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Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 2 to 3 pm ET - Register HERE

Sponsored by: English-Language-Learner Literacy Under the Every Student Succeeds Act Part of the Inside ESSA Webinar Series As many states experience growth in their English-language-learner populations, changes required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act will give this group of students a higher profile and reflect their growing importance in measuring overall student achievement. That's in part because schools' accountability for the progress that English-learners make in learning the language is now integrated into Title I, the federal program under which the performance of all other students is scrutinized. But the change doesn't come without complications. Some state education agencies are still unsure how they will interpret and implement the law's mandates. Join us for a conversation with English-language-learner administrators from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., and Roseville, Minn., school districts to examine their plans for adjusting to the new federal law. Guests: Kristina Robertson, English-learners program administrator, Roseville Area school district, Minn. Charlotte "Nadja" Trez, executive director, English-learner services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., school district This webinar will be moderated by Corey Mitchell, staff writer, Education Week

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Content provided by: Innovation for Diverse 21st Century Learning Environments Omaha Public Schools, under Executive Director of IMS Rob Dickson, strengthens innovation through technology integration to serve 52,000 diverse students and improve learning. The district's new strategic plan places an emphasis on the "why" to make purposeful decisions regarding needs assessments and classroom 21st century skills to focus on what is best for the student and bring real change. This webinar walks attendees through key components of the plan and shares best practices for other schools embarking on similar journeys. Key areas addressed include: How technology-based solutions evolved to support a data-driven approach to professional learning and delivered school learning improvements. How Microsoft Innovative Educators throughout the district can serve as a pipeline for professional learning to support adoption of tools that enhance collaboration, communication, efficiency, and innovative classroom instruction. Advancing the use of blended-learning environments and enabling educational opportunities through new devices including Surface Pro for students and staff. Guests: Rebecca Chambers, technology coach, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. Melissa Cleaver, instructional technology trainer, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. Rob Dickson, executive director of IMS, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. Eileen Heller, innovation facilitator, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. Keegan Korf, digital citizenship lead teacher, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. Kelly Means, innovation facilitator, Omaha public schools, Omaha, Neb. This webinar will be moderated by Preston Peine, Microsoft Corporation

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Join Learning Forward and AASA for a FREE Webinar How Can Supervisors Shape Effective Principals? Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Time: 1-2 p.m. ET Register: knowledgecenter.webex.com Today's school principals need support for their development and growth as society places higher expectations on them to be instructional leaders who improve student learning and achievement. A new first-ever set of standards, developed by a committee of 12 educators led by the Council of Chief State School Officers whose work was supported by The Wallace Foundation, is intended to assist state education agencies and local school districts to help recruit, select, support and evaluate supervisors of principals. The standards emphasize shifting the supervisor's role away from the traditional focus on bureaucratic compliance toward fostering the growth of effective principals who improve both teaching and learning. Participants will: Learn about the standards cited in the Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards 2015 and ways in which they could adopt and internalize these new standards within their districts. Hear how High School District 214 in Illinois is applying Standards 1 and 2 to improve the effectiveness of its school leaders. Learn about resources from Learning Forward and other organizations that support principal supervisors in meeting the needs of their principals. Presenters: Frederick Brown, Deputy Executive Director, Learning Forward Mary Canole, School Leadership Consultant, CCSSO David Schuler, Superintendent, High School District 214 (IL) and AASA President MODERATOR: MaryAnn Jobe, Director, Education and Leadership Development, AASA

Joining Forces: Tapping Teacher Specialists to Serve All Students Adams 50's Steve Sandoval—a 2016 Education Week Leader to Learn From—created an "interventionist framework" out of frustration that his district's talented education specialists were isolated by separate certifications, regulations, and funding streams. The framework helps to "cross-pollinate" teachers of special education, English-language learners, and gifted students, to identify common strategies and target interventions for all students. The approach has helped dramatically raise student achievement in the district during a time of demographic change, and has helped make possible Adams 50's switch from traditional grade levels to a competency-based-leveling system. 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. Underwriting for this webinar has been provided by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Guests: Steve Sandoval, executive director of special services, Adams County District 50, Westminster, Colo., and member of the Class of 2016 "Leaders To Learn From" Chad Anderson, principal, Scott Carpenter Middle School, Adams County District 50 Sarah Gould, principal, Hodgkins Elementary School, Adams County District 50

This webinar will be moderated by Sarah D. Sparks, assistant editor, Education Week
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FREE Webinar --- Empowering Parents to Transform Schools

 

Empowering Parents to Transform Schools Increasingly, parents are playing a larger role in the transformation of schools and school districts. In cities across the country—Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington—and many states, parents and parent groups are forming coalitions, lobbying lawmakers, creating new schools, and generally bringing about school change. But this hasn't always been the case, and it's certainly not the case in many school districts, where underserved communities of minority, low-income, and rural families don't always have the tools to become involved. And schools can be at loss for how to empower parents to increase student achievement. How can the forces at play come together to create an environment where parents play an active and positive role in school improvement? And what obligation does the federal government have in playing a helpful role? Our guests will explore the necessary levers that schools and parents can use to drive real change. Guests: Arnold F. Fege, president, Public Advocacy for Kids, Washington, D.C. Alberto Retana, executive vice president, Community Coalition, Los Angeles Karran Harper Royal, parent advocate, New Orleans This webinar will be moderated by Elizabeth Rich, commentary editor for Education Week. Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by the Walton Family Foundation. Register now for this free live webinar.

Webinar Date: Friday, Nov. 15, 2 to 3 p.m. ET Can't attend? All Education Week webinars are archived and accessible "on demand" for up to four months after the original live-streaming date.