Recorded Webinars

Presented by Andrew Marotta on March 5, 2025
Speaking and leading a presentation is a skill. Why are some great and some tough to sit through? Join Andrew Marotta for this engaging and practical session on creating amazing presentations. Canva, Google Slides, flow, timing, interactive, using props, telling stories, and more. Andrew will break down the presentations and share usable tips, tricks, and strategies to make your next presentation AWESOME!

Presented by Phil Boyte on February 13, 2025
Ready to create a PEOPLE FIRST culture where everyone feels valued and energized? Join Phil Boyte—creator of Link Crew and the Breaking Down the Walls program—for an engaging webinar packed with simple, practical ideas to help leaders take care of themselves and their teams.

Phil will share real-world strategies to strengthen relationships, build trust, and make small moments matter. You’ll leave with fresh inspiration and tangible tools to foster a thriving, people-centered culture.

Presented by Andrew Marotta on 2/12/25
So, so, so many aspects to the ART of communication. Andrew Marotta dives deep into this subject, which can make or break you as an educator. Andrew breaks it down into three areas: The one-on-one meeting, the large setting, and everything else. Andrew explores storytelling, listening skills, and techniques to help you thrive in your communication and interactions with others in the school setting! He will share concepts such as E+R=O, 8-37-55, and how to tell the right story at the right time to the right people!

Presented by Ann Cummins Bogan on 2/4/2025
The session, led by Ann Cummins Bogan, will balance theory, research, and practical strategies for creating a collaborative systems approach that intentionally engages the perspectives of all members of the school community. We will share foundational research and theory about the impact of collaboration and partnerships on school climate and student achievement, providing an opportunity for reflection on current practice.

ACB’s Six Building Blocks for Effective Systems will be shared along with specific tools and strategies for creating or refining school leadership teams focused on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning with students at the center.

Presented by Andrew Marotta on 1/29/2025.
Join Andrew Marotta LIVE on this journey of becoming more self-aware of yourself as a person, educator, and leader. Andrew challenges your thinking and has you perform several powerful exercises to deepen your thoughts on your own emotional intelligence on the journey of uplifting and inspiring others. Looking back at events, projects, and contests and asking yourself and others: What went well, what didn't, and how could I have been better? How do we absorb feedback like this and grow from it? Andrew will walk you through the steps and even examine building your own personal motto/logo.

Presented by Amy Jackson on January 16, 2025
The Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan is a framework designed to support literacy development, ensuring that all students across the state have the best opportunities for becoming skilled readers. This webinar will share the purpose, goals, and the objectives of each goal, as well as how districts can begin addressing literacy reform within their own schools. Participants will have an understanding of the new initiative and a sense of direction for implementation. Attendees will gain knowledge and actionable next steps to set the foundation and continuum for literacy success! This webinar is ideal for administrators, teacher leaders, instructional coaches, and any educational leaders. Join us for this information-filled session and gain confidence in growing your district’s literacy!

Presented by Codi Conway, Heather Bowman, and Jill Hibbard on Januar 14, 2025.
This webinar on language comprehension focuses on the skills and knowledge students need to understand and interpret text. Participants will delve into the topic of language comprehension and discover how it sets the stage for students to develop proficient reading comprehension skills. With this, participants will learn why background knowledge and vocabulary are essential skills that translate into comprehension. This session is ideal for teachers looking to deepen their understanding and improve literacy instruction in alignment with Science of Reading research.

Presented by Codi Conway, Heather Bowman, and Jill Hibbard on December 17, 2024
This webinar on word recognition explores essential components like phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and sight recognition. Participants will delve into the research-based practices that underpin effective word recognition, enabling students to move from basic phonics to fluent reading. Through the webinar, attendees will learn structured techniques that help students recognize words quickly and accurately, which later provides a strong foundation for reading comprehension. This session is ideal for teachers looking to deepen their understanding and improve literacy instruction in alignment with Science of Reading research.

