In this Special Webinar, a part of the Early Math+Early Literacy series, panelists dive into children's books that make readers think about math in a whole new way! Attendees become a "student for a day" as they immerse themselves in a wide range of read-alouds and hands-on activities. Listen in as panelists discuss and explore […]
“Our schools are community institutions first and foremost. One of the things we were really grateful for during the COVID era, because we were community institutions, because our teachers and leaders had deep ties to their communities and deep roots in their communities, they had built stores of trust with parents, with teachers, and it […]
https://youtu.be/cUIuQIrxlls?si=cuDM5Of3A-DD42Ia&t=222 “I am a former athlete and one of the things I learned in athletics is when you are up against an opponent, you want to change their eye level, get them to look in a different place. What we’re hoping at ‘Every School Day Counts Detroit’ is to change your eye level, to look […]
https://youtu.be/xRqgK8JjHlY?si=clknon2tG3KD8olh&t=274 I think that over the course of the past 15 to 20 years the concept of kindergarten as building the foundation for students has been lost, and kindergarten has evolved into programming to “fast track” students towards specific benchmarks… In so doing, programs are trying to almost put the roof on the house before […]
This GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar focuses on the critical importance of creating deep relationships with families and caregivers to address the extraordinarily high levels of kindergarten chronic absence occurring in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Chronic absence is double the levels prior to the pandemic, and it is exceptionally high in the early grades. Exceptional challenges (increased illness, mental health, economic challenges, etc.) are barriers to getting our youngest learners in school and back into the routine of learning. Despite the pandemic’s impacts, district leaders are implementing intentional, year-round strategies […]
https://youtu.be/mJ8wmTFOak4?si=xb9qqc2qDv4ENoMZ&t=256 In this week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays Webinar, Smart ESSER Investments: Leveraging Edtech for Equitable Learning Acceleration, we launched our series of sessions that follow up on our recent exploration of state and district spending from the $190 billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) federal fund. This week's session co-sponsored with Whiteboard Advisors, took a deep dive into how technology-enhanced […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=226&v=iD8jgzQ-uAU&feature=youtu.be “Being an educator is an incredibly difficult job….One of the greatest joys that I've experienced is working with kids and having a chance to be a classroom educator. I think the biggest takeaway from that experience — as somebody who hit rocky points in school — is that we can change….We all have the […]