Archived Webinars |
The Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center hosts Webinars on a wide variety of topics related to improving conditions for learning and archives each within days of an event. The archived Webinars are grouped by date and topical series. To download PowerPoint presentations or view a complete archived version of a Webinar via a real-time audio and visual presentation, simply click on a Webinar title below.
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Implementation Webinar Series
Orientation Webinar
School Climate
School Climate Webinar Series
Supportive School Discipline
Survey Webinar Series
Implementation Webinar Series
Using Data to Identify Programmatic Interventions
December 14, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
December 15, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
Dr. David Osher, Vice-President of Human and Social Development at the American Institutes for Research and Principal Investigator for the S3 Center, discussed how to use school climate data to identify needs identify types of...
Effective Planning Strategies for Program Implementation
February 29, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
March 1, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
Previous Safe and Supportive School webinars have addressed strategies for creating sustainable School Climate Teams [May and September 2011] and provided detail on the first three stages of a Planning Model to identify and implement programmatic...
Implementing New Programs--The Impact of Current Practice
May 23, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
May 24, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
When schools assess the programs and practices they have in place to improve school climate, new programmatic efforts are sometimes implemented to address a school’s needs and strengths. The selection of new programs can be well intended and...
Using Evidence-based Registries for Program Selection - Realities for Bullying Prevention
July 25, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
July 26, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
Program implementers often utilize national registries of evidence-based programs to assess the efficacy of available program options and use guidance from these sites to gauge the appropriateness of alternative programs. In this webinar, using...
Orientation Webinar
back to top ^Making the Case for the Importance of School Climate and Its Measurement
November 30, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
December 1, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
During this Webinar, Dr. David Osher, Principal Investigator for the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center and an expert in school climate, discussed the linkages between school climate and children’s academic and...
School Climate
back to top ^School Climate Webinar Series:
The Relationship Between Bullying and Other Forms of Youth Violence and Substance Use
May 22, 2013; 4:00 pm−5:30 pm ET
May 23, 2013; 11:00 am−12:30 pm ET
DESCRIPTION: The issue of bullying is of growing concern in schools across the U.S. Recent research highlights the overlap between bullying and other forms of youth violence, including gang involvement, as well as behavioral health risks, such as...
School Climate Webinar Series
back to top ^Enhancing Peer-to-Peer Relationships to Strengthen School Climate
March 28, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
March 29, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
Positive relationships are central to a safe and supportive school climate. In this Webinar useed the latest information to focus on the power of student-to-student relationships; how these relationships impact school climate; and the role of...
Substance Abuse Prevention
October 12, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
October 13, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
This session explored the latest information on effective practice in the field of substance abuse prevention. It provided detailed guidance for the management and design of an alcohol and other drug prevention and intervention effort. The content...
School Based Climate Teams (Part 1)
May 11, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
May 12, 2011 11:00 − 12:30 pm ET
This session provided detailed guidance for management and design of structures of support to address school climate. Based on the latest evidence in the field, participants explored all aspects of promoting healthy school climate, such as a three...
School Based Climate Teams (Part 2)
September 14, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
September 15, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
This session builds on the information presented in the May 2011 webinar “School Based Climate Teams (Part 1)”. In this session, participants deepened their knowledge and skills to strengthen a school climate team. Practical strategies...
Student Engagement
July 13, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
July 14, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
This session provided practical strategies and proven principles for enhancing student engagement. Student academic performance and socially appropriate behavior increase as they are meaningfully engaged in the educational setting. This session...
Violence Prevention
June 8, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
June 9, 2011 11:00 − 12:30 pm ET
This session provided detailed guidance for the management and design of an education system’s violence prevention strategy. While exploring best practice in the field, the session also featured specific, practical strategies for...
Addressing Risk Behavior through Positive Youth Development Strategies
April 13, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
April 14, 2011 11:00 − 12:30 pm ET
This session highlighted features of strength-based strategies to enhance the positive development of students at various developmental stages. Evidence was shared on how these strategies both enhance thriving behaviors in students (e.g....
Bullying Prevention
March 16, 2011 4:00 pm−5:30 pm ET
March 17, 2011 11:00 am−12:30 pm ET
This session focused on strategies for preventing bullying, with a focus on enhancing overall school climate to minimize bullying behavior. In addition, participants explored practical approaches for recognizing the signs of potential bullying...
