Early Learning Solutions Webinar Series
The Gates Foundation’s Early Learning Solutions team hosts regular webinars that highlight the educators, preschool leaders, researchers, and other partners who are working to spark joyful learning in children and set them up for lifelong success.____________________________________________________________________________________________
Webinar: How we know what works in pre-K
Join the Gates Foundation for a rich conversation on what the research—and real-world educator experiences—can teach us about the future of video-based classroom observations in pre-K. Together, we’ll unpack findings from SRI’s Early Childhood Classroom Observation (ECCO) study, hear from pre-K leaders and educators who’ve piloted video coaching, and spark new ideas for improving professional learning for teachers.
Whether you're curious, skeptical, or already experimenting with video coaching in your own setting, this session will offer insights, stories, and practical tools you can take back to your team.
Here’s what we’ll cover during the webinar:
🔍 Learn what the ECCO study found: SRI’s Todd Grindal and Anne Partika will share what they discovered about the promise—and the limits—of using video to support teachers in pre-K classrooms.
🎙️ Hear from the field: Educators and system leaders from across the country will reflect on how they’ve used video-based coaching, what surprised them, and what made it work (or not).
💡 Start your own conversation: You’ll receive a downloadable discussion guide to use with your colleagues, so you can explore what role video coaching might play in your own PD or coaching system.
We look forward to learning with you and exploring how video-based coaching can help us better support the teachers who are shaping our youngest learners’ futures.
Meet the Webinar Hosts & Guests
Jenny Mosley, Gates Foundation
Jenny Mosley is a measurement, learning, and evaluation program officer who designs and implements meaningful measurement plans for the Gates Foundation’s Early Learning team. With nearly 15 years in education and technology, Jenny has led partnerships and implementations of technology with school systems in every state. She has created fidelity tools and led partnerships with legislators, startups and academics to build tools and platforms that improve the early childhood system.
Anne Partika, SRI
Anne Partika, PhD, is an education researcher in SRI’s Center for Learning and Development. She is an expert in public early education systems, including Head Start and public pre-k, and in early education supports for multilingual learners from pre-k to elementary school. She also has expertise in quantitative research design and analysis, including experience managing and analyzing longitudinal data.
Todd Grindal, SRI
Todd Grindal, EdD, is co-director of SRI’s Center for Learning and Development. He studies the impacts of policies and programs on young children and children with disabilities. Grindal is the principal investigator of a Child Care Policy Research Partnership project examining how early childhood educators in Arkansas child care programs interpret and implement state policies designed to reduce the use of suspension and expulsion. Grindal recently completed evaluation and strategic planning activities focused on early childhood systems building for the Virginia Early Childhood foundation.
Dr. Jill Dent, Office of Early Childhood at Mississippi Department of Education
Dr. Jill Dent is the executive director of the Office of Early Childhood Education for the Mississippi Department of Education. She directs the implementation of high-quality pre-k initiatives through the Early Learning Collaborative Act, the State Invested Pre-K program, and the Preschool Development Grant B-5. Her office is also responsible for pre-kindergarten policy and early learning standards.
Kristin Sahl, Placer County Office of Education
Kristin Sahl is a CalBloom instructional coach from the Placer County Office of Education. In this role, she uses practice-based coaching to help early educators integrate effective teaching strategies into their daily classroom routines. Her coaching is grounded in intentional learning plans aligned with each child’s Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals, supporting the learning and development of young children with disabilities through meaningful, everyday activities.
Registration Details
Webinar: Video as a tool for pre-K teacher development
Who: Hosted by the Gates Foundation, with guests from SRI, CalBloom and the Mississippi Department of Education
More details coming soon.