Natalie Walrond of WestEd served as the moderator, introducing the webinar’s focus on aligning research, policy and practice to integrate social and emotional well-being with language acquisition and literacy. She discussed the evolving definition of SEL, emphasizing its evidence-based nature and the importance of ecological approaches to education. Attendees first heard from Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., […]
In our GLR Week session specially designed to unite CGLR community coalitions, community and state leads, partners and funders, we hosted a robust conversation with local field experts and practitioners about strategies and tools that have proven results. We engaged with and learned from CGLR community and state leads who are directly addressing equitable learning […]
AI is not to replace teachers. AI is not going to replace the need for critical thinking. It is here to augment and enhance, hopefully lighten teachers’ loads, enable them to claim back their nights and weekends so that teachers can spend more of their time building those student relationships, have more humanity in the […]
This April 16, 2024 GLR Learning Tuesdays Big Bets Working discussion was a follow-on to our session from January 16, 2024, where we explored the evidence and examples that demonstrate how and how much high-impact tutoring is advancing students along the learning continuum. In this week’s session, we built on these ideas by investigating what […]
“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 […]
During the April 9, 2024 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, The Education Recovery Scorecard: Results and Implications, John Gomperts with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading moderated a conversation exploring the results and implications of the Education Recovery Scorecard. The scorecard captured the academic performance of elementary and middle school students across 30 states in the 2022–2023 school […]
This rebroadcast begins with comments from Amina Fazlullah of Common Sense providing updates on the current state of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Since the program lapsed in May 2024, many Internet Service Providers (ISP) have stepped up to help fill gaps. Additionally, there is a new bi-partisan effort in the house and senate that […]
https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.30.24-Bilingual-K-Slides-1.pdf“We do this work because we believe in the cultural, linguistic, intellectual brilliance of our country’s diverse children, and we deeply understand that our schools were not adequately designed to serve these children. Yet, we know that when schooling builds upon the assets, the lived experiences and the funds of knowledge, honoring family and community […]
