Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Purposeful Read Alouds in Middle Grades
2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Read Aloud is no longer a time for children to settle down after recess and listen in
a passive manner. Instead, it is a time for the reading community to come together
and think together around a common book. During the course of the school year, a
class can experience 6-10 chapter books together while still allowing time for other
elements of literacy instruction. In this session, we’ll examine why it’s important
that these books be carefully chosen and what routines you can put in place for
students to grow as readers, knowing they each may access the common text in a
different way.

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Purposeful Read Alouds in Middle Grades
2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
These one-hour virtual sessions take a deep dive into a specific topic. Each session will include an introduction to the topic, some connected readings, time for conversation and questions. Participants will leave with some new thinking and some resources to expand their thinking following the session. Note: Sessions are provided at no cost for member districts. The opportunity for continued individual conversation/coaching is available for a fee. Purposeful Read Alouds in Middle Grades. Read Aloud is no longer a time for children to settle down after recess and listen in a passive manner. Instead, it is a time for the reading community to come together and think together around a common book. During the course of the school year, a class can experience 6-10 chapter books together while still allowing time for other elements of literacy instruction. It is important that these books be carefully chosen and that there are routines in place for students to grow as readers, knowing they each may access the common text in a different way. A zoom link will be emailed to registrants. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Reinhart at 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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Returning to Rigorous Mathematics, Part 2: Strengthening Student Thinking with the Practice and Process Standards
2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
As students return to a hopefully more typical school year, learning is likely to be anything but typical. Student and teacher experiences over the past 18 months have varied greatly and classrooms are filled with students representing a wider range of learning needs than ever before. The challenge for teachers is to help each student move their mathematics learning forward. While it will take time for most students to return to typical “on-grade-level” expectations, we must support students to move forward rather than picking up instruction where “regular school” left off in March 2020. Responding to this wide range of learners is part of the job in education; the pandemic has made this part of the work more prominent in many classrooms.
In this second edWebinar of a two-part series, Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D. will share tasks and strategies for continuing to emphasize the mathematical practice and process standards while teaching grade-appropriate content. More open-ended tasks provide opportunities for students to apply mathematics in a variety of settings and develop their skills around representing mathematical ideas and arguments. These tasks also provide contexts for the accelerated learning introduced in part one of the series. Join Sara to explore instructional strategies and tasks to develop the practices while emphasizing current content.
This edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders at the elementary level. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Returning to Rigorous Mathematics, Part 1: Using Spaced Practice to Accelerate Learning

About the Presenter
Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D. serves as Vice President for Content and Research and Chair of the Mathematics Advisory Board at ORIGO Education. A fourth-generation educator, Sara’s work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning mathematics. Her interests include building mathematical comprehension and operation sense, incorporating high-quality literature into mathematics instruction, and connecting mathematics with engineering design and computational thinking. Sara has served as a classroom teacher of mathematics and science, a mathematics teacher educator at the University of Kentucky, Director of the Kentucky Center for Middle School Academic Achievement, and Director of Mathematics & Science at ETA Hand2Mind. She has authored numerous articles in professional journals and is a co-author of the Mathematize It! series of books. She is also a member of the Visible Learning for Mathematics writing team, including two volumes of the Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom series.

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Addressing Essential Literacy Skills Through Science
2021-11-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Skilled readers weave together vocabulary, background knowledge and an understanding of language structures to make sense of what they read. With such limited time in our elementary classrooms, how can we attend to these essential aspects of reading instruction, alongside building foundational skills? Join Rebecca Abbott, Professional Learning Lead from UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, to learn more about how a literacy-rich, phenomena-based approach to teaching science can tap into students’ natural curiosity about the world, provide a content-rich context for learning, and simultaneously support your ELA goals.
This edWebinar will be of interest to kindergarten through middle school teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, STEM coordinators, summer school coordinators, and technology coordinators. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter
Rebecca Abbott is the professional learning lead for The Learning Design Group at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. In her nine years at The Lawrence, she has been supporting instructional leaders and teachers in implementing research-based science instructional materials and approaches designed by the team at The Learning Design Group. She taught in San Francisco Bay Area schools for over 15 years, including serving as an interdisciplinary instructional coach and English learner specialist.

