edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Screencastify . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Each student has a unique path and should be empowered to take that journey at their own pace.  In this edWeb podcast, we discuss why educators should tailor their content to ensure students are staying actively engaged through asynchronous video. We also share the best practices and tips for uti...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Scholastic Education Solutions . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Research shows that students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally when schools and families work together. But how exactly do we strengthen these connections? How do we harness the power of school-family-community partnerships to propel growth and achievement for all st...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Ripple Effects . The webinar recording can be accessed here . “Behavior problems ranging from inability to focus in class all the way to deadly violence have gripped campuses,” The Washington Post recently reported. Indeed, students’ aggression, lack of motivation, anxiety, and depression have reached record levels as the pandemic drags on.  In this edWeb podcast...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Learning Ally . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . This edWeb podcast is a chance to hear from school leaders and agents of change about their experiences in transforming school literacy systems and curricula. As thought leaders from the field pose questions relating to the journey, school leaders each discuss aspects of the shifts in instruction...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Amplio . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In recent years, the world of special education has undergone significant change. Between educator shortages and turnover, student learning loss, and the growing demand of students needing service, special education is struggling to provide effective academic and specialized intervention support. Students are...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by ERDI and sponsored by D2L . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In the fall of 2021, ERDI hosted a Thought Leadership Symposium on Systems Leadership for Equity where district and industry leaders and emeritus superintendents came together to address these issues, provide insight, and offer a way to frame conversations around equity, access, and dive...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Free Spirit Publishing . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In working with young children, we inevitably encounter unexpected—and hard-to-answer—questions. This edWeb podcast addresses the big adult questions children often ask, questions that may cause us to pause, silence the child, or deflect the concern. The session guides you to be prepared to ans...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN , AASA , and edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Although the concerns and challenges around protecting student data privacy have always been important for school districts, over the past few years these issues have risen in urgency as schools increasingly rely on digital tools for teaching, learning and school...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Webinars have become a very popular and successful media channel for education marketing. They are great for brand awareness, marketing insight, content marketing, lead generation, and more! Listen to a dynamic panel of marketing experts who share their tips on how to make sure you’re getting the most from your webinar....

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by KinderLab Robotics . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers discusses how teaching coding, computational thinking and robotics develops socio-emotional learning, cultivates character, and fosters a moral compass along with crucial technical knowledge and STEM skills.  Dr. Bers, a leading researcher on early chi...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by SmartLab Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The George Lucas Educational Foundation released five new studies highlighting how project-based learning (PBL) helps accelerate student learning across age groups, multiple disciplines, and different socio-economic statuses. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM occupations...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by VEDAMO . The webinar recording can be accessed here . High-dosage tutoring is an essential tool for helping students catch up and fill in gaps after two years of disruptions. The Department of Education is encouraging schools to provide up to 90 minutes a week of tutoring per student. Many schools want to provide these services themselves, maintaining a strong li...

In this edWeb.net podcast, Larry Jacobs, the host of Education Talk Radio, Lisa Schmucki, edWeb Founder and CEO, and Melissa Hodgson, edWeb Manager of Member Services, discuss best practices for virtual professional learning and how to put best practice into real practice. This interview continues their conversation on January 20, 2022 about how the pandemic has accelerated the growth and acceptan...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by ERDI and sponsored by ClassLink . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . In the fall of 2021, ERDI hosted a Thought Leadership Symposium on Systems Leadership for Equity where district and industry leaders and emeritus superintendents came together to address these issues, provide insight, and offer a way to frame conversations around equity, access, an...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Classroom Champions and sponsored by ClassLink . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Mental health is a top-of-mind topic for many these days, especially during the pandemic. For both educators and students, there is an impetus to focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) and to normalize conversations about mental health by talking candidly about...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Common Sense Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The presentation slide deck can be accessed here . Bringing play into the school day isn’t just important for young learners but is also beneficial to older students. Play brings out creativity, facilitates the exploration of interests, and engages students in activities of their choice without...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Achieve3000 . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Listen to Star Connor, Region Superintendent of Transformation Schools in Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL), in this engaging edWeb podcast about how she has helped more than 60% of the lowest-performing schools in her district move up at least one letter grade on Florida’s school rating scal...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ENA . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Today’s school districts are facing ongoing cybersecurity risks that require teams to identify, analyze, and assess their vulnerabilities. Listen to Dr. Tom Ryan, recently retired CIO and Strategy Officer of Santa Fe Public Schools, and Lenny Schad, Chief Information & Innovation Officer for District A...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources . The webinar recording can be accessed here . It’s no secret that today’s students need to have skills that extend far beyond what is taught in a textbook. Digital-age skills include creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and so much more. But how do we teach these? And when?  In this edWeb podcast, Dr. L. Rober...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by Digital Promise and sponsored by Ascendium Education Group . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Can micro-credentials be used to create new pathways to social mobility for rural, urban, and suburban learners who are impacted by poverty, particularly for Black, Latino, and Indigenous people? Digital Promise joins educational leaders from Tennessee St...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mindsets Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Student engagement is fundamental to learning. Ask any K-12 school administrator in the United States which subgroups show the most modest academic gains, and their answer is remarkably consistent: special populations, particularly, English learners (ELs) and ESE learners/students with special needs...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI . The webinar recording can be accessed here . The presentation slide deck can be accessed here . Listen to our conversation with Paris Woods, Ed. M., education leader, non-profit founder, and author of The Black Girl’s Guide to Financial Freedom. Paris spent years working in education and wanted to find a way to build wealth without changing careers or ta...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EveryDay Labs . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The needs of students and families are greater than ever before. Significant gaps in learning from the pandemic have been well documented across communities, districts, and states.  Despite schools and districts employing a host of programs and initiatives to meet this range of student needs–from...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink , co-hosted by CoSN , AASA , and edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Over the past two years, K–12 education institutions have increasingly looked to digital content and e-learning technologies to meet their ever-evolving education needs and goals. When effectively implemented, technology-based products, services, and resources can...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by InnovateK12 . The webinar recording can be accessed here . School districts nationwide have both the challenge and the opportunity to decide on how they want to constructively reengage with their community stakeholders, while moving away from the vitriol and divisiveness—for the sake of their students and their districts—to conjure and co-design a better future f...