February 23, 2021
Tuesday Thoughts
What's on your mind today? Shoot us an email if we can be of help!
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LAST CHANCE! COUNTY-WIDE INSTITUTE DAY
Our County-Wide Institute Day (CWID) will be held in just three days! The Workshop Catalog is available here. There is much to choose from, so please peruse the offerings and register quickly for the ones you are interested in.
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Administrator Academies
The DuPage ROE is offering a number of virtual Administrator Academies via the Zoom platform. Please see the attached flyer for dates and course offerings.
TIDE
The Spring Semester offerings of TIDE are now available. Click here for the list.
SHORT-TERM SUB TRAINING
The ROE is offering short-term substitute teacher training. Please share this information with your community. Click here for more info.
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Register today for these upcoming networking opportunities. For a complete listing, click here.
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STEM NEWSLETTER
The February 2021 edition is now available. Current topics include using emerging technology to improve online math engagement, innovations and advancements made by African-Americans, and cultivating an interest in computing. You can read it here.
BEYOND THE BOOKLIST
All educators are invited to take advantage of an informative session on March 18 addressing advanced readers. Participants will discuss how students synthesize what they read and what is appropriate for various reading levels and emotional developments. Register here.
FORWARD DUPAGE
FORWARD DuPage, a county leadership program committed to reversing the trend of obesity, is offering a webinar on March 9. The topic is "How Food Insecurity Impacts All of Us." Click here for more information.
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GLENBARD PARENT SERIES
Tonight, Tuesday, February 23, at 7 p.m., hear from Tara Westover, author of Educated. Her inspirational memoir is a testament to Westover’s courage as she struggles to reconcile her desire for education with her desire to be loyal to her survivalist, isolated, and violent family. After her first experience in a classroom at 17, her passion to be educated took her to Harvard University and Cambridge, where she earned her PhD. Tara Westover will be interviewed in conversation with Heidi Stevens of the Chicago Tribune. This event will be a highlight of the 25th anniversary of GPS and live-streamed by the College of DuPage here.
All GPS webinars are free and open to the public. For more information on any of the upcoming sessions listed below, click here.
- February 25: Race & Culture Matter
- March 2: Ignore It: Selectively Looking the Other Way to Increase Parenting Satisfaction
- March 3: One Kind Act Begets Another
- March 9: Most Likely to Succeed
- March 16: How to be an Adult
- March 23: Blackademically Speaking
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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE GENCYBER CAMPS
GenCyber programs provide summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K-12 level. The goals of the program are to help all students understand correct and safe online behavior, increase interest in cybersecurity careers and increase diversity in the cybersecurity workforce in the U.S., and improve teaching methods for delivering cybersecurity content in K-12 computer science curricula. Applications will be accepted for the various camps through April 15. Check out more information here.
ISBE CAREER GUIDE
The Career Guide is a comprehensive resource for students, parents, counselors, and teachers and includes new CTE and career pathway information, in-demand occupations in Illinois, and highlighted employers throughout the state. Preview a copy. The DuPage ROE has a limited supply of free, print copies. Email Mary Biniewicz at mbiniewicz@dupageroe.org for more information.
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE INSTANT ADMISSION
Learn more about Masters of Education degrees in educational leadership and instructional coaching. For information on instant admission webinars, click here.
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
Interested in getting board certified? Check out more information here.
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PANDEMIC RESOURCES VIRTUAL BACKPACK
The DuPage County Health Department would love for you to take advantage of the many free resources they have made available and share it with your communities.
"Our Best Shot Against COVID-19," a fact sheet on the COVID-19 vaccine, is available in English, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Pashto, and Malay. Please share it with your students and families, especially those who speak one of these languages.
Download these free resources today to help educate DuPage County residents and get back on the road to good health.
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