edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is co-Sponsored by Branching Minds and Digital Promise . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . EdTech has the potential to dramatically impact the level in which districts can support their students in reaching academic success. However, with thousands of EdTech products being marketed to districts every year, it can be difficult to consistently measure the trustwo...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by BookNook . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Like many rural, economically disadvantaged districts across the United States, Murchison ISD in Texas needed to address academic measures. What makes Murchison unique is that it took an all-hands approach, bringing in teachers, paraprofessionals and even custodial and cafeteria staff to lead small-group lit...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by AVID Products . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast as thought leaders in the audio and learning technology industries sit down for an in-depth discussion surrounding the importance of active listening. Discover how the power of audio—podcasts, audiobooks, and music—provides increased accessibility to content and information,...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . The webinar recording can be accessed here . New teachers come to us with purpose and passion, what will you do as a leader to nurture the next generation of educators? Reflect back on your first year of teaching—what did you need to feel supported and be successful? In this edWeb podcast, listeners: Explore best practices for ensuring...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Common Sense Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Games can enable children to practice emotions in spaces that are free from actualized consequences. With thoughtful guidance, games can help children manage emotions, perspective take, demonstrate empathic concern, and exhibit prosocial behaviors. But games themselves cannot be responsible for...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Ripple Effects . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Just four months ago, the U.S. Surgeon General put out a rare public health advisory: Students are in a life or death mental health crisis. Effectively supporting students AND their families is critical to young people’s mental wellness, learning and thriving.  Listen to renowned author and lead...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Kognity for NGSS . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Science educators today are looking for ways to implement and incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards into teaching and learning, navigating the changing landscape of technology, and exploring inquiry and relevant approaches to science education. It can be a lot to manage!  Listen to this e...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Panorama Education . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . While all learning is social and emotional, the pandemic has brought an even more increased focus on social-emotional learning (SEL) and student and staff well-being. Because of this, many districts are tasked with building SEL teams, in addition to providing supports for staff already in pl...

Listen to this edWeb podcast with Tracy Leigh and Katie Licwinko, Education Technology Coordinators for Wayne Township Public Schools (NJ) as they discuss their innovative ideas for district-wide professional learning and share practical strategies on how to put best practice into real practice.  Tracy and Katie discuss how the pandemic impacted professional learning in their district and how thei...

This edWeb podcast is co-sponsored by Digital Promise and Walmart . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . What are Learning and Employment Records (LERs)? What do adult learners and workers—and adult education providers—need to know about this emerging technology? Join Digital Promise to learn more about the design, value, and use of Learning and Employment Records: digital records o...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Samsung . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast to hear how interactive boards for classrooms can streamline educator workloads while boosting student engagement. We explore how educators can integrate interactive screens with lesson planning and classroom administration to create a truly all-in-one resource hub.  Join u...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The resurgence of equity as a buzzword in the media has resulted in an influx of vendors and thought leaders talking about the “best” ways to close equity gaps, often without research to back it up. To truly make a difference for students, educators need to focus on what the evidence says, and the evid...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by VEDAMO . The webinar recording can be accessed here .  Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn how combining MTSS with blended learning can accelerate learning recovery for all students.  With the return to campus, it is clear that our students have serious gaps in their educational programs. Intervention strategies post pandemic need to blend academic, social, and...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ASCD . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast to explore the principles and beliefs that are foundational to a differentiated classroom. Specifically, by the end of this session, listeners are able to: Describe the key elements and structures of differentiated instruction Analyze the difference between what differentiation is an...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Sora from OverDrive Education . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast with Amy Hall and Nick Harris from the Weber School District (UT) to learn how they successfully and systematically integrated ebooks and audiobooks into all school libraries across the district. You also discover how Weber School District: Embedded di...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ENA . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Education is challenged across the board with personnel shortages. Listen to this edWeb podcast with Lori Ward, Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and two K-12 leaders from Ohio’s Reynoldsburg City Schools to learn how they are building a comprehensive human capital...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Scholastic Education Solutions . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . All children need access to books that allow them to look in and look out—making text-to-self and text-to-world connections. When children read books that serve as mirrors and windows, they develop an understanding of themselves as well as today’s world. Creating classroom librar...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN , AASA , and edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Digital equity has proven to be one of the most critical issues of our times. Lessons learned over the past two years have taught education leaders that they cannot solve the challenges of digital equity in their school districts without actively engaging a wide...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ENA . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The rapid shift to digital and the influx of federal funds has spawned a technological awakening in many large school districts across the nation. IT and academic departments that were once struggling to get leadership buy-in and financial support now suddenly have the spotlight shining directly upon them....

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Classroom Champions and sponsored by ClassLink . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Today’s educational landscape is fraught with challenges related to teacher attribution, learning loss, mental health, and safety, never mind the day-to-day instructional practices, and yet our educators continue to rise and meet these issues with their can-do attitu...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Varsity Tutors for Schools . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The challenges facing district leaders today are well documented: historic staff shortages, student absenteeism, and an urgent need to accelerate student learning and address student well-being. Leaders are facing an influx of federal funding at a moment when the urgency of the job h...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Satchel Pulse . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . As educators, we know the life-changing benefits of social and emotional learning (SEL) for all students, but instructional time is already full to the brim to make sure the pandemic learning loss is minimized. Being asked to add something more seems overwhelming. Learning experiences need to be...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast to celebrate the launch of a new book, InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top . Kathy Hurley and Bobbi Kurshan, the authors, along with Lisa Schmucki, one of the women profiled in the book, offer insights from research on the entrepreneurial mindset. Kathy...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Robin . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, distinguished Cahn Fellow Principal Dr. Barbara McKeon discusses how to improve your leadership mindset and transform your school culture. Drawing on her training and on-the-ground experience, Dr. McKeon gives concrete examples of how small changes can substantially impact your physical a...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Varsity Tutors for Schools . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . While the term ​”SEL​” has become widely used to describe a variety of educational initiatives and visions, social​ and emotional learning focuses on a concrete set of skills that help students thrive both in and out of the classroom. ​These skills are essential for academic improvem...