December 9, 2020: Updates and Resources

ADE Updates and Resources

ESSA Conference Registration

ADE's Educator & School Excellence Team encourages you to register for the 2021 ESSA Conference, "Adapt, Innovate, Respond." This year's event will be 100% virtual, and participants will have access to all workshop sessions and keynotes for six months after the event!

There are two registration options: a $30.00 Bootcamp Pre-Conference for new Federal Program Directors, and the $45.00 two-day ESSA Conference featuring workshops you've come to know and love and our Featured Keynote, Social Media Personality and Principal Gerry Brooks! 

• Boot Camp (for new Federal Program staff ONLY – less than 2 years’ experience) will be Thursday, February 18th, and Friday, February 19th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.  The cost is $30.00 per person.  
• ESSA Conference will be Tuesday, February 23rd, and Wednesday, February 24th, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.  The cost is $45.00 per person.

COVID-19 Updates and Resources

Tracking Stay-At-Home Orders

The Office of Indian Education’s new Tribal Nations’ Stay-At-Home Orders indicates the stay-at-home order status of Arizona's 22 Tribal Nations. View HERE.  

NWEA Webinar: How did COVID impact student learning? The data is in

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM (MST) – Registration: https://info.nwea.org/wbr-how-did-covid-impact-student-learning-data-is-in.html

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional forms of education and continues to create challenges for schools, districts, and the families they serve.

Now, more than ever, educators and policymakers need data to inform evidence-based policies to support our students, teachers, and families on the path to recovery. In April 2020, NWEA released a set of projections of the potential academic impact of COVID-19 disruptions modeled on well-documented summer learning loss estimates. With actual fall data in hand, we’ll present the latest national research, informed by several guiding questions that explored how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 school year.

Who should attend?

• District and school leaders
• Curriculum and instruction directors
• Assessment directors
• Special education leaders
• Policymakers

What will you learn?

• A by-the-numbers look at the impact interrupted learning had on student achievement at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year
• What the results of this research might mean for educators, policymakers, schools, and districts
• Practical guidance for supporting students with unfinished learning

Educator Opportunity

Teaching Native Waters: Professional Development Series and Virtual Community

Module 2: Making Climate Connections - January 18, 2021, through February 26, 2021 – Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbMtZfh0H4y2dBWd2GviSsD0oSVQZPKCa7nBCquigiK8VR0w/viewform

Middle and high school science, technology, engineering, and math educators: Join Teaching Native Waters for place-based STEM education professional development to build community with other teachers serving Native students. Support each other through challenges and build resilience with other educators serving Native students.

Earn up to $500 for each module for materials and supplies for your classroom. Receive technology to help you connect for distance learning and materials and lessons for a distance learning curriculum.

Teaching Native Waters will hold a total of four virtual modules this school year, each six-weeks long. Sign up for just one or all four.