Time: 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Webinar
Description: This webinar spotlights networks that are helping connect geographically isolated educators and prepare students in rural areas for postsecondary success. Hear from leaders of three rural education networks--the Northwest Rural Innovation and Student Engagement Network, the Vermont Rural Partnership, and the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative--about their successes and challenges. Presenters share strategies to promote cross-district collaboration through job-alike groups; student engagement through place-based learning; and college and career preparation through personalized learning pathways.
Audience: This webinar is intended for anyone interested in using within- and cross-state improvement networks to increase readiness for college, career, and life for students who attend school in rural areas. This includes administrators, teachers, and guidance counselors in rural K-12 and postsecondary systems; community stakeholders; policymakers; and funders.
**Speakers:**Nettie Legters, Ph.D., REL Northwest at Education Northwest Karen Martin, Denali Borough School District (Alaska) Margaret MacLean, Vermont Learning Collaborative and Vermont Rural Partnership Brad Mitchell, Ph.D., Battelle for Kids Danette Parsley, Ed.D., Education Northwest
