Institute Day 2022 Registration Opening January 7th!
The Kane County Institute is quickly coming up on March 4th, 2022. It will be a great day of professional learning led by both local and national presenters. The day will be scheduled from 8:00 am - 3:15 pm with a morning keynote with Greg Wolcott and afternoon keynote with Tom Murray. The breakout sessions will be on a range of topics about SEL, Equity, and Learning. Morning and afternoon refreshments will be served, and lunch will be available during Breakout Sessions 2 and 3. Registration opens on January 7th at 6:00 am and can be accessed at the Kane County Institute Day page. We can’t wait to share this day of learning and collaboration with you! If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Katie Algrim at kalgrim@kaneroe.org or Raven Szalkowski at rszalkowski@kaneroe.org.
Mark your calendars for Educator of the Year 2022, to be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at the Q Center in St. Charles! The Educator of the Year Awards celebrate the teachers, administrators, and support staff that work everyday to provide a fantastic education for students throughout Kane County.
Nominations are now being accepted by the ROE through March 4th, 2022. The nomination packet can be found hereand the physical forms have been sent out to schools. All nominees should be skillful, dedicated, and continue to play an active role in education. The ROE has put together a video that explains how to nominate someone for EOTY. If you have any additional questions about Educator of the Year, please contact the ROE.
Digital Safety Training offered by Illinois Attorney General
The Illinois Attorney General's Office created the OnlineSafe Online Smartcampaign to help schools, parents, teachers, and community organizations learn about Digital Safety.
There are several webinars available to watch including Commonly Used Apps (SnapChat / TikTok / Instagram), with upcoming topics of Toddlers and Technology.
In this week's post of The Progress Report, Katie Algrim being mentally, physically, and emotionally burnt out shares how she plans to refocus and start a book study on "The Burnout Cure, Learning to Love Teaching Again."
The Progress Report is a collaborative discussion space for professional learning. If there are any topics that you would like to see a post on or guest write yourself, please contact Katie Algrim.
"Branching Out" is a weekly YouTube series with quick videos designed to help educators branch out of their comfort zone and integrate new ideas and technology into their classrooms.
To subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay up-to-date with the newest installments, click here. To view the entire playlist for #BranchingOut, visit here.
