edWebcasts

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Heinemann. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. In this edWeb podcast, scholars Carol Jago, Lorna Simmons, and Dr. JT Torres engage in a dynamic and timely conversation exploring how foundational literacy skills, strategic fluency development, and deep comprehension work in harmony to empower confident, lifelong readers. Listeners gain actionable classroom strategies and insights from diverse educator perspectives to support literacy growth acr...

This edWeb podcast is presented by ERDI. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. Districts across the country are being asked to raise student achievement with complex needs, tight resources, and growing scrutiny. Greenville County Schools (SC) and San Antonio Independent School District (TX) have both seen significant systemwide gains in test scores by focusing on coherent, system-level transformation rather than isolated initiatives. In the first edWeb podcast of Trailblazing Lea...

This edWeb podcast sponsored by Learn It Academic Services. The webinar recording can be accessed here. In this edWeb podcast, listeners explore how small-group teaching fosters differentiation, builds student engagement, and supports academic growth. Through interactive activities and classroom scenarios, teachers leave with actionable strategies to design, manage, and assess small-group instruction that meets the needs of all learners. The presenters address how small-group instruction can ...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Vista. The webinar recording can be accessed here. District administrators and supervisors are uniquely positioned to drive systemwide change that supports equitable literacy outcomes for multilingual learners. This edWeb podcast discussion brings together perspectives from research, policy, district leadership, and instructional approaches. The presenters share: Concrete strategies for systematizing curriculum, instructional models, and teacher supportAppro...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Khan Academy Kids. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Family engagement is one of the highest-leverage ways to accelerate early literacy and math—when it fits real families’ time, languages, and routines. In this edWeb podcast, moderated by Allison Leedie, School Partnerships—Khan Academy Kids and former educator and literacy coach, with guests from School City of Hobart, Lori Anderson, Director of Elementary Curriculum, and Sara Gutierrez, Director...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Robolink, creators of CoDrone EDU. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. What happens when you combine inclusive design with emerging educational technology? CAST’s Take Flight study explored that question, and now YOU can get first access to the study’s impact with actionable recommendations to help any school transform STEM learning. Across 11 states, more than 1,100 middle school students learned to code and fly drones through UDL-aligned les...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by UnboundEd. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. While the free GLEAM® instruction framework—grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful—offers guiding principles and strategies to get to the art of teaching, its not-so-secret power lies in its ability to inform systems. This edWeb podcast invites listeners to look beyond tools and resources to consider how GLEAM shapes mindsets, planning, and leadership. Drawing on years of coaching and co...

This edWeb podcast is hosted by SETDA. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. SETDA, in partnership with ISTE+ASCD, Learning Forward, and FullScale, has developed Improving Professional Learning Systems to Better Support Today’s Educators: How Title II, Part A Offers a Model for State and Local Leadership, a new guide on strengthening state and local systems for edtech and AI professional learning, that was released at the SETDA Leadership Forum on November 5, 2025. In this edWeb ...

This podcast is hosted by edWeb. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Lin-Manuel Miranda has transformed the world of musical storytelling with his giant stage and screen hits: Hamilton, In the Heights, Moana, Encanto, and more. But this Grammy-, Tony-, Emmy-, and Pulitzer-winning songwriter didn’t do it alone. As a new book, Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, argues, Miranda’s success stems not only from innate genius, but from a lifetime of insatiable curiosity and an ov...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by JAR Systems. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. Unlock the full potential of instructional devices as we discuss how strategic technology infrastructure transforms classroom management and student engagement. This edWeb podcast makes a powerful case for rethinking device-charging systems—not just as logistical necessities, but as catalysts for better teaching and learning. By effectively leveraging charging systems, schools can eliminate chao...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Heggerty. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Every teacher has seen it—a student who can’t focus, can’t follow, or can’t find calm enough to learn—no matter how strong the instruction. This edWeb podcast introduces the concept of learning readiness through regulation—how emotional, cognitive, and relational factors shape students’ capacity to access and retain foundational literacy skills. We explore how regulation is the bridge between ability and ...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Age of Learning. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Across the country, too many children begin kindergarten already behind in the skills essential for early reading success. By third grade, the gap only widens—students who start school unprepared are far less likely to meet grade-level expectations and more likely to struggle throughout their academic journey. But what if we could change that trajectory before kindergarten even begins? This edWeb p...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by BookNook. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. As education leaders face increasing pressure to show measurable impact from recovery funding, outcomes-based contracts (OBCs) are emerging as a promising path forward. This edWeb podcast explores how districts and partners are redefining accountability by tying dollars directly to student learning outcomes rather than service delivery. Listeners hear from leaders who are implementing OBCs in real ...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Saga Education. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. New federal guidance opens the door for districts to use school improvement funds to invest in what works—like high-impact tutoring. Join this edWeb podcast to explore how Section 1003(a) funding can support tutoring as a core strategy to improve outcomes in underperforming schools. You hear from district and school leaders who are using this flexible funding to increase learning gains, drive...

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by WordFlight- Foundations in Learning. The webinar recording can be accessed here. For years, the phrase “rich and varied practice” has been used in reading instruction—but often without a clear definition. Explicit, direct instruction is a cornerstone of the Science of Reading, but it is in “rich and varied practice” that students consolidate and generalize their learning so that they can become fluent readers. A systematic approach to rich and varied practic...