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

Summer TIDE course listings are here. Sign up today!

As you probably know, substitute teachers are in high demand. The DuPage ROE offers Short-term Substitute Teacher training, and the next one will be held on May 13 from 5-7pm via Zoom. Click here for more info, and share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested. Thank you!

The DuPage ROE is pleased to offer two exciting leadership webinars presented by Dr. Lionel Allen, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "Culturally Responsive School Leadership: Moving from Theory to Practice" will be offered on June 8, and "Learning from Leadership: How Leaders Learn to Get Better at Getting Better" will be offered on June 14. For more info, or to register, click here.

Don't go it alone! Networking offers the opportunity to get fresh ideas and support. Register today for one of these upcoming networking opportunities. For a complete listing, click here.

Instructional Coaches: May 6

DuPage English Language Learners: May 7

Early Childhood*: May 12

Equity and Excellence: May 13

DuPage EdTech: May 13

Curriculum Directors: May 21

SEL Leadership: June 1

*The Early Childhood Network will host their final virtual EC Network meeting for the 2020-2021 school year. Terri Wood, from the Illinois State Board of Education, will share information and field questions about the close of school, summer, and/or fall.  Additionally, we will have three mini presentations followed by discussions focused on Kindergarten transition, Childfind and moving to another state of COVID with vaccines underway, and adult SEL. To register, click here.

ISBE has released a short guidebook called Return to In-Person: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic. It contains no mandates, no new regulations, and no orders! It's simply full of advice and tips collected from educators across the state. This resource gives educators an opportunity to use out-of-the-box thinking to prepare to meet students where they are for the 2021-2022 school year.

Some examples of advice you'll find in this book: Lesson #1: Human welfare comes first. We learned that “Maslow before Bloom” is right and just—always. Lesson #2: Learning differently is still learning. Our students may have learned more about life during this time than during a traditional school year. The lessons learned, both formally and informally, will shape the remainder of their lives, and as a result, this generation of students will be different. Lesson #3: Relationships. Relationships. Relationships. In this pandemic, we had to let go of some rituals and routines and create new ones that fit the new reality that is still unfolding. Check out the full guidebook here.

The Learning Technology Center of Illinois has many great resources, including a blog on how to choose the right Chromebook, resources & reminders for 2021 license renewals, and how to submit a proposal for 2021 IETC. Check it out!

The Glenbard Parent Series, in partnership with the DuPage Regional Office of Education and College of DuPage, recently hosted future-of-work strategist Heather McGowan in a program titled Most Likely to Succeed: Anticipating the Future of Education and Careers. Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage ROE Superintendent, was joined by other local educational leaders for a follow-up discussion. Ruscitti noted, "McGowan led a fascinating discussion on preparing our students for the ultramodern careers that do not exist today. The pandemic showcased how we must become comfortable with not knowing--and that telepresence is here to stay. We will need to re-skill repeatedly, but it is the human skills that will be critical for tomorrow's success: resilience, collaboration, adaptability, empathy, gratitude, agency, problem-solving, self awareness, marketability, and innovation. We must help our students be optimistic, calm, and connected to a sense of purpose." To hear more on this timely topic, check out this Take 5 Takeway.

Glenside Middle School: Learning, Forward Improving virtual education

Tioga Elementary School: Bees Please! Protecting our pollinator populations

Blackhawk Middle School: Bees Please! Protecting our pollinator populations

Francis Granger Middle School: Learning, Forward; Rethink Rubbish: Rethink Rubbish(2): Water Conservation: Bees Please!

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