edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by HMH . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Professional learning is under pressure to do more than ever before, and educators cannot wait for support that misses the moment. As student needs shift, instructional demands evolve, and expectations continue to rise, schools need professional learning that is timely, relevant, and built to make an immed...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Pitsco Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Computer science education is expanding rapidly—but access alone isn’t enough. In this fast‑paced edWeb podcast, Pitsco and CodeVA bring together state leadership and national research to examine where K–12 computer science is succeeding, where gaps persist, and how districts can scale high‑quality ,...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by HP AI Teacher Academy 2.0 and hosted by Digital Promise . The webinar recording can be accessed here . What happens when we move beyond using AI as a tool and begin designing with it? This edWeb podcast supports educators in shifting from using AI as a prompting tool to designing intentional, student-centered learning ecosystems that integrate AI in meaningful wa...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . This edWeb podcast is a conversation with Dr. Melvin J. Brown, author of his new book, Roaches in My Cereal: And the Moral Imperative to Reimagine School , and Dr. Baron Davis, Former Superintendent and Founder of the Noegenesis Group. In his book, Dr. Brown blends memoir and manifesto to expose the inequity that sh...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI) .  You can access the webinar recording here . K–5 teachers are under constant pressure to cover every standard, often leaving social studies behind in favor of more time for literacy. But what if you didn’t have to choose? This edWeb podcast brings together district leaders to discuss how making time for social studies can bo...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Fishtank Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In a world of short clips, excerpts, and isolated passages, the ability to engage with a complete, complex text is a superpower. While passages have their place in assessment, research shows that immersion in whole books is what truly transforms students into critical readers, writers, thinke...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassMate by World Book . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Only one in three eighth graders reads at grade level. As a middle school principal or district instructional leader, you see the ripple effects across science, history, math, and every classroom where many students struggle to engage meaningfully with the material in front of them. Thi...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The middle school years are critical for developing the literacy skills students will use for the rest of their lives. For some learners, the challenge isn’t just decoding words but negotiating the intense cognitive demand of managing new vocabulary and constructing meaning. By designing for learner v...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise Center for Learner Pathway Innovations . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Current pathway models are challenged by today’s rapidly shifting realities. Learn how your district or school can address real-world career-readiness challenges with Unbounded Pathways—pathways that are accelerated, future-forward, responsive, co-created, creden...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Project Lead The Way . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Today’s elementary classrooms are becoming a critical starting point for planting the seeds of future-ready learning. Too often, however, with all of the curricular requirements, there’s limited time for teachers to add one more thing. This edWeb podcast isn’t about adding more. It’s about...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by The LEARN Academy . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . For many students with significant behavioral needs, the traditional path leads out: out of the classroom, out of the district, and too often, away from a hopeful future. Buckeye Union High School District (BUHSD) in Arizona knew this wasn’t acceptable. Students placed externally rarely came...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Really Great Reading . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Literacy remains one of the most urgent challenges facing districts today. While many schools are investing in curricula and intervention, the real question is not how we achieve isolated gains. The question is how we scale literacy outcomes across entire systems . This edWeb podast examin...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Amplify . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, we examine the types of data available through observational and asset-based assessments in literacy and math, and their potential in the K–8 classroom. We also explore how real-time data and progress monitoring can drive differentiation and targeted instructional recommendations to bes...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Zaner-Bloser . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Year after year, students struggle with elementary math concepts. Research shows that there are specific, targeted ways to help. In this edWeb podcast, math specialists and former classroom teachers Jen Hunt and Laura Nelson present the most common reasons students may not be ready to access grade-level...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Edmentum . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In an era of growing screen time concerns, K-12 educators face pressure to distinguish between passive, unproductive device use and purposeful edtech that accelerates learning. This edWeb podcast explores how to identify high-quality digital curricula and instructional tools—designed with research-bac...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by HMH . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . When the distinction between just‑in‑time support and intervention is unclear, even well‑designed systems can lose coherence—and students can miss critical opportunities for support. This edWeb podcast clarifies the practical differences between the two, why both are essential within a strong RTI/MTSS fram...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Varsity Tutors . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Spring assessment season brings pressure, stress, and endless demands, but the educators and districts who navigate it best aren’t doing anything magical. They’ve built systems that work all year long. This edWeb podcast brings together academic solutions advisor Angele Hodges and EdTech educato...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Robolink . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Discover how a city partnership powered the Aerial Drone Competition to become an enrollment driver for Millennial Tech Middle School, one of San Diego Unified School District’s growing schools.​ This edWeb podcast features two pioneers of middle and high school drone programs in San Diego: CTE Teacher Sarah...

This edWeb podcast is part of a series of WebBriefs hosted by The Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers. Rosa Rios is the Chair of America 250, the nonpartisan Congressional Commission planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In this edWeb podcast, hosted by the Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers, Rios shares the exciting work of this c...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, Lisa Schmucki, founder and CEO of edWeb, interviews Glenn Robbins, Superintendent of Brigantine Public Schools (NJ), on the publication of his new book, Unclench Your Fist: The Leader’s Guide to Making the Hard Call (and Surviving It) . Great leaders don’t avoid hard decisions, they make them—...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Renaissance . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Personalizing learning while maintaining curriculum fidelity is a longstanding challenge in K–12 education. Could the thoughtful use of AI tools hold the solution, helping teams to better connect curricula, assessment, and instruction in every classroom? In this edWeb podcast, join two instructiona...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Wayground (formerly Quizizz) . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Career and Technical Education (CTE) is evolving rapidly as schools work to better prepare students for college, careers, and the modern workforce. Today’s CTE pathways connect students to industry certifications, dual credit opportunities, and real-world learning experiences. Yet...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Blackwing Foundation . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In an increasingly digital world, students are spending more time on devices and less time engaging in the tactile act of handwriting. This shift impacts more than just legibility; it affects fine motor development, cognitive focus, and the personal pride students take in their work. When we move...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Vista . The webinar recording can be accessed here . As multilingual learner populations grow and diversify, district leaders face the critical challenge of serving older students with interrupted formal education who are under-credited and over age. How can we create meaningful pathways that lead to credentials, career readiness, and college access rather than p...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Playworks . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Chronic absenteeism remains one of the most pressing challenges facing schools today. While attendance data matters, improving attendance requires more than tracking metrics. It requires examining the daily experience students have inside the school day. In this edWeb podcast, leaders from school and...