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Parapro Assessment

Before registering for the ParaProfessional Assessment, please review information about Paraprofessional licensure.  Click here. If you have taken this test previously, you must wait a minimum of 21 days after your previous attempt to retake the test. The ETS ParaPro Assessment is given in an Internet-based computer format. The test has ...read more

Implementation of the Accelerated Placement Act

Receive guidance in implementation of the new Accelerated Placement Act. Presenter will provide the APA and ISBE guidelines, a sample policy and procedure documents, and implementation options. Intended audience: Administrators Presenter: Jeanine Buishas, DuPage ROE and Illinois Association of Gifted Children

Experiencing the Illinois Learning Standards for Science

Join the ISBE Science Content Specialists for a day of professional learning focused on implementing the Illinois Learning Standards for Science in the classroom. The morning session will contain information on the foundation documents, major shifts in the standards, instructional strategies, and resources. The afternoon session will be a breakout into ...read more

2nd Annual Early Learning Summit

This is the 2nd Annual Early Learning Summit that arose out of the DeKalb County Community Foundation Kindergarten Readiness Initiative. DeKalb ROE continues to foster collaboration by inviting DeKalb County early childcare providers, home visitors and parent educators, elementary school teachers and administrators, and community social service agencies. Part of ...read more

The Basics with Dr. Ron Ferguson

Early child development is a community issue. Join the DeKalb ROE and a nationally acclaimed presenter for this event designed to bring together stakeholders across the community who hold positions where they are integral to healthy child development. The Basics are five fun, simple, and powerful ways to help all of our children ...read more

The Basics with Dr. Ron Ferguson

Early child development is a community issue. Join the DeKalb ROE and a nationally acclaimed presenter for this event designed to bring together stakeholders across the community who hold positions where they are integral to healthy child development. The Basics are five fun, simple, and powerful ways to help all of our children ...read more

Student Behavioral Threat Assessment Administrator Academy #990

This one-day seminar provides an increased understanding of the framework and application of student behavioral threat assessment in elementary and secondary schools. Materials include model policies, sample operational guidelines, protocols, and threat assessment team models. Participants will gain an ability to identify persons exhibiting threatening or aberrant behaviors, evaluate the risk ...read more

Whole Brain Teaching: Classroom Management and Writing Engagement

Whole Brain Teaching is an approach designed to maximize student engagement, and focus on the way the brain is designed to learn. It is an integrated method combining effective classroom management (using non-verbal cues) and pedagogically sound approaches to student engagement that are effective with a wide range of student ...read more

Parapro Assessment

Before registering for the ParaProfessional Assessment, please review information about Paraprofessional licensure.  Click here. If you have taken this test previously, you must wait a minimum of 21 days after your previous attempt to retake the test. The ETS ParaPro Assessment is given in an Internet-based computer format. The test has ...read more

Parapro Assessment

Before registering for the ParaProfessional Assessment, please review information about Paraprofessional licensure.  Click here. If you have taken this test previously, you must wait a minimum of 21 days after your previous attempt to retake the test. The ETS ParaPro Assessment is given in an Internet-based computer format. The test has ...read more