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Secondary Literacy Today: Issues, Challenges and Solutions
Presenter: Carmyn Neely and Dr. Rosemarie Allen
Length: 1 hour
Pre-recorded webinarIn this unique roundtable discussion, we look at what changes our secondary schools have seen in recent years, what challenges secondary schools face and what interventions can be helpful in addressing these challenges.
Stewarding the Health of our Children's Learning
Presenter: David Boulton
Length: 70 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded webinar introduces The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids. During this webinar, David Boulton discusses his Children of the Code Project and how children learn.
How the Brain Learns: From the Laboratory to the Classroom
Presenter: Dr. Paula Tallal
Length: 110 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded webinar introduces The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids. During this webinar, Dr. Paula Tallal will discuss her over 40 years of research in neuroscience and how this research can be applied to the classroom to help your struggling students.
Brain Plasticity, Child Development and Learning
Presenter: Dr. Michael Merzenich
Length: 70 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded webinar introduces The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids. During this webinar, Dr. Michael Merzenich will discuss how his research in brain plasticity can can ultimately affect student performance.
How the Brain Learns: From the Laboratory to the Classroom
Presenter: Dr. Paula Tallal
Length: 110 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded webinar introduces The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids. During this webinar, Dr. Paula Tallal will discuss her over 40 years of research in neuroscience and how this research can be applied to the classroom to help your struggling students.
How can you generate fast reading gains, help prevent drop-outs and reduce Special Education referrals?
Presenter: Dr. Paula Tallal
Length: 85 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded webinar looks at how the innovative Scientific Learning family of products can help build the critical cognitive skills needed for your students to succeed in the classroom. Dr. Paula Tallal will discuss her original research and then discuss the latest in neuroscience research and how you can apply this knowledge to help struggling readers succeed, prevent drop-outs and reduce Special Education referrals.
How Can You Respond to RtI Requirements? Opportunity and Innovation with Scientific Learning Reading Assistant Software
Presenter: Maura Deptula
Length: 35 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarJoin us for this pre-recorded, complimentary webinar as we discuss Scientific Learning Reading Assistant software, a research-based investment for Stimulus Funding dollars, that provides guided oral reading using advanced speech recognition to improve vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Reading Assistant can fit into your Response to Intervention model and help you create real, proven results.referrals.
Accelerate Learning Gains for Your Struggling Students
Presenter: Jacqueline Egli
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarJoin us for pre-recorded webinar as we look at how your students' language abilities ultimately affect reading abilities and what can be done to improve these critical skills. How can the innovative Scientific Learning family of products actually accelerate the learning process for your struggling learners? Hear proven results from districts nationwide and learn how you can use the Stimulus Package funding to help your struggling students. Don't miss this great learning opportunity!classroom. Dr. Paula Tallal will discuss her original research and then discuss the latest in neuroscience research and how you can apply this knowledge to help struggling readers succeed, prevent drop-outs and reduce Special Education referrals.
PreK Solutions: Build a Successful Learning Foundation with Fast ForWord Early Learning
Presenters: Cory Armes and Dr. Joseph Noble
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarJoin us for this pre-recorded webinar! The Fast ForWord Early Learning series is proven to build early reading and language skills while improving memory, attention and processing rates. The result? Students are better prepared for school and able to take advantage of the more challenging curriculum. Find out how one Iowa district moved young learners' language skills from the 36th to the 59th percentile. In the second part of our talk, we will discuss various funding sources-even Stimulus Package opportunities-your district can access to take advantage of these innovative, achievement-boosting solutions.classroom.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: How can you turn a one time investment into long-term student success?
Presenter: Cory Armes
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarIt's the single largest piece of legislation that the federal government has ever passed, allocating $53 billion in additional funds for K-12 education. The catch? It's for only two years. So what can you do with those dollars today to create a lasting impact for your students that extends far into the future? This pre-recorded, complimentary webinar discusses the legislation, as well as how an investment today in solutions from Scientific Learning can help struggling students achieve 1- to 2-year reading gains in as short as 8 to 12 weeks-with results that last.
How can you accelerate learning for struggling students while reducing costs?
Presenter: Dr. Steve Miller
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarEvery problem has a solution. Join us for this pre-recorded, complimentary webinar that will show you what you can do to improve literacy skills in your district for your struggling students. Dr. Steve Miller will explain how the latest in neuroscience can help you close your district's achievement gap-and how that will save your district money. Results from district implementations will be presented, as well as information on how your district can raise state assessment scores in as little as 8 weeks. Don't miss this great learning opportunity!
