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Nominate Someone for 2022 Educator of the Year

Nominate someone for 2022 Educator of the Year. Find more info & how to nominate someone using the link below.

Deadline for nominations has been extended to March 18^th.

Nomination Info & Form

Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, the National Museum of African American History & Culture will examine the legacy of not only Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, but also other ways of knowing (e.g., birth workers, doulas, midwives, naturopaths, herbalists, etc.) throughout the African Diaspora. For more info visit https://nmaahc.si.edu/

INSPIRE Boxes from Kane ROE - Subscribe TODAY!

Each box is filled with ready-to-use activities and resources to implement in your classroom/building immediately, not to mention the fun and exciting personal and professional surprises for you within the box… educators work hard – the Kane ROE is here to fill your bucket too! What better way to treat yourself to some inspiration and learning than by subscribing to Inspire? The best part? You can earn up to 8 professional development hours per box.

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Youth Mental Health First Aid

Join Kane ROE Feb. 24 as we host a Youth Mental Health and First Aid workshop focusing on training for non-mental health professionals to recognize and interact with students, parents and co-workers who might be exhibiting symptoms of a mental disorder.

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THURSDAY (2/17)

Join us for our

Winter Book Study

We're excited to announce our next book study, "The Burnout Cure, Learn to Love Teaching Again" by Chase Mielke. In this 4-week study you will not only reflect on what you read, but you will also engage and interact with colleagues, and apply your learning from the book to learn to love teaching again!

National Board Certification

Are you a teacher or counselor wishing to pursue National Board Certification starting in the 2022-2023 school year? The state offers a subsidy to pay for all fees associated with becoming a National Board Certified Teacher (there is an annual $75 registration fee – this is the only cost a teacher will incur). Apply for the subsidy from March 01, 2022 until May 10, 2022.

You can register to attend a live ZOOM webinar that will be held on Wednesday, March 03, at 7 p.m. to learn more about this Illinois State Board of Education program.

To learn more about the National Board Certification process, please listen to the updated 15 minute power point and view this brief video from National Board Certified Teachers.

If you have any further questions, contact nbrc@illinoisstate.edu.

#TuesdayTechTip

Did you catch the latest #TuesdayTechTip from Phil? Learn about smartphone backup, saving to cloud services, and what you might pay to expand your storage capacity.

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Music and the Brain

In this week's post of the Progress Report, Katie Algrim shares Music and the Brain- how does music impact the brain and learning.

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Catch up on #BranchingOut

"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.