Archived Webinars
A Webinar (web + seminar) provides a convenient opportunity to learn from experts without having to travel. Webinars combine three means of communication: phone, online presentation, and a chat window for typing questions.
The National High School Center hosts Webinars designed to meet the specific needs of our targeted audience, the national network of Regional Comprehensive Centers. Archived versions of these Webinars, as well as related resources, are posted below, so that other education consumers can access materials related to pressing issues in high school improvement. If you have any questions about the National High School Center Webinars, please contact the National High School Center at helpfor@betterhighschools.org.
“Preventing High School Dropout”
December 13, 2006
Representing both the research and practitioner perspectives, this Webinar highlights key research-based findings and dropout prevention strategies.
- View the Archived Dropout Prevention Webinar
- Resources for the Dropout Prevention Webinar
- Bios for Dropout Prevention Webinar Presenters
“Leading the Way to a Smooth Ninth Grade Transition”
April 28, 2006
This session addresses the issues faced by ninth grade students including students with disabilities, English language learners, and other special needs students. The interactive presentation draws on research to contextualize these challenges, identifies selected strategies proposed in the field to address these issues, and provides a review of the findings from key studies on these selected strategies.
- View the Archived Ninth Grade Transition Webinar
(Please note that the archived presentation begins when the time clock reads 4 minutes and 35 seconds on your live meeting screen. We encourage you to advance to this portion of the presentation. To do this, simply advance the clock at the bottom right hand corner of the live meeting screen to 4 minutes and 35 seconds.) - Slides for the Ninth Grade Transition Webinar
- Resources for the Ninth Grade Transition Webinar
- Bios for Ninth Grade Transition Webinar Presenters