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The Next Level of Asset-Based Pedagogy: Relevant, Responsive, and Linguistic
2021-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
To help all students thrive, we need to move from simply recognizing the benefits of diversity to creating a mutually responsive and asset-oriented learning environment. With approximately five million emergent bilingual students in public schools across the United States, it is more important than ever to refocus curricula, pedagogies, and classroom environments to value and include our diverse student population.
Join Lexia educational expert Maya Goodall for this edWebinar as she explains the evolution of equitable cultural inclusion in the classroom, and how you too can develop a culturally sustaining pedagogy. With examples from the guiding principles behind Lexia® English Language Development™, Maya explains how to cultivate not just culturally responsive practices, but ones that are culturally sustaining.
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
Maya Goodall, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum at Lexia Learning, has worked in education for over 20 years, teaching both nationally and internationally. Maya has a rich professional background that includes teaching in the classroom, coaching, training, and implementing and designing curricula with measurable outcomes. She founded Lingual Learning, a curriculum company dedicated to helping students become confidently bilingual. Maya speaks three languages and holds an M.Ed. and MA in applied linguistics.
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Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education
2021-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
How can schools bring an equity lens to their trauma-informed education initiatives? Schools can do more than respond to the trauma that some students have already experienced; they can play a key role in preventing trauma and disrupting the larger social forces that create trauma in our world. This edWebinar will present a fresh take on trauma-informed practices, with takeaways for teachers, school leaders, and anyone else who is invested in making change in education.
Alex Shevrin Venet, author of Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, will introduce participants to the key understandings of the Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education framework, sharing stories from her work as a teacher and supporting schools with trauma-informed education. Participants can expect to leave with a new understanding of their role in trauma-informed education and ideas for how to get started.
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-12 educators, school leaders, district leaders, chief equity officers, and at-risk coordinators. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator based in Vermont. She teaches at the Community College of Vermont, Antioch University New England, and Castleton University. Previously, she was a teacher and leader at an alternative therapeutic school. Her first book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education, is now available wherever books are sold or directly from W. W. Norton at 20% OFF. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexSVenet.

About the Moderator
Rhiannon M. Kim (M.S., CCC-SLP, E-RYT 200, RYT 500) is a biracial racially ambiguous Korean and white woman. She has worked in public education for 15 years in various roles: para educator, interventionist, prek-5th grade speech language pathologist, and a preK-12 consulting SLP. She is in her third year of a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program focusing on healing-centered anti-oppressive trauma-responsive practices. Her healing-centered embodied anti-oppressive pedagogy invites people to engage in generative conflict, to navigate discomfort, and to embrace complexity. She is also an adjunct lecturer, consultant, and lay practitioner and teacher of Buddhism and Yoga. Follow Rhiannon on Twitter @_rhiannonkim.
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Newcomers: Language and Literacy Development for a New Generation
2021-11-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Discover effective ways to help today’s new arrivals learn the vocabulary and literacy skills needed for a successful transition to American schools and society. Renowned author and researcher Dr. Margarita Calderón explains how to combine targeted instruction with a supportive classroom culture, enabling Newcomers to use current technological and social-emotional terms along with traditional forms of English.
This research-based edWebinar will provide an update on effective techniques for working with Newcomers and include discussion of recent arrivals to the U.S., such as Afghan refugees, Haitians, and the Central American immigrants who speak native dialects rather than Spanish. You’ll learn about ways to:

Develop Newcomers’ academic vocabulary and ability to participate in classroom discussions
Provide systematic phonics instruction and interventions based on the science of reading
Establish protocols and routines that facilitate comprehension of literary and content-area text
Engage Newcomers in writing activities that support formative assessment and SEL

This edWebinar will share proven ways to help Newcomers in grades 3–12 become fluent English speakers, readers, and writers, so it will be of interest to directors and supervisors of multilingual, ELL, dual language, and migrant programs, as well as principals, instructional coaches, specialists, and teachers who work with Newcomers. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter
Dr. Margarita Espino Calderón is Professor Emerita/Senior Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. She has worked on numerous research and development projects focusing on reading for English learners funded by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Labor, and collaborated with Harvard and the Center for Applied Linguistics on a longitudinal study funded by the NICHD.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York funded her five-year empirical study to develop Expediting Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL), a comprehensive professional development model for grades 6–12 math, science, social studies, and language arts teachers that integrates language, literacy, and content. This led to the development of the effective, evidence-based program, Reading Instructional Goals for Older Readers (RIGOR), for Newcomers with interrupted formal education. Dr. Calderón has over 100 publications, is an international speaker, is invited to do keynote speeches at major conferences, and conducts comprehensive professional development programs nationally and internationally.
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4-8 Mathematics Curriculum Leadership Team Meeting
2021-11-11 08:00 - 15:00 | St. Ignatius School-Loyola Hall, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States

Amplify Your Impact: Coaching Collaborative Teams in PLCs at Work
2021-11-11 10:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Amplify Your Impact: Coaching Collaborative Teams in PLCs at Work® Virtual Workshop: A Live 2-Day Event with Tesha Ferriby Thomas
Highly effective collaborative teams are vital to the success of every professional learning community (PLC). During this two-day virtual workshop through Zoom, participants will increase their capacity to coach and support collaborative teams as they engage in continuous improvement. Learn how to provide the clarity, feedback, and support necessary for teams to grow in the right work, and leave with a plan for implementing best coaching practices in your school or district.
Participants will:

Examine the current research and practices supporting coaching and collaboration
Explore a promising new approach for providing effective, job-embedded professional development to teachers
Discover a coaching framework anchored in the cornerstones of clarity, feedback, and support
Learn how coaching collaborative teams can improve teachers’ instructional practices and lead to increased student learning
Understand how to intentionally shift from coaching individuals to coaching collaborative teams
Acquire tools, processes, and products for coaching collaborative teams in a PLC at Work

