Archive: Professional Development

Substitute Teacher Workshop Day 1 (must attend Day 1 and Day 2)

This workshop is an opportunity for ANY substitute teachers in DeKalb County to obtain valuable professional development. The workshop also qualifies as the required training for the new "Short Term Substitute Teaching License." You MUST attend both sessions on 12/10 and 12/11 and you must register for BOTH. If you ...read more

DeKalb County Basics Implementation Meeting

All community partners are invited to join in the efforts of community awareness of the DeKalb County Basics. Learn more about what all care-givers and members of the community should be doing with Birth-Age 4 children to optimally develop the brain. Dinner will be served, sponsored by DCCF. Facilitated by Amanda Christensen ...read more

Substitute Teacher Workshop

This workshop is an opportunity for ANY substitute teachers in DeKalb County to obtain valuable professional development. The workshop also qualifies as the required training for the new "Short Term Substitute Teaching License." If you have questions, please contact Barb Clark at 815-217-0460. Topics include: professionalism, legal issues, safety, special education, classroom ...read more

The Confidence Game: Using Math Games to Engage Students

Experience and break down the use of games in a secondary (high school and middle) math class with adaptations for the high elementary level. This session will make use of games such as Battleship, baseball, relay races, Chutes and Ladders, and various puzzle games. These games have been used to ...read more

Secondary Principals Meeting

The annual meeting for principals and assistant principals for DeKalb ROE updates and planning for the year. Truancy, homelessness, educator licensure, health life safety and building inspections, professional development offerings and gathering of feedback.

Elementary Principals Meeting

The annual meeting for principals and assistant principals for DeKalb ROE updates and planning for the year. Truancy, homelessness, educator licensure, health life safety and building inspections, professional development offerings and gathering of feedback.

Introduction to NGSS

Participants will be given an overview of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), including the three components of science learning that weld practice to theory. Participants will also experience examples of inquiry learning in science, discovering ways to guide students to draw their own conclusions based on evidence and reasoning. Presenter: ...read more

Trauma-Informed Practices

This is the second of a two-part Trauma-Informed Approach that focuses on informing educators about the effects of early childhood adverse events on students and ways they can better support students. Session 1, October 30, 2018, deals with brain development and the effect of ACES (adverse childhood events) on cognitive ...read more