Webinars

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 2 to 3 pm ET

Trends for the 21st Century: Preparing for the Schools of Tomorrow Whether we look at rapidly shifting demographics, constantly emerging technologies, the way we learn or the way we lead, K-12 schools are experiencing dramatic changes that will have lasting effects on young people, and ultimately, the nation as a whole. This webinar, based on futurist Gary Marx's book Twenty-One Trends for the 21st Century, offers a deeper understanding of impending challenges and opportunities to prepare educators for the schools of tomorrow. Marx provides concrete strategies for school and district leaders to: Engage students, staff, and colleagues in active learning and problem-solving skills, Build adaptability and resilience in leadership roles, Keep in touch with rapidly changing institutions and communities, Understand and plan for the effects of societal development, and Release ingenuity and creativity in others. Guest: Gary Marx, president, Center for Public Outreach This webinar will be moderated by Mary Hendrie, assistant commentary editor, Education Week REGISTER HERE Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2 to 3 pm ET ESSA Explained: Inside the Nation's New K-12 Law The Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law in December, is poised to shake up the landscape for states and districts on everything from school accountability to testing, teacher policy, and funding. This latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shifts significant K-12 responsibility away from the federal level. States will set their own academic goals for students, within certain federal boundaries, and have more control over how to turn around low-performing schools. But there are plenty of other changes to come, and regulations under the law are still being hammered out, while members of Congress watch the rollout, many of them looking to keep the U.S. Department of Education on a tight leash. Join members of the Education Week government and policy staff for a conversation about key aspects of ESSA and what's in store for state and district leaders. Guest: Andrew Ujifusa, assistant editor, Education Week This webinar will be moderated by Mark W. Bomster, assistant managing editor, Education Week Register Here

New LibGuides!

Check out the two newest SERC Library LibGuides!

STEM / STEAM - 2015 

and while still "Under construction" STEM / STEAM 2016

We will continue to added to the STEM / STEAM 2016 LibGuide as the year progresses, so remember to check back in periodically throughout the year!

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!

In celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month, please join us for a week of 15-minute Coffee Break webinars. There is no registration needed to join. Use the links below to access each video at the date and time given:

• Watch: https://ncham.adobeconnect.com/ncham/
• Captioning Services: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCHAM

Monday, May 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. EDT
Debunking Common Myths about Using Assistive Technology with Young Children
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 2 p.m. EDT
Don't Wait to Communicate! Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2 p.m. EDT
Quality Hearing Screening Practices for Children Birth to 5 Years of Age
Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. EDT
Using a Multi-Modal Approach to Support Children with Hearing Loss
Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2 p.m. EDT
Center on Technology and Disability: Free Resources to Support the Use of Assistive Technology in Young Children with Disabilities
We hope that you will join us to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month by participating in the webinars.
For more information on Better Hearing and Speech Month, go here and here.

Three webinars

Free Webinar: Intentional and Targeted Teaching The Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching®—or FIT Teaching®—is a research-based, field-tested, and experience-honed process that captures the essentials of the best educational environments. In contrast to restrictive pedagogical prescriptions or formulas, FIT Teaching empowers teachers to adapt the most effective planning, instructional, and assessment practices to their particular context in order to move their students' learning from where it is now to where it should be. To be a FIT Teacher is to make a heroic commitment to learning—not just to the learning of every student in the classroom, but to the professional learning necessary to grow, inspire, and lead. Join Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey, authors of the new ASCD book Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership, in an engaging webinar where they  examine what makes great teachers great, and share how  educators at all grade levels and all levels of experience are   taking intentional steps toward enhanced professional practice. Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A  Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 3:00 p.m. EDT (US)  Presented by Doug Fisher and Nancy Free Register Now   Thursday, May 12, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET. Providing Meaningful Support for Principals 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. As an instructional leadership director in the Tulsa, Okla.,  school district, Julio César Contreras is redefining what it means  to supervise principals. He eschews micromanaging school leaders  and instead works alongside them to help them meet the goals of  the district's long-range plan and to improve teacher performance  in their schools. He holds frequent meetings with principals to  discuss and improve their work, visits classrooms constantly, and  strategically uses data about classroom performance to help school  leaders make decisions. In this webinar, Contreras, a 2016 Education   Week Leaders To Learn From honoree, will detail the strategies he  uses to partner with principals to help them grow professionally, as  well as support their work to improve teaching and learning in their  schools. Guests: Julio César Contreras, instructional leadership director, Tulsa Public  Schools, Okla. Jody Parsons, principal, Hale Junior High School, Tulsa, Okla. This webinar will be moderated by Andrew Ujifusa, assistant editor, Education Week  REGISTER HERE Unlocking the Mystery of Project-Based Blended Learning Learn how Renton Prep uses Office 365 to go from project co-design with students to creating artifacts, peer assessment and communicating learning with others. Feature tools in this webinar  include: OneNote, Sway, Docs.com, Snip, Fresh Paint, Office Mix,  Office Lens, Forms, and Surface. Our guests will explore the  following: How your students can interact with a hands-on investigation of literature, science, and art in OneNote. How to formatively assess students with Forms to drive student ownership and direction for revision. Managing student co-authoring, collaboration, revision, production, and presentation when students build projects across disciplines. Capturing student thought using Fresh Paint and Snip for formative and non-traditional assessment. Both digital and non-digital artifacts (with Office Lens) are collected in digital portfolio, newsletters, and journals in Sway and Docs.com. Speakers: Michelle Zimmerman, educator and researcher, Renton Prep Christian School Student presenters: Nathan Craia, Jasmine Fernandez, Leah Mathew This webinar will be moderated by Mark Sparvell, senior manager, education, Microsoft REGISTER HERE

                             

To learn more about Mother's Day:

Mother's Day - History.com

Mother's Day - Wikipedia

Mother's Day in the United States - timeanddate.com

The First Mother's Day - America's Story from America's Library

Mother's Day History - Mothers Day Central

                                   

Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day and Week 2016!

While we celebrate, this day and this week especially for you, we appreciate throughout the year all that you do!

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