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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.

In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the mental health decline of adolescents since the early 2010s. This book illustrates how play and independent exploration help children grow into thriving adults, the societal factors that have led to a decline in the "play-based childhood", and the impact of social media, among others.

The Kane County ROE is offering an online Administrator Academy to meet the needs of school leaders interested in developing professionally through the context of a book study. Over the course of four weeks, participants will learn about the research behind banning cellphones in schools as well as the benefits of increasing free time, in-person interactions, and independence among students.

Price: $175 I PD Hours: 10

A variety of additional Administrator Academies and Evaluator Academies are on the horizon! Browse what we have in store from now until summer.

MARCH 20

AA#1814: Key Practices Impacting Instruction for English Learners at District, School & Classroom

APRIL 16

AA#1452: Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators, Professional Development Plan

APRIL 22

AA#3000: Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining: Student Growth

APRIL 22-23

AA#4050: Evaluator Initial Training & Retraining for Principals & Assistant Principals

APRIL 23-24

AA#2001: Illinois Performance Evaluation - Initial Teacher Evaluator Training

MAY 21

AA#3670: Leading with Collective Efficacy: How to Empower Your Schools to Thrive

Would you like your district to become a destination for computer science education? The Kane County ROE now offers a trained SCRIPT Facilitator to guide your team through an alignment program to create an equitable computer science curriculum that is accessible for all students.

SCRIPT stands for Strategic CSforAll Resource & Implementation Planning Tool, and the program targets six specific areas:

• Teacher capacity and development
• Curriculum/Materials Selection and Refinement
• Leadership
• Partners
• Technology Infrastructure
• Community

Through this SCRIPT Program, we can help you establish a rigorous,

inclusive, and sustainable framework and a common understanding of computer science. Contact Faye Licari, Instructional Coach at the Kane County ROE, at flicari@kaneroe.org to learn more about this free opportunity.

New classroom strategies are at your disposal with our weekly series, Branching Out! Here are just a couple examples of these complimentary tips from our Professional Learning team.

Final Word

Katie Algrim walks through a discussion strategy that places students into groups to exchange ideas, take on specific roles in that group structure, and be able to refine and provide feedback.

Implementing this can help them articulate their thoughts and enhance their critical thinking and listening skills!

Setting Daily Intentions

Setting daily goals can help students be mindful of what they want to learn or accomplish, which can be useful for days where they may seem to be running on autopilot.

Elsa Glover shares a simple strategy to help students be intentional about what they want to focus on each day.

New installments of Branching Out are released every Thursday across our social media platforms and 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?

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