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Gettin' in the Groove with Google Gemini
Gettin' in the Groove with Google Gemini
Date: August 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: No Cost
Location: ESCWR, Room 106
Point of Contact: Melissa Becerra (mbecerra@escwr.org)
Description: This session builds on foundational AI literacy and responsible use to prepare for effective instructional implementation. Beyond basic automation, you’ll use Gemini and NotebookLM as powerful partners in lesson design, personalized feedback, differentiated support, and instructional practice—ensuring AI adds genuine value to the classroom, your workflow, and student outcomes.
Session Highlights:
-Master the "how" and "why" of AI while navigating data privacy, academic integrity, & effective use.
-Use Gemini and NotebookLM to personalize the learning experience with teacher-selected materials
-Get prepped for the official Gemini Certified Educator credential; attendees have the option to take the certification exam free of charge.
Registration: Register Here
Attendance & Engagement Forum
Attendance & Engagement Forum
Date: August 25, 2026 (Session 1)
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cost: No Cost
Location: ESCWR, Room 100
Point of Contact: Melissa Becerra (mbecerra@escwr.org)
Description: Level up your district’s attendance strategy. This fast-paced opening session moves beyond basic compliance to help teams build a roadmap for improved student presence. We’ll cover the "must-haves"—including State Model Guides, Board-approved policies, and Dashboard data—before diving into the daily logistics that matter most.
Come prepared to tackle:
Policy in Practice: Bring a copy of your Board-Approved Attendance Policy for a collaborative review and alignment check.
Systems: Organizing effective Attendance Teams and streamlined documentation.
Solutions: Managing missed work and brainstorming meaningful consequences.
The Shift: Bridging the gap between tracking attendance and fostering true student engagement.
Leave with a clear action plan to drive attendance and keep students connected to the classroom.
Note: We will conclude this session with a collaborative discussion to help shape the topics and priorities for our future forum dates.
Beyond the Report Card
Beyond the Report Card
Date: September 18, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: No Cost
Location: ESCWR, Room 106
Point of Contact: Melissa Solema (msolema@escwr.org)
Description: Aligning Data Systems, Building Strategy, Driving Progress
Following the targeted September 15th state release, unpack your district's report card data in an action-oriented, collaborative session. District leadership teams are highly encouraged to bring their EMIS Coordinator to review data systems and strategically align collection processes.
Bring your core leadership team, including District Admin Teams, Data/Assessment Leads, Instructional Leaders, and your EMIS Coordinator.
Teams will engage in guided data exploration and participate in dedicated strategic planning sessions with consultants targeting CCWMR, Early Literacy, and Gap components.
What to Expect
Discuss report card updates, and state and regional trends.
Explore your district data through hands-on, guided review and targeted strategic planning breakouts focused on CCWMR, Early Literacy, and Gap components.
Collaborate across districts to connect, share insights, and engage with regional leaders.
Registration: Register Here
Beyond the Worksheet - Stretch Math Learning for All
Beyond the Worksheet - Stretch Math Learning for All
Date: September 29, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost: No Cost
Location: ESCWR, Room 106
Point of Contact: Melissa Becerra (mbecerra@escwr.org)
Description: Every classroom has students who finish early, grasp concepts instantly, or crave a deeper challenge—whether they are formally identified as gifted or simply ready for more. How do we meet their needs without creating "extra" work for ourselves? During this session, you will practice the "High-Floor, High-Ceiling" approach, creating tasks that offer infinite "stretch" for advanced thinkers. Participants will also explore how to use Artificial Intelligence and Ohio’s iMTSS framework to design math instruction that has no "ceiling." We will move away from "more problems" and toward "deeper thinking" for every student in your room.
Seeing the Story: Systems, Data, and Strategic Action
Seeing the Story: Systems, Data, and Strategic Action
Dates: 10/7/2026, 11/4/2026, 12/2/2026, 1/20/2027, 2/24/2027
Time: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: No Cost
Location: ESCWR, Room 106
Point of Contact: Melissa Solema (msolema@escwr.org)
Description: This five-part cohort series bridges the gap between academic intent, classroom practice, and the technical systems driving Ohio’s accountability metrics. Moving beyond a reactive review of final grades, teams will achieve true two-way alignment: ensuring internal student-level data collections accurately reflect classroom efforts, while using real-time state reporting to drive targeted instructional adjustments.
To maximize impact, each session is deliberately scheduled to collide with critical state data drops, preview windows, and EMIS verification cycles. Cohorts will actively navigate state-level repositories to audit and correct live data before submission deadlines lock, ensuring that compliance accurately reflects and supports a healthy Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Leadership teams are highly encouraged to attend alongside their EMIS Coordinators.
Session 1:
How do we bridge the gap between instructional goals and state data collection?
Following the mid-September report card release, teams will evaluate their cross-functional data structures and use state portals to build a synchronized instructional-reporting master calendar that defines when the District MTSS Leadership Team must review systemic Tier 1 data trends.
Session 2:
Are our reading diagnostics and intervention tracking systems accurately reflecting student growth?
Timed with the close of the Fall 3rd Grade ELA assessment window, teams will audit K-3 literacy streams by crosswalking local diagnostics with official state reports to ensure that classroom-level MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3 reading interventions are properly documented on state-mandated Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans (RIMPs).
Session 3:
Where are we losing critical fractions of points within our district demographic metrics?
Aligning with the late autumn release of updated EVAAS growth projections, teams will deconstruct the mathematical calculations behind Performance Index targets to deploy systemic Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) tailored to explicit student subgroups.
Session 4:
Are we systematically capturing every credential, enlistment, and college credit earned by our high school students?
Positioned during the midyear student EMIS collection, teams will audit local graduation pipelines and use state readiness reports to build an MTSS secondary early-warning system that flags and interventions for students missing critical pathway markers.
Session 5:
How do we convert these technical data configurations into daily, sustainable classroom practices?
Strategically scheduled just prior to spring assessment windows and the state Roster Verification window, teams will complete a practical district action plan that hardwires integrated data insights directly into building-level MTSS meeting structures, including Teacher-Based Teams (TBTs) and Building Leadership Teams (BLTs).
Registration: Register Here
Ohio Math Connections
Ohio Math Connections
Dates: 10/30/2026, 12/11/2026, 3/12/2027, and 5/14/2027
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cost: No Cost
Location: Virtual Events
Point of Contact: Frank Carraher (fcarraher@escwr.org)
Description: Ohio Math Connections is a professional network designed to keep educators and administrators informed and connected around mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will engage with the latest state updates, explore instructional best practices, and collaborate with peers to strengthen math education across districts. This network provides a space to bridge policy and classroom practice, ensuring every student benefits from high-quality, standards-aligned math instruction.
1. Ohio Math Connections
Linking state updates to classroom practice
Connecting educators, policy, and practice in mathematics
Your hub for Ohio math updates and instructional strategies
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