The Horizon: Events and Virtual Events in the Education Sector

FutureEd is sharing upcoming events and event cancellations in the education policy world. If you would like to add listings, contact FutureEd at info@future-ed.org

May 18

WEBINAR: Lessons from the Field Series - Promoting Staff Wellness in the Wake of COVID-19 and Beyond: Join the U.S. Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and NCSSLE as they share how individuals, school communities and districts can support the health and wellness of school personnel. This webinar will also highlight several examples of how practitioners are approaching staff wellness in innovative ways that participants can replicate in their schools with their teams.
3 pm ET
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May 19

WEBINAR: Homeroom with Education Leaders | Reconsidering School Choice in the Wake of COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a range of unprecedented monumental shifts to K-12 learning and instruction, including a significant increase in parent and family involvement in their child’s education. One result of this new engagement and awareness is renewed attention on school choice policies and the options families have to customize the education their child receives. Join us for a discussion of how perceptions and policies around school choice have shifted as a result of the pandemic, the short and long-term impacts of these shifts on education at-large, and how educators and policymakers at the state, district, and school levels can provide all parents and families with access to the information, resources, and supports needed to ensure their children are receiving a high-quality education that meets their needs.
2 pm ET
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May 20

LIVE EVENT: Strong Foundations: Promoting Inclusive Preschool Settings in NYC: The Hunt Institute is partnering with The Century Foundation, The Education Trust, and Educational Alliance’s Manny Cantor Center for a special event on the importance of diverse preschool settings. The event will feature top early education leaders and will preview policy recommendations from an upcoming brief.
Manny Cantor Center, New York City
8:30 a.m.
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May 25

WEBINAR: Creating Ideal Learning Environments Through Play: Play is an essential element of young children's learning. Join The Hunt Institute and Trust for Learning for a special edition of the Early Efforts web series spotlighting the role of play in ideal learning environments.
3 pm ET
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WEBINAR: Attendance Works Presents: What Promotes Engagement and Attendance? Insights from Students, Parents, and Educators: In the second Attendance Awareness Campaign 2022 webinar, speakers will share lessons learned from the past year about how to keep students connected, engaged, and showing up for learning. They will offer insights gained from students, parents/caregivers, and educators about the many challenges to attending and participating in learning they have experienced over the past year, and what works to cultivate engagement and showing up. Speakers will also discuss how to support students during the summer and through the return to school in the fall.
3 pm ET
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WEBINAR: Increasing Access to Transportation for Students Experiencing Homelessness: The McKinney-Vento act provides educational protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness, including transportation requirements to provide school stability. Yet access to transportation for students experiencing homelessness remains one of the biggest challenges that school districts and early learning programs face. Districts and programs are rising to meet current challenges by finding ways to remove transportation barriers with multiple funding sources and strategies. Please join SchoolHouse Connection along with school district liaisons to hear innovative transportation strategies, including how ARP-HCY funds can be used.

3 pm ET

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May 27

WEBINAR: Demystifying Systemic Social and Emotional Learning: Academic Integration: Opportunities for cooperative structures and reflection are essential for learning across grades and core academic subjects. What might this look like for specific subjects and are there gaps in the research that need to be addressed? Featuring: Steve Becton (Facing History and Ourselves), Alison Boardman (University of Colorado Boulder), Sara Rimm-Kaufman (University of Virginia).
11 am ET
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June 23

WEBINAR: Race & Education | Promoting Diverse School Leader Pathways and Supports: Research affirms meaningful benefits for diversifying school leadership, including reducing stereotyping and unconscious biases and promoting greater acceptance and trust among students, improving interactions with community members that share their racial or ethnic background, and providing a nuanced perspective when developing academic programs targeting students of color. Yet, principal pipelines are not equally accessible for educators of color. Furthermore, as we go into the third year of the pandemic, school principals continue to feel the stress of staffing shortages and concerns about student wellness in their schools, leading to fears of principals leaving the field. What can states and districts do to recruit diverse school leaders, and how can we ensure our school leaders of color feel supported? Join us for a conversation around diversifying school leader pipelines and supports for principals of color.
2 pm ET
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June 24

July 13

WEBINAR: National Forum on Education Policy: The National Forum on Education Policy returns July 13-15, they look forward to bringing together policymakers and thought leaders from across the country. The agenda includes a superb speaker lineup, sure to spur thought-provoking presentations and rich discussions that address the most pressing education issues in your states. The National Forum on Education Policy also features intentional space and time for the crucial networking all in the heart of Washington, D.C.!
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August 3

WEBINAR: Attendance Works Presents: Ensuring a Healthy and Restorative Start to School: In the third webinar in the Attendance Awareness Campaign 2022 series, speakers will share strategies and resources for supporting a healthy and restorative start to the school year given what we know about the science of learning and engagement. They will highlight plans they developed to lay a foundation of effective attendance messaging and practice.
3 pm ET
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August 26

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September 28

WEBINAR: Attendance Works Presents: What Works to Sustain Engagement and Attendance?: In the fourth and final Attendance Awareness Campaign 2022 webinar, speakers will describe local and state bright spots that showcase effective approaches to sustaining student and family engagement and student attendance. They will focus on strategies to address the educational disparities exacerbated by the pandemic.
3 pm ET
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