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Hampton Elementary Art Show

Julie Cox — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:12:59 +0000

Art Teacher Diane Mitchell

For more pictures from the Student Open House please click on link

#9680 Using iPads in the Classroom PM

Julie Cox — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:45:19 +0000

This presentation is for strategies to step up iPad use in the classroom. Topics will focus on instruction on various applications, including literacy, math and organization for K-12th grade. Participants are encouraged to bring an iPad to this presentation to take advantage of interactive opportunities.
Date: April 16, 2012                          Time: 1-3 PM
Location: ROE Moline                       Presenter: Jennifer Skalitzky
CPDUs: 2                                            Registration Deadline: April 9, 2012

To register click here
http://www.riroe.com/site/professional-development-registration/

#9679 Using iPads in the Classroom AM

Julie Cox — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:42:57 +0000

This presentation is for strategies to step up iPad use in the classroom. Topics will focus on instruction on various applications, including literacy, math and organization for K-12th grade. participants are encouraged to bring an iPad to this presentation to take advantage of interactive opportunities.
Date: April 16, 2012               Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: ROE Moline           Presenter: Jennifer Skalitzky
Audience: iPad Users             CPDUs: 2
Registration Deadline: 4/9/2012

To register click here
http://www.riroe.com/site/professional-development-registration/

#9656 Language Arts Common Core Standards

Julie Cox — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:03 +0000

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Literacy integrate responsibilities for teaching students how to read and write among all core academic teachers. By shifting instructional emphasis from narrative or story forms to informational reading and analytic writing, the CCSS expects teachers of all content areas to raise the bar on how students process information and demonstrate understanding. No longer can writing be relegated to the ELA classroom. According to CCSS, sixth grade students writing should be 70% analytical (35% argument and 35% to explanatory/informational) and 30% narrative. This shift cannot be achieved in a single classroom. This course is intended for 4-12 grade teachers of language arts, English, social studies/history or science. Common Core State Literacy Standards will be a foundation for developing a content unit aligned to both content and literacy instruction. Using corresponding lesson plans that incorporate the expectations of grade level standards, including close reading, differentiated instruction, and higher order thinking skills utilizing the three CCSS appendices, communicating CCSS objectives with students and evaluating student performance. For those interested in earning 3 semester hours of graduate credit, there will be an additional tuition fee of $300 through Aurora University due on the first day of class and some additional homework. Lunch is on your own.
Dates: June 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2012 (you must attend each day)
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM each day
Location: ROE Moline
Presenter: Dr. Dea Conrad Curry
Audience: 4th – 12th Grade teachers of language Arts
Cost: $250
CPDUs: 24
Registration Deadline: 6/11/2012

#9618 iPad II: Beyond the Basics with Tony Vincent

Julie Cox — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:35:39 +0000

You already know how to use the iPad and have probably found some useful apps for you and your students. Now is the time to be even more creative with iPads for teaching and learning. come learn about useful features of ebooks, discover how to create an online storybook, and see how iPads can facilitate collaboration. Best of all take a look at some of the hottest apps for showing, explaining and retelling. In fact, these tools can turn students into teachers and teachers into super teachers! Bring a fully charged iPad because iPad II: Beyond the Basics will be a very hands-on experience! Also, please know the iTunes password for your device so you download free apps!
Date: March 28, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Presenter: Tony Vincent
Audience: Teachers & Administrators using iPads
Cost: $100
CPDUs: 6
Registration Deadline: 3/21/2012

