Failure Is Not an Option® Webinar Series

These hour-long interactive presentations explore how your school, district, and culture can ensure that success is the only option for every student. Our complimentary online seminars provide a budget friendly approach toward in-house professional development. Stay in touch with best practices and the latest research, as each session is a unique and relevant topic, and is available to watch live online. We also make past webinars available for streaming or download in our Video Archive, 1 week after the event.


Featured Upcoming Webinars



  Date &Time   Title   Description   Registration
             
               
               


Archived


 
Air Date  Title  Description Watch Online
 
November
8
   Differentiated Instruction K-12: Practical Strategies  

 
 
November
3
   Gaining Active Engagement from Family and Community  

 
 
September
2
   Maximize Professional Development with Declining Resources  

 
               
 
August
11
   Technology and Raising Student Achievement  

Student achievement in writing has been shown to rise in classes where the Inspired Writing program using Linux-based netbook computers have been deployed. All of which has been accomplished during an age of budget cuts and support staff reductions. Join us for a discussion of leadership and team-building; of goal-setting and accountability; of finding success even when times are tough.

  
               
 
July
21
   Believing the HYPE: Motivating Students of Color   "There are many factors that impact the academic outcomes of minority and at-risk youth.  Most of these factors are totally overlooked when considering strategies for motivating students of color. Many great efforts have failed because there was not a clear understanding of the obstacles that impede progress."
-Featured speaker, Darrell "Coach D" Andrews		  
               
 
June
30
   Effective Use of Data
with Scott Taylor		   Analyzing practices and interpreting those results is a vital part of delivering achievement and sustainable data-driven success. Featuring guest speaker Scott Taylor, this webinar will generate an essential discussion on the topic of effectively using data to enhance your district, school, staff, and administration's efforts.  
               
               
 
June
9
  


Bullying Prevention Strategies
with Dr. James Newton and Dr. John McKenna

  


This program analyzes proactive methods to prevent bullying in schools from Elementary through High School. The presentation will include specific strategies schools can implement to : develop school wide initiatives to promote positive behavior, create classroom management systems that reinforce anti bullying themes and provide specific tools for students and staff to minimize bullying behavior in your school.

  
               
 
May
19

  


Common Core Standards Webinar
with Jim Warford, former Chancellor of Florida’s Public Schools


sponsored by

  


Be a part of this informative professional learning discussion with Jim Warford as we go over Common Core Standards.

The Common Core State Standards and the related assessments present a dynamic leadership opportunity. These new standards will dramatically alter our definition of 21st century skills. They will impact what is taught, how teachers teach, and how schools are organized. Students, teachers, and administrators will be affected in multiple ways as they prepare for fundamentally different assessments.		  
               
 
April
20
   How to Make a Transformation Model Succeed   Feedback from SIG applications has shown “Transformation” to be the widespread choice for school reform, as schools and districts strive to select a model that will address critical areas for their school improvement goals. Learn how Intensive School Reform matches the Transformation Model for SIG-eligible schools. National Consultant Lani Snug will discuss SIG guidelines for the model, providing a successful framework for success, and why relational trust is key to successful transformation.  
               
 
April
14
   CASE STUDY: The Correlation between Failure Is Not an Option and Student Achievement   Join Rebecca Herman, Sarah Jandrucko, HOPE Foundation Dean of Faculty Anne Richards and more to discuss the American Institutes for Research report on Mansfield Independent School District’s recent successes and its implications.  
               
 
March
11
   Failure Is Not an Option Overview   This hour-long session explores the 6 Principles for Making Student Success the ONLY Option. Aired Live on March 23, 2011 and Educational Consultant Lani Snug presents the concepts and the positive outcomes resulting from collaboration in schools and in districts.