Establishing Supportive Relationships between Teachers, Staff, Students, and Families
February 16, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
February 17, 2011 11:00 am − 12:30 pm ET
During this Webinar, Clay Roberts, senior trainer from Vision Training Associates, presented on how to promote a more supportive school community; build strong, more caring relationships between and among everyone in the school; and intentionally...
Building Meaningful Relationships Between Parents/Families and Schools
May 1, 4:00-5:30pm ET
May 2, 11:00am-12:30pm ET
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines parental engagement with schools as “parents and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children and...
Making the Case for the Importance of School Climate and Its Measurement in Turnaround Schools
Sept 20, 2012 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET
In partnership with ED’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students’ Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) Technical Assistance Center, the School Turnaround Learning Communities presented the Webinar, “Making the Case for the Importance of...
Supportive School Discipline
back to top ^Addressing Truancy-- Innovative Approaches to Systemically Increasing Attendance and Reducing Chronic Truancy
February 27, 4:00-5:30 pm ET
DESCRIPTION: After years of study, the research is clear: (1) The impact of truancy on students, schools, communities and society is profound and (2) It is critical to take a multi-faceted approach to prevent and reduce truancy. This...
Alternatives to Traditional School Discipline: The Multi-Tiered Behavioral Health Prevention Framework
January 23, 4:00-5:30 pm ET
Background In July 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the creation of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative. The collaboration is aimed at targeting school disciplinary policies and...
Making the Case for Positive Approaches to Discipline
January 16, 4:00-5:30pm ET
January 17, 11:00am-12:30pm ET
Background In July 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the creation of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative. The collaboration is aimed at targeting school disciplinary policies and...
At the Intersection of School Safety and Supportive Discipline: Navigating the Roles and Responsibilities of School Resource Officers
April 24, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm ET
DESCRIPTION: Leading up to the most recent school tragedy and the subsequent call for increasing the number of school resource officers (SROs), growing evidence indicates the need for (1) improved school climate and (2) supportive school...
Stemming the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Applying Restorative Justice Principles to School Discipline Practices
March 20, 4:00-5:30 pm ET
DESCRIPTION: This Webinar provided the knowledge that school, district, residential facility, and court staff; law enforcement and legal personnel; youth; families; and other community stakeholders need to better understand how restorative...
Survey Webinar Series
back to top ^Survey Management
March 2, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
March 3, 2011 11:00 pm − 12:30 pm ET
During this Webinar, Drs. Kimberly Kendziora and Chris Boccanfuso introduced survey management and planning specific to school climate. Specific areas addressed include: connecting survey items with research questions; fielding surveys to various...
Survey Development
March 30, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
March 31, 2011 11:00 pm − 12:30 pm ET
This Webinar focused on the development of school climate surveys/measures. Content included extant measures/surveys; vetted measures vs. pre-testing new items; individual items vs. scales; and creating and using table shells up-front, for later...
Survey Administration
April 27, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
April 28, 2011 11:00 am − 12:30 pm ET
During this Webinar, Dr. Sally Ruddy, Principal Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research and Lead Survey Specialist for the Safe and Supportive Schools TA Center, focused on the administration of school climate surveys....
Increasing Staff and Family Survey Response Rates
January 18, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
January 19, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
During this Webinar, Eric Hirsch, Chief Officer, External Affairs for the New Teacher Center; Trina Osher, President of Huff Osher Consulting, Inc.; and Dr. Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Assistant Director for Research and Evaluation of the Maryland...
Reporting and Dissemination
June 29, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
June 30, 2011 11:00 am − 12:30 pm ET
This session addressed reporting/disseminating school climate data. Content focused on: consideration of audience; content of message; delivery (hard copy media, online, listservs, etc); interpreting the data (including cautions); connecting...
Analysis of Survey Data
May 25, 2011 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm ET
May 26, 2011 11:00 − 12:30 pm ET
This session addressed the analysis of school climate survey data. Data analysis methods and issues included: an overview of survey data analysis methods and presentation; items vs. scales (issues of interpretation); simple to complex (cross-tabs,...
Evaluating the Reliability of Surveys and Assessments
October 25, 2011 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
October 26, 2011 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET
School climate surveys typically include sets of questions or scales that are designed to measure their underlying constructs or concepts. Once data have been collected, it is important to evaluate the reliability of those scales to...
