During this September 22, 2020 Emerging Models webinar, Constance Gully, president and CEO of Parents as Teachers National Center (PAT), set the context for the discussion by sharing background on the work of PAT over the past 35 years and its renowned model of home visiting. She shared the urgent response from PAT, leading funders […]
Aaron Dworkin, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), led a discussion of leaders from award-winning summer learning programs and program culture experts, including Alec Lee, Executive Director and CoFounder, Aim High; Brodrick Clarke, Director of Technical Training, NSLA; Liz McChesney, Former Director of Citywide Children’s Services at Chicago Public Library; and Eduardo Caballero, Executive Director and CoFounder, Camp […]
I never do anything bad enough or good enough to get an adult’s attention. – Keontai, 11 Many years ago, the above words were said to David Shapiro of MENTOR, one of the panelists in this September 21, 2021 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar. Keontai’s statement encapsulates the fundamental need for the positive adult-child relationships enabled […]
The topic of this February 8, 2022 webinar recognizes that we are at a critical juncture: we need to leverage every possible strategy to advance learning for children recovering from the enormous learning disruption that was caused by the pandemic. And to do so, we need to examine innovations from all over the world. Brij […]
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, released $65 billion to be used to support digital connectivity to bridge the digital divide. This large investment has provided access to connectivity and devices for millions across the United States and significantly accelerates efforts to close the digital learning […]
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, we focused on identifying and celebrating where and how tutoring — an essential strategy that has the promise of delivering more than the usual increments of progress toward transformative change — is enabling educators and their community partners to move the needle on equitable learning recovery. Moderator Pete Lavorini of Overdeck Family […]
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, we took the opportunity to explore how summer learning is a “big bet working” for equitable learning recovery. Summer learning is a critical strategy to prevent the “summer slide” that occurs when schools are closed, which became the “pandemic slide” during COVID school closures. Moderator Tracie Potts of the Learning Heroes Board of […]
“Teachers want to do right by their students, and they want to teach using the most evidence-based literacy strategies….So what they need are high-quality professional learning opportunities to specifically collaborate with peers as they work to incorporate new techniques into their classrooms.” – Kira Orange Jones, Teach Plus Teachers are the front line in turning […]