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SUMMARY:How to Improve Equity: One Step\, One Goal at a Time
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Liz Brooke\, CCC-SLP\, Chief Learning Officer\, Lexia Learning; and Dr. Suzanne Carreker\, CALT-QI\, Principal Educational Content Lead\, Lexia Learning\nModerated by Lori Kirksted\, Senior Content Marketing Manager\, Lexia Learning \nSponsored by Lexia Learning \nThe session recording is no longer available. \nRead the Article\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWhat does the saying\, “Eating the elephant one bite at a time\,” have to do with improving educational equity? Things that appear to be overwhelming or seemingly impossible\, like addressing the myriad of inequities in K-12 education\, can be accomplished by taking on a little at a time. So\, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do we improve educational equity? Take on one goal at a time. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, Lexia’s Dr. Liz Brooke and Dr. Suzanne Carreker talk about the steps to improve educational equity and will highlight: \n\nThe difference between an achievement gap and an opportunity gap\nHow the pandemic is widening equity gaps\nThe implications of a new equity-focused U.S. Secretary of Education\nWhat leaders can do to start leading with an equity agenda\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Liz Brooke\, CCC-SLP is Lexia’s Chief Learning Officer. In this role\, she guides the pedagogical approach and research strategy for Lexia’s personalized literacy and language programs. Dr. Brooke joined Lexia from the Florida Center for Reading Research in 2010\, where she served as the director of interventions. Prior to FCRR\, she worked as a speech and language pathologist evaluating students with learning disabilities\, a Title I reading instructor\, and a first-grade classroom teacher. \n\nDr. Suzanne Carreker\, CALT-QI is the principal educational content lead at Lexia Learning. She is the recipient of the 2018 International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award\, in addition to the HBIDA Nancy LaFevers Community Service Award for her contributions to students with dyslexia and other related learning differences. \n\nAbout the Moderator \nLori Kirksted is a mission-driven senior content marketing professional with a passion for developing high-impact content that drives multi-channel growth. She is currently leading the national K-12 demand generation content strategy for Lexia Learning. \n\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nLexia® Learning\, a Cambium® company\, is one of the most impactful and highly respected reading-technology companies in the world. Founded over 35 years ago\, Lexia’s research-proven programs help educators deliver personalized reading and language instruction for millions of K–12 students across the world.
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SUMMARY:Practical Tech Tools and Tips for K-5 Special Education Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Erica Kouzmanoff-Vymyslicky\, Teacher of the Deaf and Instructional Coach\, Carson Elementary School (CO) \nSponsored by Wacom \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nKeeping any student engaged in instruction and class activities is challenging\, and the last several months have heightened those challenges. For teachers working with students in special education settings\, every day brings new needs to develop and deliver support for each student\, and every student in special education has different needs and individual requirements for learning. \nIn this edWebinar\, special education teacher Erica Kouzmanoff-Vymyslicky introduces several of her tips and techniques and the technology solutions she’s found to be practical and helpful for her students and for herself as she navigates teaching in the time of the pandemic. Erica teaches second and third grade special education classes at Denver’s Carson Elementary School and also works as an instructional coach. Her insights into teaching in remote\, hybrid and traditional educational settings will give elementary teachers several new ideas for helping students with special needs so all elementary learners can thrive now and in the school year ahead. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-5 teachers\, school and district leaders\, special education teachers\, special education department chairs\, district-level special education directors\, professional development leaders\, curriculum leaders\, equity\, inclusion\, and diversity leaders\, school improvement leaders\, and Title I/federal funding directors.  \n \nAbout the Presenter \nErica Kouzmanoff-Vymyslicky is a teacher of the Deaf and instructional coach in Denver\, Colorado. Because she looks so good in hats\, she wears a lot of them professionally; through her experiences as a coach\, MTSS coordinator\, special education generalist\, and teacher of the Deaf\, she has had the pleasure of supporting students with a diverse range of skills and needs at the K-5 and 6-8 levels\, from students receiving consultative services to those in a center-based placement. Erica values creative problem solving and a strengths-based approach to designing engaging and individualized instruction for every student. She applies this thinking to support the general education setting as an inclusive space by default. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin Supporting Students with Special Needs community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nWacom delivers innovative digital technologies to support all aspects of human creativity. For educators and students\, Wacom provides remote-ready tools\, including digital pen and tablet technology for eLearning in traditional classroom and lab settings and for remote and blended teaching and learning across the K-12 curriculum.
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SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed SEL in Tiered Systems of Support: Ed Leaders Share Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Miyoshi Knox\, AUSL Turnaround Principal\, Stagg School of Excellence\, Chicago Public Schools (IL); Lori Lynass\, Ed.D.\, Executive Director\, Sound Supports; and Bridget Walker\, Ph.D.\, Associate Director\, Sound Supports\nModerated by Jessica Berlinski\, Director K-12\, Ripple Effects \nSponsored by Sound Supports K12 and Associates & Ripple Effects Social Emotional Learning \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWatch education leaders—including Chicago Public Schools’ Leadership award winner—as they share how to create trauma-informed schools and districts and support students’ SEL and mental health across tiered systems of support. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters share: \n\nHow to create safe and predictable environments for students\, even in distance learning\nHow to connect and build trust with students\, so engagement and learning can happen in both in-person and distance-learning contexts\nHow to implement trauma-informed SEL that addresses each student’s unique barriers to learning and builds resilience\nHow to implement digital tools in an MTSS for efficacy and sustainability\nHow to bring an equity lens to trauma-informed SEL work\n\nSchool and district administrators\, teachers and school support staff will learn concrete steps they can take to ensure their schools and districts are trauma informed across tiers\, and that their students’ SEL and mental health are meaningfully supported as they continue to grapple with the challenges of COVID-19 and the social unrest we are all experiencing. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 school and district leaders\, teachers\, school counselors and social workers\, federal program coordinators\, and those involved in supporting student mental and behavioral health. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMiyoshi Knox has been an educator for 22 years. She has served as a teacher\, school and district instructional coach\, assistant principal\, principal\, and executive coach. Currently\, she is serving her ninth year as Turnaround Principal of Stagg School of Excellence in the Englewood Community. For the last three years\, Miyoshi and a small pilot team of teachers worked collaboratively with AUSL and CPS office of personalized learning to write a school redesign using the LEAP Innovations for training and a personalized learning framework. Miyoshi received the 2019 LEAP Innovators in Education Award\, the 6th AUSL Yearly REAL Change Award for Attendance\, Sustaining Momentum Award for On Track\, Reading Growth\, and 5Es performance. She and her staff celebrated their Level 1 status on SQRP for student performance for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years. Miyoshi continues to support teachers and students socially and emotionally as they navigate accelerated teaching and learning while balancing remote learning and the effects of a worldwide pandemic and civil unrest. \n \n \nDr. Lori Lynass is the owner and executive director of Sound Supports whose mission is to support every student and every school through the use of a Multi-Tiered framework. Dr. Lynass has over 23 years of experience in the field of education and has worked directly with over 100 schools\, 1\,000 districts and four state departments of education on their implementation of academic and behavioral systems. Previously\, Dr. Lynass has been the executive director of Northwest PBIS and a research scientist at the University of Washington. She has also overseen and coordinated grants related to academic and behavioral Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in schools and actively disseminates through presentations and publications. Dr. Lynass has taught courses as an adjunct professor for the University of Washington\, Seattle University and Seattle Pacific University. \n \nDr. Bridget Walker has over 25 years of experience in education. Her experiences include serving as a special education teacher for K-12 students with high incidence disabilities. These include a day treatment program teacher\, district behavior specialist\, state PBIS project coordinator\, school improvement coach\, and teacher educator. Dr. Walker has published several journal articles\, book chapters\, and a book related to creating and sustaining effective services and supports for students with intensive learning and behavior challenges. Dr. Walker now works with schools and districts in the areas of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)\, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)\, effective intervention strategies for students at-risk for school failure\, and developing effective programs and supports for students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (EBD). In 2011\, she was awarded the PBIS Champion award by the Northwest Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Network (NWPBIS) for her ongoing work in helping schools effectively implement PBIS to support the success of all students. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nJessica Berlinski is the director K-12 of Ripple Effects\, an innovative social-change enterprise focused on leveraging personalized SEL to improve students’ behavior and academics and achieve educational equity. She brings over a decade of experience leading organizations dedicated to supporting the “whole child” through academic and SEL tools and programs to her work. Jessica co-founded and served as Chief Impact Officer of SEL tech start-ups\, If You Can and Centervention (formerly Personalized Learning Games). In these roles\, she commercialized the first evidence-based SEL assessment and learning game for K-12\, and the first SEL iPad game for the consumer marketplace. Previously\, she served as Managing Director of GameDesk\, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded non-profit focused on innovative learning models\, and as National Director of Character Counts. Jessica speaks on technology and SEL at education and social-change conferences nationally\, and her work has been featured on National Public Radio\, and in Forbes and Newsweek. She graduated from Northwestern University. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Connected Teaching and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nRipple Effects is the only digital SEL and mental health program for students and staff that is proven to improve student behavior\, academics and SEL skills\, and reduce drop-out rates and depression scores. The CASEL aligned Ripple Effects program empowers K-12 learners to build resiliency assets around their personal needs and traumas via over 400 interactive lessons (e.g. anxiety\, loneliness\, getting help\, unplanned change\, substance abuse.) \n\nSound Supports and Associates offers customized coaching\, technical assistance and training for districts\, schools and communities\, supporting implementation of all aspects of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). We focus on building effective systems\, using data and evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes utilizing a culturally responsive\, trauma-informed and Restorative Justice lens.
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SUMMARY:Culturally Responsive Teaching and SEL: Build Trust\, Promote Health\, and Move Students to Independent Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Reva McPollom\, Founder & CEO\, Lessonbee; and Katie McPollom\, Dean of Special Services at Achievement First & Curriculum Lead at Lessonbee\nModerated by Heather Drabant\, Instructional Support\, Lessonbee \nSponsored by Lessonbee \nThis recording is no longer available.  \nFailing to master culturally responsive teaching and social and emotional learning can cause you and your students to experience communication breakdowns\, disengagement\, and failure to thrive in the current “classroom” and beyond. \nIn this engaging and timely edWebinar\, Reva McPollom and Katie McPollom teach you simple best practices designed to take administrators\, teachers\, and students to their fullest potential without complicating already complex lives. Even if you feel overworked\, overwhelmed\, and underequipped to deal with current challenges\, this presentation will make it easy for you to implement healthy changes with grace and ease. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, learn to demonstrate empathy by employing two simple but powerful questions and build a foundation of trust. You’ll leave with an expanded sense of what’s possible and tools to develop a healthy and inclusive classroom. \nThe presenters cover: \n\nWhat administrators and teachers need to be culturally responsive\nHow to demonstrate empathy and how empathic listening and response can help students manage challenging feelings and situations with a higher level of success\nCreating a classroom culture where students and teachers feel safe and seen\n\nThis recorded edWebinar is of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of all levels. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nReva McPollom is a digital learning expert with 17 years of experience working in traditional and online media\, and over a decade of experience as a learning and development leader and edtech entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Lessonbee\, an educational technology company that provides online health education for kids and teens\, and principal of Reva Digital Media\, LLC\, an instructional design and elearning development agency. On a mission to promote health and lifelong learning\, Reva created Lessonbee to transform K-12 health education through culturally relevant digital learning experiences that promote social and emotional wellbeing. Established in 2018\, Lessonbee supports hundreds of schools with interactive and self-paced online courses that help students feel confident\, connected\, and worthy of health and success. Reva has a master’s degree in instructional technology and media from Teachers College\, Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Media Studies from Rutgers University. \n\n \nKatie McPollom has more than 15 years of experience in education—as both a teacher and school leader in U.S. schools as well as international NGO experience in India. She started her career as a high school French teacher in St. Louis\, MO and built strong relationships with students both inside and outside the classroom through coaching volleyball and traveling abroad with students. She loves coaching and developing teachers and has worked as a teacher coach with Teach for America\, the director of education with Kranti\, an NGO in Mumbai\, India\, and has spent the last eight years as a school leader with Achievement First in Brooklyn\, NY and New Haven\, CT. She believes that we must understand and acknowledge history in order to change the present and that students thrive when teachers are culturally responsive. Katie studied biology and French at Indiana University\, has a master’s in education administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis\, and a master’s in race\, ethnicity\, and postcolonial studies from the London School of Economics. \n\n \nAbout the Moderator \nHeather Drabant is a writer and story enthusiast from Washington State who loves crafting memorable experiences\, blogging\, and reading. She is a Praxis alumna and a lover of all things in the self-directed learning sphere. She opted out of college and started building her career instead\, starting with Lessonbee\, where she’s happily writing scripts. \n\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nLessonbee is a powerful reflective learning system and content sharing solution that makes health education and promotion possible for every teacher. Visit our website to learn more about why you’ll love using Lessonbee at your school.