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Strategies for News Literacy in Today’s Divided Culture
2021-11-11 15:00 - 16:00
This edWebinar will help educators navigate the world of news and media by engaging in strong relationships with students and providing them with reliable skills and habits.
K.C. Boyd is a Washington, D.C. librarian and News Literacy Project ambassador preparing students with essential skills in the midst of Black Lives Matter, the January 6th insurrection, and vaccine misinformation. K.C. will share how she teaches students the importance of watching local and national news, and how to identify misinformation in their news feeds by using the following teaching strategies:

Active teacher listening: Teachers can better understand the student experience and moderate tough conversations
Finding student-friendly news sources: Identify trusted resources with journalistic integrity, but also meet students where they’re at on social media
Engaging in civics: Highlight ways for students to be informed about their world, understand their options, and take a stand for what they believe in

K.C. will demonstrate activities and share takeaway resources that will allow attendees to replicate her strategies with their own students.
This edWebinar will be of interest to school and district leaders, teachers, and librarians of middle and high school levels. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenters
K.C. Boyd, M.A., M.Ed. & M.L.I.S. is currently a library media specialist with the District of Columbia Public Schools. She has previously worked as the lead librarian for the East St. Louis School District 189 in East St. Louis, IL, an area library coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, IL, and a district coordinator for the Mayor Daley Book Club for Middle School Students. She is a second-generation educator and holds master’s degrees in library information science, media communications, and education leadership. Her favorite quotes, “Reading is the gateway skill that makes all learning possible,” and, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth,” drive her commitment to serving marginalized African American children, young adults, and school communities.

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.

About the Moderator
Jennifer Ehehalt is the Pittsburgh regional senior educational program manager at Common Sense Education. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in education. She continues to partner with state-level organizations, school districts, and community organizations across the nation to help integrate Common Sense Education resources. Jennifer provides educational leadership through consultation with school districts, professional development (both in-person and virtual), conference presentations, and parent universities. Jennifer sits on the Advisory Council for Kidsburgh and is a champion for Remake Learning Days Across America. Jennifer has a B.S. in elementary education and an M.Ed. in educational leadership. Jennifer was recently named 2019 Alumni of the Year from Edinboro University. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jehehalt.
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Shifting the Balance Book Study
2021-11-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Please join Jill Reinhart and other primary K-3 literacy educators across Central Ohio in a virtual book study around the 6 shifts outlined by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates in their text entitled Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (2021). There will be 6 one-hour virtual meet ups to discuss the text and consider additional resources. Contact hours include reading and reflection outside of the sessions for a total of 10 contact hours.
Participants are responsible for purchasing the text, here is the link; https://www.stenhouse.com/content/shifting-balance.
Six Meetings Total: November 11, December 9, January 13 & 27, February 10 & 24
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If. Then. Next! Strategies and Support for Teaching K-3 Readers
2021-11-11 16:00 - 17:00
They’re back for more! Reading Horizons’ terrific duo, Stacy Hurst, M.Ed. and Donell Pons, M.Ed., will present the next in a series of edWebinars that focuses on the literacy building blocks that lead to reading proficiency by Grade 3.
In this session, these literacy leaders and innovators will explore the challenges of teaching striving readers, from individualizing instruction for small-group and whole-class approaches to tips for engaging families in supporting their children beyond the classroom—all through a teacher’s lens. The focus here is on helping teachers and supporting their work to help each child read confidently and successfully by third grade.
Attend this edWebinar and you’ll leave with practical, proven ways to help your striving readers and some much-deserved support and affirmation for the work you’re doing now!
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-3 teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, reading and literacy coaches and specialists, special education teachers and department chairs, district-level special education directors, professional development leaders, curriculum leaders, equity/inclusion/diversity leaders, school improvement leaders, and Title I and federal funding directors. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Part 1 – Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The What, Why, How, and Wow for Every Learner
Part 2 – K-3 Reading Across Grades and Content Areas: What, When, How Much, and With Whom?

About the Presenters
Stacy Hurst is an assistant professor of teacher education at Southern Utah University where she teaches courses in literacy and early childhood education. She has degrees in sociology and elementary education and a master’s degree in education. Her extensive experience also includes teaching first grade and working as a literacy coach and reading specialist. Stacy is the co-author of a foundational literacy program and is also the chief education officer at Reading Horizons, an educational software company that teaches structured literacy concepts through a blended software and direct instruction approach. Stacy is passionate about literacy and believes that learning how to read well is a civil right.

Donell Pons has a husband and several children with dyslexia. When Donell discovered her son had dyslexia and was struggling to find appropriate services, she went back to school and received a dual MED and MAT in teaching and learning with a special education certification, none of which addressed dyslexia. Donell has taught secondary language arts and worked at a charter school focusing on supporting students on the autism spectrum. Donell is trained in multiple structured literacy-based reading methods. She was the literacy and reading coordinator and ELL director at a public charter school and her efforts to implement a comprehensive literacy program there were featured in Language Magazine, October 2016 and MiddleWeb SmartBrief. Donell has produced a nationally recognized three-part webcast series on teaching reading and recognizing dyslexia and has had numerous articles in educational publications. She is a member of Decoding Dyslexia Utah and helped compose the Utah State Dyslexia Handbook. She is currently working with adults in a workplace literacy program as well as supporting students with dyslexia in the transition to college.

