What does reading comprehension mean for English learners? Do they need strategies or more background knowledge? This online session examines the unique needs of ELs and supports that help ELs make sense of a text. This session will be of particular interest to EL Teachers, Reading Teachers and Classroom Teachers. Join Jill Kramer and Katie […]

In this webinar, the authors of Leading Change through the Lens of Cultural Proficiency tell the story of a school community that contended with its approach to teaching and valuing students of diverse backgrounds. The authors will discuss roadmaps, barriers along the way, and educator commitment to implementing and sustaining the work of Cultural Proficiency. […]

Whether you are reading an article filled with data, watching the news, or simply talking to fellow educators, the consistent, widespread concern is clear: students of all ages seem to have completely disengaged from school. This webinar will help you: Understand why student engagement continues to be such an issue in today’s classrooms Explore key […]

Our class periods and reading blocks are often filled with students practicing and applying comprehension skills; they are “doing” a lot of reading. However, these experiences cannot replace the explicit teaching of individual comprehension skills. It’s only when students receive explicit instruction on specific strategies that they can think about and beyond any text. This […]

In this edWebinar, early childhood educators will receive simple tips on how to integrate purposeful play into their day-to-day practices in a developmentally appropriate way that supports children’s holistic development. Educators will be encouraged to continue to focus on using child-centered, play-based approaches and intentional interactions to help their children to thrive, and to encourage […]

Children yearn to see themselves in our classrooms.  In this session, we'll discuss how our culture reveals itself in the classroom and make connections between diversity and our students using children's books. Confidently engage in conversations about diversity and inclusion and identify higher-order thinking questions to use with children's books about diversity. Register

Learn how to turn the good ideas of your leadership teams, professional learning communities, and educators into real systematic impact and bypass the implementation gap in your school or district. By implementing the evidence-based and field-tested Building to Impact 5D methodology found in the all-new book, Building to Impact, by Arran Hamilton, Douglas Reeves, Janet Clinton, and John Hattie, […]

Please join my colleagues for a free webinar, in partnership with EdWeek, to discuss key strategies on how to bypass the implementation gap from our upcoming book, Building to Impact. At the webinar, Douglas Reeves, Arran Hamilton, and Janet Clinton will show you how to use the evidence-based and field-tested Building to Impact 5D methodology to turn the good […]

Presented by Renae Abboud, M.Ed., Vice President of Customer Experience, McGraw Hill; and Cassandra Harrington, ELA Curriculum Specialist, Grades 6-12, Williamson County Schools (TN) Recent news and reports reveal that educators’ worst fears about student learning loss have been realized in many parts of the country. In response, schools and districts are considering several intervention models, including […]