May 04 2021, 12:00 PM EDT

Webinar—Accelerating Learning: Best Practices for Expanded Learning Time

Hosted by the AASA, The School Superintendents Association and Learning Policy Institute

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET

How can districts design new schedules to expand learning time for students and accelerate learning? Panelists discussed reimagining the traditional school day through such strategies as partnerships with community-based organizations and community school approaches. They also discussed how high-quality expanded learning initiatives support students’ development of critical skills, as well as their social and emotional well-being, to complement learning that takes place during the typical school day. This webinar is the third of a five-part series focused on strategies to accelerate student learning and support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers:

  • Mike Brophy, Superintendent, West Valley (WA) School District
  • Peter Finch, Assistant Superintendent, West Valley (WA) School District
  • Tara Kini, Chief of Staff and Director of State Policy, Learning Policy Institute (moderator)
  • Jose Rivera, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Grandview School District (WA)
  • Marisa Saunders, Associate Director for Research, UCLA Center for Community Schooling·

Accelerating Learning Webinar Series

This webinar is part of LPI and AASA’s Accelerating Learning webinar series, developed to provide research on effective accelerated learning practices, examples from a diverse set of districts, and an opportunity for participants to dig into the nuts and bolts of strategies.

Other webinars in the series are:

Featured Resources

Learning in the Time of COVID-19 blog series: Expanded Learning Time by Sarah Klevan
Blog

Transforming Challenges Into Opportunities: The Role of Expanded Learning Time in Advancing Educational Equity

Jan 14 2021
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In Baltimore City and around the country, community-based organizations, often in partnership with schools and districts, are providing students with structured expanded learning opportunities during the pandemic. These connections and supports are providing students critical opportunities to build skills and stay connected to their peers, mentors, and community while schools are shuttered.
Brief

Leveraging Resources Through Community Schools: The Role of Technical Assistance

Jul 17 2020
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Community schools are an evidence-based approach to advance whole child education by offering integrated student supports, expanded and enriched learning time, family and community engagement, and collaborative leadership and practices. Local government and nonprofit agencies in two California counties—Los Angeles and Alameda—have effectively provided technical assistance to support community school initiatives. Evidence shows that technical assistance from county offices and nonprofit agencies can be a powerful element of successful community schools.
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Report

Community Schools the New Mexico Way

Jan 12 2021
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Community schools is an evidence-based approach that helps school staff and community members respond quickly and effectively to support children and young people who face barriers to educational success from poverty and cultural marginalization. New research in New Mexico examines how state policies can support community schools, both in the long term and as the state recovers from the COVID-19 crisis.