All Means All: Leading Underserved Students

Today's students must not only know facts but also be skilled at identifying salient information and then structuring it for meaning, long-term retention, and application. Summarization is a proven mechanism to boost student achievement, but how do you make it engaging for students? It's time to revitalize learning and shatter the tedium associated with summarization. Join Dedra Stafford, coauthor with Rick Wormeli of the book Summarization in Any Subject: 60 Innovative, Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning.

In this session, we will investigate the partnership of carefully curated text and literacy activities to teach essential topics and build meaningful connections to the text. Additionally, we will discover opportunities to promote critical and creative thinking through research-based reading and writing activities.

Coaching is an integral part of any comprehensive professional development plan. Coaches are current and former educators who work side-by-side with teachers to ensure they are confident and prepared.

In this edWebinar hear from Taylor Warren, who is a candidate in the M.Ed. in Instructional Technology program at Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee, on helpful tips and tricks for not just surviving, but thriving in your teacher education courses. Taylor discusses the following topics: planning, priorities, organization, communication, engagement, seeking help when needed, asking questions, participating, and relieving stress.This recorded session will benefit those seeking their degree in a teacher education program by giving them information to help them study and succeed in online or traditional courses.