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As your partner in professional learning, the Kane County Regional Office of Education will keep you updated on the latest workshops, academies, and subscriptions available through our office.

#RSAC24 has begun!

The opening day of the 2024 Raising Student Achievement Conference has arrived, and we are delighted to welcome a record number of attendees in Oak Brook!

We look forward to spending the next two days diving into engaging sessions, making connections, and hopefully, leaving with new ideas or strategies to better serve our students, communities, and each other.

As always, you can follow along with the conference schedule here and add to the atmosphere by using #RSAC24 on your social media accounts.

Thank you for joining us!

If you are looking for an online Administrator Academy, this offering will provide administrative staff with the tools to serve and lead effectively on an IEP team by complying with the procedural requirements of IDEA and Illinois education law. Case law will be shared as part of the course.

Date: December 18, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Fully Online

Price: $175 | PD Credit: 5.5

Sharing knowledge at IGKNIGHT Teacher Institute Day

Just before Thanksgiving Break, members of our Professional Learning team were invited to present at Kaneland School District 302 for their IGKNIGHT Teacher Institute Day. 

Sessions covered artificial intelligence resources for educators, learning management systems, and crafting teacher feedback that leads to the most positive student outcomes. Thank you for allowing us join you for these conversations!

Thank you to everyone who submitted presentation proposals for the upcoming Kane County Institute Day! We are excited to welcome you once again to the Q Center in St. Charles and our remote sites across Kane County on Friday, February 28, 2025 for this day of professional development and networking.

The schedule for the day at the Q Center and the Arts Ed Institute are now live! Click the buttons below to view, but keep in mind that registration will open at 6:00 a.m. on January 6, 2025.

Visit kaneroe.org/institute-day for bios of our keynote and feature speakers and, if you are interested in a specific content area, you can register to attend a session at one of our remote sites.

We hope to see you there!

Free time can be slim at any stage of the school year. The Illinois Online Academy has a professional learning option that works with your schedule!

P.L.A.Y. (Professional Learning and You) is our newest catalog that lets you choose the content that matters to you. This platform offers microlearning, meaning every 15 minutes spent completing activities can be submitted for .25 PD hours. Some activities can be completed in as little as five minutes!

This quick video can walk you through the benefits of microlearning and how P.L.A.Y. can work within your available time.

Hundreds of topics are available to choose from. Take control of your professional learning journey and start your P.L.A.Y. today!

The holiday season here! If you are looking for a gift for a colleague, friend, or any educator in your life, our "Inspire" subscription box could be the perfect surprise!

Each month, you can order curated professional learning activities from the Kane County ROE that can immediately be used in your classroom and also completed for PD hours. Choose your own subscription type, send us your preferred shipping location, and we'll do the rest! All you'll have to do is unbox and enjoy.

You can then order throughout this month to receive your first box in January, with the theme: "Mental Health Matters: Best Practices to Support the Students in Your Care". Click below to see themes for each month along with subscription plans, and watch the video below to experience the sights and sounds of unboxing "Inspire"!

If you're in search of some inspiration or new strategies to implement in your classroom, Branching Out is here for you! Here are just a couple examples of these complimentary tips from our Professional Learning team.

Google or Doodle

Choice allows students to play to their strengths while also supporting different learning styles. “Google or Doodle” gives them the option to either engage in online research or express their creativity when reflecting on a topic.

Intentional Closes: Picture This

Elsa Glover provides a technique that allows students to slow down at the end of a class, sketch out key concepts from their lesson, and share with a partner to help bolster their retention.

New episodes of Branching Out are released every Thursday across our social media platforms and our website. You can also browse our full catalog below. With over 100 episodes and counting, there's a video for every educator looking to branch out!

Have a question?

kalgrim@kaneroe.org l kaneroe.org