance\, she developed Star Phonics\, and is the lead author of the book The ABCs of CBM: A Practical Guide to Curriculum-Based Measurement (2nd ed.). \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Be a Literacy Hero community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nAs a global leader in assessment\, reading\, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts\, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success.
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CATEGORIES:English, Language Arts, Writing,Literacy,Reading Skills,Student Engagement and Motivation
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SUMMARY:AI in Academics: Leveraging Esports to Unlock Self-Paced Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jessica Monroe\, Digital Innovation Coach\, Tempe Elementary School District (AZ); and Toni Rose Deanon\, Senior Manager\, Community Engagement\, The Modern Classrooms Project \nSponsored by The Modern Classrooms Project \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nAI is changing the game in education\, but it doesn’t have to be some unbeatable foe—instead\, it can be a powerful power-up to supercharge your teaching and engage more students than ever before. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters discuss the value of AI and self-pacing in education\, using esports as your path to success. Join Jessica Monroe from Tempe Elementary School District and Toni Rose Deanon from the Modern Classrooms Project to learn more about: \n\nHow AI and esports can unlock student potential\nDiscovering esports in school and leveraging the excitement of competitive gaming to boost engagement and motivation\nMeeting every student’s needs through self-paced\, mastery-based instruction\n\nDon’t miss your chance to learn how other educators are using esports in schools to supercharge student engagement! This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers\, school leaders\, and education technology leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJessica Monroe is a Digital Innovation Coach with a passion for engaging middle school students. With 12 years of experience in public education as an instructional coach and classroom teacher\, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work. Jessica is the esports lead for Tempe Elementary School District\, creating elective coursework for middle school students enrolled in the level 1 and 2 courses including curricula by NASEF (Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations) and Gaming Concepts. Her other certifications include: Google Certified Educator\, MagicSchoolAI Certified Trainer\, Seesaw Ambassador\, and Master Screencaster (Screencastify). Outside of work\, Jessica enjoys working out with Peloton\, spending time with her family\, and cuddling up to her Siamese cat\, Bella\, and her German Shepherd dog\, Khaleesi. \n \nToni Rose Deanon\, Senior Manager\, Community Engagement for The Modern Classrooms Project\, has been an educator since 2010\, with experiences ranging from MS English teacher\, adult ESL teacher\, and instructional coach for technology. Toni Rose strives to be the educator they never had growing up\, so they focus on anti-bias\, anti-racist work and aspire to create a brave space for everyone around them. As a queer Filipinx\, they understand the importance of being represented and valued and feeling a sense of belonging. To stay grounded and at peace\, they practice yoga\, write\, get lost in stories\, and go on two-mile walks with their dogs. Roller skating and bowling bring them so much joy. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Artificial Intelligence 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\nThe Modern Classrooms Project empowers educators to implement a self-paced\, mastery-based instructional model that leverages technology to foster human connection\, authentic learning\, and social-emotional growth.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ai20240408/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Esports,Game-Based Learning,Student Agency and Voice,Student Engagement and Motivation
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SUMMARY:The Transformative Power of Student and Staff Voice: Inclusive and Responsive Learning Environments
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Stacy Stewart\, Senior Director of Networks\, Leading Educators; Dr. Chris Graves\, Principal\, Jordan Community Elementary School (IL); and Dr. Jill Gildea\, Superintendent of Schools\, Park City School District (UT)\nModerated by Scott Frauenheim\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, LEAP Innovations \nSponsored by LEAP Innovations \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin us as we delve into the transformative power of leveraging student and staff voices in educational decision making. Now more than ever\, it’s imperative to recognize the evolving needs of both students and teachers so that schools can improve the experience for every learner. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters talk about effective ways to incorporate diverse perspectives into school design\, fostering a more inclusive and responsive learning environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn how to harness the power of voices to shape the future of education—and discover exciting opportunities tailored to empower both learners and educators alike! \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nStacy Stewart (She/Her) is an esteemed education leader with over three decades of experience. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Networks at Leading Educators in Harlem’s Community School District\, she previously spent 31 years with the Chicago Public Schools\, notably as Deputy Chief of Schools for Network 13 and an award-winning principal at Belmont-Cragin. Stacy’s influence extends internationally through her work on personalized learning\, recognized both nationally and abroad. Her initiatives\, including pioneering the first dual language school on Chicago’s Northwest Side and securing a $54 million capital project for a new school building\, have left a lasting impact on the Belmont-Cragin community. Additionally\, Stacy‘s collaborations with organizations like LEAP Innovations have enhanced personalized learning and professional development for educators\, further solidifying her legacy as a transformative force in education. \n \nDr. Chris Graves is a sixth-year principal\, who transitioned to the principalship at Jordan Community Elementary last summer. He is excited to be leading in a community that is thriving due to the way that staff and families embrace the needs and unique strengths of families who move to the neighborhood from all over the world for the opportunities that it offers. There are over 25 languages spoken at Jordan\, and while most families have had to traverse myriad challenges to get to Chicago\, it’s a focus of Dr. Graves’ work to support staff in their work to help students succeed. Dr. Graves received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Albion College\, and a master’s in music education from the University of Illinois. He received school administrative training from Indiana University and New Leaders and completed his educational doctorate degree from Illinois State University. \n \nAs the Superintendent of Schools at Park City School District\, Dr. Jill Gildea leads a team of educators and administrators who are committed to engaging stakeholders in continuous improvement that is student centered and future focused. She has over 20 years of experience in K-12 public education\, with a proven track record of promoting excellence\, innovation\, and accountability in various leadership roles. Dr. Gildea holds an Ed.D. in educational leadership and has AASA National Certification. She is a frequent presenter and author on topics such as school culture\, curricula\, assessment\, and evaluation systems.  \n \nAbout the Moderator \nIn his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of LEAP Innovations\, Scott Frauenheim continues to champion the cause of transformative educational experiences. Building on his extensive experience and success at Distinctive Schools\, Scott brings an unparalleled level of dedication to educational excellence and innovation to LEAP Innovations. His transformational leadership vision for LEAP Innovations underscores his exceptional ability to lead\, innovate\, and inspire across multiple facets of the educational landscape. Scott’s intentional focus on relationships and designing alongside stakeholders drives his strong belief in the importance of culture and engagement.  \nJoin the Student Voice community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nEverything we do is rooted in research-based best practices; we are always learning. We’re boldly declaring our commitment—a new era of education is here\, and we are ready to lead the charge. It’s time to bring JOY back into the classroom\, build sustainable solutions for the rapidly changing educational landscape\, and activate the knowledge\, skills\, and mindsets all learners need to succeed. LEAP Forward with us.
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CATEGORIES:Professional Development,School Culture/Climate,Student Agency and Voice
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SUMMARY:Beat the Burnout: Maintaining a Healthy Longevity Throughout Your Career
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jen Rafferty\, Educator\, Author\, and Founder of Empowered Educator \nSponsored by Empowered Educator \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nAs educators\, you are in the business of making generational change. You have the most important job in the world. However\, when you come from a place of stress\, frustration\, and exhaustion\, you are unable to show up for your students as your best self. Weeks\, months\, and years of chronic stress lead to disengagement in your work and eventually burnout. You know you and your students deserve better\, but you’re not sure how to break the stress cycle. \nIn this interactive edWebinar\, viewers understand the function of stress and how to navigate through it in ways that are healthy\, safe\, and productive for both you and your students. Imagine feeling happier\, healthier\, and well rested for the entirety of your career. Here\, we begin to embody the idea that the most generous thing you can do for your students is take care of yourself. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to teachers\, school leaders\, and district leaders of all grade levels. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nJen Rafferty is an educator\, author\, and founder of Empowered Educator. Since its inception\, the Empowered Educator has reached teachers and school leaders all over the world. Jen has been featured in Authority Magazine\, Medium\, Thrive Global\, Best Holistic Life Magazine\, and Wellness Voice\, and was on the TEDx stage with her talk\, Generational Change Begins with Empowered Teachers. She is also the host of the podcast Take Notes with Jen Rafferty\, which is rated in the top 3% of podcasts globally. Her insatiable curiosity continues to make Empowered Educator programs relevant and reflective of the most up-to-date research in mindset\, leadership\, and cognitive neuroscience.  \nJoin the Mental Health and Wellness community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nEmpowered Educator focuses on the social and emotional well-being of the adults in schools. Here we provide transformative\, research-based professional development that leverages mindset\, emotional intelligence\, and cognitive neuroscience. Empowered Educator supports schools in creating generational change\, and it comes with a guarantee: This work works 100% of the time when you work it. When you prioritize the social/emotional health of your educators\, you will achieve systemic\, long-term success for the entire school community. Schools that have engaged with Empowered Educator programs have seen an increase in teacher retention\, improved morale\, a decrease in student disciplinary referrals\, and an improvement in student academic achievement. Empowered Educator programs are geared towards school leaders\, teachers\, guidance counselors\, paraprofessionals\, office staff and parents. The bottom line is students thrive when they are surrounded by thriving adults. It’s time we move from surviving to thriving; our students deserve it.
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CATEGORIES:Educator Self-Care and Wellness,Health and Wellness,Mental Health and Wellness
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SUMMARY:From Football to Phonics: A Winning Game Plan for K-8 Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Malcolm Mitchell\, Super Bowl Champion\, and Founder and CEO\, Share the Magic Foundation; and Susan Lambert\, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities\, and Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast\, Amplify \nSponsored by Amplify \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nTackling a classroom of young learners takes a game plan of effective teaching strategies. What is the ultimate playbook for instilling a love of learning? The Science of Reading. We know making a big change isn’t easy\, but we are here to help you through it. Join us to hear from Susan Lambert\, chief academic officer of elementary humanities and host of Science of Reading: The Podcast\, as she shares tips and strategies for making the shift to the Science of Reading. She’s joined by Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell\, who shares his own off-the-field victory: tackling challenges and scoring touchdowns on his journey to becoming a proficient reader. You learn: \n\nThe steps you need to take in your Science of Reading journey\nWhy it’s so important to inspire students to read\nHow to get communities of children reading their way to build a better future\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-8 teachers and school and district leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMalcolm Mitchell\, an Under Armour All-American football player\, developed a love of reading during his freshman year in college. He authored and published the children’s book The Magician’s Hat\, created a youth literacy initiative called Read with Malcolm\, and went on to establish the nonprofit Share the Magic Foundation organization with a sole purpose—to transform children’s lives through literacy. \nHis inspirational story has been featured nationally on CBS Evening News\, CBS Sunday Morning\, CBS Sports\, ESPN\, in USA Today\, CNN\, MSNBC\, and the NFL Network and has been used by many schools as encouragement for students to embrace the importance of reading. In May 2016\, Malcolm was drafted by the New England Patriots\, and in 2017\, he became a Super Bowl Champion. Malcolm has earned numerous awards and accomplishments both on and off the field but considers discovering a love of reading one of his biggest achievements. \n \nSusan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities at Amplify\, and the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Her career has been focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Susan is a mom of four\, a grandma of four\, a world traveler\, and a collector of stories. As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast\, Susan explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher\, administrator\, and curriculum developer\, Susan is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom\, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Be a Literacy Hero community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nAmplify is the original Science of Reading company—we have been doing it for decades! We are pleased to offer a complete and tightly integrated literacy system built on 20+ years of research that ensures you can bring true Science of Reading practices to every point of your instructional journey\, and we now offer the only complete biliteracy suite.
