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To access and register available recorded presentations, please visit our ICYMI Webinars webpage!
Hear from some of your favorite speakers below and then click on the registration button to gain access to their past recordings before they expire!
Register Your School For Any Missed Webinar Recordings!
What It Means to be
Black in White Spaces
Presenter: Julie Lythcott-Haims
Registration and Recording available until February 28, 2021
Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Heroes,
Holidays & Heritage Months
Presenter: Kasey Taylor, Latin School of Chicago & Harvard’s Project Zero Classroom Institute
Registration and Recording available until February 15, 2021
Learning Bridge webinars are an accessible and affordable form of professional development. Registration is per-school, giving your entire community access to the live and recorded versions. Webinars (which range from 60-90 minutes) take place via Zoom. Participants can listen (via computer, tablet, phone, etc.), view speaker presentations, and post questions in real time. Recorded sessions can be replayed for future listening.
ISACS will be developing an exciting line-up of webinars for faculty, administrators, trustees, and parents to THRIVE IN 2020-21 – whether your school is fully remote, hybrid, or in-person. We will continually add topics that are responsive to constantly changing circumstances in the educational landscape. Please check back periodically and keep your member school information current as ISACS will continue to send important updates via email.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2020-21:
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org or Jacob Isaac at jacob@isacs.org.
ISACS does not provide refunds for Learning Bridge or Tech Tuesday webinars.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org or Jacob Isaac at jacob@isacs.org.
Join other independent school parents for 4 evening sessions to help you support your children in these challenging circumstances. Hear from leading experts about your child’s social/ emotional, executive function and other learning needs while also learning how to speak with your children about race.
Audience
For parents and caregivers as well as faculty and administrators at independent schools.
Time
Live webinars will take place via Zoom, 6:30-7:30 pm central/7:30-8:30 pm eastern.
Registration Fees/Details
ISACS, in partnership with Google for Education and Educational Collaborators, was able to offer Tech Tuesday Webinars: 11 one-hour webinars via Zoom from October 2020-February 2021. Registration is still available and is only $25/webinar per-school - giving your entire community access to the recordings of Tech Tuesday webinars (password protected) until June 30, 2021.
The following webinars are for reference & archival purposes, and are no longer available for access, with the exception of The ISACS Accreditation Webinar (September 2019).
Presenter: Jeff Utecht, Educational Consultant
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm central/4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern
NEW EXTENSION DATE: REGISTRATION & RECORDING
Now Available Until November 30, 2020
Audience: Faculty and Administrators, K-12
Video is an essential part of a distance learning plan. Not only is video essential to distance learning it is research-based instructional best practice in the age of the Internet. We are teaching a media first generation. A generation who has grown up using video to learn. It's time we take control of this new way of learning and apply it to our current situation and into our future classrooms. This webinar will focus on the research behind creating instructional videos as an educator and why they are an essential piece of any distance learning puzzle. In addition, we will discuss how having students create video is more powerful than any other medium to document learning and growth. Video Killed the Radio Star and now it's going to kill direct instruction.
Jeff Utecht is an educational consultant who has supported schools in implementing both emergency distance learning as well as sustainable blended-learning environments for over 15 years. In 2011 Jeff was invited to Washington D.C. to work with the State Department in developing distance-learning systems for international schools globally. During the COVID-19 crisis, Jeff supported the State of Washington and over 170 school districts and 10,000 educators in successfully managing emergency distance learning strategies that lead to a long-term blended-learning environment.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Peg Dawson
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm central/4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern
NEW EXTENSION DATE: REGISTRATION & RECORDING
Now Available Until November 30, 2020
Audience: Faculty, Administrators & Parents (including general education and special education teachers, administrators, and support staff such as school psychologists, OTs, and speech pathologists)
When thinking about what schools and teachers do, we tend to focus on the content they teach: reading, math, English, history, science, foreign languages, etc. But without executive skills, students’ ability to master that content and to demonstrate mastery is limited. If the pandemic has exposed anything, it has shown both educators and parents that the skills required to execute tasks are integral to learning and can no longer be overlooked. This presentation will briefly review those skills and then focus on how they can be explicitly taught by embedding them in lessons and routines, whether students are being taught in person or remotely.
Dr. Peg Dawson has over 40 years of clinical practice, and has worked with thousands of children and teens who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written numerous books on this topic for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, among them Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits. Dawson is also a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association, and is a recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Price:
ISACS members: $25.00
Nonmembers: $50.00
Presenter: Jeff Utecht, Educational Consultant
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm central/4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern
NEW EXTENSION DATE: REGISTRATION & RECORDING
Now Available Until November 30, 2020
Audience: Faculty and Administrators, Grades 4-12
This webinar will focus on using Google Apps in the classroom with students, grades 4-12. This free educational service encompasses a powerful set of tools that are revolutionizing education. Combining these tools with other free Google products like Google Maps and Google Earth only enhances the learning for students. Join Jeff Utecht, a Google Certified Trainer in a hands-on session providing real lessons you can use in classroom now as we discuss how Google Apps changes the learning environment. From science notebooks to collaborative notes and classroom newspapers we’ll get our hands dirty with what these powerful tools have to offer. Participants will need a Google Account.
