Aspiring Administrator Leaders Program
2022-06-14 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
This program is designed to introduce prospective leaders to the essential responsibilities, skills, challenges and rewards associated with school administration from a practitioners’ perspective. Program attendees will:

Explore typical duties and responsibilities of a building administrator to help candidates make an informed decision relative to entering a principal-preparation program.
Enhance leadership skills and recognize personal strengths and weaknesses.
Use Ohio Standards for Principals as program foundation.
Interact with practicing building and district administrators.

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Learning and Thinking that Make a Difference
2022-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Hillard Bradley High School, 2800 Walker Road, Hillard, OH, 43026, United States
June 15
Go deep this summer at the Project Zero in Ohio one-day conference. Learn how to develop and deepen cultures of thinking in your classrooms and explore practices for engaging students and educators.

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CompCON - A Comprehension Conference for K-12 Educators
2022-06-21 - 2022-06-22 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
For students to succeed with today’s rigorous comprehension standards, it will take more than read-alouds and class discussions. Real mastery comes when educators use explicit instruction to teach core thinking skills that can be applied to any text.
When you join Kristina Smekens for CompCON, you’ll learn how to make your whole-class instruction more explicit and more engaging. Plus, we’ve set aside time for you to plan how and when you will teach the core comprehension standards for your grade level.
When the conference is over, you’ll walk away rejuvenated and ready for the new year. That’s because you will be armed with a yearlong playbook for teaching comprehension, along with the tools and motivation to put best-practice strategies into action.

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CompCON
2022-06-21 08:00 - 2022-06-22 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered

Learn, Plan, & Rejuvenate
2022-06-21 08:00 - 2022-06-22 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered

Beautiful Questions in the Classroom Book Study
2022-06-26 08:00 - 17:00 | OH
In this self-paced, online book study based on Warren Berger and Elise Foster’s book, Beautiful Questions in the Classroom: Transforming Classrooms Into Cultures of Curiosity and Inquiry, you will explore the importance of questioning and how inquiry leads to learning, innovation, and personal growth. You will also learn strategies to inspire bigger, more beautiful student questions and techniques to help educators ask more beautiful questions. Throughout your study of the book, you will be provided with real-world examples, case studies, practical ideas, and question stems. Discover how to ask bigger, more beautiful questions and how to develop a powerful teaching approach that creates a classroom full of student driven inquiry. An optional one-semester hour of graduate credit is available from Ashland University for an additional $249. Questions about the content? Please contact Megan Ash at Megan.Ash@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour at Jessica.Seymour@escco.org. By registering for any ESC of Central Ohio virtual or in-person events, you will be automatically subscribed to our professional development monthly email or any other emails that are relevant to your position. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Giving Voice National Gathering
2022-07-14 - 2022-07-17 | Oblate Renewal Center, San Antonio, TX, 5700 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX, 78216, United States
Giving Voice National Gathering: Every two years, Giving Voice hosts a National Gathering to give opportunities for Catholic Sisters under age 50 to build relationships and provide a space to dream together. The pandemic required us to put our gathering on hold last year, so we are incredibly excited to announce our first National Gathering in three years! The theme of our 2022 gathering is Stir into Flame the Gift of Global Sisterhood. During this four days gathering we hope to share our lives, our hearts, and our dreams for our shared future together as women religious.

CompCON
2022-07-19 - 2022-07-20 | Virtual- Register Above for Link

Learn, Plan, & Rejuvenate
2022-07-19 08:00 - 2022-07-20 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link

Summer Institute for Authentic Learning and Leadership
2022-07-20 - 2022-07-21 | OH
Bring a team and join us for two inspiring days filled with hope, creativity, collaboration, and innovation. This conference will stimulate your thinking and feed your soul. You’ll be engaged in opportunities to envision authentic learning, be inspired by the work of others, personally experience authentic instructional strategies, and reflect on “lessons learned” and commit to next steps. Most importantly, you’ll find ways to help students connect intellectually and emotionally with their own learning.