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CATEGORIES:English, Language Arts, Writing,Literacy,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Hands-On\, Heads-On Science: How to Engage Students in Your Science Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Jesse Wilcox\, Assistant Professor in Biology and Science Education\, University of Northern Iowa; and Dr. Sophia Garcia\, Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology\, Texas Christian University \nSponsored by Savvas Learning Company \nThe session recording is no longer available. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nReady for active\, engaged students in your science classroom? Discover why a hands-on\, heads-on approach to science is a powerful way to give students the opportunity to learn science by actually doing science—and how easy it can be to implement this approach in your own classroom! \n\nJoin this edWebinar with Dr. Jesse Wilcox\, Assistant Professor in Biology and Science Education\, and Dr. Sophia Garcia\, Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology\, as they share how to implement student-centered\, phenomena-driven\, three-dimensional science lessons in today’s K-5 classrooms. Viewers learn how to: \n\nLeverage real-world phenomena to ignite curiosity\nQuickly and easily engage students with relevant science content\nUse efficient 5E science lessons with diverse learners\nFacilitate manageable\, hands-on activities\nUse stations-based science lessons\n\nYou leave with fun\, practical strategies you can use to make science memorable and meaningful for all learners! All educators with an interest in elementary science—especially K-5 classroom teachers\, instructional educators\, curriculum directors\, and education leaders—are encouraged to view this recorded edWebinar. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Jesse Wilcox is an Assistant Professor in Biology and Science Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Prior to becoming a professor\, Dr. Wilcox served as a high school general science and biology teacher. Over the course of his career\, he has won numerous teaching awards\, presented hundreds of times at science and STEM education conferences\, and published dozens of articles in science and STEM education journals. \nToday\, Dr. Wilcox’s research focuses on how to best prepare and support science teachers using research-based practices. As part of this research\, he seeks to understand the experiences and content knowledge gains of students when they engage in high-impact instructional practices\, as well as identify how to best bridge the gap between research and practice to promote effective science teaching. \n \nDr. Sophia Garcia is an Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology at Texas Christian University\, as well as a College of Science Education Diversity Advocate. Prior to teaching at the collegiate level\, she taught middle school and high school science courses. She has been honored with numerous awards\, including the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. \nDr. Garcia founded the Latina STEM Fellowship\, a program with the mission of supporting young women in STEM through skill building\, career exploration\, education planning\, and mentorship. As a first-generation college graduate\, Dr. Garcia believes that mentorship can be a powerful and life-altering experience\, and participates in mentorship programs through MANA de Fort Worth\, TCU STEM Scholars\, and the Latina STEM Fellowship. \n\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Teaching Next Generation Scientists community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAt Savvas\, we believe learning should inspire. By combining new ideas\, new ways of thinking\, and new ways of interacting\, we design next-generation K-12 learning solutions that help all students discover their greatness. Our award-winning\, standards-aligned programs—developed by leading authors and educators and used by more than 40 million students—leverage the power of adaptive learning and advanced technology to deliver immersive\, personalized and engaging content that maximizes learning\, anytime\, anywhere.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/science20240404/
CATEGORIES:Science,STEM/STEAM,Student Agency and Voice,Student Engagement and Motivation
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SUMMARY:Closing the Fluency Gap Series - Part 1: What the Science of Learning Says
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jennifer Flieder\, Reading Interventionist\, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (IA); and Carolyn Brown\, Ph.D.\, Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder\, Foundations in Learning\nModerated by Allison Zimmermann\, President and CEO\, Foundations in Learning \nSponsored by WordFlight\, a Foundations in Learning Solution \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nIt’s estimated that two-thirds of students in the U.S. are struggling with fluency as a result of insufficient foundational skills. Typically\, fluency has been addressed by defining\, assessing\, and intervening on decoding accuracy\, automatic word recognition\, and reading text with expression. However\, to solve the fluency gap\, we must go beyond this approach to better understand the learning processes that enable students to learn\, retain\, and connect these components. \nThis edWebinar examines fluency from the perspective of the learning process. Learning science provides decades of research on fluency development from many domains. These findings provide critical insights that can be applied to reading\, providing a more effective way to help struggling readers develop the knowledge and skills required for reading fluency. \nIn this edWebinar\, you learn how to support the emergence of fluency\, link the components of fluency\, and learn how automatic word recognition develops and why it is so important to fluency. Join us as we share and answer the following questions: \n\nWhy do we need to get beyond outcome fluency measures of rate\, accuracy\, and prosody?\nHow do we do that?\nHow do we support your students with fluency gaps?\nHow does the science of complex skill development provide insights to solutions?\nWhat innovative solutions are being driven by current research?\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to elementary and middle school teachers\, reading coaches\, literacy coaches\, and school and district leaders. \nClosing the Fluency Gap Series – Part 2: Building the Foundations for Fluency and for Deep Reading \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJennifer Flieder is currently a Reading Interventionist at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (middle school) in the Cedar Rapids Community School District\, in Cedar Rapids\, IA. Jennifer has taught language arts in the Cedar Rapids area for 34 years. \n \nDr. Carolyn Brown has devoted her career to developing tools and testing solutions that optimize language and literacy development for all students. She and her colleagues have received support from the National Institutes of Health\, the Department of Education\, the National Science Foundation\, and the State of Iowa. Dr. Brown received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in speech pathology and audiology from Eastern New Mexico University and her Ph.D. in the same field at University of Iowa. Her areas of specialization are child development\, language acquisition\, and the Science of Reading. \nShe and her husband\, Dr. Jerry Zimmermann\, have co-founded three companies: Breakthrough to Literacy\, the Iowa Language and Literacy Institute\, and Foundations in Learning. Each was organized to advance current science and create solutions to help all children learn to read. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nBefore taking the helm as CEO\, Allison Zimmermann previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Foundations in Learning. She brings over 15 years of experience working in the education sector creating equity and opportunity for students. She has worked as a teacher\, administrator\, and consultant\, providing strategic support to schools\, non-profits\, start-ups\, and Fortune 500 companies across the country. \nPreviously\, Allison launched NewView\, a non-profit focused on creating tri-sector solutions for society’s largest challenges. She continues to serve on the board of the organization. Allison began her career as a special education middle school teacher in New York City and a Teach For America Corps member. Allison graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in international relations and political science. She received an M.S.Ed. in middle school general and special education from Bank Street College and M.P.P. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Michigan. \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. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nWordFlight is the labor of love from a group of dedicated reading researchers\, authors\, and cognitive scientists who want to help more students learn to read. WordFlight is Foundations in Learning’s flagship offering.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/readers20240404/
CATEGORIES:Education Research/Evidence,Learning Loss/Acceleration,Literacy,Reading Skills
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SUMMARY:Leading for Teacher Retention: 3 Strategies to Improve Teacher Satisfaction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. James Bailey\, Co-Founder and Partner\, The Daily SEL Leader; and Randy Weiner\, Co-Founder and Partner\, The Daily SEL Leader \nSponsored by Daily SEL \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nThe turnover of educators across the country is beginning to reach unsustainable levels. Not only does this impact school culture and student outcomes\, but it also results in increased costs for schools and districts to find and retain top talent. Join us for this interactive edWebinar that focuses on how educational leaders at both the school and district levels can take control of educator retention with three research-proven strategies\, including: \n\nDecreasing demands\nIncreasing resources\nImproving the skills of emotional leadership as a key resource for teachers\n\nThis edWebinar helps you develop an internal framework for causes of turnover and examine how you can begin to use these three strategies to overcome stress\, burnout\, and dissatisfaction of your teachers. Viewers leave with numerous cost-effective solutions and strategies to continue this work in their own schools and districts. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. James Bailey’s career has encompassed teacher\, principal\, school turnaround\, principal consultant\, and superintendent roles. His deep-seated commitment to equity and supporting school leaders led to him training as an executive coach and founding DailySEL.com\, a consulting firm focused on decreasing teacher turnover and supporting leaders’ SEL based on a recently published book from Corwin Press called The Daily SEL Leader: A Guided Journal with co-author Randy Weiner. Dr. Bailey has a Ph.D. in educational leadership and innovation and has served on the faculty of Walden University since 2015 in educational leadership. \n \nRandy Weiner\, Co-founder and Partner at The Daily SEL Leader\, has worked in start-ups\, education\, and education technology for the last 20+ years. He is the co-founder of multiple education organizations\, including Urban Montessori Charter School in Oakland\, CA\, the nation’s first public Montessori\, arts integration\, and design thinking school\, and BrainQuake\, a three-time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Research Award winner that has also been recognized twice by Digital Promise for its exceptional application of the learning sciences\, and has received seven patents for its innovative mathematics teaching\, learning\, and assessment interventions. A Teach For America alum and father to two K-12-aged daughters\, Randy taught for five years in Oakland and Madagascar. Randy has BAs from Middlebury College and an MA in education from Stanford University. \nJoin the Leadership Practices for Innovative Leaders community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nDaily SEL is proud to sponsor this interactive edWebinar and The Daily SEL Leader National Cohort that offers an immersive 16-week SEL experience\, providing a one-hour session every other week. Designed for school and district leaders across the U.S.\, this virtual program encourages the exchange of ideas and strategies to nurture teacher well-being and decrease teacher turnover.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/leadership20240403/
CATEGORIES:Educator Self-Care and Wellness,Leadership/Administration,Professional Development,Social-Emotional Learning,Teacher Development and Retention
