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Evidence-Based Instruction: The Missing Ingredient for Personalized Learning

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 17th at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn how to identify which types of evidence are most informative for instructional decisions, and how to empower educators to make more evidence-based instructional decisions and create more personalized learning environments.  

Elevate Literacy by Integrating the Science of Writing

Date & Time: Thursday, January 11th at 2 pm ET

Attend this webinar with the Executive Director of the Penn Literacy Network—a professional development organization at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education—to learn how to elevate the Science of Writing across your district, and boost student proficiency in both reading and writing.

Strategic Storytelling: Help Principals Start Planning Now for a Great Next Year

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 9th at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute Ed Talk with a former school leader, educator, and school leadership coach from Relay Graduate School of Education to learn how to help principals use strategic storytelling, identify the right priorities, and energize staff as part of an effective strategic planning process for next year. 

Improving Classroom Observations: Building a Growth-Focused Culture of Trust

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 12th at 2 pm ET

In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, learn how to overcome common challenges to classroom observations to make them more impactful in any school or district, by establishing a culture of trust that is focused on shared goals of growth and excellence. 

Making Strategic Facilities and Infrastructure Investments—With or Without ESSER

Date & Time: Monday, December 11 at 2 pm ET

Attend this web seminar to learn from an insightful panel discussion with leaders from the Ozark School District in southern Missouri about using incentive funding wisely, and how they are modernizing school buildings while prioritizing educational opportunities for students. 

How to Transform Schools into Dynamic Learning Hubs

Date & Time: Thursday, December 7 at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn about the concept of learning hubs that empower students, support educators, and engage families—before, during, and after the school day. Also, discover the research that supports this approach and some practical strategies to establish learning hubs in any school or district.  

Dyslexia Legislation: What District Leaders Need to Know

Date & Time: Friday, December 1 at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn more about state mandates for screening, intervention and teacher training, how to support students with dyslexia, and how to connect the dots between state legislation and evidence-based solutions. 

Powering the Future: How to Transition to an Electric School Bus Fleet

Date & Time: Thursday, November 30 at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn more about electrification, how an electric bus fleet operates, and answers to the most common questions including “range anxiety,” routing, and what funding is currently available to help bring your district into the future of school transportation. 

School Safety Roundtable: Lessons Learned—And What Has Changed—Since Parkland

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 29 at 2 pm ET

Attend this webinar to learn current best practices and strategies to improve any school safety plan with Max Schachter, who lost his son in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, and founded Safe Schools for Alex. Additional panelists include district leaders from the Center Grove Community School Corporation (Ind.) and the Albuquerque Public Schools.

Education superintendent mandates book challenge policies at Alabama school libraries

While public libraries have been the center of debate about appropriate books for children, Alabama’s school libraries have mainly remained unchallenged.

Inside Texas’ explosion of uncertified new teachers filling shortages

Roughly 1 in 3 new teachers hired across Texas last year were uncertified, meaning the state has no way to know if they received rigorous training. That’s up from 12% in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Houston ISD principals have a new evaluation system. It’s strongly tied to test scores

The state-appointed leaders of Houston’s public school system approved a new evaluation system for campus administrators on Thursday. Superintendent Mike Miles says it’s key to improve the quality of classroom instruction, but critics argue it depends too much on standardized tests.

The Kentucky Board of Education wants student teachers to get paid

The Kentucky Board of Education on Tuesday approved a list of legislative priorities for 2024, including a proposed stipend of up to $8,000 per semester for student teachers.

Warning for Seattle: The schools’ pandemic hangover is not easing

According to the district’s September count, 48,960 kids showed up for the city’s public K-12 schools. That’s down from 50,111 last September. It’s nearly 5,000 fewer students than in the fall of 2019, before the virus and the school closures touched off an unraveling.

Pittsburgh Public considers closing schools amid budget deficit and declining enrollments

By 2024, the district is expected to have a $28 million operating deficit, chief financial officer Ronald Joseph said during Monday’s business and finance committee meeting.