Jeff Utecht is an educational consultant who has supported schools in implementing both emergency distance learning as well as sustainable blended-learning environments for over 15 years. In 2011 Jeff was invited to Washington D.C. to work with the State Department in developing distance-learning systems for international schools globally. During the COVID-19 crisis, Jeff supported the State of Washington and over 130 school districts in successfully managing emergency distance learning strategies that lead to a long-term blended-learning environment.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Tim Wise, Anti-racist Educator & Author
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm central/4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern
Registration and Recording available until December 31, 2020
Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Trustees & Parents
Amid the largest racial justice uprising in American history, educators are wondering how to address issues of inequity, systemic racism and white privilege, and exploring how these issues play out in school and the broader society. In this webinar, we will discuss the role of systemic racism in education from kindergarten through college, and how inequality of access, implicit racial bias, white privilege, and institutional practices which educators often take for granted, all contribute to racial injustice. We will also explore policies, practices, and procedures that can begin to build more equitable institutions, undermine those biases and provide transformative education for all students.
Tim Wise is among the nation’s most prominent anti-racism educators and authors. He has spent the past 25 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1500 college and high school campuses, at hundreds of professional and academic conferences, to dozens of corporations, and to community groups across the country about issues of systemic racism and methods for dismantling racial inequity in their institutions. Wise is the author of nine books, including his forthcoming essay collection, Dispatches from the Race War, due out in December. Other books include Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority and his highly acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, Wise has contributed chapters or essays to over 30 additional books and his writings are taught in colleges and universities across the nation. Wise appears regularly on CNN and MSNBC and has appeared on ABC’s 20/20 and Nightline, as well as CBS Sunday Morning and 48 Hours. He graduated from Tulane University and received antiracism training from the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond in New Orleans.
10/28 Webinar Registration Fee:
ISACS members: $50.00 per school
Nonmembers: $75.00 per school
Presenter: Kristen Farrington, Chaplain, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm central/4:00 – 5:00 pm eastern
Registration and Recording available until November 30, 2020
Audience: Faculty & Administrators, Middle & Upper School
In the last six months our schools have faced incredible challenges: responding to safe school opening, the pandemic, and the national calls for racial justice and equity. We are just weeks away from one of the most contentious elections in recent memory and many school leaders are putting plans in place to help their communities navigate the election season during this polarizing time. Farrington will provide suggestions for what schools can plan in the few weeks before the election, on election day, and after the election. She also will discuss strategies for fostering healthy and respectful dialogue in the classroom and broader school community.
Kristen Farrington is upper school Chaplain at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, VA. Previously, Farrington was the executive director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute where she worked closely with the president of the Freedom Forum Institute to fulfill the mission of the center. From 2012 to 2016, Farrington was head of programs and partnerships for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in the United States. Previously, Farrington served as chaplain and department chair of religious studies at St. Paul’s School for Girls in Baltimore and St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, Md. Prior, she served as clergy in parishes in Florida, California, and New York. For over two decades, Farrington has engaged in interfaith communities as religious leader, educator, dialogue specialist, and consultant. She is an awarded graduate of Yale Divinity School (M.Div.) and Phi Beta Kappa.
Price:
ISACS members: $25.00/per school
Nonmembers: $50.00/per school
Presenter: Alex Inman & Shandor Simon
Thursday, September 19, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Administrators
Independent schools reported a 90% increase in negative impacts as a result of cybersecurity incidents between 2017 and 2018. While the IT department can be an important ally, this work must be managed by senior leadership and should be part of a broader risk management strategy. Hear about challenges independent schools have experienced and learn to develop a strategy and road map to address these risks.
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Alex Inman is the founder of Educational Collaborators (EC), a global edtech consulting and professional learning firm. EC is a partner of companies such as Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, HP, CDWG, Best Buy and others. A 20 year veteran of independent schools, Alex has been a classroom teacher, edtech coordinator, and CIO. In 2012, The National School Board Association named Inman as the first independent school educator on their “20 to Watch” list of national education leaders. |
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Shandor Simon serves as the director of technology at the Latin School of Chicago. In his tenure at Latin, Simon has focused on technology infrastructure, databases, technical support, educational technology, and computer science. He led the effort to build a JK-12 Computer Science program and create a Makerspace. Prior to joining Latin in 1999, he worked at the University of Chicago, including four years at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools where he was the first full-time technology employee and built the Information Systems department from the ground up. He serves on the board of the Lake Michigan Area Independent Schools (LMAIS), the CybatiWorks Advisory Board, and the Blackbaud K-12 Advisory Board. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Mark Crotty & Claudia Daggett
Monday, September 23, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
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Claudia Daggett joined ISACS as executive director in 2014 and, in this role, frequently serves as counsel to heads and board chairs. She began her independent school career as a teacher at The Prairie School (WI) and has served in a variety of leadership roles including head of school at Friends Academy (MA), executive director of the Elementary School Heads Association, and independent school consultant with Gregory Floyd & Associates. She has contributed articles to The Trustees' Letter and The Heads' Letter and a chapter to the latest edition of the NAIS Head Search Handbook. In 2018, she earned a governance consultant certificate from BoardSource.
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NWAIS Executive Director Mark Crotty has worked on governance challenges from multiple angles. As head of St. John’s Episcopal School, he spearheaded an extensive revamping of his school’s structures, practices, and by-laws to bring them in line with current best thinking in governance. From the other perspective, he also helped St. Christopher’s Montessori School establish its first board, then becoming its initial chair. Bridging those two experiences, during his service on the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the Southwest Association of Episcopal Schools boards and standards committees, along with several accreditation teams, Mark addressed a variety of governance situations. |
Presenter: Dawn Klus
Thursday, September 26, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
This webinar is complimentary for ISACS Members and available upon request by emailing Jacob Isaac at jacob@isacs.org.
