edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by CORE Learning.

The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Policies set the stage, but real change happens when systems connect mandates to daily practice. This first edWeb podcast of Structured Literacy for Every Learner Week highlights how leaders can translate policy into instructional practices, routines, roles, and supports that make literacy sustainable.

Listeners hear national and district perspectives on aligning policy with practice in ways that build coherence, not just compliance. This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.

This edWeb podcast is part of Structured Literacy for Every Learner Week.

CORE Learning
Transform teaching and learning so that every student thrives.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Participate Learning.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Research shows that 65% of children entering elementary school today will work in jobs that don’t yet exist. Schools are responding by rethinking how they prepare students for success after graduation. Some are creating bilingual learning pathways, while others are embedding career-focused experiences into everyday instruction to help students develop the real-world skills they’ll need to thrive, whether they stay in their local communities or pursue opportunities beyond them.

In this edWeb podcast, district and school leaders share their strategies for giving students a competitive advantage through innovative program design. The panelists discuss different approaches to fostering bilingualism and building career readiness while strengthening student outcomes.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-12 school and district leaders.

Participate Learning
We help students build bilingual fluency, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Evidence Advocacy Center & CORE.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Berkeley Unified School District in California (BUSD), when faced with the need to improve reading achievement for their diverse student population, boldly took action to implement a comprehensive, districtwide literacy initiative aligned with research. Since launching their Literacy Improvement Program (LIP) in 2022, the district has undergone a profound transformation in how reading is taught.

Listen to this in-depth edWeb podcsat to hear from key participants in BUSD’s literacy improvement program about successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the past three years. The panelists share:

• How they leveraged implementation science to support systemic change
• Strategies for building buy-in and engagement with key educational partners, including teachers and families
• The role of professional learning and coaching to shift mindsets and instructional practices
• BUSD’s plans to sustain and build upon their progress

This is a valuable opportunity to learn firsthand from educators who have undertaken the work of implementing an evidence-based literacy program and fill your toolkit with free resources, including a comprehensive implementation guide. This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders.

Evidence Advocacy Center
We Know How to Improve Student Achievement and Well-Being

CORE Learning
Transform teaching and learning so that every student thrives.

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This edWeb podcast is hosted by CAAASA, The California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

A diverse educator workforce is vital to providing students with role models who reflect their experiences, backgrounds, and aspirations.

Join us for an edWeb podcast with Dr. Adam Clark, Superintendent, Mt. Diablo USD; Dr. Antoine Hawkins, Superintendent, Evergreen Elementary School District; and Dr. Kai Mathews, Founder and Lead Designer, The Libertory Classroom. They draw on insights and information presented at the CAAASA Annual Roundup held in September 2025 and share district strategies to grow and sustain a teacher workforce that mirrors their diverse student populations.

The panelists discuss effective approaches such as “grow your own” initiatives, partnerships with universities and preparation programs, and innovative recruiting strategies to attract diverse candidates. They also explore how districts can create supportive environments and professional pathways that help teachers stay, thrive, and advance in the profession.

Join this conversation to learn actionable strategies and leadership insights that foster equity, inclusion, and excellence across the educator pipeline.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to all K-12 educators, administrators, and policymakers.

CAAASA
CAAASA, a group of ed leaders, advocates for policies addressing African-American student success.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by News Literacy Project.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

In an age of AI and algorithms, students encounter misleading science and health content at an alarming rate. Social media influencers and AI-generated posts can heighten anxiety, fuel body image issues, spark a desire to participate in dangerous trends and worse. But strong partnerships between districts, schools, families, and medical professionals can make a difference. These partnerships can ensure that students develop skills such as evaluating sources, assessing evidence, and thinking critically about online content and social media feeds.

Join Karen Kelsall-Lagola, Eli Cahan, and the News Literacy Project’s Dr. Brittney Smith and Elliott Goodman for an edWeb podcast to learn about the dangers posed to students by health misinformation and the actions that school leaders can take to help students recognize and spot falsehoods. They explore how districts across the U.S. have successfully utilized NLP’s District Fellowship program to implement curricula equipping all students with the skills to navigate today’s complex information landscape with confidence.

