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Steve Watson, Maricopa County School Superintendent
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Steve Watson is an experienced teacher elected in 2016 to be the Maricopa County School Superintendent, where his jurisdiction includes more than 750,000 students. His office is in Phoenix, Arizona.

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    Just Let Me Teach

    This excerpt from Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson emphasizes the importance of teachers understanding and embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Watson highlights the rapid adoption of AI by companies and argues that educators must be prepared to integrate AI into their teaching practices. The newsletter provides a list of free AI tools for teachers, along with a survey to gather data about teacher's comfort with AI. The document also includes "Promising Practices" and "How-To Guides" that provide practical strategies for improving classroom engagement and implementing innovative teaching methods. Finally, it mentions a grant opportunity for schools to create projects that build student resilience.

  2. How to Help Your Child Be Successful in High School

    25.08.2021

    How to Help Your Child Be Successful in High School

    Steve Watson and high school counselor Lindsey Holbrook discuss strategies that parents can use to set children up for a successful high school experience. Steve and guests are joined by co-host, Laurie King.

  3. Navigating the Special Education Maze

    16.08.2021

    Navigating the Special Education Maze

    Raising Special Kids – Help and Hope for Families Raising Special Kids. Help and Hope for Families. Raising Special Kids exists to improve the lives of children with the full range of disabilities, from birth to age 26, by providing support, training, information and individual assistance so families can become effective advocates for their children. raisingspecialkids.org Parent Resources - Arizona State University Early Intervention/ Disability Services and Agencies Animal Therapy, Support and other Services Local Early Intervention Agencies Local Early Intervention and Disability Associations/ Support Groups www.asu.edu Arizona Early Intervention Program | Arizona Department of Economic Security The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) is Arizona’s statewide interagency system of services and supports for families of infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with disabilities or delays. des.az.gov The Child Find Process Under federal law, public schools must look for, find, and evaluate kids who need special education. This is called Child Find, and it covers kids from birth through age 21. It applies to all kids, including those who are homeschooled or in private schools, plus kids who are migrants or without homes. https://www.understood.org/articles/en/child-find-what-it-is-and-how-it-works

  4. How to Have a Great Parent Teacher Conference

    08.08.2021

    How to Have a Great Parent Teacher Conference

    Steve Watson, and current classroom teachers Tara Dale and Yolanda Wheelington, discuss strategies that parents can use to make sure their parent-teacher conferences are positive and productive.

    27 мин.
  5. How To Engage With Your Child's School

    02.08.2021

    How To Engage With Your Child's School

    Steve Watson, and former Arizona PTA President, Beth Simek, discuss strategies that parents can use to better engage with their child's school. Steve and Beth are joined by co-host, Laurie King.

    17 мин.
  6. Steve Watson and Allison Gentala talk homeschooling

    14.09.2020

    Steve Watson and Allison Gentala talk homeschooling

    During coronavirus, many parents are starting to homeschool their children and got a lot more involved. This is a positive development to have hybrid learning and ensuring it's effective, even though for younger students it's necessary to have an adult to help navigate the learning process, whether teacher or parent. Students have a great deal of opportunities from field trips and outdoor activities to sports and competition.

    27 мин.
  7. Steve Watson and John Watson talk online education

    14.09.2020

    Steve Watson and John Watson talk online education

    John Watson has more than two decades of online learning and digital instruction experience. Today, however, this is still a lot to be done to add to the tremendous work going on in school districts. During COVID, schools learned they've had the tools for 20 years, but not necessarily ready to develope and use them just yet. We have an opportunity to be creative and proactive now.

    21 мин.
  8. Steve Watson and Ray McNulty

    14.09.2020

    Steve Watson and Ray McNulty

    As a teacher, Watson was greatly influenced by McNulty who talks about change in K-12 education. Do we do things differently now compared to 1989? Where are our opportunities now? Our delivery model has remained the same — face to face — that’s where our training is. But online learning is here to stay and shaking things up with multiple delivery models.

    44 мин.
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Steve Watson is an experienced teacher elected in 2016 to be the Maricopa County School Superintendent, where his jurisdiction includes more than 750,000 students. His office is in Phoenix, Arizona.

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    Steve Watson, Maricopa County School Superintendent
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    2020 - 2024
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