Audience: Faculty * Administrators
Schools in their final year (7 or 10) and Year 1 of the accreditation cycle should plan for the crucial work during the first years of the accreditation cycle that results in school improvement. Tasks to complete in Years 1 and 2 of the accreditation cycle include: hosting the kick-off visit, creating the steering committee, conducting the school community survey, reviewing governing body tasks, updating curriculum documentation, and planning for the visiting team. This webinar would be helpful for heads, steering committee chairs, and anyone playing a key role in the accreditation process.
Dawn Jenkins Klus
Director of Accreditation at ISACS
Please note the recording of this webinar will be available via a password protected link until June 30, 2020. Did you miss the live webinar but still want to access the recording? Just complete registration and ISACS will send you an email with details on how to access the recording.
Price:
ISACS members: $0.00
Nonmembers: $65.00
Presenter: Alison Park
Thursday, October 10, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators * Trustees
Learn about socioeconomic (SE) diversity: what it does—and doesn’t mean, and why SE diversity is vital for independent schools, which are historically founded on socioeconomic homogeneity. With an understanding of why and what we’re talking about, we’ll overview guiding principles and practices, issues to consider, and essential questions for schools that don’t just “want to be more diverse,” but are committed to evolving as institutions and communities where socioeconomically diverse students, families, and employees can thrive.
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Alison Park is the founder of Blink Consulting. Since 2005, Blink has collaborated with over 100 schools to help create communities where all children, youth, and adults can thrive. In addition, Park has facilitated at numerous conferences, including NAIS’ Annual Conference and PoCC; partnered with educational access and other youth-focused organizations; and served on Park Day School (CA) board of trustees. She currently serves on the Mosaic Project advisory board and the SMART program’s board of directors. Before Blink, she taught for 13 years in the public, non-profit, and private sectors, including Marin Academy and Head-Royce middle school both in CA. She earned her BA at Yale University and two master’s degrees at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Greg Bamford
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators
Many schools are developing Portraits of a Graduate to communicate the enduring, transdisciplinary mindsets and skills with which their students will leave. By developing a Portrait, you can have a tool for internal decision-making and for external communications. How can you best develop a Portrait, communicate it, and use it to move your school forward? Hear the research, lessons learned, and how the Portrait has been used in different schools. Connections to the work of the Mastery Transcript Consortium also will be explored. Leave with ideas for Portrait development, communications, and implementation into academic programs. This webinar is for all involved in formulating or implementing a Portrait of a Graduate as well as communications officers interested in sharing Portraits with internal and external audiences.
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Greg Bamford is associate head of school for strategy and innovation at Charles Wright Academy (WA). He has worked in independent schools as a teacher, coach, administrator, consultant, and parent. He is a co-founder of Leadership+Design, a nonprofit that supports educational innovation and leadership development in schools. He was previously head of school at the Watershed School (CO). During his time at Watershed, enrollment grew by 82%. Bamford and a team of collaborators co-founded the Traverse Conference on real-world learning. He has spoken at education conferences as well as written for Independent School magazine, Net Assets, and The Yield. You can find him on Twitter @gregbamford and his blog at gregbamford.education. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Eddie Moore, Jr.,
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators * Parents * Trustees
Who is allowed to say the N!gga(er) word? What do we do/say when it is said in our classrooms, hallways, practice fields, dinner table, cafeterias, and residence halls? Ignoring the word is not an option anymore. Participants will be challenged to examine their personal and professional histories with the word and consider the ramifications of casual or uninformed usage of a powerful and troublesome word.
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Eddie Moore, Jr., PhD started America & MOORE, LLC to provide comprehensive diversity, privilege, and leadership trainings and is featured in the film I’m not Racist….Am I? He is the founder and program director for the White Privilege Conference and founded The Privilege Institute. Moore is also co-founder of the online journal Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, coeditor of Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice: 15 Stories, The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys, The Diversity Consultant Cookbook: Preparing for the Challenge, and Teaching Brilliant and Beautiful Black Girls. Previously, Moore served as director of diversity at Brooklyn Friends School (NY) and The Bush School (WA). For more information, visit eddiemoorejr.com. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Ed Hollinger
Thursday, November 14, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Administrators (heads of school, division directors, leadership teams, & aspiring leaders)
The ideal leadership team consists of highly talented individuals in their respective areas of expertise. This doesn’t necessarily mean the team functions well together. Egos, blindspots, miscommunications, and divergent styles of leading and working together often get in the way and derail a team from being its best. Explore research-tested tools and insightful strategies to unlock the true potential of a well-functioning team; a team whose best days are ahead.
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Edward Hollinger is an educational leader and consultant specializing in transitional leadership, team development, and professional coaching. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations discover and develop their best professional selves. Hollinger holds a masters in educational leadership from Temple University and is certified in organizational change and leadership coaching from Northwestern University. He has led numerous schools throughout the country as their interim head of school. In addition, he leads workshops and consults with teams using a strength-based approach to building strong teams and establishing best-self practices. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Lisa Wright
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators * Parents (early childhood & lower school)
One of the greatest treasures is a glimpse into the thought process of innovative thinkers. We pour over Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and are drawn in by Beatrix Potter’s sketchbooks. We are captivated by drawings and doodles of children as their imaginations and what-ifs take shape. Yet, for digital natives, time is seized by electronic apps while crayons, markers, and colored pencils are less present. Children, who once sketched with abandon, now navigate electronic palettes that effortlessly generate a depiction that meets the creator’s expectations. Current research demonstrates that drawing increases memory, engenders complex thinking, regulates emotions, and fosters unexpected connections. Learn how sketching, doodling, and diagramming enhance children’s visual, kinesthetic, and semantic pathways. Be inspired to put a sketchbook and writing implements in children's hands.
