Education Elements hosts a variety of webinars around various topics, such as school leadership development, personalized learning implementation, strategic planning, and more. Keep up to date with all the Ed Elements webinars and be sure to join us to get your learning going
UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Strategic Planning Buy-in Through Community Engagement
December 16, 2019, hosted by Associate Partners Andrea Goetchius and Megan Campion
Education Elements believes that the process of strategic planning is more important than the plan itself. Having active engagement from all stakeholders is crucial in order to create a plan to respond to the needs of the community.
Families, in particular, play an essential role in supporting their students. Schools also play an important role in building stronger communities with their families.
SchermCo is a social-impact implementation firm that has deep experience and results in purposeful family engagement and empowerment.
Join our co-hosted webinar to learn about the complementary approaches that can help your district thrive. You will discover:
- The Education Elements approach to strategic planning
- Strategies to engage families on an ongoing basis
- How to review and synthesize inputs given from the community
Exclusive Virtual Learning Experience [We're Accepting Applications]
Part 1: November 4, 2019, 12:00 PM EST/9:00 AM PST
Part 2: January 15, 2020, 12:00 PM EST/9:00 AM PST
Apply to join Education Elements for a unique virtual learning experience.
If you are accepted, your facilitators, Megan and Kelly, will walk you through the learning cycle known as SEPAD (Spark, Expand, Practice, Apply, Debrief).
Through the learning experience, you’ll have the opportunity as a participant to engage with others from across the country. This event will be limited to 30 participants.
What will participants get out of this 2 part virtual learning experience?
- Participants will leave the first experience with a project plan to implement an upcoming initiative.
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In the second experience of the series, participants will be offered an opportunity to debrief, reflect, and iterate on the initiative to ensure ongoing success.
Interested in being a part of this learning experience? Take less than 3 minutes to apply by October 25, 2019
PAST WEBINARS
Developing a Responsive Strategic Plan: Launch & Monitor
November 12, 2019, hosted by Associate Partner Dana Britt and Partner Simma Reingold. This webinar has passed.
Now that we've covered how to set yourself up for success during the strategic planning process, we're talking about how to launch your plan and monitor it to ensure that success.
What we'll cover:
- How you can build depth and details for one to two years, knowing that new information will lead to pivots
- What messages and communications you can develop with the broader community in mind
- Ways to introduce responsive monitoring practices to ensure that the plan is being implemented with fidelity + integrity, as well as driving the impact and outcomes anticipated
- How to determine leads for each initiative early and provide them clear authority and autonomy, depending on the governance environment
Join us to learn how to ensure the success of your strategic plan now that you've invested the resources in planning for your district!
Check out the recording and resources here.
The 8 Design Elements of Teacher Retention
October 30, 2019, 12:00 pm PT/3:00 pm ET hosted by Design Principal Lauren Acree, Senior Design Principal Baltazar Benavides, and Senior Design Principal Maggie Hodge. This webinar has passed.
Teacher retention is one of the most pressing challenges facing schools and districts today. Not only is teacher turnover costly in dollars, it also has costs on student learning. Despite many efforts, there is not one clear approach that can fix this problem.
We believe that there are 8 key design elements to consider at a systems-level when working to improve teacher retention and that understanding these elements in context can help district leaders design effective solutions. In this webinar we will break down two of the eight elements of teacher retention in greater detail: career pathways for teachers and dynamic recruitment.
To learn about these three elements and teacher retention broadly, join the webinar!
Check out the recording and resources here.
The NEW Team Habits Virtual Book Launch Party
October 18th, 2019, 11:30 AM PT This webinar has passed.
You're invited to our virtual book launch party on Friday, October 18th from 11:30 - 12:00pm PT. It'll be a great opportunity to learn more about what The New Team Habits can do for you.
The New Team Habits is a workbook that comes out later this month. The authors created this workbook with schools and educational teams in mind, but is great for any organization that just wants better meetings, projects, and learning on their teams...really, this is a universal desire.
Check out the recording and resources here.
