edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by PeopleBench.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

When 80% of the cost of running schools is their adult workforce, how is your district planning for the success, engagement, and retention of these amazing humans? In this edWeb podcast, listeners learn about:

• Trends affecting the global school workforce landscape
• School workforce metrics that matter—exploring factors like diversity, flexibility, turnover, resilience, and culture
• The role of workforce strategy in school improvement
• Managing workforce risk and creating opportunities to improve employee experience and impact
• Democratizing and scaling workforce strategy capability and capacity

Learn about PeopleBench’s cost-effective solution for building workforce strategy capability and effectiveness across districts and their schools. You hear from workforce strategists, superintendents, and district HR leaders about how PeopleBench is making a difference in these problems of practice and creating opportunities for impact.

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

PeopleBench
Slow down turnover, improve retention & attract the staff you need in a highly competitive market.

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This edWeb poodcast is sponsored by Solution Tree.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

With so much focus on students’ foundational skills, we cannot afford to overlook the unconstrained components of language comprehension. In this edWeb podcast, author Dr. Molly Ness highlights the research showing the cognitive, linguistic, socio-emotional—and even physiological—benefits of read alouds.

Despite their solid research basis, 50-70% of teachers do not plan read alouds in advance! This session overviews a planning protocol for effective read alouds in PreK-8 in literacy blocks and content-area classrooms. Learning outcomes include:

• Understand the current trends and data around reading aloud in PreK-8 classrooms
• Develop an understanding of a three-step planning process for read alouds
• Use read alouds to foster vocabulary development, funds of knowledge, and language comprehension

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-8 teachers.

Solution Tree
Providing research-based, results-driven services that improve learning outcomes for students.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI from Blackbaud.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Work-based learning (WBL) is an educational approach that integrates classroom instruction with real-world work experiences, allowing students to apply academic, technical, and employability skills in authentic settings. WBL can benefit students by increasing their motivation, engagement, and achievement, as well as preparing them for college and career success. Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn about:

• Key components and best practices of WBL
• How to design and implement WBL programs in your schools and districts
• How to leverage partnerships with employers and community organizations

You hear from experts and practitioners who have successfully implemented WBL programs and witnessed their positive impacts on students and communities. Join us for this interactive and informative session and discover how WBL can transform your students’ learning and future opportunities.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to school and district leaders of the high school levels.

EVERFI
Tackling society's most challenging issues with education.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise Center for Inclusive Innovation.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, the imperative to address equity gaps within school districts is more pressing than ever. This edWeb podcast examines the Learning Salons model developed by Digital Promise’s Center for Inclusive Innovation and offers valuable research findings and key insights.

Designed to foster collaboration between BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) edtech solution providers and school districts, Learning Salons address pressing challenges and provide a platform to discover equity-centered solutions. These Salons have empowered school districts to broaden their perspectives to address the needs of historically and systematically excluded learners through a rapid-cycle approach anchored in each district’s problem of practice, in an environment that prioritizes collaboration with the purpose of discovering innovative, effective, student-centered systems, programs, and practices.

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

Collaborative Innovation Studio
Our goal is to develop and implement bold education solutions that serve EVERY learner.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lexia Learning.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

In our academic pursuit of equity, it is imperative that educators and professionals in special education understand the asset-based perspective, harness the power of neurodiversity, and apply the latest insights from brain science to create supportive and effective learning environments. This transformative edWeb podcast aims to equip listeners with the knowledge and tools to optimize the learning experience for neurodiverse individuals and design schools and systems within them to better serve all students.

Join Lexia’s Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, as she discusses these important topics with leaders in the education space, including David Flink, Co-founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of Eye to Eye, Dr. Michael Maclin, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for the Special School District of St. Louis County, and Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learning Variability Project at Digital Promise. Listeners walk away understanding the value of an asset-based approach, how science supports inclusivity, and the best way to help all students find success.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, special education specialists, librarians, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders.

Lexia Learning
Lexia is all for literacy because we know that literacy can and should be for all.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Women’s Education Project.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Women’s Education Project presents the Red Bangle Award annually to a woman who “by her life and accomplishment demonstrates the indomitable eloquence of the human spirit.” Inaugurated in 2014, the award recognizes women leaders globally who share WEP’s vision and inspire its students, young Indian women, to higher goals.

