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/
Join us for one of Anni Reinking's self-paced, online courses this summer! Go at your own pace and earn 4 PDHs when you successfully finish!
Peoria County is conducting a Broadband Feasibility Study.
The goal is to provide reliable internet access for everyone by locating and fixing the broadband gaps within our infrastructure. Peoria County Survey: https://tinyurl.com/peoriaresidentialbroadband
#Broadband4all #StayConnected #RemoteWork #RemoteLearning #BridgingDigitalDivide #Internet #Connectivity
We are so proud of Anna Hansard and the new home visiting program through the Early Learning for All initiative!
The program is featured in an WCBU.org radio piece and article at https://bit.ly/3WQs9f8
Be sure to check it out!
"Understanding and Teaching Children Affected by Poverty" will be presented by Krista Leh, from Resonance Education. This training is available in both Springfield (June 12) and Quincy (June 13). Sign up today to attend at one of these locations!
Businesses! We need to hear about your Internet service! Peoria County is conducting residential and business broadband surveys. The data collected from the surveys will help develop a county-wide broadband strategic plan to get better and more affordable broadband to our businesses throughout the county: https://projects.designnine.com/survey/peoria-business
#Broadband4all #StayConnected #RemoteWork #RemoteLearning #BridgingDigitalDivide #Internet #Connectivity
Launch your IT Career with the Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program. This series will be held at the Main Library. The deadline of May 15th has been extended to June 1. use the QR code to apply,
If you need summer meals, there are sites that offer free meals to anyone 18 years of age and younger.
To find a site, use this link: https://summerfeedingillinois.org/
You can also call 1-800-359-21263 (Se habla espanol) or text: FoodIL to 877877.
Here are some pictures of the end of the year celebration at Norwood Primary School. Trudy Schaffner, our Director of Truancy and McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program, worked with Norwood this semester on a school-wide multi-tier intervention to absenteeism.
From January through May, there was a monthly class drawing for students who achieved 90% or better for attendance. Those names were then put into a year end drawing for a $50 gas/grocery card for their families. Students who were referred to Project Target were monitored weekly, and small incentives were earned for each week of perfect attendance.
Three students at Norwood Primary had perfect attendance. They were awarded certificates and a McDonald's gift card. Each of the students who had been referred to Project Target that achieved 90% or higher attendance also received an award certificate, and everyone in the school who achieved 90% or higher for the last quarter enjoyed an ice cream or popsicle treat. It was a great day to award these student's hard work and achievement in attendance!
Our Summer Professional Learning Catalog is available at https://conta.cc/432B13l
We want to help you grow professionally and personally, as well as meet your license renewal needs. Hope we see you this summer!
@PeoriaROE48 was excited to be at Quest High School on Friday! Educators ended a year-long professional development centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. Staff engaged in professional learning about embedding equitable practices into the classroom and school community and created action plans for implementation based on the year long professional development. It has been a pleasure working with the Quest staff during the 2022 - 2023 school year.
Congratulations to Emmelia Edwards from Peoria Christian School for wining the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Read more at https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/arts-and-culture/peoria-teenager-wins-17th-congressional-art-contest/
Peoria Regional Learning Center celebrated nine graduates from Farmington, Elmwood, Richwoods, and Limestone high schools on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. These students talked about the sense of community, small classes, and positive relationships as making a difference in their lives. We are so proud of their success and wish them well on the next portion of their journey. Congratulations Class of 2023!
Learn to "put on your oxygen mask first" by enrolling in our self-paced, completely online "Yoga and Mindfulness for Educators" course created and facilitated by Angie Swearingian.
Educators will feel the personal benefits from mindful movement, breath regulation, meditation, and stretching over the summer while learning to integrate mindfulness and movement for their classrooms in the fall.
Register at https://bit.ly/3MldNya
Here's your chance to see Kristin Souers, author of Fostering Resilient Learners and Relationships, Responsibility and Regulation!
Register at bit.ly/resilientlearners or with the QR code in the flyer.
Hope to see you there!
Grand Canyon University is offering a discount in their Summer Degree Program. Contact Jaime Darwish for more information.
Today closes out this season for the GMB Spring Celebration on the Courthouse Plaza with Peace Plays in Peoria . Over a dozen schools and organizations will partner and join to celebrate and strive for a more peaceful society! It'll be a packed Courthouse day...come join us!
There's still time to join our book study that starts Sunday! We will be reading and discussing "The Economic and Opportunity Gap" with the author, Anni Reinking.
Register now at https://bit.ly/3LQGDGM
As Teacher Appreciation week comes to a close, I wanted to give a shout-out to my favorite teacher: Mary Neamon. Mrs. Neamon was my High School Spanish teacher and our class sponsor. She gently guided class officers through all of the big events we were responsible for: fund raising for prom our Sophomore year, planning and running Prom and the after-party (Casino night in the cafeteria!) my Junior year, graduation, and then giving the gift to the school from the Seniors.
I took Spanish with her my Junior and Senior years, and I always felt supported and encouraged even when I wasn’t the best in my pronunciations and speaking. And I absolutely loved walking in her classroom at the end of the school day to plan our next thing or just say hi! Her smile always greeted me warmly and she always wanted to hear about our day no matter how busy she might be. I always tried to stop in and see her anytime I was back in my hometown in southern Colorado. Even now we are Facebook friends, and I appreciate being able to see her retired life in California and still share my life events with her. When you need a model for an amazing teacher who creates a positive environment in which to learn and feel supported, look to Mrs. Mary Neamon!
