edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

How do you create an ethical climate in your school? What’s the best way to develop ethical leadership skills in all students, from the youngest children in primary school to the oldest students in high school? The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School has created a practice and process for ethical decision making that can transform your entire school community! 

Utilizing a values-based approach to ethical dilemmas and ethical issues, students learn how to THINK broadly and deeply about issues that are relevant in the classroom, the playground, the advisory group, each subject-area discipline, and their world. Most importantly, they utilize a practice of ethical decision making based on the values that they discover are unique to their authentic selves. 

In this edWeb podcast, listeners meet and listen to the experiences of three Kent Place School students who represent the Primary, Middle, and Upper Schools as they share the ways that ethics has shaped their thinking and influenced the decisions that they make in every aspect of their lives. Moderated by the founding director of The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School, students give concrete examples of practicing ethical decision making and answer questions about how ethics has impacted their thinking. All listeners are sure to leave this session with concrete ways to bring ethics into their classrooms and to help create an ethical climate in their schools. 

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

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

The journey toward educational equity in the United States is inspiring, and often challenging, in our ever-evolving landscape. To better measure our progress, we need a systematic framework that will help us clearly define and move towards educational equity in a purposeful and sustainable way. 

Listen to Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor for Lexia Learning, as she dives into educational equity through a lens of (1) instructional, (2) cultural, and (3) digital equity. When combined with the instructional core model, this novel approach offers a comprehensive and measurable solution with the potential to profoundly impact academic success for all students. 

This edWeb podcast is interactive and engaging for educators and leaders, with opportunities to reflect on their personal and professional experiences. Listeners learn how the instructional core of students, teachers, and content can be supported across the essential elements of equity to sustain meaningful progress. Through a fresh perspective on the Science of Reading, culturally responsive pedagogy, and digital accessibility, educational leaders can ensure “literacy for all” in their schools, districts, and states. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-5 school and district leaders, education technology leaders, and educators.

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

The intersection of race and learning disabilities presents school-imposed barriers and roadblocks for students of color. These roadblocks include misidentification, incorrect placement, and severe and inappropriate discipline measures. In one study, for example, Black students from non-low-income backgrounds had about twice the likelihood of being identified with intellectual disabilities or emotional disturbances compared to White students from non-low-income backgrounds. The NCLD report also cited research that found, “Black students, for example, are three times more likely than White students to be suspended or expelled,” with one study concluding that this disparity is at least partially due to internalized racial stereotypes held by teachers. 

In this edWeb podcast, we learn what the research says about the intersection of disability and race, what schools can do to more appropriately determine a student’s disability given racial and cultural uniqueness, and strategies for individual teachers to keep expectations high and ensure that students receive appropriate supports so they can meet their potential. During this edWeb podcast, listeners:

• Develop a better understanding of explicit and implicit racial bias and how that impacts students who have learning disabilities
• Learn about what the research says about barriers presented to students who are at the intersection of race and learning disabilities
• Explore strategies to ensure that students of color with learning disabilities are offered a robust education in a supportive environment with the appropriate supports
• Hear first-hand accounts from researchers and educators in schools

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

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

Too often, programs for emergent bilingual learners use curricula, teaching methods, and assessments that were designed for monolingual English students. As a result, the programs underestimate what these learners know and can do, resulting in missed opportunities and poor outcomes. 

In this edWeb podcast, noted scholar Dr. Kathy Escamilla and Doris Chávez-Linville show you why U.S. schools need a Science of Biliteracy to better meet the needs of emergent bilingual learners. You’ll understand:

• How the Science of Biliteracy is both alike and different from the Science of Reading
• What the research shows about how bilingual students learn to read—and how two languages interact in the brain
• Why it’s essential to leverage students’ home languages to support literacy development, from Pre-K through high school
• How to understand and build on all of the language and cultural assets that students bring to the classroom

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, school and district leaders, assessment directors, bilingual/ESL directors, and reading directors.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EiE®, Museum of Science, Boston.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Join EiE® for a panel discussion with educational leaders from across the country. You hear their stories of bringing high-quality STEM curricula to their districts. Together, we explore qualities they looked for when making their decisions and learn about the positive impacts these decisions have had on educators and students in their districts. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-8 school and district leaders as well as teachers.

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

Research shows that disproportionality in exclusionary discipline represents one of the most significant problems in education. As part of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), these Tier 1 practices set the foundation for the entire system and focus on setting clear expectations for behaviors and implementing procedures and practices for teaching the emotional and social skills needed for positive behavior. Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn five significant ways to improve student outcomes with behavior supports including Behavior-Specific Praise, Visual Aids, Positive Home Contact, Take a Break, and Social Contract. We also share how to:

• Streamline and unify your behavior reporting
• Create a shared understanding of incident data
• Implement behavior-specific praise and report on its impact

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

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

Cybersecurity continues to be one of the largest challenges and priorities facing K-12 school technology and administrative leaders today. During this edWeb podcast, we discuss proactive steps K-12 district leaders are taking to educate their stakeholders around effective cybersecurity practices. Join leadership teams from two districts as they share how they are collaborating with their state leaders, district teams, community members, and partners to address cybersecurity challenges and needs. They share lessons learned, recommendations, and next steps required to support K-12 cybersecurity needs. 

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

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

It’s not only reading success that is impacted by reading aloud to children. Read alouds strengthen their social, emotional, and character development for success in life. 

Reading aloud to early learners models fluent and expressive reading, models the reading process, facilitates comprehension for English language learners, provides interactions with a variety of texts, helps children make connections, stimulates participation, and encourages sharing of children’s thoughts. Listen to this session to learn ways to introduce and build vocabulary, and what to do before, during, and after a read aloud. As you will hear, it’s beneficial to have a read-aloud strategy for effective learning. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to early childhood teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders.

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by EVERFI in partnership with the Truth Initiative.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Youth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels in the U.S. Data from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey show that one in seven high school students (14.1%) and one in 30 middle school students (3.3%) – that’s an estimated 2.55 million young people – reported using e-cigarettes. 

Listen to Amy Taylor, Chief of Community Engagement from the Truth Initiative, along with Jessie Fox, Director of K12 Community Engagement at EVERFI, for a special release edWebinar on the topic of teen vaping. Educators leave this session armed with actionable strategies to create opportunities for impactful conversations about the dangers of vaping and the addictive powers of nicotine. 

Listeners gain free access to:

• Vaping: Know the truth, a prevention-forward digital learning experience that gives today’s students core knowledge around e-cigarettes and offers resources to help young people quit if they already vape
• A Red Ribbon Week Toolkit with additional free resources focused on student mental health and prevention

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

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Milestone C and Stemi.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is new to our world; becoming savvy and understanding how this technology is influencing and controlling our lives is paramount for educators in order for them to teach the youth how to guide this technology for their benefit and not their detriment. Bringing AI tech to your classroom in an engaging way is the cutting edge of technology education. View this session to learn about AI, history, present, and future, along with best practices for bringing this tech into your classroom. 

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

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