Getting Better @ Getting Better

Wednesday, June 3

Are We Ready to Teach Every Student
to High Standards?

11:00 a.m. ET 10:00 a.m. CT 08:00 a.m. PT

KEYNOTE: How Is Equity Online Different From Equity on the Ground?

David E. Kirkland, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, New York University

One of the missions of culturally responsive-sustaining remote education is that students and teachers become aware of, study, and challenge inequities, as both outgrowths of remote education and features of it. Culturally responsive- sustaining remote education promotes sociopolitical and health agency for students and their families but is also exciting and joyful for students who are seen and loved and therefore can take ownership for their learning.

Followed by a Leader's Discussion with Speakers

  • Almi Abeyta, Superintendent, Chelsea PS

  • Paul Freeman, Superintendent, Guilford PS

  • Aubrey Johnson, Superintendent, New Brunswick PS

  • Patty Paser, Assistant Superintendent, Schenectady City SD

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1:00 p.m. ET 12:00 p.m. CT 10:00 a.m. PT

Student-Centered Routines for Online Inquiry Text Discussions

Lindsay Clare Matsumura, IFL Co-Director and Associate Dean of Academic Programs, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

Cheryl Sandora, IFL Fellow

In this world of online education, teachers are scrambling to find ways to incorporate student-centered instructional routines into their virtual classrooms. In this session, we will share student-centered routines that continue to advance students’ literacy skill development and allow for a more engaging and exciting virtual classroom.

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Online or In‐Person, the Design of Math Intervention Activities Matter

Kristin Klingensmith, IFL Fellow

What kinds of activities can be used online or in-person to provide meaningful tiered math instruction for students with unfinished learning? Join us to explore scaffolded intervention activities designed to provide students with opportunities to think and reason about mathematics—whether they are engaging virtually or in-person.

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