Branching Out is a weekly, bite-sized videos 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.

SIGNIFICANT 24

Here is a timely strategy for when your students return from winter break called “Significant 24”! This title references the first day of school following an extended break, and Faye Licari walks you through how you can reacclimate students for learning with four friendly, easy steps.

DISTRACT THE DISTRACTOR

Have you got a student that may need a little help staying on task? Jordan Eggleson, our Professional Learning Coordinator, is here with a Branching Out tip to help you refocus them and their peers with an easy, lesson-based question!

 
GOOGLE OR DOODLE

Choice allows students to play to their strengths while also supporting different learning styles. “Google or Doodle” gives them the option to either engage in online research or express their creativity when reflecting on a topic.

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.

 

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.