edWebcasts

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

School improvement efforts are most effective when they are coordinated, collective, and systemic. The High Reliability Schools framework—a hierarchy of five progressive levels of school improvement—serves as a long-term strategic planning guide for schools and districts. Rather than adding any new initiatives, the HRS framework provides a structure to organize and prioritize the school’s current and future initiatives to ensure maximum success and lasting effectiveness. 

• HRS Level 1: Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture
• HRS Level 2: Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
• HRS Level 3: Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
• HRS Level 4: Standards-Referenced Reporting
• HRS Level 5: Competency-Based Education. 

During this edWeb podcast, Dr. Phil Warrick introduces the HRS model and explain how leaders and leadership teams can ensure high levels of student learning by achieving a high level of reliability. Attendees can expect to:

• Learn why the High Reliability Schools framework and process allows schools and districts to guarantee student success
• Be able to summarize the first three HRS levels and explain the rationale behind their prioritization
• Explain how the HRS framework serves as a school leadership model that offers a clear, concise focus on research-based practices that increase student achievement

The High Reliability Schools model is built on continuous monitoring and improvement of specific research-affirmed factors, and schools that implement this transformational approach are creating educational communities that guarantee the success of every student. 

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 Samsung.
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. 

Listen to this edWeb podcast to see how interactive technology has played an essential role in enriching hybrid learning environments for all students at Oak Meadow School. 

The panelists explore the key elements that make a classroom inclusive. They’ll also delve into ways to capture students’ imaginations and drive meaningful outcomes. Finally, they discuss the importance of having technologies and methods that are simple to deploy, easy to use, and ready right out of the box—for teachers and students alike. 

In this panel, learn how Oak Meadow School: 
Successfully deployed hybrid classrooms
Used full curriculums so teachers could teach and students could learn
Is planning for an inclusive academic culture post pandemic. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to school and district leaders, as well as district technology leaders, of the middle and high school levels.

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This edWeb podcast is hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Richardson Independent School District is working to achieve a culture of equity by leading educators to create classrooms, schools, and an organizational system where the opportunity to succeed is made available to every student. Seeking to embrace every student and staff member, this edWeb podcast chronicles Richardson ISD’s journey to turn words into action. Joining Richardson ISD Superintendent, Dr. Jeannie Stone, in addressing systemic disparities and inequities are Carrie Breedlove, J.J. Pearce High School Principal, Katrina Collins, Skyview Elementary School Principal, and Toni Jackson, Dartmouth Elementary School Teacher. 

Essential questions include:

• How does a school district communicate a vision for equity? 
• What strategies can classroom teachers, principals and district leaders use to implement and establish a culture of high expectations leading to more equitable outcomes? 
• How can all district staff ensure the raising of expectations and meeting the needs of all students? 
• How can district leaders build teacher and leader skills, knowledge, and capacity to lean into equity work? 
• How can relationships with key stakeholders, such as students, parents, the community, and elected officials be leveraged to support equity work? 

Listeners learn about strategies to address systemic disparities and inequities to benefit all students. This edWeb podcast is of particular value to school superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring leaders.

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

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged schools to question their assessment practices and grading policies. Are students retaining and applying the concepts and skills of the standards? What can be evidence of their learning? How do we motivate students to invest and monitor their own learning? What grading practices make the learning meaningful? Is what we are doing fair and equitable? This edWeb podcast examines how schools can answer these questions and more. 

Listeners connect standards-based principles with effective PLC strategies to enhance and improve assessment and grading practices. This work comes from Making Grades Matter: Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary PLC at Work and features authors Matt Townsley, Ed.D. and Nathan Wear. 

This edWeb podcast is of interest to teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum leaders, and school and district leaders of all middle school, high school, and higher education levels.

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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.

During the past 14 months, the challenges involved in assuring equitable, effective learning systems for all students have never been more visible nor more critical. Accessibility has long been an essential principle for delivering equitable educational opportunities for all students, especially those with disabilities or learning differences, English language learners, and students from lower socio-economic communities. Beyond guaranteeing that all students can access course content and tools, schools and school systems also need to ensure that all information provided to the public, parents, guardians, and staff is accessible from any device. In addition to meeting the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), school systems need to make accessibility policies and practices a priority for everyone. It falls to school leaders to continually make that commitment vocal and visible. 

In this edWeb podcast, superintendents share how they are leading the complex issues involved in ensuring accessibility for all within their school districts. Five compelling steps for ensuring accessibility will be articulated and illustrated through shared resources and real-world examples of successful strategies that have been used to assure accessibility for all. 