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SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Building an Incremental Equity Agenda
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Aaron Spence\, Superintendent\, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VA)\, and Dr. LaQuiche R. Parrott\, Director of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VA)\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nPlease watch Dr. Aaron Spence and Dr. LaQuiche R. Parrott as they share Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ strategic framework\, Compass to 2025\, a five-year plan focused on six goals: educational excellence; student well-being; student ownership of learning; an exemplary\, diversified workforce; mutually supportive partnerships; and organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Developed with significant stakeholder input\, Compass to 2025 is a true roadmap for teaching and learning in the school division. Dr. Spence and his team are staunch advocates of equity\, emphasizing that every student—regardless of economic status\, race or zip code—should be provided the learning experiences and the knowledge\, skills and dispositions needed to succeed. Equity is embedded across all six goals of Compass to 2025 as the school division strives to help achieve student\, workforce and organizational success over the next five years. \nEssential questions for discussion include: \n\nVirginia Beach City Public Schools has a new equity policy. How do districts begin the work on adopting an equity policy?\nWhat processes and procedures are needed for districts to ensure the success of ALL students?\nWhat are the initial action steps for all school leaders to ensure staff have 100% ownership for ALL students learning?\n\nViewers will learn about strategies to address systemic disparities and inequities in order to benefit all students. This recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nA passionate and visionary leader in public education for nearly three decades\, Dr. Aaron Spence is committed to ensuring that all students have access to the rigorous coursework\, innovative learning opportunities and resources they need to prepare them for success in college\, the military or the workforce. Dr. Spence has served as Superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) since June 2014\, responsible for the instructional leadership and administrative operation of 86 schools and centers that serve more than 67\,000 students. He is credited with creating and fostering a work culture where differences are celebrated\, and the input and opinions of more than 10\,000 employees are welcomed and valued. \nDuring his time in Virginia Beach\, Dr. Spence has led division efforts to systematically address equity and poverty issues and their resulting impacts on academic achievement\, student engagement and discipline. In selecting Dr. Spence as the 2018 Virginia Superintendent of the Year\, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents cited his strategies as a “textbook example of leadership necessary to make large-scale changes in an organization that produce significant changes and positive results.” \nExamples of that strategic work include an intentional focus on equity at both the division and school level; an analysis of high poverty areas in relation to location of schools struggling to meet accreditation benchmarks; and the development of a new tiered school improvement support model. Additionally\, Dr. Spence took a detailed review of disproportionalities in discipline data (specifically for African American students and students with special needs) and established a Student Discipline Task Force made up of teachers\, administrators\, parents and community members. This task force was charged with reducing the number of suspensions administered throughout the division; closing the disproportionate gaps that existed in the number of suspensions and/or expulsions; and maximizing instructional time for all students in the classroom. \nAs a result of these and other ongoing efforts\, VBCPS has been 100 percent accredited for four consecutive years\, discipline reports showcase a decline in referrals and suspensions\, and more students are enrolled in and achieving at higher levels in honors and advanced classes than ever before. \n  \n \nDr. LaQuiche Parrott is the director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for Virginia Beach City Public School. Dr. Parrott leads the development and implementation of proactive diversity\, equity\, and inclusion initiatives in support of the Division’s strategic plan to create a teaching and learning environment where all have an opportunity to succeed. She works across offices\, departments\, and community members to assess\, identify\, and address inequitable practices and procedures that have historically or are currently resulting in inequities of opportunities for students and staff. Dr. Parrott champions the value of diverse and inclusive teaching and learning environments and leads the development of a vision and effective strategy to create a culture for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion.  Prior to the role as director\, she served as an elementary school principal and taught at the elementary level. \nShe is a proud graduate of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)\, Virginia State University. She completed her Master of Education degree from Regent University\, along with an endorsement in Educational Leadership.  She earned her Doctor of Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dr. Parrott is active outside of the division in her sorority\, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Incorporated\, and serves on the board of a non-profit organization focused on eliminating racism. \n \nAbout the Host \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
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SUMMARY:Responsive Schooling for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Debbie Zacarian\, Founder\, Zacarian & Associates\nModerated by Carol Chambers Collins\, Editor\, Norton Books in Education \nSponsored by Norton Books in Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThis edWebinar looks at the big picture in what we teach so that it matches who we teach and is inclusive\, responsive\, and sustaining for our dynamically diverse student populations. It highlights the urgency to put just as much emphasis on students and their families’ home and community languages and cultures to honor and promote their identities\, self-value and worth\, and current and future contributions so they can flourish in school and their lives. Our interactive approach engages participants in using practices that reinforce mutual trust\, value and competence in online\, in-person\, and hybrid settings. \nViewers will collaboratively explore research perspectives and K-12\, higher education\, service learning\, and community examples to be able to: \n\nDraw from a research-based perspective in seeing the urgent need to move away from a teaching approach that uses an overfocus on academic language\nBecome more aware of the central tenets of culturally responsive teaching that infuse sociocultural consciousness and caring for students into all that we do\nPractice using tools to create a balanced approach in which students’ home languages and cultures are seen as foundational for learning and where students’ interactions and contributions\, and lots of them\, are key for successful learning\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Debbie Zacarian\, Founder of Zacarian & Associates\, is known for her expertise in strengths-based leadership\, instructional practices\, and partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse student and family populations. With over three decades of combined experience as a district administrator\, university faculty member\, and educational service agency leader\, she has been providing professional development throughout the United States. She has written many books\, more than 100 journal articles\, and district and state policies focused on leadership and instructional practices with diverse learners—including English learners\, academic language learners\, and students living with adversity. She is the co-author of Responsive Schooling for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (co-written with Dr. Ivannia Soto). \n \nAbout the Moderator \nCarol Chambers Collins has been in education publishing for three decades\, building notable lists in literacy\, social-emotional learning\, and teacher research for several leading presses. Since 2017 she has continued the work of bringing excellent resources to teachers and school leaders at Norton Professional Books\, which feels like the editorial home she has been seeking all along. The daughter of a teacher and a musician\, and a Manhattan native\, Carol now lives with her mediator/professor/musician husband in South Salem\, NY. When not reading a proposal or editing a manuscript\, she can be found playing string quartets\, gardening\, cooking\, bird watching\, or attempting approximations of yoga poses. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nNorton Books in Education publishes breakthrough professional development books for K-12 teachers and administrators from leading voices in the field.
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SUMMARY:Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: How to Recognize and Understand Conspiratorial Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shaelynn Farnsworth\, National Director of Educator Outreach and Success\, The News Literacy Project; and John Silva\, Senior Director of Education and Training\, The News Literacy Project \nSponsored by News Literacy Project \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \n  \nConspiracy theories are rampant on social media\, particularly related to hyperpartisan political beliefs as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. More importantly\, though\, the thought processes\, cognitive dissonance and biases that lead to beliefs in conspiracy theories are even more common. Most of us engage in some form of conspiratorial thinking regularly\, yet somehow don’t fall victim to belief in one or more conspiracy theories. What’s different about people who do? \nThis edWebinar explores the psychological and cognitive factors behind conspiratorial thinking\, including the role of fears and anxiety\, cognitive dissonance and biases\, motivated reasoning and institutional cynicism. The presenters discuss the ways conspiracy theories exploit emotions as well as how they fill emotional needs. As part of this session\, the presenters also provide instructional resources for integrating these concepts into your curriculum\, including our new\, interactive lesson which is part of the Checkology virtual classroom. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders of the middle school through higher education levels. \nAbout the Presenters \nShaelynn Farnsworth is the News Literacy Project’s National Director of Educator Outreach and Success. Shaelynn has over 20 years of experience in education. She spent the first part of her career as a high school English teacher in Conrad\, Iowa\, where she reimagined teaching and learning in her classroom and became a leader in the convergence between literacy and technology. Shaelynn focused on developing student skills in information consumption\, creating innovative ways for students to demonstrate understanding\, and inspiring healthy skepticism in the digital age. She was recruited by a regional state education agency in Iowa\, where she was a school improvement consultant for seven years. Shaelynn supported districts throughout Iowa in the areas of literacy\, technology\, AIW\, and systemic change. She was a member of the state’s literacy\, social studies\, and technology leadership teams. \n \nJohn Silva is the News Literacy Project’s Senior Director of Education and Training. He joined NLP in March 2017 with 13 years of experience as a middle and high social studies teacher with Chicago Public Schools. He first became involved with news literacy in 2014 when his students engaged in NLP’s original classroom program. A United States Marine Corps veteran\, John spent several years in corporate telecommunications positions before becoming a teacher. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in the teaching of history and has a master’s degree in education\, with a concentration in e-learning\, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2012. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the News Literacy community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nThe News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan national education nonprofit\, provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach\, learn and share the abilities needed to be smart\, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy. \n\n 
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SUMMARY:Addressing Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Social Justice in Changing School Communities
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Flavia E. Iuspa\, Assistant Teaching Professor\, School of Education and Human Development\, Florida International University; Dr. Elizabeth Cramer\, Professor and Graduate Program Director\, School of Education and Human Development\, Florida International University; and Dr. Maria Tsalikis\, Associate Teaching Professor\, School of Education and Human Development\, Florida International University \nSponsored by FIU Online – Florida International University \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn this edWebinar\, discover practical ways to impact communities\, schools\, and students across diversity\, inclusion\, and social justice. \nHeaded by experts on global perspectives in teachers and students\, politics of curriculum\, urban special education\, and literacy education\, this discussion will cover curriculum and instruction and special education across diversity\, inclusion and social justice for: \n\nIntersection of race\, language\, culture\, poverty\, and disability\nCulturally and linguistically exceptional learners in urban schools\nParental involvement of families from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds\nDiverse students in urban education and schooling\nCurriculum development for English as a second language\n\nThis recorded presentation will help you meet the changing education needs of evolving communities and will provide practical tools and theories to impact diverse populations of learners. Presenters include experts with experience teaching students and collaborating with teachers from one of the largest public school districts in the United States. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of all grade levels. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Flavia E. Iuspa is an assistant teaching professor and the director of international programs and initiatives in the Department of Teaching and Learning at FIU’s School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Iuspa received her Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in international and intercultural education from Florida International University. She specializes in curriculum and instruction\, and her research areas include internationalization process of higher education institutions\, developing global perspectives in teachers and students\, global citizenship education\, preparing pre-service teachers to teach global issues\, and politics of curriculum. \n \n \nDr. Elizabeth Cramer is Professor of Special Education and Graduate Program Director of Teaching and Learning. Her research is focused on the education of high-need children in inclusive urban settings. Her work explores opportunity and achievement gaps; the intersection of race\, culture\, language\, poverty\, and ability; collaboration with diverse family and faculty; data-based decision making; and placement issues and educational outcomes for diverse learners. Her research has led scholarly publications\, national consultancies\, and 12 federal grants totaling approximately $20 million in support of preparing diverse educators to work in urban settings with high-need students. \nDr. Cramer received her Ph.D. in special education and reading\, her MSEd in teaching English to speakers of other languages and early childhood special education\, and her BA in special education and psychology all from University of Miami. Previously\, she taught special education in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. \n \n \nMaria Tsalikis\, Ed.D. has been serving students for 25 years​. She began her career with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. As a public-school teacher\, Dr. Tsalikis taught a variety of grade levels from kindergarten to sixth grade and worked with struggling readers and students with special needs. As an associate teaching professor\, Dr. Tsalikis has developed and taught graduate and undergraduate literacy courses in varying modalities. \nDr. Tsalikis’ background is in curriculum and instruction\, with a focus in literacy education and special education. She has presented at state and national conferences in the areas of literacy and teacher preparation and has collaborated on several grants. Dr. Tsalikis is involved with the community through her leadership with projects at local public schools that focus on teacher preparation programs\, teaching academies\, teacher professional development\, and more recently\, with efforts bridging the achievement gap for struggling readers. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Creating a Positive School Climate community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFIU Online represents the virtual campus for Florida International University\, the 3rd largest public university in the United States. Learner-centered and technology-driven\, FIU Online increases educational access to all learners—anywhere\, anytime. With the understanding that most online learners are working professionals\, FIU Online offers over 100 fully online degrees.
