The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has launched a series of on-demand webinars for those who are interested in Fiscal Year 2018 funding opportunities and learning more about IES. These pre-recorded webinars are hosted by staff from the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Read more
School climate or culture reflects all the elements that combine to give individuals a “feeling” about a school, including the physical environment, safety, school leadership, teachers, and stakeholder relationships. Because research suggests a strong association between a positive school climate and student achievement, school culture has become an important concept Read more
The Regional Education Laboratories offer a number of webinars that are of interest to education reformers. Below, you will find a list of recently recorded webinars as well an upcoming event of interest. Effective School Leaders This webinar explores the role of school leaders in fostering teacher effectiveness and discusses Read more
On March 20, the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed) is hosting a free webinar entitled “Getting Ready for the Assessment Consortia Field Tests.” The live webinar, which can also be viewed as a recording afterward, will be from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST and the panelists will include: Jacqueline Read more
The Alliance for Excellent Education invites education professionals to attend an upcoming webinar entitled: “The Postsecondary Success Collaborative: Partnerships to Increase College Enrollment.” The free webinar will be held on March 24, 2014 from 1-2 pm, EST. The panelists for the event will be: Maud Abeel, Associate Director for Strategic Read more
Recently, the Alliance for Excellent Education offered a free webinar entitled, “Perspectives on the Future of Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age, Part II.” This webinar is now available for viewing at http://www.all4ed.org/webinars The panelists included: Tom Carroll, President, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) Charles Coble, Cofounder Read more
Free Webinar from All4Ed: Building on the Common Core State Standards to Improve Learning for English Language Learners Please join the Alliance for Excellent Education on Tuesday, February 26, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (ET), for a webinar on how the transition to Common Core State Standards and Next-Generation Read more
This Tuesday, the Alliance for Excellent Education will host a webinar entitled “Perspectives on the Future of Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age.” The webinar will be moderated by Mary Ann Wolf of the Alliance for Excellent Education. The panelists, who will provide a diversity of views from different perspectives Read more
Two state consortia—Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium—have made great strides to develop new assessment systems ready for use in two years. Over the summer, for example, they released sample items and tasks and are putting together teams of educators Read more
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012 Time: 2:00-3:00pm EST The new emphasis on teacher effectiveness is changing the K-12 education landscape. What does the latest research suggest about the impact of teacher effectiveness on student achievement? What are the best strategies for enhancing teacher effectiveness? And how do district leaders assess Read more
Education Week is hosting several webinars in the coming weeks that address the Common Core and the preparations of people who work with children in after-school or recreational programs. See full descriptions and registration information below. From Paper to Practice: Implementing the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts May Read more
See below for two upcoming opportunities: “Mapping Curriculum, Planning Success: Integrating the Common Core Standards in Each K-12 Classroom” Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm EST This webinar, featuring author and expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, will focus on: –Upgrading and transforming education through the lens of Read more
Education Week is offering a free, live webinar on improving teacher education programs across the country. The live webinar, moderated by Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week, will feature Deans Mari Koerner (Arizona State University) and Deborah Loewenberg Ball, (University of Michigan). From Education Week: University-based teacher education remains the engine Read more
Pearson Education is launching a 16-part series of webinars to help educators as they transition to the CCSS. The webinars will be led by experts in literacy, mathematics, professional development, assessment, and English Language Learners. The sessions are free and are intended to provide teachers will tools, strategies, and resources Read more
Education Week is offering a free live webinar, Recalibrating Professional Development for Teacher Success, on Tuesday, April 12, 3 p.m., EDT. With school systems under pressure to boost achievement and improve human capital management, today’s education leaders recognize that effective teacher staff development is more important than ever. Yet teacher Read more
Pearson has launched a new Common Core Standards website. While much of the site is commercially based — selling the products and services of Pearson — there are several useful (and free!) webinars: Common Core: Math Standards – Implementation for Success As part of its commitment to help states transition Read more