Mar – Apr 2021 Issue

EDWEB.NET  AND VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING:   SUPPORTING EDUCATORS EVERYWHERE  & ANYWHERE ..Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of EDWEB, the great teacher networking  company, a FREE service, brings with her  Melissa Hodgson, their  Manager of Member Services. Their impact during this pandemic has been more important than ever and you're invited,ABSOLUTELY FREE, ...
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a CCSSO show  A VISIT  WITH THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ..Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin is our guest along with Assistant Commissioner  Victor Somme III. Interesting that their full school population ( elementary is already back) returns to school from virtual ed on January 24.    ...
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An SELtoday.org Presentation: "NOTICE. TALK. ACT..........A SCHOOL GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU FROM THE APA FOUNDATION. Solid mental health matters more now than ever for your students and yourselves. Learn more from Chris Seeley, the provramn Director for Schools at the American Psychiatric Association Foundation FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR ...
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'DEMOCRACY READY'.. NCSS' 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION...Those hundred years flew by just like that, didn't they. We welcome their past president Stephanie Wager and current Executive Director Dr. Larry Paska. Let the celebration begin! FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you ...
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An SELtoday.org Presentation  AN AWARD WINNING  SEL PROGRAM  FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ROBIN  won SEL Solution of the Year in the Institute for Education Innovation awards in 2021 . Learn about it and how it will work in your district or classroom from founder, Sonny Thadani FOR MORE ON SEL GO TO SELTODAY.ORG ...
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an AASA SHOW  WE NEED MORE FEMALE SUPERINTENDENTS  50% OF THE POPULATION, 25% OF SUPERINTENDENCIES..............AASA is working on this and they bring us two excellent female Supt's to speak on the subject, Jessica Dain of Piper School District, Kansas City, Kansas and Mary Templeton of Washougal School District in, Washington State FOR MORE ...
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an AASA SHOW  WE NEED MORE FEMALE SUPERINTENDENTS  50% OF THE POPULATION, 25% OF SUPERINTENDENCIES..............AASA is working on this and they bring us two excellent female Supt's to speak on the subject, Jessica Dain of Piper School District, Kansas City, Kansas and Mary Templeton of Washougal School District in, Washington State ...
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AUTHENTIC SCHOOL DIVERSITY AND WHY IT MATTERS .. A visit with the leaders at New Roads School in Santa Monica where a highly diverse school culture contributes positively to student and faculty wellbeing  in an environment of academic rigor ...
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BUILDING RESILIENCY FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES ...Again industry steps up to the plate. Tata Consultancy Services' John DiChiara, Global Lead for goIT, the program that teaches digital innovation and career readiness in 38 countries reaching over 100,000 students, is our guest. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL ...
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SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNICATION TRENDS IN 2022 .....NSPRA, The National School Public Relations Association's two top people join us: Executive Director Barbara Hunter and president Nicole Kirby who, in her spare time, is Communications Director for  Park Hill School District in KCMO FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON ...
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THE S.T.E.M. CAREERS COALITION Industry steps up to K-12 Education as we prepare their future workforce. Working with Discovery Ed on this, we welcome from DuPont,Global Community Impact Leader PatMcCummen and from Discovery Rachael Sheffler FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know ...
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An SELtoday.org Presentation : WHAT EDUCATORS  NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARENTS HELPING  STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH From The Cook Center for Human Connections, President and CEO Anne Brown. As mentioned by Anne, Download parentguidance.com and mylifeisworthliving.org FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can ...
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TRENDS AND PREDICTIONS  IN ED TECH FOR 2022  Robert Martellacci of Canada's top Ed Tech publications and website MINDSHARE LEARNING is my guest FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to Education Talk Radio on Apple Podcasts? Find us ...
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COLLEGE LEVEL MATH AND SCIENCE FOR  NEURO-DIVERSE STUDENTS Everyone learns differently. Explore science and math education with some professors from Landmark College and how they approach their teaching. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to Education Talk Radio on ...
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THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN ON THE EDUCATOR SHORTAGE : Executive Director Chad Rummel and returning guest Associate ED Laurie VanderPloeg are my guests FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to Education Talk Radio on Apple ...
