edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Meteor Education . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Career-specific skilling is a central part of the K-12 mission, but we often fail to address a central safety, productivity, and effectiveness skill: managing distraction. In this research-driven and interactive edWeb podcast, Kevin E. Baird, Chairman at the non-profit Center for College and C...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Frog Street Press . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn basic coding skills and how to intentionally foster problem solving, spatial relationships, prediction skills, communication, and more through hands-on coding experiences. This student-centered approach to learning will support the importance of preparing young...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . English learners are doing double duty in schools compared to their monolingual peers—not only are they learning to speak a new language, but they’re also trying to learn academic content in English, often through reading. Understanding the best practices for emergent bilingual reading instructi...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Institute for Education Innovation . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Sharpen your skills in building a robust and influential educational leadership network. Join us for an edWeb podcast that teaches you the secrets of forging meaningful connections, fostering collaboration, and advancing your personal and district’s goals through strategic ne...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Project Tomorrow . The Congressional Briefing recording can be accessed here . Project Tomorrow celebrates its 20th year of the Speak Up Research Initiative with their annual Congressional Briefing. The 2023 Speak Up Congressional Briefing, “From CDs to AI,” provides a unique opportunity to share insights on 20 years of change in education technology with participat...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Emergent bilingual students need different academic supports and structures than their monolingual peers, and many educators have to rely on instructional models designed for students who already speak English—leading to a disconnect for our ELL students. Ensuring all emergent bilingual and mult...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Tripod Education, a Scholarus Learning Company . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Measuring community experiences—those of students, staff, and parents—can provide strategic insights and can impact educator growth, student outcomes, and community support. Listen to this edWeb podcast to uncover the transformative value of community experience and expl...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Emergent bilingual and English language learners are sometimes grouped as if they have the exact same needs and supports. Yet, as many educators are keenly aware, there’s not a “one-size-fits-all” approach to tailoring instructional support for English language learning. How can educators better...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI from Blackbaud in partnership with the Truth Initiative . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Youth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels in the United States. Data from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey show that one in seven high school students (14.1%) and one in 30 middle school students (3.3%)—that’s an estimated 2.55 million...

This edWeb podcast is co-Sponsored by Penguin Random House Education and Alliant International University . The webinar recording can be accessed here. Penguin Random House Education and Alliant International University have partnered to bring authors and educational leaders together for a two-part edWebinar series that provides expertise, guidance, and resources to educators seeking to amplify th...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . By incorporating an understanding of bilingualism as an interactional experience that shapes cognition, educators have the opportunity to join a transformative mission to redefine the long-term English learner definition, paving the way to a future of inclusive and effective literacy instruction...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Education Elements, a Scholarus Learning Company . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Effective school improvement creates a shared sense of enthusiasm and efficacy toward common goals and has life-changing impacts on students. Yet, too often, we find ourselves trapped inside the belief that we are working on school improvement when very little h...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Exemplars . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Performance tasks have been a part of education for over 30 years. In today’s classrooms, creating time for students to turn off technology and work collaboratively to transfer their mathematical knowledge to solve rich, real-world tasks may be more important than ever. Asking students to apply their mathem...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Meteor Education . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Is technology a barrier to learning in your district? We need to talk! For some, the problem of mobile devices is so severe that states and districts are banning cell phones from schools entirely. In some districts, the use of artificial intelligence tools has been banned, and websites blocked...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Milestone C and Stemi . The webinar recording can be accessed here . STEMwave is a movement transforming education. By fostering localized partnerships between Edtech, K-12 Education, and Industry, we’re creating Schools of the Future and providing students with clear career pathways. In today’s tech-driven society, our students must have the latest technology in...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by SmartLab® . The edLeader Panel can be accessed here . Join us for an hour of inspiration and STEM expertise with Education Coach Jorge Valenzuela, who focuses on the successful implementation of STEM initiatives, project-based learning (PBL), college and career readiness, and essential life skills for students. He is joined by Mark Whelton, Superintendent of Brid...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by The Modern Classrooms Project . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Educators are constantly being asked to do more with less. And because they are resourceful, talented, and invested, they meet those expectations, often to their own detriment. Our best and brightest continue showing up each day, but they bear the cost over time. Eventually, everything b...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and presented by CoSN and AASA . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The challenges and opportunities involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) hit the education world by storm in the spring of 2023. In this edWeb podcast, three leading-edge, innovative superintendents are joined by the Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council and form...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mindful Schools . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Are you worried about educator well-being and retention, or wondering how to support students struggling with stress and trauma? Does it seem like your current initiatives are coming up short? There’s a proven solution that’s always within reach. Mindfulness has been around for millennia, and modern s...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by New Meridian . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . It’s been 10 years since the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were published, a landmark effort that transformed the landscape of science education and redefined how science is taught in American schools. Listen to this edWeb podcast to hear from four distinguished experts in the field of...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, the presenters discuss the complexity of dyscalculia, a specific learning disorder that affects numerical comprehension, arithmetical skills, and mathematical reasoning. They aim to provide a comprehensive overview of dyscalculia, exploring its causes, symptoms,...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Tripod Education, a Scholarus Learning Company . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Much of professional learning and school goal setting is derived from educators and policymakers. But what if we asked students, and incorporated their views of their own learning experiences? What does the research say about the efficacy of using student voice? Join us...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Presence . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The new school year has started, and despite continual alarm ringing about school staffing shortages over the past few years, positions in the critical area of special education remain unfilled—at dire cost to our students in need. Given the growing consensus that student success in school depends on holisti...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Exemplars . The webinar recording can be accessed here . “Featuring special guest speaker John Hattie.” Educators are managing challenging workloads and are susceptible to high rates of burnout. Join us as we examine practices that have a positive impact in schools. Professor John Hattie helps us lean into extensive research around how to de-implement practices t...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Eduscape . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Hear an engaging and informative discussion on the impact of AI in our classrooms. Listen to this edWeb podcast with experienced district leaders and a professor who has conducted NSF-funded research on AI in education. The panelists share their experience and insight into: Rethinking curriculum instr...