Past Webinars
Past Webinars
Recordings of past webinars, plus related SREB resources on these education topics
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Perkins V comprehensive local needs assessment
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Perkins V comprehensive local needs assessments are more than just an event — they’re a powerful tool career and technical education leaders can use to build pipelines to careers and establish a strong foundation for their continuous improvement efforts.
A Conversation Among Governors
Education and Workforce Recovery
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Southern governors discussed the central role of education in fueling growth through workforce and economic development. The conversation also covered spending priorities for federal relief funding and priorities for improving education.
OER in Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Programs
Current Practice and Best Practice
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This webinar presented early findings from a current study funded by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact and the Southern Regional Education Board to examine the current use of open educational resources in dual and concurrent enrollment courses. The webinar also explored best practices and lessons learned from states and dual enrollment partnerships pioneering these efforts.
The Cost of Completing College
Promising Strategies to Support Student Success
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Many students persevered despite pandemic hurdles to starting or staying in college. This webinar shared strategies that hold promise for the longer-term to increase support for the students who need it most.
Student Debt & Faculty Diversity
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
In this webinar, SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program alumni discussed why addressing the student debt crisis is a key component of diversifying the graduate school pipeline and ultimately diversifying the professoriate, as well as thoughts on how systemic policy change can help address this issue.
Ensuring Community Colleges Emerge from the Pandemic Stronger
Emerge Stronger Webinar Series
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In this webinar, speakers discussed the agility and ingenuity of the region’s community colleges:
Enrollment Management and Strategy
Emerge Stronger Webinar Series
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Participants learned about effective practices, being thoughtful about the long-term student pipeline and adjusting enrollment strategy accordingly.
Education Recovery Process Guide
K-12
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As recovery funding flows to states, districts, colleges and schools from ESSER 1, 2 and 3, SREB is publishing a Recovery Response Protocol to help education leaders tasked with creating plans to use the funding.
This webinar reviewed the guidance in three phases: 1) serving immediate needs, 2) innovative planning for systematic improvement, and 3) assessing the effectiveness of programs and adjusting as needed.
Education Recovery Process Guide
Postsecondary
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As recovery funding flows to states, districts, colleges and schools from ESSER 1, 2 and 3, SREB is publishing a Recovery Response Protocol to help education leaders tasked with creating plans to use the funding.
This webinar reviewed the guidance in three phases: 1) serving immediate needs, 2) innovative planning for systematic improvement, and 3) assessing the effectiveness of programs and adjusting as needed.
How States and Schools Can Use New Federal Relief Funds
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Federal COVID-19 relief packages have delivered an unprecedented infusion of funding to states and local education agencies, leaving leaders with key decisions on how best to spend the money. Hear from the Southern Regional Education Board and FutureEd about how state and local governments can spend the new funding to support students and schools—and the restrictions that federal law places on spending.
Equity and Diversity in Higher Education
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This webinar focuses on the intersection of equity, diversity and social justice in higher education and their relationship to creating greater access to a college education for disadvantaged populations. Viewers will learn about promising practices for creating a more equitable and diverse campus climate that increases student success.
Administrative Efficiencies Enhance the Mission
Emerge Stronger Webinar Series
Panelists from the University System of Georgia and Huron explored how to structure administrative services to maximize resources to invest in academic, research, community and student missions. They also discussed how to determine the cost effectiveness and impact of services for students, faculty and other constituencies
Aligning Faculty Effort to Institutional Mission
Emerge Stronger Webinar Series
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During this webinar, participants explored bringing about administrative efficiencies while protecting the academic core in the long run, aligning faculty effort with both mission and financial viability, and understanding the full costs of delivering academic and other programs and administrative services.
Considerations for a Post-Pandemic Higher Education
Emerge Stronger Webinar Series
This opening session of the series provided an overview of the systemic challenges colleges and universities already faced that have become more pronounced because of the pandemic. During this session, participants learned about emerging trends in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and case studies of transformative approaches that address near-term challenges and long-term sustainability
Mentoring 101: Navigating Academia
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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Mentorship serves as a crucial support for students as they navigate graduate school and enter the professoriate. But understanding how to build a strong mentor/mentee relationship isn’t always easy. Featuring former SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Faculty Mentor of the Year award winners in conversation with their mentees, this webinar featured advice on how to get the most out of a mentoring relationship from both perspectives.
The Future of Faculty Diversity (Part 2): Faculty Retention
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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In this webinar, SREB-DSP alumni from across the higher education spectrum discussed the importance of faculty diversity and shared thoughts on how institutions can better retain diverse graduate students and faculty.
The Future of Faculty Diversity (Part 1): Graduate Student & Faculty Recruitment
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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In this webinar, panelists from across the higher education spectrum discussed the importance of faculty diversity and shared thoughts on how institutions can better recruit diverse graduate students and faculty.
Moms of Color in Academia – Navigating Grad School
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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This conversation-oriented panel brought together former SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program graduates to share their experiences and advice on navigating graduate school and academia as a mom of color. Panelists discussed a variety of topics including how to advocate for resources as a new mom, how to address childcare challenges, resources to seek out within your institution, how to build a supportive network/community, and how to juggle school and life.
Better Teacher Supports and Compensation
Rethinking Teacher Workforce Solutions Webinar Series
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This webinar focused on innovative policy strategies for supporting teachers in their practice and creating sustainability models to maintain these supports permanently. It featured an analysis of teacher compensation packages and methods. SREB debuted its new Teacher Compensation Dashboard and research brief.
Redesigning Teacher Licensure
Rethinking Teacher Workforce Solutions Webinar Series
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This webinar explored revolutionary policy ideas from Education Human Capital Roundtable panelists, such as how to:
- Remove barriers to licensure
- Redesign for a clear trajectory from apprenticeship to advanced roles
- License student teaching for all pathways
- Learn from mistakes on tiered certification