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.

ONE WORD, ONE SENTENCE

Want to know what really stuck with your students from a lesson?

Jenny Clark, our Professional Learning Coordinator, has a strategy that encourages student reflection, provides immediate feedback, gives a glimpse into common misconceptions, and helps teachers identify patterns in the takeaways.

BECAUSE…BUT…SO

Looking to strengthen your students’ writing? Providing them with a framework of “sentence stems” can be a simple, effective tool that motivates them to think and write differently.

Elsa Glover will be your guide to implementing this strategy in your classroom!

MANHUNT

Put on your sleuth hats! Here is a way to get your students up, moving, and actively engaged with their learning.

Katie Algrim, Assistant Regional Superintendent of the Kane County ROE, has an activity that prompts students to seek out knowledge by turning passing learning into an immersive experience.

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.