Free Webinar

FREE Webinar:  Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 11 am to 12 pm ET

Content provided by: Access, Engage & Express: How to Personalize Learning Using the UDL Lens Personalized learning is based around students' own personal interests and their natural ability to learn in order to develop their skills further and increase engagement in class. But the question remains, how can educators create an environment that enables this framework in a practical way for every student in the classroom? Join Kathleen McClaskey as she presents a way to approach personalized learning to help you determine how your students learn best and to help you to create an environment through the UDL lens of "access, engage, and express." In addition, Martin McKay will outline how to identify the right tools that minimize barriers and maximize learning for all your students. He'll also cover what ed-tech trends and tools are paving the way for the future of personalized learning. Guests: Kathleen McClaskey, founder of Make Learning Personal; co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC; co-author of Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning Martin McKay, CTO & founder, Texthelp This webinar will be moderated by Holly Yettick, director, Education Week Research Center REGISTER HERE

Two webinars for next week

 

The Rise of Kindergarten-Readiness Testing All 3,500 kindergarten teachers in Maryland are using a new readiness assessment this year that rests on teachers' observations of children's work and play to build a detailed picture of what they need as they begin the school year. Maryland's work reflects a national surge of activity in kindergarten-readiness testing. In this webinar, you'll hear early-childhood experts discuss the promise—and the risks—of kindergarten testing. Underwriting for the content of this webinar is provided by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Guests: Stephanie Feeney, professor emerita of education, University of Hawaii, Manoa, and adjunct professor, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University Judith Walker, chief of the Early Learning Branch, Division of Early-Childhood Development, Maryland Department of Education This webinar will be moderated by Catherine Gewertz, associate editor, Education Week

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Sponsored by: Personalized Learning: Turning Lofty Aspirations Into Specific District Policy "Personalized learning" seems to be everywhere these days—in the instructional goals set by school districts, in state and federal policy, and in the promises made by educational technology companies trying to do business with schools. In recent years, school officials have sought clarity on what real personalized learning looks like—in the hope that the guidance will provide more specific and useful information to the K-12 community. This webinar will examine what a growing number of school and technology advocates have identified as the core elements of personalized learning. They see the foundation of personalized learning encompassing not only instruction tailored to individual students' needs, but also a rethinking of the overall learning environment in schools. Our guests will examine the core elements of personalized learning, and present examples of what it looks like in a district trying to better meet students' academic needs. Guests: Andrew Calkins, deputy director, Next Generation Learning Challenges Theresa Ewald, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, Kettle Moraine School District, Wis. This webinar will be moderated by Sean Cavanagh, associate editor, Education Week Register now for this free live webinar.

Webinars!

From edWeb.net:

Free webinar: Google Drive and OneDrive

Join us on Tuesday, July 29 at 5 p.m. Eastern for Google Drive and OneDrive with Shannon Holden, Assistant Principal of Republic Middle School in Missouri. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the TechTools community at www.edweb.net/techtools.

Free webinar: New research: Digital tools and personalized learning, today and tomorrow

Join us on Tuesday, July 29 at 4 p.m. Eastern for New Research: Digital Tools and Personalized Learning, Today and Tomorrow with Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow and Christina Gibson, Principal, Crull Elementary School, in Port Huron, Mich. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the Blended Learning community at www.edweb.net/blendedlearning.

From AbleNet:

Let's Discuss Voice Activation: Pilot One and Pilot Pro ECU's Thursday, July 31

This webinar will review in detail the main features and options of the voice activated Pilot One and Pilot Pro. Specifics for each product will be discussed. The session will also present different scenarios and examples for the home and facility environments. • Time: 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM CDT • Presenter: Tom Nikola • Level: Beginner