Date & Time: Thursday, June 15 at 2 pm ET

Many educators and district leaders are looking for ways to provide more self-directed learning opportunities, foster higher levels of student agency, and empower students to take more ownership of their education.

In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Leading in the Manchester (N.H.) School District will discuss some practical ideas and strategies her district has used to cultivate student independence and better prepare them for the future.

Topics include:

• Offering students more opportunities for self-directed learning
• Providing high-impact 1:1 tutoring options to students
• Creating post-high school career pathways and certifications

Speaker:

Amy Allen, Assistant Superintendent
Teaching, Leading & Learning, Manchester (N.H.) School District

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Date & Time: Thursday, June 8 at 2 pm ET

For many district leaders, the pandemic revealed weaknesses in the foundation of digital learning: the IT network infrastructure. With trends including esports, robotics and an ever-increasing number of connected devices, the demands placed on school networks are only going to increase in the future. Is your school or district’s network infrastructure ready?

In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, learn how new enhancements to wi-fi networks can better support digital teaching, learning and collaboration, how cloud-based analytics and AI will transform IT infrastructure in K-12, and the essential capabilities and features needed to ensure your network is ready to meet the demands of the future.

Speakers:

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Date & Time: Wednesday, June 7 at 2 pm ET

Some 45% of public schools reported at least one teaching vacancy in 2022, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, and this trend is only forecast to continue. To address these widespread teacher shortages, many district leaders are using new ways to find high-quality, certified teachers to provide engaging and effective instruction.

Attend this webinar to learn more about these challenges, why many solutions to fill teacher vacancies are insufficient, how the Marlboro County School District (S.C.) is addressing teacher shortages, and some strategies that can help to meet these critical staffing needs in any district.

Topics include:

• Why many solutions to teacher vacancies are ineffective
• How quality teachers, impactful curricula and technology work together to create engaging LIVE classrooms
• The role that technology, PD and ongoing support can play in teacher retention
• How to utilize paraprofessionals more effectively to support instruction

Speakers:

Kim Kays Director of Academic Product, Elevate K-12

Kakela O’Banner Robinson, Chief of Staff, Marlboro County School District (S.C.)

Jenn Russart, V.P. of Growth, Elevate K-12

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Date & Time: Wednesday, June 14 at 2 pm ET

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most significant innovations in ed tech. From personalized learning to intelligent tutoring systems, AI is transforming how we learn, teach, and work, and presents an unprecedented opportunity to drive education innovation in new ways.

Attend this FETC webinar for an insightful roundtable discussion with three leading ed tech innovators about AI in education, including its capabilities and potential applications, what educators and administrators need to know, ethical considerations, the impact on pedagogy, and what the future could hold for K-12 education.

Speakers:

Holly Clark – Educator, Speaker, Author
The Infused Classroom

Matt Miller – CEO + Co-Founder
Oko Labs

Ken Shelton – Speaker, Designer, Consultant
Elevate Education

Moderator – Jennifer Womble
Conference Chair
FETC

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Date & Time: Thursday, May 25 at 2 pm ET

The use of professional learning communities (PLCs) is recognized as one of the most powerful and effective strategies to drive sustained school improvement. When teams of educators collaborate to pursue common instructional goals, use data, and plan curriculum effectively, it can result in professional growth for teachers, improved academic achievement, and a healthier school culture.

Unfortunately, many PLCs don’t accomplish these intended goals. What are the keys to ensuring professional learning communities are effective and impactful?

In this webinar, experts in PLC implementation will outline some practical strategies to improve the effectiveness of these collaborative communities in any school or district.

Topics will include:

• Why many PLCs fail to live up to their potential
• How to build a culture of collaboration among teachers across a school or district
• Ways to grow beyond data collectors to becoming data users
• Which tools can make PLCs easier for teachers to create and use effectively

Speakers:

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Date & Time:  Thursday, April 20 at 2 pm ET

Redefining Ready is a national initiative launched by the AASA that has introduced new metrics to determine if students are adequately prepared for college, career, and life, while creating a more comprehensive assessment of student performance than standardized testing provides.  

