Events

 Join Dana Fredwell, Instructional Technology Coach from Mascoutah # 19 in this interactive session on AI.  This workshop aims to equip elementary educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their teaching practices. Participants will explore various AI tools and platforms tailored for personalized learning, differentiate instruction using AI, and discuss strategies for leveraging AI in the classroom to enhance student engagement and achievement. Please bring a fully charged device with you to this session. Registration closes 4-5 days prior to the event date unless tickets are sold out.

Just because we teach a certain grade doesn't mean all students are reading at that grade level. This full day session about the Science of Reading will equip K-5 teachers with the language knowledge and teaching skills to reach all readers. It will leave you with the right amount of knowledge, urgency and excitement about the English language to put many pieces of evidence-based research in action IN your classroom. Jen is a repeat presenter in our region and teachers love her knack for explaining complex literacy skills into digestible, actionable chunks! Topics throughout the day are: How the Brain Learns to Read & Spell (because just because you can decode doesn't mean you can spell), The Phonemic Awareness and Writing Connection, Learning the Six Syllable Types, Teaching Kids How to Tackle Multisyllabic Words through Syllable & Suffix Coding, Why & How Mapping is Replacing Memorizing Sight Words, and the Power of Decodable Text for Taking Your Brain to the Phonics Gym! Registration will close 4-5 days prior to the event.

The IMSE Impact Morphology Plus 30-hour course is a hands-on, interactive, and personalized class that provides a complete understanding of morphology, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and how to apply it in the classroom. After participating in this accredited Structured Literacy course, teachers will have an understanding of the structure and foundation of the English language.  Educators will have an understanding of where to begin instruction with students with dyslexia as well as students in all three tiers of RTI. Participants will:

• Gain knowledge about the Science of Reading and the History of the English language
• Gain knowledge about students with reading difficulties including dyslexia
• Understand how EL students can cognate to help learn English
• Administer various types of assessments
• Implement and create structured literacy lessons on morphology, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension

  Attendees must attend all 5 days for the full-time duration. Partial pd hours will not be issued (note lunch is on your own each day). Tickets purchased are pre-reserved and pre-paid for by specific districts.

This event will be held at High Mount School (1721 Boul Ave. Swansea) - participants will need to bring a lunch with them to this session. As we prepare to start the 2024-2025 school year, we know that paraprofessionals play a critical role in our classrooms. Whether you are a brand new or experienced paraprofessional, join us in a day of learning with 3 outstanding presenters from our county. Session 1 will be presented by Dr. Emma Cornelius, retired administrator from Cahokia # 187: Strategies to support Paraprofessionals in the classroom. In this session with Dr. Cornelius, paraprofessionals will be able to understand their role and duties as we discuss the transition from caregiver to facilitator of learning. Paraprofessionals will be able to understand the role of assisting with the successful inclusion of students assigned to them. Paraprofessionals will be able to identify ways to celebrate diversity and cultivate a positive mindset.

Session 2 will be presented by Diane Warfield, Administrator for Instructional Support (Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative): What does a paraprofessional do in a Special Education Classroom? Welcome to an in-service training session aimed at preparing paraprofessionals for the field of special education, as well as, expanding the knowledge and skills of those who already work in the field.  Skills and knowledge every paraeducator will need to be able to implement in the classroom and will be covered are Disabilities Overview, Behavioral/De-escalation Strategies, Classroom Duties, Data Collection, Classroom Routines, Related Services, Reinforcement, Resources and Supports

Session 3 will be presented by Reena Hamil, Reading Specialist at Dr. Katie Harper Wright - East St. Louis District # 189: Supporting Literacy in K-8 Classrooms: Activities to Develop Word Recognition, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Spelling. Classroom teachers have limited time to provide at risk students with the amount of direct instruction needed to improve their literacy skills. Paraprofessionals can support teachers by providing one-on-one and/or small group instruction. This workshop is for paraprofessionals in grades K-8 who would like strategies on how they can assist the classroom teacher in word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and spelling. Paraprofessionals will be provided a brief background on what causes students to struggle to learn to read, learn the three components of word recognition, and practice blending and segmenting activities that help develop reading and spelling. They will also gain an understanding of what it means to be a fluent reader and will be provided strategies that will assist in improving fluency and developing vocabulary.   Spots are limited, registration closes 4-5 days prior to the event date unless tickets are sold out.

PDC Member Districts $325.00, Non PD Co-op member districts $375.00 (lunch is included on site). The learning outcomes for the two-day academy include: - Participants will be able to use assessments and measurement models in determining the student growth attributable to individual teachers and to understand how different types of assessments are used for measuring growth. - Participants will be able to use data from the evaluation rubric, other evidence collected and best practices relative to evaluating student growth, to link teacher and school-level professional development plans to evaluation results. - Participants will create, in collaboration with teachers, supportive, targeted professional development plans that consider past results, contribute to professional growth, and assist teachers in aligning professional development and goal-setting to school improvement goals. - Participants will communicate evaluation outcomes and findings in constructive and supportive ways that enable teachers to set goals and improve practice. - Participants will demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability using the required performance evaluation ratings (i.e., excellent, proficient, needs improvement, and unsatisfactory). - Participants will observe instruction competently in multiple subject areas provided to varied and multiple student populations (i.e., English language learners, students with IEPs, students in career and technical programs, etc.) - Participants will use data from the evaluation rubric, other evidence collected and best practices relative to evaluating professional practice, to link teacher and school-level professional development plans to evaluation results. - Participants will know how to create, in collaboration with teachers, supportive, targeted professional development plans that consider past results, contribute to professional growth and assist teachers in aligning PD and goal-setting to SIP goals. - Participants will communicate evaluation outcomes and findings in constructive and supportive ways that enable teachers to set goals and improve professional practice. - Participants will understand sources of personal bias and be able to recognize and control for bias when conducting an evaluation and determining results. Evaluators will be required to complete pre-session learning components for this course. If you do not complete the pre-session learning components in the required time frame prior to the workshop, you will not be allowed to attend the workshop and will still be responsible for the registration fee. This event has a maximum number of 15 attendees. Participants must bring a fully charged laptop to both days of the academy. Registration closes 7 days prior to the event as pre-work must be completed and submitted.

PDC Member Districts $375.00 Non PD Co-op Districts $410.00 (lunch is included on site) This two-day academy is for administrators who are seeking initial training qualification or retraining to be legally qualified to conduct evaluations of principals and assistant principals. The academy provides instruction on implementing a continuous school leader growth model using the School Leader Evaluation Plan, which is based on the School Leader Paradigm developed by the School Leader Collaborative, a group of 14 state principal associations from across the country. The plan is aligned to the Illinois Performance Standards for School Leaders and meets the requirements of 23 Illinois Administrative Code 50 Subpart D: Performance Evaluation Plans: Principals and Assistant Principals.   Registration closes 4-5 days prior to the event unless tickets are sold out. Cancellations must be made 48 hours prior to the event date or the amount is non-refundable.

Are you a teacher in years 0-5? This year ROE # 50 will be hosting a variety of Novice Teacher Academies focusing on various topics. 

PD Co-op Member Districts $190, Non PD Co-op Districts $205.00 (lunch is included on site) This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement preventative measures and interventions to combat compassion fatigue and burnout. -Identify the role trauma plays within their school and explain the difference between primary and secondary trauma and the effects it has on students and faculty. -Distinguish between compassion fatigue and burnout in order to be able to establish how to support and intervene accordingly. Registration closes 4-5 days prior to the event date unless tickets are sold out.  The application/dissemination must be completed and submitted upon the conclusion of the event on 9.19.24.