Professional Webinars

WIIIP™: Linking Assessment Results to Individualized Interventions

Barbara Wendling

May 7, 2015

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join us as Barbara Wendling (co-author of the WJ IV^® Interpretation and Instructional Interventions Program™ (WIIIP™)) explores the unique advantages of the latest version of Woodcock-Johnson’s powerful companion to scoring, including a comprehensive database of evidence-based interventions linked to all WJ IV test batteries, comprehension-Knowledge (Gc)-based interventions to help students build vocabulary and background knowledge, and Fluid Reasoning (Gf) interventions utilizing guided practice and immediate feedback.

Using Smart Planner in Go Math!^®

Randi Zito

Monday, March 30, 2015

Duration: 60 Minutes

This webinar will help teachers learn how to schedule resources using GO Math!’s Smart Planner online. The Smart Planner is a valuable resource for helping teachers effectively organize day to day activities.

Lesson Planning in GO Math!

Randi Zito

Monday, March 23, 2015

Duration: 60 Minutes

This webinar will help teachers understand how to organize lesson resources within a limited time frame—by taking advantage of GO Math! resources like Interactive White Board Lessons and the ePlanner.

Online Components in GO Math!

Randi Zito and Melissa Pagano

Monday, March 16, 2015

Duration: 60 Minutes

This webinar will train teachers on how to navigate GO Math!’s various online components, including the dynamic Teacher Edition, Assessment Resources and RTI Materials.

Principles to Action

Matt Larson

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Duration: 30 Minutes

In this webinar we will examine the characteristics of effective math techniques and how to successfully implement them in the classroom. In addition, this webinar is designed to build confidence in the process of navigating a focused and robust curriculum model that transcends various types of educational institutions—from private, to parochial, to charter, and beyond.

RTI Webinar

Lissa Pijanowski and Chris Weber

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Duration: 60 Minutes

In addition to professional development coaching and supports, RTI Roadmap experts and authors provide a wealth of resources, products, and services in the areas of assessment (universal screeners, diagnostics, progress monitoring tools, and common assessments), as well as curriculum and interventions. In this webinar, Dr. Chris Weber and Dr. Lissa Pijanowski explore how leaders can create structures to support academic and behavioral interventions in districts and schools. Particular attention is given to the methods and theory introduced in a newly released book that Mr. Weber co-authored, RTI Roadmap for School Leaders.

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The Importance of Equity in Assessments: The Development of Logramos, a Comprehensive Assessment of Achievement in Spanish

Reyna Hensley, Lupina Vela, and Stefan Nikolov

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

This webinar explores the importance of equity in group-administered assessments in Spanish. Our presenters discuss the key factors, such as cultural relevance and sensitivity, and the methodology that informed development of Logramos^® as an instrument to fully assess the achievement of Spanish-speaking students who are acquiring English.

Authentic Performance Tasks

Dr. Debb Oliver

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Duration: 30 Minutes

Dr. Debb Oliver has 25 years of professional experience in the field of education. Join her for an insightful webinar where she’ll explore how to develop an understanding of performance tasks, examine the rubrics for assessing student proficiency, and introduce practical tools to effectively drive task and instruction.

Utilizing easyCBM within an RtI Framework

Troy Loker

Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Troy Loker, Ph.D. is a school psychologist in a large Florida school district and currently serves as a district-level Response to Intervention (RtI) Facilitator.  He has been serving as the district’s easyCBM™ Coordinator, responsible for managing the development of trainings and technical assistance to improve the utility and fidelity of easyCBM usage across the district.  Most recently, Dr. Loker was elected President (2014–2015) of the Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP).  In this webinar, Troy will share his insights and experiences with regard to implementing easyCBM as a district-wide progress-monitoring tool within an RtI framework.

Academic Language for Long-Term English Learners

Dr. Yvonne Freeman and Dr. David Freeman

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Dr. Yvonne Freeman and Dr. David Freeman share teacher stories and classroom pictures to demonstrate how teachers can use specific strategies and organize materials to develop both the academic language and the content knowledge of different types of English learners. Particular attention is given to developing academic language for long-term English learners.

Planning a Personalized Learning Initiative (Webinar 1 of 3)

Jose Dotres, Chief Academic Officer, Broward County Public Schools, FL
Dr. Jeanine Gendron, Director, STEM & Instructional Resources, Broward County Public Schools, FL
Angela Coluzzi, Director, Network Integration, Broward County Public Schools, FL
John Dragoon, Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Please join HMH and the Center for Digital Education as we hear from Broward County Public School leaders about their vision for the future of education in their district. This will be the first of three webinars that will look at planning a bold digital initiative, assessing its success, and how to build a program that can scale across the district. In this first session, we will discuss the genesis of the Digital 5: Pathways to Personalized Learning Initiative program from vision to plan and identify some educational challenges that BCPS leaders were trying to solve.

