
Future in the
COVID-19
Implementation
Strategies
Leaders
of Their
Own Learning
Trauma
in the Learning
Equation
shares his insights
on the future of
schools

Future in the
COVID-19
Implementation
Strategies
Leaders
of Their
Own Learning
Trauma
in the Learning
Equation
shares his insights
on the future of
schools
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Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Baird
Chief Academic Officer
Rob Bruno
Technology Officer
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Jon Swan
Creative Director
Rebecca Salem
Marketing Communications Manager
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he human brain is wired to understand stories. As educators, each day we create a new narrative in our classrooms. Successful teaching and learning occur when we connect with our students emotionally and intellectually, combining positive feelings with the experience of new ideas and skills.


Resiliency
in Schools for
Sustainable
Impact:
he unprecedented upheaval to daily routines that COVID-19 has had on our schools, ourselves, our families and friends, and society in general has caused both profound short-term disruptions and long-term consequences.

earning is personal! Every child deserves to be afforded the opportunity to not only take an active role in their learning, but to be in charge, and take ownership of their learning. Six years ago, Rowan-Salisbury Schools embarked on a journey to engage children in their own learning. Our district wanted children to understand why they were learning, how they were learning, and what they needed to do to grow as a learner. With literacy being our number one goal, we selected Achieve3000 as a partner to support us in our journey.

ducation experts estimate that more than 50 percent of K-12 students have been impacted by some form of trauma, including poverty, food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, and substance abuse. These students are more likely to act out, struggle academically, and drop out than other students. This is not a new problem. What is new is the way some educators and schools are addressing it. In many if not most cases, what we’ve found is that the students who are not graduating are trauma-impacted individuals who have not been able to move beyond that trauma in order to do other things successfully. Fortunately, many students who have experienced trauma do succeed. You can’t undo the trauma, but you can help students to get past it.


hen I became the Director of Literacy in Valley View School District, there were several goals I had to be successful. I wanted students to grow at an accelerated level to increase the amount of students reading on grade level; I wanted to have universal resources in the classroom to provide equity and consistency across the district, and I wanted a way to confidentially measure the progress of our students towards mastery of reading skills




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Virtual Summit
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The National Literacy Summit is hosted by Achieve 3000 and cohosted by the Successful Practices Network (SPN) a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing best practices with K-12 education leaders and practitioners. Educators can earn upto 15 CE certificates and all sessions are available on-demand for one year. Register Today!
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Previously conducted for private online charter schools, these critical findings can now be shared with public school teachers. Kevin E. Baird, Chief Academic Officer for Achieve3000 and Chairman of the non-profit Center for College & Career Readiness, leads educators through the five key elements of effective online teaching and learning, including:
- The essential need for authentic learning
- The critical elements of student engagement
- Creating effective independent learning tasks
Participants will come away with real-world examples of the proven research-based practices used by the most effective online programs in the world. They will also receive research papers, case studies, best practice guidelines, and other resources to support successful implementation and use of online teaching and learning in their classrooms and remotely.
