Don't forget to have dinner at Portillo's July 31 to help raise funds for the GMB Spring Celebration 2024!
Congratulations to our Regional Superintendent Beth Crider who was sworn in on July 7, 2023, for her third term!
We just finished up 2 full days of Professional Learning strategic planning for 2023-2024. We are excited to introduce our two new team members: Marcia Lough and Sonya Pacey. Be sure to look to ROE 48 for your PL needs!
Save the Date! Join us on July 31 at Portillo's to help raise funds for the GMB Spring Celebration 2024!
“As we gather with friends and family, let’s appreciate the privileges we have and honor the spirit of freedom. Happy 4th of July!”
Congratulations to our own Amy Smith for being inducted into the Million Dollar Club at ISU. Read all about it
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2023/06/2022-million-dollar-club-inductees-announced/
The LTC is coordinating a week-long training series called CS PD Week in Bloomington, IL, July 17-21.
The week includes tracks for teachers & administrators in grades K-12 with scholarships available for most sessions.
Learn more at https://www.ltcillinois.org/cspdweek/
Facing History & Ourselves is offering professional development for teachers and administrators. You'll get access to innovative teaching strategies around identity, history, and equity. Learn more at https://www.facinghistory.org/summer-professional-development-teachers
The Department of Special Education at ISU is excited to share its ECACE scholarship and the LBS 1 online endorsement program.
The program is 100% online, 15 credit hours, and can be completed in one year while teaching full time.
Bradley University is offering online doctorate programs in education.
A cohort of doctoral students from this area would be a great service to our community.
Learn more about each program at https://onlinedegrees.bradley.edu/edd-doctor-of-education/
Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Check out this spreadsheet of summer events and activities in the Peoria area for youth at https://bit.ly/3CHEdWB
This wonderful list was put together by Stephanie Churchill from PSD #150. Thanks, Stephanie for sharing!
Join us this Friday, June 23, for Implicit Bias for Clinical Professionals with Anni Reinking. Register now at https://bit.ly/3JkSAUo
We commemorate Juneteenth, when on June 19, 1865, when enslaved peoples in Texas finally gained their freedom. We remember them. We honor their memory. We celebrate freedom for all.
The Peoria ROE was excited to co-host the summer retreat of the Emerging Workforce Alliance (EWA). The EWA supports districts with PaCE framework implementation which prepares students in 6th-12th grades for financial aid and literacy, career exploration and development, and post secondary education, exploration, preparation, and selection. We had a dynamic keynote presented by the administration of the Vienna School District who has done remarkable work in 3 years. The panel in the picture below shows community members from the business world who shared insights from the private sector with educators. This panel included CEFCU, Accenture Technology, Carle Health, and River City Construction.
If you need summer meals, there are sites that offer free meals to anyone 18 years of age and younger.
To find a site, visit https://summerfeedingillinois.org/
You can also call 1-800-359-21263 (Se habla espanol) or text: FoodIL to 877877.
Join ROE 48 for the upcoming free in-person workshop, Sport Education: How Can We Make Sport More Enjoyable for All Students?
Facilitated by Dr. Anne McGee, Instructional Assistant Professor in the
School of Kinesiology & Recreation at Illinois State University, attendees will explore a curriculum model that provides youth with more authentic and enjoyable sport experiences.
Register today: https://peoriaroe.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/pesport-education
@PeoriaROE48 and @mtwroe53 had a wonderful time hosting NWEA MAP training today with area educators. Thank you to Kevin Kempton, NWEA Professional Learning Consultant, for sharing MAP knowledge and understandings to positively impact student learning outcomes.
Learning While Leading is offering an informational session for all Illinois educators who are interested in learning more about the project.
Register for the June 14 session at https://ltcillinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldemrqTgvHdVmruEZ5jdi2OgLFWv_DiDh#/registration
Educator Wellness was the focus of today's professional learning for educators from ROE's 48 and 53! We had a great time and learned ways to help ourselves and our students! Thanks to Angie Swearingian for sharing her knowledge and resources with us. Thanks also, to Jaime Darwish and Grand Canyon University for providing lunch and information about GCUs degree opportunities and to the REACH/SEL Hubs for funding our day. REGULATE, RELATE, REASON🧡💚🩵
Make meaningful, measurable instructional change in one or both of our MAP Training with NWEA next Tuesday.
Kevin Kempton is facilitating a Foundations course on June 13 from 8:30am-11:30am, and then he'll take you through a deeper dive in the afternoon from 12:30pm-3:30pm.
Register for both or one of the courses at https://peoriaroe.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/