Events

Join your fellow Instructional Coaches for the last symposium of the 2024-2025 school year! This event is a two-part symposium to support Instructional Coaches and the various roles encountered in the daily school setting. Coaches should bring a fully charged device and early drafts of a Coaching Model Handbook. The first session will be facilitated […]

This free virtual event is thanks to the IL SLDS Project.  Basic attributes of students at all ages with specific learning disabilities in math will be addressed.  The presentation will include brief ideas to help with the screening process for at risk students. Selecting specific strategies that can help these students access math will be […]

 How can we take students beyond being thermometers that “take the temperature” of issues in their community to being thermostats that take civic action to “change the temperature?”  Join this interactive workshop led by Mary Ellen Daneels (National Board Certified Teacher and Director of the Illinois Civics Hub & Illinois Democracy School Network) where you […]

Join in on this interactive workshop led by Mary Ellen Daneels (National Board Certified Teacher and Director of the Illinois Civics Hub & Illinois Democracy School Network) where participants will experience Kagan Cooperative Learning strategies from a certified Kagan trainer. Learn how to leverage positive interdependence, individual accountability, equitable opportunities to participate, and synergy (PIES) […]

Instead of just surviving the stressors of your life, wouldn't you love to begin thriving despite them. Join retired principal Stacy Mesnard as she facilitates this free session (thanks to the SEL Grant) that will prioritize your well-being, positivity and self-care.  In today's fast-paced world and the school environment, taking time for self-care is essential […]

Join us for an engaging workshop that delves into the complex role of homework in education. This session, facilitated by retired Principal Stacy Mesnard will explore both the benefits and drawbacks of homework, encouraging participants to critically assess its impact on student learning, well-being, and family dynamics. Objectives: Understand the Purpose: Discuss the intended goals […]

Join Janet Moore, Instructional Math Coach for ROE # 17 in this informative and interactive session.  Do you want your students to be more engaged in math class? Do you wish your students had more perseverance to do critical thinking and problem-solving in math? If so, you are not alone! Join us for a day […]

This event is free thanks to an SEL Grant.  Join Dr. Catherine Daus, SIUE Professor and Program Director, in this session titled, 'Stress & Coping with Workplace Attitudes'. As School Social Workers and Counselors many times you are the frontline person that intercepts various workplace drama or complaints.  Your jobs can be stressful; however, your role […]

What does it take to be a great leader? What should good leaders DO—from a practical, rather than theoretical, perspective? Which leadership roles are most important to you in your job? Do you have a plan to excel in those roles? This is an interactive session, with small group, large group, and individual activities. You […]