How can you move more students to proficiency and meet AYP, all while saving your district money?
Presenter: Marty Burns
Pre-recorded webinar
Length: 45 minutesJoin us as we take a look at how the latest developments and research in neuroscience can not just strengthen your students' cognitive development, but actually accelerate the learning process. How can the Scientific Learning family of products raise student achievement in your district and help your district meet AYP requirements? Join the conversation to learn how!
Making Struggling Readers Successful Readers with Limited Resources
Presenters: Cory Armes and Salomon Molina
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarIn this pre-recorded webinar, we take a look at the financial implications of not doing interventions with your struggling learners. What is the ultimate cost to your school district in terms of ROI and student achievement? How can the Scientific Learning family of products accelerate the learning process for your struggling learners, help you cut Special Education referral rates and increase student achievement for all of your struggling learners?
Challenges and Solutions for your Secondary ELL Students
Presenter: Ana Bishop
Length: 45 minute
Pre-recorded webinarJoin us for this pre-recorded webinar as we take a look at the financial implications of not doing interventions with your struggling learners. What is the ultimate cost to your school district in terms of ROI and student achievement? How can the Scientific Learning family of products accelerate the learning process for your struggling learners, help you cut Special Education referral rates and increase student achievement for all of your struggling learners?
Doing More with Less: Increasing Student Achievement in Tough Economic Times
Presenters: Jacqueline Egli and Ann Osterling
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarIn this pre-recorded webinar we will look at what you can do to improve literacy skills in your district for all of your students with constrained resources. We also discuss how you can accelerate the learning process thereby saving your district time and money and helping you to meet AYP requirements. Results from district implementations are presented and we will include information on how your district can raise state assessment scores in as little as 8 - 12 weeks.
Narrowing the Achievement Gap by 25% for your Secondary Students
Presenter: Dr. Martha Burns
Length: 1 hour
Pre-recorded webinarIn this pre-recorded webinar, Dr. Martha Burns provides an overview of the neuroscience behind the Scientific Learning family of products and how they can help your secondary students succeed. Dr. Burns will also review implementation and results from school districts such Dallas Independent School District, Dallas TX.
Introducing the Scientific Learning Virtual Academy and Web-Based Training
Presenter: Sally Donlon
This webinar provides an overview of the new service offerings from Scientific Learning Corporation. The webinar will show you detailed information about Virtual Academy and Web-Based Training.
Length: 30 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarAdvance Your Students' Reading Skills with Scientific Learning® Reading Assistant™ Software: Learn How This Innovative Software Can Help Your Struggling Learners
Presenter: Louise Dube
Length: 1 hour
Pre-recorded webinarThis webinar provides information about the Reading Assistant software along with a live demonstration of the software. This webinar also looks at which of your students would benefit from this innovative software that provides one-on-one guided oral reading practice through the use of speech recognition software.
Fast ForWord® Language v2 Series: Benefits to Purchasing This New Version by December 31, 2008
Presenter: Dr. Bill Jenkins
During this webinar, Dr. Bill Jenkins talks about how and why the Fast ForWord v2 Series was created. He also covers how these products can impact student success for your struggling readers and English Language Learners. Find out why you should purchase by December 31st!
Length: 37 minutes
Pre-recorded webinar30% Fewer Special Education Referrals: Find Out How Advances In Neuroscience Can Help Your Struggling Secondary Students
Presenter: Pat Durda
Length: 40 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarDuring this pre-recorded webinar, you will learn about the latest developments in neuroscience and brain research. This webinar looks at how the neurosceince-based Scientific Learning family of products can help your struggling students and will review results from Swartz Creek Community School District, MI and Cumberland Co School District, NC.
Accelerating Language Acquisition and Literacy for English Language Learners:
Help Your Students SucceedPresenter: Ana Bishop
Length: 64 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarHow educators can best serve ELL students in their school districts and what can be done to dramatically impact the drop out rate among ELL students? During this webinar, we will look at how the Scientific Learning family of products can best support ELL achievement goals and objectives.