About the Moderator
Jeanette Beninati is a former educator with a strong background in strategic planning, education technology and training, and professional development. Her experience spans education, technology, assessment and instruction, consulting, training, efficacy research, and learning disabilities. In her role as Marketing Director, she oversees the company’s K-12 education marketing initiatives. Jeanette received both her undergraduate and M.Ed. degrees from Boston University.

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K-3 Mathematics Curriculum Leadership Team Meeting
2021-11-12 08:00 - 15:00 | St. Ignatius School-Loyola Hall, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States

Fostering Equitable Interactions and Belonging in Mathematics with the 5 Practices
2021-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
In this edWebinar, Sean Nank and Kathleen Sheehy will explore how math educators using the 5 Practices can make this school year resonate for students in positive ways for years to come through positive interactions between students, teachers, and math.
This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary through high school teachers, as well as school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
As the Director of Professional Development for Amplify Math, Kathleen Sheehy is committed to supporting teachers in their work to create joyful and powerful learning experiences for all students. Kathleen began her career in the District of Columbia Public Schools, where she was the 2008 DC Teacher of the Year and the recipient of the Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Instructional Coaching. She is currently pursuing her EdD with a focus on studying what best enables teachers to shift to inquiry-based models of instruction in math.

Sean Nank is a Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, professor, consultant, author, math teacher, and facilitator. Sean’s work includes working with multiple state and federal agencies, including the US Department of Education and National Science Foundation. In addition to serving on several mathematical boards, Sean is the president of the Greater San Diego Mathematics Council. His current research includes creating equitable space for ALL student voices while integrating students’ passions into K-12 classrooms via technology, curricula, and instructional routines.

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Increase At-Home Reading Time Using Individual Goal Setting as a Tool
2021-11-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
In this edWebinar, we’ll explore how student goal setting can increase outcomes for individual and community-wide reading goals using digital books. When a shared reading goal is put into place, the message of encouraging each other can motivate young readers to meet their collective and individual targets. See examples of how pairing e-books with activities helps families feel empowered to participate in reading challenges, and explore a free online book collection as a way to provide continuous book access.
Attendees will learn:

How students can set and track individual reading goals
Why community reading goals are a tool for increasing literacy
Why relationships, trust, and engagement are at the heart of helping young readers meet their individual reading goals
How Lehigh Valley Reads structures their Million Minute Reading Challenge, empowering the larger community to meet the million-minute goal

Attendees will be given access to Worldreader’s open book collection to use with their own community of readers and will leave with instructions on how to download Worldreader’s goal-tracking sheet.
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK through elementary-level teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, community leaders, ELL educators, Title I coordinators, and non-profit leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Angela Zanelli is Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Campaign Director for Lehigh Valley Reads at PBS39/WLVT in Bethlehem, PA. She has spent her career working for mission-driven organizations that are making a difference. With 20 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, and communications, Angela is thrilled to lead the organization’s external communications as it relates to education. She is also part of the dynamic team charged with developing and executing the strategic vision for Lehigh Valley Reads, the region’s third-grade reading campaign. Because of her career accomplishments, community involvement, leadership, and sustained commitment to mentoring, Angela was recently recognized as a Lehigh Valley Business 2021 Woman of Influence. In addition, she was the 2021 recipient of Waterford.org’s Excellence & Impact Award because of her passion for helping young learners find success and her example of service to her community. When she’s not at her desk, you can find her teaching a yoga class, hiking in the woods, or driving her kids somewhere.
Lisa McManus is the US Partnership and Program Manager for Worldreader in Chicago, IL. She has spent her career teaching students kindergarten through 4th grade throughout the U.S. and coaching teachers in best practices around literacy instruction. She holds a master’s degree in reading and literacy and is part of the team developing the first monthly newsletter at Worldreader geared toward teachers, partners, and families. Throughout her 20 plus years in education, she has been an active member of her community through coaching students in basketball and Girls on the Run, as well as volunteering with Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly and Chicago Canine Rescue. In her free time, she enjoys teaching group fitness classes and playing with her dog, Judy.
About the Moderator
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.

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Response to Intervention at Work
2021-11-16 10:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Proven techniques to close learning gaps
RTI is not a series of implementation steps to cross off on a list, but a way of thinking about how educators can ensure each child receives the time and support needed to achieve success. This virtual workshop is designed for school teams who have started RTI but are still refining processes or experiencing challenges. The presenter has worked with hundreds of schools throughout North America and can help your school make RTI efficient, effective, and equitable. RTI work must be divided between collaborative teacher teams and two schoolwide teams (a leadership team and an intervention team). Together, the entire school assumes responsibility for the learning of every student.
As an active virtual participant, you will learn why bureaucratic, paperwork-heavy, compliance-oriented, test-score-driven approaches fail, and then discover how to create an RTI model that works. Acquire four essential guiding principles—collective responsibility, concentrated instruction, convergent assessment, and certain access—and experience a simple process for bringing these principles to life in your school.

