Archive: Professional Development
August 15th, 2018
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.
August 7th, 2018
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.
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August 7th, 2018
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
August 7th, 2018
This two-part Trauma-Informed Approach 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 and emotional development. The second session ...read more
August 3rd, 2018
Kindergarten teachers and administrators will be provided a free networking opportunity and professional development on successful KIDS implementation. Topics to be discussed include: authentic data collection, KIDS reports, communicating with parents, and resource sharing. Breakfast will be provided.
Presenter: Peggy Potthoff
August 3rd, 2018
In the Interactive Primary Classroom Workshop teachers will learn how to bring movement and play back into their day through the use of items they already have or inexpensive items they can purchase at a dollar store. In addition, teachers will brainstorm ways they can include movement and play into ...read more
August 3rd, 2018
In this workshop teachers will explore the what and how of guided reading in the primary classroom. We will explore basic ideas related to assessment, lesson planning, and classroom management.
Presenter: Deb Bible, DeKalb ROE
August 3rd, 2018
Participants will explore elementary student engagement through classroom management models, classroom culture-building strategies, and inquiry-based approaches to teaching content. Students need what will support them individually succeed. Building deeper teacher/student relationships, cultivating student-to-student engagement, and giving students choice and ownership are a few ways to establish individualized learning.
Presenter: Melissa Irick, ...read more
August 3rd, 2018
Participants will understand how to read & use the Achievement Status Growth report for MAP and use the MAP Learning Continuum, including providing entry points for each student, and using the MAP Continuum to inform small group instruction.
Presenters: Crystal Wash, DeKalb ROE and Malorie Dragonuk, Hiawatha 426
May 7th, 2018
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