Presented by Matt Thomann on November 19, 2024
In this presentation, we explore John Gottman's "4 Horsemen," rebranded as "Team Toxins," to address common communication pitfalls among coworkers. These toxins—criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling—often surface during times of adversity and growth. By identifying and addressing these behaviors, educators can navigate conflict more effectively, foster healthier professional relationships, and build a stronger, more collaborative school environment.

Presented by Kevin Spainhour on November 14, 2024
This webinar will help participants identify and engage with numerous stakeholders to positively impact schools. Register to learn assessment strategies, tactics for engagement, and keys to positive changes in your school.

Presented by Dr. Neil Lesinski on November 12, 2024.
A learning organization thrives on psychological safety and accountability, where individuals feel comfortable sharing ideas and making mistakes while still being held to a high standard in the pursuit of high-performance outcomes. Building this culture requires fostering open communication, active listening, and empathy. This webinar will teach you how to develop a safe space for learning and growth that will enhance innovation, problem-solving, and overall performance through increased accountability and shared responsibility.

Presented by Brenda Yoho on October 24, 2024
With over two decades of experience as an educator and various school settings in positions, Brenda Yoho has cultivated a profound philosophy of education known as Two Rules. This philosophy serves as a foundation for fostering building wide support for social, emotional learning and mental health needs of students. Through the years of implementation, she witnessed the transformative impact of prioritizing these essential aspects of education contributing to a positive, nurturing, learning and solution-focused school environment.

Presented by Daniel Perry on October 8, 2024
Discover how psychological safety is the cornerstone of high-performing teams. This session will delve into the essential components of psychological safety, its impact on individuals and teams, and the crucial role of leadership in fostering a learning culture focused on impactful, continuous improvement.

Presented by Lauren Schoenberger on September 24, 2024.

Every day, students are hit with social media posts, comments from friends, changing tech trends, and a variety of pressures. Schools try to support student well-being and address social media and tech to foster productive learning environments, but it’s easy to make mistakes.

In this webinar presentation, The Social Institute will guide educators in cultivating modern life skills in their students for sustained success. Attendees will learn actionable strategies to build a systemic approach to contemporary life skills that also addresses one of the biggest influences on students: social media.

Evan Tingley presented this webinar on September 17, 2024
As leaders and colleagues, how much more would we get done if we weren’t always walking the delicate balance of honest feedback and emotional capacity to accept it? This professional development will help guide when and how we both give and receive feedback as well as developing a common interest around a championship vision both in the boardroom and the classroom.

Presented by Shantal Saldana on September 12, 2024
This session will allow participants to learn how mental health literacy offers an upstream, foundational approach to addressing youth mental health. Many schools implement social-emotional learning and then jump to suicide prevention. This leaves a significant gap in education and understanding of mental health. Mental health literacy can fill that gap so students are more receptive to intervention and supportive of their peers experiencing mental distress. Bridging SEL and suicide prevention allows students to take the knowledge they gained and expand it to promote conversations, reduce stigma, encourage good mental health and promote help seeking.

Presented by Andrew Marotta on September 10, 2024

Why do some people just stand out? Some just have that glow? Oh, they’re just born with that magnetic personality or that special talent. They’re so lucky that they can just ____(fill in the blank.) NO-they work at! They practice their skills. They learn from others. They work at bringing value and positive impact to others.

Join Andrew on this fun journey of exploring, dissecting, and diving deep into the strategies and intentional actions of being THAT one that people want to work with & be around. Andrew breaks down these topics and more in this session:

Connecting through stories.
Bring positive energy to the workplace.
Capitalizing on simple moments that can become important breakthroughs.
Taking care of yourself to bring your best self to your family and work.
Listening and being present for others.

Presented by Aubrey Durkin of the SLD Support Project on May 14, 2024


Characteristics of students with dyscalculia of all grade levels will be discussed. The content in the presentation will center on assisting students who have not mastered foundational math skills. Brain science behind the research will be explored and explained. Best practices for students struggling in math will be highlighted.

