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2021 Aurora Institute Symposium
Palm Springs Convention Center
Palm Springs, CA
Summer Virtual and Blended Learning with Edmentum
Making the most of summer will be key to helping students make up missing credits and address unfinished learning and skill gaps ahead of next school year. As you make plans for summer programming, Edmentum is here to help. In this webinar, learn best practices for planning a virtual and blended summer program and learn about the range of instructional services that Edmentum offers to help you build a summer program that meets the needs of all of your students.
Can't attend this date or time? Register for the live event and we'll email you the recording.
[Educator Panel] How to Motivate Learning through Exact Path Contests
This school year looks different for all involved. The way you engage your students to do their very best should, too! Watch this OnDemand webinar with a panel of star educators who share their top tips for boosting student motivation and engagement through Exact Path contests.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How to Structure Your TRIO Program for Student Growth and Academic Success
Edmentum has been partnering with TRIO Programs for years, and we have a deep understanding of the many ways educators and administrators use our solutions to structure their programs. In this OnDemand webinar, learn how TRIO programs have successfully utilized our all-inclusive solutions for tutoring, coaching, and supporting students through the learning process.
Reading Eggs 102: Using Data to Guide Instruction
You've started using Reading Eggs with students, they have even completed at least one map worth of lessons! Now what? In this OnDemand webinar, we'll show you how to take your Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress implementation one step further to ensure the data you're collecting is being used to guide targeted instruction.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Equity in Education: It Matters More Than Ever
In this OnDemand webinar, we will break down what equity in education is, and what it looks like in the classroom and barriers to our ability to achieve it.
Exploring What’s New in Study Island
Welcome back to school! Join us for a deep dive into all the exciting updates now available and a sneak peek at what’s coming later this school year.
Key Considerations to Providing High Quality CTE In 2020
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across the country relied on face-to-face instruction for skill development and hands-on practice. Under current circumstances, that is no longer ideal or in some cases even possible. Whether you are in an in-person, remote, or a blended learning environment, the pandemic’s impact on CTE programs, students, and educators are significant. In this OnDemand webinar, we break down key considerations and emerging best practices to help you provide high-quality CTE for your students.
Using Study Island as an RTI tool
Detecting student knowledge gaps and responding early to their learning needs is critical to the success of every student. Did you know Study Island can be used to support RTI implementations? Learn how to support RTI implementations at every tier using the features in Study Island. We will lay the foundation of RTI, explain why it's important, and demonstrate how to use the time- saving tools in Study Island to implement an effective RTI program.
Crossing the Finish Line: Helping Seniors Graduate During School Closures
The COVID-19 school closures have left many high school educators and administrators scrambling to move their entire student populations into an online learning environment. But what about students who were already struggling to keep up even before the mandatory school closures—specifically, students at risk of not graduating with their class this spring?
Introducing SEL Courses for Elementary from BASE Education
This March, our partner BASE Education, will release 25 brand new social-emotional learning courses targeted toward students in grades 1-5 to support learning around universal topics such as respect, coping strategies, digital safety, bullying, and more. Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn more about our exciting new offering, explore how SEL can be implemented in the elementary classroom, and get a first-hand peek at the courses themselves!
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Built-in Test Prep with Study Island
Prepare your students for state assessments without teaching to the test! In this session, we show you how you can embed Study Island into your everyday instruction to set your students up for state test success. All the while, your students will enjoy the competitions and games, and you'll gain valuable data to guide your instruction.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Principles of Teaching at Home: When Parents Become Learning Guides
Many parents are faced with new and unique challenges during this unprecedented period of school shutdowns. Now more than ever, the family-school partnership is a critical one, demanding understanding and support from both sides. Watch this OnDemand webinar as Edmentum’s Vice President of Learning Design, Lynelle Morgenthaler, explores building the structure of a school day, creating a productive environment for learning, dealing with anxiety, and more.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How to Support Your Students During School Closures, Part 2
As you know, the recent reports of COVID-19, or coronavirus, has led to the closure of the majority of schools and districts globally. In part 1 of this series, we discussed considerations for helping ensure students are able to continue learning from home. In part 2, we will explore examples and best practices related to virtual instruction implementations. In this OnDemand webinar, learn how Edmentum can help ensure learning continues outside of the classroom.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Exploring What's New in Exact Path
Join us for a deep dive into all the exciting updates now available and a sneak peek at what’s coming later this school year.
