edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by CAST . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In today’s educational landscape, meeting the baseline for accessibility is no longer enough—it’s about creating inclusive, high-quality learning experiences that support every student. As districts evaluate a growing number of AI-enabled instructional and assessment tools, leaders are asking important qu...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Really Great Reading . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Language comprehension is foundational to reading, yet it can feel difficult to define and even harder to teach at scale. It begins with oral language and develops over time, with decoding strengthening the pathway to meaning. While frameworks such as Scarborough’s Reading Rope and the Sim...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Logitech . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . For many students, confidence gaps, language barriers, and limited access to the right tools can make it hard to fully participate in today’s digital learning environment. Addressing these challenges requires a thoughtful, student-centered approach to edtech integration. Richard J. Lee Elementary, an...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by BookNook . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Districts set bold priorities, but making them work inside a real school day is where the challenge begins. Between strategic plans and daily instruction lies the work that determines whether initiatives gain traction or quietly stall. Success depends on how priorities are translated into time, staffi...

This edWeb podcast is part of a series of WebBriefs hosted by The Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers. The meeting recording can be accessed here . Have you ever heard someone say, “We need to teach civics in our schools”? Well, find out about how states are developing students to be informed, responsible, and engaged members of communities and our nation. In this edWeb podcast, hosted...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ReadSpeaker , in Partnership with CAST . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Accessibility is not an add-on to the CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework—it is foundational, its beating heart. In this edWeb podcast, listeners explore how CAST advances accessibility as a core component of UDL to create learning environments where all le...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Khan Academy Kids . The webinar recording can be accessed here . When we assess young children in a language they don’t yet know well, we risk measuring English exposure instead of what they actually understand. For dual language learners, this gap shows up as underestimated ability, misdirected interventions, and readiness data that doesn’t reflect reality. Join...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Conscious Discipline . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Many districts have strong MTSS and PBIS frameworks in place—yet still struggle with inconsistent implementation, staff burnout, and limited behavior change. This edWeb podcast explores why strategy alone isn’t the issue—and what’s truly missing. Through the lens of the Conscious Disciplin...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Edmentum . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Today’s students cannot afford a college and career readiness system that starts too late, remains siloed for core academics, or treats tangible postsecondary success planning as an add-on. Too often, districts are asking students to navigate a future that schools have not fully prepared them to enter...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Renaissance . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Most districts implement a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to promote better learning outcomes across K–12. But as students’ needs rapidly evolve—and as educators are asked to do more with fewer resources—many are experiencing barriers to a successful MTSS implementation. In this edWeb podcas...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Triple C Writing . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . This dynamic edWeb podcast builds on part one of the Enhancing Writing and Communication Through Sentence Building series. Educators are empowered to transform grammar instruction from abstract rules into meaningful, practical writing skills. After a brief review of core concepts from part one...

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...