FOCUS AREAS
“The Schools We Want” – Envisioning, prioritizing, and innovating “Keeping it Real” – Exploring service-learning, project-based learning, STEM/STEAM, design thinking, charrette workshops, and other ways to make learning more relevant “Students at the Center” – Reflecting on what students need and expect, and exploring strategies to intentionally address these priorities “Creating Innovators” – Helping students become critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, effective communicators, and collaborative changemakers “Changemakers” – Interacting with educators, students, and business/community members who are making a difference through innovation and collaborative leadership “Paths and Possibilities” – Helping students engage in authentic career awareness, exploration, and planning experiences connected with their “gifts and fascinations” “Starting with Heart” – Enhancing empathy and sense of belonging for students and staff in our schools and communities “True Grit” – Building resilience, agency, and well-being in students and staff “This Stuff Works!” – Reflecting on success stories, lessons learned, and next steps “Space Matters” – Exploring the impact of building design on 21st century teaching and learning “Time Matters” – Exploring creative approaches to scheduling; making optimal use of time to meet the needs of both students and staff “Of Course, You’re Creative!” – Exploring strategies that nurture new ways of thinking “Workshopping” – Collaborating to improve existing lessons/projects or create new ones “All Hands On Deck” – Collaborating to solve authentic problems, create authentic products/designs, or use “maker spaces” in other creative and purposeful ways.
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Summer Institute for Authentic Learning and Leadership
2022-07-20 08:00 - 2022-07-21 17:00 | Upper Arlington High School, 1625 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington, OH, United States
Bring a team and join us for two inspiring days filled with hope, creativity, collaboration, and innovation. This conference will stimulate your thinking and feed your soul. You’ll be engaged in opportunities to envision authentic learning, be inspired by the work of others, personally experience authentic instructional strategies, reflect on “lessons learned”, and commit to next steps. Most importantly, you’ll find ways to help students connect intellectually and emotionally with their own learning.
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Ember Day - July 20
2022-07-20 08:30 - 17:00 | Sacred Heart of Jesus (McCartyville), 9377 State Route 119W, Anna,, OH, 45302, United States
The seminarians of the Archdiocese are hosting two Ember Day activities for men entering sophomore year of high to those who graduated from high school this year (2022). The day will include prayer, sports, activities and food. It’s an opportunity for high school boys to meet the seminarians and learn more about the faith.
In addition to this online RSVP, every participant will need to print and have a parent or guardian sign this permission form, and bring the form to the event:

English Permission Form
Spanish Permission Form

An Introduction to Literacy Stations
2022-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Workshop Details

This workshop is perfect for:

K-5 Classroom Teachers
Literacy Coaches
Literacy Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
Special Education Teachers
ELL Teachers
K-5 High-Ability Teachers
Elementary Administrators

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how the five components of reading can be supported with literacy stations.
Recognize how literacy stations can be used to address grade-level specific standards.
Gain ideas for planning purposeful, achievement-driven station activities.
Boost students’ comprehension of literature and informational texts with listening stations.
Learn how to establish routines that foster independence in all K-5 students.
Discover how to grow students’ stamina for working independently.
Determine how to assign letter grades to work completed in literacy stations.After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use anchor charts to effectively teach and remind students of procedural expectations.

Utilize existing classroom materials to set up and implement engaging literacy stations.
Teach students to efficiently transition from one station to another.
Organize a classroom library for K-5 students that encourages reading based on interests.
Engage students in hands-on word-study stations that build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary.
Begin the school year with your own 6-week “game plan” for launching literacy stations.

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An Introduction to Literacy Stations
2022-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link

An Introduction to Literacy Stations
2022-07-26 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how the five components of reading can be supported with literacy stations.
Recognize how literacy stations can be used to address grade-level specific standards.
Gain ideas for planning purposeful, achievement-driven station activities.
Boost students’ comprehension of literature and informational texts with listening stations.
Learn how to establish routines that foster independence in all K-5 students.
Discover how to grow students’ stamina for working independently.
Determine how to assign letter grades to work completed in literacy stations.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use anchor charts to effectively teach and remind students of procedural expectations.
Utilize existing classroom materials to set up and implement engaging literacy stations.
Teach students to efficiently transition from one station to another.
Organize a classroom library for K-5 students that encourages reading based on interests.
Engage students in hands-on word-study stations that build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary.
Begin the school year with your own 6-week “game plan” for launching literacy stations.