Best Practices for Your Exact Path Winter Diagnostic: Before, During, and After
Administering diagnostics successfully is key to getting the most out of your Exact Path implementation. Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn best practices for conducting a winter diagnostic for your learners.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Blended Learning with Courseware
Understanding how to use technology in a blended learning classroom can be new for many instructors. Come learn how Edmentum Courseware can serve various blended learning implementations. In this workshop we will highlight flipped classroom, flex models, and remote learning.
Track Proficiency and Progress During a School Closure with Study Island
Now that you’ve made the switch to virtual instruction and state assessments are off the table for this year, how do you know whether students are mastering the standards and making progress? With Study Island, no matter what instructional method you use, you can assess who’s getting it and who needs additional support.
In this recorded webinar, learn how you can use Study Island in a 100% virtual environment to assess standards mastery and provide both synchronous and asynchronous standards-based practice to keep your students engaged, learning, and improving their skills.
Setting Strong Early Literacy Foundations with Reading Eggs
It’s become ever more important to ensure that your pre-K through 6th grade students have the tools to reach their literacy goals. Watch this OnDemand webinar where we dig into the need-to-know features of Edmentum’s powerful 3-in-1 learn-to-read program, Reading Eggs, and why teachers – and students - love them.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How Project-Based Learning Activities Boost Classroom Engagement
PBL activities teach 21st century skills like critical thinking, articulate discussions, and conducting quality research to prepare each student for the world of college or career.
This is a previously recorded webinar
Virtual Learning in Grades K-5: Best Practices from Calvert Learning to Support Elementary Students
Learning in the elementary grades is all about interactive, hands-on instruction and collaborative experiences—which means recent school closures have been especially difficult for K-5 educators to navigate. In this recorded webinar, learn about three keys to successful virtual learning for students in grades K-5: engagement, feedback, and family involvement. We also discuss how Calvert Learning programs apply these best practices to ensure positive student outcomes.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Getting Started with EducationCity
Watch this recorded workshop, designed for teachers and administrators, to pick up suggestions on best practices for getting the most out of EducationCity. This workshop covers instructional tools, creating assignments, monitoring progress, and help and support resources.
How to Support Your Students During School Closures
As you know, the recent reports of COVID-19, or coronavirus, has led to the closure of many schools and districts globally. In the unfortunate event that your school or district closes for a short or long period of time due to this virus, we want to help ensure students are able to continue learning from home. Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn how Edmentum can help ensure learning continues outside of the classroom.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Courseware 101: Getting Started for Administrators
Are you an administrator new to Edmentum Courseware or just want to learn more about the program? In this OnDemand webinar we will show you everything you need to know to successfully get up and running with Courseware as an administrator. Our experts will show you how to navigate key features and share their tips around the course catalog, enrolling students, modifying curriculum and more.
This is a previously recorded webinar from October 8, 2020.
Social-Emotional Learning In Action – All or Nothing Thinking
Traditionally the time between November and January is full of expectation and stress. This year, the season brings even more challenges. Watch this OnDemand webinar for a BASE Education course experience facilitated by Edmentum’s SEL Learning Designer, Jen Perry. Build skills to navigate the season and see how BASE Education SEL courses can be used in a full class format.
This is a previously recorded webinar from December 9, 2020.
Course Customization in Courseware
There are many reasons why a district, school, or educator may need to customize a course, e.g., credit recovery, unit recovery, course modifications, and additions, etc. Courseware offers a course customization feature called 'Custom Course Builder' that allows educators to meet the needs of their learners. Watch this recorded workshop where we highlight and discuss how and when to use the custom course builder.
Providing Instruction for Students with Disabilities During School Closures
Homebound instruction for special populations presents numerous challenges, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this recorded webinar, we share strategies for teachers and administrators, as well as unpack how several of Edmentum’s programs can support the SPED-identified learner.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Impacting School Culture: Creating a Positive Community
Every day, education leaders are constantly striving to create positive school communities for their staff, students, and families. Research shows that creating a healthy and supportive community supports student wellbeing, engagement, and achievement increases. Providing purposeful and consistent support for students and staff is still a top priority for school leaders. Watch this OnDemand webinar a discussion that will focus on ways to create a positive school culture that supports your whole community.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How SEL Transformed School Climate: Shifting Mindsets with Entrepreneurial Thinking
Are we preparing students for lifelong success? Join us for a live webinar, featuring principal and 2019 MAE Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Dr. Zach Bost, as he discusses how prioritizing social emotional learning and thinking beyond traditional education models transformed expectations, student motivation, and climate in his once struggling elementary school.