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DISCUSSING RACE AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES WITH YOUR STUDENTS  Our resident expert in school psychology Dr. Howie Knoff with his incredible insights  on what matters  to students and teachers in these crazy days and how to deal with is all. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ...
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"IZZIT" 2022 ALREADY  We're starting off the year with our good friends from IZZIT.org, a great FREE resource for Grade 5-12 in Social Studies, Civics and ELL...with resources for Black History Month and Women's History Month. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you ...
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HOW DISTRICT DATA & ANALYTICS  AFFECTS SCHOOL COMMUNICATION Communication is the key to success. Using and sharing data properly with the community keeps the public and faculty/staff well informed of successes and needs. Our guest  Russ Davis, CEO of School Status, understands this and provides excellent insight to all of us FOR ...
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CURRICULUM ALIGNED ASSESSMENTS Centerpoint Education's CEO Laura Slover  with their Director of Humanities Assessment design and development,Wendi Anderson.Learn more at https://blog.centerpointeducation.org/blog/getting-warmer-the-case-for-curriculum-aligned-assessments FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to Education Talk Radio on Apple Podcasts? Find us ...
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A  CO-TEACHING CLASSROOM INCREASES STUDENT EQUITY Returning guest and ed consultant John Schembari brings with him from the NYC Dept of Ed, Peer Collaborative Teacher Keiya Smith.CHECK OUT COTEACH.COM FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to ...
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TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. Tools to help educators  create supportive learning environments in stressful times with  Krista Walker, PD Program Mananger at Boxlight -EOS ...
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SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS  OF CHILDREN RETURNING  TO SCHOOL FROM THE PANDEMIC.. Urban Assembly's David Adams is joined by  Trisha Lutero Farriss of LA Unified's MacArthur Park Community of Schools where she works on SEL: and school climate ...
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REPORT ON EARLY LEARNING FROM AASA  The AASA's Early Learning cohort just recently met. Reporting back to us are our guests Mike Kurht, Superintendent in Wichita Falls, TX and Cory Steiner , Superintendent  at N. Dakota's Northern Cass district FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT ...
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ED TECH TOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA   Texthelp's CTO Ryan Graham on their 'Read&Write " product; how it was developed, how it works and why schools need it. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can subscribe to Education Talk Radio ...
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 A KANSAS ESA WORKS BEYOND THE USUAL Thank you, AESA. Smoky Hill Ed Service Center in Kansas does all the important things all ESA's do but also works in the justice system helping students who have been adjudicated. It's a complicated world out there and we  all must adjust to student needs. Learn how they ...
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SCHOOL COUNSELORS: THEIR CONTINUING  IMPACT ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING ACT's Senior Director of SEL and Academics and  Dr. Becky Bobek for a look at how ACT collaborates with  ASCA  for Social emotional Learning . FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, VISIT SELTODAY.ORG Did you know you can ...
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CREATING ACCESSIBLE &  READABLE FICTION FOR TEEN READERS  Creating great and engaging fiction for marginalized teen reader groups is a difficult task.  Rosen PublishingWEST 44 editor  Caitie McAneney and author, counselor and former Special Ed teacher Sandi Van help us to understand how it's done. FOR MORE ON EQUITY VISIT ACE-ED.ORG. FOR MORE ON SOCIAL ...
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EQUITY  & THE FUTURE OF GIFTED EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS This was controversial in new York City schools this year as they thought about eliminating the gifted program due to alleged  inequity within the system Who better to speak on it than experts from The National Association for Gifted Children FOR MORE ON EQUITY ...
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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES   PRESENTS WHAT REALLY HAPPENS THESE DAYS IN A SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM.  NCSS just finished ther big conference . Back to the classroom they all go in crazy times. As we and they advocate for great social studies education, we all need to battle mis-information ...
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TWO GREAT ASSOCIATIONS MERGE TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION  The National Superintendents Roundtable is joining with The Schlechty Center  to work together helping Superintendents around the country do their important leadership work in very stressful times. Jim Harvey of NSR and Steve McCammon of Schlechty are my guests FOR MORE ON EQUITY ...
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