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19 20 26 27 Manage Your Time or Your Time Will Manage You with PJ Caposey September 21 | 9:00am - Noon Live Online Time management is not the issue. Truly, it is not. Time management is simply a symptom of one of eight larger issues. This journey can be infused with humor 28 29 and will allow you to identify why you may struggle with optimizing your efficiency and effectiveness. 3 4 MORE INFORMATION K - 2 Math Games and Strategies For Teaching Place with Jane Felling October 3, 5, 17, 19 | 3:30pm - 5:00pm Zoom 5 Place value needs to remain front and center in your teaching as you work through the rest of the year. Play games that incorporate the use of cards, dice, 10 11 and number lines, and get ideas for easily differentiating the activities so that all learners can be engaged and successful. MORE INFORMATION Engaging and Motivating HS Students by 12
Zeroing in on Beliefs with Dave Stuart
October 4 | 8:30am - Noon NIU Room 105 17 Understand how the belief spectrum works to help or hinder motivated 56 18 19
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MORE INFORMATION Larry Ainsworth Unwrapping Standards Learning Progressions & Assessments
October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1 3:00pm - 4:30pm Zoom - single or all sessions Join Larry Ainsworth to learn the what, why, and how of this Integrated Teaching and Learning system; a step-by-step process that builds upon the foundation of his 2022series of virtual workshops. Prioritize the Illinois Learning Standards!
MORE INFORMATION Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Extravaganza with Hilary Statum & Adam Peterson
October 12 | 9:00am - 3:00pm In-Person and Virtual Save the Date!
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October 18 | 9:00am - Noon HSD 218 - The Academy November 7, 30, December 14 - Zoom
29 30 Shift from surviving to thriving. Strong mental fitness helps educators navigate 1 Oct the complexity of today’s world. Exploring values, mindful moments, emotional literacy, and how negative thoughts impact our decisions will help 6 7 build resilience and self-acceptance, improving performance and relationships. MORE INFORMATION Shifting the Balance: Six Ways to Bring Reading Science Alive for Beginning or 8
Struggling Readers
October 26 | 9:00am - 3:30pm Bobak’s Signature Events 13 14 In-Person and Virtual In this workshop led by Jan Burkins & Kari Yates, based on the groundbreaking book Shifting the Balance, you’ll be invited to take an honest second look at current literacy practices, bravely considering the 15 question, “What needs to shift?” 20 21 22
Leadership Academy
October 26 | 9:00am - Noon Live Online The Leadership Academy was designed with administrative input to ensure target outcomes are met while focusing on structures of support for today’s leaders
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President—Belinda Veillon (Nippersink 2 & Richmond Burton CHSD 157) President-Elect—Scott England (Aldo) Past-President—Akemi Sessler (Arlington Heights SD 25) Treasurer—Amy Warke (Bowling Brook High School) Media Director—Debbie Poffinbarger (North Mac CUSD #34) Secretary—Amy MacCrindle (Huntley 158)
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Denise Makowski (Chicago) Andrew Lobdell (Lena-Winslow SD 202)
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Joe Mullikin (Meridian CUSD 223) Jeff Prickett (McHenry High School District 156)
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Richard Lange (National Louis University) Brenda Mendoza (West Aurora SD 129)
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Bev Taylor (Oak Brook) Terry Mootz (Crystal Lake) Sarah Cacciatore (Mundelein School District #75) Dee Ann Schnautz (SIU Carbondale) Doug Wood (Springfield)
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