Best Practices for Taking Your Virtual Teaching to the Next Level
For many, virtual learning will remain for the rest of the academic school year. Hopefully, you have found your footing and learned what does and does not work for you and your students. Now what? How can you continue to improve on and grow these new virtual teaching skills you have acquired?
In this OnDemand webinar, our panel of virtual EdOptions Academy teachers explore best practices to help you take your virtual teaching to the next level and finish the year strong. During this free webinar we will also provide time for an audience Q&A session.
Keep Students Learning with Contingency Plans
View this quick webinar to learn more about the importance of having a contingency learning plan in place and how Edmentum can help.
Courseware 101: Getting Started for Teachers
Are you a new teacher using Edmentum Courseware for the first time? Have you used it for years but want to learn more about the program? In this OnDemand webinar, we will jump into the program to give you an overview of Courseware so that you can feel confident as you work in the program. Our experts will show you how to navigate key features and share their best practice tips.
This is a previously recorded webinar from September 29, 2020.
Exact Path - Administrative Set Up
This workshop, designed for administrators, explores best practices for setting up your Exact Path account. Get your laptops ready and follow along as we cover topics such as setting up of academic years & testing Windows, standards alignment, adding users, diagnostic test scheduling, and how to acquaint your teachers and students.
Support Academic Growth for All with Exact Path During School Closures
Now that you’ve made the switch to virtual instruction and state assessments are off the table this year, how do you know if students are closing skill gaps and accelerating learning? Our K-12 program, Exact Path, makes learning personal for all students.
Summer Acceleration & Enrichment with Exact Path
Have you set a plan in motion yet for summer programming this year? No matter how your program looks, ensure you have a tool to meet students where they are and accelerate unfinished learning to achieve meaningful results. Watch this OnDemand webinar to discover how Exact Path, our K-12 diagnostic-driven, direct instruction program, can provide the evidence-based high-quality learning you need to enable a smarter summer.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Boost Growth and Proficiency with Exact Path and Study Island
Have you ever felt torn between two instructional objectives—trying to support individual academic growth AND helping students achieve standards proficiency? It shouldn’t be an either/or decision! In this webinar, we dive into what Exact Path and Study Island have to offer and share examples of how schools and districts across the country are using these programs together to improve student outcomes.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Tips for Building an Online Summer School with Courseware and EdOptions Academy
So far, this has been a challenging year for educators and students alike due to COVID-19 school closures. With summer just around the corner, many districts are grappling with how to use the next few months to help students get up to speed on their coursework, replace lost instructional days, and make up missed credits. Watch this OnDemand webinar event to hear our Edmentum distance learning experts discuss the best ways to approach building an online summer school program with our virtual learning solutions.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Study Island: Getting Started for Teachers
Welcome Study Island Teachers! We're excited to introduce you to Study Island. This recorded workshop will familiarize you with what Study Island is and how to use it in your classroom. We'll explore your responsibilities such as creating classes, creating assignments, utilizing instructional resources, and how to get students started.
How Educators Can Address Special Populations, Accountability, Staff Training and More When Implementing e-Learning
School and district administrators are facing tough questions as they work to implement virtual instruction. Ensuring equitable access, providing for continuity of instruction, meeting the needs of students with special needs and English language-learners, and addressing family concerns are just some of the difficult questions that must be considered.
Trauma, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue: How to Support Yourself and Students
Trauma is a heavy subject that is often associated with extreme cases; But even before the pandemic, rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide were on the rise among adolescents. Adding a time of prolonged stress and isolation can challenge the mental health of even those with the best coping skills.
In this OnDemand webinar, learn more about the differences between trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue, and how to find ways to balance the adverse impact of stress and trauma so that you can teach in ways in which students can learn.