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SUMMARY:Teacher Leadership in a Union-Led Program Designed to Support and Retain Early-Career Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Tasha Osten\, School Counselor\, Raymond Central Public Schools (NE); Kristina Pittman\, High School English Teacher\, Farmington Public Schools (MI); Jeremy Gold\, High School History Teacher\, Farmington Public Schools (MI); Shelly Rosene\, Q-Comp Coach & SPED Teacher\, Anoka-Hennepin School District (MN); and Hillary Greene Nolan\, Education Researcher\, Digital Promise \nSponsored by Digital Promise Center for Inclusive Innovation \nWatch the RecordingListen to the PodcastRead the Article \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nView this edLeader Panel to learn about a union-led program designed to support and retain early-career teachers through complementary supports: a building-based mentor and a virtual instructional coach. While the program focused mainly on teacher induction\, it simultaneously elevated the mentors and coaches—practicing teachers themselves—into teacher leadership roles that allowed them to share expertise and grow in their own practices. \nPanelists also delve into the collaborative work alumni mentors and coaches did following the pilot program to design resources and professional learning for current mentors and coaches. This panel of three mentors and one coach reflects on and discusses what it was like to be empowered as teacher leaders through these various opportunities within this pilot program\, and what advice these experienced teacher leaders would give to leaders who are looking to elevate more teachers into such roles. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and anyone interested in teacher retention and induction. \n \n\n \nAbout the Presenters \nTasha Osten has been a school counselor in Nebraska for 12 years and currently works in the Raymond Central Public Schools. She has experience in teaching\, working as an admissions counselor for a private college\, and as a behavioral treatment specialist school liaison for a behavioral treatment youth group home. Tasha lives in Seward\, NE with her husband\, Ed. They have two children and two dogs. \n \nKristina Pittman is a high school English teacher at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills\, Michigan. In addition to mentoring new teachers\, she also serves as a national literacy trainer\, instructional coach\, teacher consultant\, curriculum writer\, AP English exam reader\, and her district’s Teaching and Learning Committee facilitator. \n \nJeremy Gold has taught history\, political science and economics at Farmington High School in Michigan for 25 years\, and has presented at several conferences on methodologies for teaching history. He is dedicated to helping young teachers\, which led him to working with ELP. \n \nShelly Rosene\, a special education teacher in Minnesota\, supports teachers and support staff through her role as a peer coach. She is passionate about inclusive education and empowering new teachers.  \n\n\n \nHillary Greene Nolan is an Education Researcher at Digital Promise. One of her current research interests is how technology has influenced and will influence teachers’ practices\, roles\, and the profession itself. She has a Ph.D. in Teaching and Teacher Education from the University of Michigan and is a former middle school humanities teacher. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Inclusive Innovation to Transform 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\n\nDigital Promise’s Center for Inclusive Innovation reimagines education research and development (R&D) by resourcing the creative ingenuity of communities working in partnership with school districts to create equitable powerful learning opportunities for students furthest from opportunity. The foundation for Inclusive Innovation is anchored in a set of core tenets that embody an equity-centered approach to research and development. The tenets define how we deliberately support teams in co-constructing an inclusive R&D culture that enables equitable leadership and contribution.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/inclusiveinnovation20240402/
CATEGORIES:Leadership/Administration,Professional Development,Teacher Development and Retention
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SUMMARY:Reading Science\, MTSS\, and Data Use: How to Make 3 Initiatives Only 1 New Thing
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Annette Duncan\, Ed.D.\, Literacy Coach\, Waterloo Schools (IA); and Sarah Brown\, Ph.D.\, President\, System Impact Consulting \nSponsored by System Impact Consulting \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nSchools are complex organizations and\, as a result\, it is often hard to achieve systems-level change. Educational leaders and teachers adopting evidence-based practices like the Science of Reading and MTSS often become disheartened when student growth isn’t what they expected. However\, research shows that there is a way to take even the most complicated initiatives and make them stick. The key is to follow three simple but effective steps. \nWatch this edWebinar to learn what these three steps are\, and how you can leverage them to create lasting\, systemwide change and drive literacy growth. You hear from one school that saw rapid student growth in just one year by implementing evidence-based reading practices through an MTSS framework. Viewers learn: \n\nResearch-backed best practices for implementing new initiatives\nHow to leverage the science of schoolwide change to impact reading growth\nPractical ideas to improve effective and efficient teacher collaboration in teaching reading\nHow to implement a data protocol to support educator review of progress monitoring data (protocol provided)\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-5 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and instructional coaches. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nAnnette Duncan\, Ed.D. has proudly served the Waterloo School District for 34 years. Dr. Duncan is currently a Literacy Coach for Lowell Elementary in Waterloo\, Iowa. She holds a Literacy Coach Certification and is involved with providing professional development in the areas of literacy and equity. As an advocate for social justice in the classroom\, Dr. Duncan has facilitated multiple book studies and study circles around race and culturally responsive instructional approaches. She earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Northern Iowa. Her previous roles include being a classroom teacher for various grades in Waterloo\, a Diversity Instructor for undergraduate students at Upper Iowa University\, and a Diversity Instructor for graduate students at Viterbo University. \n \nSarah Brown\, Ph.D. is the President of System Impact Consulting and co-author of the book Effective Universal Instruction: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier 1. During her career\, Dr. Brown has had experience leading teams focused on high-quality customer education at FastBridge Learning and Illuminate Education and supporting MTSS and the FastBridge Product at Renaissance. Prior to joining corporate teams\, Dr. Brown served in roles including as the Bureau Chief leading special education and MTSS implementation for the state of Iowa\, district special education director\, professional learning administrator\, and school psychologist. Professionally\, she’s interested in the implementation of MTSS at multiple levels of the education system and improving systems to support high achievement for every student. \nJoin the Teaching Reading and Writing community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nSystem Impact Consulting provides professional learning services designed to harness the research on schoolwide change to dramatically improve student learning. Through a focus on the right practices\, purposeful contexts\, and proactive support\, we help schools empower educators to achieve accelerated growth.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/teach2read20240402/
CATEGORIES:Data and Analytics,Early Literacy,MTSS,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Looking at Public and Private Partnerships in Early Childhood Programs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Sarah Taylor Vanover\, Policy and Research Director\, Kentucky Youth Advocates\nModerated by Stephanie Roselli\, Executive Editor\, Gryphon House \nSponsored by Gryphon House \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nChild care supports every industry in our nation\, but it has an unstable infrastructure. The current model simply isn’t working. Child-care businesses are failing\, early childhood professionals are not paid living wages\, and expenses are rising. The primary funding source is families\, but families cannot afford the true cost of child care. Does this mean that all early childhood programs must fold into the public school system? Will private child care soon be extinct? \nIn Bridging Gaps: Implementing Public-Private Partnerships to Strengthen Early Education\, author Dr. Sarah Taylor Vanover dispels the myths and explains the opportunities of a mixed-delivery system. Discover the benefits and challenges of child-care partnerships such as Early Head Start with private and family child-care settings and private child-care programs with state-funded preschools. Explore how to address credentialing\, professional development\, and implementing IDEA\, and learn the differences between mixed delivery and universal pre-K. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK school leaders\, district leaders\, and policy leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Sarah Taylor Vanover has been working in the field of early childhood education for over 25 years and has had the opportunity to be a teacher\, a director\, a trainer\, and a college professor for other early childhood educators. She also served as the Director for the Division of Child Care in Kentucky for almost four years\, supervising Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funding and creating child care policy. Dr. Vanover is currently the Policy and Research Director for Kentucky Youth Advocates\, focusing on early childhood education policy and research on positive outcomes for young children. For the past several years\, she has focused her work and research on increasing access to child care for children with special needs and improving state systems that would help stabilize the child care infrastructure nationwide. \n\n \nAbout the Moderator \nStephanie Roselli is the Executive Editor at Gryphon House\, 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\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \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 is an award-winning publisher of early childhood resources for teachers and parents.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/bookchats20240402/
CATEGORIES:Early Childhood Learning,PreK-K Programs
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SUMMARY:Science of Reading Week: Teachers: Be the Ultimate Expert in the Science of Reading
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kari Kurto\, National Science of Reading Project Director\, The Reading League; Jessica Farmer\, Literacy Advocate and Content Creator\, Farmer Loves Phonics; and Julie Harris\, Director\, Language and Literacy Curriculum\, Lexia\nModerated by Cassandra Wheeler\, Director of LETRS State Success\, Lexia \nSponsored by Lexia Learning \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nTeachers know that the Science of Reading applies to all students—those who read well\, those with dyslexia or other learning differences\, those from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds\, and more. All students benefit from systematic and explicit reading instruction that includes phonemic awareness\, fluency\, vocabulary\, and text comprehension. \nWith their unparalleled knowledge of and access to their learners\, teachers must be an integral part of the transition to structured literacy. In this edWebinar\, we bring together educators and curricular experts to break down how teachers can advocate for Science-of-Reading-based instruction and professional learning in their schools and districts. Discussion topics include: \n\nBecoming the expert and advocating for structured literacy instruction\nIdentifying areas of improvement in current literacy programs or curricula and leveling feedback up to decision makers\nIdentifying professional development and training to implement structured literacy\nInspiration to achieve a shared vision of Science-of-Reading-based instruction in your classroom and beyond\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \nThis edWebinar is part of Science of Reading Week. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKari Kurto is the National Science of Reading Project Director at The Reading League. She supports work related to the upcoming TRL Compass as well as work supporting English learners and emergent bilinguals; diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and belonging (DEIB); and the Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines; and runs communities of practice for state education agencies and faculty from educator preparation programs seeking to implement evidence-aligned practices. Kari is a member of The Path Forward advisory group and has presented for professional organizations and several state departments of education. She formerly worked as a Literacy Specialist at the Rhode Island Department of Education where she led statewide efforts to implement the Rhode Island Right to Read Act\, legislation that requires teacher training in the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy. Kari is an Orton-Gillingham practitioner who worked at Middlebridge School in Narragansett\, Rhode Island\, and Rawson Saunders School in Austin\, Texas. Before her career in education\, Kari worked as a casting director in Los Angeles. She lives with her family in southern Rhode Island. \n \nJessica Farmer is the force behind Farmer Loves Phonics\, a literacy advocate in the world of education on social media. With a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University\, Jessica holds a reading endorsement in the state of Florida. Her journey into the Science of Reading began in 2020\, spurred by the onset of the pandemic. In response\, she took to TikTok to create informative content\, aimed at assisting parents in supporting their children’s learning at home. Since then\, Jessica has maintained a consistent presence on TikTok\, Instagram\, and Facebook offering valuable resources and insights for both parents and educators. \nDedicated to advancing the field of reading instruction\, Jessica has expanded her knowledge through specialized training. In 2021 and 2022\, she successfully completed LETRS for Early Childhood and Comprehensive IMSE Orton-Gillingham. Her unwavering passion lies in making reading instruction accessible and effective for every learner. With a commitment to reaching and empowering all readers\, Jessica continues to be a trusted source of guidance and support in the Science of Reading community.  \n \nJulie Russ Harris serves as Director of Curriculum at Lexia Learning\, providing educational direction and leadership for the development of literacy and language programs. Since beginning her career as a teacher\, Julie has been driven to advance equity and expand learning opportunities by empowering educators with actionable research\, curricula\, and professional learning. Before joining Lexia\, her work in the Language Diversity and Literacy Development Research Group at Harvard focused on strengthening the link between research and practice; the application of this work is featured in policy briefs\, scholarly articles\, and practice guides including the book\, Cultivating Knowledge\, Building Language: Literacy Instruction for English Learners in Elementary School. Julie earned her B.A. from Tufts University and her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCassandra Wheeler is a proud “Poet” of the 1990 graduating class at Sidney Lanier High School of Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) in Alabama. In 1994\, following undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education\, Cassandra returned home to MPS and began her career as an educator at Morningview Elementary School. After earning her master’s degree and administrative certification\, Cassandra joined the Alabama Reading Initiative\, where she authored Alabama’s Reading First Initiative grant and managed Alabama’s statewide DIBELS pilot. In 2004\, after serving the children of Alabama for ten years\, Cassandra expanded her outreach to impact the life trajectories of students everywhere by joining the (then) Voyager Expanded Learning organization. Now\, at Lexia\, Cassandra serves the organization as Director of LETRS State Success. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin The Science of Reading 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 \nLexia®\, a Cambium Learning Group company\, is the Structured Literacy expert. For nearly 40 years\, the company has focused solely on literacy\, and today provides science of reading-based solutions for both students and educators. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction\, personalized learning\, assessment\, and professional learning\, Lexia helps more learners read\, write\, and speak with confidence. For more information\, visit www.lexialearning.com. \n\n 
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CATEGORIES:Curriculum Development,Literacy,Professional Development,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Science of Reading for High School Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Elena Canaras-Raoul\, 10th Grade English Teacher\, Community High School (NY); Deborah Reck\, Chief Product Officer\, Riveting Results; and Arthur Unobskey\, Ed.D.\, CEO\, Riveting Results \nSponsored by Riveting Results \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nHow can high school English teachers get all of their students–those who are three years ahead and those who are five years behind–to love to read complex literature? \nIn this workshop\, the edWebinar leaders discuss the latest Science of Reading research that argues that adolescents need a differentiated approach to basic skills development\, particularly through fluency practice\, to engage with advanced text. A veteran tenth-grade English teacher describes her approach to fluency practice and how it triggers an emotional connection to text even for her most reluctant readers. \nOnce she has described the progress students make in accessing advanced texts\, the teacher discusses how her students take the next step by debating responses to text-based questions with peers and surfacing misconceptions. \nThe team demonstrates how the Riveting Results app integrates these research-based approaches into one solution. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to high school teachers\, administrators\, and district leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nElena Canaras-Raoul has been a teacher for 20 years\, the last two as a founding teacher at Community High School in Brooklyn\, New York. She has taught reading and writing to students in grades K through six and English to ninth- and tenth-grade students. For the past two years\, she has implemented an innovative approach to fluency practice in her classroom. She gets great joy from creating classroom communities in which students fall in love with reading and become lifelong learners. Elena received her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and her master’s in literacy from Bank Street Graduate School of Education. \n \nAfter 25 years as a teacher and curriculum developer\, Deborah Reck founded Riveting Results in 2016. She was acting on her belief that every child in the country deserves access to literacy instruction that enables them to read with understanding and insight and write with clarity and power. Riveting Results enables teachers to focus on the vitality of students’ ideas so that they can use that energy to drive high school and postsecondary achievement. As Chief Product Officer\, she has continued to work closely with teachers to improve Riveting Results’ ease of implementation and its effectiveness. \nFrom 2010 to 2015 Deborah led Amplify’s development of its middle school digital ELA program from concept to adoption by the state of California. Prior to her work at Amplify\, Deborah founded and expanded The Writers’ Express into a reading and writing program and professional development organization serving students and teachers throughout the country. \n \nArthur Unobskey\, Ed.D. joined Riveting Results after 30 years as an English teacher\, principal\, and school superintendent. Riveting Results puts tools directly in the hands of teachers so that they can teach all of their students how to read advanced high school texts. He is passionate about providing teachers with the support they need to seamlessly integrate foundational skills training with the study of irresistible\, sophisticated literature. Dr. Unobskey received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his Ed.D. from Boston College. \nJoin the Language and Literacy community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nRiveting Results has the solution high school English teachers need. It has developed\, tested\, and implemented a comprehensive English Language Arts program that enables all students to read and enjoy complex text. Easy-to-use software positions the teacher to integrate differentiated foundational skills practice into the class’s daily study of beautiful literature. Both individual and group activities serve as formative assessments to provide teachers with the data they need to intervene before students become frustrated. Riveting Results students improve their scores on national standardized assessments at three times the rate of the national average.
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CATEGORIES:English, Language Arts, Writing,Literacy,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Embracing Neurodiversity: The Impact of an Educational Diagnosis on the Sense of Belonging and Learning Experience
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lydia Pinto\, Ambassador\, Eye to Eye National; Lily Eisele\, Ambassador\, Eye to Eye National; Carlye Raabe\, Ambassador\, Eye to Eye National; and Alexandra Claeys\, Director\, Community Leadership\, Eye to Eye National \nSponsored by The Educating All Learners Alliance\, an InnovateEDU Project \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nIn this edWebinar\, a panel of Eye to Eye Young Adult Ambassadors share stories of their lived experiences of the process of educational diagnosis and how this impacted their sense of belonging and learning experiences. Eye to Eye’s mission is to improve the educational experience and outcomes of neurodiverse young people\, while engaging them and their allies in the movement for a more equitable and inclusive society. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to teachers of the middle and high school levels as well as higher education and adult learners. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nLydia Pinto learned hard work and determination growing up on a farm outside of Charlotte\, North Carolina. She first became involved with Eye to Eye as a Co-founder Chapter Leader at Cannon School. Lydia spent time as a chapter leader and mentor during her senior year. She then went on to be accepted into the STEPP Program at East Carolina University in the 2019 cohort where she represented ECU as the Miss East Carolina University Scholarship Recipient and the 2022 Homecoming Captain of the Ship. She studied recreational therapy with a minor in psychology and an entrepreneurship certificate. \nLydia is currently in graduate school at East Carolina University studying recreation sciences. She works as a Graduate Assistant Mentor for the STEPP Program\, mentoring students with learning differences while obtaining her master’s in recreation sciences with a concentration in recreational therapy. She is doing graduate work on the new accessible icon for the “handicapped symbol.” Lydia is a Young Life Leader\, an avid scuba diver\, a wicked hider in a game of sardines\, and loves to travel. Lydia is extremely excited for the opportunity to spread advocacy and be back with Eye to Eye. \n \nOriginally from Eagan\, Minnesota\, Lily Eisele is currently attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire\, where she first became involved in Eye to Eye as a mentor. As she took on her role as a Chapter Leader\, Lily wanted to continue her lifelong advocacy and education of the neurodiverse community by being an Eye to Eye Ambassador. Lily is currently studying kinesiology with a minor in Spanish for health professions. In her free time\, she enjoys playing hockey\, photography\, watching movies with her family\, and taking walks outside. Lily’s favorite part of being an Ambassador is being able to interact with the neurodiverse community and traveling to new places. \n \nOriginally from Denver\, Colorado\, Carlye Raabe is a sophomore at American University studying psychology and sociology with a minor in special education. They began their work with Eye to Eye as a sophomore at George Washington High School in Denver\, where they started their chapter and were a Chapter Leader. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, she had the opportunity to expand her work with Eye to Eye by speaking with a Massachusetts school district and joining Eye to Eye for Day of Action in Washington\, D.C. They are now a YAGC and Ambassador program member with Eye to Eye. Outside of their advocacy work\, Carlye’s hobbies are building LEGO and collecting odd and obscure Hot Wheels to expand her collection. Carlye hopes to one day work for Child Protective Services and then work as a 504 coordinator for high schoolers. Their favorite part of working with Eye to Eye is spreading the message of neurodiversity awareness and building lifelong friendships. \n \nOriginally from Seattle\, WA\, Alexandra Claeys served as an Eye to Eye Chapter Leader at Gonzaga University. After graduating from Gonzaga with a BS in sociology\, Alexandra joined the University of Portland’s Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE) and taught third grade in Salt Lake City for two years while working towards a Master of Arts in Teaching before joining Eye to Eye. Alexandra is a self-proclaimed foodie who loves to hike\, ski\, travel\, and spend time with her friends and family. Alexandra now works as the Director\, Community Leadership at Eye to Eye\, stewarding programs aimed at supporting neurodiverse young people who serve as leaders in their communities. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Supporting Students with Special Needs community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars. \n\n \nThe Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is an uncommon coalition of organizations committed to resource sharing and community-building that supports the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities or learning differences. The Alliance represents voices from a diverse range of communities\, including disability advocacy\, parent\, special education\, civil rights\, and K-12 nonprofit education organizations. EALA leads the development of a Resource Library\, Tech Tool Library\, events\, podcasts\, and working groups in order to bring awareness to the challenges and opportunities surrounding students with disabilities in K12 education\, and how we can best support them.
