Archived Webinars from Past Years

The archived webinars below are from 2009 and 2010

Building a Grad Nation: Signs of Success and the Road Ahead

Content provided by AT&T.

This webinar took place on Dec. 17, 2010 @ 1 p.m. ET
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This webinar discusses the recently released report "Building a Grad Nation," called "required reading for anyone interested in public education in America" by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The report's authors will discuss the strides that have been made in the past decade in reducing the dropout rate; focus on states such as Tennessee and New York that have seen particularly dramatic improvement; and showcase the practical and effective strategies that have moved the needle.

Presenters:

Robert Balfanz, co-director, Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University
John Bridgeland, president and CEO, Civic Enterprises
Marguerite W. Kondracke, president and CEO, America's Promise Alliance
Moderator:
Laura Sanford, president, AT&T Foundation

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The 1-to-1 Computing Challenge: Overcoming Barriers

This webinar was sponsored by Lenovo.

This webinar took place on March 4, 2010 @ 2 p.m. ET
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Efforts to put laptops, netbooks, or other mobile computing devices in the hands of every student are gaining traction. The goal of such 1-to-1 computing initiatives is to customize students' learning, and to enable anytime, anywhere access to Web resources. Despite budget shortfalls, Maine has been moving forward to expand its 1-to-1 computing initiative, and school districts around the country are following suit, saying the programs are having a positive impact on student learning in the digital age. Join three experts for an in-depth discussion of 1-to-1 computing.

Presenters:

Matt Federoff, chief information officer, Vail School District, Vail, Ariz.
Steve Garton, coordinator of educational technology, Maine Department of Education
Brion Deitsch, superintendent, Fairview Park City Schools, Fairview Park, Ohio
Moderator:
Michelle Davis, senior writer, Education Week Digital Directions

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Stimulus: The Second Wave

This webinar took place on Aug. 20, 2009 @ 1 p.m. ET
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The U.S. Department of Education is gearing up to award $5 billion from the federal economic-stimulus package to school districts, states, and education nonprofit organizations through several competitive grant programs. What are the requirements for Race to the Top, innovation, and other grant programs? How can leaders best compete for those awards? And how can the money be used to drive education reform? Join our guests, two high-level officials from the education department and a state education commissioner, as they discuss the details of the grant competitions and the education reform challenges ahead for K-12 leaders.

Presenters:

Joanne Weiss, Race to the Top director, U.S. Department of Education
Susan A. Gendron, commissioner of education, Maine

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Cellphones as Instructional Tools

This webinar was sponsored by Sprint.

This webinar took place on July 23, 2009 @ 4 p.m. ET
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Cellphones have been called "the new paper and pencil" or "the new laptop," and they could be in the hands of as many as 10 million to 15 million schoolchildren in the next few years. For their instructional potential and ability to connect students to the Internet, mobile devices are quietly making their way into schools in the United States and abroad. What does your district, school, or classroom need to make this technology leap? Guests will discuss policy and implementation issues and offer practical curriculum ideas for every subject.

Presenters:

Elliot Soloway, professor, University of Michigan
Liz Kolb, education technology instructor, University of Michigan and Madonna University
Ron Myers, principal, Trinity Meadows Intermediate School, Keller, Texas

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Creating and Managing Powerful Professional Learning Teams

This webinar took place on May 12, 2009 @ 4 p.m. ET
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Professional learning teams are small groups of educators working together at a school to improve instruction and learning. They are quickly gaining prominence as a model for teacher professional development. At their best, they offer educators onsite, research-based, embedded training with the shared objective of advancing student learning. In this webinar, Anne Jolly and Nancy Fichtman Dana explain how to create the framework and establish ground rules for building successful professional learning teams. Together, they answer questions on how you can form powerful and productive professional learning teams at your school.

Presenters:

Anne Jolly,educational consultant and President of PLTWorks, LLC
Nancy Fichtman Dana, professor, director for school improvement, University of Florida

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Stimulating Ed-Tech Investments: How to Maximize Stimulus Dollars

This webinar was sponsored by Pinnacle.

This webinar took place on April 30, 2009 @ 3 p.m. ET
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains several pots of money slated for educational technology. Those funding sources could be used to help K-12 schools to use new digital tools to improve teaching and learning. This webinar will help school leaders answer questions about what money is available, what kind of programs it can be spent on and how stimulus dollars can be used to help schools achieve their goals.

Presenters:

Don Knezek, chief executive officer, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Keith R. Krueger, chief executive officer, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Mary Ann Wolf, executive director, State Educational Technology Directors Association(SEDTA)

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Breaking Away From Tradition: E-Education Expands Opportunities for Raising Achievement

This webinar was sponsored by SAS.

This webinar took place on March 31, 2009 @ 4 p.m. ET
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Technology Counts 2009 examines how online learning is disrupting traditional ways of delivering education and what this means for educators as they rethink the best ways to improve their schools and raise achievement. A 2007 report from the U.S. Department of Education, for instance, found that 25 percent of high school students attend schools that make no Advanced Placement courses available to them. E-learning advocates suggest that online courses can help fill that void. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about Technology Counts 2009, and how e-education is expanding opportunities for raising achievement in schools.

Presenters:

Susan Patrick, president and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning
William R. Thomas, director of educational technology, Southern Regional Education Board

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Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times

This webinar was sponsored by Blackboard K-12.

This webinar took place on March 26, 2009 @ 4 p.m. ET
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Teaching experts don't necessarily see the current financial crunch in schools as all bad when it comes to teacher professional development. Many believe it could bring focus and innovative thinking to practices that are too often fragmented and hidebound by convention. This webinar looks at how schools and districts can rethink staff development programs in order both to control costs and improve effectiveness.

Presenters:

Stephanie Hirsh, executive director, National Staff Development Council
Regis A. Shields, director, Education Resource Strategies
Moderator:
Anthony Rebora, managing editor, Education Week Teacher and Teacher PD Sourcebook

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Economic Stimulus & Powering Through the Recession

This webinar was sponsored by Compass Learning.

This webinar took place on March 10, 2009 @ 1 p.m. ET
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What will President Obama's stimulus package mean for K-12 budgets? How can you make best use of federal dollars to protect instruction and extend achievement amid cutbacks at the state and local levels?

Presenters:

Michael Casserly, executive director, Council of the Great City Schools
Deborah Rigsby, director of federal legislation, National School Boards Association
Joseph Conaty, U.S. Department of Education

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Making Algebra Easier

This webinar was sponsored by Compass Learning.

This webinar took place on Feb. 10, 2009 @ 1 p.m. ET
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Why do so many students find algebra so difficult, and what can districts and private curriculum-developers do to help? Many students fail or are barely able to keep up in their first algebra course, typically taught in 8th or 9th grade. State and school district officials, are trying to solve this problem in several ways, such as by encouraging better teacher preparation, including an emphasis on algebra, and by revamping courses and curricula to help struggling students, such as through the creation of "algebra readiness" classes aimed at girding students for the challenges of that class.

Presenters:

Jon R. Star, educational psychologist and professor, Harvard University
Mary Jo Tavormina, elementary mathematics manager at Chicago Public Schools
Jesch Reyes, algebra coordinator, Chicago Public Schools
Moderator:
Sean Cavanagh, senior writer, Education Week

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