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Implementing a Personalized Learning Pilot (Webinar 2 of 3)

Tom Ryan, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education, Former CIO, Albuquerque Public Schools
Dr. Jeanine Gendron, Director, STEM and Instructional Resources, Broward County Public Schools, FL
Rick Rodriquez, Principal, Sea Castle Elementary School, FL
Mark Narkier, Director, Office of School Performance & Accountability, Broward County Public Schools, FL
Gale Teegarden, Strategic Account Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Please join HMH and the Center for Digital Education as we hear how Broward County Public Schools prepared their district for the Digital 5: Pathways to Personalized Learning Initiative, which is a program involving approximately 3,200 Grade 5 students and their teachers from 27 elementary schools across the District utilizing laptops, digital resources, online instructional materials, and other learning tools to maximize student learning.

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Partnering for Success (Webinar 3 of 3)

Tom Ryan, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education, Former CIO, Albuquerque Public Schools
Dr. Jeanine Gendron, Director, STEM and Instructional Resources, Broward County Public Schools, FL
Nicole Melander, Senior VP - Digital Strategy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lora Eckler, Account Executive, Southeast Education Sales, Lenovo
Randy Reina, Director of Marketing, Education Curricula & Alliances, Intel Corporation
Lori Gerstein Ramsey, Ed.D, Senior Research Associate, Metis Associates

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Please join HMH and the Center for Digital Education as we hear Broward County Public School leaders and their partners discuss how they plan to scale and grow their Digital 5: Pathways to Personalized Learning Initiative. This is the third webinar in the Digital 5 series.

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High School Math and the Common Core: A Preview of What's To Come! (AGA)

Dr. Tim Kanold

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Dr. Tim Kanold shares his insight and research on how the Common Core State Standards affect high school mathematics instruction. Tim also shares his wealth of experience with participants on what they can do now to prepare for CCSS. The second half of the webinar includes a preview of the new Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 series. The program alignment to CCSS, program philosophy, innovative scope and sequence, lesson walkthrough, and assessment connections will be highlighted.

High School Math and the Common Core: A Preview of What's To Come! (Integrated Mathematics)

Dr. Tim Kanold

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Dr. Tim Kanold shares his insight and research on how the Common Core State Standards affect high school mathematics instruction. Tim also shares his wealth of experience with participants on what they can do now to prepare for CCSS. The second half of the webinar includes a preview of the new Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Integrated Mathematics 1, 2, 3 series. The program alignment to CCSS, program philosophy, innovative scope and sequence, lesson walkthrough, and assessment connections will be highlighted.

easyCBM is the right choice for RTI

Dr. Julie Alonzo and Dr. Gerald Tindal

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join easyCBM™ authors and researchers from the University of Oregon, Dr. Alonzo and Dr. Tindal, as they explore the features that make easyCBM the optimal choice for districts and schools seeking a high-quality, research-based system to support RTI implementation. Participants are offered a sneak preview of the exciting new Interventions interface that will be added to the system on August 1, 2014, as well as a more general overview of the design considerations informed by field-based practitioners and research on curriculum-based measures, data-based decision-making, and Response to Intervention.

An Introduction to the Woodcock-Johnson^® IV

Dr. Fredrick Schrank

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Duration: 60 Minutes

Join Dr. Fredrick A. Schrank—author team leader for Woodcock-Johnson^®—as he walks us through the thinking behind the new WJ IV, available this June. Learn how the WJ IV is organized into three independent, complementary, and co-normed batteries: the WJ IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities, the WJ IV Tests of Achievement, and the new WJ IV Tests of Oral Language. You will see firsthand how these three batteries can be used independently, or together in any combination, to accurately assess student strengths and weaknesses.

Using Differentiation to Meet the Rigor of the CCSS

Dr. Michael Opitz

Thursday, April 10, 2014 and Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Duration: 45 Minutes each part

As part of a larger three-webinar series, this two-part presentation focuses on “Using Differentiation to Meet the Rigor of the CCSS.” Here, Dr. Opitz will discuss four key strategies—with real-life applications—so you walk away with the tools you need to help you meet the needs of every student as intended and required by the new standards.

Using Joyous Effort to Engage Learners in the Common Core Era

Dr. Michael Opitz

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Duration: 45 Minutes

During this first session of a three-webinar series, Dr. Michael Opitz discusses how to leverage joy to facilitate mastery and effectively differentiate instruction in the Common Core era. In “Using Joyous Effort to Engage Learners in the Common Core Era,” you’ll hear a brand new perspective about the power of joy in learning, as well as take a critical look at close reading, when you should use it, and when you shouldn't. Recapture joy in the classroom and meet the standards while doing it!