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Lisa Wright, EdD serves as the director of The Hollingworth Center, a program within the department of curriculum and teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. Under Wright’s leadership the Center develops model programs and offers enriched educational services for graduate students, educators, and children. She is also on the faculty in the department of curriculum and teaching at Teachers College, teaches graduate courses, supervises student teachers, and co-directs an summer institute for teachers and administrators on responsive curriculum and pedagogy. She holds a masters in educational theater from New York University and a doctorate in curriculum and teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. Wright taught in private and public schools at the elementary and secondary levels prior to coming to Teachers College and she presents and consults with education institutions internationally. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Lisa Damour
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty, Administrators & Parents
Damour will cover the key points from her New York Times best-selling book Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls. This webinar will consider new and age-old causes of stress and anxiety in girls--both at the level of individual relationships and broad cultural forces--and offer concrete strategies that adults can implement to protect girls and young women from toxic pressure. This webinar is for parents and all who work with girls ages 10 through young adulthood.
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Lisa Damour, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, teacher, speaker, and consultant. Damour writes the monthly adolescence column for the New York Times and is a regular contributor at CBS News. She serves as a senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University and as the executive director of Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls. She is the author of two New York Times best-selling books: Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls. For more information, visit drlisadamour.com. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Homa Tavangar
Thursday, January 16, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators * Trustees
How can we speak up with courage and confidence as an ally and supporter of equity and inclusion? Have you witnessed an aggression or micro-aggression and felt frozen to speak up? During this webinar, learn key principles, techniques, and talking points for embracing, not avoiding, the difficult conversations around differences, whether with students, community, or colleagues.
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Homa Tavangar is the author of the Global Kids activity cards, Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World, and The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners and co-author of the three-book series Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners with Yong Zhao. She is co-founder of the Oneness Lab and consultant for NBC Sprout Channel’s animated children’s program, Nina’s World. Tavangar has served as adviser to organizations including Quiet Revolution, Disney Channel, the Pulitzer Center, National Education Association Global Learning Fellows, and US and international schools and contributed to Edutopia, National Geographic Edu, Huffington Post, PBS, and EducationWeek. She was born in Iran, was raised in the Midwest, and has lived on four continents, and her heritage includes four world religions. For more information, visit growingupglobal.net and onenesslab.com. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Peg Dawson
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators
Executive skills are critical to the acquisition of academic skills, but, more importantly, they are the skills students need to get things done. Skills such as task initiation, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization, and goal-directed persistence are critical to school success. Some students seem to acquire executive skills naturally, but many students struggle. Dawson, co-author of the books, Smart but Scattered and Smart but Scattered Teens, will provide an overview of these essential skills and will suggest three strategies teachers can use to help students of all ages grow their executive skills. This webinar is for K-12.
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In over 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Peg Dawson has worked with thousands of children and teens who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written numerous books on this topic for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, among them Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits. Dawson is also a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association, and is a recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Claudia Daggett
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
As of February 11, this webinar has been CANCELLED. All registered schools have been contacted via email by ISACS. We have automatically transferred your 2/11/2020 registration to the 3/12/2020 webinar. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org.
Audience: Heads of School * Trustees
What’s moving and shaking in independent schools in the ISACS region? Raise your awareness of current trends and hot topics in peer schools. Take away a list of readings.
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Claudia Daggett joined ISACS as executive director in 2014 and, in this role, frequently serves as counsel to heads and board chairs. She began her independent school career as a teacher at The Prairie School (WI) and has served in a variety of leadership roles including head of school at Friends Academy (MA), executive director of the Elementary School Heads Association, and independent school consultant with Gregory Floyd & Associates. She has contributed articles to The Trustees' Letter and The Heads' Letter and a chapter to the latest edition of the NAIS Head Search Handbook. In 2018, she earned a governance consultant certificate from BoardSource. |
Please note the recording of this webinar will be available via a password protected link until June 30, 2020. Did you miss the live webinar but still want to access the recording? Just complete registration and ISACS will send you an email with details on how to access the recording.
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Lisa Wright
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
As of January 9, this webinar has been CANCELLED. All registered schools have been contacted via email by ISACS. If you have any questions, please contact ISACS at (312) 750-1190. We regret the inconvenience and hope to offer this content at a future date.
Audience: Faculty * Administrators * Parents (early childhood & lower school)
Friendships are part of the golden stuff of childhood and the steppingstones into meaningful relationships in adulthood. Join this webinar for a journey through the developmental stages of friendships, the role of the parent in supporting children through what can often manifest challenges, and how to have important conversations with children as they navigate their growing social world. Books that teachers can share with children to spur thoughtful reflections will be highlighted.
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Lisa Wright, EdD serves as the director of The Hollingworth Center, a program within the department of curriculum and teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. Under Wright’s leadership the Center develops model programs and offers enriched educational services for graduate students, educators, and children. She is also on the faculty in the department of curriculum and teaching at Teachers College, teaches graduate courses, supervises student teachers, and co-directs an summer institute for teachers and administrators on responsive curriculum and pedagogy. She holds a masters in educational theater from New York University and a doctorate in curriculum and teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. Wright taught in private and public schools at the elementary and secondary levels prior to coming to Teachers College and she presents and consults with education institutions internationally. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Lynn Lyons
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators
Do you routinely offer anxious students more time on their assignments? How can students best use a calming space in a classroom? This webinar will offer five strategies that help all students develop critical skills and will describe the five most common traps schools fall into when attempting to help anxious students. This webinar is for teachers, counselors, psychologists, administrators, and special educators.
