Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed

Facilitated by national authority on instructional leadership and district effectiveness, Donyall D. Dickey, Ed.D., this edWebinar exposes participants to actionable, measurable, and replicable practices that have transformed student achievement in urban, suburban, and rural schools/districts throughout the United States. Balanced by theory and practicality, Dr. Dickey delineates processes for aligning daily instruction with the nuanced expectations of the state standards and high-stakes summative assessments necessary to drive and sustain academic achievement in the core content areas.

Online learning is mainstream in U.S. higher education. Over two million undergraduates, about 15% of the total, now study fully online along with over a million graduate students. At the graduate level, online penetration is now at 30%. Online enrollment continues to grow at a time when higher education student numbers overall are in decline. Almost two thousand colleges and universities currently enroll fully online students. Now that online higher education is a firm part of the landscape—and big business—institutional leaders face a number of important questions.

Education is at a pivotal moment. Explore essential strategies for reinventing learning with dynamic district and organization thought leaders as they share ideas for implementing various learning formats, redefining teacher roles, revamping grading practices, and more. Evolving learning models and accelerated digital initiatives create new opportunities to expand how students learn and educators work. It’s also clear that that a more equitable system is needed so all students can succeed in this rapidly changing, globally connected world. As we adapt and advance into the next phase of education, it’s time to accelerate the momentum for reinventing learning. It’s time to innovate to build digitally inclusive and personalized learning experiences where every student thrives.

As the pandemic continues to affect programs and communities across the country, many of you are moving to remote learning for the near future or for the rest of school year. Join Teaching Strategies to learn about our Distance Learning Solution, which offers programs the leading early childhood education solution to ensure each and every child receives a strong foundation for success in school and in life no matter their learning environment.