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Virtual classrooms connect instructors with learners in real time using technology. This webinar will look at changes in virtual classroom use (particularly those resulting from the COVID-19 crisis), how virtual classrooms compare to other instructional methods, and the situations in which virtual classroom training is most effective, based on research from the Association for Talent Development.

If there was ever a perfect time to engage families in study investigations at home, it is now! In this session, facilitated by experts from The Creative Curriculum and ReadyRosie, we will review best practices for individualizing partnerships with each family, consider ways to explain the benefits of project-based learning to families, discuss strategies for sharing family-friendly content with family members, and share ideas for modeling the rich ways play-based learning can inform and empower families’ meaningful interactions with children at home.

Research indicates that when educators have a deeper understanding of the mathematics concepts they’re teaching, their students have higher achievement. In this webinar, Stefani Kauppila, Adult Learning Design Manager at DreamBox Learning, shares how to empower educators with professional development designed to enable highly engaged learning experiences and unlock the learning potential of every student. A sample of professional learning content that supports teacher learning and confidence in mathematics. New research to support improvements in personalized PD.

Giving educators opportunities and time to learn from one another and leveraging that time together are essential for teacher teams working together to support literacy learning. Although these opportunities can be varied, true professional learning is characterized by the following key traits: Multiple modes for encouraging and supporting professional learning. Collegial exchange of knowledge from experience and inquiry. Continuous, job-embedded learning that formatively influences teaching and learning. These were outlined in a cross-organizational document "Maximizing Professional Learning to Support Student Learning," which spelled out the best thinking to promote the critical components of effective professional learning.