Many states and districts are using these metrics to create a new “Portrait of a Graduate” that uses a more student-centered, holistic model of academic and career success.  

Attend this webinar with Scott Carr, a school leader and consultant with over 30 years of experience in education, to learn more about these new measures of readiness, and some strategies for creating your district’s own Portrait of a Graduate.  

Topics will include:  

• What new measures of student success are defined by Redefining Ready 
• How to refocus your school district on addressing readiness gaps  
• How custom student support plans can be used to track student progress toward readiness goals 
• How to create your district’s “Portrait of a Graduate” that better defines future readiness

Speaker:

By submitting your contact information, you are agreeing to receive communication from Otus.

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Date & Time: Thursday, April 13 at 2 pm ET

New research from the Wallace Foundation has established that there is a more powerful connection between school and district leadership, a positive school culture, and high student achievement than was previously understood.  

This means that the cultivation of high-quality school and district leaders could yield one of the highest returns on investment in this new era of K-12 education.  

Attend this web seminar to learn more about the research findings, as well as some best practices for leading teams with collaborative approaches, building a positive school culture, and how leadership can have a direct positive impact on student achievement.

Topics will include: 

• Findings of the latest research on effective school and district leadership 
• Leadership best practices and strategies that impact student achievement
• Ways to foster school-wide social and emotional well-being
• Collaborative ideas for developing a positive district culture 

Speaker: 

Brooke Mabry
Director of Creative Learning, and Board-Certified Teacher
Istation 

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Original airdate: Thursday, March 23 at 2 pm ET

Dual-language educators need proven instructional strategies that move the needle on student growth. Digital tools can help save time and measure progress, but it is vital that these tools be personalized, adaptive, and engaging to provide the most benefit to teachers and students.

Attend this interactive webinar to learn some best practices for teaching multilingual learners, and how to implement time-saving digital tools that can improve the effectiveness of dual language literacy instruction.

Topics will include:

• Using technology to screen for reading difficulties, predict end-of-year success, and assess skill strengths
• How to translate assessment data into concrete next steps
• Strategies to differentiate instruction, select students for small groups, and track growth
• Ways to boost teacher efficacy in dual-language settings

Speakers

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Airdate: Tuesday, March 14 at 2 pm ET

Many school districts want to provide their students with special opportunities where they can both gain critical technical skills on campus that are essential for the workforce and receive compensation as school employees. The challenge is that these types of initiatives normally put an additional burden on taxpayers to compensate students.

As part of a larger 1-to-1 initiative with Acer, leaders at Bangor Area School District in Pennsylvania successfully created a device repair program for seniors who have already received enough credits to graduate. In this on-demand webinar recording, learn how Bangor Area School District now provides these students with device warranty repair certification, training and work while receiving reimbursement for their labor.

This on-demand webinar also covers how Bangor Area School District:

• Is developing a curriculum for building gaming PCs
• Provides 1-to-1 student devices that fulfill curriculum requirements
• Modified their laptops to be more than a replacement of pen and paper
• Went from having no Wi-Fi and little technology to supporting robust 1-to-1 initiatives

Speaker:

Timothy Curran, Director of Technology, Bangor Area School District

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Date & Time: Tuesday, February 28 at 2 pm ET

Many school systems are challenged by a disconnect between instructional goals at the classroom level, and the district-level strategic plan. Aligning goals, measures, and data through collaboration, vision, and shared leadership across a school district is key to driving continuous improvement.

Attend this webinar with assistant superintendent and education leadership consultant Dr. Jay Marino from the Decatur Public Schools to learn some practical strategies for administrators to establish a vision, drive change, and engage staff in the process of building a culture of continuous improvement.

Topics include:

• The importance of aligning classroom goals and metrics with the district strategic plan
• How to establish structured goals at all levels of a district
• Case study examples of what districts have achieved by aligning goals, measures, and data

Speaker

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