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What we’ve been up to... |
We hope that everyone has been able to stay warm this past week, and that we were all able to pause and consider the legacy of Dr. King and to move forward with service in our work to ensure opportunities for all students. Over the two weeks since our last Newsletter, there have been significant conversations with many school districts across the state – more to come on those. In the meantime, we’ve been excited to work with many partners...
SkillsUSA Illinois – Two weeks ago today we were in East Peoria meeting with the SkillsUSA Illinois team about the SkillsUSA Illinois Apprenticeship Landscape Analysis. Since then, we’ve been able to spend time with additional data that we received from ISBE. We have analyzed that data and integrated it into
our final report. Watch this space for more information regarding the release of the report in the coming weeks!
Wauconda High School – As mentioned above, since everyone’s return from Winter Break, significant time has been spent with school districts and statewide organizations to support their efforts. We were excited to spend time at Wauconda High School in Lake County considering the importance of school improvement, how to best organize schools for success, and the role of students in leadership within schools.
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ECN announces new workshops for 2025 |
Based on engagement with and feedback from ECN partners across Illinois, to better the meet needs of instructional coaches, teachers who aspire to serve as instructional coaches, and the administrators who support instructional coaches, ECN is making adjustments to its 2024-2025 school year programming with these new learning opportunities.
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Check out these new, low-price online workshops!
Coaching Book Study - Data Rules – Three after-school sessions will be
held online via Zoom from 3:45 to 4:45 PM on February 19, March 5, and April 14, 2025.
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ECN Conference 2025: Student-Centered Coaching with Diane Sweeney |
Student-Centered Coaching introduces a new way of delivering instructional coaching that puts the needs of students front-and-center. By focusing coaching on goals for student learning, rather than on fixing teachers, an instructional coach can directly impact instructional practice and student achievement. By popular demand, we are thrilled to welcome back Diane Sweeney to ECN for our annual conference on April 24, 2025. Diane believes that Student-Centered Coaching can transform teaching and learning in K-12 schools.
This full day of in-person learning will be of value to prospective coaches, new coaches, and experienced coaches, as well as any school leader interested in creating a culture of coaching in their school or district. We encourage you to bring your entire team to the conference!
Registration is $375 and includes parking, breakfast, lunch, materials, and 6 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Groups of 3 or more receive a $50 discount per person. Register by March 1, 2025, to receive an additional $25 discount per person.
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ILACEP Summit 2025 Announced
The Illinois Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (ILACEP) has announced its 2025 Dual Credit Summit. As was done two years ago, the Summit will be simultaneously held in a Northern and Southern location to make it accessible to as many educators across Illinois as possible. This year’s 2025 ILACEP Dual Credit Summit will be held on Friday, March 21 at both Prairie State College and Vienna High School.
We look forward to attending this year’s ILACEP Dual Credit Summit at both locations, and we are excited to learn from and with educators from both school districts and postsecondary institutions!
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IBHE Preparing Future Faculty Conference |
NIU will host the Preparing Future Faculty Conference on February 21 and 22 at the Holmes Student Center. Graduate students representing various institutions within the state will come together at NIU to learn about the professoriate as a career path.
Students will attend various informative sessions about the professoriate, presented by faculty. They will learn about many types of institutions including community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and public research universities, and the responsibilities and expectations of professors. Students also will acquire tools and strategies to prepare for a career as a professor.
The conference is endorsed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and has garnered national attention. Conference registration is open until Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Teacher-Focused Scholarships for 2025-2026 |
Please share with teachers, postsecondary students, and high school students! Please share with counselors and advisors as well as financial aid and human resources staff!
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) would like to make current teachers, as well as students planning to become teachers, aware of the availability of key teacher education program applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.
These important programs and their application deadlines are:
Applications and other details may be accessed on the ISAC website.
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