Summer Credit Recovery with Courseware
Summer is a great time for students to get caught up with their academic credits. Edmentum Courseware provides an online solution for schools to implement a virtual, credit recovery, summer school program. Come learn how you can use Edmentum Courseware as a credit recovery option for students.
Staying on Track: Monitoring High School Student Progress Virtually with Edmentum Courseware
The abrupt school closures related to COVID-19 have impacted high schools across the country as entire student populations go virtual, many for the first time ever. Even educators and administrators familiar with online learning might view progress monitoring during this critical time as a daunting task. Watch this OnDemand webinar on the best ways to keep our high school students on track!
This is a previously recorded webinar.
K-12 Teachers Share Their Secrets to Becoming Exact Path Champions
Last fall we challenged teachers across the United States to master as many skills in Exact Path as possible. Check out this OnDemand Webinar and learn from two champion schools to learn more about their Exact Path implementation, how they motivate their students, key takeaways from the challenge, and more!
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Summer Virtual Learning with Exact Path
Set your students up to continue making academic growth this summer! Watch this OnDemand webinar presentation to learn about the different ways you can use Exact Path to keep learning going this summer break. Whether you’re looking for a way to let students autonomously work on their own schedule or create a teacher-directed virtual summer learning program, we’ll explore options for using Exact Path to meet your summer learning goals.
This is a previously recorded webinar from May 19, 2020.
Study Island: Getting Started for Administrators
This workshop is designed for tech administrators who are relatively new to Study Island. It will equip administrators with an understanding of their role and responsibilities in the program as well as demo administrative tasks to begin the school year including uploading teachers and students.
Best Practices for Teachers Making the Switch to Virtual Instruction
In this OnDemand panel webinar + attendee Q&A session, learn from former virtual school administrators, full-time virtual teachers, and Edmentum education consultants about best practices for setting up your online classroom. We focus on practical approaches you can use to prepare for possible e-learning days, conduct engaging online lessons, and maintain effective communication with students and families.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Serving Varied Learner Readiness: Accelerate to Accelerated, & Everything in Between
What is normally a three-tiered approach to intervention has become a lot more complex. Readiness differentials caused by COVID-19 school closures have taken the idea of reteaching and recovery and expanded them. Watch this OnDemand webinar where we discuss how digital curriculum is invaluable when serving the range of support needed for not only struggling students but also those who are in Advanced Academic Courses.
This is a previously recorded webinar from October 21, 2020.
Education Trends & Policy Changes to Look for in 2021
2020 brought widespread change to K-12 education in the U.S. With the new year and a new administration, 2021 is looking to be a year that brings change as well. In this OnDemand webinar Edmentum’s Chief Academic Officer, Dave Adams, dives into what trends and policy changes are expected in 2021.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Exact Path - Getting Started for Teachers
In this presentation, we highlight how Edmentum Exact Path can personalize learning for students while also supporting YOU as the classroom leader. In this workshop, we:
- Introduce Exact Path
- Review what to expect in the diagnostic assessment
- Breakdown student results
- Highlight learning path & student experience
- Provide best practices for implementing Exact Path in the classroom
How Online Tutoring Can Provide an Extra Layer of Support for Students During School Closures
Educators are working overtime to ensure that student learning continues to move forward in the midst of COVID-19 school closures. Customized 1:1 online tutoring offered by Edmentum and FEV Tutor can provide additional personalized support from highly qualified educators for students learning at home, while lightening the load for classroom teachers.
Summer Learning and Beyond: Utilizing Courseware to Mitigate Unfinished Learning
As you plan for summer and next school year, addressing unfinished learning is undoubtedly near the top of your list of considerations. Whether students need to make up missing credits, recover concepts to improve grades, or simply address skill gaps to prepare for next year, offering targeted and effective learning options is key. Join us for a live webinar as we discuss things to consider as you put together your summer and 2021-22 instructional program to address unfinished learning and how Edmentum Courseware can serve as the curricular tool to support your program.
The Roadmap to a Successful CTE Program
Educators are familiar with the importance of career and technical education (CTE). This curriculum engages students in hands-on, real-world learning; encourages a collaborative, project-based approach; and prepares students with the concrete skills they need to be successful in in-demand careers.