Building New Team Habits: Moving from Theory to Practice
October 8, 2019, 10:00 am PT/1:00 pm ET hosted by Senior Design Principal Gabrielle Hewitt and Design Principal Justin Toomer This webinar has passed.
Are you a district or school leader who sets goals year after year, but doesn't know how to build buy-in for those goals?
Do you have an ideal vision for where you want your district or school to be but an unclear process for how to get there?
Are your teachers and staff bought into your initiatives, but you don't feel like the initiatives are changing the organization design of your district or schools?
It may be less of a problem with your goals and existing initiatives and more of an issue with the habits and conditions of your team. In our experience working with hundreds of districts, we've learned that in conjunction with goal setting, it is necessary, and sometimes more important to consider the practices, habits, and identity that your team has adopted. This webinar will address this tension and will specifically:
- help you think about moving from goals to action through habit building
- introduce a practical framework to get started with building new team habits right away
- share best practices for building new team habits
Check out the recording and additional resources here.
Developing a Responsive Strategic Plan: Design & Launch
September 25, 2019, 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET hosted by Senior Design Principal Gabrielle Hewitt. This webinar has passed.
- Are you creating a strategic plan for your school district? Once you have a vision and timeline for creating your strategic plan, what comes next?
- How can you ensure your team works well together and you can get things done?
- What protocols can you incorporate to ensure all voices are heard in meetings?
Of the many goals you have for your district, how can you prioritize those that are most impactful and achievable?
If you're looking for actionable guidance on how to achieve success for your district's strategic plan, this webinar is for you!
Find the recording plus resources related to this webinar here.
Successfully Personalizing Learning in Secondary Classrooms
September 18, 2019, 10:30 am PT/1:30 pm ET hosted by Senior Design Principal Noah Dougherty. This webinar has passed.
How do district, school, and teacher leaders successfully address the unique challenges of personalizing learning for students in secondary classrooms?
Have you heard these common responses from secondary teachers trying to personalize learning for students: I have too many students to do this; I don’t have enough planning time; I can’t risk a drop in test scores; This is just for elementary teachers.
At Education Elements, we have spent the last year rethinking how to personalize learning in secondary classrooms.
This webinar will address:
- The most common challenges secondary teachers face, such as logistics and planning time.
- The importance of developing a clear purpose for personalizing learning and the impact that can have for secondary teachers.
- The three most important shifts secondary teachers should make when personalizing learning.
Leadership Habits That Promote a Culture of Innovation in Your School or District
August 28, 2019, 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET hosted by Design Principals Maggie Hodge and Dexter Korto. This event has passed.
Educational trends continuously evolve to meet the needs of our newest learners and it is incumbent upon leaders to be ahead of the curve. So how do you introduce innovative thinking to your school or district team, and stay ahead of ever-changing trends?
Join our team of experts for a webinar where we will answer this question and:
- explore the habits and traits of leaders who cultivate an innovative culture in their organization
- share common tools and frameworks used by the most effective leaders across the country
- learn how to thrive through change and develop as "Head Innovator" in a school or district
Find the recording, plus resources related to the webinar here.
Developing a Responsive Strategic Plan: Foundations
August 26, 2019, 12:00 pm PT/3:00 pm ET hosted by Associate Partner Andrea Goetchius and Design Principal Natalie Hall. This event has passed.
Are you a school or district leader trying to develop a responsive strategic plan, but don't know where to start? This webinar is for you!
At Education Elements, we believe that the most important part of developing a responsive strategic plan is developing the foundational strategy.
- What questions should you ask before beginning?
- How do you select the best team possible and how frequently should you meet?
- How can you involve your community in the development process?
Communication Planning for Innovation in Education
July 18, 2019, 9:00 am PT/12:00 pm ET Hosted by Managing Partner Jason Bedford, Partner Simma Reingold, Associate Partner Jill Thompson, and Marketing Director Yosr Najjar. This event has passed but you can watch the recording and access the resources. Find the link below.
Are you a school or district leader that wants to learn about effective communication when implementing a new vision or initiative?
