College and Career Readiness: A Pathway to Success for All Students

November 21, 2011

Today's college and career standards must prepare students for both college and careers. Recent findings show that approximately 80% of the career oriented students in SREB's network plan to go on to some form of further study and 60% of the students in the SREB network schools enroll in a four-year college.

The College and Career Readiness webinar on November 21, 2011 focused on college and career standards and the merging of career and technical education with college preparation. The Virginia and Kentucky State Departments of Education showcased their college and career readiness plans in the webinar.

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Early Warning Systems: News from the Front

November 9, 2011

The ARCC and SEA staff participated an interactive webinar to learn more about how Early Warning Systems help identify potential dropouts and increase graduation rates. Lessons learned and successes from Virginia, whose system is up and running, were shared. Experts from the ARCC staff and the National High School Center shared information on creating a viable system and provided opportunity for discussion around this important topic.
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College and Career Ready: What Does It Mean for My State's Data System?

November 1, 2011

The ARCC and SEA staff participated in a regional webinar designed to review the Data Quality Campaign's national meeting of local, state, and federal leaders to discuss local demand for information about students' postsecondary success. This was an opportunity for SEAs to offer their state's perspectives on the College and Career Ready initiative, what it means for their data systems, and to share concerns or challenges their state faces.
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State Progress: Transitioning to the Common Core Standards

October 25, 2011

The ARCC and SEA staff participated in a regional webinar to identify current research, strategies, tools, and activities that states are using to transition to the Common Core Standards. SEA/ARCC staff joined Dr. Robert Olson, Program Director of CCSSO; Dr. Jan Sheinker, Sheinker Educational Services, Inc.; Carrie Heath Phillips, Program Director of CAS; and Jim Kroening, Lead Testing/Accountability Consultant for NC DPI. These experts provided the latest information on Common Core Standards from national and state perspectives.
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Enhancing Cultural Knowledge Webinar Series

March - May 2010

The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) at Edvantia is pleased to sponsor this free, three-part webinar series to help North Carolina educators better address the needs of English language learners. Gloria Rockhold, who pioneered the Latino Community Engagement Program in Virginia’s Albemarle County School District, is hosting the webinar series. Rockhold has extensive experience working with English language learners, their families, and the educators who support them. She brings a wealth of knowledge about strategies educators can use to leverage and enhance cultural knowledge to promote student success.
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Gauging Opportunity and Achievement Gaps

March 2, 2010

The ARCC, in conjunction with The Education Trust, presented this Webinar on analyzing achievement gap data. Experts from The Education Trust in Washington, DC, showed how they analyze state, district, and school data with the aim of boosting the achievement of all students and closing the gaps that separate low-income and minority students from other students. The presentation included a discussion of strategies that states can use to help local educators address equity issues and examine opportunities to close achievement gaps. The webinar is of particular interest to staff in state departments of education served by the ARCC.
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Writing Better Grant Proposals Series

December 2009 - January 2010

New education funds, such as those related to Race to the Top, School Improvement Grants, and the Investing in Innovation Fund, are flowing from the federal government to states and ultimately to districts. In order to receive these funds, staff at the state and local levels will have to craft winning grant proposals. In order to help educators in our region plan for and develop better grant applications, the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center sponsored this free webinar series featuring grant-writing expert Deborah Ward.
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NC DPI Webinar: Success for Your LEP Subgroup

January - March, 2009

This webinar series includes an overview of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), a research-based approach for teaching English language learners. When using SIOP, students are taught content, the English language, and learning strategies simultaneously. Learn how SIOP can help limited English proficient (LEP) students, and hear success stories from North Carolina educators who have implemented the model in their schools. In 2008, 86% of LEAs receiving Title III funds did not make AYP for the limited English proficient (LEP) subgroup. Learn how your school can help this group of students succeed! This series is sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC).
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SSoS Spotlight: Substantial School Improvement Series

May, 2008 - April, 2009

This webinar series highlights the work of several state departments of education in developing and implementing statewide systems of support. This series is cosponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) and Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC).
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Cultivating Success: The Changing Context of Rural Education

November, 2008 - March, 2009

This series of three webinars looks at the ways rural schools and districts are changing, and explores how states and districts can help rural schools meet their changing needs. Student enrollment in small rural communities increased by 15% between 2003 and 2005, and rural students now make up 20% of the total student population. The percentage of rural minority students has grown dramatically, such that nearly half of all English language learners (ELLs) live in rural places. However, despite the advantages rural schools offer—meaningful family engagement, community support, and close-knit relationships—they continue to struggle with resource constraints, recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers, and implementation of robust ELL programs. This series is sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC).
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Effecting Change with School Improvement Funds

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

This webinar featured Carlas McCauley from the U.S. Department of Education and Jim Kohlmoos, president of the Knowledge Alliance, describing strategies districts and states are using with increased School Improvement Funds. The panelists answered questions from SEA participants. The webinar was sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) and the Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center (MACC).
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Tennessee Study on Teacher Effectiveness and Teacher Equity

April 10, 2007

This is the second of two webinars for the Tennessee Department of Education sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC). Staff from the Tennessee Department of Education will provide information from a research brief developed by Department staff relating to the equitable distribution of the most effective teachers across the state.
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Equitable Distribution of Highly Qualified Staff: Challenges and Solutions

March 20, 2007

This was the first of two webinars for the Tennessee Department of Education sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) and featuring staff from the National Comprehensive Center on Teacher Quality. (Participants who registered for this event will automatically be registered for the second event scheduled for April 10 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. You do not need to re-register. You are not obligated to participate in the second event.)
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