National Affiliate Webinars
Current Topical Webinars on WebChannel NAJoin us each month for a new topic and an expert guest as we discuss school leadership concerns nationwide.
Event: The Sense of Humor – Enhancing Educational Leadership (
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Date/Time: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (3:00PM-4:00PM EST)
Cost: Free for National Affiliates, $50 for non-Affiliates
Description: Jim Winter, the President of Wavelength, Inc takes us through a unique session that will provide you with superpowers. The education community has learned that school leaders establish the emotional tone for the entire school community and ultimately their students. Jim Winter, explores the fun-damental strategies for using humor to improve your professional effectiveness and improving the learning environment. The session will examine the research and techniques for using humor to help you grow your leadership qualities and give you superpowers.
Event: Chronic Absence in the Early Grades(
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Date/Time: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (7:30PM-8:30PM EST)
Cost: Free for National Affiliates, $50 for non-Affiliates
Description: Did you know that chronic early absence (missing nearly a month of school in grades K-3 including excused and unexcused absences) could be a critical and overlooked issue in your school district? A recent analysis of national data found that when children miss extended periods of school in the early years, their academics suffer, especially among poor children. An examination of data from 9 urban school districts found that chronic early absence ranged from a low of slightly over 5% to a high of nearly a quarter of the entire K-3 student population. Learn more about the scale and scope of this problem as well as emerging insights into how it can be addressed, especially when schools, families and communities work together to promote school attendance and addressthe barriers that prevent families from getting their children to school every day.