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SUMMARY:A Midyear Check on Equity and Growth: Strategies for Using Data to Inform Adjustments and Improve Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jaime Harris\, Ed.S.\, NCSP\, School Psychologist\, Co-Founder of eduCLIMBER\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nEven in a normal school year\, the prospect of pausing midyear to analyze data and identify necessary adjustments can feel overwhelming and difficult to fit into schedules. However\, in a year where so much has changed and in which students’ needs are so great\, it’s more important than ever. A midyear check helps your team celebrate and maximize areas of success as well as pinpoint necessary changes to systems and processes—all while there’s still time in the year to take action and impact student outcomes and experiences. But what should that data analysis look like? How can it be approached in a strategic and time-efficient manner? What lenses should educators take to better understand growth and equity? \nWatch this edWebinar to discover a straightforward methodology for analyzing and understanding growth\, examining data through an equity lens\, and identifying midyear changes to improve instruction and support throughout the rest of the year—no matter where learning takes place. \nIn this session: \n\nExamine key data to explore at midyear and strategies to interpret the story your data are telling\nUnpack straightforward\, easy-to-follow explanations for measuring and understanding growth data\nLearn strategies for taking an equity lens to your data analysis\nDiscover sample questions\, meeting structures\, and other resources for implementing this work in your own school or district\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, data analysts and leaders\, student services leaders\, assessment leaders\, school psychologists\, instructional coaches\, and MTSS and RtI coordinators. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJaime Harris is a school psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience supporting the needs of students\, parents\, and educators and helping to build Multi-Tiered Systems of Support\, with a particular interest in social-emotional learning and mental health. She was a national nominee and was awarded the Wisconsin School Psychologist of the Year in 2014. Jaime is the co-founder and director of eduCLIMBER at Illuminate Education\, where she has consulted and trained districts across the nation to build capacity around practical applications of data. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Assessment for Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools.
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SUMMARY:Teaching CTE-STEM and Engineering in a Remote or Hybrid World – Why and How It Works
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alan Downward\, Ph.D.\, Senior Staff Scientist\, Flinn Scientific \nSponsored by Flinn Scientific \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWith the advent of COVID-19\, remote learning became a necessity. Initially\, engineering and CTE-STEM educators were concerned. But what they discovered was that the right virtual environment and digital tools could motivate students to truly design and engineer products in ways that building physical products alone does not. In this edWebinar\,  hear from a panel of CTE directors and STEM teachers who discuss the lessons they learned about remote STEM education and hear their stories and strategies. \nThe presenters also discuss ways to use digital components from 3D virtual models through unlimited design iterations through online competitions to engage and motivate students to learn the engineering design process in the most real-world way—exposing even the most reluctant students to STEM careers. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to middle and high school teachers and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nAlan Downward\, Ph.D. is a member of the science team at Flinn Scientific\, developing new laboratory experiments\, online content\, and presenting workshops at national and regional science education conferences. Prior to joining Flinn\, Dr. Downward was an adjunct faculty member teaching general and organic chemistry at multiple colleges while coaching a middle school robotics team that competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge. Dr. Downward holds a Bachelor of Science\, with first-class honors\, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. After completing his Ph.D.\, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He is passionate about developing compelling STEM experiences\, both online and in person. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the STEM Learning: Full STEAM Ahead community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars. \n\nFlinn Scientific supports STEM/STEAM educators in opening young minds to the challenges and joys of scientific discovery and the design thinking process. The leader in science education and lab supplies and safety\, Flinn Scientific also provides learning systems and professional development that incorporate differentiated digital experiences with hands-on learning grounded in the real-world to help all students think critically\, explore like scientists and engineers\, and solve problems creatively so they are ready for college and careers in an increasingly technology-driven world.
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SUMMARY:Science Leaders Speak: The Unique Challenges of Science Education in a Post-Pandemic World
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jim Pellegrino\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Education\, University of Illinois at Chicago; Christopher Lazzaro\, Ph.D.\, Director of Science\, New Meridian Corporation; Tricia Shelton\, Director of Professional Learning and Standards Implementation\, NSTA; and Matt Krehbiel\, Director of Outreach\, OpenSciEd \nSponsored by The New Meridian Science Exchange \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edLeader Panel Learn more \nAs schools around the country struggle with uncertainty\, many states continue their efforts to implement three-dimensional science standards\, a difficult process under the best of conditions. Watch an edLeader Panel to hear how educators can highlight the value of science education and continue implementing next-generation standards while meeting the challenges brought by COVID-19. \nJim Pellegrino\, Ph.D.\, an education expert from the University of Illinois at Chicago\, moderates a roundtable discussion that will address the current challenges in science education and the critical changes needed to ensure children have the STEM skills to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce. \nOur expert panel will offer insight on science education research\, curricula\, assessment\, professional development and policy\, including: \n\nThe implications of distance science education and growing equity gaps\nThe complexities of transitioning to three-dimensional science standards\nWhat can be done to keep science education in the local and federal spotlight\n\nViewers will learn what they can do to effect change in science programs today and how they can prepare for the future of science education. This recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to elementary through higher education school and district leaders\, state education leaders\, assessment directors\, and curriculum directors.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nJames Pellegrino\, Ph.D. is a liberal arts and sciences distinguished professor and distinguished professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also the founding co-director of UIC’s interdisciplinary Learning Sciences Research Institute. Dr. Pellegrino is the former dean of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development. He is also an American Educational Research Association Fellow; a lifetime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences; and a past member of the Board on Testing and Assessment at the National Research Council. In 2007\, Dr. Pellegrino was elected to lifetime membership in the National Academy of Education. His research and development interests focus on thinking and learning and the implications of cognitive research and theory for assessment and instructional practice. Dr. Pellegrino’s current research is focused on assessment of student learning in multiple areas of mathematics and science that span kindergarten through college. \n \n \nChristopher Lazzaro\, Ph.D. is currently the director of science at New Meridian. Dr. Lazzaro has worked in science education for over 15 years\, most recently for over 11 years at the College Board on projects ranging from professional development programs for science teachers\, the AP Science redesign\, the creation of the Science College Board Standards for College Success\, as well as working directly with state DOEs across the country on adoption and implementation plans associated with the SAT Suite of Assessments. Prior to his employment at the College Board\, Dr. Lazzaro taught high school physics in New York City. Dr. Lazzaro’s research interests include national and international large-scale assessments\, design-based research methods in education\, science education\, research and development of science standards\, and the influence of national and state policies on local education. Dr. Lazzaro has earned undergraduate degrees in earth and planetary sciences and physics\, a master’s degree in physics education\, and a Ph.D. in science policy and education policy from Columbia University. \n \nTricia Shelton worked with Kentucky students for 22 years as a middle school and high school science teacher and teacher leader. Tricia is a 2014 NSTA Distinguished Teaching Award winner for her contributions to and demonstrated excellence in science teaching. Tricia has joined the NSTA team as the Director of Professional Learning and Standards Implementation\, supporting educators and students across the county as they work to integrate contemporary research in science education into classroom teaching and learning. \n \nMatt Krehbiel is the outreach director for OpenSciEd. His professional career began as a high school science teacher and he misses his classroom every day. After teaching high school science for a decade\, Matt took on the position of State Science Supervisor for Kansas\, where he coordinated Kansas’s role as a lead state in the development of—and one of the first states to adopt—the NGSS. Later\, as Achieve’s Science Director\, Matt led the development of the current version of the EQuIP Rubric for Science\, the NGSS Lesson Screener\, and NextGen TIME which were all part of a calculated effort to push the supply and demand sides of the market to develop instructional materials designed for the NGSS. He is a proud past president of the Council of State Science Supervisors and alum of the Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching Next Generation Scientists community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nNew Meridian is a nonprofit assessment company on a mission to support quality education for all students by fostering deeper learning. Since 2016\, our diverse team of assessment design experts have collaborated with classroom educators to develop a better way to assess students and prepare them for the opportunities of tomorrow. New Meridian’s standards-based tests emphasize the skills most important to success: critical thinking\, deep understanding and the ability to communicate ideas effectively. New Meridian works closely with states to develop innovative assessment solutions\, including the New Meridian Science Exchange. The exchange is a unique solution that allows states to quickly develop high-quality science assessments that are aligned to three-dimensional science standards.
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SUMMARY:Learner Variability Among Adult Learners: Strategies for Programs and Practices
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Todd Windisch\, Assistant Professor\, English as a Second Language\, College of San Mateo; Elizabeth Walsh\, Student\, English as a Second Language\, College of San Mateo; Brendaly Drayton\, Ph.D.\, Scholar in Residence\, Learning Communities\, Pennsylvania State University; and Medha Tare\, Ph.D.\, Director of Research\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise\nModerated by Barbara Pape\, Director of Policy and Communications\, Learner Variability Project\, Digital Promise \nSponsored by Digital Promise \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nLife-long learning continues to be an integral part of our everyday lives and requires agility to keep up with current and changing workforce demands. At the same time\, adult learners are unique in their skills\, needs\, and backgrounds\, and research shows that many different factors affect how they learn and adapt in different environments. This edWebinar presents the new Adult Learner Model created by Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project (LVP)\, which highlights how adults’ literacies\, cognitive abilities\, social-emotional learning\, and personal experiences interact to develop the essential skills needed to survive and thrive in today’s world. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters: \n\nWalk through LVP’s Adult Learner Model\nPresent actionable research-based strategies that promote active learning\, collaboration\, and creativity to engage and motivate adult learners\nDiscuss personal experiences supporting adult learners to set and reach their goals\, particularly during the current upheavals in health and economic conditions in the United States\nAddress topics such as supporting students’ self-reflection and metacognition\, creating a sense of community remotely\, and supporting English language learners\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the high school\, higher education\, and adult learning levels.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nTodd Windisch has been an ESL educator since 2013 and is currently an assistant professor at College of San Mateo in San Mateo\, CA. He also has taught at credit and noncredit post-secondary programs throughout Southern California\, including Mt. San Antonio College\, Saddleback College\, and California State University\, Fullerton. Todd graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in French and francophone studies and from CSUF with an M.S. in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). He believes that learning a second\, third\, or even fourth language opens one’s mind to limitless new possibilities and ways of thinking\, broadening perspective as well as being an important skill to improve one’s quality of life while living and working in the United States. \n \nElizabeth Walsh is an industrial engineer and project manager (PMP) from Colombia. She is a graduate of the University of Antioquia in Colombia. \nElizabeth immigrated to America in 2019 and is studying ESL at San Mateo Adult School and College of San Mateo. She believes that creating true connections with other students and teachers helps foster a sense of safety and security that encourages and motivates students to keep learning. \n \nDr. Brendaly Drayton received her B.A. in history from Vassar College and Ph.D. in adult education from Penn State University. Currently\, she provides managerial oversight of the guided study groups program for Penn State Learning and is a co-creator and co-instructor of the academic peer mentoring program. Dr. Drayton has several publications and has served as a reviewer for various journals including Adult Learning\, Adult Education Quarterly\, and Journal of Research in Rural Education. Her interests include the social context of learning\, supplemental instruction\, educational equity\, and qualitative research. \n \nMedha Tare\, Ph.D. is the director of research for the Learner Variability Project at the education nonprofit\, Digital Promise. She leads the synthesis of research on the factors that affect children and adults’ learning (content\, cognition\, social emotional\, and background) to inform an open-source web app\, the Learner Variability Navigator. This work bridges the gap between the scientific literature and educators who are working to support students with different strengths and challenges. Medha earned her doctoral degree in developmental psychology at the University of Michigan and has published in journals such as Language Learning and Technology\, Journal of Cognition and Development\, and Science Education. She is also currently a Learning Science Exchange Fellow through New America. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nBarbara Pape is the policy and communications director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications\, writing\, and policy analysis\, primarily in education. Previously\, she served as the executive producer of the award-winning Teaching & Learning conference\, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards\, where she developed content and oversaw outreach and communications. As a writer\, she has written for numerous publications\, including Harvard University\, the National Education Goals Panel (U.S. Department of Education)\, and Parents magazine. Barbara also served as editor and publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter\, the Daily Report Card. She served on the Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center’s Intersection of Arts Education and Special Education Committee\, serves as a judge for the Milken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan competition\, and is on the Boards at the Education Writers Association and Potentia. She earned an Ed.M. at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Personalize Learning for Learner Variability community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn.