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Strategies for Teaching Small-Group Guided Reading
2022-07-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Workshop Details

This workshop is perfect for:

K-5 Classroom Teachers
Literacy Coaches
Literacy Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
Special Education Teachers
ELL Teachers
K-5 High-Ability Teachers
Elementary Administrators

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how to develop a schedule where small-group reading occurs in tandem with students working independently in literacy stations.
Obtain ways to utilize teacher-led small groups during the reading block.
Understand how to interpret the reading levels of students and match them with appropriate text.
Gain strategies to support readers at different stages of reading.
Learn how to tie whole-group mini-lessons to small-group instruction.
Learn types of before, during, and after-reading strategies and how they fit into small-group reading lessons.
Acquire methods for supporting readers by incorporating effective oral reading strategies

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use small groups to support and deepen mini-lesson skills first taught during whole-class direct instruction.
Introduce a new text to students in a way that provides support for them to be able to decode and understand the text.
Increase the amount of time students spend reading the whole text.
Cultivate student interaction with the text during reading.
Organize your space and supplies to make small-group instruction both efficient and effective.

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Strategies for Teaching Small-Group Guided Reading
2022-07-27 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how to develop a schedule where small-group reading occurs in tandem with students working independently in literacy stations.
Obtain ways to utilize teacher-led small groups during the reading block.
Understand how to interpret the reading levels of students and match them with appropriate text.
Gain strategies to support readers at different stages of reading.
Learn how to tie whole-group mini-lessons to small-group instruction.
Learn types of before, during, and after-reading strategies and how they fit into small-group reading lessons.
Acquire methods for supporting readers by incorporating effective oral reading strategies.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use small groups to support and deepen mini-lesson skills first taught during whole-class direct instruction.
Introduce a new text to students in a way that provides support for them to be able to decode and understand the text.
Increase the amount of time students spend reading the whole text.
Cultivate student interaction with the text during reading.
Organize your space and supplies to make small-group instruction both efficient and effective.

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First Day to Test Day
2022-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Begin with the end in mind.

If students are going to succeed on Test Day, preparation needs to begin on day one.
By following a road map of instruction rooted in explicit teaching of priority standards, educators can accelerate learning and move students toward test success.

Participate from the comfort of your home or school.

Get live feedback and support during the workshop.

Earn 5.5 hours of continuing education credit.

Learn to scaffold the essential ELA standards.

Prepare students to tackle academic vocabulary.

Learn strategies for teaching writing about reading

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Ember Day - July 28
2022-07-28 08:30 - 17:00 | Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45230, United States

First Day to Test Day
2022-07-28 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Demystify the inference process in order to answer comprehension questions about complex texts.
Attack questions with test-taking tips to support finding the “best” and “most likely” answers.
Define the ingredients to a strong constructed response.
Propel students beyond simply stating evidence to explaining it.
Identify a step-by-step process for reading and annotating multiple texts in one sitting.
Dissect how readers integrate ideas learned from multiple sources to generate a new thought or synthesis.
Provide explicit instruction on academic vocabulary to support students in decoding and responding to prompts.
Build on the students’ knowledge of short constructed responses to generate long, extended responses.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Target the thinking that students must execute when reading any text.
Reveal to students that their thinking must also be communicated in writing.
Advance students beyond making single-text inferences to generating multi-text synthesis.
Raise the rigor to reading multiple texts and composing extended responses — all in one sitting.

This workshop is perfect for:

Grades 3-12 ELA Teachers
Grades 6-12 Content-Area Teachers
Literacy Coaches/Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
ELL Teachers
Special Education Teachers
K-12 High-Ability Teachers
K-12 Administrators

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Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Creating a Dynamic Classroom
2022-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
We can all have that classroom we dreamed about when we first chose to enter the teaching profession. In this webinar, Serena Pariser will uncover the steps to creating a dynamic classroom and answer questions that linger in the mind of a newer teacher or teachers looking to refresh their teaching practice.
In this FREE webinar, you’ll learn:
– How to build a positive and energetic learning environment
– Practical guidance to help teachers not only survive this school year but thrive.
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Launching the Writer's Workshop Grades K-2
2022-08-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
A framework of lessons to help launch your writing year

The first weeks of school can make or break your plans for leading an effective writer’s workshop.
That’s why it’s so important to start the year with a proven game plan for building better writers in grades K-2.

