Welcome to the AESA e-Classroom!
Pick one, or pick them all, stay at your desk: AESA e-Classroom brings the learning to you!
e-Classroom is a series of webinars that shares information and experiences from other educational service agencies (ESAs) on topics that are important to all of us. Check out the list below. All staff members of AESA member-organizations may attend one or all of the sessions for the discounted price of $50 per session. (Non-members are $75 per session.) Click on the topics of interest for details and registration. Sessions run from 3-4 pm Eastern (2-3 pm Central; 1-2 pm Mountain; 12-1 pm Pacific). Not able to participate in a e-Classroom session when it's live? Contact AESA Executive Assistant Ann Fiene to purchase a recording and any handouts shared.
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Connecting the Dots & Moving the Needle Through Systems Thinking
Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 3:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Central; 1:00 pm Mountain, 12:00 pm Pacific; 11:00 am Alaska)
Presenter: Jacqui Clay, Superintendent of Schools; Cochise County (AZ)
This session answers the question, “Why Should Educational Leaders become Systems Thinkers?” Leaders must remember that they lead in an open environment that includes exchanges across an educational system that is heavily impacted by outside forces. An educational system consists of teachers and staff, students and their families, legislators, post-secondary institutions, community members, school boards, businesses, etc, working interdependently toward sustainability. Educational systems are "open" and have permeable boundaries that permit an exchange with multiple environments. This session provides innovative practices that can have an impact on improving communications and relationships. This session will also provide the opportunity for leaders to collaborate and share best practices regarding "Connecting the Dots" and "Moving the Needle" in their organizations through Systems Thinking.
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About the presenter . . .
Jacqui Clay, a native of Queens, New York, is a retired Army Command Sergeant Major of 25 years and has lived in Arizona for 20 years. Ms. Clay has been married to Dale Clay for 31 years and has 7 children and 20 grandchildren. She has been an educator for 15 years, serving as Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE). Ms. Clay currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools in Cochise County; her responsibilities spans 21 school districts, and over 23,000 students. She also provides support for private, homeschool, detention and county jail students.
She has been recognized as Teacher of the year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). She was also selected as Arizona's Career and Technical Education Administrator of the Year and Policymaker Award by the Association for Career and Technical Education of Arizona (ACTEAZ) in 2020.
Ms. Clay is a member of Cognia’s (formally AdvancEd) national school accreditation and STEM accreditation team. She serves on the advisory board of the Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC), State Perkins V (Career and Technical Education) Planning Committee and the Arizona Technology in Education Association Board of Directors (AzTEA). Ms. Clay was also selected by the Arizona Superintendent of Instruction to serve on the African American Advisory Committee and Arizona’s Technology Task Force.
Ms. Clay has a B.S. in Information Technology/Business Management, a M.ET. in Educational Technology, an ED. S. in Educational Leadership, and is now pursuing a Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis on Education.
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Positive Outlook: Building and Preserving a Positive Culture in your Organization
Thursday, October 29, 2020 @ 3:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Central; 1:00 pm Mountain, 12:00 pm Pacific; 11:00 am Alaska)
Presenters (l to r): Luke Wittum, Asst. Superintendent Technology & Media Services and Dr. Lisa Hagel, Superintendent; Genessee ISD (MI)
The success of each of our organizations is dependent on our people. Building and preserving a positive culture is critical to the future of each of our service agencies. In this session, we will share our story of how a focus on happiness has transformed our ESA and strategies you can use for your organization.
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About the presenters:
Luke Wittum has worked for the past 20 years supporting the use of technology in education and is passionate about the ability for technology to make learning more personalized and engaging for students. Mr. Wittum currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Media Services for the Genesee Intermediate School District. Prior to joining Genesee ISD, Mr. Wittum worked for Shiawassee RESD and Mount Morris Consolidated Schools. Mr. Wittum has been involved in many statewide initiatives including the Statewide Education Network, EduPaths, the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant Steering Committee and currently is a part of the Michigan Collaboration Hub Steering Committee.
Dr. Lisa Hagel was appointed as superintendent of the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) and assumed those duties on September 1, 2010. She began her 30-year career in education as an elementary school teacher and coach. Throughout her career, she has held numerous educational leadership positions, including elementary school principal, high school principal, curriculum director, local district superintendent and county superintendent. Through these leadership positions, Dr. Hagel has been deeply involved in the changing landscape of education in response to federal and state policy changes, as well as cultural needs. She has also served as chair of numerous North Central Association accreditation teams, helping districts move forward in meeting the needs of staff, children and families.
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Building Teams Through Talents and Strengths
Thursday, November 5, 2020 @ 3:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Central; 1:00 pm Mountain, 12:00 pm Pacific; 11:00 am Alaska)
Presenters (l to r): Teela Watson, Director of Instructional Services and Vicki Arrington, Coordinator of Instructional Services, Region 11 ESC (TX).
Giving people license to take risks will more likely lead to some amazing things. Join us and discover how ESC Region 11 used their staff's strengths and talents to unleash a culture of leading and serving. Looking at change, we have realized everything we need is already within our own organization. Based on a 40-year study of human strengths, Gallup created a language of the 34 most common talents and developed the CliftonStrengths assessment to help people discover and describe these talents. By focusing on strengths first and building on that, as opposed to a deficit model, we have created an environment where people feel a connection towards the entire organization. Our teams greatest talents hold the key to success.
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About the presenters:
Teela Watson is the Director of Digital Learning at the ESC Region 11 in Fort Worth, Texas, leading a team of educators who provide professional learning experiences, coaching, and services to 70,000 educators and 585,000 students. She previously served as a principal and a district instructional technology coordinator and has presented sessions at the state and national levels for several organizations. Teela was inducted into the Texas Distance Learning Hall of Fame in 2020.
Vicki Arrington, M.Ed., is the Coordinator of Instructional Services and Digital Learning for ESC Region 11 located in Fort Worth Texas. Ms. Arrington has worked in education for 27 years as a teacher and administrator. She has a passion for growing teachers and administrators to help them reach their full potential. She has served as the Professional Development Director for a large district in North Texas. Ms. Arrington has presented multiple times at TCEA, ASCD National, ISTE, TASA, Learning Forward National, AESA, and multiple Region Centers in Texas. She is the co-founder of the Keller ISD Genius Team. She serves as a Baldrige Examiner for the state of Texas and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Learning Forward Texas.
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