Branching Out is a weekly, bite-sized video series from our Professional Learning Department filled with engaging instructional strategies that can be implemented in any classroom.

You can find a sample of the topics covered in Branching Out below. To browse all videos, visit the Kane County ROE YouTube page.

Branching Out Playlist

CLEAR & CLOUDY

Need a strategy for fast insight into student understanding? Faye Licari has you covered with this simple, quick strategy!

SHADES OF MEANING

This strategy from Jordan Eggleson can help students deepen their vocabulary knowledge and in understanding unfamiliar words!

LEARNING COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS

What does it mean to be generous? In the first Branching Out of 2026, Jenny Clark shares a strategy to try with your students that encourages them to notice the effects of generosity.

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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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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