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Lynn Lyons, LICSW is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families. Her skill-based approach to anxiety focuses on the need to teach families about HOW anxiety works and what families can do to pull members out of the powerful “anxiety cult” that demands obedience to its need for certainty and comfort. Lyons is the co-author with Reid Wilson of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parentsand the companion book for kids Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids. She is the author of Using Hypnosis with Children: Creating and Delivering Effective Interventions and has multiple online programs for parents and children. She maintains a private practice in Concord, NH where she sees families whenever she’s not on the road teaching. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Donna Orem
Thursday, March 12, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Update as of 3/11/2020
This webinar is being postponed. All registrants received an email from ISACS regarding the postponement. A new date/time will be shared soon and communicated to registrants and members. ISACS will be hosting a complimentary webinar with Brian Garrett of Schwartz Hannum on 3/12/2020. All member schools will receive an email about registration for that webinar on 3/11/2020. If you are interested in additional information or have any questions, contact Karen Zeitlin, karen@isacs.org.
This webinar is being offered in place of the February 11 webinar "Trends in the ISACS region: Six Highlights for Boards" with Claudia Daggett. If you were registered for the 2/11 webinar, your registration was automatically transferred to this webinar. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org.
Audience: Heads of School * Trustees
Inflection points are a time in the life of an organization when its fundamentals are about to change. As the pace of change quickens, there are a number of emerging trends that will disrupt the status quo of education and provide both challenge and opportunity for schools. We will explore nine drivers of change and the likely impacts on schools, and suggest how boards can get ahead of change to ensure long-term success.
Donna Orem was named president of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in November 2016 after serving as interim president since November 2015. Orem served as the chief operating officer for NAIS for 11 years before becoming president. She joined NAIS in 1998 as the vice president for educational leadership, later becoming the vice president for strategic initiatives and research. Prior to joining NAIS, she worked for 15 years at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and she also served as associate director for The American Association of University Women. Orem is the co-author of the NAIS Trustee Handbook, 10th edition, published in 2015 and is the author of numerous other books and articles. She holds a BA in English from St. Joseph's University (PA) and attended graduate school at the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Please note the recording of this webinar will be available via a password protected link until June 30, 2020. Did you miss the live webinar but still want to access the recording? Just complete registration and ISACS will send you an email with details on how to access the recording.
Presenter: Donna Orem
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Update as of 3/16/2020
This webinar with Donna Orem has been rescheduled from 3/12/2020 to 4/15/2020. Registrations have been automatically transferred to 4/15/2020 and registered schools will be notified by email. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org.
This webinar is being offered in place of the February 11 webinar "Trends in the ISACS region: Six Highlights for Boards" with Claudia Daggett. If you were registered for the 2/11 webinar, your registration was automatically transferred to this webinar. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Zeitlin at karen@isacs.org.
Audience: Heads of School * Trustees
Inflection points are a time in the life of an organization when its fundamentals are about to change. As the pace of change quickens, there are a number of emerging trends that will disrupt the status quo of education and provide both challenge and opportunity for schools. We will explore nine drivers of change and the likely impacts on schools, and suggest how boards can get ahead of change to ensure long-term success.
Donna Orem was named president of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in November 2016 after serving as interim president since November 2015. Orem served as the chief operating officer for NAIS for 11 years before becoming president. She joined NAIS in 1998 as the vice president for educational leadership, later becoming the vice president for strategic initiatives and research. Prior to joining NAIS, she worked for 15 years at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and she also served as associate director for The American Association of University Women. Orem is the co-author of the NAIS Trustee Handbook, 10th edition, published in 2015 and is the author of numerous other books and articles. She holds a BA in English from St. Joseph's University (PA) and attended graduate school at the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Please note the recording of this webinar will be available via a password protected link until June 30, 2020. Did you miss the live webinar but still want to access the recording? Just complete registration and ISACS will send you an email with details on how to access the recording.
Presenter: Phil Tahey
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Administrators
Learn about the Composite Financial Index (CFI), which is a sophisticated analytical and communication tool that provides a common metric through which schools can view the complex picture of financial health. The CFI offers unified language to use when discussing financial information and sustainability with institutional leaders. Used in higher education, the CFI has been adopted for use by NBOA and NAIS as the measure of financial health. Be introduced to the CFI's conceptual framework, learn implications of specific scores and the resulting action the model suggests, and gain insights into the application of the measurements used to assess a school’s financial health.
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Phil Tahey, CPA is a consultant to higher education institutions with almost 40 years of experience and service. He assists boards and finance committees in financial strategy, financial planning and metrics, and financial reporting processes. He also assists institutions in their business processes, IT systems, grants management, debt management, and accounting and finance areas. He is a retired partner from KPMG LLP, having served more than 100 colleges and universities as an auditor and consultant. He also served for a number of years as Controller at Johns Hopkins University. Tahey has co-authored several editions of Strategic Financial Analysis for Higher Education: Identifying, Measuring & Reporting Financial Risks, 7th Edition and its Update (2016), which is the source publication for the Composite Financial Index (CFI). He is also a co-author of Bridging the Strategic Gap: Toward Effective Finance Committees. He is a frequent speaker at NACUBO, NBOA, NAIS, and other association meetings. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Shawn Achor
Thursday, April 23, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Parents & Trustees
Join Shawn Achor for an engaging conversation about how our potential is not limited by what we alone can achieve. Instead, how potential is determined by how we complement, contribute to, and benefit from the abilities and achievements of people around us. Taken from his latest book, Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises our Achievement, Happiness and Well-being, Achor will walk us through five actionable steps towards achieving our Big Potential to thrive in the modern world.
