With the experiences of pandemic-precipitated school closures causing a growing number of schools to recognize and embrace the necessity of strong family engagement, this session engaged a panel of education funders in reflecting on their organizations’ evolving and increasing focus on promoting parent leadership, voice and power. Panelists Alex Cortez of New Profit, Romy Drucker […]
Drawing from the reopening experience of districts and communities, this webinar discussed strategies for partnering with teachers and families to support the return to in-person schooling. Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works, moderated the session. Joining her as presenters were Superintendent Erica Forti of East Haven Public Schools, East Haven, Connecticut; Superintendent David K. […]
This learning conversation centered on how to ensure that we leverage the power of educational technology to accelerate learning — particularly now, as millions of students have fallen behind due to lost instruction time as a result of school closures during the pandemic. The panelists — experts from the educational technology field — covered a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ytX8wFy5G4 Panelists included Stephanie Sharp of Overdeck Family Foundation (moderator), Dionne Aminata of Illustrative Mathematics, Adrienne Austin of New York City Department of Education, Alejandro Gibes de Gac of Springboard Collaborative, Heejae Lim of TalkingPoints and Vidya Sundaram of Family Engagement Lab. This learning conversation centered on how the pandemic has helped elevate family engagement to a higher, more meaningful level, creating stronger partnerships between parents and […]
In this session, five communities discussed lessons learned and implications from their experience in starting and supporting learning pods during the pandemic: Joi Chester, Ed.D., of Greater Washington Community Foundation, Maryland, talked about Montgomery County's Educational Equity and Enrichment Hubs, explaining how the hubs were funded, how partners worked to ensure that parents would know where […]
In this April 6, 2021 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, part of CGLR's Learning Loss Recovery Challenge webinar, Tommy Chang, Ed.D., of Great Public Schools Now, moderated a conversation exploring how high-quality formative and interim assessments can inform efforts to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on children and youth, enabling educators to adjust and customize […]
In this April 13, 2021 Crucible of Practice Salon, Malai Amfahr, Story County Reads Director with the United Way of Story County, provided an overview of how Story County Reads operates, explained its assets-based approach and discussed how adopting Early Learning Nation strategies helped the coalition to work together even more closely in its work […]
Thank you for registering for our April 13 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar: ARPA Bets Big on Accelerating Learning Recovery, part of our Learning Loss Recovery Challenge series. Panelists included John B. King of The Education Trust; Patricia Levesque of the Foundation for Educational Excellence; Michael Johnston of Gary Community Investments; and Allen Pratt of the National Rural Education Association. The session was moderated by CGLR Senior Fellow John […]