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Congratulations to this year's Educator of the Year, Susan Jones!
The Educator of the Year is Susan Jones, a special education teacher from Batavia School District 101. Jones has spent 33 years in education, and currently serves at Alice Gustafson Elementary. Jones is the recipient of a $3000 grant from the ROE to be used for a project of her choosing at her school.
Take a look at our other category winners below.
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Maggie Schroeder - District U-46
Educational Service Personnel
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Megan Gow - St. Charles 303
Student Support Personnel
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Scott Parola - Central 301
Early Career Educator
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Jessica Mina - St. Charles of Borromeo
Private/Parochial
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Jeni Moe - West Aurora 129
Elementary/Early Childhood
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Shawnna Strausberger - East Aurora 131
Middle School Teacher
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Jordan Zimberoff - Geneva 304
High School Teacher
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Jill Maras - Kaneland 302
School Administrator
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Shelley Nacke - District 300
Regional Superintendent Award
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Anyone who worked in education this past year deserves to be an educator of the year. Nominations for the 2022 ceremony will open in November 2021. Be on the lookout!
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
From all our us at the ROE, we want to say thank you to all the teachers in Kane County who come into school every day and give their best effort to help shape the minds of our community's youth. I especially appreciate all the work that has been put in by educators this past year during uncertain times. Your efforts and creative solutions were appreciated and helped the community through tough times.
You continue to be the reason I am proud to serve and represent Kane County education and look forward to continuing to serve you in whatever capacity I can.
Sincerely,
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Patricia Dal Santo
Regional Superintendent of Kane County Schools
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Looking for a Professional Learning Coordinator to Join the ROE Staff!
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Consistent & positive customer interactions
- Organizational Skills, Ability to self-manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Computer database/word processing skills, knowledge of Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, G Suite, and e-mail are required
- Past experience delivering a successful online educational experience
- Knowledge of Online, Professional, and Illinois Learning Standards
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the organization
- Work ethic in problem-solving skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and verbal communication skills
Performance Responsibilities
Ability to present, lead, schedule, create and facilitate a variety of professional learning activities both online and in-person
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Feeding Tomorrow Virtual Event
Feeding Tomorrow is partnering with FONA International to host a virtual event for Educators on June 23, 2021. This event is FREE to all educators, and is from 9:30am - noon.
The event will focus on food science and will provide resources, experiments, and other implementation strategies to introduce this concept into classrooms.
The first 100 educators to register for the event will receive a $75 gift card, so hurry and register here to be one of the first! |
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Face ID With Mask Apple Dilemna: Solved!
Tired of having to type in your password every time you're out in public due to your mask? Apple's newest round of software updates can help.
Now, with your iPhone and Apple Watch updated to the most recent software, you can unlock your iPhone with your watch and avoid the hassle. Watch the latest #TuesdayTechTip to find out how.
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The Progress Report: Make Thinking and Learning Visible
In this week's post of The Progress Report, Jenna Moller discusses how to visualize the learning going in the classroom through different strategies.
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.
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Where Can I Find Information Regarding COVID-19 In Illinois? |
ISBE is working in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to ensure we are providing the most current resources and guidance to support Illinois education communities regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
The Illinois Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline and email address provides consistent information, answer questions, share facts about symptoms, and provides up-to-date information from the CDC. Call 1-800-889-3931 anytime or email dph.sick@illinois.gov
News and information updates from all around Kane County.
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Catch Up On Branching Out |
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"Branching Out" is our new weekly YouTube series with quick videos designed to help educators branch out of their comfort zone and integrate new ideas and technology into their classroom.
To subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay up-to-date with the newest installments, click here.
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Upcoming & Ongoing Workshops |
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Better Conversations
Ongoing
$50
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AA#1374: Implementing Social & Emotional Learning System-Wide to Improve Student Achievement
Ongoing
$125
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English Language Learner:
Evaluation & Assessment
Ongoing
$195
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AA#3640: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout: Is Your Staff At Risk?
Ongoing
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Kane County Regional Office of Education I 630-232-5955 I kaneroe.org
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