Listeners learn about:

• How health- and science-related misinformation online reaches and influences students
• How administrators can develop partnerships with families, community leaders, and medical professionals to support news literacy education
• Cross-curricular resources to help students at all grades recognize rumors, AI fakes, and misinformation
• How administrators can scale news literacy education across districts, with support from the News Literacy Project

The session explores real examples of districtwide approaches to news literacy education and health misinformation, as well as free, scalable, ready-to-implement classroom resources. This edWeb podcast appeals to K-12 administrators, district leaders, and curriculum leaders.

News Literacy Project
A nonpartisan national education nonprofit.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Savvas Learning Company.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

The Science of Reading is a powerful body of research that highlights the most effective ways to teach children how to read—but what does it actually look like in today’s classrooms? This edWeb podcast moves teachers beyond theory and gets to the heart of practical application!

Join a dynamic roundtable discussion with leading experts in the field of literacy research and education: award-winning researcher, professor, and author Dr. Sharon Vaughn; famed literacy researcher and advocate Dr. Pamela Mason; and renowned researcher and Science of Writing expert Dr. Young-Suk Kim.

After this engaging conversation, you are able to:

• Connect the Science of Reading to tangible, daily classroom strategies
• Build on current expertise by applying techniques for foundational skills
• Take advantage of teachable moments that naturally build knowledge across content areas

Listeners are provided access to the Science of Reading Digital Bookshelf, a free resource for educators that contains dozens of professional development resources and ready-to-use classroom activities.

All educators with an interest in literacy education—especially K-8 classroom teachers, reading coaches, intervention specialists, curriculum directors, and instructional leaders—are encouraged to listen to this edWeb podcast.

Savvas Learning Company
Our next-generation learning solutions help students discover their greatness.

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This edWeb podcast is hosted by Project Tomorrow.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Join us for this timely edWeb podcast and Congressional Briefing as Project Tomorrow releases the 2025 Speak Up National Report, highlighting the authentic voices of K–12 students from across the country. This special event showcases students’ perspectives on how AI is shaping their educational experiences, their aspirations, and their concerns for the future.

This briefing provides an inside look at the key research findings collected from more than 60,000 K–12 students, educators, administrators, and families through the 2024–25 Speak Up survey and national report. The goal of this year’s panel is to ensure that policymakers, education leaders, and practitioners hear directly from students about the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into teaching and learning.

Key takeaways:

• Learn what students identify as the most valuable uses of AI in their learning lives
• Understand student concerns about data privacy, ethics, and access for all students
• Gain practical insights into how AI can support personalized learning, deeper engagement, and career readiness
• Explore recommendations to help schools and districts align policies and practices with the voices of today’s learners

The results of the 2025 Speak Up National Report are of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, education technology leaders, teachers, librarians, and policymakers.

Download the Report and Resources

Project Tomorrow
Preparing today's students to be tomorrow's innovators, leaders, and engaged citizens.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Renaissance.

The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Now more than ever, schools and districts need proven strategies to reduce student absenteeism—and to quickly address attendance issues before they become chronic. Join three MTSS experts for an in-depth discussion of using data and supports most effectively to prevent student absences this school year.

In this edWeb podcast, you explore:

• The four root causes of absenteeism across K‒12
• Gathering the right data to assess each student’s level of risk
• Aligning tiered resources and supports to best engage students in school
• Communicating with families and communities to reverse common misconceptions about absenteeism

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, MTSS directors, and school social workers.

Renaissance
Accelerate learning for children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds.

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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.

Edmentum
Creating a world where educators succeed and students thrive, everywhere learning occurs

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

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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.

ESGI, a Riverside Insights Solution
ESGI supports early elementary educators in assessing and monitoring foundational skill development

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