Kane County Regional Office of Education

What a kickoff to our 2024 Student Photography Contest! 📷 We received 261 submissions for our Week 1 theme: Texture. Thank you to the students and teachers that took the time to showcase your talents. The passion is evident in your work! The overall winning photo from Week 1 is: •Sleeping Lizard, Ben Blackburn, Streamwood HS The rest of the top 10 selections from Week 1 are as follows: •Patterns in Nature - Leighton Feld, West Aurora HS •Blue - Gizel Ferrer, East Aurora HS •Curl - Hannah Hitchings, St. Charles North HS •Dirt Road - Johnny Mourafetis, St. Charles North HS •Fake Grass - Lilly Grevoy, South Elgin HS •Sanctuary - Yogi Patel, Bartlett HS •Fizzle - Maia Sappington, Central HS •Cracking - Emily McClaren, Cambridge Lakes Charter School •Diamond Waves - Analeigha Rodriguez, Rosary HS See the full list of winners from each week at https://lnkd.in/gvzbj99X.

We're taking control of our library systems and all the knowledge within! We appreciate Follett Software for leading yesterday's workshop at our office on their Destiny Discover management system. Thank you to the the school library staff from across Kane County that joined us for a day of collaboration and learning!

Your digital footprint refers to everything you do on the internet. Every click, share, and post adds to it... and anything you delete is still traceable! In today's #TuesdayTechTip, Phil Morris revisits this important topic, reminding you to always think carefully before sharing anything online.

Last week, staff from our Alternative Programs was on-hand at the CASA Kane County Fall Conference, where our own Jimmy Pawola presented on McKinney-Vento children and youth in foster care. We thank the social workers, educators, organizational partners, and all advocates for children that met with us, asked questions, and listened to this important information.

The Kane County ROE is hiring a Licensure Specialist to work with guests and school districts on licensure inquiries, provide training to educators on the use of the Educator Licensure Information System, and other duties. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4d6lpQL

Microlearning is under the microscope in today's PD Spotlight! P.L.A.Y. (Professional Learning and You) gives you access to bite-sized modules of personalized content that can be completed on your schedule. Some activities can be wrapped up in as little as five minutes, and every 15 minutes spent completing activities earns you .25 PD hours! Start your P.L.A.Y. ➡️ kaneroe.org/play

One of the greatest daily challenges for any educator is simply getting the attention of the class. You may have tried asking your students to clap or respond with a phrase if they can hear you, but what about simply breathing? In this week's Branching Out, Jordan Eggleson shows how encouraging a breathing technique can help your students focus and listen for your next instructions.

The Kane County ROE is adding an Assistant Regional Superintendent to assist our leadership in overseeing school districts within Kane County, to act as a liaison between the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts, and to help coordinate state and regional educational programs and services, among other duties. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3XoawDP

This week, we are fortunate to host Maureen McAbee to lead two days of Evaluator Initial Training and Retraining for Principals and Assistant Principals at the Kane County ROE. We are thankful to the administrators that took the time to be with us and are happy to be a partner in helping them complete this qualification with interactive, engaging sessions.

One week left until our Destiny Library Advanced workshop, and that means there is still time to register! Let us help you navigate your library management system and familiarize yourself with all tricks and features to organize your digital catalog. ➡️ Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4dTZMnV