Drive implementation using the four guiding principles.
Create a school leadership team to steer the shift to a culture of collective responsibility.
Utilize collaborative teacher teams to define essential learnings.
Create a toolbox of effective interventions.
Build a schoolwide intervention team to address complex issues such as motivation, attendance, and behavior.

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Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap
2021-11-16 10:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap Virtual Workshop: A Live 2-Day Event with Anthony Muhammad
In light of the mass movement for reform and fair treatment in the criminal justice system sparked by the death of George Floyd, this workshop is more important than ever. A fairer and more equitable school system can be the catalyst for producing a better world outside of the school system.
This virtual workshop will address the connection between educator mindset and student achievement gaps. The achievement gap topic has been explored through many lenses, including political, economic, and pedagogical. Despite these sincere efforts, student achievement gaps in American schools are as large as they have ever been. Dr. Muhammad’s theory is that none of these well-intentioned policies or strategies will have a fighting chance in an environment where the educators possess a Superiority or Victim mindset. A Liberation mindset is the key to unlock the potential of our staff and students.
The workshop experience will include examining current constructs and the mistakes of the past. Once we have confronted the mistakes of the past, we will start to examine our current reality and make concrete plans to create a Liberation mindset at our school. We recommend that the school send a diverse group of representatives, which could include teacher leaders, counselors, school administrators, and a district office representative.
Learning Outcomes:

Understand the facts about the American achievement gap and the factors and conditions that create it.
Recognize the power of educator mindset on professional practice and student performance.
Experience how to assess the current mindset of your school or district.
Create and learn how to apply a comprehensive school plan to transform your school into a Liberation mindset.

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Supporting English Learners
2021-11-16 12:30 - 15:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
What extra supports do English learners need as they learn to read in English? How can insights from the Science of Reading help our ELs? Explore how to teach reading to English learners at different levels of language proficiency. Learn about additional supports needed in phonemics, oral language development, vocabulary and background. Teaching reading to newcomers in middle and high school will also be addressed. Join this session for practical strategies. Intended audience includes EL teachers, reading specialists, classroom teachers, literacy coaches, and coordinators.

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How to Help Your Teachers Dig Deeper with Intentional Interactions
2021-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Register to attend live or to receive the recording. The recording will be posted on this page after the live session. Closed captioning will be added to the recording within 2 weeks of the live presentation. Get a CE Certificate for this edWebinar Learn more.
There is no “secret” to improving student outcomes. Studies have proven that the heart of great teaching is based in positive teacher-child relationships. Attend this edWebinar to learn more about the proven outcomes that stronger teacher-child interactions have on children’s academic and lifelong success. We’ll share with administrators and instructional coaches the supports they need to lay a groundwork of continuous quality improvement in their programs. Teachers will gain a better understanding of how the things they’re already doing in the classroom are effective in helping their students thrive.
Attendees will:

Understand what defines effective teacher-child interactions
Learn more about the research behind the power of the CLASS tool
Learn how to recognize great teaching in action and use data to identify opportunities for celebration and improvement
Take away short-term and long-term tips and solutions that can help every teacher and every child succeed

This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-3 teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Dr. Nina Price is a mom of two beautiful girls, two handsome boys, and one sweet dog. Her professional career as an educator spans over 16 years, as an elementary classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, central office, and most notably, a small business owner of a private school for virtual learners. Dr. Price currently serves as a manager of professional services at Teachstone. She graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a BS in psychology and the University of Texas at Arlington with a master’s and Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies. Dr. Price is laser focused on maximizing instructional time that allows teachers, coaches, and students to realize their full potential, which is paramount to a successful learning environment.
Becky Danis started her teaching career as a middle and elementary school special education teacher, where she made connecting with her students a top priority. Before coming to Teachstone, Becky worked as both a preschool teacher, working with children ages 2 to 5, and as a coach and CLASS observer for teachers working with children from 0 to 5. During this time, she used CLASS to help herself and others make informed decisions about classroom interactions. Regardless of her role—teacher, coach, observer, trainer—what Becky enjoys most is getting to see and experience the world through the fresh, curious minds of new learners. In her role as Responsive Solutions Developer at Teachstone, Becky is bringing that joy for learning to the creation of new products to help convey the message that interactions matter, now more than ever.
About the Moderator
Raven Griffin is a Classroom Management for Early Learning edWebinar and community host. Raven is the marketing manager for Kaplan Early Learning Company with a passion for early education and advocacy.

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Choosing Books for Instruction
2021-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Choosing books for read alouds, mini-lessons, and small group instruction takes
time. This session will examine possibilities for books and how they might be used
in the classroom. We’ll also take a look at ways to slow down and examine a book
for all that is possible. Create a stack of anchor books that you can go back to
again and again as a helpful teaching tool.

