EMPOWERING VISIONARY CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP COHORT

                                 

 

 

 

"CHECKS" ALL THE BOXES!

 

 A COHORT MODEL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

ATTEND IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS OR CHICAGO LOCATIONS

 GAIN ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY CREDIT

 DESIGNED FOR ASPIRING & CURRENT LEADERS

 EARN EVCL CURRICULUM SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE

 

Registration includes: Materials, breakfast, lunch, parking, and credits

 

Who Should Attend?

Aspiring Curriculum Leaders,

Curriculum Directors,

Principals, Teacher Coaches,

Teachers, Administrators

 

 

                                                                                                         LOCATIONS

 

 

Session 1 - Jason Major: December 3 - Oak Lawn; December 9 - Normal

Finding Your Balance as a School Administrator (AA) 

You are not alone! The school administrator position can be one of the most challenging and stressful jobs in education. Chicago principal Jason Major shares practical tips, strategies, ideas, and activities to keep your mind and body grounded both in and out of school in a collaborative and empathetic environment.

 

Session 2 - Carly Spina: January 15 - Normal; January 28 - Oak Lawn

Elevating Cultural Competence

In today’s diverse and interconnected world, educators play a crucial role in creating classrooms where everyone feels valued, understood, and empowered. Gain strategies to elevate cultural competence, promote a sense of belonging, and foster empathy within classrooms.

 

Session 3 - Sarah Cacciatore and Amy Warke: February 18 - Normal; February 25 - Oak Lawn

Grant Writing Hacks

Need to write that Grant Application? Not a Business Office Educator? We designed learning for curriculum specialists for writing title Grants. Sarah Cacciatore and Amy Warke, two experienced grant writers, share tips to make the application process transparent, straightforward, and complete. Learn what works and what doesn’t in the application process.

 

Session 3 - Courtney Orzel: February 18 - Normal; February 25 - Oak Lawn

Crucial, Uncomfortable, and Critical Conversations: Are You Ready For It?

Most people don't love engaging in difficult conversations, but, they are a necessity as a leader. Experience a fun, engaging, interactive, and practical session that will assess your current levels of willingness to navigate uncomfortable dialogue. Leave with tangible strategies and an action plan to take handling difficult conversations to another level to impact your work and leadership.

 

Session 4 - Laura Beltchenko: April 15 - Normal; April 22 - Oak Lawn

Implementing the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan

Understand your “flexibility and local autonomy" to develop instructional methods to fit the needs of your district’s students. Explore the “7 Competencies of Literacy” to better design your district’s literacy plan. Foster students' and educators' literacy learning and development through “explicit and systematic” instructional methods. The ICLP states there is no “one-size-fits-all” model; Let’s develop yours!

 

Session 4 -  Jennifer Ciok:  April 15 - Normal; April 22 - Oak Lawn

Solutions for Chronic Absenteeism

Using research, data, and best practices, you will gain new ideas and perspectives for ways to support student success by strengthening understanding of root causes and the home-school connection. Explore techniques that successful schools have implemented to foster a sense of belonging, increase engagement, and get students back into the classroom.

 

Bonus Session -  Anthony Muhammad:  February 6- Bobak's Signature Events, Woodridge

The Way Forward: PLC at Work & the Bright Future of Education

Are your schools still feeling disrupted? Educators, today, have been dealing with major imposing changes and now have a window of opportunity to shape education in a way that will impact the profession for generations. Lingering challenges have affected staffing, funding, morale, and the continuity of student learning. Explore the educational hurdles of the past in the context of present-day concerns and envision an education system where all schools energetically embrace the PLC at Work® process. This is not the time to back away from PLC, but the time to reinforce the foundation of the PLC at Work process. The Bright Future of Education depends on us.

 

 

 

 

Conference Fees

Early Bird Rate (8/31/24) $999

Member Rate:  $1,199

Non-Member:  $1,248 (includes 1 year of membership) 

 

How to Register                                                                                                                                                         

• Online: Use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express card at http://www.illinoisascd.org

• Call: 800-877-1478 or 309-438-2160, Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and use your Visa,
  MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.

• Mail: Send the completed form with a check or copy of the PO to IL ASCD EVCL — Illinois State University, Conference Services, Campus Box 8610, Normal, IL 61790-8610.

• Fax: Fax the completed form to 309-438-5364 using your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express or a copy of your school P.O.  

 

 

 

 

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