Regional Office of Education 47

New Teacher Cadre Monday, February 7th - 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Virtual - Registration Required https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops If you are a new teacher or a teacher in a new teaching area, we have three options of support designed to help you grow professionally and network with other teachers to share and ideas, support and build a network both in your district and outside with other schools to share strategies--instructional, classroom management, remote learning, special education and SEL.

Early Childhood Expansion Community Based Planning Monday, February 7th (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.). Click N Go - Facilitators: Lois Meisenheimer & Diana Merdian Please join us for our Sauk Valley STARS Early Childhood Coalition Meeting. From 9-10 we will have updates on IRIS, the Birth to Five Action Council, and hear local program updates. From 10-11 we will transition to our Community-Based Planning for Expansion Project work. This portion of the meeting will include a mid-project-year reflection and discussion of next steps. Audience - All educators and/or community members interested in birth - 5 programs

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REGISTER NOW! 2022 Virtual Pathways for College and Career Readiness Monday, February 21st https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops

Today, February 1st, marks the first day of Black History Month 2022. @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

School Counselors & Social Workers Networking Session Wednesday, February 2nd. (1:00 - 2:00 p.m.) Click N Go - Facilitator: Krista Peterson https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Congratulations to the recent graduates at Regional Center for Change! Arianna Castillo, Alexis Krueger and Zoe Fortune received their diplomas at a ceremony on Friday, January 7th, held at the school. Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43WsO6bKwyw&t=1s to watch a recent Teacher Talk featuring one of the graduates.

Don't miss our area educators and students who are featured on the Education Pathway Billboard campaign; Making the Community Our Classroom! You can see Brandon Woodward - Dixon High School Teacher & homegrown educator, Joe Heckert- SVCC Student and Education major and Holli Miller - Dixon High School student and future educator at West Lincolnway in Dixon. Stay tuned for more area educators and students who will be featured on area billboards! For more information about the Educator Pathway Program visithttps://www.roe47.org/page/career-pathways.

Mark your calendars for the CEO Pancake Breakfast! January 30th, 2022 - Rock Falls Community Building @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Friday's School Celebration Fulton Elementary School Reading is Whaley Fun The January Reading Incentive has begun. It has been the perfect week to curl up with a good book and read. The students will enjoy receiving a sticker and candy or erasers for their reading slip. The stickers are placed on a huge poster with an underwater scene outside each class . Our goal is to reach 100,000 minutes read outside of school. Encourage your child to become a lifelong reader. January is the perfect month to read.

Congratulations to Autumn Howell and Grace Woodward, students at St. Mary's School in Sterling, winners of The Illinois American Water Art Contest. Check out this week's Teacher Talk featuring the student winners! @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Don't miss our area educators and students who are featured on the Education Pathway Billboard campaign; Making the Community Our Classroom! You can see Heather Johnson - Sterling High School Teacher/Librarian & homegrown educator, Gabrielle Garza - SVCC & UW Platteville graduate & Education major and Breanna Morgan- Rock Falls students and future educator at 3307 E. 4th Ave. Sterling. Stay tuned for more area educators and students who will be featured on area billboards! For more information about the Educator Pathway Program visithttps://www.roe47.org/page/career-pathways.

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EDUCATOR SHORTAGES: Northwest Illinois school districts struggle with teacher, substitute teacher vacancies https://capitolnewsillinois.com/RSSFullText/educator-shortages-northwest-illinois-school-districts-struggle-with-teacher-substitute-teacher-vacancies

Librarians Networking - Click N Go Tuesday, January 25th (3:30 - 4:30 p.m.) JOIN US!

ROE47 is honoring honoring Martin Luther King today, January 17th! @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

The ROE 47 Office will be closed today, Monday, January 17th in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

REGISTER NOW : Writing Goals Friday, January 21st (12:30 - 3:30 p.m.) Click Here to Register https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops Elevating Special Educators - Facilitators: Shauna Dinges & Kelly Marcum In this training, we will discuss writing meaningful and measurable IEP goals and objectives by analyzing data sources, connecting standards to goals, and focusing on utilizing present levels of academic and functional performance. Please plan on having access to an IEP so that you can apply what we are learning to one of your student's goals and objectives.

Friday's School Celebration Check out the art work by Center for Change student, Caleb M. He painted this for the weight room. Way to go Caleb! @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Special Education Quarterly Training Is this Important? Prioritization of Learning & Addressing Learning Gaps Friday, January 21st (8:30 - 11:30 a.m.) Registration Required - https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops In this training, teacher participants will take a deeper dive into ways to help students with disabilities make progress through a strengths-based perspective. Conversations will center around student engagement and motivation, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, and writing relevant and appropriate IEP goals for students with unfinished learning. As a result of this session, teacher participants will be able to: Prioritize student learning Align priority learning standards with goals articulated in the individualized learning plan for students with disabilities Identify high leverage instructional practices to support priority standards Identify opportunities to increase access to learning opportunities through multiple means of expression, engagement, and action