May 6th, 2020
Virtual Version of Administrators' Academy: This course focuses on Domains 2 and 3, and is intended to move administrators who have passed the ISBE evaluator training, and who are very familiar with Charlotte Danielson’s 2011/2013 Framework for Teaching, from compliance to competency. This course requires participants to view teaching, record ...read more
March 9th, 2020
The Learning Technology Center of Illinois is proud to offer a Google Educator Level 2 Certification workshop. The Level 2 workshop will prepare participants to take the Google Educator Level 2 certification exam. The Google for Education site states: Level 2 status indicates than an educator is able to successfully ...read more
March 9th, 2020
Unlock the creative potential of the Chromebook and move beyond using the device for word processing, productivity, and organization. The session will explore the creative potential of the Chromebook to give your students the ability to craft amazing creative masterpieces! Participants will explore various apps, web tools and extensions available ...read more
February 3rd, 2020
Want to start Genius Hour in your classroom but not sure where and how to begin? Genius hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time ...read more
January 30th, 2020
POSTPONED DATE TBD
To our current Implementation Partners- Let’s celebrate that together we have worked hard to promote healthy brain development and change trajectories for children in DeKalb County. We appreciate your dedication to our community’s youngest members!
Are you interested in becoming an Implementation Partner? We invite you to come check ...read more
January 30th, 2020
This event is for ALL staff who work with children in our early learning settings and our schools.
The DeKalb ROE recognizes that being an educator is a stressful job. In order to provide the best environment for the students, educators need stress management and their own social emotional care. This is ...read more
January 30th, 2020
Parents and caregivers are invited to join us for a session on the 5 fun, simple, but powerful tools we can all use when interacting with young children to boost brain development. 80% of brain growth happens in the first 3 years of a child's life! Let's capitalize on this ...read more
January 27th, 2020
This is the third workshop of our series on kindergarten readiness and transition. The focus will be on how we can use the Illinois Early Learning and Development standards as a common tool for preparing our students for kindergarten, regardless of the Pre-K site they attend. Participants will learn how ...read more
December 16th, 2019
The Kindergarten Readiness Community Forum is an informational forum for any community members wondering about kindergarten readiness. The forum will provide community members insight as to how to increase kindergarten readiness, including their role to improve it in our county. The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) assessment and data for ...read more
December 16th, 2019
This workshop will continue the discussion about developmentally appropriate practices and high expectations that started at October's "Bridging the Gap Between Pre-K and Kindergarten." We will hear from DeKalb County kindergarten teachers and have the opportunity for open discussion about current challenges faced in regard to transitioning to kindergarten and ...read more