#9678 Rock Island County Summer Ag Institute

Julie Cox — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:02:41 +0000

This 5 day course focusing on agriculture will offer three grad credit hours through Aurora University, or CPDUs. The tour helps PreK – 12 grade teachers integrate instruction about the food and fiber industry into their present curriculum. The course includes field trips to local food production plants, river barge elevators, local farms, and other agribusiness operations. Teachers attending the Summer Ag Institute will learn about agriculture, the entire food and fiber system, consumer issues relating to agriculture, teaching innovations and available teaching resources. Teachers will also have the opportunity to apply new understanding in developing new and unique classroom lessons for easy integration into their curriculum. The sessions provide elementary and secondary teachers a better understanding of the complexity, scope and scale of Illinois agriculture, its impact on each person’s life and on the economy of Illinois and the nation. The course fee is $300 (Farm Bureau members will receive a discount). Graduate Credit cost is an additional $300, however if you have taken this course for grad credit in the past you can not repeat it for grad credit. For more information about this institute contact the Rock Island County Farm Bureau at (309) 736-7432.

Dates: July 9-13, 2012
Times: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Location: Rock Island County Farm Bureau

Workshop Cancellations for 2011-2012 School Year!

Mike Breidenstein — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:19:23 +0000

#9622 Tech Snacks Google in the Classroom scheduled for February 23 has been cancelled

#9636 Science+LA+Math scheduled for Feb 22 & 29 has been cancelled

#9555 Space and Astronomy scheduled for Feb 9 & 11 has been cancelled

#9554 Life in the World’s Rainforest scheduled for Feb 3 & 4 has been cancelled

#9550 Teaching about the Times and Heritage of Abe Lincoln scheduled for January 20, 21, 28 and Feb 10, 2012 has been cancelled

#9520 Building a Focused Organization scheduled for Dec. 1 has been cancelled

#9548 Local Ties to Civil War scheduled for Nov 18 & 19 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9519 Nuts & Bolts of Grant Writing scheduled for Nov 1 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9561 Give One Get One, PE Roundtable scheduled for October 25 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9553 Oceans and Marine Life scheduled for October 13 & 15 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9551 Microscopes scheduled for October 4 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9539 Teaching Math Content Area on Oct 6 & 8 at Monmouth has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9531 Hands ON Math scheduled for Sept 29 & Oct 1 has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9532 Looking ahead to the K-5 Common Core Math Standards scheduled for Sept 26, has been cancelled due to lack of participation

#9509 Curious about History/Social Studies, Science & Technology Common Core has been cancelled due to presenter request for Oct 28, 2011

#9508 Curious about English Language Arts (ELA) Common Core has been cancelled due to lack of participation for Sept. 9, 2011

Regional Superintendent, Tammy L. Muerhoff, Message

Julie Cox — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:07:21 +0000

The team members of the Rock Island County Regional Office of Education would like to thank each and every person who provided support as we moved through tremendously challenging budgetary times. In November, the legislature passed SB3828 which restored compensation to Regional Superintendents and Assistant Regional Superintendents as well as school services funding for the full 2011-2012 fiscal year. Needless to say, we are pleased with the opportunity to continue to serve students, parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, substitutes, and administrators in order to enhance educational opportunities for youth. We greatly appreciated your unwavering support.

There have been several initiatives on which team members of the Regional Office of Education have been working diligently to ensure that support and resources are available to you:

Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), Senate Bill 315, Public Act 96-0861- Requires performance evaluations of administrators and teachers of a school district. The performance evaluations must comprise the inclusion of student growth data and indicators. An evaluation system which includes four category ratings will be utilized by September 1, 2012. Please log on to http://www.isbe.net/PERA/ for more information.
Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC)- An advisory council established to provide advisement to the Illinois State Board of Education regarding recommendations for the principal, assistant principal, and teacher evaluations along with a state model for evaluations.

For more information, please log on to http://www.isbe.net/peac/.

Illinois Educator Licensure-Senate Bill 1799; Public Act 97-0607-Creates and requires new licensure system (replaces certification to licensure) to be in effect by July 1, 2013. Beginning January 1, 2012, a new fee structure will be implemented for licensure applications, endorsements, and registrations along with an increase in fees. Please see http://www.isbe.net/certification/ for further details.
New Illinois State Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core – New standards in the areas of Math and English Language Arts have been adopted by the Illinois State Board of Education for grades K-12. To access further information, please log on to http://www.isbe.net/common_core/.

