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.

START, STOP, KEEP PROTOCOL

Faye Licari shares a tool that can help students with planning and prioritizing. Not only can this strategy be useful for them, but for you or your colleagues too!

STRAW, STICKS, AND BRICKS

Reflection is about growth, not perfection.

This strategy from Jordan Eggleson provides a handy tool for students to sort their thoughts using their own level of understanding!

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.

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.