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Choosing Books for Instruction
2021-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
These one-hour virtual sessions take a deep dive into a specific topic. Each session will include an introduction to the topic, some connected readings, time for conversation and questions. Participants will leave with some new thinking and some resources to expand their thinking following the session. Note: Sessions are provided at no cost for member districts. The opportunity for continued individual conversation/coaching is available for a fee. Choosing Books for Instruction. Choosing books for read alouds, minilessons and small group instruction takes time for reading and keeping up with books. This session will examine some possibilities for books and how they might be used in the classroom. We’ll also take a look at ways to slow down and examine a book for all that is possible. By creating a stack of anchor books that you can go back to again and again is also a helpful teaching tool. A zoom link will be emailed to registrants. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Reinhart at 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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This Holy and Living Sacrifice (EMHC Formation)
2021-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | St. John the Baptist (Tipp City), 753 S. Hyatt St., Tipp City, OH, 45371
In-person and online formation and training for new and veteran extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion will take place this fall in both English and Spanish. Some sessions will focus on ministry to the sick, hospitalized, and homebound. Please share with EMHCs in your parish and those looking to join this ministry. Click here to get more info and register.

Holy Family, Price Hill (Spanish): Sept 25, Noon-2p
Online (Spanish, focus on sick/homebound/hospitalized): Oct 9, 2p-3:30p
Online (English): Oct 12, 1:30p-3:30p
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Anderson Township (English): Oct 21,7p-9p
Online (English, focus on sick/homebound/hospitalized): Oct 25, 1:30p-3:30p
St. Mary of the Assumption, Springboro (English): Nov 4, 7p-9p
St. John the Baptist, Tipp City (English): Nov 16, 7p-9p

Ready For Reading: Preparing Elementary Teachers for Their Most Important Job
2021-11-17 14:00 - 15:00
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Teaching a child how to read is the single most important job of an elementary school teacher, as third-grade reading proficiency marks a critical juncture in a child’s success in later grades and has implications for future life outcomes. However, particularly troubling survey findings from the EdWeek Research Center indicate only 11% of elementary teachers felt completely prepared to teach reading at the conclusion of their pre-service preparation. What is the quality of early reading instruction in teacher preparation?
In this edWebinar, join Kate Walsh, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality, alongside Terrie Noland of Learning Ally, for an illuminating look into major trends in teacher preparation, the slow-going uptake of reading instruction aligned to the evidence, and the imperative need for quality pre-service instruction for educators.
This edWebinar will be of interest to researchers, reading advocates, prospective teachers, current teachers, and leaders in the field of teacher education. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
Kate Walsh has served as the president of the National Council on Teacher Quality since 2003. Driven by the belief that relevant, broadly accessible, comparative data can transform teacher quality, Kate has spearheaded efforts to instill greater transparency and higher standards among those institutions that exert influence and authority over teachers: states, districts, and teacher preparation programs. Notably, she produced the first-ever report card on the quality of the nation’s teacher preparation programs. A relentless advocate for equitable access to great teachers, Kate’s work has been widely featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, and PBS NewsHour, among others.
Previously, Kate worked as a program officer with The Abell Foundation in Baltimore, as well as the Baltimore City Public Schools and the Core Knowledge Foundation. Among her accomplishments, she started and ran an innovative boarding school located in Kenya, East Africa serving middle-school-age boys facing significant challenges in their school and home lives. A long-time resident of Baltimore, Kate and her husband have four grown children now scattered across the globe.
About the Moderator
Listen. Learn. Teach. It’s that simple. Terrie Noland uses this philosophy as an innovator and a motivator, and it’s evident as she leads, coaches and mentors thousands of K-12 educators about the science of reading each year. She has a unique perspective on the need to unify all stakeholders around a vision for education to smash the reading divide for the millions of struggling readers. Her daily mission is to add value to educators to help influence transformational changes in school districts across the country by addressing the needs of marginalized students. Terrie seeks to share her expertise and passion to encourage and to illuminate a path towards success and measurable outcomes.
If you looked at Terrie’s resume, you would be confused. Her undergraduate and graduate degree work placed her in the field of criminal justice. However, it was through continuous listening and learning that led her on a journey in education starting out in preschool teaching and administration, then becoming a Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) and earning a Ph.D. in literacy and educational leadership from St. John’s University. Terrie is also a John Maxwell certified speaker and coach.
As Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally, Terrie works to ignite enthusiasm and excitement by building champion educators and administrators on creating cultures of literacy and learning.
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Instructional Implementations of Interventions That Address Today’s Diverse Classroom
2021-11-17 15:00 - 16:00
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The learning loss as a result of the pandemic is no longer hypothetical. All students have been affected and educators are facing a larger number of students who need in-classroom interventions. This urgency requires all educators to find the right solutions that can address this gap knowing that:

All students have been affected in some way
Math and reading learning have seen the largest declines in scores
Students who were one to two years behind have even larger instructional gaps
Proven solutions that can be implemented in the classroom in flexible ways have to be considered for students to catch up

