Leadership Focus: Leading a Program Where Wellness is Contagious

In this webinar, we sat down with Mary Jane Warden of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 to discuss why awareness and communication should be critical components of a district’s cybersecurity and data privacy plan. Districts must educate all the members of their community about safe practices and ensure they know where to look to see what software or apps are approved for use. You’ll learn how an edtech effectiveness system can: Make it easy for teachers, students and families to see what apps are approved for use and which are not (and why); Educate your community on the privacy features of specific edtech apps Support consistent app vetting and review processes with a single pathway to request new products.

Join us for the final installment in our four-part back-to-school series, in which we will recap some of the ideas covered in our first three webinars and show you how they fit together to help you start strong and keep getting stronger as the year goes on.

The Center for Advancing Learning Policy and Practice Summit hosted a panel where top higher education policy and university leaders examined the future of Online Program Management and what it means for institutions. The panel delved into the findings of the recent Government Accountability Office report, “Education Needs to Strengthen Its Approach to Monitoring College’s Arrangements with Online Program Managers.” and charted a path forward.

Momentum for project-based learning (PBL) is building across the United States and internationally as school systems seek better ways to prepare students for college, careers, and citizenship. This shift to student-centered learning puts new demands on teachers. How does their role change with the adoption of PBL? In this interactive webinar, Suzie Boss and John Larmer, coauthors of Project Based Teaching, will unpack the seven teaching practices that set the stage for successful teaching and learning during PBL.