edWebcasts

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

District Leaders, Special Educators, Teachers, and Related Service Providers who work with students with autism know that transitions can be challenging. Autistic students rely heavily on routines and predictable structures when navigating social situations and daily activities, especially within the school environment. The panel of experts provides listeners with tips and tricks on how to help alleviate anxiety and potential challenging behaviors for students who struggle with transitions. Listeners learn practical strategies to help their students practice dealing with anticipated changes that will lead to successfully coping with transitions. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, especially those who teach students with autism and disabilities, librarians, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders.

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

“Unprecedented” is the word often used to describe education in recent years. Everyone is well aware there is a national teacher shortage, and that shortage has many asking, “How do we focus on accelerating learning for students without creating additional work for our staff?” 

Unprecedented challenges require innovative solutions. Using a high-impact tutoring partner to launch a new initiative or scale an existing program is a way to move learning forward with minimal demand on staff. In this edWeb podcast, we discuss how, when done right, high-impact tutoring can increase student achievement and growth without putting more responsibility or stress on teachers and staff. We review the research defining high-impact tutoring, its efficacy and influence on student success, and the key components to look for in an effective tutoring program. 

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

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

Listen to this edWeb podcast with Rebecca Miles to hear a practitioner’s story, an account of the transformation of her school of origin, and her attempt to replicate the success at a county level as an early literacy coach consultant. Through her successes and failures, she has developed The Simple View of Educational Success: A Formula for Equitable Instruction. Rebecca will share what she has learned from schools and their leadership about those that succeed against the odds. 

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 Kognity.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

How do we prepare high school students who are graduating today for successful careers tomorrow? Listen to this edWeb podcast with Jeff McCoy, Associate Superintendent of Academics for Greenville County Schools in South Carolina, as he answers questions about how student agency provides high school students with the opportunities to take ownership in their learning journeys. Jeff provides examples that demonstrate how giving high school students more control will better prepare students for life and their careers after high school. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to high school teachers, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, science curriculum directors, and science lead teachers.

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

As school districts continue to be targeted and severely impacted by cyberattacks, it is incumbent upon school leaders to know how to prevent such attacks on their networks and how to respond to cyberattacks should they occur. Superintendents, working in collaboration with their technology leaders, must know how to create and lead the processes required to protect their districts’ networks from cyberattacks. They must also be able to communicate the importance of school district cybersecurity both internally, within all areas of their school systems, and externally with parents, vendors, and the broader school community. 

In this edWeb podcast, two school district superintendents and the chief technology officer of a county office of education share the strategies they use to analyze a network’s cybersecurity status as well as how to build and sustain school networks that are created to maximize security. They also explain the processes they have established to respond to a network attack if such an event occurs. 

This 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 Lexia Learning.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.

Back to school is a time of excitement and new beginnings, but it often brings challenges. Many of our nation’s multilingual learners are anxious about performing well during the upcoming school year, and many of their teachers aren’t sure how to best help them succeed. 

Listen to Dr. José Viana, former Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition, as he hosts a panel of educational leaders from across the nation to discuss strategies to better support our emergent bilingual learners’ academic and linguistic growth. 

With the school year just beginning, now is the time to ensure effective student support is in place. Dr. Viana and the panelists share best practices and examples that can be implemented in your classrooms to improve the student learning experience, as well as student academic success. Listeners learn how to: 

• Create a welcoming classroom environment
• Use asset-based approaches to learning
• Engage families
• Improve outcomes through differentiated lessons
• Communicate expectations and language goals
• Maintain a positive learning experience

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-6 teachers, school and district leaders, and ELL/ESOL specialists. 

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

Let’s face it, classroom management and working with students to display positive behavior in school is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. Educators must continue to learn methods, practice strategies, and apply learning to improve and/or manage behavior in the learning environment. This is important so teachers can keep students safe, increase engagement with content, and improve the likelihood of academic success. 

Theories and research-based best practices have come and gone. Many educators, parents, and other stakeholders have opinions about rewards vs. punishment, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, and the importance of teaching behavior. Educators must formulate their own thoughts and ideas related to behavior based on professional experience, training, and research. In this edWeb podcast, you learn:

• Why proactivity is so important
• Establishing a system of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
• Setting and communicating expectations
• Teaching social, emotional, and behavior skills, 
• 10 strategies to create a relationship bank account
• An abundance of positive and proactive teaching strategies that can take you through a successful school year

Every student comes to school with a distinct set of circumstances, and this session helps you create a classroom set up for success for ALL students. It’s time to unleash your students’ superpowers! 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-12 teachers. 

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Staffing shortages are one of the biggest challenges facing school leaders this year. Listen to this edWeb podcast with edWeb’s Founder & CEO Lisa Schmucki and Manager of Member Services Melissa Hodgson and their guest, Dr. Kari Stubbs, an exceptional education leader and Vice President, Stages Learning. Kari, Lisa, and Melissa share information and solutions for the current K-12 staffing shortages and their impact on schools and students. Hear Kari discuss the specific impact on neurodiverse learners.  

This conversation was part of edWeb’s series of Coffee Chats, engaging conversations with innovative education leaders on important K-12 topics and to learn, share, and get ideas for professional learning that meets educators’ needs. 

Visit our edWeb Coffee Chats page for recordings of more conversations.

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

Creating a learning environment that is exciting and engaging for students takes more than a good curriculum. How can teachers establish a classroom environment that helps students successfully learn mathematics while enjoying the process? Hit the ground running with effective ideas for establishing a classroom culture that inspires deep learning and gets students excited. In this edWeb podcast, you’ll learn:

• What kinds of math tasks and problems should you be asking your students to work on
• How to inspire students to construct their own understanding versus simply giving them algorithms
• Questioning strategies to keep students thinking when they struggle
• How your walls and classroom set up can help stimulate engagement while supporting your learning goals
• How to arrange your classroom so that mathematical resources are readily accessible
• How to arrange desks to stimulate collaborative mathematical investigations and discourse
• How to establish a safe culture for sharing ideas and developing a growth mindset during the first few weeks of school

Listen to Jay Meadows and Jessica Alstete as they explore powerful, research-based best practices and draw on their extensive years of experience in creating engaging and thriving math classrooms. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to elementary and middle school teachers, math coaches, and school and district leaders.

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

An effective MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) program has been proven to lead to a positive school environment, higher academic achievement, and reduced behavior interventions, but students cannot benefit from known effective practices they do not receive. Taking a scientific approach to implementation can produce robust, usable knowledge that educators can leverage to strategically undertake implementation to achieve meaningful changes in student outcomes. 

Listen to this edWeb podcast to learn how key strategies using outcomes, data, effective practices, and systems can take your MTSS program from good to great. Listeners learn:

• How to take a system-wide approach with a clear vision
• Practical tools to take back to your schools and use to enhance successful MTSS implementation
• How measurement can drive sustainable practices and help avoid hurdles

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

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