Participate from the comfort of your home or school.

Get live feedback and support during the workshop.

Earn 5.5 hours of continuing education credit.

Learn the pillars of an effective K-2 writer’s workshop.

Build your own instructional calendar.

Walk away with the first six weeks already planned.

FLYER

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Launching the Writer's Workshop
2022-08-03 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Understand the four phases of the workshop launch.
Learn classroom-tested routines and procedures to establish the writing environment.
Set the tone that writing occurs daily.
Receive organizational ideas for writers’ notebooks.
Learn day-by-day strategies to introduce the 6 Traits of Writing so teachers and students are using a common language.
Balance free-choice writing topics with teacher-assigned topics.
Receive ready-to-go lessons with supporting resources, activity pages, and authentic student writing samples.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Kick off the school year with a 20-day “game plan” for teaching writing.
Establish routines to effectively manage a writer’s workshop.
Implement a writer’s notebook in the classroom.
Lead efficient and effective writing conferences with students.
Develop a classroom writing rubric that students can use and understand.
Transition from procedural lessons into the first writing unit.

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2022-08-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Workshop Details

This workshop is perfect for:

Grades 3-12 Teachers
Literacy Coaches
Literacy Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
ELL Teachers
High-Ability Teachers
Administrators

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Understand the four phases of the workshop launch.
Learn classroom-tested routines and procedures to establish the writing environment.
Set the tone that writing occurs daily.
Receive organizational ideas for writers’ notebooks.
Learn day-by-day strategies to introduce the 6 Traits of Writing so teachers and students are using a common language.
Balance free-choice writing topics with teacher-assigned topics.
Receive ready-to-go lessons with supporting resources, activity pages, and authentic student writing samples.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Kick off the school year with a 20-day “game plan” for teaching writing.
Establish routines to effectively manage a writer’s workshop.
Implement a writer’s notebook in the classroom.
Lead efficient and effective writing conferences with students.
Develop a classroom writing rubric that students can use and understand.
Transition from procedural lessons into the first writing unit.

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Back to School Checklist for Positive Media and Tech Use
2022-08-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Back to school is the most wonderful time of the year! Educators are busy planning class goals for the year, setting norms and expectations for classroom device use, and supporting families with at-home tips and conversation starters.
In this edWebinar, Sue Thotz and Jennifer Ehehalt from Common Sense Education will highlight what’s new from Common Sense. They will also share templates and routines to help you establish a positive culture of digital citizenship in your classroom now and throughout the school year.
This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary and middle school teachers and education technology leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Sue Thotz is the senior program manager for Common Sense Education and co-founder of Equity in Action CA. In 2011, Sue began working for Common Sense by providing support and training for educators and administrators on issues of digital culture and technology implementation. As a co-founder of Equity in Action CA, she has facilitated conferences that recognize the importance of culture and identity and strive to amplify marginalized voices in the education technology space. Prior to Common Sense, Sue was a researcher and educator. Sue holds a master’s degree in public health and an undergraduate degree in zoology and chemistry.

As Senior Regional Manager, Jennifer Ehehalt designs and delivers high-quality professional development opportunities for educators across the country. She spotlights thought leaders by creating and moderating conversations on timely topics relevant to digital teaching and learning. When attending Jennifer’s edWeb sessions, participants know they’ll leave with concrete strategies from the field, including how to build a positive school culture, how to use straightforward templates to guide challenging conversations, and family engagement implementation ideas.