View this OnDemand webinar where we walk you through a successful multi-entry and exit point roadmap created to help you get your program off the ground.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Administrator Tips for Planning For Next School Year
The education landscape has shifted – drastically – in the last several months. Schools have had to adjust and adapt to a new normal in a virtual world. Now is the time to start planning forward and recognizing opportunities within the situation to create a better normal for the future. Watch this OnDemand webinar where we discuss moving into a new paradigm for public education and touch on a wide variety of topics for administrators related to staffing, structure, funding and resources.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Study Island Benchmarks: Effective Preparation for High Stakes Assessments
Benchmarks are a great way to determine assessment performance and what your students know. This workshop will overview research-validated Study Island Benchmarks including scheduling, reports, and the student interface!
How Educators Can Support Parents and Other Caregivers While Making the Transition to Online Learning
Educators and students aren’t the only ones making the switch to online learning in response to COVID-19 school closures—parents and other caregivers are also navigating this unexpected change. Developing strategies for open, ongoing communication; addressing families’ challenges and concerns; and establishing mutually understood expectations is key to a smooth transition.
Watch this recorded panel webinar plus attendee Q&A session to hear about effective approaches to engage and support parents and caregivers while students are learning online.
Engaging Students Series: Building a Solid Foundation for Virtual Teaching
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing educators today, beyond health and safety, is the need to engage students in distance learning. Finding ways to engage every student in their learning could be the key to student progress and positive outcomes.
Watch this OnDemand webinar and learn how to:
- Create a positive and lasting impression with students
- Help students feel more comfortable participating
- Utilize facilitation techniques to boost interaction and engagement
- Identify virtual-classroom techniques that engage learners
Mitigating Skill Gaps this Spring with Exact Path
Do you have the tools you need to help students recover skills and achieve growth amidst continued COVID disruptions? Whether you are considering Exact Path for the spring semester, piloting our program, or kicking your existing implementation into high gear, we're here to help you learn more. In this OnDemand webinar, we discuss WHY it's the right time to prioritize mitigating learning gaps and accelerating growth with Exact Path.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Summer Virtual Learning with Study Island
Research suggests that loss of instructional time due to COVID-19 related school closures coupled with the yearly summer slide can result in six months to a year of learning losses for students.
On this webinar, learn ways that you can use Study Island to keep your students learning during the summer break. Whether you're looking for a fully automated program that requires no teacher involvement during the summer, or a guided program with teacher interaction, Study Island has the tools to help your students practice their skills instead of losing them.
Answering Educator Questions Around Supporting Students with Disabilities During School Closures
Over the last several weeks, we’ve received hundreds of questions from educators pertaining to navigating virtual instruction and how we can best support our students with disabilities. In pursuit to get those questions answered we put together a panel of online education experts.
In this Q&A our experts touch on questions like:
Effective Instruction Using Digital Curriculum
Over the past year, educators have seen the impact that digital curriculum can have as a core curricular resource. With flexibility, instant feedback, and robust reports, digital curriculum can offer students the same quality of content while simplifying administrative tasks for teachers and making the switch from brick to click easier than ever. Join us for a live webinar to learn how you can incorporate Courseware’s flexible curriculum into your instructional strategy—whether you’re teaching face-to-face, teaching in a blended learning format, or teaching 100% virtually.
EdOptions Academy + FEV Tutor: Accelerate Online Learning with On-Demand Tutoring
In this OnDemand webinar experts from the Edmentum and FEV Tutor teams will discuss how 24/7 on-demand virtual tutoring with can accelerate successful learning outcomes by facilitating a more personalized online learning experience and giving students access to the targeted support they need, whenever they it.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Exact Path 101: Getting Started and Exploring the Basics
Are you new to Exact Path and have questions, or do you just want to learn more about the program? In this OnDemand webinar, we will introduce you to what Exact Path is all about, show you the lay of the land from the teacher and student perspective, and detail what you need to know to get students up and running quickly.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How Teachers Can Support Special Education Students in Online Learning
Meeting the widely varying needs of students on IEPs, 504 plans, and receiving other special education services is a particular challenge for educators navigating the shift to online learning in the wake of COVID-19 school closures. Just as in brick-and-mortar special education classrooms, the key to success is creativity, flexibility, and above all, personal relationships.