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

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

K-12 education is at a critical crossroads today. New conversations are just starting about how to embrace the silver linings of the past year to transform schools and systems to better meet the needs of all learners. The pandemic state and federal funding, including the recent American Rescue Plan (ARP), provides a unique opportunity to invest in new approaches, learning models, and practices that will support greater equity and community engagement in education. But is there a roadmap to help districts with this process? How should districts develop new visions and strategic plans to effectively leverage these once-in-a-lifetime funds to not only meet today’s needs, but plan for a better future? 

In this edWeb podcast, Dr. Julie A. Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, shares new research and recommendations about how district leaders can leverage the lessons learned from the past year to make better investment decisions and create sustainable transformation in your district. Education leaders join Dr. Evans to discuss how they are using community feedback specifically to inform their new forward-looking plans and decisions. With these collective insights, districts can create a highly effective roadmap for making the best decisions with their ARP funding, and industry partners can align their services to support these goals. 

This edWeb podcast is part of our edFocus series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the future of education. The program will be of interest to district leaders and industry executives in K-12 education.

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This edWeb podcast is hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
The webinar recording can be accessed here. 

Listen to Dr. Darin Brawley, Superintendent, Compton Unified School District (CUSD), as he shares how his school district has eliminated the opportunity gap for students in the area of technology by focusing on STEAM initiatives with partners such as Digital Promise, Apple, Verizon, Boeing, Microsoft, and Google. Dr. Brawley is committed to continuous improvement in relation to the core mission of education. CUSD is building a pipeline of PreK-12 students who are prepared for STEAM majors and career opportunities. Learn how CUSD was able to pivot and create a virtual STEM program during the COVID-19 pandemic, engage in an equity-driven process to build a STEAM culture, develop STEAM learning pathways for engagement, and raise parents’ awareness through community events. 

Listeners are exposed to CUSD’s core beliefs and countering implicit bias that shapes the need for equitable STEAM pathways. Listeners walk away with a deeper understanding of the impact of lower proportions of African American, Latino, and female students that are proficient in math and science, compared to their peers, and how that affects their opportunities to pursue higher education in these fields. 

CUSD’s Senior Director of Technology and Innovation, Michele Dawson, discusses student engagement with an interactive AR/VR experience of STEAM pathways and parent engagement in community STEAM events. Listeners experience how early and consistent exposure of STEM education creates college and career opportunities for students of color. Listeners leave with models and ideas that can be implemented immediately in schools. 

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

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

Listen to an edWeb podcast with Rita Ferrandino that helps education industry organizations unlock ESSER Funding for products, programs, and services that empower students, teachers, parents, and administrators through evidence-based solutions to accelerate learning. 

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides $170 billion to education, making this the federal government’s largest single investment in United States education history. The American Rescue Plan coupled with the Education Stimulus of the CARES Act ($31 billion) and the CRRSAA Act ($80 billion) brings a total of $281 billion to be deployed into education by 2023. This presentation helps you understand how the money flows and the buying cycles, and how to build your K-12 sales and marketing plan around the funding. 

This edWeb podcast is part of our edFocus series on the impact of COVID-19 and the future of education. The podcast is of interest to all executives and leaders in K-12 education.

Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.

This edWeb podcast is hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
The webinar recording can be accessed here. 

Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has had an intentional and concentrated focus on equity over the last five years. Please listen to Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell as he speaks about structural racism and its lasting impact on the Kansas City community. Highlighting the impact of redlining, which was birthed in Kansas City and eventually replicated across the country, this recorded conversation also covers the juggernaut of uneven economic development that perpetuates systemic racist practices financially. 

Listen to Dr. Bedell and learn what KCPS has done through an equity policy, an equity funding model, the creation of an office of equity and innovations division, the elimination of oppressively written language in the Code of Student Conduct and the unpacking of policies to align with the equity policy. Dr. Bedell shares ways school districts can direct school system resources and programs so every student has the opportunity to reach his or her greatest potential. 

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

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

Listen to an edWeb podcast with education industry leaders to uncover the key takeaways that teachers, principals, and district administrators recently shared about their work with industry partners at the edFocus Industry Summit. 

Educators at every level offered keen insights during the summit. They shared what matters most in their schools and how industry partners can best support them. Having heard from superintendents, tech leaders, principals, teachers, and librarians, the panelists will draw on their experience as marketing and sales advisors to address what schools are asking for, what providers must do in order to be successful, and how to go about doing it. 

Our panelists are industry veterans with extensive marketing and sales experience: Jim McVety, Managing Partner of First Step Advisors, Jennifer Ferrari, CEO and President of ERDI, Kathy Hurley, President of Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC, and Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net. 

This edWeb podcast is part of our edFocus series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the future of education. The podcast is of interest to all executives and leaders in K-12 education. 

Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.