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Month

Date

Upcoming Event

October

10/1/2022
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

School Board Leadership Training
ROE SchoolWorks is pleased to offer School Board Leadership Training as an Illinois State Board of Education approved provider. The four-hour training, developed by a team of retired superintendents and school board members from east central Illinois, meets the requirement set forth by 105 ILCS 5/10-16a. The training features information and interactive scenarios on the topics of: •Education and Labor Law • Financial Oversight and Accountability • Fiduciary Responsibilities 'Effective June 13, 2011 all school board members elected or appointed for a term of at least one year’s duration from that date forward must receive mandatory training.' Breakfast will be served.

10/4/2022
4:30 PM to 3/27/2023 6:00 PM

Multilingual Learner and ACCESS Training: Quarterly Support for ELL and ESL Educators
Join English as a Second Language teacher and ACCESS testing coordinator Carolynn Bartolotta for quarterly trainings as she supports ELL/ESL educators in preparing for and navigating their roles throughout the school year. The quarter one training will include analyzing accommodations and can-dos for students and preparing placement letters to be sent home with ACCESS test scores. Quarter two's training will address ordering ACCESS tests and reviewing/analyzing all aspects of the assessment. In quarter three, attendees will get familiar with setting up the WIDA test, including learning the Assessment Management System (AMS), setting up sessions, administering tickets, and monitoring the process. The final training will help prepare educators for the following school year.

10/11/2022
to 5/5/2023

Refining Pedagogy
More than ever, we see the importance of supporting our teachers no matter what stage of their career they're in. We know that supporting our experienced teachers is integral to teacher retention and student success. Teachers with more than three years of experience or those who have completed our Practical Pedagogy series are invited to participate in our new series: Refining Pedagogy. At the beginning of our series, participants will work with facilitators to set a professional learning goal that will direct the topics of the series. Throughout our sessions together, we'll make progress on those goals by moving through each of the domains of Danielson's Framework for Teaching to not only support teachers' professional development but also to increase their effectiveness. Dates, Times, & Topics October 11, 2022; 4:30-6:00 pm: Planning & Preparation December 6, 2022; 4:30-6:00 pm: Learning Environments February 7, 2023; 4:30-6:00 pm: Learning Experiences April 4, 2023; 4:30-6:00 pm: Principled Teaching May 5, 2023 2:00-4:00 pm Learning Celebrations Teachers will work with other educators to put pedagogy into practice. Sessions will incorporate reflection, problem-solving, planning, and collaboration. Participants will be asked to bring artifacts to some sessions to promote discussion, reflection, and learning. Meals will be provided at each meeting.

10/17/2022
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Curriculum Coordinators Mtg 1
Networking session for any district employee that supports the curriculum and instructional program development in Champaign, Ford and Vermilion counties. Session 1: Group will introduce any new attendees, begin regional planning for professional learning opportunities for summer of 2023 and beyond, and Q&A.

10/20/2022
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

AA #1448: Teacher Evaluation Retraining: Danielson Domains 2 & 3
Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. This Academy focuses on Domains 2 and 3 of Charlotte Danielson's 2013 Framework for Teacher. This course requires participants to view teaching, record data according to the Professional Practice rubric, and participate in mock evaluation conferences as an evaluator, teacher or observer. Participants will be able to: • assign components of acts of teaching to the Danielson evaluation rubric with a high degree of accuracy • provide constructive and supportive feedback to teachers based on data from observations of teaching • control for bias when evaluating teachers • conduct effective evaluation conferences that utilize data from the evaluation rubric in a way that delivers constructive and supportive feedback, controls for bias, gives teachers the opportunity to deliver instruction that improves student achievement; and • determine levels of proficiency in Domains 2 and 3 which correspond to the master trainers’ score, indicating a level of inter-rater reliability

November

11/1/2022
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

School Nurse Networking
Amanda Sperry, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, currently serves as a clinical instruction for the University of Illinois. Mrs. Sperry will facilitate a Q&A and provide additional support.

11/10/2022
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

AA #1444: Mange Your Time or Your Time Will Manage You
This course provides participants a total system for organizing their surroundings and effectively managing their time, and focuses on 5 key areas. Participants will be able to 1.use a tickler file, 2. use a signature tool appropriate for their needs, 3. identify tasks which repeat and put them into a system which will trigger action at the appropriate time, 4. organize incoming information, and5. manage multiple projects through a process design to trigger action at the appropriate time using appropriate tools.

11/15/2022
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

AA #1451: Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators
Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability, and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. Administrators who evaluate teachers must also recognize and control for bias when conducting an evaluation and determining results. School districts in Illinois must provide professional development to administrators to strengthen these skills on a sustained basis. The course focuses on Domains 1 and 4, and is intended to move administrators who have passed the ISBE evaluator training, and are very familiar with Charlotte Danielson's 2011/2013 Framework for Teaching, from compliance to competency. This course requires participants to pre-conference, record data according to the Professional Practice rubric, and participate in mock pre/post conferences as evaluator, teacher, or observer. Participants will also be expected to have a high degree of inter-rater reliability when they determine a final rating based on the evidence gathered for Domains 1 and 4

December

12/1/2022
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

IC Networking - Dec
Join instructional coaches from the area to collaborate and learn.

12/1/2022
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The Basics of Teaching Reading: Additional Skills (For Non-Reading Teachers)
When a student struggles reading a word and asks you to explain the rules governing its spelling patterns, do you ever reply with something like the following: “English is tricky” or “It's just the way it is; you just have to learn it?” If so, this session is for you! We will work to demystify and unlock the English language by highlighting systematic patterns that aren’t always apparent. (If you missed the first session, don’t worry. We will review its contents before starting.) After that review, we will learn additional decoding patterns beyond what was covered in the first session to enable you to provide assistance for more complex words and patterns. By the end of session two, you will have the necessary confidence and knowledge to objectively explain many spelling patterns of a large proportion of words in the English language.

January

1/27/2023
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

February

2/8/2023
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The Basics of Teaching Reading: Dyslexia and English Language Learners (For Non-Reading Teachers)
The purpose of this session is to support educators by addressing the needs of dyslexic and multilingual learners. To begin, we will briefly discuss the origins and challenges associated with dyslexia and the specific needs of multilingual students learning English. We will then shift to practical strategies and practices for the classroom with a focus on the basics of English pronunciation and vocabulary acquisition. To that end, we will learn how the various sounds of English are produced as well as review several virtual tools to aid in teaching the various aspects of vocabulary instruction: word parts, word families, dictionary use, word frequency, and commonly occurring neighboring words. By the end of the session, participants will not only have a theoretical understanding of the needs of their students but also the knowledge and resources to instruct them more effectively.

March

3/2/2023
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

IC Networking - March
Join instructional coaches from the area to collaborate and learn.

April

4/21/2023
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

May

5/4/2023
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

IC Networking - May
Join instructional coaches from the area to collaborate and learn.

June

6/30/2023

FY23 Instructional Coaching Cycles
Please complete this registration to receive PDHs for your participation in instructional coaching.