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Own the Learning: Empower your Students through Choice - with Dr. John Spencer

Dr. John Spencer, a seasoned Education Consultant, is presenting to the ROE for a FREE session for all Kane County Educators.

Student choice is about more than just a menu of options. It’s about student ownership. But how do we make this happen? In this session, you’ll learn from Dr. John Spencer about the importance of student ownership, and how to build it in your own setting.

All participants will also receive free access to the online self-paced course ‘Empowering Students in Distance Learning Classrooms.’

This event will take place on June 17, 2021, from Noon - 3pm, and will be an online synchronous event.

(*Non-Kane-County educators can register for $100.)

#TuesdayTechTip - Enabling AmazonSmile on Your Mobile Device

Do More with your Money, through AmazonSmile!

Did you know that AmazonSmile is now available on the mobile app? Watch this week's #TuesdayTechTip to learn how to put money from your mobile purchases to good use.

AmazonSmile donates .5% back to charities of their customers' choosing.

If you haven't picked out a charity to support, please consider making Kane Excellence in Education Partnerships (KEEP) your designated charity through AmazonSmile.

Apply Now to Present at RSAC 2021!

RSAC is back for an in-person event at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel on December 13 & 14, 2021. Accommodations have been made to host a safe conference that delivers meaningful value to educators.

RSAC is looking for breakout session presenters. Your topic should support the conference theme of Raising Student Achievement. Content should reflect current educational trends, educational research, and best practices.

Sessions will be 60 minutes in length, and each room will be equipped with a screen, projector cart with power, and a table. Presenters must provide their own laptops, adaptors/dongles, and speakers if the presentation has sound.

The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, May 21. Applicants will be notified by Friday, June 25 as to the status of their proposal(s).

Apply here!

Be A Hero - Prevent Children from Abuse and Neglect

Whether working with children is your profession, your volunteer passion, or just an area where you’d like to learn, this training presented by the Family Violence Coordinating Council (FVCC) will help you understand how to protect youth in your care by recognizing signs of potential abuse, neglect, and maltreatment.

Attendees will learn how to protect our kids and communities by:

Recognizing signs of potential abuse or neglect
Reporting a case of potential abuse or neglect
Understanding their role and responsibilities

Throughout this 1½ hour virtual event, experts from local child abuse advocacy centers, family violence shelters and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will answer your questions and share insights on how everyone interacting with children can help.

The Family Violence Coordinating Council (FVCC) for Kane, Kendall & DeKalb counties brings together professionals and community members to provide a forum to improve the institutional, professional and community response to family violence including child abuse, domestic abuse, and abuse of older adults and people with disabilities. Councils provide professional education and prevention; coordinate interventions and services for victims and perpetrators; and contribute to both the improvement of the legal system and the administration of justice.

Two sessions are available on May 25^th: Noon-1:30 and 7:00-8:30 PM.

Individual trainings can be arranged for organizations and staff at no cost. For more information, contact Robin Pelfrey.

To learn more about these trainings or FVCC council activities, contact: Robin Pelfrey 630-447-5779, rpelfrey@fvcc1623.org

Need to Catch up on Evaluator Trainings? Register Now for Summer Sessions

The Kane ROE is hosting several Recalibration Trainings for Administrators throughout the summer months. If you are due for a renewal, check out the dates below.

AA#2000: Initial Principal Evaluation Training - June 8th & 9th, July 28th & 29th, and August 5th & 6th

AA#2001: Illinois Performance Evaluation - Teacher Evaluation Training - June 23rd & 24th, July 15th & 16th, and August 3rd & August 4th

AA#1801: Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing - June 16th and July 13th

AA#1865: Principal Evaluator Competency Building for Pre-Qualified Principal Evaluators - June 9th, July 28th, and August 6th

AA#3000: Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining - Student Growth - June 8th, July 29th, and August 5th

A list of all academies for the ROE can be found here.

The Progress Report: The Importance of Rest

In this week's post of The Progress Report, Molly McQueeny discusses the importance of rest and how it can play a key role in improving your overall productivity.

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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Catch Up On Branching Out

"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.