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CATEGORIES:Equity,Special Education
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SUMMARY:Science of Reading Week: District Administrators: Create an Ecosystem for Science of Reading Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ebone N. Johnson\, Supervisor\, Literacy and Library Services\, Columbus City Schools (OH); Micki Ray\, Chief Academic Officer\, Office of Teaching and Learning\, Kentucky Department of Education; and Kerri Larkin\, Senior Education Advisor\, Lexia\nModerated by Cassandra Wheeler\, Director of LETRS State Success\, Lexia \nSponsored by Lexia Learning \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nBetween stagnating student achievement and the imperative to support and retain effective teachers\, district leaders are more concerned than ever about identifying curricular literacy resources that are accessible\, research proven\, and impactful for all students. That’s where the Science of Reading comes in. \nConstantly seeking to balance the needs of students and educators alike\, district administrators are uniquely positioned to cultivate learning ecosystems where Science-of-Reading-based instruction can flourish. This edWebinar with education experts seeks to break down the “why” and the “how” of Science-of-Reading-based instruction for leaders at the district level. Discussion topics include: \n\nDesigning curricula aligned to Science-of-Reading-based training teachers receive\nCreating an ecosystem of educators—principals\, coaches\, interventionists—with a shared vision of literacy instruction based on the Science of Reading\nHiring teachers from prep programs committed to the Science of Reading and providing professional development opportunities grounded in evidence-based\, research-backed literacy instruction\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 district leaders\, school leaders\, education technology leaders\, teachers\, and librarians. \nThis edWebinar is part of Science of Reading Week. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nEbone Johnson is the current Supervisor of Literacy and Library Services for Columbus City Schools. In this role\, she is responsible for the district’s K–12 Library Services program for 110 schools\, along with supporting literacy curriculum and professional development for 75 K–5 schools. Under her tenure the Library Services program has been able to increase the number of diverse books available to students through the We Need Diverse Books CCS initiative. \nEbone is passionate about providing educators with engaging and high-quality professional learning experiences. She is a local\, state\, and national presenter focusing on topics such as literacy\, trauma\, and leadership. Ebone has served over 20 years in public K-12 education. She is a former elementary teacher and elementary principal. She received her undergraduate degree from Wright State University\, and her master’s in educational administration from The Ohio State University. \n \n \nMicki Ray assumed her new role as Kentucky Department of Education’s Chief Academic Officer in September 2021. In this role\, she serves as a leader for policy development (both legislative and regulatory) for improving instruction and learning in K-12 schools. Her job also entails leading the Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) staff and providing oversight and direction for statewide initiatives in standards development and implementation\, high-quality professional learning\, high-quality instructional resources\, instructional practices related to scaling highly effective teaching\, assessment practices\, early learning\, MTSS\, grant programs\, and Title II\, Part A. \nMicki has been at KDE for six years\, previously serving as a literacy consultant for program standards and as a policy advisor for OTL prior to her work as Director of the Division of Program Standards. A second-generation educator whose mother is a retired elementary school teacher\, Micki has an additional 15 years of service in Kentucky public education working as a high school English teacher. She also was an adjunct English instructor at Hocking College in Ohio. Micki earned her master’s degree in education from the University of Kentucky and graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown College with a bachelor’s degree in English and minors in history and sociology. \n \nKerri Larkin brings more than 20 years of special education experience to her role as Senior Education Advisor for Lexia Learning. Kerri began her career teaching secondary language arts and special education at Anacostia High School in Washington\, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). She left the classroom to become the director of her teacher preparation program\, which prepared and evaluated special education teachers in partnership with the George Washington University. Based on her leadership in teacher preparation\, Kerri was hired back into DCPS by Michelle Rhee through the Master Educator program. From there\, Kerri led special education as the Director for Academic Programs and then Senior Deputy Chief of Specialized Instruction until March 2021. Kerri leverages her experience in partnership with other district leaders to increase educational equity through meaningful inclusion\, evidence-based practice\, and sustained professional learning. She is a passionate anti-racism advocate with an emphasis on meaningful inclusion and systemic change. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCassandra Wheeler is a proud “Poet” of the 1990 graduating class at Sidney Lanier High School of Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) in Alabama. In 1994\, following undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education\, Cassandra returned home to MPS and began her career as an educator at Morningview Elementary School. After earning her master’s degree and administrative certification\, Cassandra joined the Alabama Reading Initiative\, where she authored Alabama’s Reading First Initiative grant and managed Alabama’s statewide DIBELS pilot. In 2004\, after serving the children of Alabama for ten years\, Cassandra expanded her outreach to impact the life trajectories of students everywhere by joining the (then) Voyager Expanded Learning organization. Now\, at Lexia\, Cassandra serves the organization as Director of LETRS State Success. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin The Science of Reading 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 \nLexia®\, a Cambium Learning Group company\, is the Structured Literacy expert. For nearly 40 years\, the company has focused solely on literacy\, and today provides science of reading-based solutions for both students and educators. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction\, personalized learning\, assessment\, and professional learning\, Lexia helps more learners read\, write\, and speak with confidence. For more information\, visit www.lexialearning.com. \n\n 
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CATEGORIES:Curriculum Development,Leadership/Administration,Literacy,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Adults Need Social-Emotional Wellness Too!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Opal Davis Dawson\, Faculty\, ASCD \nSponsored by ASCD \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nThe benefits are evident when schools establish a robust social-emotional climate among adults. However\, creating such a climate for adults cannot only be mandated by the principal or initiated by an individual teacher. Teacher leaders and administrators should collaborate to promote this cultural change while supporting staff in reflecting on their personal\, social\, and emotional competencies. \nViewers of this session enhance their knowledge\, skills\, and tools to: \n\nReflect on how they model self-awareness by setting goals\, understanding their strengths and areas for growth\, and cultivating a growth mindset\nPractice self-management strategies to identify and address emotions effectively\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, school counselors\, support staff\, and paraprofessionals. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nOpal Davis Dawson is an author\, educational consultant\, coach\, and award-winning PreK–5 public Montessori school principal with nearly 30 years of experience in education. While principal\, she led her school in the implementation of the Understanding by Design® framework\, with a focus on early childhood and primary school. Also\, during her tenure\, Opal led her school’s implementation of professional learning communities (PLCs) to work collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. \nOpal has taught\, led\, and consulted in Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools\, and her work spans small\, large\, urban\, rural\, and suburban districts. She supports school leaders\, district leaders\, and teachers nationally and internationally in planning and implementing improvement initiatives\, capacity building\, and supporting high academic achievement for diverse student populations and instructional best practices. Opal holds Master of Education and Bachelor of Arts degrees in elementary education from the University of Louisville. \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. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\nASCD is a passionate community of life-changing educators. For 75 years we have worked side by side with educators from every level in all 50 states and more than 200 countries to help them find their people and amplify their voice to reach many.
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CATEGORIES:Educator Self-Care and Wellness,Social-Emotional Learning
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SUMMARY:You're Brilliant! How to Close Literacy Gaps for Students Using Your Intuition
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Nancy Akhavan\, Ed.D.\, Author and Speaker; and Nichole Walsh\, Ed.D.\, Instructional Coach \nSponsored by Learning Without Tears \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nHow do teachers in grades K-3 make those 20-minute lessons count most? Learn from Dr. Nancy Akhavan and Dr. Nichole Walsh as they share in-the-moment scaffolds to meet all students where they are. Teachers gain techniques for differentiating phonics\, handwriting\, and spelling during whole-class and small-group reading instruction. Best of all\, they learn to trust their own brilliance\, expertly synthesizing student data with what their learners are doing in the real time of instruction. \nView this edWebinar to learn: \n\nTechniques for differentiating phonics\, handwriting\, and spelling\nHow to use student data along with what’s happening in real-time instruction\nScaffolds for meeting all learners where they are\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-3 teachers. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Nancy Akhavan has spent 30 years as an educator and consultant. Her work focuses on student support through good first literacy instruction\, intervention\, English language development\, leadership development\, and organizational systems to increase student achievement. For the past 15 years\, she has conducted professional development\, given keynotes\, and provided seminars for thousands of educators nationally and internationally. She has served as a consultant for numerous districts and coached school district leaders\, principals\, and teachers related to serving the most challenged situations and historically underserved youth in our educational systems. \n \nDr. Nichole Walsh has over 20 years of experience in the field of education teaching\, leading\, and consulting in Title I schools with high populations of multilingual learners. As a district secondary instructional coach teaching\, Dr. Walsh trained and supported 7-12-grade teachers across all disciplines in literacy\, language\, engagement\, assessment\, and technology. She also worked as both a middle school principal and as a high school curriculum and instruction VP\, where she led PLCs and unit design work across all content areas. Dr. Walsh also successfully supported the implementation of schoolwide MTSS in behavior and academics at the secondary level. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Building Foundational Literacy Skills community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nLearning Without Tears’ mission in today’s changing learning landscape is to ensure that the path to student success remains simple and fun. We provide child-friendly\, hands-on\, innovative instruction for early learning\, handwriting\, keyboarding\, and writing strategies\, and our programs reach more than 31 million students in Pre-K through fifth grade. \n\n 
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CATEGORIES:Data and Analytics,Differentiated Instruction,Early Literacy,Literacy,Reading Skills
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SUMMARY:Science of Reading Week: School Administrators: Your Leadership Role in Science of Reading Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Paula White\, Executive Director\, JerseyCAN; Rich Zigarovich\, Principal\, Lordstown Elementary School (OH); and Dr. Erin Hamilton\, State Solutions Manager\, National Strategy Team\, Lexia\nModerated by Cassandra Wheeler\, Director of LETRS State Success\, Lexia \nSponsored by Lexia Learning \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nSchool leaders understand that the Science of Reading provides proven\, evidence-based practices about how best to teach students of all abilities and backgrounds how to read—but the transition to instruction grounded in the Science of Reading can be daunting. \nIn this candid edWebinar\, you hear from educational leaders with decades of firsthand experience about the challenges\, benefits\, and long-term systemic impact of implementing Science-of-Reading-based literacy curricula. Discussion topics include: \n\nStrategies to support schoolwide changes to literacy instruction with an approach based in the Science of Reading\nHow to empower teachers and secure their partnership to incorporate the Science of Reading to accelerate literacy\nThe schoolwide ecosystem of educators—principals\, coaches\, interventionists—with a shared vision of Science-of-Reading-based instruction\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \nThis edWebinar is part of Science of Reading Week. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nPaula L. White\, Executive Director of JerseyCAN\, lives in the northern New Jersey town of Bloomfield\, less than an hour outside of New York City. She was born in the United Kingdom and raised in Jamaica and Canada by her first-generation immigrant parents before moving to the United States as a young adult. While growing up\, Paula was hardly a model student—she loved history and mathematics and was a voracious reader\, but she stubbornly believed that she didn’t need schooling to validate her intelligence. A part of her still believes this\, but after realizing that formal education expands knowledge\, builds self-discipline\, and is a gatekeeper for hopes and dreams\, she committed to scholastic excellence and went on to earn degrees from Spelman College and Columbia University. \nA career educator\, Paula has taught elementary grades\, founded and led a public charter school\, and served as the New Jersey Department of Education’s Chief Turnaround Officer in charge of public school improvement statewide. She also led flagship chapters of two national education nonprofit organizations. Her strong\, informed voice on education and social policy has resulted in her being featured across various media including News 12 New Jersey\, Chalkbeat\, NPR\, CBS News\, the New York Times\, and the Wall Street Journal. She led the first cross-sector team on chronic absenteeism in New Jersey\, and her work elsewhere has resulted in broad policy changes including universal dyslexia screening for K-2 students and the expansion of restorative justice programs in public schools. She was recently named to PoliticsNY’s Education Power List and recognized by City & State New York as part of the 2021 Education Power 100. Paula loves being with her family\, reconnecting with students she has taught over the years\, and walking solo while listening to podcasts about education or health. \n \nRich Zigarovich has been the Principal at Lordstown Elementary School (K-6) in Warren\, Ohio since 2017. He is deeply passionate about seeing the students and staff he serves grow as learners and people. After almost 29 years in education\, he is glad to report that every year gets better and better! \n \nDr. Erin Hamilton is the State Solutions Manager of Lexia’s National Strategy Team. With a career spanning over two decades\, Dr. Hamilton is a distinguished educator who is leaving a lasting mark in the field. Her journey began as a literacy consultant in Pennsylvania\, where she honed her expertise. Over the past two years\, Dr. Hamilton has played a pivotal role on Lexia’s National Strategy Team extending her influence across the United States supporting the legislative literacy movement. Dr. Hamilton earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Immaculata University\, with her dissertation centered on the self-efficacy of elementary principals in foundational literacy leadership. While her influence extends across the United States\, she resides in Saint Augustine\, FL\, with her beloved family. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCassandra Wheeler is a proud “Poet” of the 1990 graduating class at Sidney Lanier High School of Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) in Alabama. In 1994\, following undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education\, Cassandra returned home to MPS and began her career as an educator at Morningview Elementary School. After earning her master’s degree and administrative certification\, Cassandra joined the Alabama Reading Initiative\, where she authored Alabama’s Reading First Initiative grant and managed Alabama’s statewide DIBELS pilot. In 2004\, after serving the children of Alabama for ten years\, Cassandra expanded her outreach to impact the life trajectories of students everywhere by joining the (then) Voyager Expanded Learning organization. Now\, at Lexia\, Cassandra serves the organization as Director of LETRS State Success. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin The Science of Reading 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 \nLexia®\, a Cambium Learning Group company\, is the Structured Literacy expert. For nearly 40 years\, the company has focused solely on literacy\, and today provides science of reading-based solutions for both students and educators. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction\, personalized learning\, assessment\, and professional learning\, Lexia helps more learners read\, write\, and speak with confidence. For more information\, visit www.lexialearning.com. \n\n 
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CATEGORIES:Leadership/Administration,Learning Loss/Acceleration,Literacy,Professional Development,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Teaching an American History of Rock and Soul with TeachRock
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jocelyn Aguilera\, Collaborating Teacher\, John C. Fremont High School (CA); Liam Popper\, Collaborating Educator\, Brooklyn School of Social Justice (NY); and Gina Machado\, Associate Director of School Partnerships\, TeachRock \nSponsored by TeachRock \nWatch the RecordingListen to the Podcast \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin TeachRock to learn about An American History of Rock and Soul\, a free complete curriculum for music and history elective courses. An American History of Rock and Soul facilitates the exploration of the history of the United States through the history of American popular music\, from the birth of the Blues to Nirvana and Public Enemy\, and is currently being taught in schools across the U.S. \nLed by an experienced educator and a curriculum developer\, this edWebinar provides an overview of the curriculum’s structure\, content\, and pedagogical approach. Viewers discover how easy it is to access and navigate the free An American History of Rock and Soul curriculum. They learn simple yet effective techniques for hitting the ground running with TeachRock resources and walk away with a selection of supporting documents from TeachRock teachers who are currently blazing trails with this course in their own schools. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to high school teachers and school and district leaders. \nView all of the recent TeachRock edWebinars. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJocelyn Isabel Aguilera is an activist educator\, musician\, and “hood historian” from South Central Los Angeles. As a doctoral student at USC\, she focuses on creating curricula that weave music into history education for secondary schools. Her research on L.A. Chicana Punk musicians won the Los Angeles City Historical Society prize in 2020 and she previously collaborated with TeachRock to co-construct lessons on Chicana Punk activism in U.S. History. Additionally\, she has been the digital archivist for the Punkera archive and a bassist for the L.A. local Transcore Punk band Trap Girl.  \n \nLiam Popper is a passionate educator at the Brooklyn School of Social Justice with over three decades of experience as a classroom teacher for the NYC Department of Education. Using TeachRock’s An American History of Rock and Soul curriculum\, Liam seamlessly blends music and history to create a captivating learning experience for all students. In his course\, students embark on a journey through American history\, enriched by the powerful medium of music. Liam’s teaching and his use of the TeachRock curriculum resonate deeply with his scholars and has even inspired the creation of The BSSJB\, a daily student-led morning broadcast done in the style of the radio shows studied by students in Liam’s class. \n \nGina Machado is the Associate Director of School Partnerships at TeachRock. Beginning her career as a classroom teacher in the Bronx\, New York\, she now designs arts-integrated education materials for TeachRock and leads professional development sessions across the United States\, working alongside teachers to implement the TeachRock curriculum. An educator at heart\, Gina’s true passion lies in creating new and innovative ways to reach students of all levels\, always aiming to foster the student-teacher relationship. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the K-12 Social Studies and Civics 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\nLaunched by Stevie Van Zandt and the Founders Board of Bono\, Jackson Browne\, Martin Scorsese\, and Bruce Springsteen\, TeachRock.org provides free\, standards-aligned resources that use music to help K-12 students succeed in science\, math\, social studies\, language arts\, and more.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/socialstudies20240325/
CATEGORIES:Arts in Education,Curriculum Development,Social Studies and Civics,Teaching Practice and Pedagogy,TeachRock
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SUMMARY:Big Words for Young Readers – Why We Must Start Earlier and How to Do It! The Science of Reading in Practice Series
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer\, Professor of Literacy Education\, Virginia Tech; and Dr. Amanda Alexander\, Chief Academic Officer\, Scholastic \nSponsored by Scholastic Education Solutions \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin us for an insightful edWebinar with Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer\, acclaimed author of Big Words for Young Readers. Dr. Mesmer emphasizes the crucial importance of extending phonics instruction beyond decoding short words. Early readers must develop the skills to decode “big words”—those with multiple syllables and morphemes. This ensures proficiency in reading. \nIn this session\, educators: \n\nGain a deep understanding of a meticulously crafted K-5 scope and sequence\nLearn evidence-based strategies supported by research\, enabling quick integration of effective phonics instruction into the classroom\nWalk away with a practical toolkit that empowers teachers to transform their phonics instruction\, moving beyond basic decoding\n\nThis is part four of Scholastic Education Solutions’ Science of Reading in Practice series\, but it can be viewed as a stand-alone edWebinar. The sessions are not dependent on one another and the series can be viewed in any order. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \nAccess the entire series in any sequence of your choice! \nView Part 1 – 5 Ways to Improve Foundational Skills Instruction Right Now: The Science of Reading in Practice Series\nView Part 2 – 7 Modifications to Transform Reading Instruction: The Science of Reading in Practice Series\nView Part 3 – Accelerate Language Comprehension with the Strive-for-Five Framework: The Science of Reading in Practice Series\nView Part 5 – Teach Reading the Way the Brain Works Best: The Science of Reading in Practice Series\nView Part 6 – Melissa and Lori Answer the Questions Educators Ask Most About Reading: The Science of Reading in Practice Series \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nHeidi Anne Mesmer\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Literacy Education at Virginia Tech\, frequently works in schools\, explaining and modeling evidence-based ways to teach reading. Her research focuses on methods and materials for beginning readers. \n \nDr. Amanda Alexander serves as Scholastic’s Chief Academic Officer. In this role\, she leads research and validation efforts to ensure the efficacy of products\, the delivery of professional learning services\, and the company’s partnership with the Yale Child Study Center\, focusing on the intersection of literacy and health. Prior to joining Scholastic\, Dr. Alexander served as the Vice President of Policy and Partnership Development at Teachstone. With more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience\, the majority of Dr. Alexander’s service has been as a practitioner in the public sector. She has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Howard University\, an M.S.Ed. in educational leadership from Baruch College\, and a Ph.D. in education from American University.  \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Teaching Reading and Writing 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\nScholastic Education Solutions provides teachers\, families\, and communities with the tools they need to support each and every child with print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12\, expert professional development\, family and community engagement\, and learning supports.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/teach2read20240325/
CATEGORIES:Early Literacy,Education Research/Evidence,Literacy,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Support Student Mental Health by Working Together
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Miriam Silman\, MSW\, Trauma and Resilience Advisor\, Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; Rebecca Honig\, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer\, ParentPowered; and Francoise Lartigue\, Director of Content\, ParentPowered \nSponsored by ParentPowered \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nWe all know mental health and well-being is a critical area of need for students of all ages. Educators\, families\, and community health practitioners are at the front line\, but nobody can do it alone! When it comes to mental health\, we need to work in collaboration to provide students with the support they need\, and we need to support each other. View this timely and important edWebinar to learn valuable strategies for: \n\nBringing everyone to the table to partner around student mental health\nTangible things you can do right away to increase the well-being of everyone in your school community—both adults and students\nEngaging in conversations around mental health and creating a culture of care\n\nAt a time when rates of stress\, anxiety\, and depression among young people are rising\, this is a don’t-miss event that helps you and your colleagues chart a path to effectively support mental health and help students build the skills to recognize and manage their emotions. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, school counselors and social workers\, and those in parent/community involvement\, family engagement\, and school improvement roles. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMiriam Silman\, MSW serves as the Trauma and Resilience Advisor at the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health\, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities\, working to create a trauma-informed\, resilience-oriented system of service delivery and workforce support within the department and across the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Miriam also serves as the Kentucky Co-Director for Project AWARE\, a five-year federal grant through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration to promote student mental health and wellness through school-based behavioral health supports. She has worked as a clinician\, researcher\, and trainer focusing on trauma and resilience across various populations\, professionals\, and service sectors for more than 30 years and has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at regional\, state\, and national conferences. \n \nRebecca Honig is the Chief Content and Curriculum Officer at ParentPowered. She has authored numerous curricula\, parent guides\, and children’s storybooks for Sesame Workshop\, Scholastic\, Disney\, Compass Learning\, PBS\, WGBH\, HITN\, Nickelodeon\, Mo Willems\, and The Norman Rockwell Museum. She has also served as a Curriculum and Content Specialist for Sesame Street and spent ten years teaching in public\, private\, and after-school programs. Rebecca has a master’s degree in early childhood education from Bank Street. \n \nFrancoise Lartigue is the Director of Content at ParentPowered. She began her career teaching kindergarten in the South Bronx through Teach for America\, and has ten years of experience working in both the public and private sector. Most recently\, she worked with the Flying Cloud Institute to design and implement STEM and STEAM based units for elementary classrooms. Francoise has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the School Health & Safety community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nResearch shows that families play a powerful role in fostering children’s development. ParentPowered is on a mission to help K–12 districts provide accessible\, evidence-based family engagement curriculum\, without adding more to teachers’ plates. Our program — for PreK through grade 12 — supports\, inspires\, and activates parents and caregivers with simple\, strengths-based insights they can turn into everyday teachable moments. Learn more and request a demo at parentpowered.com.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/schoolsafety20240325/
CATEGORIES:Health and Wellness,Mental Health and Wellness,School Culture/Climate,School Safety
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SUMMARY:Science of Reading Week: Literacy Is a Civil Right
