Archive: Professional Development

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

Educator Spirit Day!

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 why the DeKalb ROE is launching a new event this year to welcome back school personnel and ...read more

Homicide in America hosted by Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners

Phil Chalmers, author of Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer, will address the causes, warning signs and triggers of teen killers, school shooters, mass murderers and serial killers. He will discuss dozens of cases and display hundreds of crime scene photos and videos, teaching attendees not only what makes ...read more

Social Justice Series #3: Classroom Culture, Instruction, and Family Engagement

Social Justice Workshop #3: This workshop focuses on how to engage families and the broader community. Participants will gain a deeper knowledge in creating culturally response instructional environments. Although the Social Justice Series is comprised of 3 workshops, you can attend any one of them if you cannot attend all of ...read more

Social Justice Series #2: Classroom Culture, Instruction, and Family Engagement

Social Justice Workshop #2: This workshop explores instructional strategies for the anti-biased classroom. Participants will gain a deeper knowledge in creating culturally response instructional environments. Although the Social Justice Series is comprised of 3 workshops, you can attend any one of them if you cannot attend all of them. Facilitated by Alvena ...read more

Social Emotional Learning Institute–Secondary

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) takes many forms in the classroom. This institute will focus on ways to integrate Growth Mindset, the new Social Studies standards, and the Social Emotional Learning standards into your content area planning. Practice and learn how to create classrooms where students take responsibility for their own ...read more

Social Emotional Learning Institute–Elementary

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) takes many forms in the classroom. This institute will focus on ways to integrate Growth Mindset, the new Social Studies standards, and the Social Emotional Learning standards into your unit and lesson planning. Practice and learn how to create classrooms where students take responsibility for their ...read more