Events from Public Schools Week 2023

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2:00 -3:15 pm ET

Webinar: Advancing Teaching and Learning-Post-Pandemic

Attendees learned from national leaders how districts, schools and education professionals have been creating the conditions that advance teaching and learning.

Missed the webinar? Watch it on YouTube here.

Moderator: Jill Cook, ASCA Executive Director and LFA Secretary-Treasurer

Panelists Include: David Schuler, AASA Executive Director; Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District; Julia Burgos, Chief of School & Community Relations, Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia; Kevin Dalton, President of the Toledo Federation of Teachers; Meredith Draughn, ASCA, 2023 School Counselor of the Year; Michelle Elia, Ohio Literacy Lead for the Ohio Department of Education; Kristi Swett, NSBA President-elect; Leslie Hu, NEA, Secretary of the United Educators of San Francisco; Carole G. Basile, Dean, Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (AACTE); and Suzan Harris, Principal, Henderson Middle School, Jackson, Georgia and NASSP’s Georgia State Coordinator

Find resources discussed in the webinar here.


Wednesday, March 1, 7:00 - 7:45 pm ET

Twitter Chat: Engaging Your Community #PSW23Engage

School leaders, parents, experts and more joined in a best practice exchange of ideas and promising approaches to strengthen family, school, and community engagement.

Missed the chat? Check out the conversation here.


Thursday, March 2, 2:00 - 3:00 pm. ET

Webinar: The Language of Connection to Build Community Relationships

What do businesses and community leaders need to hear about their local public schools? Attendees learned how teachers, counselors, school board leaders and administrators expand engagement with their communities.

Missed the webinar? Watch it on YouTube here.

Moderator: Randi Weingarten, AFT, President

Panelists include: Stephen Wakefield, Discovery Education, Senior Vice President, Global Communications; Jerry Gallagher, Donovan Group, Partner; and Betty Wilson-McSwain, President, Learning Forward Mississippi affiliate and Assistant Superintendent for Federal Programs and Testing for McComb School District

Find resources discussed in the webinar here.

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