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Leading Learning in the 2022-2023 School Year: Ready, Set, Go
2022-08-08 17:00 - 18:00 | OH
Presented by Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent, High School District 214 (IL); Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent, Princeton Public Schools (NJ); and Mr. Matthew J. Miller, Superintendent, Lakota Local Schools (OH)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative
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Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent of High School District 214 (IL) and Chair of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel, is joined by Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Princeton Public Schools (NJ) and Co-Chair of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel, along with Matthew Miller, Superintendent of Lakota Local Schools (OH) and winner of the 2022 CoSN and AASA EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award. Together, they’ll engage in a lively conversation focused on creating, leading and sustaining innovation.
The three superintendents will share examples of how they leverage technology to support teaching and learning and school operations across their districts. They will also review how they are maximizing new funding resources and their plans to sustain the projects that have been funded by access to new financial aid.
This edLeader Panel is of particular value to superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring school leaders. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panelists during the live broadcast.

About the Presenters
Dr. David R. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year. Known for his ability to inspire and build leaders, he spearheaded Redefining Ready!, the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
Dr. Schuler has served 21 years as a superintendent and has spent the last 16 years leading High School District 214, Illinois’ largest high school district. There, he’s led the development of an innovative instructional philosophy around personalized learning experiences focused on career pathways, early college credit, and industry credentials that enable students to discover their futures while still in high school. Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Carol L. Kelley is Superintendent of Princeton Public Schools in New Jersey. Before joining Princeton Public Schools, Dr. Kelley spent six years as Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 in Illinois. Prior to her time in Illinois, Dr. Kelley served three years as Superintendent in the Branchburg Township School District in New Jersey. She has also held teacher, administrator and superintendent positions in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kelley’s career is guided by her deep commitment to equity-centered systems change to address racial, economic, and academic disparities in education. She is a thought leader and speaker for several organizations and has received recognition for her professional work and contributions to education from various organizations and groups, including the West Cook County, Illinois, Distinguished Superintendent of the Year and the prestigious Governor’s Teacher award from the state of New Jersey.

Matt Miller is Superintendent of Lakota Local Schools (OH). He has spent the last 28 years serving Ohio communities as an educator in the roles of Superintendent (17), Director of Student Services and Instruction (1), Principal (5), and Teacher (5). Matt was recently honored as the 2022 CoSN and AASA EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year. Matt is actively involved in Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools. He was previously selected to attend and present at the #FutureReady National ConnectED Superintendents Summit at the White House.
Matt is transforming Lakota through the use of open educational resources and balanced learning, along with emphasizing student and teacher voice through innovation. He completed his undergraduate coursework and master’s degree at the University of Cincinnati and was selected for Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Leadership Institute for Superintendents. Matt is grateful for his supportive family—his son, Mason, and his daughter, Jessica.

About the Host
Ann McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD near Houston, Texas until September 2013, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4,000 educators serving 50,000 students. She was co-chair of the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology.
Today, Ann works as a public speaker, writer, and consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students. Ann serves on the edWeb.net Advisory Board, ClassLink’s Senior Advisors Group, and is a founding member of ERDI’s EdLeader Alliance. She also volunteers as a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California, serving non-profit associations. Ann is co-author of Life Lessons in Leadership, available on Amazon.com.

Launch a Successful New Year of Student-Centered Coaching
2022-08-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Engaging teachers in coaching is an ongoing process that requires planning and intentionality. Whether a coach is new to a school or has been there awhile, the beginning of the year brings forth the opportunity for coaches to reboot, revamp, and re-envision how coaching will impact teacher and student learning.
Featuring strategies from the newly released guide Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching, this session will support coaches, principals, and district leaders to:
– Connect with new and returning teachers
– Increase student engagement and build classroom community
– Build strong principal and coach partnerships
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Culturally Responsive Leadership: Cultivating a Differentiated Learning Environment Where Teachers Thrive
2022-08-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
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Learn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features.
Empowering teachers to maximize student outcomes is a big part of being a K-12 leader. Differentiated instruction is as critical as ever, with fewer teachers, larger class sizes, and diverse populations of students with a range of learning styles and needs. Supporting teachers with so many factors at play is no small task!
During this interactive edWebinar, EdConnective expert coaches will guide you to:

Identify bite-sized strategies you can implement immediately to establish a building-wide culture that meets the needs of all students
Intentionally build the capacity for teachers to incorporate differentiation strategies to close learning gaps