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SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Supporting Student and Staff Mental Health Through a Community of Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Diana Greene\, Superintendent\, Duval County Public Schools (FL); Dr. Gregory Bostic\, Principal\, Jean Ribault High School\, Duval County Public Schools (FL); Katrina Taylor\, Director\, School Behavioral Health and Full Service Schools Program\, Duval County Public Schools (FL); and Charis Scurry\, Community Partnership Coordinator\, Wolfson Children’s School Based Health Centers at Ribault Senior High School\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nSince COVID-19 disrupted schools in March 2020\, access to mental health services is more essential than ever for students and staff. As a result of the global pandemic and a mission to meet the needs of each student\, Duval County Public Schools has developed an “organic” rising of community support systems to address mental health needs. \nJoin the 2021 Florida Superintendent of the Year\, Dr. Diana L. Greene\, as she and her colleagues share insights into mental health curriculums\, advocacy and policies to ensure mental health services for ALL students. Community support has been pivotal to designing behavioral and mental health supports in a blended environment. Dr. Greene will discuss intentional steps the district is taking to address disparities with mental health access and service delivery. Dr. Gregory Bostic\, Principal of Jean Ribault High School\, Katrina Taylor\, Duval County Public School’s Director of School Behavioral Health and Full Service Schools Program\, and Charis Scurry\, Community Partnership Coordinator for the Wolfson Children’s School Based Health Centers at Ribault Senior High School\, will share how they are applying the system’s design in mental health advocacy within the schoolhouse gates. \nEssential questions include: \n\nWhat are the basic elements of a district’s strong mental health program before\, during and after a worldwide pandemic?\nHow do district leaders work with community partners to meet the needs of a growing mental health crisis for students and staff?\nWhat are the next steps for district leaders who are finding themselves needing to develop social and emotional learning and support systems for staff and students?\n\nParticipants will learn about strategies to address systemic disparities and inequities in order to benefit all students. This presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n                                                                                                                                                                          \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Diana L. Greene became Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools (DCPS)\, the 20th largest school district in the nation\, on July 1\, 2018\, and serves 130\,000 students within 200 schools and manages a $1.7 billion budget. Dr. Greene’s tenure as Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools has already been marked with significant accomplishments. District academic performance has continued to improve. DCPS is now within one percentage point of becoming an “A” district under Florida’s rigorous school grade accountability system. The district also achieved another historically high graduation rate. In less than one week\, Dr. Greene and her leadership team converted more than 120\,000 children\, 13\,000 teachers and staff\, and 160 schools to an online virtual learning environment—Duval HomeRoom—in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. \nIn August of 2020\, the district reopened in the pandemic\, providing families the choice of a traditional on-campus learning option or two options for remote learning. Most notably\, Dr. Greene unified community support for schools\, orchestrating the passage of a voluntary surtax to renovate and replace the district’s crumbling school infrastructure with a $1.9 billion master facilities plan. These accomplishments and more led the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) to select Dr. Greene as the 2021 Florida Superintendent of the Year\, making her the 33rd superintendent and the second African-American woman to receive this honor. \nPrior to her work in DCPS\, she was the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County\, where she made significant strides forward academically\, financially and in terms of its public perception. Known for her positive nature and engaging personality\, Dr. Greene initiated her time as Superintendent in Manatee County by putting forward a leadership plan that consisted of what she named the Five Cs: Calmness\, Consistency\, Civility\, Confidence and Community. Leading by example\, Dr. Greene has overseen a district that has improved academically to the point that it received a B grade from the state two of the last three years (2015\, 2017)\, after receiving a C grade the previous three years\, even in the face of more rigorous standards. In addition\, the Manatee District’s graduation rate rose 5.6% during the 2015-2016 school year\, and was 2.8% higher than the statewide graduation rate. \n  \n \nMartin Luther King\, Jr. once said that “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience\, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Dr. Gregory D. Bostic epitomizes these words. He began his tenure as an educator in Duval County Public Schools in 1991. He started his educational and leadership journey as a teacher at Andrew Jackson High School and during his tenure served in the exceptional student and business education departments while also serving as the activities director. During his 29 years as an educator\, he spent nine years as a teacher\, two years as an assistant principal\, five years as a vice principal and 13 years as a principal. \nDr. Bostic has a passion for developing people\, with a strong desire to build relationships that help individuals reach their fullest potential. John C. Maxwell stated\, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care\,” and Dr. Bostic wholeheartedly personifies that philosophy. His ability to help underserved students become graduation and college ready exemplifies this. In his capacity as a principal at two urban high schools\, he raised the graduation rate in both schools to over 95%. \nAs a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\, Inc.\, Dr. Bostic enjoys volunteering and supporting various educational initiatives. \nOne of his favored mottos that he sincerely embraces and shares with all students\, colleagues\, friends\, and associates: “Education is a great equalizer…We cannot choose who we are\, but through education\, we choose who we become.” He encourages his students daily to choose their futures. “Make it a great day or not—the choice is always yours.” \n \n \nKatrina Taylor is the Director of School Behavioral Health and Full Service Schools for Duval County Public Schools. As the School Behavioral Health Director\, she manages and oversees all aspects of behavioral health in the district and schools. Mrs. Taylor also leads and coordinates all of the district’s school behavioral health initiatives and programs\, manages and collaborates with community partners\, providers\, DCPS administration\, staff\, and stakeholders. Under Ms. Taylor’s leadership\, she manages the district’s multi-million-dollar budget to ensure the implementation of the Duval County Public Schools behavioral health model. \nMs. Taylor has over 15 years of experience in school and community based mental health. Prior to her work as the School Behavioral Health Director\, Ms. Taylor fulfilled the following social services roles: Mental Health Grant Manager\, School Counselor\, Parent Educator and Social Worker. Ms. Taylor is a national trainer and presenter and has presented nationally at multiple conferences to increase mental health literacy and has trained hundreds of educators\, support services employees\, and leaders to improve mental health access. \nMs. Taylor is very passionate about school based mental health and believes that school districts must focus on the social\, emotional wellness of all students to ensure academic success. \n \nCharis is the Community Partnership Coordinator for the Wolfson Children’s Health Centers located on the campus of Ribault Senior High School. As the Community Partnership Coordinator\, Charis’ primary goals are to ensure children and youth are healthy and to bring awareness of this resource to the community. Previously\, Charis held the position of Manager of Education Strategies for the United Way of Northeast Florida. There she managed the Achievers For Life Program\, an Early Warning & Response System for middle school students. \n \nAbout the Host \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
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SUMMARY:How to Unite Equity\, SEL\, and Literacy Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by D. Lacy Asbill\, Founding Director\, Reading with Relevance\nModerated by Terrie Noland\, CALP\, Doctoral Candidate\, Ph.D. in Literacy \nSponsored by Learning Ally \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIf there was ever a time to center our teaching practice around social and emotional learning (SEL)\, that time is now. SEL skills are urgently needed as young people and adults alike are relying on their own coping mechanisms to support themselves through the anxiety\, uncertainty\, frustration\, and grief brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. \nCulturally relevant books are a powerful resource for building these skills. Diverse reading can assist students in better understanding their emotions\, identities\, and experiences while helping educators explore meaningful topics in their classrooms—be they on-site or virtual. Join this edWebinar to learn some equity-driven best practices for integrating social and emotional learning into your teaching using the power of relevant reading! \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nD. Lacy Asbill is the founding director of Moving Forward Institute\, a nonprofit organization that focuses on students’ emotional well-being as a critical strategy for improving their academic achievement. Founded 15 years ago in Oakland\, CA\, the organization has served more than 10\,000 of the most underserved youth in their community and trained over 500 young adults to serve as a new generation of educational leaders. Lacy’s proudest professional accomplishment is her role in authoring Reading with Relevance\, a literacy program that guides students and teachers through the process of reading relevant\, culturally diverse\, socially and emotionally rich literature. Now\, Lacy is on a mission: sharing and scaling the program she’s built for (and with!) her students\, to inspire relevant reading experiences\, heartfelt conversations\, and instructional breakthroughs in classrooms across the nation. \nLacy earned her bachelor’s degrees cum laude from Mills College and her master’s degree from San Francisco State University. She continues her passion for academic scholarship through a research associate role with the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Lacy serves as the board chair of the Oakland Literacy Coalition\, creating a community in which all young people learn\, and love\, to read. Lacy has been honored with the Hitachi Young Entrepreneur Award\, was named Woman of the Year for Assembly District 15\, and received Special Congressional Recognition from Barbara Lee for her work in her community. Lacy’s favorite moment of each day? Being smacked repeatedly with a book her toddler urgently wants to read together—a beautiful reminder that books serve as a powerful force for connection. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nListen. Learn. Teach. It’s that simple. Terrie Noland uses this philosophy as an innovator and a motivator\, and it’s evident as she leads\, coaches and mentors thousands of K-12 educators about the science of reading each year. She has a unique perspective on the need to unify all stakeholders around a vision for education to smash the reading divide for the millions of struggling readers. Her daily mission is to add value to educators to help influence transformational changes in school districts across the country by addressing the needs of marginalized students. Terrie seeks to share her expertise and passion\, to encourage\, and to illuminate a path towards success and measurable outcomes. \nIf you looked at Terrie’s resume\, you would be confused. Her undergraduate and graduate degree work placed her in the field of criminal justice. However\, it was through continuous listening and learning that led her on a journey in education starting out in preschool teaching and administration\, then becoming a Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP)\, and currently working towards a Ph.D. in literacy and educational leadership from St. John’s University. Terrie is also a John Maxwell certified speaker and coach. \nAs Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally\, Terrie works to ignite enthusiasm and excitement by building champion educators and administrators on creating cultures of literacy and learning. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Empowering Struggling Readers community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nLearning Ally is a leading education solutions organization committed to transforming the lives of struggling learners. The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution is a proven reading accommodation comprised of human-read audiobooks\, student centric features and a suite of teacher resources. Used in more than 17\,000 schools\, this solution successfully helps students with reading deficits become engaged learners and reach their academic potential.
