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What we’ve been up to... |
Where have the past couple of weeks gone? And, before we know it, Thanksgiving will be upon us! We hope that this busy time of year is proving to be productive for you and your students. We know that the world is causing no shortage of additional stresses on our students, teachers, faculty, and staff, and our school districts, community colleges, and universities. We thank each of you for your dedication in providing high-level and relevant opportunities for each student and for your commitment to continuing to improve schools! Over the past couple of weeks, we have been able to be engaged with and in attendance at a variety of events.
NIU STEM Fest, enjoying the day out with thousands of learners of all ages from across Northern Illinois as they celebrated science, engineering, math, technology, and the arts with fun, hands-on learning experiences.
In addition to these events, we’ve continued working with College of DuPage and school districts throughout DuPage County to improve dual credit processes, we’ve been able to attend the U-46 and Alignment Collaborative for Education EXPLORE career event at NOW Arena, and today, we’re excited to be at McHenry County College working with the MCC dual credit team and high school counselors from across McHenry County.
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Register Now for the ECN Student-Centered Coaching Series with Diane Sweeney
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We are so excited for this year’s innovative and custom ECN Student-Centered Coaching Series with Diane Sweeney. We have been privileged to partner with Diane to develop a new and unique approach to examining Student-Centered Coaching this year. This year’s coaching promotes partnerships between coaches and both teachers and administrators, as well as aligning with The School Leader Paradigm from the Illinois
Principals Association, a model for promoting growth among school leaders.
Learn more about this year’s ECN Student-Centered Coaching Series directly from Diane!
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This year’s series includes six workshops divided into three levels. Participants can choose to attend as few or as many individual workshops as they want. The paired workshop dates are designed to promote the attendance of administrators and coaches together on the first day and just coaches on the second day. Of course, coaches are welcome and encouraged to attend without administrators, and administrators are welcome to attend both days of each level!
November 17 – 18 – Level 1 Workshops
February 24 – 25 – Level 2 Workshops
April 14 – 15 – Level 3 Workshops
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ISBE announces Numeracy Plan Listening Sessions |
The Illinois State Board of Education is kicking off listening sessions for the statewide Numeracy Plan work, and the Illinois P-20 Network is excited to be hosting the October 22 session at the Northern Illinois University Naperville Conference Center!
Learn more about this work, including all of the stops on the Numeracy Plan Listening Tour, and register on the ISBE Numeracy Plan website.
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Seeking Feedback – Northern Illinois Educators Rising Event
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Through conversation between the Illinois Education Association, the Illinois P-20 Network, and the Northern Illinois University College of Education, there is a strong desire to support students, teachers, and school districts throughout northern Illinois with a regional Educators Rising event this year in addition to the statewide competition that has been hosted in Normal.
Prior to setting a date or determining the specific program, the planning group is seeking feedback from teachers and administrators throughout northern Illinois to design an event that is as accessible and meaningful as possible for students and teachers.
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| Provide feedback on the Northern Illinois Educators Rising event
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ISBE New Illinois Learning Compass Tool
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ISBE has announced the launch of Illinois Learning Compass. Illinois Learning Compass is a search tool housed on the ISBE website that is designed to make it easy for users to search, filter, and export standards. It is designed to support instructional planning across Illinois within and across grade levels. Check it out today!
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ISBE releases new Family Engagement Checklists
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Visit the ISBE Family and Community Engagement Framework Guide to find the new FACE framework checklists. The new checklists support schools and districts in evaluating their current engagement plan and practices for future strategies to improve how they partner with all families in support of each student's academic success and socioemotional well-being.
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High School and Community College Educators: Register a Team for the NIU Innovation Challenge! |
NIU STEAM and the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) are excited to announce their upcoming Innovation Challenge. The goal is to provide a comprehensive opportunity for high school and community college students to strengthen and utilize their critical thinking and communication skills by
collaborating with team members to solve an authentic problem.
Students will work in teams of 2 to 4 to analyze an authentic problem, utilize the authentic employability competencies, and collaborate with an industry partner to generate a solution. By aligning to these goals, the Innovation Challenge meets the criteria established by ISBE for Team-Based Challenges.
An information session will be held over Zoom from 4 to 4.30 PM on October 14. Access the Zoom information session via this link. You can also register your team directly via the NIU Innovation Challenge Registration Form.
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FREE Adventure-Based Learning Workshop
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Share with physical education teachers, counselors, social workers, and other educators!
This free workshop will be held on Saturday, November 8, from 12 to 4.30 PM at Glenbard East High School.
The workshop is designed to meet the wide range of interests and varied experiences of educators who may be looking to introduce, refine, or elevate their offerings of Adventure-Based Learning (ABL). In this interactive workshop, participants will engage in a series of activities that reinforce key ABL principles (e.g., Community Building, Communication, Decision Making, etc.) and which support the work school districts are doing with students on Social and Emotional Learning and the ISBE Essential Skills.
The agenda includes an overview and sequencing of ABL both in physical education and in other settings, including: belaying, low elements, high level group initiatives, and high elements. Led by experienced Facilitators Nicole Miller and Jim Ressler, participants will leave with resources for instant implementation – including planning materials, facilitation guides, and a range of processing strategies to document and enhance the learning experience. Attendance is free, and Professional Development Hours are available!
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P-20 Network Email Newsletter —
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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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