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Dave Creates Webinars for Teachers and Teams Around the World

Periodically, Dave livestreams an hour of professional development on a select topic for his colleagues around the world. His aim in these sessions is to provide world-class professional development that addresses head and heart, research and practice, teacher and student. As Jen Gonzalez said in a recent Cult of Pedagogy piece, “Dave goes deep.”

Below, you'll find a full list of Dave's webinar recordings and any upcoming webinars.

Coming Up

Episode 05: Ten (More) Things That Are Helping Right Now

A soon-to-come follow up to our well-received Episode 04 (below).

Come back soon for details!

Now Available On-Demand

Episode 04: Ten (Or So) Things That Are Helping Right Now

New insights on student motivation, such as: 

  • why the most promising avenue for helping students to value the work of learning is also the one we tend to rely upon least; 
  • how our curricular biases in K-6 schooling yield widespread (albeit unintended) negative consequences in mental health, student achievement, and equity;
  • what I feel are the two beliefs to rule them all.

New insights on instruction, including:

  • what Gallagher's article of the week assignment looks like for my students and I this school year;
  • how I've run my first two pop-up debates of the school year — what's the the same, what's different;
  • the instructional method I've come to rely on amidst the demands of concurrent teaching (I'm getting so much sanity from this);
  • the surprising results of an experiment in two of my classes in which I felt terrible about being boring but ended surprised by their achievement and appreciation. 

New insights on teacher morale, including:

  • how the #EducatorEncouragement project was just a copycat of a consistently successful intervention used in the belonging research;
  • what I am noticing is the #1 difference-maker in teacher morale this year, far and wide;

And other new insights that have yielded quality of life improvements I didn't expect, including:

  • the simple perspective shift that has me actually enjoying email right now (!?) and spending less time on it;
  • how the disciplines of silence and solitude have anchored my days;
  • how the discipline of simplicity is changing the way I work and play.

And for every insight I share: 

  • practical, flexible application ideas that you can take and try in your own life and practice.
register here.

Episode 03: Deeper and Wider than Teacher Self-Care: How to Remain Constant in a World that's Not

When you register in advance, you may submit questions for Dave in advance or while he is livestreaming. He spends the second hour of the show discussing questions posed by colleagues around the world.

You'll learn:

  • How to cultivate a sense of rootedness and autonomy when every week it feels like there's another world-shifting change;
  • How to grapple with information overload in a year when “new” is normal (and how to help your students and families do this, too);
  • How to properly grieve the loss of things that we've always loved about teaching; 
  • How to handle negative comments from others and negative thoughts in yourself;
  • and more.
Register here.

Episode 02: How to Build Strong Relationships When Starting the Year Online 😱

You'll gain:

  • A calming protocol to use when you find yourself overwhelmed by All the New and Huge Distance Learning Things You're Supposed to Know Now;
  • Dave's deepest insights and latest research around moments of genuine connection and how they work remotely;
  • Grounding principles for keeping relationships-building efforts properly situated in light of our biggest goals as teachers.
  • Practical strategies for keeping relationships work effective but efficient so that you're not selling your personal life in exchange for professional success.
get it here.

Episode 01: How Does Student Motivation Work? What Has Spring 2020 Taught Us About Student Motivation?

You'll learn:

  • What are the five key beliefs and how do they work under normal circumstances?
  • How did the five key beliefs change during COVID closures and emergency remote teaching?
  • What might we be thinking about as we go about our summers and begin to look to fall?
get it here.

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