Presented by Dr. Clavon Byrd on April 25, 2024

Let’s take a comprehensive look at effective family engagement strategies based on Mapp’s Dual Capacity Building Framework. Participants in this webinar will review philosophies and practical strategies aimed at enhancing relationships between families and schools where collaboration and trust are imperative, ultimately leading toward improved student outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your approach to partnerships with your students’ families!

Presented by Andrew Marotta on April 18, 2024

Want to have better, stronger relationships with your stakeholders? Tired of getting/feeling ‘beat-up?’ Want to improve your public speaking and communication skills? Have people coming at you way too hard and not sure how to handle it and want some effective strategies? Feel like you are being too reactive instead of more proactive in your relationships? Come join Andrew Marotta and be part of the fun, interactive, and thought-provoking workshop The Partnership: Building better relationships through proactive and intentional actions.

Presented by Lindsey Hall and Sheila Greenwood on April 9, 2024

This webinar explores the whys and hows of having difficult conversations. The level of importance of this topic is very high because the consequences of avoiding tough conversations can have long-lasting and sometimes devastating effects on school districts. We will discuss how to start those conversations, develop open and honest communication patterns and provide a desired end-result of collegiality, teamwork and engagement.

Presented by Dr. Johnita Porter on April 2, 2024

Join this session to learn about The Virtual Educator Network (The VEN). The VEN is a virtual, interactive, and transformative experience for educators throughout the country. This research based model provides unparalleled support and offers an innovative PD experience to help educators thrive, ultimately ensuring a more restful and fulfilling professional journey, and successful outcomes for students.

Presented by Dr. Christopher Graves on March 28, 2024

Racial discrimination in schools in the U.S. has resulted in a disproportionate number of Black students receiving exclusionary and punitive consequences, in which they are more likely to end up part of the School-to-Prison Pipeline and less likely to graduate. In many situations, school leaders have found ways to both reduce the number of suspensions for their Black students and also the disparity in consequences between students of different racial backgrounds. This presentation will share themes that emerged from interviews with these successful school leaders, to be used as recommendations and reflections for consideration in your own school context.

Presented by Dr. Jack Singer on March 27, 2024.

During these difficult times, many educational professionals are struggling with a ton of unexpected stressors, such as unprecedented and unpredictable world events, trying to balance their work with their family’s needs, and dealing with the lingering new challenges in the classroom since the Pandemic. Burnout among educational professionals can easily rear its ugly head under these circumstances. In this career-saving webinar, Dr. Jack Singer will provide you with specific exercises for re-wiring your brain for maximum resilience and well-being.

Presented by Joyce Debrah on March 26, 2024

Applying MTSS to system-wide improvement is key to implementing sustainable practices in schools and school districts. Various stakeholders can use the MTSS framework, which is data-driven, to facilitate continuous improvement of systems and structures. Additionally, MTSS as a framework can determine professional learning as it relates to adults' and students' academic, behavioral, and social and emotional needs.

Presented by Andrew Marotta on March 11, 2024

Andrew Marotta is the leader of the Surviving & Thriving movement. Andrew is an energizing & impactful speaker, author, and school leader. He lives the words on his logo & strives to positively #IMPACT all he meets. A master storyteller, Andrew engages his audiences and fellow leaders with authentic and heartfelt stories, memorable props, and collaborative, fun, &, thought-provoking activities.
In High Performace Under Pressure, Andrew dives deep into powerful stories and experiences from his time as a Division One men’s college basketball official. He will take you through the ups and downs, successes and failures, and the journey of trying to be the best you can be under the spotlight and intense scrutiny.
Take-a-ways from the session are:
- How to be your best when it matters most.
- Next play--get the next one right.
- Empower: Be the mentor you wanted to have when you started.
- How to ‘make the right call’ in the toughest situations--and come out thriving.
- Our true job description: absorb chaos, create calm, and provide hope.

Presented by Kierra Pickens on March 5, 2024

As culture plays a role in the way we navigate the world, interact with one other and foster innovation on a larger scale. This webinar will be focused on understanding the 4 dimensions of cultural intelligence (metacognitive, cognitive, motivational and behavioral). Individuals will be able to assess and discover areas for improving levels of CQ. Educators and leaders will learn ways to employ culturally competent strategies in the classroom and school system.