The Rock Island County Regional Office of Education recognizes the challenges entailed in working to integrate these initiatives. As always, the team members of the Rock Island County Regional Office of Education look forward to the opportunity to lend assistance to you by providing support and resources.

In recognition of educator’s efforts, please remember to observe Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11, 2012 and National Teacher Day on Tuesday, May 3, 2012. This provides focus at a local and national level for teachers’ tremendous contributions to society and our youth. The Rock Island County Regional Office of Education appreciates and celebrates the contributions of our teachers ensuring the successes of each student in Rock Island County.

#9645 The Arab/Israeli Conflict Today

Julie Cox — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:16:25 +0000

Dr. Art Pitz has traveled many times to Israel and the Palestinian territories having spent a month in 2010 where he was briefed by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, traveled to southern Israel near Gaza, and visited the West Bank and a Palestinian refugee camp. He has first-hand experience of both the Arab and Israeli perspectives in the Middle East. This series will provide educators the basic knowledge needed to address a fundamental understanding of this critical conflict that impacts global repercussions today. April sessions will be held at the Davenport Eastern Branch Library and Bettendorf Library as follows:

April 9th Topic Part I Palestinian and Jewish Arab Refugees: What are the Real Facts location: Davenport Library.
April 16th Part II Jerusalem: United or Divided? Location Bettendorf Library.
April 23rd Part III Christians in Israel and the Arab World: Do they have a Future? Location Bettendorf Library.
April 30th Part IV Prospects for Peace: Is there any Hope? Location Davenport Library.

May Sessions will be held at Moline or Rock Island Public Libraries as follows:

May 8th Iran and Israel: An Existential Threat? Location Moline Library.
May 15th Islam, Israel and the Jews: What does the Koren Say? Location Moline Library.
May 22nd The Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Statehood location Rock Island Library.
May 29th Can Israeli Negotiate with any Palestinian Government? Location Rock Island Library.

If you attend all 8 sessions you will receive 16 CPDUs otherwise CPDUs will be based on 2 per session. One grad credit is available through Aurora University only if you attend all 8 sessions for an additional $100. Cost for this series is $15 whether you for one session or all 8.
Dates/Location: April 9 & 30, 2012 at Davenport Library
April 16 & 23, 2012 at Bettendorf Library
May 8 & 15, 2012 at Moline Public Library
May 22 & 29, 2012 at Rock Island Public Library
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM each day
Audience: 4th – 12th Grade Teachers
Presenter: Dr. Art Pitz
CPDUs: 2 per session
Cost: $15 for 1 – 8 sessions
Registration Deadline: 4/2/2012

#9646 History: Western Illinois and QC Area

Julie Cox — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:13:32 +0000

The history and development of Western Illinois and the Illinois/Iowa Quad-Cities area will be explored. Emphasis will include the cultural influence of Native American and immigrant groups that settled the area and the influence of coal mining, lumbering and railroading throughout the Quad-Cites development. Teachers will learn strategies and tools to prepare students for the history and cultural diversity of Western Illinois. Teachers will also write unit and lesson plans for their classrooms. They will also have opportunity to tour historical locations and cultural museums. Two grad credits are available at an additional cost of $200.00 through Aurora University due the first day of class. There is NO COST for Moline Dist. #40 teachers for this workshop however if they are taking it for grad credit they will have to pay the additional cost for grad credit themselves. Registration fee is covered by the William Butterworth Memorial Trust for Moline Dist. #40 teachers only.
Date(s): June 11, 12 & 13, 2012
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Location: Deere Wiman Carriage House
Presenter(s): Nancy Frakes & Gary ZumMallen
Audience: K-8 Grade Teachers
Cost: $155
CPDUs: 25
Registration Deadline: 6/4/2012