News Update

Three webinars on distance learning scheduled for tomorrow.

The California Department of Education will hold three webinars on April 9 on distance learning during school closures.

Instructional Strategies and English Learner Support will be the topic of a 12:30 p.m. session and highlight the work of Glendale Unified, Natomas Unified, and the education department’s English Learner Support Division resources. To attend by Facebook Live, go here or call using audio only at 669-900-6833, with meeting ID 182 060 732 and the password 180832.

The first of three sessions on providing social-emotional supports for students, Providing Tools for the Challenging Times, will run from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. It will highlight practices, programs, and policies to strengthen student mental health supports. California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris will give the opening talk. To register through a co-sponsor, the nonprofit Wellness Together, go here. Other sessions will be held April 16 and 23.

Distance Learning Innovations for Special Education –Engaging Families, the second in a series, will begin at 3 p.m. Go here for the department website, where captioning will be available or here for Facebook Live. For audio only, call 669-900-6833 with meeting ID 578 443 966 and the password 180803.