Removing Barriers to Student Engagement: The Road to Learning Recovery in the Midwest

APR 27, 2021


In this webinar recording, we'll cover:

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    Explore a transferable planning methodology that can be leveraged to engage students in learning recovery.

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    Engage collaboratively in that methodology for planning to gain peer recommended best practices, strategies, resources, and implementation ideas

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    Connect the outputs of the planning process to a practical framework for identifying and removing barriers to student engagement.

Speaker Details

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Dan Cogan-Drew

Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, Newsela

Dan brings twenty-plus years of professional experience spent working towards a more perfect union of teaching, learning and technology. Prior to Newsela, Dan was the founding Director of Digital Learning at Achievement First Public Charter Schools, where he spearheaded the integration of digital learning technologies across the network. He began his education career in Teach for America and went on to teach in public and private schools, as well as in the US Navy. He holds degrees from Wesleyan University, Brown University, and Tufts University.

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Luci Cambria

Solution Architect, Newsela

Luci Cambria is a Curricular Solution Architect at Newsela. Previously, Luci taught World Languages and English Language Arts at the secondary level. As both a teacher leader and a Vice Principal/Instructional Coach, Luci has experience in choosing, implementing and adapting curriculum, designing professional development, and finding meaningful ways to drive instruction with technology. Luci is certified by the Relay Graduate School of Education’s National Principal Fellowship Program and received her BS in Social and Educational Policy & Spanish from Northwestern University

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Tyler Overstreet

Curricular Solutions Architect

Tyler is a former high school History/ELA teacher from Illinois that came to Newsela this past school year. Before coming to Newsela, Tyler was a Newsela Certified Educator, Newsela Teacher Trainer, and a Newsela Resource Writer. These days he is the Customer Success Manager for the state of Illinois, helping schools and districts use Newsela to best meet their curricular priorities.

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