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SUMMARY:National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jon Bernstein\, Executive Director\, NCTET with Guest Panelists: Amanda Karhuse\, President\, NCTET; Dr. John B. King\, Jr.\, President and CEO\, The Education Trust; Dr. Tiffany Anderson\, Superintendent\, Topeka Public Schools (KS); Becky Pringle\, President\, National Education Association; and Dr. Don Haddad\, Superintendent\, St. Vrain Valley School District (CO). \nSponsored by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nIn this virtual presentation\, NCTET will present eight Community Builder Awards and its Equity Advocate Award. Throughout its history\, NCTET has bestowed the NCTET Community Builder Award on a diverse and bipartisan cross section of leaders who have made a difference in education. This year\, there are nine distinguished leaders in five different categories to receive the 2020 NCTET Community Builder Award: \n\nGovernment: Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)\nNonprofit: Sylvia Acevedo\, former Chief Executive Officer\, Girl Scouts USA\, and Sal Khan\, Founder\, Khan Academy\nCorporate: Google and Kajeet\nEducators: Chris Dede\, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies\, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Hero Educators of COVID\nThe Equity Advocate Award Recipient is Hon. John King\, President and CEO\, Education Trust\n\nAfter the presentation of the awards\, Dr. John King\, Jr. moderates a panel discussion that will focus on how the incoming Biden-Harris Administration will address digital equity as a policy priority. \nPlease watch this special event to welcome in the Biden-Harris Administration. The recorded presentation will be of interest to all educators and members of the education industry. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nThe president and founder of Bernstein Strategy Group\, Jon Bernstein has been working on education\, education technology and telecommunications issues since 1995 and running his own government relations firm since 2005. Currently\, Jon serves as the co-chair of the Education & Libraries Networks Coalition and the Homework Gap Big Tent Coalition\, and as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training. Prior to launching BSG\, Jon served as Vice President at Leslie Harris & Associates\, an attorney advisor with the Federal Communications Commission\, a lobbyist for the National Education Association\, and Legislative Counsel with The Lightspan Partnership. His first policy job was as a legislative fellow for Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Jon received his JD from the Northwestern University School of Law and his BA from Colgate University. \n \nAmanda Karhuse has served as the director of advocacy for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) since 2006. She led the creation of the NASSP Policy & Advocacy Center\, which is the only national center devoted solely to the advancement of policies and practices that support principals\, assistant principals\, and other school leaders. In this role\, she coordinates all federal policy and advocacy efforts for NASSP and assists the Board of Directors in developing position statements and policy recommendations on issues of national significance. Currently\, Amanda serves as President of NCTET. Prior to her tenure at NASSP\, she was a senior editor for the Women’s Congressional Policy Institute and worked for former Congresswoman Karen L. Thurman (D-FL). Amanda has a BA from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg\, VA\, and a master’s from the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington\, DC. \n \nDr. John B. King\, Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust\, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close educational opportunity and achievement gaps. Dr. King served as U.S. Secretary of Education in the Obama administration. Prior to that role\, he carried out the duties of Deputy Secretary\, overseeing policies and programs related to P-12 education\, English learners\, special education\, innovation\, and agency operations. He joined the department following his post as New York State Education Commissioner. Dr. King began his career as a high school social studies teacher and middle school principal. \n\n \nTiffany Anderson\, Ed.D. has been a public school educator for over 26 years\, with the majority of that time as Superintendent. She has improved achievement and closed achievement gaps for students of poverty in rural\, urban and suburban public school districts. In 2016\, Dr. Anderson became the first African-American female superintendent of Topeka Public Schools\, in Topeka\, Kansas\, where the landmark Brown vs. Board case ended legal segregation. Under Dr. Anderson’s leadership\, Topeka Public Schools doubled their college course offerings\, student attendance increased above 90%\, ACT participation increased\, and achievement scores and graduation rates have steadily increased across the district. Since Dr. Anderson arrived in Topeka\, the district has earned three national Magna Awards\, one of which is for their work in equity. Dr. Anderson was one of Education Week’s 16 leaders to learn from\, she was selected a 2020 Kansas Icon in Education by Ingram\, and she was a 2020 finalist for Kansas Superintendent of the Year. \n\n \nNEA President Becky Pringle is a fierce social justice warrior\, defender of educator rights\, an unrelenting advocate for all students and communities of color\, and a valued and respected voice in the education arena. A middle school science teacher with 31 years of classroom experience\, Becky is singularly focused on using her intellect\, passion\, and purpose to unite the members of the largest labor union with the entire nation\, and using that collective power to fulfill the promise of public education. Before assuming NEA’s top post\, Becky served as NEA Vice President and before that as NEA Secretary-Treasurer. She co-chaired NEA’s Task Force on School Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline and led NEA’s work to transform the education professions and improve student learning. Becky started as a local president\, and then went on to serve on the Board of Directors for NEA and the Pennsylvania State Education Association. \n\n \nDr. Don Haddad has served in education for 36 years. He was selected as Superintendent of Schools for the St. Vrain Valley School District in 2009 and was named 2013 Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents. He was honored with the 2010 Communicator of the Year Award from COSPRA and the 2011 Technology Administrator of the Year Award from the Colorado Association of Leaders in Educational Technology. SVVSD won the i3 Grant for $3.6 million and was one of 16 districts nationwide awarded the 2012 Race to the Top Grant for $16.8 million. SVVSD received several awards from various chambers of commerce and economic councils\, and was awarded the Consortium for School Networking’s Leading Education Innovation Award in 2018\, the ISTE District of Distinction Award in 2019\, and the Colorado Succeeds Excellence Award for Technology-Enabled Learning. Dr. Haddad has served on several community Boards of Directors throughout his tenure. \n\n\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leadership and Innovation community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels. \n\nLaunched in 1993 to help policymakers develop sound federal educational technology programs\, NCTET today brings together thought and organizational leaders from the public and private sectors to provide information on the increasing value and importance of technology in ensuring equity in educational opportunities for all learners. 
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SUMMARY:Cut the Cost of Digital Collection Building: Join a Consortium!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair\, New Canaan High School (CT); and Jennifer Keohane\, Executive Director\, Connecticut Library Consortium \nSponsored by Mackin Educational Resources \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nHas remote learning depleted your budget? It doesn’t have to! In this edWebinar\, we feature a highly effective consortium model to build digital collections at a fraction of the cost. The model is adaptable and new states are coordinating personnel and resources to replicate it across the country. \nPlease watch Michelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut\, as she interviews Jennifer Keohane\, Executive Director of the Connecticut Library Consortium\, about how this program is promoting equity and access throughout her state and how it can benefit school libraries elsewhere. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians of grades 6 – 12. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nMichelle Luhtala\, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut\, was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. The New Canaan High School Library won AASL’s National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Follow Michelle on Twitter @mluhtala. \n \nAs Executive Director of the Connecticut Library Consortium (CLC)\, Jennifer Keohane leads a small but dedicated staff who bring savings\, innovation\, and education to their colleagues across the state. The CLC—a non-profit consortium serving over 800 libraries of all types and sizes in Connecticut—achieves its objectives through ongoing dialog with members\, collaboration with library and non-library organizations\, and a lot of creative problem solving. Jennifer’s background in management\, marketing\, entrepreneurship\, and front-line public library experience has allowed her to bring creative new business strategies to the CLC. Her specialties include for-profit and non-profit management\, product development\, strategic planning\, grant-writing\, training and teaching\, and community outreach. Jennifer believes it is time for libraries to be loud about their unique benefit to their communities and important role in society\, and calls herself a Loud Librarian who strives to help them achieve this goal. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Emerging Tech for Schools and Libraries community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nMackin is one of the top providers of library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Working with over 18\,000 publishers and a database of nearly 3 million printed titles\, and more than 1.9 million digital titles\, Mackin supplies print books\, eBooks\, online educational databases\, audiobooks and video resources to schools around the globe.
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SUMMARY:Engage and "Light Up" Your STEM Classes with Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Karrie Berglund\, Director of Education\, Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc.; and Dave Cuomo\, Education Specialist\, Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc.\nModerated by Jim McVety\, Managing Partner\, First Step Advisors \nSponsored by Digitalis Education Solutions\, Inc. \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nAstronomy is the perfect “gateway” science. People of all ages love thinking about space\, so it is easy to motivate students to learn about it. Plus\, you can approach astronomy from so many different angles that there really is something for everyone. This flexibility and intrinsic motivation to learn about it make space science an excellent foundation for interdisciplinary learning. \nHowever\, despite these advantages\, astronomy is underrepresented in schools. How can you justify spending time on astronomy in the classroom? One method is to tie space science to other subjects that are commonly taught. \nIn this edWebinar\, the presenters discuss: \n\nWhat interdisciplinary learning is\nSome benefits of interdisciplinary learning (as opposed to the more typical single-subject instruction)\nThree reasons why astronomy\, in particular\, is such a good foundation for interdisciplinary learning\n\nViewers will: \n\nGain insight into how astronomy is connected to human history\nExplore ideas for connecting astronomy to more commonly taught subjects such as language arts\, history\, biology\, social studies\, and more\nLearn some astronomy facts in a relaxed and creative environment\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to elementary through high school teachers and school and district leaders\, and science department heads for K-12 schools.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nKarrie Berglund is a co-founder of Digitalis. She is passionate about science education and its power to encourage critical thinking and engage the imagination. Prior to Digitalis (founded in January 2003)\, Karrie held numerous positions at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. She supervised the on-site Willard Smith Planetarium and live stage science programs; traveled to K-8 schools with the Science On Wheels outreach program; and planned and led science-based summer camps. \nAs Director of Education for Digitalis\, Karrie helps customers use Digitalis’s tools to their fullest extent. She develops curricula for Digitalis’s Digitarium planetarium systems\, ensuring that lessons are aligned with learning standards. She is also the primary contact for marketing and sales at Digitalis. Karrie founded and acts as Chief Instigator for the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS)\, a movement dedicated to professional development for presenters of live planetarium programs\, regardless of what tools they use or where they live. \n \n \nDave Cuomo started working as an informal science educator in 2003 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Since that time\, he has dissected hundreds of sheep hearts\, conducted vacuum chamber experiments on numerous marshmallow astronauts\, and inspired curiosity in thousands of people of all ages. Before joining Digitalis Education Solutions as Education Specialist\, Dave worked as the Supervisor of the Willard Smith Planetarium at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle\, Washington\, and as Coordinator of the Space Odyssey exhibit hall at DMNS. \n \n \nAbout the Moderator \nJim McVety is Managing Partner of First Step Advisors and Senior Advisor to Digitalis Education. A lifelong advocate for innovation in education\, Jim brings 20+ years of research and analysis experience to this discussion on the importance of astronomy across disciplines. Jim has hosted numerous webinars\, expert panels\, and keynote presentations during his career\, and his focus is on building the capacity of service organizations to better support educators and students. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Teaching Next Generation Scientists community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nDigitalis staff are science education experts and technologists. We develop our own simulation and interface software\, and all of our sales staff have taught in planetariums. We understand science educator needs\, and we use our own products to present programs to ensure they will meet your requirements.
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SUMMARY:Social and Emotional Wellness for Everyone
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ana Moreno\, Instructional Technology Specialist\, Kennesaw State University\nModerated by Jennifer Ehehalt\, Sr. Regional Manager\, Common Sense Education \nSponsored by Common Sense Education \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nA new year is like a blank book. As we begin to write our 2021 story\, it is critical to recognize the importance of our well-being as well as others’. In this edWebinar we will share resources\, tips and strategies to celebrate those small wins in life. As we dive into the social and emotional realm\, we hope that participants will find inspiration in this presentation and motivation within for a dynamic 2021. \nThis edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and librarians at the elementary through high school levels. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nAna Moreno has been working for iTeach Kennesaw State University for the last five years of her educational career as an instructional technology specialist. She is committed to providing transformative teaching and learning with future ready technologies. She truly believes in fostering a love of learning and endorses being a life-long learner. Her passion and dedication to inspiring teachers and students to work out of their comfort zones is infectious! Ana has 22 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher\, a technology coach\, and an instructional technology specialist. Find her on Twitter at @AnaMiTeach. \n \nAbout the Host \nJennifer Ehehalt is the Pittsburgh regional manager at Common Sense Education. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in education. She continues to partner with state-level organizations\, school districts\, and community organizations across the nation to help integrate Common Sense Education resources. Jennifer provides educational leadership through consultation with school districts\, professional development (both in-person and virtual)\, conference presentations\, and parent universities. Jennifer sits on the Advisory Council for Kidsburgh and is a champion for Remake Learning Days Across America. Jennifer has a B.S. in elementary education and an M.Ed. in educational leadership. Jennifer was recently named 2019 Alumni of the Year from Edinboro University. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jehehalt. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Digital Learning & Leadership community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nCommon Sense Education develops high-quality digital citizenship programs and digital teaching resources\, providing educators and students with the digital learning tools they need to harness the power of technology for life.
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SUMMARY:Your Antiracism Toolkit: The Educator’s Playbook to Talking Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Darbie Valenti\, Curriculum Coach\, St. Joseph School District (MO); and Stephanie Williams\, Executive Director of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Norman Public Schools (OK) \nSponsored by EVERFI \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nStudents’ well-being and social development are inseparably interwoven with their understanding of diversity\, equity and inclusion. By centering equity in your work as an educator\, you are not only ensuring that students have equal access to opportunities\, but also investing in students’ social-emotional skills—the very foundation from which emotional intelligence and social IQ are born. \nIf we hope to impart social-emotional skills to our students\, we have to first have a conversation that includes the whole person each of our students is\, and that includes their understanding of and relationship with diversity. Too often\, our discomfort with a topic translates to avoidance\, but we can’t expect our colleagues who are Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color to be the only educators in the building willing to have these conversations—the burden is too great to bear\, and the stakes for all students are just too high. \nIn this edWebinar\, educators Stephanie Williams from Norman Public Schools (OK) and Darbie Valenti from St. Joseph School District (MO)  illustrate what it means to center your work in equity\, and the far-reaching impact that can have. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, and counselors. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nRepresenting the St. Joseph School District in Missouri\, Darbie Valenti loves first and teaches second. Her 19 years of teaching spans elementary and middle school and also includes serving as an adjunct professor. Darbie has received numerous teaching honors\, including being named 2017 Missouri Teacher of the Year\, which have afforded her the opportunity to serve as an ambassador for STEM education as well as trauma-informed education in her state\, nation\, and around the globe. \n \nStephanie Williams serves as the executive director of diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) for Norman Public Schools in Oklahoma. In her position\, she oversees the DEI commitment for the district. This includes providing professional development in the areas of equity\, bias\, and culturally responsive teaching for all staff along with reviewing current and future district policies with an equity and inclusive lens. In addition\, Stephanie centers her work in the areas of marketing and recruitment to engage and retain a diverse teaching and administrative staff. For over 17 years\, she has been a noteworthy leader in the education profession. Prior to her current role\, she has been a classroom teacher\, assistant principal\, and head principal at the secondary level. Stephanie was selected as the State of Oklahoma’s Assistant Principal of the Year in 2018 by The Cooperative Council of Oklahoma Secondary Administrators’ (CCOSA) organization. She has also written an article titled Moving Your School Towards Restorative and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) School of Thought Blog. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Professional Learning & Practice community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nFrom grade school through retirement\, EVERFI’s free digital education curriculums empower learners of all ages to make safe\, smart and informed decisions. We bring together the public and private sectors so K-12 teachers can equip today’s learners with the skills they need to become tomorrow’s leaders.
