Regional Office of Education #26 - Professional Development Opportunities

20Th Dealing with Difference Institute Multicultural Education: Always Unfinished, Always Evolving

May 14 & 15, 2013

Presented By: Dr. James A Banks, Dr. Paul Gorski, Dr. Barbara Ransby and Dr. Ann Russo 

    Dr. James A. Banks - "Diversity in America: Challenges and Opportunities for Education Citizens in Global Times"

    Dr. Paul Gorski - "Creating and Equitable Learning and Working Environment: An Equity Literacy Approach"

    Dr. Barbara Ransby - "Many Ways of Knowing: alternative Archives, Insurgent Epistemologies, and Black Women's Lives"  

    Dr. Ann Russo - "Cultivating Accountability: Building Community and Solidarity across Power Lines"

 

Time(s): See Flyer for Schedule

Location: Western Illinois University Multicultural Center, Macomb, IL

To Register: www.wiu.edu/iacd

Questions? Contact:

Janice R. Welsch - jr-welsch@wiu.edu - (309) 298-2057

J.Q. Adams - jq-adams@wiu.edu - (309) 298-3698

 

Brought to you by:

                Western Illinois Universities Expanding Cultural Diversity Project and The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research,

                the Illinois Association for Cultural Diversity, and the Hancock/McDonough Regional Office of Education #26

 

 

High Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching

May 16, 2013

Presented By: Jim Knight 

   When it comes to improving instruction, teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators have literally hundreds of options.

    But what teaching practices are the few that show the greatest potential to improve student learning?

    This workshop provides an overview of the high-yield teaching strategies built into the framework for

    great teaching described in Jim Knight's new book High-Impact Instruction, A Framework for Great Teaching.

    See Pdf flyer for more details......

 

Time(s): 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Location: Parke Hotel and Conference Center, 1413 Leslie Drive, Bloomington, IL - Phone: (309) 662-4300

To Register: www.thetrailedu.org

Cost: $159.00

 

 

 

Session 1 is May 22-23, 2013 and Session 2 is May 23-24, 2013

 

On behalf of the Illinois State Police and Illinois Emergency Management Agency, you and members of your school or organization are invited to attend a specialized training seminar providing an introduction to school threat assessments for those who work in the K-12 school environment.

The School Threat Evaluation Program (STEP) training will be held at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Because of popular demand, the raining is being offered in two sessions:

Session 1 is May 22-23, 2013 and Session 2 is May 23-24, 2013. Due to limited space, we are encouraging registrants to attend the session that corresponds to their Regional Office of Education Area and/or their county

 

Session 1: Areas 1, 2 and 6

Session 2: Areas 3, 4 and 5

 

(Please refer to map link on the registration website to identify you Area)

for more information or to register for the training, please click below and enter code: Safe 123

 

www.jema.illinois.gov/iema/training/SchoolSafetyConf/default.asp

If you have questions, please email: ema.stepconference@illinois.gov

 

 

 

Creating Lessons and units Aligned to the CCSS For Mathematics

August 5 & 6, 2013

Presented By: Shirley Carlson

    This two day workshop will assist teachers as they align instructional lessons and units to the CCSS for Mathematics content and the Practice Standards.

    The framework participants will use for developing these lessons and units will focus on rich tasks that allow for concept exploration and development,

    higher order thinking skills utilizing Webb's Depth of Knowledge, and performance tasks as called for on PARCC assessment.

   See Pdf flyer for more details......

   

Time(s): See Flyer for Schedule

Registration Deadline: July 8, 2013

Cost: $75 (Includes Lunch and Materials)

Location: Regional Office of Education #26, First Floor Conference Room, Macomb, IL.

Audience: K-8 Elementary and Mathematics Teachers

To Register:

Questions? Contact:

Contact Sue Owens by email at sowens@roe26.net

 

Brought to you by:

                 Hancock/McDonough Regional Office of Education #26