Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Aspiring Administrator Leaders Program
2022-04-26 16:00 - 2022-06-28 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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Literacy Instruction in the Real World: How to Reach Each and Every Student
2022-05-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
The resurgence of equity as a buzzword in the media has resulted in an influx of vendors and thought leaders talking about the “best” ways to close equity gaps, often without research to back it up. To truly make a difference for students, educators need to focus on what the evidence says, and the evidence points to literacy.

Literacy is at the heart of educational equity, and today, too many students are still not able to read proficiently. Educators need better support, resources, and tools to teach reading in a way that helps ALL students learn. Students and their learning needs are diverse, but we have the research on how to reach each and every one of them. That research is the Science of Reading, which is brought into the classroom through Structured Literacy and differentiated instruction.

Join this edWebinar with educational experts Dr. Carrie Doom and Michele Pulver to learn what literacy instruction needs to be equitable, and how to implement those proven, equitable instructional practices in our classrooms and schools today.

This edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the K-8 grades. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
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Humanizing Personalized Learning
2022-05-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
As we encounter the deficit-framing of learning loss and find ways to personalize learning as students heal from a traumatic time, we must challenge conventional wisdom on personalized learning and redefine personalized learning as a pedagogy for humanizing learning. In this webinar, author Paul Emerich France will discuss four steps for humanizing personalization, including centering learners’ humanity, teaching in three dimensions, redefining student success, and prioritizing connection in the classroom.
Participants will learn:
– The five myths of personalized learning
– The relationship between individualization, differentiation, and personalization
– Tools and strategies for learner-driven personalization, including journaling, complex instruction, and qualitative assessment practices
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Middle Grade Teacher Virtual Book Club with Franki Sibberson
2022-05-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Are you a teacher of grades 3-6 who loves to find new books for your students to enjoy? Join other middle grade teachers virtually to read and discuss children’s books. We’ll meet on the first Tuesday of the month. Each month, we’ll focus on one middle grade novel to read and discuss. Teachers will be able to consider the learning each novel offers students. The selected title will be shared with participants one month before each meetup. We’ll read the book in its entirety before the meeting. We’ll also spend time sharing a variety of other books that we’ve discovered for our classrooms. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Reinhart, Jill.Reinhart@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.
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Discover Resources to Support Social-Emotional Learning for Students, Educators, and Communities
2022-05-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
High-quality digital resources addressing social-emotional learning and physical health are essential to supporting student achievement. Global corporate and community partners have joined forces with Discovery Education to develop curricula in these key areas for students in grades K-12, along with professional learning resources that help educators build capacity for teaching these critical power skills.
Join this edWebinar to learn about these resources, which include interactive modules, videos, virtual field trips, student activities, and parent resources. Many resources are available in English and Spanish, and attendees will be provided with direct links to digital content.
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, and school leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter
Jackie Kavege’s 15-year career has included developing integrated communications strategies for a wide variety of companies, including a number of Fortune 500 companies and non-profits. In her current role as Director of CEP Program Activation, Jackie applies her strategic marketing experience to ensure that Discovery Education resources reach the educators, counselors, parents and students who can most benefit from the comprehensive selection of digital learning tools and instructional supports available through Discovery Education’s social impact efforts. Jackie resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband and children.
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Positive Leadership Leads to a Positive School Culture
2022-05-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Gain effective school leadership practices through this one-hour webinar with school improvement expert Karen Power.

Reflect on and understand the impact of leadership on school culture.
Consider the intentional focus and actions to create necessary cultural shifts.
Consider actionable next steps in preparing for 2022–2023 as a leader.

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The Critical Concepts: Proficiency Scales to Accelerate Student Learning
2022-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Get clarity on the Critical Concepts. This crucial tool will help you maintain laser focus on essential standards to accelerate student learning.
Participants will:

Understand what the Critical Concepts are and how they were developed
Experience the customization process for the Critical Concepts
Examine how the Critical Concepts can be used to support the planning, instructional, assessment, and feedback processes in a schoo

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Interactive 3D in the Classroom: Bringing Out the Creator in All Students
2022-05-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Interactive 3D is everywhere, from games and entertainment to architecture and beyond. The demand for real-time 3D skills is skyrocketing around the globe, growing over six times faster than the job market overall according to a 2019 report by Burning Glass Technologies. As this technology expands beyond traditional video game design and development into other disciplines, more employers are seeking designers, developers, and artists with these skills. Join this edWebinar to learn how Unreal Engine, Fortnite Creative, and Twinmotion can easily be incorporated into any curriculum, and leave ready to inspire the next generation of creators!

