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The Illinois Online Academy is the premier catalog for online learning in the state. Through Illinois Online Academy, educators can access an online platform filled with course materials to continue and expand their learning in an online environment.

 

The Illinois Online Academy contains a curated collection of course materials for Illinois educators through a partnership between the Kane County Regional Office of Education, Virtual Education Software, and other educational service agencies. 


Click below to learn more about what the Illinois Online Academy can offer your professional learning journey. 

Administrator Academies
Educator Courses
Inspire Subscription Box
P.L.A.Y

Administrator Academies

By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period. 

 

The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more. 


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Online Courses

We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today. 

 

Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.

 

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Looking for a creative way to engage yourself in professional learning? Inspire may be for you!

 

Inspire is a professional learning subscription box delivered directly to you, and it helps educators learn, implement, and reflect on best practices. Inspire is specially made for educators who teach outside the box. Each box is filled with ready-to-use activities and resources to implement in your classroom/building immediately (not to mention the fun and exciting surprises within the box).

 

Choose your subscription type (monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or single month), and we will do the rest! Order now to receive our November box theme: Optimizing Attendance (Proactive Measures to Support Attendance Goals.

 

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Inspired by the strategy subscription box from the Central 301 Instructional Coaching Team! They inspired us, now can we inspire you.

MONTHLY THEMES

AUGUST 2024

Routine Remix: Tailoring Procedures for Classroom Success

 

SEPTEMBER 2024 

Strengthening Family Engagement: Building Partnerships for Student Success

 

OCTOBER 2024

Student Voice and Choice: Fostering Ownership in Learning

 

NOVEMBER 2024

Optimizing Attendance: Proactive Measures to Support Attendance Goals 

 

DECEMBER 2024

Harnessing Data for Informed Decision-Making: How to Increase Your Data Literacy 

 

JANUARY 2025

Mental Health Matters: Best Practices to Support the Students in Your Care 

 

FEBRUARY 2025

Mastering Test Prep Strategies: Equipping Students for Achievement on Assessments

 

MARCH 2025

May I Offer You Some Feedback? Enhancing Learning Through Effective Feedback Strategies

 

APRIL 2025

Empower and Educate: Supporting Students with Special Needs in the Classroom 

 

MAY 2025

Classrooms Libraries: How to Ensure You Have “Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors”

 

JUNE 2025

Resilience: How to Reset, Reenergize and Feel Renewed

 

JULY 2025

Planning and Preparation: Best Practices to Prepare for the Upcoming School Year 

 

Take control of your professional learning and have some fun, with P.L.A.Y., the newest catalog from the Illinois Online Academy that lets you choose the content that matters to you, while feeling like you’re in an online game.

 

For children, playing is the backbone of learning, but as adults, it can be hard to find time. We believe that professional learning can be engaging and fun. So when you need to expand your toolkit, why not do it on a digital playground that lets you pick what you want to learn and when?

MICROLEARNING

Subject matter is divided into short activities, and some take as little as five minutes! Every 15 minutes you spend completing activities earns you .25 PD hours. These hours count toward licensure renewal and are awarded at the end of each month. 

RELEVANT CONTENT

Whether you’re passionate about social emotional learning, technology, curriculum,  ELL, Google Workspace, PBIS, or finding new classroom tools, you can choose activities that  directly align with your goals.

HAVE FUN WHILE YOU LEARN

P.L.A.Y’s dashboard allows you to independently track your progress, and its reward system encourages users by awarding badges, unlocking achievements, and empowers your learning by giving you the option to compete with colleagues

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