Upcoming and on demand events in Scholastic Professional Media's Webinar Series.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Stay tuned for upcoming webinars.

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS 

Adapting to the Common Core: Strategies for K–12 Classrooms

Featuring expert guidance from Scholastic and USC’s Rossier School of Education, this webinar will discuss the shift in skills students will be required to demonstrate under CCSS as well as provide educators with valuable techniques for adapting their curriculum to the Common Core. 

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development.

Speakers:
Francie Alexander, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Education

Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Education, Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California

Angela “Laila” Hasan, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Education, Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California 

Moderator:
Tara Welty, Editor of Scholastic Instructor magazine

Expanding Bandwidth: Preparing Your District for Technology-Rich Learning

Join Themistocles Sparangis as he discusses how his district expanded from a 1-gigabyte Internet link several years ago to a 10-gigabyte link today. He will outline the technology solutions that supported his district’s bandwidth expansion. Christine Fox of SETDA will join him to provide recommendations for the bandwidth thresholds needed to support technology-rich learning.

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development.

Speakers:
Themistocles Sparangis, Chief Technology Director, Los Angeles Unified School District

Christine Fox, Director of Educational Leadership & Research, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) 

Moderator:
Wayne D'Orio, Editor of Scholastic Administr@tor magazine

Inspire and Empower With 1:1 Learning

Find out firsthand how districts are using cost-effective web-based 1:1 computing solutions to engage students in creative multimedia work and provide them with immersive digital learning experiences.

Technology leaders from the Council Bluffs Community School District in Iowa and Richland School District Two in Columbia, South Carolina, will walk you through:

• Their districts’ decisions to pursue 1:1 learning
• The process of getting the plan up and running
• How students use laptops to create multimedia work in various curricular areas

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development.

Speakers:
Devin Schoening, K–12 Instructional Technology Coach, Council Bluffs Community School District, Iowa

Tom Cranmer, Executive Director of Information Technology, Richland School District Two, Columbia, South Carolina

Donna Teuber, Technology Integration Coordinator, Richland School District Two, Columbia, South Carolina

Moderator:
Wayne D'Orio, Editor of Scholastic Administr@tor magazine

Advancing Mobile Learning With Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Thomas Burgess, a network engineer of Lexington County School District One, walks viewers through his school district's implementation of districtwide personal computers for students—and the mobile device management tools that have helped to make it a success.

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development.

Speakers:
Thomas Burgess, Network Engineer, Lexington County School District One

Jonathan Fischer, Senior Director of Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Solutions, AT&T

Moderator:
Wayne D'Orio, Editor of Scholastic Administr@tor magazine

Reading Comprehension Strategies to Reach Every Student

Literacy trainer Dr. Linda Baker leads participants through the valuable literacy tools her district uses to identify the reading challenges and progress of students at every reading level. Specifically, the webinar will discuss:

• How do we effectively teach reading comprehension?
• How can districts select flexible literacy products that can support students in differentiated learning?
• Which literacy products can effectively assess, screen, and provide practice to struggling readers? 

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development.

Speakers:

Dr. Linda Baker, Literacy Trainer, Tangipahoa Parish School District

Janet Webb, Leader of Implementation, Mimio

Moderator:
Wayne D'Orio, Editor of Scholastic Administr@tor magazine

The High-Tech Path to Common Core Reading Success

Three seasoned educators share their expertise on making the shift to CCSS through the use of technology.

Topics will include:

• How research-proven software supports skills development in the CCSS framework
• How embedded assessment can drive a seamless, data-driven process for CCSS skills development
• How educational technology can meet the needs of a broad range of students, particularly in an urban setting

Webinar participants receive a certificate for one hour of professional development. 

Speakers:
Shawn Parkhurst, Principal, North Branford, CT
Shawn Parkhurst is the Principal at the Jerome Harrison School, a North Branford K-2 school serving about 500 students. He has taught all elementary grades, and taught internationally for three years in Japan.

Kelly Brown, District Literacy Improvement Coordinator, Fayetteville, AR
Kelly Brown is a Literacy Improvement Coordinator at Fayetteville Public Schools. She is an endorsed Reading Specialist and a Certified Academic Language Therapist.

Renay Boyce, K-12 Intervention Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA
Renay Boyce is a K-12 Intervention Coordinator for the School District of Philadelphia. Ms. Boyce specializes in reading interventions and has presented to The Urban Education Special Education Leadership Collaborative and Pennsylvania International Dyslexia Association.

Moderator:
Wayne D'Orio, Editor of Scholastic Administr@tor magazine