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SUMMARY:New Research Briefing: The Five Key Elements of Effective Online Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kevin Baird\, Chairman\, Center for College & Career Readiness \nSponsored by Achieve3000 \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe largest study of effective online teaching and learning has been confidential—until now. \nPreviously conducted for private online charter schools\, these critical findings can now be shared with public school teachers. Kevin E. Baird\, Chief Academic Officer for Achieve3000 and Chairman of the non-profit Center for College & Career Readiness\, leads educators through the five key elements of effective online teaching and learning\, including: \n\nThe essential need for authentic learning\nThe critical elements of student engagement\nCreating effective independent learning tasks\n\nViewers will come away with real-world examples of the proven research-based practices used by the most effective online programs in the world. They will also receive research papers\, case studies\, best practice guidelines\, and other resources to support successful implementation and use of online teaching and learning in their classrooms and remotely. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nKevin Baird\, MBA\, ALEP serves as Chairman and Senior Faculty at the nonprofit Center for College & Career Readiness and Chief Academic Officer for Achieve3000. Kevin is a noted leader in college and career readiness content\, strategies and standards. He has participated in educational research on every continent save for Antarctica\, consulted with governments to create college and career readiness initiatives\, and has served as trainer and consultant for states and districts across North America. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Differentiating Instruction with Educational Technology community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nAchieve3000 partners with educators to deliver a comprehensive suite of digital solutions that significantly drive literacy and math acceleration and deepen learning across the content areas. Using personalized and differentiated solutions\, Achieve3000 provides equity for remote and on-site instruction\, enabling teachers to help all students achieve accelerated growth. For more than four million students in grades PreK-12\, Achieve3000 improves high-stakes test performance and drives college and career readiness.
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SUMMARY:Profile in Reading Success: How Saint Paul Public Schools Uses Assessments (Even Remotely) to Guide Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sue Braithwaite\, PK-12 Literacy Supervisor\, Saint Paul Public Schools (MN); and Kyle Wagner\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Research Associate\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nFour decades of research on early reading instruction has resulted in a broad consensus on how children learn to read. Educators in Saint Paul Public Schools (MN) use this knowledge to teach students the skills they need to become strong readers. But before they implement Tier 1 evidence-based instructional practices or interventions for students struggling to read\, they first turn to assessment data to make informed instructional decisions. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Kyle Wagner\, NCSP\, a research associate with Illuminate Education\, provides an overview of the five essential components of reading instruction and share why screening and progress monitoring is crucial to understand what type of instruction is needed. Dr. Wagner will be joined by Sue Braithwaite\, PK-12 Literacy Supervisor with Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)\, who share how the district uses both Curriculum-Based Measures (CBM) and Computer Adaptive Tests (CAT) to: \n\nDetermine which students are struggling to read and in what areas interventions and targeted instructions should be applied\nImprove reading proficiency and test scores\nGuide professional development\nInform curriculum adoption\n\nSue also discusses how SPPS has continued screening and progress monitoring during remote learning and the valuable insights that data have provided educators in their efforts to provide equitable\, effective reading instruction to students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers\, librarians\, school and district leaders\, guidance counselors\, and school psychologists. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nSue Braithwaite is the supervisor of literacy for the Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota. Previously\, she was a literacy coach and elementary classroom teacher for over 23 years. Sue has a passion for deepening understanding about how students learn to read and for building students’ passion for reading while using data to inform instruction. \n \nDr. Kyle Wagner is a research associate at Illuminate Education. He has several years of experience as a school psychologist in Texas and Minnesota. He also has several publications and presentations on topics including psychometrics\, curriculum-based measures\, and academic intervention. Dr. Wagner is currently working with the FastBridge suite of products at Illuminate Education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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\n \nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools.
URL:https://home.edweb.net/webinar/teach2read20210119/
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SUMMARY:Learning in the Pandemic: What the Research Tells Us We Can Do
DESCRIPTION:Presented by John Bielinski\, Ph.D.\, Senior Director of Research & Development\, Illuminate Education; Rachel Brown\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Senior Academic Officer\, Illuminate Education; and Kyle Wagner\, Ph.D.\, NCSP\, Research Associate\, Illuminate Education \nSponsored by Illuminate Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nEducators started the 2020-21 school year with deep concerns about the impact spring school closures might have on learning. With the first half of the year now behind us\, we have a clearer picture of how—if at all—those interruptions and changes to instruction affected student learning. \nIn this edWebinar\, researchers with Illuminate Education review their analysis of fall math and reading screening data as published recently in the whitepaper Findings from Fall Screenings: Data on COVID Learning Loss and Updated Recommendations for Instruction. \nThe recorded conversation will shed light on: \n\nWhich grades experienced the most significant learning loss and in which subjects\nHow many months of learning have been lost by grade level\nInstructional recommendations for closing the gaps\n\nEducators will continue to be faced with disruptions to learning because of the pandemic. The findings and recommendations discussed during the recorded edWebinar will help you to plan instruction for the coming months so that you can accelerate learning for all students. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers\, school and district leaders\, guidance counselors\, and school psychologists. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. John Bielinski is a psychometrician by training and has led development of educational tests and educational research in the industry for 20 years. Dr. Bielinski began his career in education policy at the National Center on Educational Outcomes and joined FastBridge in 2018. His expertise is in CBM and modeling growth. \n \nDr. Rachel Brown joined FastBridge in 2015 after teaching at the University of Southern Maine for 16 years. She has experience as a general education teacher\, special educator\, and school psychologist. Her area of expertise is Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. She splits her time between Alaska and Maine. \n \nDr. Kyle Wagner is a research associate at Illuminate Education. He has several years of experience as a school psychologist in Texas and Minnesota. He also has several publications and presentations on topics including psychometrics\, curriculum-based measures\, and academic intervention. Dr. Wagner is currently working with the FastBridge suite of products at Illuminate Education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Innovation in Education community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nIlluminate Education partners with K-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performance. Our solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educators. Illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 districts/schools.
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SUMMARY:Leading for Equity: Using the Tools of Cultural Proficiency to Lift up Equity in Chaotic Times
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Stacie Stanley\, Associate Superintendent\, Eden Prairie Schools (MN)\, Tim Beekmann\, Principal\, Eden Lake Elementary School (MN)\, and Valora Unowsky\, Associate Principal\, Eden Lake Elementary School (MN)\nModerated by Dr. Valerie Truesdale\, Assistant Executive Director\, AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nHosted by AASA\, The School Superintendents Association \nAASA’s Leadership Network\, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nWe are on a multi-month journey of supporting student learning from a distance across the nation. While school and district leaders have learned many takeaways during the COVID-19 pandemic\, there is nothing more poignant than the bright light shone on the historical\, insidious\, and abundant inequities in the U.S. educational system. The impact of common problems existing in the brick-and-mortar milieu including high flight from schools and districts with high numbers of linguistically and culturally diverse students to schools with less diversity and more resources has exacerbated the impact on students in this distance learning context. Students living in urban and rural America are dramatically affected by variance access and opportunity. \nWhile there are many reasons for inequities\, including school funding protocols\, inequitable access to the internet\, and disproportionate distribution of technology devices\, school and district leaders are in a position to learn from this experience and take intentional steps to eliminate many of these disparities. Although educational research is replete with benefits of equitable leadership\, school transformation and educational policy to combat the impact of conditions of poverty\, the system is clearly falling short of meeting the needs of all students. Join this session to learn how the Tools of Cultural Proficiency may be used as a framework for leveling the learning field for all students regardless of zip code\, home language\, and ethnic or racial backgrounds. Dr. Stacie Stanley\, Associate Superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools (MN) and co-author of Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity\, will discuss intentional steps to addressing many disparities. Eden Lake Elementary School Principal\, Tim Beekmann\, and Associate Principal\, Valora Unowsky\, will share application aspects of the Tools of Cultural Proficiency inside the schoolhouse gates. \nEssential questions for discussion include: \n\nWhat can school leaders learn from the pandemic experience that will make sure intentional steps are taken to eliminate disparities?\nHow can schools transform to combat the impact of conditions of poverty and meet the needs of ALL students?\nHow can Tools of Cultural Proficiency frame action steps for leaders at all levels?\n\nViewers will learn about strategies to address systemic disparities and inequities in order to benefit all students. This recorded presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders. \n                                                                                                                                                                          \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Stacie Stanley serves as the associate superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools\, which is located in Minnesota just outside of Minneapolis. She has served in a variety of education roles including paraprofessional\, math teacher\, school principal\, and director of curriculum\, assessment and instruction. Dr. Stanley’s entire career has been dedicated to eliminating barriers that prevent marginalized students from thriving in school. Dr. Stanley is the co-author of Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity. She is a fierce advocate for ensuring women (especially women of color) are able to move into executive leadership roles. She earned a doctorate degree from Bethel University in Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, where she researched the impact of intercultural development on K-6 administrative leadership practice. Dr. Stanley is a senior training associate at the Center for Culturally Proficient Educational Practice\, and graduate school adjunct faculty at Bethel University in Minnesota. She and her husband enjoy being empty nesters\, power walking\, and spending time with their grandchildren. \n  \nThis year marks Tim Beekmann’s 29th year with Eden Prairie Schools. He began his professional career as a first-grade teacher and over the next 15 years taught second\, third\, and fourth grades as well. The next six years were spent as the educational coordinator responsible for scheduling\, student placement\, assessment\, curriculum resources\, and co-facilitating professional development. In 2013 Tim became the associate principal at Eden Lake Elementary and the lead principal the following year which is the position he currently holds today. Tim believes everyone within the school community is responsible for creating and promoting an inclusive\, positive climate and culture. He states\, “We must be intentional\, focused\, and aligned in our instructional practices to have equitable outcomes for all.” Tim also serves as a board member for the local non-profit food shelf and resource center for residents of Eden Prairie and the surrounding communities. \n \nValora Unowsky has dedicated her career to eliminating achievement disparities. She is passionate about literacy education\, serving as a reading specialist\, literacy coach\, professor\, and consultant. Her dedication to urban schools led her to Saint Paul Public Schools\, where she served as the elementary literacy lead for the second-largest public school district in Minnesota. Recently\, Ms. Unowsky accepted the position as Associate Principal at Eden Lake Elementary in Eden Prairie\, Minnesota\, where she works closely with teachers to improve outcomes for all students through equitable and culturally relevant curricula and instruction. \n \nAbout the Host \nDr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience in the superintendency and roles in instructional technology\, she knows that AASA’s Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leading for Equity community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n\n					\n				\n\n					\n				 \n \nThe AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success\, innovation\, and growth\, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what’s next. We are the largest\, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed\, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning\, leadership development\, relationships\, and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
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SUMMARY:Closing the Attendance Gap in 2021: Insights from Leaders Doing the Work
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Carletha Shaw-Rolle\, Cadre Director CS 1\, Broward County Public Schools (FL); and Dr. Elena S. Hill\, Assistant Superintendent for Early Learning\, Dallas Independent School District (TX)\nModerated by Dr. Todd Rogers\, Professor of Public Policy\, Harvard University\, and Chief Scientist\, EveryDay Labs \nSponsored by EveryDay Labs \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edLeader Panel Learn more \nChronic absenteeism has always been a complex issue since barriers to attendance are often the result of systemic inequity. As the urgency to improve attendance heightens\, it’s critical to look beyond the headlines and at the data. \nWith COVID-19 exacerbating the equity gap\, stakeholders across learning communities need to work collectively to remove barriers to attendance for students and families. Join our edLeader Panel of district leaders along with Dr. Todd Rogers\, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University\, to gain insight into: \n\nHow they are using data to inform their spring strategy\nPractices they have found effective for addressing absenteeism and learning loss\nHow they are supporting and engaging families\n\nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to educators at all levels from kindergarten through high school\, and of special interest to school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Carletha Shaw-Rolle is the Cadre Director CS 1 in the Broward County Public Schools (FL). She is a 28-year educator who works with principals and school staff to help enrich organizational culture to improve school performance. She is a Barbara L. Jackson Scholar and has presented her work on the relationship among leader influence actions\, organizational culture\, and performance outcomes at the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) and the American Educational Research Administration (AERA). She served as President of the Broward County Chapter of the National Alliance of Black School Educators for more than a decade\, fighting for equitable treatment\, resources\, and opportunities for students of African descent. In 2015\, Legacy Magazine named her one of 40 Most Influential Women in Florida. Most recently\, Dr. Shaw-Rolle served on the crisis response team for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland\, Florida where several people lost their lives to a school shooter. Dr. Shaw-Rolle holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in education from the University of Florida. She recently earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Florida Atlantic University. \n \nDr. Elena S. Hill serves as Assistant Superintendent for Early Learning in Dallas ISD. In her previous roles\, she served as Executive Director of a group of schools for six years\, an elementary principal for four years\, and two years as an assistant principal. She is a proud Dallas ISD graduate who began her career as a pre-kindergarten teacher. At the elementary level\, Dr. Hill also taught kindergarten and elementary reading intervention to third through sixth graders. She earned her bachelor’s degree in child development from the University of North Texas\, two master’s degrees in elementary education and educational leadership from Texas A&M Commerce and the University of North Texas respectively\, and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from The University of Texas at Austin. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nDr. Todd Rogers is a professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Chief Scientist at EveryDay Labs. He is a behavioral scientist who studies how mobilizing and empowering students’ social networks can increase student success. He founded the Student Social Support R&D Lab at Harvard to use data and behavioral science to develop and prove scalable\, high ROI interventions that mobilize and empower students’ social support systems to improve achievement. As Chief Science Adviser\, Todd leads EveryDay Labs’ research and innovation\, leveraging evidence from EveryDay Labs’ RCTs\, research from the Harvard S3 Lab\, and academic research to improve the effectiveness of the programs. Todd received his Ph.D. jointly from Harvard’s Department of Psychology and Harvard Business School. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Leadership and Innovation community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, and receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels. \n\nWe unite behavioral science\, data science\, and evidence-based family outreach to deliver personalized messages that are proven to prevent absences district-wide.
