Calendar

PREL’s calendar provides information about a range of conferences and events of interest to Pacific educators, administrators, health professionals, and librarians. If you have applicable activities that you would like to include on our calendar, contact AskPREL. Inclusion of these external events does not imply endorsement by PREL.

May 2012

Schools Moving Up - A National Perspective of K-12 Online and Blended Learning: Current Issues and Trends in Policy and Practice

  • Event Date: May 02
  • Venue: Schools Moving Up (West Ed) Live Webinar
  • Event Description:

    May 2 10:30am–12:00pm (PT)

    Presenter
    Susan Patrick     (Primary)

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

    Description

    Do you want to learn more about models for integrating online/blended or competency-based learning programs? Are you interested in learning more about current issues in this area?

    The field of online and blended learning holds tremendous potential for improving the learning and achievement of all students. The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) recognizes the transformative potential of technology-enabled new school models to catalyze change in the K-12 sector by removing instruction from the confines of a physical classroom. Digital learning has the ability to personalize instruction to meet each student’s individual needs and interests through competency-based, online and blended learning models. 

    This webinar will highlight the important trends in innovations around policy and practice in the field of K-12 online and blended learning.  Presenters from innovative K-12 online and blended learning and competency-based learning programs in California will highlight their district-wide programs, why online learning matters, and help clarify some of the most pressing issues in the field.  Online learning is changing policy at the local, state and national level and has implications for funding and budgeting, policies, quality, curriculum and instruction. 

    This webinar is targeted at district and state administrators as well as technical assistance providers.

  • Event Website: http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/view/e/5200?allSMU0329

(Posted March 29, 2012)

Schools Moving Up - Discipline that Does No Harm: Improving Academic Outcomes for African-American Male Students

  • Event Date: May 07
  • Venue: Schools Moving Up (West Ed) Live Webinar
  • Event Description:

    May 7 01:00pm–02:30pm (PT)

    Presenters

    Joseph E. Marshall (Primary)
    Executive Director
    Omega Boys Club

    Rose Owens-West
    Director, Region IX Equity Assistance Center
    WestEd

    Chris Harrison
    Research Associate, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Progra
    WestEd

    Description

    Are you looking for effective strategies that promote positive discipline and improve academic outcomes for African-American male students?

    The prevalence of disciplinary practices that negatively impact African-American male students was reported in March 2012 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). This report found that African-American male students are 3.5 times more likely to be suspended or expelled from school than their White peers. According to the OCR report, African-American male students made up only 18% of the students in the data sample, but represent 35% of the students suspended once, 46% of those suspended more than once, and 39% of students expelled.

    This webinar series is especially designed for county office of education staff, district administrators, school counselors, principals, and teacher leaders. This event features Dr. Joseph E. Marshall, Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco, CA, and will address:

    • How to eliminate negative outcomes for African-American male students
    • How districts and school administrators can ensure that disciplinary policies are equitable and effectively implemented
    • Research-based strategies to promote positive youth development

    This webinar will be hosted by Dr. Rose Owens-West, Center Director, and Dr. Christopher Harrison, Research Associate, with the Region IX Equity Assistance Center at WestEd.

    Discipline that Does No Harm is the first of three webinars in the series, Improving Academic Outcomes for African-American Males that will address equity concerns for African-American males in K-12 public education settings. The series will also include two subsequent webinars, which will address topics related to high quality instruction, rigorous learning opportunities, and supportive learning environments that improve achievement outcomes for African-American male students in K-12 settings.

  • Event Website: http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/view/e/5212

(Posted April 06, 2012)

Schools Moving Up - The Common Core: The Foundation of the RtI Framework

  • Event Date: May 30
  • Venue: Schools Moving Up (West Ed) Live Webinar
  • Event Description:

    May 30 10:30am–12:00pm (PT)

    Presenters

    Silvia DeRuvo (Primary)
    Special Education Resources Development Specialist
    WestEd

    Joseph Sassone (Primary)
    Director, Integrated Services, Comprehensive School Assistance Program
    WestEd

    Description

    At the heart of the new Common Core State Standards is a focus on higher expectations and higher cognitive demands for all students. School districts must provide rigorous and relevant instruction to ensure that ALL students are on a path towards college and career readiness.

    How do school districts transition to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments when students have gaps in knowledge and skills to succeed with the new performance measures?

    In this webinar Silvia DeRuvo, author of The Essential Guide to RtI: An Integrated Evidence Based Approach and Program Associate with the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd, will describe how an effective multi-tiered academic Response-to-Intervention (RtI) framework can help schools close the knowledge gap to meet the demands of CCSS.

    Principles key to RTI implementation identified by the National High School Center, the National Center on RTI and the Center on Instruction, include "Research-driven instructional practices within the core, or Tier I, instruction to meet the majority of student’s educational needs." This strong focus on Tier I core instruction relies on the alignment of curriculum and assessment.

    Presenters from the Comprehensive School Assistance Program at WestEd include Joe Sassone, Director of Integrated Services; and Silvia L. DeRuvo, from the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd.

  • Event Website: http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/view/e/5213

(Posted April 06, 2012)

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