Join Alison Maley (IPA Legislative Director) and Arlin Peebles (ELN Director) to hear about the new changes coming to Illinois state-mandated training and how to use Ed Leaders Network (ELN) to simplify the process. With the passing of HB 3690 many of the required training has moved to a five-year cycle instead of annual and bi-annual. ELN will be able to offer all of these courses on-demand and have expiration dates set so that educators will receive email notifications when it is time to complete the training again. The best news is that ELN is free to public school educators in the state of Illinois so you can achieve all of this efficiency at no cost.

Presented by Dr. Tinaya York on February 27, 2024

The state of Illinois has a new comprehensive literacy plan. What does this mean for school leaders? This webinar is designed to give administrators the information they need to understand what is in the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and help them identify the key leadership moves they may need to make to lead the literacy work in their schools.

Presented by Dr. Tinaya York on February 20, 2024.

The state of Illinois has a new comprehensive literacy plan. What does this mean for school leaders? This webinar is designed to give administrators the information they need to understand what is in the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and help them identify the key leadership moves they may need to make to lead the literacy work in their schools.

Live webinar presented by Justin Baeder on February 13, 2024.

This webinar will explore how to schedule time for classroom visits and deal with interruptions when "blocking off time" isn't working out. We will look at the three roles for differentiated feedback conversations that change teacher practice. We will also examine how to maximize teachers' intrinsic motivation with evidence-driven, open-ended questions. I will share best practices and case studies for building a long-term habit of visiting classrooms 500 times a year. Finally, we will cover the walkthrough myths and misconceptions that hold leaders back from having the greatest possible impact.

Presented on February 6, 2024, by Andrea Jenkins.

Anonymous social media accounts, passive-aggressive texts, and hurtful comments. Bullying in the modern world is more complicated than ever- and can have a direct impact on student academic performance. But there's hope: 57% of bullying incidents stop within 10 seconds when another person speaks up, according to a recent study by Cyberbullying.org. In this session, we’ll explore ways to strengthen your school culture, student well-being, and academic success by helping students take a stance against the ever-evolving world of cyberbullying.

Presented by Andrew Marotta on January 24, 2024.

Want to be a better leader? Want to be a more effective school administrator? Looking for something fresh and different? New to administration? Experienced yet need a reboot? Meet Andrew Marotta!

In this webinar, Andrew will invigorate you, challenge you, and inspire you. He will share stories, tips, hacks, and experiences from his 20 years as a building leader. This high-energy, enthusiastic presentation will be interactive, reflective, and purposeful for you, to help you in your role as a school leader. No one promised you that the job would be easy; but Andrew will help you make it more manageable, fun, and rewarding.

In this transformative session, Andrew will focus on: the power of storytelling, having more energy & enthusiasm, providing meaningful feedback, and how to better take care of your own well-being, while doing your best to serve others. You will grow and connect through different interactive and engaging activities. Andrew will look to move your emotions & stir your soul in this powerful webinar.

Presented by Carolyn Strong on January 23, 2024.

At its inception in 2010, Ighodaro and Wiggins defined curriculum violence as, “the deliberate manipulation of academic programming which compromises the intellectual or psychological well-being of learners.” Over the years we have come to know that intent matters very little when gauging the impact that curriculum violence has on learners. In this webinar, we will unpack how curriculum violence serves to create additional harm to marginalized groups within what should be the safety and sanctity of classrooms.

Presented by Devon LaRosa and Jennifer Cheatham on November 28, 2023

In this talk we will explore Dr. Jen Cheatham's newest work on equity-focused entry planning and determine what intentional moves leaders can make to support their schools' respective equity journey; by moving from passive conversations to purposeful and intentional actions that lift up students, family, and the school community. The conversation will leave leaders with actionable next steps to continue and sustain their work.

Presented by Ann Reynolds on 11/14/23.

This webinar will provide additional techniques for managing a classroom. Some specific information will be shared in handling particularly difficult students and underperforming classes. Multiple techniques will be shared to restart or re-engage students and classes.