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SUMMARY:Teaching in the Time of COVID: The Challenges and Opportunities for Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Patricia A. Jennings\, Professor of Education\, University of Virginia; and Ashley Bullock\, Teacher\, Chesapeake Public Schools (VA)\, and doctoral student\, University of Virginia\nModerated by Chad S. Ratliff\, MBA\, M.Ed.\, Principal\, Albemarle Lab Schools (VA) \nSponsored by Norton Books in Education \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nIn her new book\, Teacher Burnout Turnaround: Strategies for Empowered Educators\, Dr. Tish Jennings presents a matrix of stress factors that lead to burnout and shows how teachers can tackle the sources of stress at each pressure point. Many of these stressors are artifacts of the old “factory model” of the school system that are no longer relevant\, in light of our modern understanding of learning and developmental science. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended this archaic system and added new stressors to the job of teaching our children and youths. However\, this disruption may provide an opportunity to transform this system to better meet the needs of our students and improve our working environment going forward. \nIn this edWebinar\, Dr. Jennings is joined by high school teacher and University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development doctoral student\, Ashley Bullock\, and Chad Ratliff\, Principal of an innovative public charter school in Albemarle County\, VA\, to discuss the challenges of teaching during COVID and how they might open doors to reimagining our school systems and how teachers can become empowered to promote these changes. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nDr. Patricia (Tish) Jennings is a professor of education at the University of Virginia and an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education. Her research places a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom. Dr. Jennings recently led the team that developed CARE\, a mindfulness-based professional development program shown to significantly improve teacher well-being\, classroom interactions and student engagement in the largest randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention designed specifically to address teacher occupational stress. She is the editor of Norton Books in Education’s Social and Emotional Learning Solutions series and the author of the best-selling Mindfulness for Teachers\, Mindfulness in the Pre-K – 5 Classroom\, The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom\, and Teacher Burnout Turnaround. \n \nAshley Bullock is a teacher at Chesapeake Public Schools (VA)\, and a doctoral student at the University of Virginia. She jokes that she is a slightly together\, slightly a mess educator who is trying to find the best practices to support all her students. Having worked in diverse schools\, she firmly believes that supporting teachers and empowering students is the best way to change the world for the better. Her passions include educational topics such as equity in education\, trauma-informed practices and vicarious trauma to teachers. In her off time\, you can find her at the beach\, traveling\, watching sports\, and eating really good pizza. \n \nAbout the Moderator \nChad Ratliff has been Principal of Murray High School and Community Public Charter School (Community Middle) in Virginia since 2017\, previously serving as Director of Innovation and Instructional Programs for Albemarle County Public Schools. He is also a teacher in the upper school\, facilitating a dual enrollment course in entrepreneurship and the theory of knowledge course in the school’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. Chad is co-author of Timeless Learning: How Imagination\, Observation\, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools (Jossey-Bass\, 2018). He also authored the foreword\, “On Liberating Teachers\,” in University of Virginia Professor Dr. Patricia Jennings’ book\, Teacher Burnout Turnaround: Strategies for Empowered Educators (Norton\, 2020). In 2017\, the National School Boards Association named him one of the “20 to Watch” educational leaders in the country. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \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 \nNorton Books in Education publishes breakthrough professional development books for K-12 teachers and administrators from leading voices in the field.
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SUMMARY:Create an Equitable and Engaging Bilingual Virtual Classroom for Early Learners
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Barbara Nemko\, Superintendent\, Napa County Office of Education (CA); Olivia Martinez\, English Language Development & Biliteracy Director\, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (TX); Jennifer Jelavich\, Colusa County District Administrator\, Colusa County Office of Education (CA); and Pinky Jelavich\, Jennifer’s Assistant\, Colusa County Office of Education (CA)\nModerated by Ilene Rosenthal\, CEO\, Footsteps2Brilliance \nSponsored by Footsteps2Brilliance \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe greatest challenge of teaching virtually in 2021 comes from serving the youngest and least independent learners. It is crucial to keep young students engaged\, especially during these troubling times. This recorded edWebinar focuses on best practices that teachers and administrators have developed to (1) advance both the engagement and progress of their students\, (2) innovate new ways to keep their community connected\, and (3) engage parents and students in dual language learning. \nIn this recorded edWebinar\, you’ll receive FREE RESOURCES and learn how to develop: \n\nPowerful ways to engage your most vulnerable students\nClassroom activities that motivate all students\, including your English learners\nPartnerships with parents to support blended and at-home learning\n\nThe presenters have years of experience using digital resources to connect school and home and close the achievement gap. They share their personal stories on how to effectively implement what they have learned for your own classroom\, school\, or district. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to Pre-K through 3rd grade teachers\, librarians\, and school and district leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nBeing named by the Center for Digital Education in 2014 as one of the “Top 40 Innovators in Education” and receiving the Computer Using Educators Platinum Award in 2019\, Dr. Barbara Nemko describes herself as passionate about edtech\, even though she admits to frequently struggling with her own technology devices. She is a strong advocate of curriculum materials with embedded media that engages and motivates learners and content that can be instantly updated. Two of her favorite edtech programs are the Footsteps2Brilliance early learning for preschoolers (especially helpful for ESL learners and their parents) and tech tutoring where high school students in an alternative setting teach residents of the Senior Center how to use their mobile devices. “You don’t have to be a tech master yourself to understand the power of edtech for learning.” \nWorking in education her entire life\, Dr. Nemko started as a teacher in New York City\, then took a position at U.C. Davis evaluating California Department of Education programs. She has been with the Napa County Office of Education for 30 years. In her sixth elected term as Superintendent\, Dr. Nemko continues to use her edtech enthusiasm to promote positive programs for over 20\,000 students at five districts within Napa County. Her favorite role\, however\, may be the one she has with her two granddaughters\, ages 12 and 10. \n \n \nOlivia Martinez has been an educator for 24 years working at all levels in bilingual education while serving in multiple capacities as a teacher\, specialist and district administrator. Olivia received her master’s degree in bilingual education from the University of Texas-Pan American and is currently the English language development & biliteracy director for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. Olivia holds certifications for Principal\, EC-12\, Early Childhood and Bilingual/ESL EC-6. As a director for the past seven years\, she has focused on the high level of linguistic and cognitive development of dual language students through the faithful implementation of the Dual Language Enrichment Program PK-12. As a leader\, she has learned to embrace change\, take calculated risks\, and uses evidence-based research to support her decision making. \n \nJennifer Jelavich is the director of communications and public relations at Colusa County Office of Education. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience integrating technology into teaching and learning. Beginning in 1998\, she was the first online teaching specialist at San Francisco State University. In this role\, she assisted faculty in developing and implementing interactive online college courses. In her current role\, Jennifer has established a county-wide literacy program and provides teacher professional development through virtual classroom modeling and coaching. As a former elementary school teacher and mother of three sons\, Jennifer is passionate about creating safe\, inspiring\, and engaging virtual learning environments that spark imagination and exploration for our youngest learners and families. \n \nPinky is Jennifer’s assistant. Pinky has over five years of experience engaging and inspiring any crowd with her cheerful spirit and love for tummy rubs\, snuggles and kisses. Pinky has established a county-wide and virtual “Story Time with Pinky.” Her talent during almost every story time: Falling asleep and looking really cute. \n \nAbout the Host \nIlene Rosenthal is the CEO and founder of Footsteps2Brilliance\, a breakthrough educational software company that accelerates student achievement by uniting the power of mobile gaming with the latest in cognitive research. Footsteps2Brilliance has won numerous awards and honors\, including AEP first prize for “Best ESL/ELL Solution” and Gold Winner from the National Parenting Publications Awards. It has been recognized by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics\, and the Clinton Global Initiative for its ability to scale early literacy citywide. In addition\, it has been honored by the United Nations for the work that it has done to help children in developing countries become literate through its partnership with Teach the World Foundation. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Helping ELL/ESL Students Succeed 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\nFootsteps2Brilliance is the premiere bilingual digital solution that connects school and home and involves parents in their children’s education. Our proven equity model accelerates learning for pre-K through 3rd grade students and alleviates the stress of teaching in a blended or virtual environment.