Shawn Achor is an expert on the connection between happiness and success. His research on mindset made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk has over 20 million views, and his lecture on PBS has been seen by millions. Achor has worked with Fortune 100 companies, the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon, and the White House. He is the author of New York Times best-selling books, The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being. Achor’s research has been published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology for work he did at USB in partnership with Yale University to transform how stress impacts the body, and he recently recorded a two-hour interview with Oprah to discuss his mission to bring positive psychology to the world.
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenter: Mary Menacho
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Heads of School * Trustees
Consider the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) principles of good practice for independent schools and BoardSource recommendations for effective governance applicable to all non-profits. Explore the inherent challenges and rewards of independent school trusteeship and examine relevant benchmark data. Leave with a series of questions for discussion with fellow trustees for improving the essential work of your board.
Mary Menacho was appointed ISACS Executive Director in 2020. She has served independent schools for over forty years as teacher, middle school director, academic dean, head of school, and association director. She is a certified Leadership Coach and member of the International Federation of Coaches. Mary holds an M.S. in Educational Administration from Santa Clara University and a B. A. in Elementary Education from University of Oregon. Mary has served on independent school boards as trustee and board chair as well as the California Association of Independent Schools Board and chaired their Elementary Board of Standards for accreditation. Mary speaks and writes on leadership and best practices in independent schools.
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Please note the recording of this webinar will be available via a password protected link until June 30, 2020. Did you miss the live webinar but still want to access the recording? Just complete registration and ISACS will send you an email with details on how to access the recording.
Presenter: Barbara Braham
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty * Administrators
You can accelerate the effectiveness of anyone new to any role by following a few simple guidelines. Create a plan to introduce new hires to the culture of your school, clarify communication preferences and be clear about expectations, and identify the simple tasks that make a big difference. This webinar is for anyone who has responsibility for a new hire whether that new hire is a teacher, administrator, or support staff. This also will be valuable for anyone who is supervising or leading a person who has stepped into a new role, even if that person has been at the school for years.
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Barbara Braham, PhD is an executive coach and organizational development consultant, who works with leaders who want to move their organizations forward, and with individuals who want to realize their potential. A member of the International Coach Federation, she has earned their highest designation, Master Certified Coach. |
Price:
ISACS members: $65.00
Nonmembers: $100.00
Presenters: Kathryn Kaiser & Gina Marcel, The School at Columbia University
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
3:00 - 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Early Childhood and Lower School Administrators & Faculty
Registration Fee: $25/school. This includes a link to the recording, which will be available password protected for four weeks.
Join this webinar to gain a better understanding of how to collaboratively design, implement, and deliver learning in an online environment for our youngest children as well as consider essential questions as you plan for a new school year.
In this one-hour presentation, Gina and Kathryn will look back at the experience of preparing and delivering developmentally appropriate, authentic, and engaging learning and teaching online. They will reflect and analyze the asynchronous as well as synchronous delivery methods piloted at The School at Columbia University and they will share family feedback reflecting their experiences at home.
Teachers at The School at Columbia University delivered a remote program that honored teachers' educational values, supported families unable to be in school, and maintained active learning for children.
Their planning with teachers has now shifted to the changing context of beginning a school year (rather than ending) with young learners remotely.
· How do we establish trusting relationships between young students and teachers?
· How do we build a community between students?
· How do we assess their understanding in academic content areas in order to design meaningful instruction?
Presenter: Jeff Utecht
Thursday, June 25, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern)
Audience: Faculty & Administrators at all levels
In the school format we are headed into, educators need to become Instructional Designers not Content Curators. This presentation will focus on how K-12 educators can create learning pathways that support learning in and out of the classroom. Leave with examples that are currently being used in classrooms, templates they can implement, and a structure that is research-based as well as reports from students and parents that shows it is actively more engaging.
Jeff Utecht is an educational consultant who has supported schools in implementing both emergency distance learning as well as sustainable blended-learning environments for over 15 years. In 2011 Jeff was invited to Washington D.C. to work with the State Department in developing distance-learning systems for international schools globally. During the COVID-19 crisis, Jeff supported the State of Washington and over 130 school districts in successfully managing emergency distance learning strategies that lead to a long-term blended-learning environment.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Jeff Utecht
Monday, June 22, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern)
Audience: Faculty & Administrators at all levels
This presentation will focus on the research-based fundamentals of distance and blended learning that every school and educator needs to know heading into the next school year. This is the same approach that was implemented across Washington state with overwhelming success. Leave this training having a solid understanding of the foundations that need to be in place before learning can happen in distance learning.
Jeff Utecht is an educational consultant who has supported schools in implementing both emergency distance learning as well as sustainable blended-learning environments for over 15 years. In 2011 Jeff was invited to Washington D.C. to work with the State Department in developing distance-learning systems for international schools globally. During the COVID-19 crisis, Jeff supported the State of Washington and over 130 school districts in successfully managing emergency distance learning strategies that lead to a long-term blended-learning environment.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Betsy Butterick
Thursday, June 11, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern)
Audience: Athletic Directors & Coaches
Born during or after 1996, the young people we are coaching have never known life without the Internet. This "IGen" has been dubbed the first true digital natives, and most learned to operate some form of technology before they could form complete sentences. Today's coaches cite challenges with their student-athlete's short attention spans, inability to accept criticism (even if its constructive), and an almost constant need for reassurance and validation. This interactive presentation was designed as a toolkit for coaches to better understand who Generation Z is, so we can more effectively coach them. Participants will learn facts about our nation's youngest generation, then work collaboratively to navigate 8 challenges posed by the way this Generation is different from any other. In addition, how to talk about the uncertainty with their student-athletes will be addressed.
