SPN hosts at least one webinar a month for network members. Similar to the podcasts, the topics are selected based on member questions, the monthly focus topic of the newsletter, or a particularly timely issue relevant to SPN members. These webinars are presented by member school leaders, education consultants, researchers and field experts. All webinars include opportunities for the participants to dialog with the presenter and have their questions answered. Recent topics include: Leadership Strategies for Connecting to the Community; Using Perception Data as Part of School Improvement Planning; Strategic Planning for the Common Core State Standards. Webinars are supported by research articles accessed under “Research” and “Technical Bulletins.” Webinars are used by schools to learn about program issues and concerns as well as information about how to best utilize existing resources to improve student growth. Participation on past webinars varies from 50-500 participants.
Benefits:
Efficient access to education leaders with built opportunity for exchange of idea, questions, and comments
Remote access: can be logged into a computer from any site
No cost to members
Provides introductions to new ideas, strategies, and implementation models
We live in an era of increasing accountability. Schools are rated and principals and teachers are evaluated on student test scores. What does increased accountability mean to CTE programs and teachers? What role should CTE play, and are there benefits to increased accountability? CTE makes a difference in many student lives; it is time for CTE to stand up and be counted in its role of preparing students for a rapidly changing world. This webinar will review the accountability issues for CTE a...Read more
This webinar recording is a follow-up to your Leadership Academy experience, presented by Douglas Silver, director of research, Successful Practices Network.
Are your colleagues prepared for the transition from your existing state standards and the new standards aligned to the Common Core State Standards? Do you have a plan for supporting your teachers so they are prepared for the new standards and next generation assessments?
Earning the designation of "Model School" is an achievement to be proud of. Each school travels on their own path to applying and presenting at the Model Schools Conference but there are some common characteristics and achievements of schools selected. Dr. Linda Lucey, Executive Director of Program Design at the International Center for Leadership in Education and the Program Chair of the Model Schools Conference will share with SPN members what steps they should take on their journey to beco...Read more
This webinar will show how teachers and administrators can use CORR - Collaborating Online for Rigor and Relevance - as part of their ongoing efforts to improve instruction. CORR online courses facilitate a school's common understanding about rigor, relevance, and relationships. Participants will learn how CORR translates rigor, relevance, and relationships into online professional development that makes developing instruction in Quadrant D flexible, collaborative, and productive. Teachers ca...Read more
From accountability advocates to 21st Century skills supporters, there is a common challenge issued to educators to engage students in their learning. Genuine, meaningful, and sustainable student engagement must emerge from the voice of the students themselves. Unless schools have information on what interests and challenges their students--affectively, intellectually, and behaviorally--they have no way of connecting curriculum and pedagogy to students' lives in a way that makes them active p...Read more