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Webinars

Monday, March 7, 2016 3 -4 p.m. ET Teaching Reading Like a Champion: A Look at Doug Lemov's New Book Doug Lemov gained international fame with the release of his first book, Teach Like a Champion. In a new book, he and two of his Uncommon Schools colleagues dive into the instructional tactics behind effective reading instruction. Using the Common Core State Standards as a framework, the book tackles text selection, close reading, nonfiction, vocabulary, and a range of other literacy topics. While most of the tips are geared toward middle and high school English teachers and reading specialists, the authors say there's something in there for anyone teaching reading. In this webinar, the authors of Reading Reconsidered will discuss some of the key insights from their five years of research on what the best reading teachers are doing. Underwriting for this webinar has been provided by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Guests: Colleen Driggs, director of professional development, Teach Like a Champion team, Uncommon Schools Doug Lemov, managing director, Uncommon Schools, and head of the Teach Like a Champion team, a professional development arm for the 44-school charter network Erica Woolway, chief academic officer, Teach Like a Champion team, Uncommon Schools

This webinar will be moderated by Liana Heitin, assistant editor, Education Week
REGISTER HERE



Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2 - 3 p.m. ET

Content provided by: Go Digital With Formative Assessment & Critical Thinking 21st century learning embraces the use of digital tools to enhance instruction. In this webinar, we'll explore research-based practices utilizing digital tools to formatively assess and support critical thinking. We'll also address how this integration can help monitor, improve, and maximize instructional opportunities. Based on formative assessment data, teachers can ensure students make progress towards the mastery of all standards. Webinar participants will be challenged to develop an implementation plan to immediately integrate the tools into instruction to support critical thinking and timely formative assessment. Join us to share your ideas about technology integration that spur innovative thinking. Guest: Rebecca Stobaugh, associate professor, Western Kentucky University This webinar will be moderated by Kim Brody, director of professional development, Mentoring Minds REGISTER HERE

Next week's free webinars!

Four free webinars for next week:




Ohio's 'Grand Experiment' in Performance Assessment: A How-To for States and Districts
The Ohio Department of Education has created a project that uses curriculum-embedded performance to encourage and measure deeper learning. The Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project uses Learning and Assessment Tasks to:

• Help students learn and apply skills in multiple contexts,
• Prepare them for the state's next-generation assessment program, and
• Train hundreds of teachers to evaluate student work, use the results to improve instruction, and create their own learning tasks.

This webinar will show how the OPAPP dyad system blends learning and assessment into unified tasks. We will also discuss the teacher training components of the project, as well as how curriculum-embedded performance assessment helps students acquire and demonstrate the skills needed to be truly college and workplace ready.

Guests:

Lauren Monowar-Jones, program coordinator, performance assessment, Ohio Department of Education
Susan Tierney, product manager, science, Measured Progress
This webinar will be moderated by Michael Richards, program manager, Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Program, Measured Progress.
Register now for this free live webinar. 




More Time for Reading: How Florida Schools Are Using a Longer Day to Bolster Literacy Instruction
In 2012, Florida required its 100 lowest performing elementary schools to add an extra hour to their school day, with the time to be used for intensive reading instruction. Early results suggest the initiative may be paying off. An elementary curriculum director from a large district and a principal from a small district share their strategies for making the most of the additional time.

Guests:

Debbie Battles, elementary curriculum director, Palm Beach County school district, Fla.
Harriet Taylor, principal, Springfield Elementary School, Panama City, Fla.
This webinar will be moderated by Catherine Gewertz, associate editor, Education Week.
Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by the Ford Foundation.
Register now for this free live webinar.

Free webinar: Building a blended school

Join us Monday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Eastern for Building a Blended School with Rich Kiker, director of online learning for the Palisades School District in Pennsylvania. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the EdTech Innovators community at www.edweb.net/innovation.

 

Free webinar: What arethe educational benefits of homework?

Join us Tuesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. Eastern for What are the Educational Benefits of Homework with Shannon Holden, assistant principal at Republic Middle School in Missouri. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the New Teacher Help community at www.edweb.net/newteacherhelp.










































































Four free webinars for next week:





Ohio's 'Grand Experiment' in Performance Assessment: A How-To for 
States and Districts


The Ohio Department of Education has created a project that uses curriculum-embedded performance to encourage and measure deeper learning. The Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project uses Learning and Assessment Tasks to:

• Help students learn and apply skills in multiple contexts,
• Prepare them for the state's next-generation assessment program, and
• Train hundreds of teachers to evaluate student work, use the results to improve instruction, and create their own learning tasks.

This webinar will show how the OPAPP dyad system blends learning and assessment into unified tasks. We will also discuss the teacher training components of the project, as well as how curriculum-embedded performance assessment helps students acquire and demonstrate the skills needed to be truly college and workplace ready.

Guests:

Lauren Monowar-Jones, program coordinator, performance assessment, Ohio Department of Education
Susan Tierney, product manager, science, Measured Progress
This webinar will be moderated by Michael Richards, program manager, Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Program, Measured Progress.
Register now for this free live webinar.   

Free webinar: Building a blended school

Join us Monday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Eastern for Building a Blended School with Rich Kiker, director of online learning for the Palisades School District in Pennsylvania. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the EdTech Innovators community at www.edweb.net/innovation.

More Time for Reading: How Florida Schools Are Using a Longer Day to Bolster Literacy Instruction
In 2012, Florida required its 100 lowest performing elementary schools to add an extra hour to their school day, with the time to be used for intensive reading instruction. Early results suggest the initiative may be paying off. An elementary curriculum director from a large district and a principal from a small district share their strategies for making the most of the additional time.



Guests:
Debbie Battles, elementary curriculum director, Palm Beach County school district, Fla.
Harriet Taylor, principal, Springfield Elementary School, Panama City, Fla.
This webinar will be moderated by Catherine Gewertz, associate editor, Education Week.
Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by the Ford Foundation.
Register now for this free live webinar.
Free webinar: What are the educational benefits of homework 

Join us Tuesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. Eastern for What are the Educational Benefits of Homework with Shannon Holden, assistant principal at Republic Middle School in Missouri. Learn more and pre-register. Visit the New Teacher Help community at www.edweb.net/newteacherhelp.