Reinventing.School Series
Reinventing.school is a new weekly web television series that considers what happens next week, next month, next school year, and the next five years. Hosted by University of Pennsylvania Senior Scholar Howard Blumenthal, Reinventing.school features interviews with teachers, principals, school district leadership, state and Federal government officials, ed-tech innovators, students, leading education professors, authors, realists… Read More ›
5 Strategies for Teacher Self-Care
This ASCD Express article focuses on ways for teachers to care for themselves while facing stress. The author, an assistant principal and author of the book My Bad: 24 Educators Who Messed Up, Fessed Up and Grew!, offers strategies to help teachers reduce burnout and prioritize self-care so they can better serve their students. While… Read More ›
Wide Open Schools
This website features a free collection of high-quality online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. In response to school closures, more than 25 organizations came together with a shared vision to make learning from home an experience that inspires kids, supports teachers, relieves families and restores community. The site will… Read More ›
Harvard EdCast: School Leadership During Crisis
This interview with Professor Deborah Jewell-Sherman from the Harvard Graduate School of Education focuses on leading through the Coronavirus crisis. She explores the concerns that may be on the minds of school and district leaders and offers advice on how to stay grounded and plan for the future. Both school and district leaders will find this… Read More ›
Unleashing Your Innovative Genius: A Conversation with Deborah Olatunji
This is a transcript of an interview with Deborah Olatunji, a high school student from Delaware who recently authored a new book, Unleashing Your Innovative Genius: High School Redesigned, with the goal of igniting young people across the country to realize they have the power to transform education. The interview covers her educational journey including her… Read More ›
Effectively Engage & Support Your District’s Diverse Learners
Meeting the needs of all student populations during the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging, It has been particularly challenging for diverse learning populations. This webinar will focus on supporting these learners. Specifically, participants will: Consider how district and school-level leaders should think about reaching and engaging their diverse learners and supporting their educators. Develop a starting… Read More ›
Make Your Own Virtual QFT Using Google Forms
This interactive webinar will explain how to use an online template to create a virtual Question Formulation Technique (QFT); a strategy through which individuals develop their ability to ask, work with, and use their own questions. The Right Question Institute‘s (RQI) new Google Forms template can guide students individually through asking and working with their… Read More ›
Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education Webinar Series
This is a webinar series, organized by EdSurge and ISTE to support schools during closures due to Coronavirus. This series will focus on how K-12 schools are coping, the move to remote learning and how students and educators are being impacted by the virus. EdSurge K-12 Editor Stephen Noonoo and other editors and reporters will… Read More ›
NHLI Voices from the Field with Jonathan Vander Els
The New Hampshire Learning Initiative Voices From The Field Podcast with Jonathan Vander Els captures stories from students, teachers, principals, superintendents and national level influencers. In this series, they share their stories of vulnerability, connection, and the ways in which they have tried to provide guidance and support for their learners during the pandemic. We… Read More ›
Introduction to the QFT for Primary Source Learning
This free, one-hour interactive webinar introduces educators to the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a strategy through which individuals develop their ability to ask, work with, and use their own questions. Participants will learn through doing. This is an introductory session designed for educators and learners who are new to the QFT. The event will be hosted… Read More ›
Incorporating SEL Into Your District’s Plans for Back-to-School
For many district and school leaders preparing for back-to-school in today’s context, social-emotional learning (SEL) will be integral to student success. In this webinar superintendents will share their experiences and concrete strategies to strengthen and support students’ social-emotional well-being in schools. Specifically, the webinar will cover how to: • Understand each student’s social-emotional skills and… Read More ›
Inspiring Student Empowerment: Moving Beyond Engagement, Refining Differentiation
Empowerment is a philosophy of teaching and an approach to learning. School districts that have begun to shift their focus from engaging students to empowering them, and from differentiation to personalized learning, have seen a rise in test scores, motivation, attention, and self-confidence. In this edWebinar, Patti Drapeau shares practical, evidence-based practices that focus instruction… Read More ›