This year’s recipients, Kalyani Subramanyam, CEO of Maitrayana Charity Foundation, and Meenu Vadera, Founder of Azad Foundation and Sakha Consulting Wings, each embody the spirit of the Red Bangle Award through their deep personal commitment and sustained professional work on issues of gender equality. Kalyani uses sport, life skills education, and leadership development to empower adolescent girls and young women to access their rights and achieve their potential. Meenu supports poor women to gain “livelihoods with dignity” by creating safe employment options for women professional drivers.

Kalyani and Meenu join Zoë Timms, WEP’s Founder and Executive Director, in a discussion of their personal journeys building organizations working towards gender equality. Young women of each organization also join to share stories of their own.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to high school teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, adult learners, and anyone interested in learning about inspiring global projects promoting gender equality.

Women’s Education Project
Women’s Education Project (WEP) prepares women to become earners, leaders and changemakers.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Common Sense Education.
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Digital well-being requires a whole-community approach! Listen to this edWeb podcast with Common Sense’s Jasmine Hood Miller and Tali Horowitz to explore nurturing genuine family/school partnerships.

They review new resources teachers can share with families to help students build digital agency and reinforce their understanding of the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Learn strategies for identifying and reframing tech use to support positive media habits at home and at school, and leave with tools to build a sustained partnership that supports students in navigating the digital landscape with resilience and balance.

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

Common Sense Education
Dedicated to helping all kids thrive in a world of media and technology.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by New Meridian.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

For many educators and administrators, summative assessment—the end-of-year test that measures student understanding of grade-level expectations—is a time-consuming process that provides data too late to meaningfully impact student learning. The good news—there is a better way and states like Montana are leading the charge with new assessment systems that solve these challenges.

Join us for an informative edWeb podcast that explores the groundbreaking developments in assessments that have recently unfolded in Montana, including the recent approval of their Field-Testing Flexibility Waiver. You learn about Montana’s Alternative Student Testing Pilot which provides real-time insights into student performance throughout the year while also providing a summative measure of grade-level standards mastery. The combination of diagnostic data on student learning throughout the year and a final summative score promises to reduce overall testing time by eliminating the need for a final end-of-year test.

This edWeb podcast unlocks your understanding of the options for prioritizing assessments that support classroom learning throughout the year, while also meeting end-of-year accountability measures. You gain insights into the benefits and implications of the future of summative assessment, including its impact on student engagement, teacher empowerment, and the overall quality of education.

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

New Meridian
Leading the way in new high-quality assessment solutions that focus on the skills that matter

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Insight Education Group.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Over the past five years, the Empowering Educators to Excel (E3) networked improvement community, comprised of four school districts (Colonial, Decatur, Marion, and Gainesville), has transformed their recruitment and retention strategies with remarkable success.

In a parallel network established three years ago, IGNITE, four additional districts (Jackson, Syracuse, Greenville, and Palm Beach) have collaboratively worked towards enhancing their systems for educator recruitment and retention.

The impact of these paradigm-shifting initiatives is evident in the increased number of educators from diverse backgrounds in each district. The establishment of sustainable partnerships and pipelines promises to shape the educator workforce of each of these districts. In this edWeb podcast, two district leaders and two educational experts deeply immersed in this work share their experiences in revitalizing recruitment and retention strategies through research, innovation, and collaborative efforts.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, and district human resources professionals.

Insight Education Group
Insight has worked with thousands of educators to ensure every student has a great teacher.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by SmartPass.
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As school leaders look for ways to improve student engagement, instructional quality, and foster an ever-improving culture of learning, they are turning their attention to the classroom and all the spaces that impact students. That’s why digital hall passes are becoming the unexpected linchpin for school culture and climate. Find out how schools are using new technology to improve student movement and create better student outcomes.

Listeners:

• Discover the connection between student movement on campus and school culture
• Get practical strategies for building and maintaining a positive school culture
• Identify tools that support these efforts

This edWeb podcast is of interest to middle and high school teachers, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders.

SmartPass
Making Student Movement Easier & Less Stressful

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