Professional Development/Meetings
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Many events have minimum registration requirements, please share with others you think may be interested!
Many events have minimum registration requirements, please share with others you think may be interested!
ROE 40 Professional DevelopmentDirector of ROE #40 Professional Development
Debbie Poffinbarger - dpoffinbarger@roe40.com Administrator's Guide to the Fundamentals of Health Life Safety and Compliance - AA3700
Facilitators: Patrick Durley & Ralph Grimm Event Date: 4/23/20 IMPORTANT This Academy will now be offered online from 8:30 to 1 Debbie Poffinbarger - dpoffinbarger@roe40.com Lunch on Your Own 6 Hours of Evidence of Completion ($150 Fee for AA Credit) What You Get: Numerous useful documents and activities to assist in developing a useful/practical understanding and in-depth working knowledge of the “Ins and Outs” of these required processes. • Get all stakeholders involved to develop a better understanding and practical working knowledge of the systems • Useful “takeback” summary and guidance documents, and handbooks to help make sense of things • Deep dive into your current 10-year surveys and IWAS • Make sense of items, forms, processes, and requirements • Walk away with beneficial tools and a deeper working knowledge of HLS, Building Permitting, 10-year Survey, Compliance, and Amendment processes • Networking session and a listserve will be built for Facility Managers and Head Custodians • Activities directly related to familiarization and understanding of HLS & Compliance handbooks and requirements • A means to communicate with your constituents to improve their understanding of the whys, cans, and can not’s of what you do or don’t do • Administrator Academy Credit or Professional Learning Credit Hours Summary: This is an activity and collaboration-filled Academy. The purpose of this course is to provide Administrators and other school personnel with an in-depth look, and discovery into, topics related to Health Life Safety and Compliance. You will gain a better understanding of all things related to the processes and also will build a Facility Manager network for collaboration. Audience: Anyone involved with fulfilling HLS and Compliance processes and requirements: Regional Superintendents and Assistants, New and experienced Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Facility Managers/ Head Custodians, Architects… REGISTER by 4/9/20 Google Training for Administrative Assistants
Event Date: April 28, 2020 Event Time: 1 pm to 4 pm Event Address: ROE #40 Jerseyville Office Must have 15 participants Duration: 3 hours Description: Google Apps for Administrative Assistants is an introductory session to Google's G-Suite apps. This workshop will dive into the ins-and-outs of this amazing platform and help get you on the road to success. We will outline in detail how administrative assistants can streamline their workflow to the operations of their schools and districts. G-Suite is all you need to do your best work! Participants will learn how to use G-Suite to help build their capacity to work more efficiently and effectively through the use of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Forms, Calendar, and Gmail. Audience: Administrative Assistants, Secretaries, Office Staff, Building Administrators, Media Specialists, Librarians REGISTER by 4/14/20 De-Escalation
Event Date: June 9, 2020 Event Time: 9 am to 3:00 pm Event Address: ROE #40 Jerseyville Office Must have 15 participants - Lunch on Your Own 5 Hours of Evidence of Completion Description: This training covers de-escalation techniques when working with children who have experienced trauma. These children can be “triggered” by everyday activities, environment, as well as a number of other stimuli. The primary goal of this training is to give providers steps to help a child self-regulate their emotions before they harm themselves or others. Another goal of this training is teaching children how to utilize co-regulation techniques and healthy coping strategies. REGISTER BY 5/26/20 Darkness to Light - Stewards of Children: A Prevention and Response Program for Adults
Presenter: Kristen Kaufman Event Date: June 15, 2020 Event Time: 9 am to 11:30 am Event Address: ROE #40 Carlinville Office 2.5 Hours of Evidence of Completion Description: Stewards of Children is a training program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The Stewards of Children program is the only nationally distributed, evidence-based program proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child-protective behaviors. The program is designed for individuals and organizations concerned about the safety of children. Stewards of Children is for anyone who wants to make a difference in their community. REGISTER BY 6/1/20 Creating Digital Assessments with Google Forms
Presenter: Joe Cipfl Event Date: June 16, 2020 Event Time: 9 am to Noon Event Address: ROE #40 Jerseyville Office Must have 15 participants 3 Hours of Evidence of Completion Description: Adding Google Forms into your educator toolbelt can be easy and fun! In this session, participants will learn a variety of ways that Google Forms can transform their classrooms. Forms allows teachers to do everything from gathering student or parent information simply and conveniently to converting current paper tests into online assessments which can be modified to meet the diverse needs of all learners. Harness the power of Google Forms! Audience: Classroom Teachers, Tech Teachers, Building Administrators, Tech/Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Staff REGISTER BY 6/2/20 Dive Into Google Classroom
Presenter: Joe Cipfl Event Date: June 16, 2020 Event Time: 1 pm to 4 pm Event Address: ROE #40 Jerseyville Office Must have 15 participants 3 Hours of Evidence of Completion Duration: 3 hours Description: In this workshop, participants will learn the ins and outs of Google Classroom and best practices for integrating this amazing tool with their students! In this session, we will do more than just walk through Google Classroom. Participants will also deep dive into how Classroom integrates with other apps and extensions, and how teachers can successfully manage their digital workflow. Audience: Classroom Teachers, Tech Teachers, Building Administrators, Tech/Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Staff REGISTER BY 6/2/20 Art of Communication: Body Language and Other Essential Skills Everyone Believes They Know How to Communicate Effectively
Event Date: June 23, 2020 Presenter: Mason’s Event Time: 9 am to 3 pm Event Address: ROE #40 Carlinville Office Must have 15 Participants - Lunch Provided 5.5 Hours of Evidence of Completion Unfortunately, we are incorrect. Even the best communicators fail to connect with their audience most of the time. Working with peers in a human laboratory, our talents come alive, versus reading the concepts from the written page. The work of effective communication is exhausting, but the rewards of acquiring skills last a lifetime. We become better educators, better co-workers, and better people. Why improve as communicators? It is crucial to improve the quality of our lives, and the lives of those around us. REGISTER BY 6/9/20 |
Other Professional Development For your convenience we have included some workshops hosted by other organizations that may be of interest to you. Click on the green link for more information regarding fees, dates, presenters, registration and locations. For all off-site workshops, please use the contact listed for that event if you have additional questions.
ISBE Professional Development https://www.ilvirtual.org/pd 
Evaluation Re-Trainings 
Illinois Service Resource Center
offers FREE online training where educators can earn FREE Professional Development hours! Check out all of the options at https://www.isrc.us/isrc-elearning-academy 
Needing additional CPDUs? Having trouble finding workshops in your area? Would you rather earn CPDUs at your own pace? In your own home? Then check out Illinois Virtual School: http://www.ilvirtual.org/pd/index.cfm
TeachIllinois is a brand new, 100% online, center for educator professional development. Educators can either self-register, or districts can bulk register their staffs. Upon completion of the material, learners will complete the ISBE Seminar Evaluation Form, after which, the official ISBE Evidence of Completion form will be made available. All e-learning courses are currently free, although in the near future TeachIllinois will start charging a nominal, per-PD-hour fee. New content is added every month, and we welcome suggestions for future courses. Our e-learning platform is robust enough that a PD provider (such as a District) could subscribe and create their own ‘channel’.
For questions, please contact Matt Weld, Director of the Area 5 Learning Technology Center: mweld@roe41.org. 
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