Educators will be introduced to interactive 3D and real-time technology across various industries, including advertising, game development, architecture, engineering, automotive, film, and entertainment. Demand for real-time skills will outpace the market by 600%. This edWebinar will share free teaching resources using Unreal Engine, Fortnite Creative, and Twinmotion. Educators will leave with an understanding of the suite of Epic Games’ interactive 3D resources, and their potential to prepare students for real-world skills using industry-standard tools. Professional development opportunities will also be shared.

This edWebinar will be of interest to middle and high school teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, and esports coaches and directors. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

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Meeting the Social-Emotional Needs of English Learners
2022-05-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
English learners have unique social and emotional needs that result from the process of immigration and resettlement. This online session will describe the special needs of immigrant populations including mental health needs. Intended audience includes EL teachers and coordinators, social workers, guidance counselors and administrators. A link to the online session will be sent to those who register for the session. Members of the ESC of Central Ohio’s Title lll EL Consortium attend at no additional cost, please enter “ESC-EL” in the payment box. Districts in the ESC Membership pay $60.00. Districts outside the ESC pay $75.00. No shows and cancellations after 7 days prior to event will be charged. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Kramer, Jill.Kramer@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour, Jessica.Seymour@escco.org.
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How Leadership Works
2022-05-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Enrich and expand your capacities to strengthen instructional leadership in your district by focusing on what works best—emphasizing the essential mindframes and research to effectively lead teaching, learning, and change. In this webinar, the presenters will discuss specific practices to strengthen instructional leadership, cultivate a learning-focused culture for staff and students, and leverage implementation-deimplementation science to successfully lead change.
Partcipants will learn to:
– Activate essential leadership mindframes to lead school improvement efforts
– Adopt evidence-based practices for effective instructional leadership
– Lead and manage change using implementation science and de-implementation practices
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Make an Inference in 5 Steps
2022-05-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
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Regardless of a text’s topic, type, or complexity, students at every grade level must learn how to make inferences. Thinking beyond the text is the foundation of every comprehension standard. During this practical and engaging edWebinar, K-12 educators will learn the concrete, five-step process to help students infer author ideas—even if they lack background knowledge on the subject matter. Attendees will:

Execute the five-step process using print, visual, audio, and video texts
Receive numerous lesson concepts to explicitly define and dissect the invisible inference process for students
Learn explicit strategies to overcome a reader’s lack of text-to-self connections or personal experiences

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter
Kristina Smekens has built a reputation for using enthusiasm, humor, and common sense to equip K-12 educators with practical, demystifying strategies for teaching reading and writing. As President and Lead Consultant for Smekens Education, she is a leader in developing new strategies to help teachers meet the demands of today’s College- and Career-Ready Standards. She and her associates share those strategies with teachers across the United States and beyond through on-site professional development, virtual and in-person seminars, and an always-growing pool of print, digital, and video resources. Kristina has authored more than 50 books, guides, and classroom tools designed to help teachers implement best-practice literacy strategies. The Comprehension Playbook; Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades K-2; and Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades 3-12 are among the most popular titles.
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English Learners Newcomers: Tips and Strategies
2022-05-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
As this school year winds down, let’s examine our newcomer programs and lessons. What are best practices? How can we get new arrivals off to a good start in English? When there are so many needs, what do we focus on? Join Jill Kramer for this one-hour online session. A link to the online session will be sent to those who register for the session. Members of the ESC of Central Ohio’s Title lll EL Consortium attend at no additional cost, please enter “ESC-EL” in the payment box. Districts in the ESC Membership pay $60.00. Districts outside the ESC pay $75.00. No shows and cancellations after 7 days prior to event will be charged. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Kramer, Jill.Kramer@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour, Jessica.Seymour@escco.org

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Highlight your school's story with MAP Growth Data
2022-05-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Join us for this complimentary, data-driven MAP® Growth™ webinar. Learn how MAP Growth’s data and detailed reports can keep you informed and help you dive deeper into your student assessment data.

At this webinar we will:

At NWEA®, our assessments are designed from the ground up to help inform instruction and track student growth over time. NWEA’s comprehensive assessment program gives you the right tools for informing instruction to support each student’s learning to their maximum potential.

Please share this invitation with school and building leaders who could benefit from this session.

