Educators‘ Center of Lake County

The Educators’ Center of Lake County

Mission

The Educators’ Center of Lake County is designed to provide professional development services to address the needs of pre-K-12 teachers and administrative staff in Lake County, with special focus upon those school districts with low performance on statewide tests and low income ratios . A steering committee composed of faculty from the subset of our member institutions with schools of education, and from the College of Lake County, superintendents from local school districts, and Lake County’s regional superintendent of education guides the Educators’ Center program development .

The Educators’ Center works to:

• Provide a place to obtain high quality, researchbased information about teaching and learning; • Provide an ongoing assessment of professional development needs in the region via bi-annual surveys of superintendents, principals and teachers; • Provide professional development of pre-K-12 teachers and administrative staff through workshops and seminars, as well as academic programs leading to additional approvals/ endorsements; • Help prepare teachers and administrators to be agents for change within their schools; and • Contract with specific school districts to deliver tailored professional development that addresses a district-identified need with the resources of

University Center member institutions .

Consulting/Contract Programs

For schools or districts that have specific professional development needs, the Educators’ Center can develop a tailored solution, drawing from the resources of multiple institutions .

For further information about the Educators’ Center or to request services, contact Associate Dean Anani Moy at (847) 665-4000 or amoy@ucenter.org.

Professional Development Programs for Educators

Many of the education degrees described in the “Academic Programs” section were brought to Lake County in response to need identified by the Educators’ Center .In addition to those bachelor’s and graduate degrees, many of our member institutions offer course sequences that develop a particular skill or lead to professional licensure .

The Educators' Center worked in collaboratin with Northern Illinois University to host an annual conference providing strategies to combat bullying.