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.

SUCCESS ANALYSIS PROTOCOL

Would you like to help students learn from their accomplishments? This strategy from Jordan Eggleson prompts them to present a success story to peers and answer resonating questions.

This activity provides students an opportunity to reflect on what led to that achievement and what it taught them about success.

HERE’S WHAT, SO WHAT, NOW WHAT

Analyzing student data is an essential tool for assessing and empowering those we teach. How we interpret this data impacts what trends we find in a classroom and how we might adjust instruction in response.

This Branching Out strategy helps educators move beyond simply looking at numbers, using a three-column framework to guide meaningful analysis and next steps to drive instruction.

5-3-1 SUMMARIZATION

Do your students need help with identifying key ideas from a lesson? Elsa Glover will walk you through a strategy that acts as a guide for summarization. Using this method opens the door for student to think critically, collaborate, and comprehend what they have learned!

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. 

OFFICE CLOSED

The Kane County Regional Office of Education is closed today, Monday, February 17, in observance of Presidents Day.

Our office will reopen Tuesday, February 18 under normal business hours.