Watch this recorded panel webinar plus attendee Q&A session and learn about effective strategies and concrete solutions to help these exceptional students be successful in the online environment.
BASE Education Overview and Demonstration
To help you support your students' social-emotional needs, Edmentum now offers BASE, an evidence-based social-emotional learning platform with clinical content built by mental health professionals with real-world experience. Check out this OnDemand webinar to learn more about how BASE can help you and your school support the whole child.
Essential SEL Skills for the Workforce
In recognition of CTE month, we’re digging deeper into essential skills that today’s students require for workforce readiness. These include skills highlighted by the Department of Labor standards for workforce readiness and map nicely onto the CASEL competencies. Watch this OnDemand webinar where we will start by changing the way we think about the term “soft skills” and working our way to the curriculum Edmentum has to support your success in building these skills.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Edmentum Courseware: Getting Started for Administrators
Courseware Administrators play an important part in ensuring program success. Watch this recorded workshop where we discuss what Administrators need to know in order to start their Courseware implementation off the right way!
Answering Educator Questions Around Working with Parents through Virtual Learning
Over the last several weeks, we’ve received hundreds of questions from educators pertaining to how they can best support parents during school closures. In pursuit to get those questions answered we put together a panel of online education experts. In this Q&A our experts touch on questions like:
Making the Most of the End of the Year with Study Island
How are you making the most of the final weeks and months of school to ensure students achieve grade-level proficiency and demonstrate success on spring testing? Watch and learn how you can use Study Island, our K-12 practice and formative assessment program, to pinpoint specific standards gaps and plan and deliver targeted instruction and practice to reinforce mastery success.
Supercharge Your Daily 5 with Online Literacy Programs
By combining student choice with the ability for teachers to meet individualized needs, the Daily 5, a simple but powerful structure from “the 2 sisters”, has won over educators near and far since its inception in 2006.
In this webinar, we’ll take a closer look at the tenets of the Daily 5 Framework and best practices as described by its creators as well as discover how Edmentum’s online literacy programs can help take what you’re already doing to the next level.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
District Planning: How to Create a Successful K-12 Virtual School to Retain Students
School districts across the U.S. are working hard on plans to keep students safe as schools begin to reopen this fall. Families are deciding whether or not to send children back to brick and mortar schools, and homeschooling and enrollment in virtual schools are projected to increase by 10–15% this fall due to lingering COVID-19 concerns. Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn how you can retain students by introducing a virtual school option in your district.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Renaissance + Edmentum Integration: Assessment-Driven Instruction to Power Learning
In this recorded webinar, you'll get a first-hand look at how you can deliver tailored learning experiences to your students with this exciting integration of Renaissance Star Assessments® and Edmentum's Exact Path!
Using SEL Strategies to Navigate in Times of Crisis
Are you being asked to become a virtual teacher overnight? Are your students trying to find out how to learn at home, share a device, and take care of siblings at the same time? Recent school closures are undoubtedly raising stress levels across the board. In this recorded webinar, learn what you can do as an educator to help yourself cope and then in turn help your students, as you all enter uncharted waters together.
[Administrator Panel] Being a Successful School Leader in 2020
The current pandemic has opened our eyes to a new way of teaching, learning, and has called for a new way of Leadership. In times of uncertainty and drastic change, finding new ways to effectively support a wide range of staff, students, and families is no easy feat.
In this OnDemand webinar, our panel of district and school leaders discuss how they’re supporting teachers and students, effectively evaluating technology and resources, and what they have found essential amid this pandemic.
This is a previously recorded webinar
The Education Funding Landscape: Stimulus and Beyond
Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn more about the latest stimulus packages and explain what this new funding means for school reopening, learning loss, and your school district.
What you will learn:
- The details of the approved stimulus packages and proposed American Rescue Plan
- The allowable uses of these funds and trends we’re seeing in school districts
- How Edmentum can assist you in accelerating learning to mitigate learning loss
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Exploring What's New in Courseware
For the 2020-21 school year, providing high quality blended and virtual learning opportunities that promote continuity of learning is a top priority. To help you in this endeavor, over the summer we’ve rolled out a series of enhancements to Courseware just in time for fall learning. Watch this OnDemand webinar for a deep dive into what’s new in Courseware and what’s coming later this fall.
