A short interview with Dr. Liz Brooke about returning to school post-pandemic, and how Lexia Learning uses the science of reading to create edtech that can empower ALL students and educators, regardless of the learning environment. 

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Bloomberg Interview with Dr. Liz Brooke

For 21 years, Dr. Henery has provided vision, management, and leadership to meet the needs of all English Learners in her student population and their families. During the early weeks and months of the COVID pandemic, Little Rock School District stepped up to meet the unprecedented educational challenges it faced—in part, by providing equitable access to proven technology-based solutions, such as Lexia Core5 Reading, across the district. Listen to the podcast to learn more.   

What Does Equity Mean to You? An Interview With Dr. Karen Henery, Director of ESOL, Little Rock School District

Schools are bringing on professional grade digital curriculum and aiming at true personalization.  LeiLani hosts Dr. Liz Brooke and Michele Eaton, Director of Virtual And Blended Learning from the M.S.D. of Wayne Township.  This discussion about what software can do in schools reveals how leaders are trying to balance human teaching within a new context of real personalization because of more sophisticated software so that they can rid themselves of systemic inequities.  

New Digital Personalized Approaches to Equity

Tens of thousands of school leaders are realizing they may have lost a year of progress with students. LeiLani discusses with Dr. Liz Brooke, Chief Learning Officer at Lexia and Felecia Evans, Principal at Lander Elementary School, Mayfield Heights, OH, what to do about realigning student learning amidst ongoing alternate schedules including on-campus, remote and hybrid learning. As educators come out of the fog of issuing millions of devices and making sure students have connectivity, they are finding a professional world of digital curriculum to help them play catch-up. This discussion focuses on practical leadership from the front lines by a Principal and new software qualities that result in leaps upward in achievement in shorter time – a critical discussion right now for K12 schools who hope to recover in language literacy.

Recovery from a Lost Year of Reading Achievement

Dyslexia, the most common learning disability, affects up to 15-20% of the population. What exactly is this learning difference, how can educators better understand dyslexia, and how can we best meet the needs of these students today?Listen to this interview with Dr. Suzanne Carreker, Lexia’s Principal Educational Content Lead, and Lee-Ann Tolfree Mertzlufft, Director of Options with Learning and a faculty member at Albany City Schools, to learn how our definition of dyslexia has changed over the last 30 years, why using the right tools is so essential, and how educators can better understand dyslexia—from both personal and global perspectives.

Understanding Dyslexia Today: An Interview with Suzanne Carreker and Lee-Ann Tolfree Mertzlufft

Listen to an interview with Lexia’s Chief Learning Officer Dr. Liz Brooke on the critical importance of motivation and engagement in today’s K–12 education landscape.

An Interview with with Lexia's Chief Learning Officer with Dr. Liz Brooke on Motivation and Engagement in Today’s K–12 Education Landscape

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the country's workforce is grappling with a new normal that has no clear end in sight. In the education sector, the massive and abrupt shift to remote learning received extensive media coverage as educators transitioned from in-person classroom instruction to teaching digitally from afar. But while teachers have certainly experienced a significant amount of upheaval over the past couple of months, their sense of job security is likely much stronger than that of many other working professionals—including the roughly 50% of people working in K–12 schools who aren't classroom teachers.To view the original blog, visit: 50/50: Uncertain Fates for Non-Teaching Personnel in Times of Recession

50/50: Uncertain Fates for Non-Teaching Personnel in Times of Recession

March 2020 saw a massive upheaval in Americans' day-to-day lives as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take its toll. While professionals able to do their jobs remotely transitioned to working from home, schools closed their doors and took on the Herculean task of moving learning from the classroom to the cloud—no small feat under ideal conditions, let alone when the country is in crisis and life has changed seemingly overnight. Every individual is coping with and adjusting to the upheaval in their own way, and students are no different. But although schooling in a pandemic has proven difficult for some, others seem to be not only getting by but flourishing.To view the original blog, visit: Silver Linings: Why Remote Learning Allows Some Students to Shine

Silver Linings: Why Remote Learning Allows Some Students to Shine

When it comes to distance learning, one key question is often relegated to the background: What do students think?To view the original blog, visit: Interaction, Structure, Creativity: Students Weigh in On Improving School During a Pandemic 

Interaction, Structure, Creativity: Students Weigh in On Improving School During a Pandemic

It is no exaggeration to place teaching among the most important professions in our society; after all, teachers are uniquely positioned to have a profound impact on young people by inspiring their actions both within the school walls and beyond them. Sadly, it is also no exaggeration to place teaching among the country's most stressful jobs. To view the original blog, visit: Moving Away from Standardized Professional Development for Teachers

Moving Away from Standardized Professional Development for Teachers

It is no exaggeration to place teaching among the most important professions in our society; after all, teachers are uniquely positioned to have a profound impact on young people by inspiring their actions both within the school walls and beyond them. Sadly, it is also no exaggeration to place teaching among the country's most stressful jobs. To view the original blog, visit: Social-Emotional Learning: Support for Teachers Who Are Feeling the Burn

Social-Emotional Learning: Support for Teachers Who Are Feeling the Burn

With in-classroom learning on hold for many schools throughout the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators, students, and parents have been adjusting to the often-referenced “new normal.” In education, navigating the transition to e-learning has been a significant component of this adjustment—and because moving from the classroom to the cloud is by no means a one-size-fits-all process, instructors and administrators must take care to avoid common remote learning pitfalls as they develop effective approaches that work for them and their students. To view the original blog, visit: Avoid These 5 Common E-Learning Pitfalls

Avoid These 5 Common E-Learning Pitfalls

A recent New York Times article began by presenting a familiar scenario: A young girl, newly equipped with an iPad, was eager to begin online learning after her public school had been shuttered due to the COVID-19 crisis.To view the original blog, visit: Online Learning: Accessible to All?

Online Learning: Accessible to All?

As schools across the United States close for weeks—and potentially months—to slow the spread of COVID-19, communities are scrambling to reimagine education. Are districts prepared to move to online learning? How will virtual classrooms work for very young students? How will grade-level expectations be communicated and assessed? To view the original blog, visit: Let Teachers Lead: Our Teachers Know What Their Students Need

Let Teachers Lead: Our Teachers Know What Their Students Need

In school districts across the United States, the COVID-19 outbreak has pushed teaching and learning from the classroom to the computer practically overnight.To view the original blog, visit: Switching to E-Learning? Don’t Leave Equity Behind

Switching to E-Learning? Don’t Leave Equity Behind

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