Betsy Butterick is a “The Coaches’ Coach” & Communication Specialist. As a former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII and the WNBA Butterick utilizes her unique background with individuals ready to improve and teams of all kinds — from the locker room to the boardroom. As "The Coaches' Coach" she helps coaches do what they’ve yet to do, so they can be who they’ve yet to be. As a communication specialist, Butterick assists individuals in all facets of communication while developing the connective skills to build relationships and sustain success. Professional, playful, and with a talent for people-centric design, she offers an experiential approach towards learning and development.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Rick Wormeli
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
3:30 – 4:30 pm (central)/4:30 – 5:30 pm (eastern)
Audience: Middle & Upper School Faculty & Administrators
The current emergency, remote instruction situation has amplified teachers’ concerns about students’ cheating and plagiarizing, as well as parent over-assistance. We need to take clear, pedagogically sound steps to minimize their occurrence. Join us for a one-hour examination of why students cheat on their school work – some of which may surprise educators, as well as specific steps we can take to minimize that cheating. We’ll also include suggestions for a school’s constructive response to cheating when it happens. Based on research at the secondary and university level and the presenter’s own work in schools around the nation and abroad, this session provides a solid foundation for school policy and practice regarding cheating and plagiarizing during this difficult time.
Rick Wormeli, one of the first National Board-Certified teachers in America, brings innovation and energy to his writing and instructional practices. He has spent the past 38 years teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history, as well as coaching teachers and principals. Wormeli’s work has been reported in numerous media outlets, including “Good Morning America” and National Geographic magazine. He is a columnist for AMLE Magazine, a contributor to ASCD’s Educational Leadership, and has presented in all 50 states and internationally.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Rick Wormeli
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
3:30 – 4:30 pm (central)/4:30 – 5:30 pm (eastern)
Audience: Middle & Upper School Faculty & Administrators
The principles of accurate, ethical grading don’t end with the movement to remote instruction. Given our diverse opinions about modern grading practices, however, and the stunning inequities among our students’ learning lives while learning from home, our schools need to take a breath and consider what all this means for grading at the end of our current school year as well as for the full year ahead. Join us for a provocative and practical one-hour look at what is ethical and doable when it comes to grading with online instruction, what compromises will need to be made, what cautions heeded, what principles and practices still hold up, and from what resources we can draw to resolve issues as they arise.
Rick Wormeli, one of the first National Board-Certified teachers in America, brings innovation and energy to his writing and instructional practices. He has spent the past 38 years teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history, as well as coaching teachers and principals. Wormeli’s work has been reported in numerous media outlets, including “Good Morning America” and National Geographic magazine. He is a columnist for AMLE Magazine, a contributor to ASCD’s Educational Leadership, and has presented in all 50 states and internationally.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Elizabeth Clark & Jan Brant
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern)
Audience: School Nurses
All school nurses are invited to hear about the significantly evolving role of the school nurse during Covid-19. Learn how to maintain your own physical, social and emotional health while also protecting the health of those at your school. Learn what some schools are currently exploring as they anticipate changing circumstances in the fall. Consider your “seat at the table” as your school leadership makes essential decisions regarding the start and continuation of learning in the new school year. Ask questions and leave with resources to support your role as the health professional in your school.
Elizabeth Clark, MSN RN NCSN FNASN has over 25 years’ experience in school health services as a school nurse, and school nurse administrator. She has a Master of Science degree in the Nursing Care of Children, Colorado University Health Sciences Center. She has authored chapters in the School Nurse, Comprehensive Text, Third edition on funding and budgeting school health services and in Legal Resource for School Health Services on School Sponsored Before, After, and Extended School Year Programs. She currently serves as a Nursing Education and Practice Specialist for National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and the Lead Nurse for the COVID19 Response documents.
Jan Brant, RN NCSN has over 27 years’ experience working as a school nurse and is completing her Master of Health Science Degree in School Health Education. She has worked at Park School of Baltimore, a school of 814 students PreK-12,for 24 years. Jan received the Outstanding Private, Parochial, and Independent School Nurse Award in 2018 and received the Liaison of the Year Award in 2019 from the National Board for Certification of School Nurses. She is the Chair of the Private, Independent, and Parochial School Nurses (PIPSN), a special interest group (SIG) of National Association of School Nurses (NASN). She is also the Maryland Co-Liaison of National Board of Certified School Nurses (NBCSN). In Maryland, she has formed a group of nurses from non-public schools who meet virtually every 2 weeks since COVID-19 started. There are over 100 nurses from Maryland and Washington DC on her Google Group forum.
Price:
ISACS members: $25.00
Nonmembers: $50.00
Presenter: Rodney Glasgow
Monday, July 20, 2020
3:00 – 4:30 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:30 pm (eastern)
Audience: Heads
This session will explore the key questions that heads will need to consider as the plan for Fall 2020. With an eye on strategic action and a lens attuned to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we will explore: Are you COVID-ready? Are you recession ready? Are you election ready? Are you ready for the spotlight on anti-racism? Are you ready for the unknown (and we know it's coming!). With a spring that ramped up into a summer that keeps building, this will be an opportunity for Heads to hear about best practices in these lightning rod areas.
