School Libraries and eBooks

Original Air Date: December 13, 2011

Michelle Luhtala, New Canaan High School librarian and 2011 winner of the "I Love My Librarian" award joins us for a discussion of school libraries and ebooks.

Michelle is the presenter of a webinar series on edWeb, Using Emerging Technology to Advance Your School Library Program.

NASSP Executive Update

Original Air Date: November 17, 2011

Executive Director Joann Bartoletti offers an update from the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

NASSP's School Leadership Network on edWeb enables school leaders to connect with their colleagues and engage in discussions around the most pressing issues facing our schools today.

NASSP High School Principal of the Year

Original Air Date: November 11, 2011

Meet Mike Foran, principal of New Britain, CT High School and the NASSP-Met Life 2012 High School Principal of the Year.

NASSP's School Leadership Network on edWeb enables school leaders to connect with their colleagues and engage in discussions around the most pressing issues facing our schools today.

New Teacher Training

Original Air Date: August 4, 2011

Shannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator in North Dakota, Texas, and Missouri for 20 years. Holden built a website, www.newteacherhelp.com in 2009 to help reduce the 50% five-year attrition rate for new teachers. He is with us to discuss new teacher training.

He is also the presenter of the New Teacher Help professional learning program on edWeb.net.

SIIA's Vision K-20 Survey Results with Karen Billings

Original Air Date: August 2, 2011

Karen Billings. Vice President, Education Division, Software & Information Industry Association discusses their new Vision K-20 Survey.

Digital Bookstore for Educators

Original Air Date: June 23, 2011

A discussion with Neal Goff about eBooks for education and his new digital bookstore, K12TeacherStore.com.

Neal is also the host of Exploring eBooks for K-12 on edWeb.net. The goal of this online community is to enable members to share information and resources on eBooks and discuss how to integrate eBooks into teaching and learning.

School Libraries and Media: Banned Sites Week

Original Air Date: June 3, 2011

School librarian Michelle Luhtala of New Canaan High School joins us for a look at Banned Sites Week.  Michelle is the presenter of a webinar series on edWeb, Using Emerging Technology to Advance Your School Library Program.

New Teacher Training Guru Shannon Holden

Original Air Date: May 6, 2011

Shannon Holden has been a high school and middle school teacher and administrator in North Dakota, Texas, and Missouri for 20 years. Holden built a website, www.newteacherhelp.com in 2009 to help reduce the 50% five-year attrition rate for new teachers in the educational profession.

Here he discusses ways that schools can get the most from new teachers and how new teachers can get the best start on their careers.

He is also the presenter of the New Teacher Help professional learning program on edWeb.net.

Game Based Learning with SIIA Education Leadership and edWeb.net's Lisa Schmucki

Original Air Date: March 31, 2011

An interview with Karen Billings and Tasiyiwa Mapondera of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and Lisa Schmucki of edWeb.net about Game-Based Learning. The Education Division of SIIA is co-hosting the Game-Based Learning webinar series on edWeb.

NASSP and The Assistant Principal of the Year

Original Air Date: March 29, 2011

Mike Shepherd of Springdale, AR, NASSP/Virco Assistant Principal of the Year and NASSP's Bob Farrace are interviewed. NASSP's School Leadership Network on edWeb enables school leaders to connect with their colleagues and engage in discussions around the most pressing issues facing our schools today .

Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Learning

Original Air Date: January 20, 2011

An interview with Michelle Luhtala, Head Librarian, New Canaan High School (CT) and the 2010 High School Librarian of the Year. Michelle talks about using emerging technology to advance library programs and engage students in a collaborative learning process. Michelle is the presenter of a webinar series on edWeb, Using Emerging Technology to Advance Your School Library Program.

School Leadership:
Creating a Culture of Evidence

Original Air Date: January 25, 2011

Mari Pearlman, founder and principal of Pearlman Education Group LLC, talks about what makes a school leader successful in the era of accountability and what kinds of leadership behaviors result in significant and sustained increases in student learning. Mari is the presenter of a new professional development program on edWeb on Learner-Centered Leadership.

The Impact of eReaders on K-12 Education

Original Air Date: December 22, 2010

An interview with Neal Goff, president of educational consulting firm Egremont Associates. Neal discusses the findings detailed in "eBooks: K-12 Educators' Usage and Attitudes," a recently-released research report that surveys teachers and librarians to find out how they are using e-books—personally and in the classroom.

To learn more about the report and be part of the conversation, join the edWeb community Exploring eBooks for K-12.

Using Social Networks to Create Professional Learning Communities

Original Air Date: February 4, 2011

In this interview, Lisa Schmucki, founder and CEO of edWeb.net, talks about how edWeb is creating new models for professional development by combining live, interactive webinars with a social networking community. edWeb's programs make it possible for educators to stay connected over time to build on the group's knowledge and experience. edWeb currently has programs for school librarians, school leaders, teachers of students with autism, new teachers, and for educators interested in gaming. To learn more and for information on sponsorship opportunities, contact PDprograms@edweb.net.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights in Education with SIIA guests

Original Air Date: January 31, 2011

Karen Billings and Tasiwiya Mapondera of SIIA's Education division talk about this extremely important topic . SIIA is The Software and Information Industry Association, the number one source of information about such in education worldwide.

Join the SIIA Education Division Community on edWeb.net to view Don't Copy That 2, a fun-to-watch rap music video that addresses the dangers of engaging in piracy and the importance of respecting the creative output of others and to participate in a discussion on this important topic.

The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

Original Air Date: December 17, 2010

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, advocacy group dedicated to improving teaching quality nationwide.

In this interview, Tom Carroll, NCTAF President, discusses the commission's goals and objectives.

Getting Teachers Involved in the Public Debate

Original Air Date: November 09, 2010

Listen to an interview with Elizabeth Evans, founding CEO of the VIVA Project, on helping teachers engage in the public debate on education, and helping their voices reach the highest levels of education leadership at the state and federal level. Join an edWeb community on the VIVA Project to learn more at www.edweb.net/vivateachers.

Follett Software presents Nancy Everhart from The American Association of School Librarians

Original Air Date: February 14, 2011

We are very happy to welcome president, Nancy Everhart of The American Association of School Librarian.

Follett Software presents iNACOL's Susan Patrick on K-12 Online Learning

Original Air Date: February 10, 2011

Susan Patrick of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning discusses the future of this exciting area of education. Presented by Follett Software.

Social Networking and Education

Original Air Date: October 20, 2010

An interview with edWeb's founder and CEO, Lisa Schmucki, on the value of creating online learning communities with edWeb's social networking technology. Join an edWeb community on this topic at www.edweb.net/socialnetworking.