Illinois P-20 Network Fall 2023 Meeting - Doing the Work
This year, the Fall Meeting of the Illinois P-20 Network will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 9:30 AM until 1:30 PM at NIU Naperville. While we will spend a short period of time together at the
beginning of the day to set the stage and to frame our work, the majority of the meeting will be spent as dedicated, in-person worktime for each of the following Illinois P-20 Network workgroups:
Dual Credit Think Tank
IPIE – Illinois Partnership of educators for Inclusion and Equity
For those who have been a part of these groups, we hope you can join us in person in Naperville on November 29. For those who have not, please join us on November 29 and lend
your voice to one or more of the workgroups – Everyone is not only welcome but encouraged to join us! The day will conclude with a short sharing session and lunch. To help offset the costs of the in-person event, we are asking participants for a small registration fee of $30. Thank you for your understanding!
After several successful and engaging conversations earlier this spring and summer, KEEP Illinois is ready to add more individuals and partner organizations to improve educator engagement and retention across the state. If you are interested in engaging in this work, learn more about KEEP Illinois.
To join dozens of colleagues from one end of Illinois to the other who are dedicated to ensuring that educators can grow throughout
their careers, serve students effectively, and find contentment in the challenging work we do, complete this short form.
The next KEEP Illinois meeting will be online on Thursday, October 19 at 4 PM. Calendar invitations have been sent to all KEEP Illinois participants.
We will also be hosting an extended in-person work session about teacher and administrator engagement and retention at the Illinois P-20 Network Fall Meeting on Wednesday November 29 at NIU Naperville.
Student-Centered Coaching Institute with Diane Sweeney
Student-Centered Coaching is an evidence-based instructional coaching model that shifts the focus from “fixing” teachers to collaborating with them to design instruction that targets student outcomes. Over six days throughout the year, this institute will take a deep dive into this coaching approach with expert Diane Sweeney. Diane is an educator, coach, author, and highly sought-after facilitator.
Institute Overview
November 29-30 – Core practices for Student-Centered Coaching, including using standards and evidence from students to anchor coaching as well as examining the impact of coaching styles.
February 7-8 – Focus on school culture and teacher engagement through teacher self-efficacy and school improvement.
April 10-11 – Exploration of reflective dialogue with opportunities for practice and problem solving.
This unique, year-long Institute
format of paired days separated over time provides coaches the chance to reflect and start implementing Student-Centered Coaching in your local school context. All six sessions will be delivered in person at NIU’s Naperville campus with plenty of parking, food, and camaraderie to make everyone’s learning experience positive and memorable.
The Golden Apple Foundation is
seeking recruiters in Illinois to assist in the recruitment of Golden Apple Accelerators/Scholars Programs. Golden Apple Accelerators are career changers who hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking their professional educator’s license. Golden Apple Scholars are undergraduates recruited from high school and during their first two years of college, who have made a career decision to teach in schools-of-need in Illinois for a minimum of five years. This is a Contract Recruiter position expected to last from October 2023 to March/April 2024.
ISBE Career
Connections Conference – June 18, 2024
Save the Date! Join the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for a day of networking and collaboration between Illinois CTE educators and state administrators on June 18, 2024, at the Tinley Park Convention Center. More information is coming soon!
P-20 Network Email Newsletter — Pass it along today! P-20 Network Newsletters will typically come out every two weeks on Friday. The newsletters include updates on critical policy developments, professional development opportunities, success stories from the Network and much more.
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