edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Schoolytics. The webinar recording can be accessed here. 

Teachers’ responsibilities will change as technology progresses at a faster rate. The question is: How can automation help teachers be more efficient and effective and prevent the accumulation of even more daily tasks for an already-overworked profession?

In this edWeb podcast, ways in which technology-enabled automation can help teachers maximize instructional time and reduce the burden of administrative, “non-teaching” tasks are covered. Also discussed are the pros and cons of automation in the classroom, pitfalls to avoid, and practical tips for implementation. Finally, the panelists share their thoughts on what the future holds for automation in the education space.

Panelists include edtech leaders Dr. Eric Wang, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Turnitin, and Dr. Courtney Monk, Co-founder and COO at Schoolytics, alongside district leaders Randy Kolset, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Orange Unified School District, and Sam Brooks, Personal Learning Supervisor at Putnam County School System. Together, they provide a comprehensive perspective on technology and automation’s impact on teachers and their students.

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

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. The webinar recording can be accessed here. 

Dr. Dana T. Bedden, Superintendent of Schools, and his team brought the Centennial School District community together to inspire joyful reading and engage families in literacy over summer break. A selection committee made up of teachers, parents, and students reviewed and ranked a selection of books to be distributed to students in take-home literacy kits. With all the meaningful feedback from these stakeholders, board members were excited to welcome the chosen titles and help students build and expand their home libraries. In this edWeb podcast, Dr. Bedden, Anthony Gabriele, and Joseph Rutz discuss the importance of this process in bringing families and communities together.

This recorded edWeb podcast is of interest to K-8 teachers and school and district leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.
The presentation slide deck can accessed here.
 
Humans are emotional beings, aren’t we? Although all emotions can be healthy and normal, students who build greater emotional capacity are better equipped to deal with daily challenges, form healthy relationships with peers and acquaintances, and learn in our classrooms.

Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn how SEL fits in at all grade and subject levels, and how to develop behavioral expectations, goals, and norms for your school community. You walk away with strategies that help kids identify, normalize, and navigate big feelings (that support this ongoing new world of classroom management as well)! Hear our teacher experts spotlight easy-to-incorporate SEL strategies by each grade band.

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

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by edWeb.net.  The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Just as students should have a choice in their learning journey, the same is true for educators. Faculty and staff excel when they are given the choice and opportunity to dive into their interests and determine their own paths of learning. Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn how Princeton Public Schools’ educators are benefiting from increased autonomy in professional learning and find out about their secret to making PD days more engaging and fun—Tiger the therapy dog! In this edWeb podcast, listeners learn:

• The benefits of professional learning autonomy in building capacity among district staff
• New ideas for energizing professional learning, including the Flex PD option
• How edWeb’s professional learning resources can support a variety of school and district professional learning plans and pathways

You also get to meet Tiger, Princeton’s therapy dog, and hear how he’s helping the staff!

This recorded edWeb podcast is part of the PD in Action series from edWeb dedicated to helping district leaders find ways to re-energize professional learning for their whole staff. All educators are invited to listen to this fun and engaging presentation.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by GOOD NIGHT OPPY, Wonder Workshop & CT&Co. The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Wonder Workshop and Prime Video are excited to invite teachers, with their students, to share a conversation with the Flight Director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt, featured systems engineer in the new, inspiring documentary, GOOD NIGHT OPPY. The documentary tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover sent to Mars for a 90-day mission that ended up surviving for 15 years. Students and teachers hear about the mission’s ups and downs and about the remarkable bond forged between the robot and the NASA JPL humans millions of miles away.

The edWeb podcast is hosted by Bryan Miller of Wonder Workshop. STEM educator Naomi Meredith interviews Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt. Teachers and their students can find inspiration from Siegfriedt‘s journey as a middle school student when Oppy landed on Mars, to NASA Flight Director solving technical challenges at the end of the robot’s life.

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school leaders, and STEM educators.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Mango Languages. The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Is your district struggling to expand its world language program despite significant teacher shortages? If so, this edWeb podcast is for you. Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has a flourishing world language program in which 221 students earned the Seal of Biliteracy last school year. Prince George’s County offers 11 languages, including five Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). How has Prince George’s County accomplished this success? Listen to this edWeb podcast as world language department chairs from a PGCPS high school and middle school share their secret sauce to building a top-notch world language program. 

This recorded edWeb podcast is of interest to world language directors, department heads, and teachers as well as school and district leaders of grades 3-12.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN, AASA, and edWeb.net.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Technology plays a critical role when it comes to school districts assuring that equitable learning opportunities are accessible for ALL students, especially those with disabilities, learning differences, and English language learners, as well as students from lower socio-economic communities. In addition to making certain that all students have access to their needed course content and tools, school leaders need to ensure that the information they provide to the public, parents, guardians, and staff is readily accessible on any technology device. The needs inherent in guaranteeing accessibility for all go beyond meeting the legal requirements defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The accessibility policies and practices school leaders implement must be consistently vocal and visible to all within the communities they serve.

In this edWeb podcast, two leading-edge superintendents join with the director of technical assistance at CAST (originally known as the Center for Applied Special Technology) in an interactive discussion around the strategies used to successfully lead accessibility for all. Training procedures for providing teachers and staff with the skills to effectively leverage technology to assist students, parents, guardians, and staff are reviewed.

This recorded edWeb podcast is of particular value to superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring school leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by edWeb. The webinar recording can be accessed here.

In this edWeb podcast, Michael Ross, the CEO and founder of Ross & Associates, discusses the executive leadership skills needed to be successful in today’s publishing world. Michael has a wealth of experience as a CEO, author, and executive coach. In his current work coaching senior executives, he brings together leaders from diverse industries to work on their most difficult problems and sensitive challenges.

In this edWeb podcast, Michael discusses how to develop better lines of communication and collaborate to solve problems, identify opportunities, and hold one another accountable. Michael has launched a new course, Executive Leadership in Publishing. “My goal is to help everyone work as a team, collaborate more effectively, and become better leaders,” he says.

This recorded edWeb podcast is of interest to any management executive who wants to learn more about effective leadership.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ClassLink. The webinar recording can be accessed here.
 
When technology initiatives are viewed as investments rather than simply costs, school leaders have the opportunity to apply decision-making strategies that are meaningful and relevant to an education environment. Planning for and implementing district technology investments in any school system is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders, each with their own valid concerns and requests.

In this edLeader Panel, two experienced superintendents revealed the strategies they lead to evaluate, rethink, and strengthen district technology decision-making. They revealed how they worked with their district teams to ensure that priorities are aligned when evaluating the requisite data around total cost of ownership, student outcomes, budget management, and the true value of any technology expenditure. Current opportunities and challenges around leveraging new funding resources while also finding ways to sustain innovations when specific initial funding resources are no longer available were also discussed.

This recorded edWeb podcast session is of particular value to superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring school leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Florida’s African American History Task Force (AAHTF) works with districts across the state to implement the teaching of the history of African peoples and the contributions of African Americans to society. In this edWebinar podcast, participants learned how the AAHTF and the School District of Palm Beach County are working to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of U.S. history. Leading up to Black History Month (February), the conversation is broken into four parts:

• The importance of incorporating African American history across content areas
• Best practices for creating and implementing a district plan
• Challenges experienced by districts and how to overcome them
• Examples of successful implementation

With insight from an AAHTF leader and veteran district administrator, participants walked away with easy-to-implement totally free resources and opportunities to network with other administrators.

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

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