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SUMMARY:Making the Case for Teaching Executive Function in Secondary Education: The Value and Importance of Executive Function Curricula
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sucheta Kamath\, Founder and CEO\, ExQ®; Meredith Campbell\, Senior Partnership Director\, ExQ®; and Dr. Ralph Simpson\, Deputy Superintendent\, Clayton County Schools (GA) \nSponsored by ExQ® for School \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edLeader Panel Learn more \nIn recent years\, scientific understanding of the brain has changed\, and research has shown that cognitive brain training stimulates development and primes the brain for learning. But are today’s schools implementing systematic training programs to help our students learn HOW to learn? \nWatch this edLeader Panel of educational leaders\, as they share research proving the positive impact of implementing executive function (EF) curricula\, hear what school administrators are sharing about the benefits and outcomes related to teaching students critical reasoning and decision-making skills\, and learn how teaching our students to regulate emotions and master skillful deliberation\, cognitive flexibility and empathy makes a positive difference in not only their academic outcomes but also in their lives. \nThis recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to middle and high school district and school leaders\, curriculum directors\, school board members\, and CEOs\, CFOs\, and CTOs of school systems.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nSucheta Kamath is a speech-language pathologist\, TEDx speaker\, graduate of Leadership Atlanta\, and\nan entrepreneur whose new software ExQ® just launched in the edtech space. Sucheta is the founder of ExQ®\, a patented research-informed system designed to enhance executive function through game-based personalized training. The exclusive ExQ® curriculum prompts thinking to ignite processes essential for academic\, emotional\, and social well-being. Through the strengthening of executive functioning\, ExQ® develops skills core to your students’ success in academics\, in sports\, in the arts\, and in relationships. Sucheta’s program of interactive games teaches students to learn HOW to learn\, empowering the whole child to achieve their maximum potential in school\, at home\, and in life\, and do it with all they’ve got. Learn more about ExQ® at www.ExQInfiniteKnowHow.com. \nCerebral Matters® is Sucheta’s well-established private practice in Atlanta where she evaluates and treats executive function skills in individuals with various developmental and acquired neurological disorders. She is highly specialized in retraining the brain and is a recipient of multiple professional achievement awards for developing many distinct\, creative\, and process-specific training programs designed to target the mastery of executive function\, attention\, memory\, higher-order cognition\, and self-regulation. Learn more about Cerebral Matters® at www.CerebralMatters.com. \nSucheta is also the host of the podcast Full PreFrontal®: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function\, which is a wonderfully curated resource for educators\, professionals\, students\, and parents where her invited guests range from neuroscientists\, researchers\, educators\, learning specialists\, practitioners\, and even thought leaders. Learn more about Full PreFrontal® at www.FullPreFrontal.com. \n \nMeredith Campbell is Senior Partnership Director for ExQ\, focusing on expanding and growing ExQ’s brand recognition and footprint within the academic community. Meredith brings an extensive background in both sales and education to the ExQ team. Most recently she served various roles with Project Lead The Way\, a national STEM curriculum and professional development company. After starting as a director of school engagement for the West region\, she moved to Senior Director of the Partnership Team where she spearheaded the expansion of their professional development programming in the higher education realm and collaborated on new product development. \nPrior to PLTW\, Meredith worked as the regional partnership manager for Reading In Motion\, a nonprofit literacy program based out of Chicago. She helped pilot\, manage\, and successfully grow the company’s first expansion project in Las Vegas as part of a national development plan. \nMeredith has an extensive background in the education vertical. She previously operated an independent education consulting group in North Georgia focused on achieving and maximizing student success. This was preceded by serving as an education program specialist in a Metro Atlanta School District after starting her career as a classroom teacher and team lead\, holding dual teaching certificates in both special education and general education\, as well as a reading endorsement. \nMeredith earned her teacher certification and a B.A. in journalism and public relations from Georgia State University. \n \nDr. Ralph Simpson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of West Georgia and a Doctorate of Education in supervision and leadership at the University of Sarasota. Dr. Simpson started his educational career in 1991 as a teacher in the DeKalb County School System and was quickly promoted to Assistant Principal\, Principal and Regional Superintendent. In July of 2017\, Dr. Simpson was appointed Deputy Superintendent for the Division of School Leadership and Improvement for Clayton County Public Schools. A proponent of restorative practices in education\, Dr. Simpson brings a wealth of knowledge. His goal is to align resources that address the social\, emotional\, and intellectual needs of learners\, which will in turn produce students who are globally competitive and college and career ready. Dr. Simpson is a graduate of Howard University’s Urban Superintendents’ Academy and is certified in trauma and resilience. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the The Brain and Learning community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edLeader Panels\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n  \nExQ® for School is a cloud-based curriculum designed to directly and explicitly teach Middle and High School students HOW to improve their learning abilities through a focus on Executive Function and Social-Emotional Learning skills. Through individualized online gaming\, virtual coaching\, self-reflection videos\, error analysis\, cognitive practices\, and Meta Examination of Thinking & Awareness Training (M-E-T-A™) ExQ trains students in seven core areas of Executive Function skills to enable optimal learning\, including strategies for building skills in: Focus\, Working Memory\, Prospective Memory\, Organization and Planning\, Mental Flexibility\, Problem Solving\, and Self-Awareness. \nEmpower your schools\, teachers\, staff\, and students today by learning more about our patented\, digital instructional curriculum that helps students build Executive Function to increase self-advocacy and unlock their learning potential.
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SUMMARY:How Educators Can Respond to Students Experiencing Trauma
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Stephanie Filio\, M.Ed.\, School Counselor and Author \nSponsored by Free Spirit Publishing \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nThe word “trauma” used to apply to a relatively small sector of students. Not so anymore. All students faced multiple traumas in 2020 and will continue to face them in 2021. In this edWebinar\, school counselor Stephanie Filio\, M.Ed. gives an overview of how students experience trauma at four levels: self/home\, school\, community\, and country/world. \nEducators can play a powerful role in providing coping mechanisms for students to help them process and endure our often-chaotic world. Viewers will learn about activities and resources that can assist them in responding to today’s traumas and help them to prepare for the next crisis. \nThis recorded edWebinar will benefit teachers\, school or district leaders\, and school counselors. \n \nAbout the Presenter \nStephanie Filio\, M.Ed. is a middle school counselor in Virginia Beach\, Virginia. She received her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Virginia and her M.Ed. in counseling from Old Dominion University. In a discussion with one of her UVA professors about her desire to stay in school forever\, her mentor wisely responded\, “If you want to be a lifelong learner\, go into education\,” and so she found her place. Prior to school counseling\, Stephanie worked in private education\, specializing in standardized tests\, test preparation\, and future planning. She writes about her career and hobbies at her blog\, Weekend Therapy\, and can be found on Twitter @steffschoolcoun. Stephanie also enjoys spending time with her books\, crafts\, and family. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Social-Emotional Learning\, Positive Behavior\, and Student Achievement community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nFree Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools that support young people’s social\, emotional\, and educational needs. We help children and teens think for themselves\, overcome challenges\, and make a difference in the world.
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SUMMARY:Data Privacy in Our Connected Learning World: Earning the Trusted Learning Environment Seal
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bruce Gearing\, Ed.D.\, Superintendent\, Leander Independent School District (TX); Dr. Allan Markley\, Superintendent\, Raytown Quality Schools (MO); and Linnette Attai\, Project Director\, CoSN Privacy Initiative\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)\nModerated by Ann McMullan\, Project Director\, EmpowerED Superintendent Initiative\, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) \nSponsored by ClassLink\nThis edWebinar series is co-hosted by CoSN\, AASA\, and edWeb.net \nWatch the Recording Listen to the Podcast \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nStudent data is a critical component for navigating student success and making informed decisions within any school system. Today’s highly connected learning environments present real challenges when it comes to balancing technology advances with the need to protect both student privacy and school data. \nIn this edWebinar three superintendents review five critical guidelines for ensuring data privacy in any school system’s use of technology. They will share how their leadership teams make data privacy a priority across an entire school system. Effective strategies for communicating their district’s commitment to assuring student data privacy will also be reviewed. \nAdditionally\, the project director for CoSN’s Privacy Initiative and Trusted Learning Environment Program shares information about how school districts can earn CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment Seal and why that process benefits stakeholders across a district. Each of the superintendents on the edWebinar panel represents a school district that has earned the Trusted Learning Environment Seal. They discuss how they each led that process in their own districts and the lessons learned along the way. \nThis recorded edWebinar will be of particular value to school superintendents\, K-12 school and district leaders\, and aspiring leaders.  \n \nAbout the Presenters \nThe 2019 Region 13 Superintendent of the Year\, Bruce Gearing\, Ed.D. has served as the Leander ISD (TX) superintendent since September 2019. Leander ISD is a fast-growth district\, adding approximately 1\,000 new students every year and serving more than 40\,000 students. Prior to joining Leander ISD\, Dr. Gearing served as Superintendent of Dripping Springs ISD from 2012-2019 and as Superintendent of Marshall ISD from 2009–2012. Dr. Gearing is a frequent presenter at state and regional conferences and has participated in national educational leadership activities such as the Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House. He earned his doctorate degree from Texas A&M – Commerce\, master’s degree from Texas A&M – Texarkana\, and bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and chemistry from the University of the Witwatersrand. A native of South Africa\, Dr. Gearing and his wife\, Aldine\, moved to the United States 22 years ago\, and he proudly became a U.S. citizen in 2010. \n \nDr. Allan Markley is in his 13th year as Superintendent of Raytown Quality Schools in Missouri. Formerly\, he served as Superintendent of the Sparta R-III and Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School Districts. Dr. Markley earned his Ph.D. from St. Louis University. He serves on the Board for the Raytown Chamber of Commerce\, Cooperating School Districts of Greater KC\, and is Chairman of the Greater KC Suburban Conference and Missouri Securities Investment Program. He is a member of the Greater KC School Administrators Association\, Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA)\, Missouri School Boards’ Association\, Midwest Suburban Superintendents Association\, Kansas/Missouri Superintendent Leadership Forum\, American Association of School Administrators\, Raytown Rotary\, and Raytown Kiwanis. Dr. Markley often testifies on bills affecting schools. He has overseen the development of a community wellness center\, an award-winning employee health clinic\, and expansion of early childhood offerings in Raytown. He was the 2018 recipient of MASA’s Robert L. Pearce Award. \n \nLinnette Attai is Project Director for CoSN’s Privacy Initiative and Trusted Learning Environment Program. As founder of the global compliance consulting firm PlayWell\, LLC\, Linnette delivers strategic advice and training\, policy development\, and technology assessments\, and builds cultures of compliance across a wide range of organizations. She also serves as Virtual Chief Privacy Officer and GDPR Data Protection Officer to select clients. Linnette is a recognized expert in the youth and education sectors and speaks nationally on data privacy matters. She is a TEDx speaker\, advisory board member for the Ithaca College Cybersecurity Program\, and author of the books\, Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program\, Protecting Student Data Privacy: Classroom Fundamentals\, and Student Data Privacy: Managing Vendor Relationships. \n \nAbout the Host \nAnn McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD\, near Houston\, Texas until September 2013\, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles\, California. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4\,000 educators serving 50\,000 students. She was co-chair of the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. \nToday\, Ann works as a public speaker\, writer\, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students. Ann serves on the Advisory Council for ERDI’s Alliance for Education Impact and Project Tomorrow’s Advisory Council. She is also a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California\, serving non-profit associations. Ann is the co-author of Life Lessons in Leadership\, for leaders ages eight to eighty-eight. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Super-Connected community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\nAASA is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill. \n \n CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for school system technology leaders. CoSN provides thought leadership resources\, community\, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. CoSN represents over 13 million students in school districts nationwide and continues to grow as a powerful and influential voice in K-12 education. \n \nClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5\,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google\, Office 365\, and Dropbox cloud drives. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need. Accessible from any computer\, tablet or smartphone\, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.
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SUMMARY:Leveling the Playing Field: Support for Struggling Readers in a Blended Learning Environment
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kathleen Colburn\, Senior Product Manager\, Read&Write; and Diana Petschauer\, Managing Director and AT Consultant\, Assistive Technology for Education \nSponsored by Texthelp \nWatch the Recording\nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation.\nGet a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more \nTo say that things have been in flux over this past year is an understatement. The everyday learning environment has taken on a whole new meaning as you and your students have pivoted from in-person\, to remote\, to hybrid learning (and have sometimes bridged these gaps multiple times). Many students lost almost a full semester of learning; some lost more. And while no child has gone unaffected by these educational gaps\, those who were struggling prior to school closures have been hit the hardest\, further widening already-existing literacy achievement gaps. It’s now urgent that we move forward from these learning losses\, and ensure that every child\, especially those who struggle most\, has the most essential building block for their literacy journey—a strong foundation for reading. \nWatch Diana Petschauer\, Managing Director and AT Consultant\, Assistive Technology for Education\, and Texthelp’s Kathleen Colburn\, Senior Product Manager\, as they explore strategies and tools to empower struggling readers in a blended learning environment. In this edWebinar you will: \n\nUncover best practices to motivate students to engage with reading in any environment\, promoting confidence and a positive growth mindset\nExplore multiple free technologies that can help to close reading achievement gaps and work alongside students’ everyday Learning Management Systems and devices\nTake a deeper dive into Read&Write\, a literacy support toolbar that can help struggling readers create and engage with content across all grade levels\, subjects and interfaces (web\, Google Docs\, exams\, and more!). Plus Read&Write is completely free for teachers.\n\nThis recorded edWebinar will be of interest to kindergarten through middle school teachers and school and district leaders. \nAbout the Presenters \nKathleen Colburn is a senior product manager at Texthelp\, an industry leader in literacy and STEM software. In her six years with the company\, she has served in roles ranging from supporting teacher and student end users\, to her current position working directly with the software development team to shape the product roadmap. Outside of her role at Texthelp\, Kathleen is a Google Certified Trainer\, earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Tufts University\, and has taught and tutored students in high school math and college entrance exam preparation. \n \nDiana Petschauer\, M.Ed.\, ATP is a RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional and Managing Director of AT for Education\, ATforED.com. She manages her team of expert consultants who provide evaluations\, consult and training to students and adults as well as professional development for professionals and families. Prior to ATforED\, Diana was the AT specialist at UNH\, supporting students transitioning to higher education with AT and accommodations. She started her career in public school special education. Diana presents often on AT and literacy intervention to provide multi-sensory support for dyslexia or LD. \n \nClosed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. \nJoin the Literacy and Critical Thinking community to network with educators\, participate in online discussions\, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars\, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates. \n\n \nHello\, we’re Texthelp… We believe that literacy is every student’s passport to academic\, social\, and professional success. It’s our genuine desire to help students understand\, learn\, and express themselves. We create smart\, user-friendly literacy and learning solutions that provide the support each student needs through reading\, writing\, STEM\, and research. Texthelp software continues to be used daily by millions of students and educators throughout schools\, colleges\, and universities worldwide.
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