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Presented by Cathy Lassiter

School leaders cannot be effective if they lack the courage to embrace accountability, build trust, and take risks. In this webinar, Dr. Cathy Lassiter describes four types of courageous leadership that can be applied to the most difficult school leadership challenges.

Presented by Gravity Goldberg

In this webinar, author Gravity Goldberg will share a curated selection of high-impact, instructional strategies that new teachers can become familiar with and master early in their teaching careers.

Presented by Diane Staehr Fenner and Margo Gottlieb

This interactive webinar presents a framework and a conceptual tool for building ELLs’ academic language—a deal-breaker when it comes to their academic success. Diane Staehr Fenner will present research-based strategies all teachers can apply to ensure multilingual learners simultaneously develop academic language and engage with challenging content. Margo Gottlieb will offer some ideas for planning, implementing, and assessing key uses of academic language within and across the content areas. 

Presented by Gravity Goldberg and Renee Houser

“Well, that was a great minilesson—now what?” For every teacher who has uttered those words, this webinar is for you. In the What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? book series, educators Gravity Goldberg and Renee Houser take the guesswork out of determining students’ needs. In this webinar you will learn a decision-making framework that helps you plan whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one lessons that will have a big impact. 

Presented by James Nottingham

Come hear internationally acclaimed educator James Nottingham walk you through the do’s and don’ts of  The Learning Challenge, a model that puts the Learning Pit at the heart of classroom activity. What’s so revolutionary about the Learning Pit? By encouraging students to step out of their comfort zone and explore new ways of thinking, it helps students develop language, learning and metacognition. 

Presented by John SanGiovanni

Do you take advantage of wrong answers? Do you consider what they tell you, why they happened, or what you might do next? In this webinar, John SanGiovanni addresses actions that teachers can take to mine the gaps in student understanding. It examines a process for selecting quality tasks, anticipating student thinking, determining evidence of understanding and misunderstanding, and identifying next steps. The webinar will feature mathematics tasks K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 grade bands.

Presented by John Almarode

Based on the new book, Visible Learning for Science, Grades K-12, this interactive webinar will unpack what works best in science teaching and learning. Drawing from John Hattie’s ground-breaking research, participants will engage in an overview of how this research best supports teaching and learning in science. From surface to deep to transfer learning, find out how we can provide challenging and engaging learning experiences that promote growth and achievement for all of our students.

Presented by Eddie Moore Jr.,Ali Michael and Marguerite Penick-Parks

Schools that fail Black boys are not extraordinary. In fact, they’re all-too ordinary and if we’re to succeed in shifting outcomes for Black boys, we must first change the way school is “done.” That’s where the eight in ten teachers who are White women fit in. This webinar is designed to help us all embrace the deep realities and thrilling potential of this crucial American task.

Presented by Serena Pariser

This webinar is for any teacher in grades K-12 who wants to learn practical classroom management strategies that can be immediately implemented into any classroom. Serena Pariser’s new book Real Talk About Classroom Management departs from the traditional approach of teaching obedience and instead shares how to empower students, build positive relationships, and create independent and curious learners. Serena shares her story of growing from a teary-eyed first year teacher to Teacher of the Year, international consultant, and Fulbright scholar.

Presented by John SanGiovanni

Do your students struggle with number sense and reasoning? Are you looking to jumpstart your students’ engagement with activities that are uncomplicated, worthwhile, and doable? In this session led by John SanGiovanni, participants learn about dynamic, practical routines for developing number sense and fluency with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratio, and operations. A collection of ready-for-use resources will be provided as well as classroom clips that model how to use the resources.