Close the Achievement Gap in Your School District
Presenter: Sally Donlon
Pre-recorded webinar
Length: 40 minutesThis complimentary webinar will focus on how you can accelerate academic success for your struggling learners by improving the underlying cognitive skills that build brain capacity. We look at how 30 years of neuroscience research on how the brain learns can help your students. Lastly, we discuss how the Scientific Learning family of products can assist you in closing the achievement gap in your district/school and provide lasting results for your students.
Response to Intervention: How do the Scientific Learning family of products fit into your RtI model?
Presenter: Dr. Rosemarie Allen
Pre-recorded webinar
Length: 45 minutesDuring this complimentary webinar, we look at a brief overview and history of the three-tiered Response to Intervention model and will talk about how you can use neuroscience research and technology to deliver an effective Response to Intervention model for your students. We also look at the results of the Scientific Learning family of products and see what this software can do to improve student performance and achievement in your school district.
Helping your Struggling Learners: How the Scientific Learning family of products can make a difference for your students
Presenter: Cory Armes
Length: 60 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary webinar focuses on how you can help your struggling learners and how the Scientific Learning family of products can make a difference. We look at how the products were developed from over 30 years of neuroscience research. Lastly, we discuss what benefits your students can gain from these software products and show a demonstration of the software.
Early Indicators and Interventions for your Struggling Learners
Presenter: Jacqueline R. Egli
Length: 30 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary webinar presents how early indication and early intervention can help your struggling students and help you reduce the achievement gap in your school/district. We look at the early indicators and why identifying your students early can help them succeed. We then take a look at the Scientific Learning family of products and how these products can help close this achievement gap.
Funding Sources for your Struggling Learners: An introduction to Grants and Funding
Presenter: Joseph Noble, Ph.D.
Length: 45 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary webinar presented an introduction to grant writing and funding sources and which grants are available to your school district. We discuss what kind of support you can get from Scientific Learning Corporation as you look for and apply for funding sources.
Fluency Fridays: Build Fluency in your School!
Presenter: Maura Deptula/Louise Dube
Length: 40 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary webinar focuses on fluency and why it is critical to your students' success in reading. We discuss how you can make fluency a priority at your school this year! We show a live demonstration of the Reading Assistant software and how this can help build fluency skills in your students. Set aside time each week for Fluency Fridays!
Reading Assistant: Reading Intervention Software that Helps Build Reading Proficiency in your Struggling Learners
Presenter: Maura Deptula
Length: 35 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary, pre-recorded webinar presents an introduction to Scientific Learning® Reading Assistant™ software. We provide a live demonstration of the Reading Assistant software. We also look at how your students would benefit from this innovative software that provides one-on-one guided oral reading practice through the use of speech recognition software.
The Elementary Struggling Reading and Fast ForWord v2 Series: An Intervention that Works!
Presenter: Dr. Sherry Francis
Length: 75 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary, pre-recorded webinar presents an introduction to the new Fast ForWord LANGUAGE v2 series for struggling readers. We present an overview of the neuroscience research underlying the development of the Fast ForWord LANGUAGE v2 series. We look at how the Fast ForWord LANGUAGE v2 series strengthens the foundational cognitive skills of memory, attention, processing rate, and sequencing and how this impacts student success.
How can the Scientific Learning family of reading intervention products help your struggling learners? A School District's Perspective
Presenter: Ron Phipps
Length: 50 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis pre-recorded, one-hour webinar presents one school district's experience and results with the Scientific Learning family of products. In this session, we discuss the implementation of the Scientific Learning family of products and how to obtain the best results possible for your school district. We also discuss the National Circle of Learning taking place in November, 2008 in San Antonio TX and what benefits you can expect from attending this conference.
RtI Tier 3 Intensive Interventions: A Neuroscience Perspective
Presenter: Dr. Sherry Francis
Length: 75 minutes
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary, pre-recorded webinar presents an overview of the three-tiered RtI model. We also discuss using neuroscience research and technology to deliver a Tier 3 intensive intervention and we look at how and why the Scientific Learning family of products are highly effective for students requiring a Tier 3 intensive intervention.
Language and the Reading Puzzle: Helping Your Struggling Students Succeed
Presenter: Dr. Virginia Mann
Length: one hour
Pre-recorded webinarThis complimentary one hour webinar discusses language skills and their impact on reading success. We talk about the key components of reading and the skills that are needed for your students to beome fluent readers. In addition, we will look at how the Scientific Learning family of products build the language, reading and cognitive skills in your struggling students in order for them to become more effective readers.