Webinars

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 2 to 3 pm ET

Content provided by: STEAM Is the New STEM: How You Can Bring It to Your School How do educators prepare students for jobs that don't even exist yet? Now more than ever, it is important that students engage in STEAM learning in order to be ready for what is around the corner. STEAM—adding Arts to STEM—provides a full, 360-degree approach to 21st-century learning. This webinar will give you the inspiration to start your own STEAM learning initiative in your school or district as well as the necessary tips, tricks, and tools for implementing a successful program. You'll hear from educators including Helen Mowers and Anna Adam from Killeen Independent School District in Texas. Find out how STEAM permeates the curriculum and how tools such as littleBits get students inventing and reimagining the world around them. Guests: Erin Mulcahy, education product strategy lead, littleBits Anna Adam, administrator, Killeen Independent School District, Texas Helen Mowers, administrator, Killeen Independent School District, Texas This webinar will be moderated by Sean Herdman, associate publisher, sales & marketing, Editorial Projects in Education REGISTER HERE Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 2 to 3 pm ET Content provided by: Educator Viewpoints: Personalized Professional Learning Today Personalized professional learning is the holy grail for educators. Over 200 principals and 300 teachers responded to the Personalized Professional Learning Survey, sharing their viewpoints on best practices and challenges for creating a personalized professional learning climate. What do the results of the survey tell us about how districts can: Shift from a culture of compliance to connection in the professional learning? Strengthen the links between a teacher's professional growth needs and professional learning experiences? Create a backdrop for principals to transform teacher professional learning? This webinar features two experienced district leaders who invite you to join in the conversation on the best approaches to "AMPing" up actionable, meaningful, and personalized professional learning. Jump into the survey results and get to the heart of personalized professional learning today—you may be surprised at the pitfalls and practices that make a difference. Guests: Jan John, director, professional development, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas Jane Respess, director of professional learning and development, Brevard Public Schools, Brevard, Fla. This webinar will be moderated by Callie Turk, founding principal, Intersections in Education Consulting REGISTER HERE Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 2 to 3 pm ET Sponsored by: Maximizing Ed Tech's Reach in Rural School Districts Join us for this webinar from our Education Week Leaders To Learn From virtual events series. This annual Leaders To Learn From special report shines a light on forward-thinking district leaders who seize on good ideas and execute them well in their school systems. Throughout 2016, we'll host webinars, live chats, and more virtual events related to this year's Leaders. Find out more at leaders.edweek.org. And be sure to watch all our past virtual events here. Technology is a crucial tool to create new opportunities and a wider perspective for students in rural districts. Online courses bring teachers, subjects, and experts to students who wouldn't otherwise have access to them. Teaching technology skills allows students to compete with their peers from more urban areas. But rural education leaders must be creative in their efforts to pay for and build reliable infrastructure, provide home Internet access for students, and implement ed-tech programs. In this webinar, Matt Akin, superintendent of the Piedmont City school district in Alabama, and a 2016 Education Week Leaders to Learn From honoree, shares the strategies he has used to digitize his school system. Guests: Matt Akin, superintendent, Piedmont City School District, Piedmont, Ala. Adam B. Clemons, principal, Piedmont High School, Ala. This webinar will be moderated by Michelle R. Davis, senior writer, Education Week Digital Directions REGISTER HERE