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

NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER

Looking to create a more collaborative classroom? Elsa Glover shares a timeless strategy that gets students to share their thinking with peers. It’s a great way for them to build skills in accountability and communication!

SAGE & SCRIBE

This strategy from Faye Licari not only encourages students to explain their reasoning, but also helps with their vocabulary and active listening skills!

SHUT THE BOX

Ready to roll the dice? This simple classroom game from Jordan Eggleson is a fun way to help your students practice addition skills while also thinking of different ways to compose and decompose numbers!

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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