Dr. Rodney Glasgow is head of school at Sandy Spring Friends School (MD). He serves on the board of trustees for Sheridan School and is also a trustee for The Bishop Walker School for Boys. He is chair of the National Association of Independent School’s annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference, a training ground drawing over 1800 high school students nationwide. In 2014, he launched the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, a highly respected training ground for school leaders run by his consortium of consultants known as The Glasgow Group. Rodney is a featured writer in the book Diversity in Independent Schools and wrote the prologue for One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium: LGBT Educators Speak Out About What’s Gotten Better…And What Hasn’t and also has been published in the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning’s Think Differently and Deeply series. Rodney is a graduate of Harvard University with a joint degree in Afro-American Studies and Psychology, holds a Master of Arts in Organization and Leadership from Columbia University and a Doctorate of Education in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University. An experienced educator, trainer, and administrator, Rodney is also an independent school alum, having graduated from Gilman School in his hometown of Baltimore, MD.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Rodney Glasgow
Thursday, July 23, 2020
3:00 – 4:30 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:30 pm (eastern)
Audience: Heads & Trustees
There is no doubt that the 2019-20 school year raised strategic questions for all of our schools that get at the heart of sustainability, marketability, best practices, and crisis management. If this summer is any indication, the 2020-21 school year also will have its challenges. As schools navigate social media call outs from alums of color, consider various scenarios for the opening of school and distance learning, prepare to engage thoughtfully in the upcoming Presidential election, safeguard budgets in preparation for a possible recession, and stay ready for the unknown, heads and boards must wrestle with how this could impact mission, vision, brand, and the long-term implications for the school. Let's wrestle together with some of the biggest questions facing independent schools today with an eye toward tomorrow.
Dr. Rodney Glasgow is head of school at Sandy Spring Friends School (MD). He serves on the board of trustees for Sheridan School and is also a trustee for The Bishop Walker School for Boys. He is chair of the National Association of Independent School’s annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference, a training ground drawing over 1800 high school students nationwide. In 2014, he launched the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, a highly respected training ground for school leaders run by his consortium of consultants known as The Glasgow Group. Rodney is a featured writer in the book Diversity in Independent Schools and wrote the prologue for One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium: LGBT Educators Speak Out About What’s Gotten Better…And What Hasn’t and also has been published in the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning’s Think Differently and Deeply series. Rodney is a graduate of Harvard University with a joint degree in Afro-American Studies and Psychology, holds a Master of Arts in Organization and Leadership from Columbia University and a Doctorate of Education in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University. An experienced educator, trainer, and administrator, Rodney is also an independent school alum, having graduated from Gilman School in his hometown of Baltimore, MD.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Dana Fattore Crumley
Thursday, July 30, 2020
3:00 – 4:30 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:30 pm (eastern)
Audience: Faculty & Administrators
This session will cover a myriad of issues related to instruction during a pandemic both in terms of remote learning and the return to in-person instruction. Topics related to remote learning issues include addressing confidentiality concerns, protecting student data privacy, maintaining appropriate digital security, recording of lessons and student record implications, staff/student boundary issues, student discipline in a virtual setting, and providing accommodations to students who have learning differences remotely. In regard to return to in-person instruction, the session will cover health and safety protocols in regard to health certifications prior to arrival at school, requirements to wear face coverings and observe social distancing, how to respond to requests for employee accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or leave under the Families First Coronavirus Cares Act, and considerations regarding waivers of liability for parents and students.
Dana Fattore Crumley, Partner, Franczek PC speaks on education law topics, including teacher employment and dismissal, special education, student records and confidentiality, and student discipline. She has taught school law classes at Loyola University's Graduate School of Education, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Roosevelt University. Prior to joining the firm, Crumley was a public school teacher. She served as a school board member and school board president of the Winnetka Public Schools District 36 Board of Education. She is a member of the National and Illinois' Councils of School Attorneys and is a founding member of the Women's Network of School Administrators, an organization devoted to promoting educational leadership opportunities for women.
Price:
ISACS members: $50.00
Nonmembers: $75.00
Presenter: Greg Bamford, Leadership+Design
Thursday, August 27, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 pm (central)/4:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern)
Audience: Heads, Associate Heads, Division Heads & School Leaders
It’s not an easy time to lead a school. You’ve spent the summer planning complex logistics to re-open campus, even as medical guidance and government mandates continued to be in flux. For many schools, students and teachers may already be back on campus or will be returning to school in the next two weeks. The challenge of re-opening campus isn’t only logistical or epidemiological – it’s emotional and affective. Leaders need to share inherently imperfect plans while making the emotional case for the path forward. They need to reassure anxious constituents, even while they can’t offer certainty or a risk-free path forward. Finally, they need to be aware of their leadership presence and the ways it shifts under emotional pressure. In this session, we will explore some of the dynamics at work in the reactions of families and faculty as you manage all of the plans you have made for next year and how they play out at an organizational level. We’ll unpack how leaders often get stuck in unhelpful reactive patterns when they encounter reluctance or resistance. Finally, we’ll offer some tactics to engage constructively with faculty reluctant to return to campus in an uncertain time. This webinar is an opportunity for heads of school, division directors, and other school leaders to get out of the weeds and think big picture about supporting their communities through change and supporting the well-being of all.
Greg Bamford is a co-founder and senior partner at Leadership and Design, a non-profit organization that supports schools in making the shift to their futures. Bamford also has served associate head of school for strategy and innovation at Charles Wright Academy (WA) and as head of school at the innovative Watershed School (CO). He is a co-founder of the Traverse Conference, a national conference on experiential and place-based learning, and is a board member at his alma mater, The Overlake School (WA). Bamford brings a strategic lens to leadership development, innovation, and change management and is passionate about building leadership capacity and the cultural muscle to enact change. He has been a featured conference speaker, consulted with a wide range of schools, and written for publications such as Independent School, Net Assets, and The Yield. You can find him on Twitter at @gregbamford.
Price:
ISACS members: $25.00
Nonmembers: $50.00
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