In this edWebinar, join Dr. Bonnie Cochran, Dr. Tonya Clarke, Jay Hillman, and Dr. Jessica Talada to hear what other district leaders from around the country are implementing in anticipation of the wider range of learning needs teachers will be facing this school year. The presenters will be exploring the best ways to select evidence-based solutions, designing flexible implementation models, and supporting teachers for accelerated student learning.
This edWebinar will be of interest to teachers and school and district leaders of the middle and high school levels. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Dr. Bonnie Cochran is HMH Director of Academic Planning and Analytics. Dr. Cochran consults with school and district leaders around issues related to data, student achievement and strategic planning. She previously served the Paulding County School District in Dallas, GA, for 31 years, in roles spanning from teacher to Associate Superintendent. She served as President of the Georgia Association of Curriculum and Instructional Supervisors and on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.

Dr. Tonya Clarke, Coordinator of K-12 Mathematics for Clayton County Public Schools, has a prioritized focus on increasing achievement in mathematics for all students. As Founder of the I’m W.O.K.E. Project (Widening Options through Knowledge and Empowerment), Dr. Clarke and her team guide teachers through a process for developing and implementing culturally relevant and culturally sustaining mathematics instruction. These projects use highly accessible teaching practices that allow student involvement in creating mathematical models to analyze social, economic, environmental, and political issues. Dr. Clarke has over 20 years of experience teaching and leading and has served in a variety of educational and community leadership roles. As a consultant to several educational organizations and through her service with the Georgia Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and the NAACP Clayton County, Dr. Clarke continues to promote critical consciousness through mathematics instruction. Her passion for equalizing the learning environment motivates her to empower educators to make math matter for every student every day.
Jay Hillman is the director of educational services for Elmira City School District. He and his team have grown their systemic approach to literacy instruction over the last five years. Having just closed out an Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant for the prek–2 grades, they were awarded another round to complete professional learning and systems for grades 7–12. Even through school closures and the pandemic, their students showed amazing growth.

Dr. Jessica Talada serves as a literacy & intervention coordinator in the Elmira City School District in Elmira, New York. She is a 23-year veteran of public education, serving as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, instructional support teacher and data and curriculum coordinator in a wide span of grade levels. Dr. Talada is also an adjunct professor at Elmira College and Liberty University. She teaches graduate courses in literacy and education. Dr. Talada is an avid reader who believes we can change the lives of students by helping them become better readers!

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Accelerate Learning with Project-Based Learning
2021-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
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Earlier this year, the George Lucas Educational Foundation released four new studies highlighting how project-based learning (PBL) helps accelerate student learning—across age groups, multiple disciplines, and different socio-economic statuses.
Whether a newbie or PBL master, with this year’s emphasis on unfinished learning it may be time to focus on developing your PBL acumen. Join us for this edWebinar to gain insights from education leaders as they share:

Strategies to develop and implement in your classroom
Nuts and bolts for how to start or progress in your PBL journey
How to implement individual and whole-school PBL programs
The gains—academic, social, and emotional—they’ve seen since implementing PBL
Gateways and entry points to authentic PBL experiences

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

About the Presenters
Kathleen Fredette is the director of STEAM initiatives at iLEAD Schools. As an experienced STEAM educator, Kathleen has worked in the primary and secondary education industries with a focus on aerospace. She is a skilled curriculum developer and instructional designer and is an expert in project-based learning and educational technology. She has a Master of Arts with an emphasis in STEM curriculum and design from Adams State University/NASA Endeavor STEM.

Dr. Deirdre Pilch has spent more than 30 years working in public education, from serving as a middle school Language Arts teacher to leading a 2,700-student high school, to serving as the Superintendent of Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Deeply committed to equity and access for all students, Dr. Pilch has led the development of two strategic plans for District 6—Innovation2020 and the new Innovation2030. These plans focus on improving achievement, including the development of personal learning plans, creating career and college plans, and improving access to learning opportunities for every student in District 6.

Demetrius Reden is a STEM Lab Facilitator in the Aldine Independent School District. For the past 5 years, his main focus has been to introduce students to the concepts of creative thinking, problem-solving, and acquiring 21st-century skills
through project-based learning (PBL).
Before coming to Aldine ISD, he spent more than 30 years as an Electrical Engineer in the oil and gas industry where he designed high-speed data acquisition systems for major oil companies.
He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of Houston, Texas, and a M.Ed. in STEM Curriculum & Instruction from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon.
About the Moderator
Rita Ferrandino has built an international reputation as one of the most effective strategists and coalition-builders in the education entrepreneurship community. She is a recognized STEM education expert, an authority on U.S. education policy and politics, and a leader in Future of Work strategies. Rita currently is the innovation consultant at the Catalyst @ Penn GSE Innovation Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. She was the lead capstone instructor at the Education Entrepreneurship Graduate Program for four years. For three years, she was President of the Education Design Studio, Inc. Incubator funded in collaboration with the Milken Family Foundation and University of Pennsylvania.

