Apr 20 2021, 12:00 PM EDT

Webinar—Accelerating Learning: High-Quality Tutoring Strategies

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

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET

How can districts develop high-quality tutoring and provide individualized supports to accelerate learning? Panelists discussed effective tutoring practices and programs and how to leverage new federal recovery funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to create broad access. This webinar is the second of a five-part series focused on strategies to accelerate student learning and support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers:

  • Jill Baker, Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District, California
  • Michael Griffith, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Learning Policy Institute
  • Antonio Gutierrez, Co-Founder, Saga Education
  • Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education, Professor of International and Public Affairs, Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University
  • Morton Sherman, Associate Executive Director, AASA Leadership Network (moderator)

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

Blog

Accelerating Learning As We Build Back Better

Apr 05 2021
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As we work to reopen schools safely and effectively, it’s important not to return to “normal” but to reinvent school in ways that center relationships and are grounded in the science of learning and development. We must move past remediation and, instead, turn to the research on how people learn.
Learning in the Time of COVID-19 blog series: Effective Tutoring Programs by Adam K. Edgerton
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The Importance of Getting Tutoring Right

Jan 21 2021
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Can large-scale tutoring support students and teachers in addressing lost instructional time? The short answer is yes, but only if we pay close attention to the details of implementation to avoid the mistakes of the past. New policy proposals can draw upon the most up-to-date education research to design tutoring programs that are effective in meeting student needs.
Learning in the Time of COVID-19 blog series: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 by Michael Griffith
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An Unparalleled Investment in U.S. Public Education: Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Mar 11 2021
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes just over $170.3 billion for schools, making this the federal government’s largest-ever single education investment. Among approved uses for funds are initiatives to accelerate learning, such as through summer school, expanded learning time, or tutoring programs; upgrades to facilities and other improvements to ensure a safe school reopening; investments in wraparound supports, such as through community schools; and initiatives to stabilize and diversify the educator workforce.