This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Edmentum.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

It’s important to know materials are backed by efficacy research, but districts still need to understand what’s happening in their own schools and classrooms—what’s working, what’s not, why, and what can we do about it?

With the critical importance of intervention in delivering outcomes for all learners, district and school leaders can and should expect more from their data. This edWeb podcast presents the case for better districtwide data, why it matters, and how administrators and their partners can collaborate to leverage data for outcomes.

Leaders who view this session benefit in the following ways:

• Hear a comprehensive definition of systemwide intervention and the elements to include
• Gain a new understanding of what you should expect for your data, along with insights to apply it across your organization
• Pick up new strategies for engaging all stakeholders in systemwide intervention
• Learn proven tips for meeting your goals and overcoming common challenges in using data to drive results

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, education technology leaders, and state education leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ESGI: A Riverside Insights Solution.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Reaching ambitious early literacy goals requires more than just the right curriculum—it takes the right framework to align your people, data, and assessments. In this edWeb podcast, you learn how short cycles of high-frequency formative assessment can drive big gains in literacy by giving educators actionable insights in real time.

Hear from district leaders, superintendents, and literacy experts as they discuss using short, formative assessment cycles to drive successful literacy implementations. You walk away with the insights and tips to get all your district’s key players aligned on a macro and micro level with:

• One established data language
• One set of assessments
• Targeted literacy goals

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-5 school leaders, district leaders, literacy directors and coordinators, and curriculum directors.

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This edWeb podcast is S=sponsored by Project Lead The Way.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Discover how schools are reimagining career-connected learning through high-quality internships and apprenticeships that break down barriers and open new pathways for students. This engaging edWeb podcast showcases cutting-edge models, tools, and partnerships that bring experiences to students in accessible and equitable ways.

This session equips you with innovative strategies to scale equitable and future-ready work-based learning in your schools and district. This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 CTE administrators and education leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Branching Minds.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Check-In Check-Out is the go-to behavior intervention for many schools—and for good reason. It works. But it’s not the only option, and many students need something more or something different.

In this edWeb podcast, Trudy Bender and Dr. Brian Gaunt expand your behavior toolbox with other proven interventions that meet a range of student needs. You walk away with practical strategies that bring more members of your school community into the work of supporting students with behavior challenges. Listeners:

• Discover a range of behavior intervention options to meet student needs, including downloadable descriptions to help you get started
• Gain strategies for building sustainable behavior intervention infrastructure
• Learn practical tips for successful implementation (and learn from mistakes—the panelists will share pitfalls to avoid!)

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, behavior specialists and interventionists, and school psychologists.

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This edWeb podcast is presented by CoSN and AASA and sponsored by ClassLink.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

CoSN’s 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation report is the collaborative result of an international advisory board of over 130 education and technology experts. Together, they produced the report that identifies the most important Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that currently impact K-12 technology innovation.

In this two-part edWeb podcast series, three leading superintendents who served on the Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board share the process behind the development of the 2025 report and how they each address the Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers within their own school systems.

Part one of this series highlights the Hurdles and Accelerators identified in the report, while part two will focus on Technology Enablers. The superintendent panel shares the strategies and examples of how the Technology Enablers are implemented in each of their school districts. The Technology Enablers include:

• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• Analytics and Adaptive Technologies
• Untethered Broadband and Connectivity

This edWeb podcast is of high value to K-12 educators in both leadership and classroom roles. The broader school community will also benefit as the panel explores the trends, challenges, and technologies defining the future of learning.

Listen to Part 1: Driving K-12 Innovation: Current Hurdles and Accelerators

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by HMH.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

The integration of AI into K–12 education is often framed as inevitable, but its impact depends on how thoughtfully it is designed and applied. This edWeb podcast situates AI within a historical and research-based context, examining both its potential and its limitations within classroom education.

Drawing on principles of learning science, we discuss how AI can support evidence-based instruction while avoiding common pitfalls such as bias, over-reliance on automation, and loss of teacher agency. We bring these principles into practice by demonstrating examples that integrate assessment and classroom instruction.

Listeners leave with a nuanced understanding of how to evaluate AI solutions critically and implement them in ways that prioritize student learning and educator expertise. This edWeb podcast is of interest to elementary and middle school teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Really Great Reading.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

In this edWeb podcast, literacy experts explore how orthographic mapping, the brain-based process that turns phonemic decoding into automatic word recognition, unlocks structured literacy for learners across grade levels. You gain insight into how this Science of Reading approach helps educators support English learners, students with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, and adolescents still building foundational skills.

The presenters dive into:

• What orthographic mapping is—and why memorization falls flat
• Real talk about the secondary literacy crisis and untaught decoding gaps
• Strategies to accelerate mapping for older learners, ELs, and special education populations
• How Really Great Reading’s “Lose the Rules” approach eliminates confusion around schwa, heart words, and irregular spellings
• What leaders and coaches in all content areas can do to support word retention

This edWeb podcast builds capacity for K-12 district leaders and literacy coaches seeking to close the literacy gap with actionable, research-aligned practices.

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We were honored to have Dr. Jane Goodall on edWeb for Earth Day in 2015. She spoke with an audience of educators and students about her love of animals, her journey to Tanzania, how she earned the trust of the chimpanzees and became a renowned primatologist. Her story is so beautiful, and her words are as timely and important as ever, especially for young people. She says to the students at the end,  "My greatest reason to hope is you.'

Learn more about Dr. Jane Goodall and how you can continue to support her work at rootsandshoots.org.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Pitsco Education.

The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Discover how drone technology is transforming Career and Technical Education (CTE) in middle and high schools. In this dynamic edWeb podcast, you hear directly from education leaders who have successfully launched aviation and drone programs, explore the career pathways drones unlock, and learn how to integrate hands-on STEM experiences into your curriculum.

Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand, this session provides practical strategies, real-world success stories, and actionable resources to help your students soar. This edWeb podcast is of interest to middle and high school teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by SpringMath Accelerate.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

As states respond to longstanding declines in math proficiency, many now, or will soon, require universal screening. But what works best in numeracy screening?

Research has shown curriculum-based measurement (CBM) delivers the biggest impact on student math learning. During this edWeb podcast, Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden shares the why and how-tos of using mastery measurement CBM in mathematics, including:

• Recent research findings
• How to select the most efficient, “just-right” measures
• Using CBM to make highly accurate and efficient decisions within math MTSS that improve math outcomes
• What to do in the context of a lot of risk (which is nearly always present in math)

Build your knowledge about the best approach to math screening and fill your toolkit with free web-based resources, sample materials, and videos. This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.

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