This is a previously recorded webinar from September 22, 2020.
Answering Educator Questions Around Implementing e-Learning
Over the last several weeks, we’ve received hundreds of questions from educators pertaining to implementing e-learning. In pursuit to get those questions answered we put together a panel of online education experts. In this short Q&A our experts touch on questions like:
Reading Eggs 101: Getting Started Successfully
Are you new to Reading Eggs and have questions for our eggs-perts? Has it been a while since you used the program and you’re looking for a quick refresher? In this recorded webinar, we cover best practices while digging into the product to show you the need-to-know features and how to use them.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Planning for Next Year: Fighting COVID Learning Loss
With the abrupt switch to distance learning, experts suggest some students will lose the equivalent of a full school year of academic gains by the time they return this August or September. That likely leads you to ask—how do I prepare for the new school year when the knowledge gap will be larger than ever?
Study Island: Choosing the Right Assignment Type for Your Students
In this workshop, we discuss Study Island's variety of assignment types, each designed to fit a specific need. We'll cover Group sessions, Practice, and Instruction, and Built Tests assignments. Watch now and learn about the different assignment types and how you can implement them to support classroom instruction!
Navigating Virtual Instruction: Answering Educator Questions
This March, we’ve received hundreds of questions from educators pertaining to navigating virtual instruction. In pursuit to get those questions answered we put together a panel of online education experts.
In this Q&A our experts touch on questions like, what does instructional time look like in the virtual classroom? How do you approach instruction that is more hands- on like labs and math problems? How do we help parents who are struggling to facilitate learning? And more!
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Exploring What’s New this Fall in Courseware
Our goal is to continuously evolve Edmentum Courseware to address the needs of educators and students in this ever-changing educational environment. This November we are rolling out two exciting enhancements built based on your feedback! Join us for a deep dive into these new features.
This is a previously recorded webinar from November 19, 2020.
Mastering Essential Standards with Study Island
In a year filled with summative testing and accountability uncertainty, we can all agree that grade-level standards proficiency matters most. Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn strategies that ensure students achieve standards mastery in Study Island--including using data to target learning and how to build customized assessments that target essential standards.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
How EdOptions Academy Teachers Foster Student Engagement in Virtual Courses
In this OnDemand webinar with several of our highly qualified EdOptions Academy teachers discuss what the student experience is actually like in virtual courses. They cover how the EdOptions Academy instructional approach and specific strategies our teachers use to engage and personalize learning for every student, including live lessons, video conferencing with Zoom, and on-demand tutoring.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
The CARES Act and What Educators Need to Know
The U.S. Senate’s $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes more than $13.5 billion for the nation’s K-12 schools. With this package, states have flexibility to use the funds in areas including purchasing 1:1 devices, training and professional development, addressing the needs of special populations, providing mental health services, meals and more until September 2021.
Study Island 101: Getting Started and Exploring the Basics
Are you new to Study Island and have questions or just want to learn more about the program? Check out this OnDemand webinar! We dig into Study Island and share everything you need to know to get your implementation off to a great start.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
What's New in Reading Eggs: Introducing Fast Phonics
This summer, the Reading Eggs program you know and love added Fast Phonics, a brand new learning area focused entirely on synthetic phonics instruction! Taking place in a fun-filled Yeti World, Fast Phonics is designed for emergent and early pre-K through 2nd grade readers, as well as older elementary students with gaps in their core reading knowledge.
Watch this OnDemand webinar to learn more about Fast Phonics and how teachers may use it to drive instruction.
This is a previously recorded webinar from September 16, 2020.
Building District Capacity Through Virtual Instruction
Edmentum can help your district ensure teachers can continue teaching virtually using our high quality, standards-aligned curriculum, Exact Path or Edmentum Courseware, through our Edmentum Capacity Assistance Program (E-CAP). Together, we’ll work with you to tailor an implementation plan that helps you establish the best learning environment for your school or district and set teachers up for success in virtual instruction.
This is a previously recorded webinar.
Engaging Students Series: Becoming Your Students' Favorite (Virtual) Teacher
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing educators today, beyond health and safety, is the need to engage students in distance learning. Finding ways to engage every student in their learning could be the key to student progress and outcomes.
Watch this OnDemand webinar and learn how to: