edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Classroom Champions and sponsored by ClassLink . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Let’s be candid—our educators are feeling “March tired” already, well before the end of the school year. In this second year of personal and professional upheaval due to the effects of the pandemic, educator attrition rate is at an all-time high, threatening the infr...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ABC-CLIO . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Curiosity is the foundation of deep and meaningful learning—in fact, research has shown that curiosity is among the most powerful determinants of academic achievement.  Unfortunately, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, studies of secondary classrooms showed that most students asked very few questions...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Scholastic Education Solutions . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, ​​Dr. Freddy Hiebert shares her research-based strategies for educators to help students make connections that will allow them to not only understand the text at hand, but also to build the capacity to understand more texts at a deeper level. Educators espe...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by TeachRock . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Launched by Stevie Van Zandt and the Founders Board of Bono, Jackson Browne, Martin Scorsese, and Bruce Springsteen, TeachRock.org provides free, standards-aligned resources that use music to help K-12 students succeed in disciplines like science, math, social studies, language arts, and more. This edWeb po...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mindsets Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Every school district focuses on ensuring DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is integral to the life-changing education they provide their many learners. DEI is extremely crucial and a worthy component to any meaningful education in the United States. While one might first think “diversity” is u...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Hāpara: Your Partner in Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . How can Open Educational Resources (OER) foster educational equity? This edWeb podcast provides a vision for using OER to this end, explores the resurgence of using OER to improve teaching and learning, and reviews how to get started in making the transition to doing so.  Listen to th...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The presentation slide deck can be accessed here . We find ourselves in a moment where the dialogue about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is happening across the nation. As we prepare for addressing these conversations in our classrooms, it is important to equip ourselves with a framework and strategies...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mastery Manager . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . As school districts of every size work to boost student outcomes, teacher capacity, and accountability, the role of assessments and the value of professional learning communities are front and center. In this edWeb podcast, leaders from Lexington School District Two in West Columbia, South Caro...

This edWeb podcast is an interview conducted by Larry Jacobs of Education Talk Radio featuring Lisa Schmucki, CEO and Founder, edWeb.net and Melissa Hodgson, Manager of Member Services, edWeb.net. The pandemic impacted every level and aspect of education. edWeb experienced a steep growth in membership and engagement during the early days of the pandemic, proving that educators were searching for i...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by News Literacy Project . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Today’s information landscape—complete with “fake news,” misinformation and conspiracy theories—has become increasingly difficult to navigate, particularly for students. How can you help students develop the news and media literacy skills they need to identify, analyze and understand credible so...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ENA and hosted by Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . According to CoSN’s 2021 EdTech Trends Survey Report, when asked to identify their top three unmet technology needs, respondents ranked cybersecurity number one by a large margin. This isn’t too surprising given the vastness of the issue.  In this edWeb...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Screencastify . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Student- and teacher-created video has permanently changed the way teachers assess student learning and understanding.  In this edWeb podcast, presenters discuss how leading districts facilitate teacher-student evaluation and even peer-to-peer student evaluation through asynchronous video. They a...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN , AASA , and edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the face of education. School district leaders looked to new and innovative ways to stay connected with staff, students, parents and their communities. Technology was rapidly implemented in ways never before us...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Varsity Tutors for Schools . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . How can you accelerate student learning and support student social and emotional health in the wake of COVID-19? Listen to Dr. Susanna Loeb from the National Student Support Accelerator at Brown University as she shares the extensive body of research that supports high-impact tutorin...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mindsets Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . With demands for immediate results to determine appropriate strategies and allocation of funds, every school in the United States has struggled mightily with the additional challenges brought about by bringing effective education to K-12 schools in the era of COVID-19. Is anything working and, if so...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by 321 Insight . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Over the summer, educators and administrators extensively planned for most of the nation’s students to return to in-person instruction this fall. They prepared for the significant challenges they expected to face, from learning loss to behavior issues that were likely to intensify as students transitioned...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ENA . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Demands on education networks have changed. Between blended learning, online coursework, digital learning applications, and an explosion in connected devices, bandwidth needs for K-12 continue to soar, but IT budgets simply can’t keep up with necessary infrastructure upgrades. How can you adapt your networ...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by iboss and hosted by Project Tomorrow . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The cybersecurity threat to K-12 schools and districts is at an unprecedented level. The increased technology dependency in our schools has emboldened bad actors determined to wreak havoc on district infrastructure and data systems. This edWeb podcast is the launch event fo...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Common Sense Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Over the past year, teachers have been inundated with tech integration strategies. From adapting to new learning platforms, to navigating learning tools, schools have begun successfully incorporating these resources into the classroom. This emphasizes the critical nature of digital citizenship...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Do you know your students? Do you REALLY know your students? Are you aware of the “cultural capital” (Pierre Bourdieu) your students have the potential to bring to—in fact, gift to—the classroom? Cultural capital can present in several forms, but in this edWeb podcast, Dr. Lott Adams focuses...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Achieve3000 . The webinar recording can be accessed here . According to the Brookings Institution, the number of English learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools has grown by roughly 60 percent over the last decade. While the level of diversity they have brought us holds plenty of potential value for all students, we are not yet able to capitalize on that, as many E...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Amplify Math . The webinar recording can be accessed here . From the looks of it, too much has already been said about teacher survival, as if that was our goal—to survive classroom teaching while following the ever-growing list of mandates and budgeting for essentials like Starbucks and dry erase markers. “Oh, no thanks, I’m going to pass on the thriving thing,...

This edWEb podcast is sponsored by Educator Impact . The webinar recording can be accessed here . With student well-being top of mind for educators and administrators (particularly in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic), many are looking for solutions to address increasing mental health challenges—the so-called “second pandemic”—in our classrooms. But addressing these chall...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a mainstay in industries including criminal justice, healthcare, and education. While AI has had tremendous impacts in many ways, it has also had unintended consequences that have disproportionately impacted marginalized populations, including students of...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Classroom Champions and sponsored by ClassLink . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, we welcome Jellisa Westney, Team Canada athlete and educator, and Kieran Block, the first Black sledge hockey player in Canada and now an educator, whose passions both revolve around supporting students’ mental health. They share strategies for...