Can’t make it? Register for the webinar and we’ll send you a link to the on-demand recording soon after.
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Registration closes: May 9 at 8:00 a.m. ET

Highlight your school's story with MAP Growth Data
2022-05-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
At this webinar we will:

Discuss how data-informed decisions can facilitate academic growth and health
Learn how to view your data through an accountability lens
Devise a strategy for utilizing NWEA’s Premium data reports to share your story with authorizers and support your academic goals

At NWEA®, our assessments are designed from the ground up to help inform instruction and track student growth over time. NWEA’s comprehensive assessment program gives you the right tools for informing instruction to support each student’s learning to their maximum potential.

Please share this invitation with school and building leaders who could benefit from this session.

Can’t make it? Register for the webinar and we’ll send you a link to the on-demand recording soon after.
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4-8 Mathematics Curriculum Leadership Team Meeting
2022-05-12 08:00 - 15:00 | St. Ignatius School-Loyola Hall, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States

K-3 Mathematics Curriculum Leadership Team Meeting
2022-05-13 08:00 - 15:00 | St. Ignatius School-Loyola Hall, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States

Beautiful Questions in the Classroom Book Study
2022-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
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.

Be Equity Warriors
2022-05-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
What actions can we take now to advance equity and raise the achievement of every student? Equity Warrior authors George S. Perry Jr. and Joan Richardson crack the codes to advancing equity from three decades of leading equity work across the country.
Participants will discover:
– Practical, realistic, and strategic approaches for navigating barriers to advancing equity
– Key takeways from real schools and districts that have worked at systemic equity
– The parallel work that school and district teams must do to achieve and sustain systemic change
– The domains of politics, diplomacy, and warfare to achieve the equity agenda
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Adopt evidence-based practices for effective instructional leadership
2022-05-17 08:00 - 15:30 | Hilton Akron Fairlawn Hotel & Suites, 3180 West Market Street, Akron, OH, 44333, United States
Gain new tools for supporting the instructional focus and initiatives designed to support learning at your school at the How Leadership Works Institute!
This professional learning event will support you and your team in clarifying, articulating, and actualizing instructional leadership goals in order to ensure the greatest outcomes for both staff and students! Join Cathy Lassiter and Douglas Fisher in exploring:

Mindframes for leading teaching, learning, and change
Evidence-based instructional leadership
Student clarity and engagement
How to foster a learning-focused school culture
Practices of successful change agents

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Using Trip Steps to Guide Instructional Reading Time
2022-05-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Presented by Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance;
and Dr. Jan Bryan, Vice President and National Education Officer, Renaissance

Across grades K–12, some reading skills are significantly more difficult for students to learn than others. At Renaissance, we call these skills Trip Steps because they can cause a sudden stumble in learning.

Join us for an in-depth look at these challenging yet essential reading skills—which actually increase in number as students advance from elementary to middle school. You’ll understand:

How we identified Trip Steps—and why these skills are so challenging for students to master
Which grade levels and skill areas have the most reading Trip Steps
How Trip Steps align with the Science of Reading
Why an understanding of Trip Steps is vital for learning recovery
How to prioritize instruction on these critical skills this year

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school and district leaders, reading directors, federal program directors, instructional coaches, and interventionists. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

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Social & Emotional Learning NOW
2022-05-18 08:00 - 14:30 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Create a community of care
Academic learning may be the explicit focus of schooling, but what teachers say, the values we express, the materials and activities we chose, and the skills we prioritize all influence how our students think, see themselves, interact with content and with others, and assert themselves in the world.
During the Virtual Social and Emotional Learning NOW Institute we will focus on key social and emotional learning, but we apply it to educators, students, and schools. In the past, SEL efforts were targeted to students but schoolwide efforts and supporting colleagues is critical. In this session, we focus on creating a community of care, supporting identities and belonging, building on strengths, emotional regulation, resilience, relational trust, as well as individual and collective efficacy.
Together, we can support each other and our students’ well-being and academic growth.
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The Art and Science of Magnetic Reading: Teaching Foundations, Grades K–2
2022-05-18 15:00 - 15:45 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Welcome to the Art and Science of Magnetic Reading webinar series—a tour of our all-new reading array for Grades K–2 foundational skills and Grades 3–5 comprehension, featuring a high-integrity instructional design that delivers on the Science of Reading. Fresh texts worth reading are at the heart of Magnetic Reading, energizing the class community with knowledge and ideas, and fostering authentic connections to the learning, to the world, and to one another.

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Support Your Early Readers
2022-05-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
How much time does it take your teachers to assess students’ oral reading fluency? If the answer is more than 20 minutes per class, there is a better way.

