Strengthening family, school, and community bonds is a critical factor in raising student achievement, closing achievement gaps, and attaining school improvement goals. In this webinar you will learn how to use NEA Family and Community Engagement Micro-credentials to strengthen your relationships with families and community members. Read more

Join NEA and ISTE+ASCD and discover how secondary educators are bringing AI into their classrooms in meaningful ways using the Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education.  We will have a featured guest speaker from Teach AI, alongside two practicing teachers who will share practical strategies for deeper learning in grades 8–12. Read more

Talking about racial justice in public education—constructively, honestly, and openly—is difficult. As educators, we must continually challenge and dismantle, piece by piece, the structures, policies and implicit biases we all have that prop up white privilege at the expense of students and families of color. To do anything less is to deny the world in which our students live, to concede that some students deserve less. Read more

Student engagement remains a top priority for teachers as we welcome students back into the traditional classroom. Teachers will use this session to develop or improve on social-emotional learning and safe space practices. With an emphasis on communication and practices building empathy, participants will work to improve their emotional intelligence within themselves and within their instructional practice. Building relationships and making connections is critical in these unprecedented times, and by doing so we can increase student engagement in rigorous curricular lessons. Read more

Free for everyone through October 19! Starting October 20, Reconnect - SEL as Your First Strategy: Addressing Challenging Behaviors Through Connection will be $40 for non-members. NEA members continue to enjoy free access. ---- This is a recording of Session 2 of 4 from the webinar series Reset, Reconnect, Reignite: Building a Thriving Classroom in a New Era, presented by NNSTOY (National Network of State Teachers of the Year) in partnership with NEA. The live sessions run through September 2026; this recording remains available here for ongoing viewing. Visit Reset. Reconnect. Reignite. Building a Thriving Classroom in a New Era for details on the full series. Session 2: Reconnect - SEL as Your First Strategy: Addressing Challenging Behaviors Through Connection This session makes the case for social-emotional learning (SEL) as the foundational strategy for addressing challenging student behavior, rather than a program bolted on after discipline issues arise. The presenters argue that connection should come before correction, and that this requires educators to understand behavior as communication, recognize the role trauma can play, and attend to their own regulation as adults.   Recorded on: September 1, 2026 Read more

Free for everyone through October 19! Starting October 20, Reignite - Back to School, Back to Purpose: Reclaiming the Joy of Teaching will be $40 for non-members. NEA members continue to enjoy free access. --- This is a recording of Session 3 of 4 from the webinar series Reset, Reconnect, Reignite: Building a Thriving Classroom in a New Era, presented by NNSTOY (National Network of State Teachers of the Year) in partnership with NEA. The live sessions run through September 2026; this recording remains available here for ongoing viewing. Visit Reset. Reconnect. Reignite. Building a Thriving Classroom in a New Era for details on the full series. Session 3: Reignite - Back to School, Back to Purpose: Reclaiming the Joy of Teaching 2026 Nevada State Teacher of the Year Allie John shares how she's sustained 22 years as a K-5 music educator by reclaiming joy in the classroom. She walks through five practices - being authentic, building relationships, capturing meaningful moments, leading from wherever you are, and protecting your spark - illustrated with stories from her own classroom, including a shy student who found her voice through choir. She closes by challenging teachers to focus less on what they teach and more on the experience and belonging they create for students.   Recorded on: Sep 15, 2026 Read more