edWebcasts

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...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb . The webinar recording can be accessed here . In this edWeb podcast, Pam Allyn, renowned author and social impact innovator, and Malcolm Mitchell, Super Bowl superstar, reading hero, and author of bestselling children’s books, bring us together in these changing times to talk about what anchors us, gives us wings, and makes all possible—the role that books, stories...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by SmartLab Learning . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Earlier this year, the George Lucas Educational Foundation released four new studies highlighting how project-based learning (PBL) helps accelerate student learning—across age groups, multiple disciplines, and different socio-economic statuses. Whether a newbie or PBL master, with this year’s emphas...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Common Sense Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . This edWeb podcast helps educators navigate the world of news and media by engaging in strong relationships with students and providing them with reliable skills and habits.  K.C. Boyd is a Washington, D.C. librarian and News Literacy Project ambassador preparing students with essential skills...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Norton Books in Education . The webinar recording can be accessed here . How can schools bring an equity lens to their trauma-informed education initiatives? Schools can do more than respond to the trauma that some students have already experienced; they can play a key role in preventing trauma and disrupting the larger social forces that create trauma in our wor...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN , AASA , and edWeb.net . The webinar recording can be accessed here . One of the key functions of education is building skills, not only for academic success, but also for understanding mental, social, and emotional wellbeing. Critical capabilities that include empathy, grit, persistence, flexibility, and adaptability shape mindset...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Per the latest Speak Up Research, district leaders are more focused than ever before on quantifying the impact of their digital content investments. In this edWeb podcast, Project Tomorrow and CatchOn shares new insights and tools to support your district’s data journey (whether you a...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Even though many of us have returned to the classroom, COVID has sparked an intricate and lasting relationship between teaching, learning, and edtech. As a response to the needs of educators to understand how to make their edtech more accessible to all students, Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA),...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Marzano Resources . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to the authors of the telling and timely book, The School Wellness Wheel, to explore the complex interplay between mastery, culture, and trauma in an innovative framework that has the potential to completely transform the narrative of traditional education. In this edWeb podcast, listeners le...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EveryDay Labs . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Attendance begets discovery, exploration, learning, and achievement—it is the keystone of student growth and well-being. Prior to the pandemic, one out of six students missed nearly a month of learning. Now, data suggests students are missing more learning opportunities than ever. Listen to this...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise, Adult Learning . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . Can micro-credentials be used to create new pathways to social mobility for rural learners who are impacted by poverty, particularly for Black, Latino, and Indigenous people? Digital Promise joins learners and leaders from the University of Maine System’s All Learning Counts Ini...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Amplify Math . The webinar recording can be accessed here . Listen to this edWeb podcast to hear from Sunil Singh, Amplify Math Advisor, on how infusing math with history and storytelling allows students to see connections between math and their everyday lives. This approach to mathematics also helps students see and appreciate the relevance of the math they’re w...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Screencastify . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . The diversity of the modern classroom has driven an accelerated need for schools and districts to equip teachers with powerful yet simple tools. This new level of diversity — spurred more rapidly by the pandemic — has also driven a larger need for innovation in education.  Video became an absolut...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Project Tomorrow . The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here . American education has been forever changed by the events of the past two years. Beyond the obvious changes in school formats, there is also a new awareness in our schools and communities about the critical need to address inequities in education. This awareness is driving discussions about th...

The edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lenovo . The webinar recording can be accessed here .  Virtual reality (VR) is a transformative technology that can inspire students and empower educators to take their teaching to the next level. VR has also been shown to lead to better outcomes such as greater engagement of students, increased focus on learning material, and better retention of information. This...