This will NOT be a “sit-and-get” session! You’ll have the opportunity to interact, ask questions, and participate actively to ensure you leave with real, actionable knowledge. This is but a small glimpse of what can be achieved through 1:1 coaching, small group coaching, and interactive workshops.
This edWebinar will be most valuable to K-12 school and district leaders, chief academic officers, instructional coaching leaders, directors of special education, and other district teaching and learning leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenters
Dr. Natasha Ward’s doctorate is in school improvement with concentrations in educational leadership and school counseling. She also holds a master’s in teaching. As an educational consultant, behavioral change specialist, and EdConnective instructional coach, Dr. Ward’s career spans across a variety of educational sectors. While her teaching experience and mentorship skills distinguish her, Dr. Ward’s expertise lies in culturally sustaining pedagogy, mindfulness in the classroom, student autonomy, whole child teaching, teacher well-being, and SEL implementation. A fun fact is that she has traveled to all seven continents!

A Mississippi Gulf Coast native, Dr. Kristy Wheat is an instructional coach at EdConnective. In her 28-year-long education career, she has succeeded in roles as a teacher, principal, district-level administrator, and state science specialist. She holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership from William Carey University. Dr. Wheat believes in promoting authentic collaboration and effective shared practices around social-emotional learning, STEM, and inquiry-based learning.

Using Stories as the On-Ramp for Students’ Social and Emotional Development
2022-08-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
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Learn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features.
How can we use the power of words to inspire students to wholly live in each day, reflect positively upon themselves, and navigate their relationships with others? In this edWebinar, the presenters will explore the My Special Word collection, a series of books designed to help children discover their power from within. Attendees will leave with free access to the My Special Word digital book collection and the BookSmart application and will be sent a link to access the My Special Word classroom lessons.
The presenters will examine how reading stories—the place where we can walk in another’s shoes—helps build emotional literacy as we see characters navigate their own emotional regulation and find strength in their words. The discussion will include the correlation between standards, focusing on college and career readiness strands with a natural link between ELA and SEL. Finally, they will look at an example and break down how short, explicit SEL lessons can be built out of a story. Join this session to explore the My Special Word book series and learn how to empower students to find their own SPECIAL words.
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK through elementary teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, ELL educators, migrant family coordinators, and Title 1 coordinators. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenters
With over 40 years of experience in the IT industry, Dwight Smith is the founder, president, and CEO of Sophisticated Systems, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. With approximately 50 technology professionals employed on average, the company has a philosophy that “giving back” to the community is not an option but an absolute requirement. Dwight is very active in the Columbus community and believes that it is an honor to be in a position to contribute to the community. In 2015, Dwight established My Special Word. Dwight resides in Lewis Center, Ohio with his wife, Renee. He has a quote about My Special Word, “The idea is that we can create a conversation in a non-intimidating fashion, I believe in general that if we change the words we use, we can change the conversations. If we change the conversations, we can change behaviors. And if we change behaviors, we can change the world.”

Kristen Walter, Worldreader’s Director of US Programs, has worked in literacy education for the last 20 years. Before joining the Worldreader team, Kristen was the director of education and partnerships for Reading In Motion and teaching and learning manager for Crayola. Kristen’s teaching career spanned over 15 years, starting as a certified art and music instructor in NC and ending as an arts integration specialist with a focus on improving literacy development for second language learners. A leader in the classroom and beyond, Kristen helped her school become a national Title I school, P21 Exemplar School, finalist in the Intel Schools of Distinction Math Award, CCAC Crayola grant winner, and win the National School Change Award. She has been recognized as a Yale Distinguished Music Educator and both Kristen and her fifth-grade students were invited to showcase a game design project at the first annual White House Arts Integration Fair.

Back-to-School: The Power of Hands-On Math Games
2022-08-09 17:00 - 17:45 | Zoom
With back-to-school season approaching, teachers are preparing for a new group of students with a new range of math ability levels. The search is on for engaging tasks to revisit prior learning, as well as formative assessment options to determine students’ math strengths and needs. Formative assessment is rarely associated with fun, but what if we could gather assessment data during math games that are enjoyable and interactive? And, even better, what if the games prompt students to revisit previously learned skills and concepts at the start of a new school year? During this free webinar, we will explore the use of hands-on math games with manipulatives to revisit prior learning and gather information about students’ strengths and needs.

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