Lessons from the Field Webinar Series

The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar series to address hot topics that are on the top of educators’ minds. After sharing federal updates, the series features lessons learned and best practices from faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, early childhood education providers, and other places of educational instruction. It also shares a variety of useful resources. 

Below is a list of events from the series. Simply click on an event title to access more information, including archived materials. As additional events in the series take place, this webpage will be updated.

2023

• Preventing and Addressing Substance Use Among Students Transitioning into Higher Education
  May 10, 2023

• Blending and Braiding Funding for Full-Service Community Schools
  April 26, 2023

• Enhancing Student Nutrition and Physical Movement in America’s Schools
  April 12, 2023

• Understanding and Preventing Student Marijuana Use
  March 22, 2023

• Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting and How Educators Can Help
  February 22, 2023

• Part 2: Preventing and Addressing Fentanyl Use
  February 8, 2023

• Part 1: Knowing the Facts About Fentanyl
  January 17, 2023

2022

• Supporting the Unique Needs of Students Who Have Runaway or are Homeless
  November 30, 2022

• Partners in Prevention: Engaging the Secondary School Community to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
  November 16, 2022

• Preventing and Intervening in Identity-Based Bullying
  October 19, 2022

• Transforming Youth Together: Understanding the Connection between Substance Use, Mental Health, and Student Learning – Part 3: Leveraging Funding to Support Evidence-Based Programming
  September 21, 2022
   
• Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Settings 
  September 14, 2022
   
• Transforming Youth Together: Understanding the Connection between Substance Use, Mental Health, and Student Learning – Part 2: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices 
  September 7, 2022
   
• Transforming Youth Together: Understanding the Connection between Substance Use, Mental Health, and Student Learning – Part 1: What the Data Tells Us
  August 24, 2022
   

• Providing Required Compensatory Services That Help Students with Disabilities in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
  July 27, 2022

• Protecting Students by Preventing Aiding and Abetting Adult Sexual Misconduct
  July 20, 2022

• Empowering Students, Schools & Communities through Community Violence Interventions
  June 15, 2022

• Promoting Staff Wellness in the Wake of COVID-19 and Beyond
  May 18, 2022

• AmeriCorps + High Impact Tutoring = Student Success
  May 4, 2022

• Supporting Transgender & Nonbinary Students in K-12 Schools
  April 13, 2022

• Expanding School-Health Center Partnerships
  March 30, 2022

• Supporting the Social and Emotional Learning Needs of Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
  March 16, 2022

• Staying in School in Person in 2022: Test to Stay and Other Strategies
  February 9, 2022

2021

• Addressing Student Behavioral Needs & Supporting Their Mental Health 
  December 8, 2021
   
• Strategies for Supporting COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts 
  November 10, 2021
   
• Strategies for Preventing Substance Use Within Multi-Tiered System of Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
  October 27, 2021
   
• Supporting Student Health Through School Nutrition 
  October 6, 2021
   
• Safe and Supportive Early Learning: Lessons Learned for the New School Year 
  September 9, 2021
   
• Returning to School: Strategies for Reengaging PreK-12 Students 
  August 25, 2021
   
• Returning to School: Strategies for Reengaging Students 
  August 11, 2021
   
• Returning to School: Strategies for Supporting Staff 
  July 28, 2021
   
• Strategies for Safely Returning to School: The Latest Federal Guidance 
  July 14, 2021
   
• Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in America's K-12 Schools: Guidance and Strategies for Improved Results 
  June 30, 2021
   
• Strategies for Supporting College and University Students Holistically and Safely: CDC Guidance and Best Practices 
  June 9, 2021
   
• Returning to In-Person Learning: Supporting Students, Especially Those with Disabilities, through Intensive Instruction, Effective Learning Environments and Family Engagement 
  May 26, 2021
   
• How Schools and Districts Are Meeting the Social-Emotional and Mental Health Needs of Students and Staff
  May 12, 2021
   
• Family & Community Engagement and Returning to In-Person Instruction 
  April 28, 2021
   
• Guidance for Early Childhood Education Programs and Providers 
  April 14, 2021
   
• Safely Reopening and Sustaining In-Person Instruction 
  March 31, 2021

Earlier in 2021, ED also hosted two related webinars (see below). Click on an event title to access more information, including archived materials. 

• Pathways to Safe In-Person Operations of K-12 Schools (February 17, 2021)
   
• Returning to School: Mitigation and Mental Health Strategies (January 13, 2021)
   

If you have any questions about the Lessons from the Field Webinar Series, please contact NCSSLE@air.org.