In this complimentary webinar, you’ll hear about MAP® Reading Fluency™ the latest innovation from NWEA®, designed to:

measure oral reading fluency, comprehension, and foundational reading skills
eliminate the need for 1:1 administration and automatically score each student
record students’ passages for teacher and family playback
screen for dyslexia

In addition, you will learn about the NEW features in MAP Reading Fluency – coming this fall!
This session is perfect for administrators, instructional leaders, reading teachers, classroom teachers, and coaches. Please share this invitation with other educators who may be interested.
Can’t make it? Register for the webinar and we’ll send you a link to the on-demand recording soon after.
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The Art and Science of Magnetic Reading: Teaching Grades 3–5
2022-05-23 15:00 - 15:45 | Virtual- Register Above for Link

Teaching Reading
2022-05-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Univeristy of Cincinnati – Tangeman Center, 2600 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45220, United States
Translate the current research on reading into classroom practices that teachers can deploy tomorrow. We know that reading is an active process that is impacted by the text, task, and sociocultural context in which the reading occurs. These crucial components include systematic development of word recognition and language comprehension skills. Importantly, newer work reveals the bridging processes that make these possible.
In this webinar, participants will:
– Explore foundational skills that foster automaticity and fluency
– Engage with comprehension and vocabulary practices that promote comprehension
– Understand the contributions of motivation and engagement in reading.
– Examine newer research about the role of theory of mind, cognitive flexibility, and executive function in reading
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Breaking Open the Sin of Racism- Leader Training
2022-05-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join us for our Breaking Open the Sin of Racism Leader Training. In this session we will address how to facilitate these discussion opportunities in your community both in person and online. Complete the included form to register and receive a Zoom Link for the upcoming sessions.

Breaking Open the Sin of Racism- Leader Training
A virtual training to assist leaders and staff members in successfully offering the Breaking Open the Sin of Racism program in their parish or community.

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Using MTSS to Address Learning Gaps: A Blended Learning Approach
2022-05-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Join this edWebinar to learn how combining MTSS with blended learning can accelerate learning recovery for all students.
With the return to campus, it is clear that our students have serious gaps in their educational programs. Intervention strategies post pandemic need to blend academic, social, and emotional support. In addition to learning loss, have you noticed more temper tantrums (regardless of age), less resistance to change, and more difficulty making friends? You are not alone.
In this edWebinar, we will demonstrate some strategies and interventions that you can immediately use with your students. By using a systematic MTSS approach to intervention, you can meet all your students where they are. MTSS is a framework that uses data to help match academic and social-emotional behavior assessments and instructional resources to each individual student’s needs. If you blend in-person and online teaching you can reach more students in less time, in small groups and individually.
Join us as we go over these strategies and offer real-time solutions to getting back on track. This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Federal Program Chat
2022-05-25 13:00 - 14:00
Regina Lukich, ESC Director of Program Resources will be facilitating an ESSA Federal Coordinator chat time for questions, resource sharing, and technical assistance to meet compliance. Special Guest Presenter: Randy Richardson, Office of Federal Programs Specialist at the Ohio Department of Education, will join us for the May 25 chat. He has expertise with all federal programs including ESSER grant expenditures and monitoring criteria. He will share monitoring on-site information and how districts are documenting program evidence.
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Reflective Practices for Teachers: Planning Next Year Using Your ACRE Data
2022-05-25 15:30 - 17:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Using self-reflection within the second and third standards of the NSBECS and the ACRE part I and II results, we will together explore how student data can impact the school-wide programs in our Catholic schools, the spiritual life of students, and curriculum mapping in theology courses. Primary Audience: school leaders, teachers.
Presented by Jill Annable, Senior Vice President of Programs.
Objectives:
Teachers will participate in seminar-style mini-presentations and participate in small group discussions with colleagues throughout the country following each topic presentation. (NSBECS 1, 2, 3, 4) Topics will include:

Mission and Catholic identity in our schools
Spiritual life of our students
Encountering Jesus Christ through retreats and service
Religion course content, curriculum mapping, and course alignment
Data analysis with school-wide impact

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Discernment Retreat with the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus
2022-05-26 - 2022-05-29 | Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, 10341 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO, 63122, United States
May 26-29, 2022 – “Unfolding Joy” Discernment Retreats are for young women discerning religious life. It begins at 7 pm on Thursday evening and ends before noon on Sunday. Talks touch on the nature of discernment, the beauty of the call to consecrated religious life, the basic elements of Carmelite Spirituality, and the particular charism of our Carmel of the Divine Heart of Jesus. An opportunity to experience our apostolate is also included. A retreat donation of $30 is gratefully accepted. Register here