DESCRIPTION:Presented by LeVar Burton and Liz Brooke\, Ph.D.\, CCC-SLP\, Chief Learning Officer\, Lexia\nModerated by Cassandra Wheeler\, Director of LETRS State Success\, Lexia \nSponsored by Lexia Learning \nWe are so grateful to have had the opportunity to sit down with LeVar Burton for an inspiring keynote discussion.\nUnfortunately\, the session recording is no longer available. Check out the rest of the programs from this Science of Reading Week! \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin us to celebrate the start of Science of Reading Week with LeVar Burton! Burton\, a beloved actor\, director\, author\, and educator\, has taught multiple generations of children about the joys of reading through his work on Reading Rainbow\, the most-watched PBS program in the classroom during its 26-year run. He is a passionate advocate for equitable\, evidence-based literacy instruction and was the executive producer of the 2023 documentary The Right to Read\, which shares the stories of an activist\, a teacher\, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with reading instruction based on the Science of Reading. \nIn a live Q&A\, Burton joins Dr. Liz Brooke\, Lexia Chief Learning Officer\, for a discussion on the national literacy crisis\, progress in evidence-based literacy instruction\, and equitable access to that instruction for all students. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \nThis edWebinar is part of Science of Reading Week. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nLeVar Burton is an actor\, director\, educator\, and celebrated host and Executive Producer of the beloved PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow. Airing from 1983 to 2009\, Reading Rainbow was not only one of the longest-running children’s television shows in history\, but also one of the most acclaimed\, earning over 200 awards including multiple Emmys and a Peabody. As a lifelong literacy advocate\, Burton has dedicated decades to encouraging children to read. Burton is also the award-winning author of The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm\, A Kids Book About Imagination\, and his Grammy-nominated book\, Aftermath. \n \nAs Chief Learning Officer of Lexia® Learning\, Dr. Liz Brooke is responsible for setting the educational vision for the company’s Language and Literacy products\, including the Adaptive Blended Learning (ABL) strategy. She has been with the company for more than 10 years. Prior to joining Lexia\, Dr. Brooke served as the Director of Intervention at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR). She has been working in education for more than 25 years. She has worked in hospital\, university\, and school settings as a speech-language pathologist\, researcher\, and she began her career as a first-grade teacher. She has been published in several scholarly journals and books. Dr. Brooke shares Lexia’s mission of creating opportunity for every student through the power of literacy education\, and it continues to be the driving force behind all her work. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCassandra Wheeler is a proud “Poet” of the 1990 graduating class at Sidney Lanier High School of Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) in Alabama. In 1994\, following undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education\, Cassandra returned home to MPS and began her career as an educator at Morningview Elementary School. After earning her master’s degree and administrative certification\, Cassandra joined the Alabama Reading Initiative\, where she authored Alabama’s Reading First Initiative grant and managed Alabama’s statewide DIBELS pilot. In 2004\, after serving the children of Alabama for ten years\, Cassandra expanded her outreach to impact the life trajectories of students everywhere by joining the (then) Voyager Expanded Learning organization. Now\, at Lexia\, Cassandra serves the organization as Director of LETRS State Success. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin The Science of Reading 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 \nLexia®\, a Cambium Learning Group company\, is the Structured Literacy expert. For nearly 40 years\, the company has focused solely on literacy\, and today provides science of reading-based solutions for both students and educators. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction\, personalized learning\, assessment\, and professional learning\, Lexia helps more learners read\, write\, and speak with confidence. For more information\, visit www.lexialearning.com.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/scienceofreading20240325/
CATEGORIES:Education Research/Evidence,Equity,Literacy,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Using MTSS Data to Make SMART Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kelly A. Powell-Smith\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Professor of Reading Science\, Mount St. Joseph University \nSponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin education and assessment expert Dr. Kelly A. Powell-Smith\, Professor of Reading Science at Mount St. Joseph University\, as she shares ideas for how educators can maximize the use of MTSS data for decision-making that improves educational outcomes. Dr. Powell-Smith centers her discussion around how to make SMART decisions—those that are Systematic\, Measurable\, Agile\, Reflective\, and focused on Teaching. \nYou walk away from this informative edWebinar with a newfound understanding of: \n\nHow to better focus (or refocus) the use of MTSS data on the critical educational decisions to be made that will result in improved outcomes\nHow to better target concerns and focus on alterable variables to address them using data\nHow to use your data to set goals and select interventions based upon the best evidence available\nTreating interventions as hypotheses to be tested and the use of progress monitoring data as a feedback loop\n\nDr. Powell-Smith shares the application of these ideas in school practice\, as well as provides specific examples and recommended resources. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKelly A. Powell-Smith\, Ph.D.\, NCSP is a Professor of Reading Science at Mount St. Joseph University. Dr. Powell-Smith is the former Chief Science Officer at Acadience Learning and the lead author on Acadience RAN\, Acadience Reading Survey\, Acadience Reading Diagnostic assessments\, and Acadience Spelling. She obtained her doctorate in school psychology from the University of Oregon. She has served as an Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University of South Florida\, faculty associate of the Florida Center for Reading Research\, and consultant with the Eastern Regional Reading First Technical Assistance Center. She currently serves on several editorial boards including School Psychology Review\, School Psychology Forum\, and Single-Case in the Social Sciences. Her work has been cited in more than 200 professional journals. Dr. Powell-Smith has provided training in assessment and intervention in 23 states and Canada and conducted 285 national\, state\, and regional workshops and presentations. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \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 \nVoyager Sopris Learning® is the specialist in reading\, writing\, and math intervention. Fully focused on intervention\, we have established four decades of results that demonstrate the efficacy of our solutions. Providing a holistic offering of reading\, writing\, and math interventions and assessments\, our solutions help educators create strong\, sustainable foundations to ensure academic success for all students.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/assessment20240321/
CATEGORIES:Assessment,Data and Analytics,Growth Mindset and Culture,MTSS,Student Achievement
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SUMMARY:Social Studies Education Today: Preparing Students for College\, Career\, and Civic Life
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Lawrence Paska\, Executive Director\, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) \nSponsored by The Educating All Learners™ Alliance (EALA)\, An InnovateEDU Project \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nWhat is the state of social studies education today and how can you simultaneously navigate the political landscape of social studies and prepare your students for college\, career\, and civic life? This session shares resources and services from the National Council for the Social Studies to support an inclusive environment for all learners. Learn about seals of civic readiness\, student honor societies\, advocacy tools\, and more! \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers and school leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Lawrence Paska is the Executive Director of National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)\, the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS represents K-12 classroom teachers\, college and university faculty members\, curriculum designers and specialists\, district and state supervisors and administrators\, and educators from around the world focused on social studies learning. As NCSS’ chief staff executive\, he is responsible for implementing the strategic priorities\, policies\, and actions approved by the NCSS Board of Directors\, and expanding a network of social studies professionals nationwide. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the K-12 Social Studies and Civics community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars. \n\n \nThe Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is an uncommon coalition of organizations committed to resource sharing and community-building that supports the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities or learning differences. The Alliance represents voices from a diverse range of communities\, including disability advocacy\, parent\, special education\, civil rights\, and K-12 nonprofit education organizations. EALA leads the development of a Resource Library\, Tech Tool Library\, events\, podcasts\, and working groups in order to bring awareness to the challenges and opportunities surrounding students with disabilities in K12 education\, and how we can best support them.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/socialstudies20240321/
CATEGORIES:College and Career Readiness,Social Studies and Civics
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SUMMARY:Culturally Responsive Instruction\, Part 1: 10 Tips for Liberating Your Literacy Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kamania Wynter-Hoyte\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor\, University of South Carolina; Michele Myers\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Wake Forest University; Sanjuana C. Rodriguez\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy Education\, Kennesaw State University; Eliza Braden\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Elementary Education\, University of South Carolina; Natasha Thornton\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Elementary Education\, Spelman College; and Amanda Alexander\, Ph.D.\, Chief Academic Officer\, Scholastic \nSponsored by Scholastic Education Solutions \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin us for an edWebinar with the authors of Revolutionary Love: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classroom. They share research-proven strategies for districts\, schools\, and teachers. These strategies affirm and celebrate all students’ identities and cultural and linguistic practices. \nYou also learn how to select diverse children’s books for classrooms. With diverse collections\, you liberate your literacy curriculum and promote more empathetic readers and writers. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 district and school leaders\, as well as teachers. \nScholastic Education’s Culturally Responsive Instruction series can be viewed in any order or as stand-alone edWebinars.\nView Part 2: Culturally Responsive Instruction: Choosing and Using Diverse Texts\nView Part 3: Q&A with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad: Culturally Responsive Instruction Series \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKamania Wynter-Hoyte\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her teaching and scholarship center on the brilliance\, joy\, and stories of diverse young learners.  \n \nMichele Myers\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University. As a holistic\, social justice educator\, Dr. Myers is committed to ensuring that all children receive a humanizing education that honors their histories\, heritages\, literacies\, languages\, cultures\, family structures\, and communities as assets for learning. Dr. Myers recently co-authored The Educator’s Guide to Building Child & Family Resilience (Scholastic\, 2023) with Linda C. Mayes. \n \nSanjuana Carrillo Rodriguez\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy Education at Kennesaw State University. Her work focuses on the early literacy development of emergent bilingual students\, Latinx children’s literature\, and social justice education in teacher education.  \n \nEliza G. Braden\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include critical literacy and language practices of Black and Latinx children and their families\, culturally relevant teaching\, and critical multicultural children’s literature.  \n \nNatasha Thornton\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Spelman College. Her research interests include culturally responsive literacy instruction\, curricula affirming Black children’s histories and identities\, and the intersection of teachers’ beliefs and practices. \n \nAmanda Alexander\, Ph.D. serves as Scholastic’s Chief Academic Officer. In this role\, she leads research and validation efforts to ensure the efficacy of products\, the delivery of professional learning services\, and the company’s partnership with the Yale Child Study Center focusing on the intersection of literacy and health. Before joining Scholastic\, Dr. Alexander served as the Vice President of Policy and Partnership Development at Teachstone. With more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience\, the majority of Dr. Alexander’s service has been as a practitioner in the public sector. She has a B.A. in English and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Howard University\, an M.S.Ed. in educational leadership from Baruch College\, and a Ph.D. in education from American University. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nScholastic Education Solutions provides teachers\, families\, and communities with the tools they need to support each and every child with print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12\, expert professional development\, family and community engagement\, and learning supports.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/clrt20240320/
CATEGORIES:Culturally Responsive Teaching,Education Research/Evidence,Literacy,Reading Skills
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SUMMARY:Differentiate Elementary Math Instruction to Increase Engagement and Flexibility: Build Your Toolbox
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Elijah Ortiz\, Fifth-Grade Educator and Teacher Leader\, Concourse Village Elementary School (NY); Emily Semrad\, Elementary Educator\, Academy Adventures Midtown Charter School (AZ); Emma Simmons\, Principal\, Roxbury Prep Charter School (MA); and Alexa Poulin\, Customer Marketing Manager\, Unruly Studios \nSponsored by Unruly Studios \nWatch the RecordingListen to the PodcastRead the Article \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nMath anxiety and negative associations with math are common among elementary students and can develop as early as kindergarten. This can lead to avoidance and low achievement in math. However\, increasing student engagement through varied instructional tactics can help students build confidence and resiliency in math. To be flexible problem solvers\, students need strong number sense and a toolbox of strategies to choose from\, and educators need the math foundation and support to do this in their classrooms. \nIn this edLeader Panel\, current principal and former elementary educator Emma Simmons and elementary educators Emily Semrad and Elijah Ortiz share: \n\nCurrent challenges faced in math education\, including data insights from principals across the United States\nHow administrators can shape teachers’ instruction to cultivate flexible problem solvers\nMath classroom strategies that help students stay engaged in their learning and in turn\, build more positive associations with math\n\nThe goal of this session is for viewers to leave with strategies they can implement into their teaching practice to increase engagement and differentiate instruction. Emma\, Elijah\, and Emily have worked with a variety of grade levels and student populations\, providing them all with a robust toolbox of math strategies. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to elementary teachers\, school and district leaders\, education technology leaders\, and math curriculum coordinators and directors. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nElijah Ortiz has been an elementary educator for 10 years\, six of which have focused on math instruction. He has taught departmentalized math in grades three\, four\, and five working with diverse learners\, including students with special needs. Elijah loves teaching math because there are multiple strategies to get to the same answers\, which really benefits students of different learning styles and abilities. He loves the idea of gamifying math and making it fun for students to help develop positive associations with math. Elijah currently teaches fifth-grade math at Concourse Village Elementary School in the Bronx\, New York. He has been at this school for eight years teaching across multiple grade levels\, serving as a coach and mentor to his colleagues\, and delivering professional development sessions alongside the assistant principal centered on math instruction. He has a bachelor’s in elementary education and a master’s in special education. \n \nEmily Semrad has been an educator for three years at a small charter school\, Academy Adventures Midtown. She was introduced to Unruly Splats her first year there and the students she’s taught have participated in the competitions and have had a blast! She has a passion for mathematics and working with kids and is excited to see what other opportunities arise for her in her future.  \n \nEmma Simmons is the Principal of Roxbury Prep Lucy Stone\, a middle school in Boston\, MA\, which is a part of the Uncommon Schools network. She started her teaching journey with Uncommon at North Star Academy in Newark\, NJ as a second-grade teacher while also receiving her master’s in elementary education. Eventually\, she moved to Boston where she specialized in math curriculum and taught fifth-grade math for two years. In making this shift\, she recognized her passion for curriculum development and instructional leadership. Emma then transitioned into the role of Dean of Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on math curriculum and coaching STEM teachers. Eager to continue to learn more and increase her impact\, she pursued a principal fellowship which ultimately led to her current position which is where she has been since 2021. \n \nAlexa Poulin is a Senior School Success Manager and the Customer Marketing Manager at Unruly Studios. She is a certified elementary education teacher with a certification in general special education. Alexa provides professional development to educators around cross-curricular computer science integration for various subjects from math\, ELA\, physical education\, science\, and more. She is passionate about providing differentiated learning experiences for students and supporting teachers with the implementation of education technology into the existing structures of their classrooms. Prior to joining Unruly Studios\, she worked as an Academic Advisor for adult learners in STEM programs at Southern New Hampshire University. Alexa received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary and special education from Southern New Hampshire University and a Master of Science in coaching science in sport from University College Dublin. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \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 \nUnruly Studios combines high-quality STEM learning with active recess-style play for K-8 schools and districts. Our award-winning Unruly Splats platform introduces students to computer science through the creation of physically active games in our block-based coding app. Unruly Math is a supplemental K-5 math program that reinforces foundational math skills through active\, experiential group play using the Unruly Splats platform. Unruly Math infuses kinesthetic learning and peer-to-peer collaboration into your school’s existing math curriculum with a scope and sequence of 80 standards-aligned activities. The Unruly Splats platform can be utilized for various subject areas from STEAM\, to math\, to ELA\, making it the perfect tool to create engaging summer programs for students and teachers. Splats are made to be stomped on and are iPad and Chromebook compatible.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/math20240320/
CATEGORIES:Differentiated Instruction,Leadership/Administration,Mathematics,STEM/STEAM,Student Engagement and Motivation
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SUMMARY:Baking a Simple Early Literacy Cake in the PreK-1 Classroom: Ingredients and Method
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Theresa Roberts\, Early Literacy Researcher; and Dr. Aparna Ramanathan\, Founder and CEO\, Soundkins \nSponsored by Soundkins \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nBake literacy success with best-science ingredients in PreK-Grade 1. In this edWebinar\, we simplify the recipe for building strong phonemic awareness and letter knowledge in your PreK-1 learners. Together\, we: \n\nDeclutter your kitchen: Critically evaluate the large number of recommendations for what to teach and how to teach it in the phonological awareness and alphabet realms\nTaste the evidence: Explore the scientific backing for different approaches\, leaving you with a clear understanding of a simple set of essential ingredients and methods\nLearn chef expertise: Discover the most effective teaching methods to “bake” these essential skills into your students’ learning\nWalk away with a simple\, delicious recipe: Leave with a simplified list of Science of Reading ingredients and methods for your daily literacy instruction\n\nYou leave this session refreshed\, focused\, and empowered to advocate. Discover how to create literacy magic: Bake delicious literacy learning experiences with greater learning\, less stress\, and more joy for you and the children you teach. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-1 teachers\, reading specialists\, interventionists\, directors of curriculum and instruction\, and school and district leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Theresa Roberts earned a Ph.D. in educational and developmental psychology from the University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA). She was a professor at California State University\, Sacramento (CSUS) for 25 years and taught courses in human development and language and literacy to undergraduate- and master’s-level students. Her research focuses on early language\, literacy\, and motivation with a special interest in emergent bilingual children. Publications of this work have appeared in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly\, the Journal of Educational Psychology\, Early Childhood Research Quarterly\, and Child Development. Her most recent research\, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)\, investigated theoretical and applied questions on alphabet instruction. Her work with schools includes teacher professional development and observing and participating in children’s literacy learning in early childhood classrooms. Dr. Roberts has most recently worked with tutoring and early literacy technology companies to apply research findings to tech-based classroom instruction. \n \nDr. Aparna Ramanathan is the founder and CEO of Soundkins\, a supplemental early literacy program. She started her career as a medical doctor in Australia for 11 years. Moving to the U.S. in 2011\, Dr. Ramanathan performed mental health coaching to professional women with biofeedback data. In 2016\, leveraging the accessibility of screen-free\, low-cost voice technology\, she began supporting children to build social and mental resilience skills. A year later\, Dr. Ramanathan launched AskMyClass to provide behavioral support activities for the PreK-6 classroom. In 2020\, Dr. Ramanathan applied speech technology to early literacy to create Soundkins\, a PreK-K phonological awareness program with funding support from the Institute of Education Sciences and NewSchools Venture Fund. \nJoin the Be a Literacy Hero community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \n\n \nSoundkins is an engaging\, easy-to-use\, effective way to help young readers learn foundational literacy skills that are research backed and Science of Reading based. Our team of doctors\, researchers\, and educators have created a library of 5-minute interactive videos that teach phonemes\, letter sounds\, and blends. \nEach 5-minute video is a zero-prep lesson that includes a speech articulation segment\, catchy songs and original Soundkins music\, an integrated mnemonic alphabet to help students master letter sounds\, animated stories with original Soundkins characters\, and planned opportunities for movement and motion at the end of each lesson. Soundkins is geared towards 4-6-year-olds and supports diverse learners\, including multilingual learners. Free trial and & teacher resources at https://soundkins.com
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CATEGORIES:Early Literacy,Literacy,PreK-K Programs,Reading Skills,Science of Reading
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SUMMARY:Executive Function: A Practical Guide to Teaching Planning and Time Management
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Renaud Boisjoly\, Chief Product Officer\, Studyo \nSponsored by Studyo \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nStudents with special challenges are often taught organization and time-management skills\, but research indicates that every student can strongly benefit from learning these skills early on. This edWebinar focuses on how learning to plan helps students build a metacognitive view of their workload\, and how students with strong metacognitive skills are positioned to learn more and perform better (e.g.\, Wang et al.\, 1990). \nDuring this edWebinar\, we explore simple and effective ways educators can integrate planning skills in their curriculum and how this can help students be more aware of their workload and improve their time-management skills. Examples shown tie into executive function skills such as organization\, planning\, shifting\, and initiating. At the end of the session\, viewers have a clear set of strategies they can use in class to help students improve their metacognitive skills and foster improved executive function skills. Additionally\, viewers receive a series of digital lesson plans to teach planning techniques to their students in effective 15-minute sessions they can use at their convenience. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to middle and high school teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, education technology leaders\, counselors\, and learning specialists. \n \n \nAbout the Presenter \nRenaud Boisjoly is the Chief Product Officer at Studyo. After working with students and teachers in classrooms\, schools\, and districts for close to 25 years\, focusing on driving technology adoption through pedagogical objectives\, the new digital era raised the question of student agency and responsibility. Basing himself on action research on brain development and executive function skills\, he built the first version of the Studyo planner which empowered students with tools to plan and break down their work. Now\, Studyo also produces Today and Today for Schools to make these planning tools available to a wider audience\, from individual students or teachers to schools looking for ways to enhance Google Classroom to teach executive function skills to their students. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the The Brain and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars. \n\n \nStudyo helps students\, teachers and parents work together to improve executive function skills.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/brain20240318/
CATEGORIES:Brain and Learning,Education Research/Evidence,Teaching Practice and Pedagogy
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SUMMARY:Teacher Retention: Successful Models and Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Karmin Ricker\, Instructional Design and Technology Coordinator\, Raymore-Peculiar School District (MO); Dr. Pete Leida\, Partnership Manager\, Insight Education Group; and Dr. Wendy Amato\, Chief Academic Officer\, K12 Coalition \nSponsored by Teaching Channel \nWatch the Recording\nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nSupporting and retaining teachers continues to be a major issue for districts and organizations across the country. This edWebinar provides information and support to school and district leaders on their quest to find solutions to teacher retention challenges. The presenters discuss the best ways to support\, develop\, elevate\, and retain teachers\, improving outcomes for all educational stakeholders. \nViewers learn best practices for supporting teachers through mentorship and PLCs\, important considerations for the professional development of teachers\, methods for elevating new teachers\, opportunities to improve the retention of teachers throughout their programs\, and how utilizing video can support these efforts. The presenters specify high-impact practices and explore criteria that help schools prioritize how to use their resources. Viewers walk away with actionable ideas for implementation. \nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 school leaders\, district leaders\, and education technology leaders. \n \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKarmin Ricker is completing her 30th year in education. She has been with the Raymore-Peculiar School District since 2007. Prior to that\, she spent nine years at the Drexel School District\, three years at the Adrian School District\, and one year at the Butler School District all in Missouri just south of Kansas City. Karmin began her career teaching English and French at the secondary level as well as coaching athletic teams. Karmin eventually left the classroom to become an instructional coach so that she could impact how teachers could engage learners. In 2010\, Karmin took on administrative duties at the district level with the Raymore-Peculiar School District. She has worn many hats in her role at the district level\, but being the coordinator for the mentoring program has been consistent in her years at Raymore-Peculiar. \n \nDr. Pete Leida is a Partnership Manager with Insight Education Group\, who currently supports districts with the following: facilitating strategic planning efforts\, supporting recruitment and retention teams\, and providing leadership coaching. Before joining Insight\, Dr. Leida served as the Deputy Superintendent in the Colonial School District in Delaware where he was responsible for the successful implementation of the Empowering Educators to Excel grant while supporting the work of the Curriculum & Instruction and Schools Divisions. Prior to that\, he worked as the Director of Schools where he focused on leadership development\, support\, and evaluation of school leaders\, as an elementary assistant and principal in three different schools over eleven years\, and as an elementary and special education teacher\, all in Colonial. Dr. Leida also serves as an adjunct instructor at Wilmington University. \n \nDr. Wendy Amato earned her master’s and Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Virginia. She holds an MBA from James Madison University in strategies for competitive advantages in complex industries. She began teaching in 1991 at Universite Blaise Pascal in Clermont Ferrand\, France\, has served as a middle school administrator\, and still teaches at UVA’s School of Education. Dr. Amato works tirelessly to support educators with resources and tools that support student learning outcomes. She collaborates with education leaders\, researchers\, and presenters who share the mission of teaching for the greater good. A thoughtful and engaging speaker\, Dr. Amato has delivered teacher professional development workshops and student leadership workshops across the U.S. and internationally on five continents. Outside of work\, Dr. Amato is a pickleball enthusiast and lives with her husband near Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nLearn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording\, earning your CE certificate\, and using our new accessibility features. \nJoin the Teacher HELP! 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 \nAs lifelong educators at Teaching Channel\, we know what it takes to be successful in the classroom. We’re dedicated to providing you and your team with custom solutions to help engage\, inspire and empower your teachers to reach their goals. Explore flexible professional development solutions for your teachers rooted in self-reflection and continual growth for districts and institutions of any size.​ Teaching Channel is best known for its vast video library of authentic teaching videos used by hundreds of thousands of teachers. Our EMPOWER platform enables self-reflection and provides coaching tools. Additionally\, we offer a robust catalog of professional development courses and resources to accelerate success in the classroom. Keep your teachers engaged\, empowered and inspired with Teaching Channel.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/teacherhelp20240318/
CATEGORIES:Leadership/Administration,Professional Development,Teacher Development and Retention
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