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University of IL Center for Economic and Financial Education
Illinois Central College

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Project C.H.A.T.            Register

 

Date	Time	Location	Topics
August 11, 2008	9:00-12:00	Pekin High School Board Room, Pekin	·    On Your Mark, Get Ready: Establishing Procedures & Routines Preparing for an Open House
September 16, 2008	4:30-6:30	Pekin High School Board Room, Pekin	·    Classroom Management
October 16, 2008	4:30-6:30	NOTE SITE CHANGE Pekin Library, Pekin	·    Parent Conferences
November 18, 2008	4:30-6:30	Pekin High School Board Room, Pekin	·    Teaching Strategies
January/February	4:30-6:30	To be announced	·    To be determined by participating novice teachers

Mid-Illini Educational Cooperative is offering professional development and support for novice (beginning/first year) teachers with a series of workshops, Project C.H.A.T. Conversations to Help Assist Teachers.  Participants are required to register by August 4, 2008. The intent of Project C.H.A.T. is to provide novice teachers a time to meet and discuss issues relevant to the novice teacher, network with other novice teachers, receive resources to support teaching, and be introduced to the services Mid-Illini provides.  Novice teachers fully participating in Project C.H.A.T. will receive 13 CPDUs. 

The Six Secrets of Change               Register

Locations:  See Below

THE SIX SECRETS OF CHANGE: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive. The discussion will provide participants an opportunity to explore key factors that allow organizations to sustain meaningful change with lessons that are insightful, actionable, and concisely communicable. These lessons are “secrets” not because there is a conspiracy to hide them from public view, but because they are often difficult to grasp in their deep meaning and challenging to appreciate and act on in combination. Fullan makes these so-called secrets accessible and useful and offers illustrative examples form a variety of businesses, health organizations and public education systems.

           DATES                                                                                            LOCATIONS                                                         Instructors                                    WORKSHOP ID
November 12, 2008; January 14, March 11, April 1, 2009           11/12 - Tazewell County Justice Center          Gail Owen                                     AA-081112-01
                                                                                                                                      Community Room
February 5, 2009                                                                                      Fulton County Courthouse, Lewistown          Barb Closen                                    AA-090205-01

Focused Walk Evaluating Student Engagement              Register

Locations:  Tremont Elementary School, 200 S. James, St., Tremont

The Instructional Practice Inventory (IPI) provides observational data about the nature of teaching practices across the school. A trained observer can systematically observe classes throughout the school, obtaining more than 100 observations of teaching practice during a typical school day and create a profile of the practices for the staff. The six categorizations of teaching practices are: active learning/active teaching, teacher-led conversation, teacher-led instruction, student seatwork/teacher engaged, student seatwork/teacher disengaged, and total disengagement. Class is limited to 20 attendees per session so sign-up early!

Communicating and Lobbying with Legislators: How to Make Your Views
Known and Affect Change               Register

Locations:  Stratton Building, 401 Spring Street, Springfield, IL

This administrator's academy will be taught in the Illinois Statehouse when the legislature is in session.  A Senator and a Representative will be scheduled to speak to participants about the legislative process in a hearing room in the Capitol.  Presentations by Senate and House Staffers will be scheduled, as well as, a presentation by a staff member from the Governor's office.  Participants will also have the opportunity to attend legislative hearings.  As a result of taking this workshop, participants will understand and be able to work effectively with legislators and their staff, apply rules for giving testimony at legislative hearings, develop working relationships with the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Information System, and work with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

Pekin, IL  61554

 309/347-2294

800/553-7256

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