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Become a Better Instructional Coach
2021-11-18 08:00 - 11:30 | Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, 2080 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
There’s never been a better time to help your teachers meet the needs of their students by
enhancing your own instructional coaching skillset.
This free, four-part series provides you with the opportunity to develop and refine your practice,
monitor your effectiveness, and create a network of support throughout the Central Ohio community.
Over four sessions, we’ll discuss topics that cover:
• Relationship building and adult learning
• Coaching conversations/questioning stems
• Instructional context for student success (e.g., use of high-quality assessments and high-quality instructional
materials, learning environments, and digital learning tools)
• Role of data and tools for success and monitoring
• Essential elements in literacy/numeracy coaching that
impact student learning
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Applying Loose Parts in Learning Environments: A Playful, Standards-Based STREAM Approach
2021-11-18 14:00 - 15:00
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Loose parts are open-ended, natural, and manufactured materials that can be manipulated with limitless possibilities. In this edWebinar, you will discover that a loose parts mindset:

Supports invention
Promotes imagination
Inspires innovation
Instills problem-solving skills
Builds confidence

How can we use this in our learning settings? During this edWebinar, we will explore the development and application of a loose parts mindset in our classrooms and schools.
While loose parts is a holistic approach, we will share examples applying the loose parts mindset to science, technology, reading and literacy, engineering, art, and math lessons. You will learn how loose parts create the opportunity to interact with and manipulate variables. Loose parts challenge children to think, build, learn, and create. Join us for a little loose parts play and imagine the possibilities for your setting!
This edWebinar will be geared toward K-3 teachers; however, the universal loose parts principles apply to school librarians, principals, district leaders, PreK, and upper elementary classes as well. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Dr. Carla Gull is an online instructor for beginning courses at the University of Phoenix. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, a master’s degree in curriculum design, and a doctorate in instructional leadership. She has been in education for over 20 years (including many years teaching elementary school) and hosts the Facebook group, Loose Parts Play, and the podcast, Loose Parts Nature Play. She leads professional development and academic research in outdoor classrooms, loose parts, tree climbing, and nature play. She facilitates classes with Tinkergarten, leads local nature and environmental education programming, and consults with Nature Explore. She loves finding frogs and climbing through the trees with her four boys.
Dr. Suzanne Levenson Goldstein is an online instructor for the College of General Studies at University of Phoenix. She received a BA from University of California, Los Angeles, an MA from California State University, Los Angeles, and an Ed.D. from California Lutheran University. She taught elementary school for over 30 years and loose parts was an integral part of her kindergarten through third-grade classrooms. Dr. Levenson Goldstein was also the early childhood education coordinator and the language arts mentor for the school district. She earned the school district’s Teacher of the Month award and the local television station’s Crystal Apple Award. Dr. Levenson Goldstein and her co-authors have had several research articles published in the area of loose parts and the benefits of tree climbing. She can be found on nature walks with her six grandchildren or fixing up her neighborhood Little Free Library in front of her house.
About the Moderator
Stephanie Roselli is the executive editor at Gryphon House, Inc., the leading publisher of educational resources for teachers and parents, where she acquires and develops the latest books from today’s top early childhood experts.

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Creating a Culture of Kindness: Using Research-Based Approaches to Prevent Bullying
2021-11-18 15:00 - 16:00
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The 2021–2022 school year will be a year like no other, with big challenges but also an opportunity to come back better than before the pandemic. This is a great time for educators to look at school culture and ask, “How can we create a culture of kindness in our schools so that all kids feel welcomed and included?” There’s a large body of research on bullying behaviors and strategies schools can use to reduce bullying.
In this edWebinar, attendees will:

Review the research on bullying prevention and how social-emotional learning can help
Discover tangible practices schools can implement to help create an environment where all kids thrive
Learn about the Committee for Children’s free SEL resources as well as the Second Step® Bullying Prevention Unit, a cost-effective program to help educators prevent bullying throughout their schools

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-5 teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter
A national expert on implementing systemic social-emotional learning in large school districts, Amy Walker has spoken at dozens of conferences in the United States and abroad about SEL, violence prevention, bullying prevention, and child protection. At Committee for Children, she works to develop and maintain partnerships with businesses, organizations, and individuals to help expand reach and impact.

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EL Collaboration Strategies
2021-11-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
This one-hour online session will discuss successful ways for EL teachers and Content Teachers to collaborate in order to support English learners in learning both language and content. Topics include building relationships, dealing with challenges, and administrator support. Intended audience includes EL teachers, general education teachers and coordinators. The session is free for ESCCO Title III Consortium members, $50 for districts who are members of the ESCCO and $65 for others. NOTE: Members of the ESCCO Title III EL Consortium should enter “EL_ESC” in the payment box to waive the registration fee. A link to the online session will be sent to those who register for the session. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Kramer at jill.kramer@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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4-8 ELA Curriculum Leadership Team Meeting
2021-11-25 08:00 - 15:00 | St. Ignatius School-Loyola Hall, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States
