During this May 5, 2020 Emerging Models webinar, Michelle Knapik of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation moderated a conversation about the EarlyBird screening app and how it leverages neuroscience to identify and support children who will likely struggle with reading. Carla Small of EarlyBird Education and Dr. Nadine Gaab of Boston Children’s Hospital and […]
During this May 19, 2020 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Alicia Lara of United Way Worldwide joined Michael Levine and Julia Levy of Noggin to announce a special opportunity for GLR Communities: Free Noggin content for families over the next three months to support parents and caregivers as they mitigate early learning loss during the COVID-19 […]
During this May 12, 2020 webinar hosted in partnership with Promise Venture Studio, Kai-leé Berke of Promise Venture Studio moderated a conversation with leaders in the early childhood field who are advancing innovative and inspirational work during the COVID-19 pandemic to support our nation’s youngest and most vulnerable learners and their families. Dr. Dorian Traube […]
In this May 19, 2020 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Munro Richardson, Ph.D., of Read Charlotte returned to moderate a second conversation exploring the science of how children learn to read, focusing on how that science can be applied in the classroom. With schools across the country closed for months in response to COVID-19, he called […]
In this special GLR webinar, Dr. Jacqueline Jones of Foundation for Child Development moderated a conversation exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young children and strategies and resources that can help support children’s emotional well-being. Dr. Pamela Cantor, the Founder of Turnaround for Children, discussed the “COVID paradox” in which the physical distancing […]
In this May 26, 2020 GLR Learning Tuesdays Learning Loss Recovery Challenge webinar, Lisa Guernsey of New America moderated a rich conversation to help attendees understand the scope, extent and dimensions of the digital inequities made even more visible by the pandemic, particularly for children and families from low-income communities. Noting that online learning only […]
During this webinar, one of a seven-part series focused on the Learning Loss Recovery Challenge, the panelists explored analysis that forecasts the potential impact of the COVID-19 closures and discussed how strategies used to address summer learning loss can be applied to support students and their families. Chris Minnich of NWEA presented analysis that drew […]
During this June 23, 2020 webinar, one of a new series focused on the Learning Loss Recovery Challenge, Barbara O’Brien of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education moderated a conversation exploring the strategies that state and local policymakers are considering for response, recovery, and reentry after the extended period of school closures due to the […]