Join us to hear from experts at Education Elements about:
- The importance of communication when scaling Personalized Learning
- Creating community buy-in when building and implementing strategic plans
- Change management and communication design considerations and timing
In this webinar, you'll learn about consulting tools and protocols to help education leaders that can be immediately leveraged with the initiatives that are starting this summer!
Find the recording, plus resources related to the webinar here.
Personalized Learning PD for Your Staff
May 30, 2019,
Do you find yourself wishing that more of your students had personalized learning experiences? Does your team have a clear and shared definition of what that means? How will you support the various needs of your teachers?
Hear from folks who have found a solution, and get the structure and support you need to develop effective professional development for your team.
Find the recording, plus resources related to the webinar here.
School Leader Habits - Promoting Next Gen Teaching and Learning Models: Small Groups
May 2, 2019,
Small shifts in your daily behavior can lead to big changes in your practice as a leader.
When these small shifts are tied to high impact teaching strategies like small group instruction or using content flexibly, you can deepen empathy for teachers while also being a model for them.
Through this webinar, join the Education Elements team as we explore concrete practices you can try to build your understanding of and ability to leverage small group instruction to better support teachers and students.
Find the recording plus the related resources to the webinar here.
Personalized Learning PD for Your Staff
April 18, 2019,
Do you find yourself wishing that more of your students had personalized learning experiences? Does your team have a clear and shared definition of what that means? How will you support the various needs of your teachers?
Hear from folks who have found a solution, and get the structure and support you need to develop effective professional development for your team.
Find the recording plus the related resources to the webinar here.
School Leader Habits - Promoting Next Gen Teaching and Learning Models: Flexible Content & Tools
April 3, 2019,
Small shifts in your daily behavior can lead to big changes in your practice as a leader.
When these small shifts are tied to high impact teaching strategies like small group instruction or using content flexibly, you can deepen empathy for teachers while also being a model for them.
Through this webinar, join the Education Elements team as we explore concrete practices you can try to build your understanding of and ability to leverage flexible content and tools to better support teachers and students.
Find the recording plus the related resources to the webinar here.
Personalized Learning PD for Your Staff
March 28, 2019,
Do you find yourself wishing that more of your students had personalized learning experiences? Does your team have a clear and shared definition of what that means? How will you support the various needs of your teachers?
Hear from folks who have found a solution, and get the structure and support you need to develop effective professional development for your team.
Find the recording, plus the related resources to the webinar here.
School Leader Habits - Promoting Next Gen Teaching and Learning Models: Data-Driven Decisions
March 7, 2019,
Getting just 1% better every day for 70 days can double your success*. This webinar focuses on the small improvements principals can start making today in the area of Data-Driven Decisions.
Data-Driven Decisions is one of the Core 4 Elements of Personalized Learning, but it’s also an area where school leaders can develop and model their own habits of regular data collection, data-driven instructional decisions, and grouping. By creating habits to develop these competencies, school principals can more successfully support good, innovative instruction.
* https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains
Find the recording, plus the related resources to the webinar here.
School Leader Habits - Promoting Next Gen Teaching and Learning Models: Reflection & Ownership
February 28, 2019,
Getting just 1% better every day for 70 days can double your success*. This webinar on leadership skills and professional development for school leaders focuses on the small improvements principals can make immediately in the area of Reflection & Ownership.
Reflection & Ownership constitutes one of the Core 4 Elements of Personalized Learning and is also an area where school leaders can develop and model their own habits of nurturing trust, cultivating curiosity, and knowing themselves. By creating habits to develop these competencies, school principals can more successfully support good, innovative instruction.
* https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains
Find the recording plus the related resources to the webinar here.
Jump Start Your Personalized Learning PD - Webinar
January 17, 2019 -Hosted by Associate Partner Justin de Leon. This event has passed, but you can watch a recording of the webinar. Find the link below.
If you are spending too much time developing professional development, agendas, slides, and conducting the necessary research for your professional learning, this webinar is for you. Hear from folks who have found a solution. Rather than spending valuable time recreating the wheel, they are focused on changing pedagogy.
Find the recording plus the related resources to the webinar here.