Public Schools Week 2022 Webinars & Resources

CHECK OUT THESE EVENTS AND RECORDINGS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2022

Watch all of the Public Schools Week 2022 events on Youtube.

Find resources mentioned during the Public Schools Week webinars below.

CONGRESS DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF FEB. 21-25, 2022, AS “PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK.” VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THE CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION.

  • History can serve as a powerful learning tool. To better understand schools and envision the future of education, Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association (NEA) and Carol Lee, President of the National Academy of Education, and Professor Emeritus of Education at Northwestern University will guide us through a look at education’s history and evolution.

    The webinar will be moderated by Dan Domenech, Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and feature messages from U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and U.S. Representative for the state of Virginia, the Honorable Robert (Bobby) Scott.

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  • COVID-19 continues to change the face of education, impacting teaching and learning, and exposing inadequacies and inequities in our education systems. In this session a panel of public education exemplars—experts and practitioners from the field—discuss public schools' responses to the pandemic’s immediate and long-term challenges.

    Moderator:

    Richard Long, Executive Director, Learning First Alliance

    Panelists include:

    Linda Chen, Board Member, Learning Forward

    Frank Henderson, President-elect, National School Boards Association

    Beth Houf, 2022 NASSP National Principal of the Year, National Association of Secondary School Principals

    Anna King, President, National Parent Teacher Association

    Nicole Kirby, President, National School Public Relations Association

    Steve Langford, Board Chair of CoSN, Consortium for School Networking

    Ann Elisabeth Larson, Professor, University of Louisville, and Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

    Alma Lopez, 2022 School Counselor of the Year, American School Counselor Association

    Turquoise LeJeune Parker, NEA Director from North Carolina, National Education Association

    Michelle Reid, 2021 AASA National Superintendent of the Year, AASA, The School Superintendents Association

    Paul Wenger, President, National Association of Elementary School Principals

    Jennifer Wolfe, New York State Teacher of the Year, American Federation of Teachers

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  • Have Americans' views about public education changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? What about their opinions of their local public schools? In this session, we will learn about the findings of three leading public education, public opinion polls and discuss what the data means for our state and local education and community leaders.

    Panelists include:

    Bill Bushaw, Learning First Alliance

    Kate Clabaugh, Director of Government Affairs, National Parent Teacher Association

    Noelle Ellerson Ng, Associate Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association

    Amanda Karhuse, Director of Advocacy, National Association of Secondary School Principals

    Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking, CoSN

    Princess R. Moss, Vice President, National Education Association

    Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers

    Closing remarks:

    Richard Long, Executive Director, Learning First Alliance

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  • Amid the challenges and uncertainties students may experience due to the pandemic or other causes, providing them with safe, equitable, and engaging learning environments requires understanding and supporting their whole health and growth. In this session, our experts will discuss research-based approaches and practices to promote students’ social, emotional, and academic development.

    Opening and closing remarks:

    Richard Long, Executive Director, Learning First Alliance

    Panelists include:

    Pamela Cantor, MD, Turnaround for Children

    Alma Lopez, MA, 2022 School Counselor of the Year, American School Counselor Association

    David Osher, Ph.D., Vice President, and Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research (AIR)

    Christopher Seeley, MSW, American Psychiatric Association Foundation

    April D. Turner, Ph.D., 2022 School Psychologist of the Year, National Association of School Psychologists

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