Past Webinars
Past Webinars
Recordings of past webinars, plus related SREB resources on these education topics
Opening Doors Through Work-Based Learning
Policies: Adopting Measures to Support Work-Based Learning
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Work-based learning has been identified by many organizations and researchers as a necessary educational component or preparing students for success in adulthood. Kentucky has created a policy solution for challenges to work-based learning such as workers’ compensation and liability insurance.
Industry-Education Partnerships for Local Workforce Needs
Process: How to Forge Partnerships
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Industry sector partnerships are an essential strategy for workforce development in states, as they bring business partners together with the public sector to guide the preparation of workers for the high-demand jobs most critical to local economies.
Transitioning to a Faculty Role
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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Transitioning from doctoral student to professor can be both exciting and challenging. In this webinar, SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program alumni discussed their experiences navigating the transition into the professoriate. The panelists also provided advice on how to adjust to your new role, continue to grow your professional skills and balance service and academic commitments.
Navigating Graduate School During a Disaster
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series
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This year has brought huge shifts to higher education as institutions and students attempt to grapple with pursuing postsecondary degrees in the midst of an international public health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant and unprecedented challenges to graduate students at every stage of their studies.
Deep Dive into the Fulbright Experience
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series (Fulbright Session 2 of 2)
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In September, the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program hosted a series of two professional development sessions focusing on the Fulbright Fellowship.
Applying for the Fulbright Scholar Award
SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Webinar Series (Fulbright Session 1 of 2)
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In September, the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program hosted a series of of two professional development sessions focusing on the Fulbright Fellowship.
Ensuring Equity in Schools in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
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Explore how SREB researchers used student survey data to identify sources of inequity in students’ school and classroom experiences. In this webinar, staff from SREB’s Office of School Improvement led an interactive conversation about the factors that impact inequitable student experiences, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters shared research-based findings as well as practical examples of steps educators can take to ensure each student has equitable access to quality learning.
Connect Emergency Responses To Longer-term Workforce Efforts
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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The sixth webinar in the Bouncing Back from COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars series covered how state leaders can ensure that their short-term emergency measures to address COVID-19 contribute toward achieving the state’s long-term vision for a thriving workforce and healthy economy. Presentations highlighted Alabama’s work in this area and included ways to align ESSA, Perkins V, WIOA, CARES Act and state and grant dollars.
Make Education and Training Programs More Tech Savvy and Flexible
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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In the fifth webinar in the Bouncing Back from COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars series, SREB presenters shared strategies for readying workers to succeed in workplaces that are increasingly technology dependent. They also discussed how education and training programs can leverage technology and flexible formats so they can maintain programs when traditional formats are not practical.
Help Businesses Prepare Workers to Fill Critical Positions
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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In the fourth webinar in the Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars series, SREB presenters discussed how state leaders can help businesses upskill new and longer-term employees to fill positions critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB also spotlighted how states can address issues of equity and braid multiple funding sources to support this work. Leaders in Indiana shared their exemplary efforts in this area.
Help Students Earn Credentials to Fill Critical Jobs
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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The third webinar in the Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars series covers strategies to help students gain postsecondary knowledge and skills to fill jobs critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB presenters explored strategies for strengthening dual enrollment programs and helping new graduates maintain their educational momentum even when families struggle to afford tuition.
Help Low-Skilled Adults Earn Credentials for Critical Jobs
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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The second webinar in the Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars series explores how states can help workers with low skills earn the credentials they need to secure and succeed at jobs critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB presenters discussed strategies for targeting grants to individuals and postsecondary institutions and for addressing issues of equity.
Gauge Workforce Frequently, Prioritize Action Together
Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars
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Presenters made the case for analyzing data in rapid cycles to identify actions to spark workforce improvements and keep an eye on equity. The webinar covered partners to engage, including industry-sector partnerships, and spotlights how states can braid multiple federal and state funding sources for the work.
Borrowing While Black:
Understanding What Makes Student Debt a Crisis for Black Students
While the $1.6 trillion in student debt indicates a crisis for all students, borrowing for college while Black is a different experience. In this webinar, SREB and Ed Trust highlighted the historical and systemic injustices that have fueled this crisis and offer race-conscious recommendations at the federal and state level to help make college more affordable for Black students.
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- Graduates Of Historically Black Colleges May Be Paying More For Loans
- At For-Profit Colleges, Large Loans and Broken Promises
- Segregation Forever? EdTrust Report
- Hard Truths: Why Only Race-Conscious Policies Can Fix Racism in Higher Education
- Survey: National Study on Black Student Debt
- The Continued Student Loan Crisis for Black Borrowers
One In Five:
The Student Parent Experience and its Impact on College Success
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One in five college students today is a parent, and yet they remain a largely invisible population. The vast majority of institutions do not track parenting status and therefore do not know how many student parents they have at any given time. Postsecondary success for these students is critical and far-reaching: when a student parent earns their degree, it has ripple effects that span two generations, impacting the parent’s employment opportunities and lifetime earnings potential, along with their child’s chances for achieving academic and career success.
College Admissions: Supporting Low-Income Students
The New NACAC Deposit Fee Waiver Form and Other Useful Resources
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Social distancing in response to the coronavirus crisis has caused the loss of students’ and their families’ employment and changes to financial situations. In this webinar, Andrew Moe, director of admissions at Swarthmore, provided an overview of access issues in the admissions process as well as the many other micro-barriers students from low-income backgrounds face when applying to college.
Improving Elementary Science
Equipping Students Through Inquiry and Integration
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In the drive to improve reading and math achievement, science in elementary school has sometimes fallen by the wayside. This webinar reviewed how schools can improve science instruction to give young students a strong foundation for learning and critical thinking and a base for building in-demand STEM skills. The presentation covered solutions such as increasing classroom time for science, integrating science with other disciplines and preparing teachers to understand and teach scientific concepts.
Trends in College Affordability by Income
SREB State Affordability Profiles
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At a time when state economies are demanding a workforce with higher levels of education, the rising cost of college remains a barrier to college enrollment and degree completion for many students in southern states, particularly for those in lower income groups. This webinar explored the affordability of postsecondary education for families at various income levels as detailed in the recently released SREB state affordability profiles.
The New SwiftStudent Tool
Help for Guiding Students Through Financial Aid Appeals
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The sudden onset and rapid spread of the coronavirus has caused many sudden changes to student and family finances. At the same time, students may not have the same level access to counselors and advisers that they did prior to social distancing. Yet research shows that students and their families know very little about their right to appeal financial aid awards as well as the process for doing so.
The Students Are Not All Right
Using the Science of Social Listening to Understand and Meet Students' Needs
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The global COVID-19 pandemic hit
campuses across the country in the blink of an eye. In rapid
succession, campuses closed, courses moved online, and our
lives—personally and professionally—were permanently altered.