It's National School Bus Safety Week. As a reminder, motorists should always be alert and drive with caution around school buses and in school zones where children may be present.
Resources and poster competition information can be found here: https://www.napt.org/nsbsw
Affinity Groups Launch to Support Educators of Color
ISBE partnered with ROE 51, Teach Plus Illinois, and the Golden Apple Foundation to launch affinity groups to boost retention for teachers of color.
Interested educators can contact Linda Wilson for more information.
DisruptionEDU is hosting a two day summit for school leaders to come together to learn about disruptive leadership. Information about the summit can be found in the flyer.
The IL Attorney General is hosting a Digital Safety Webinar, "Helping My Child Navigate Online Aggression" this Tuesday, Oct 18, at 6:30pm.
Please register in advance using the following link:
https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pm-Hmt5pSda7vSt3aX0ztg
ROE 48 had a great day at Quest! Faculty and staff participated in a “Quest Amazing Race” and engaged in conversations about identity, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy, and borderlands in education.
ROE 1 is offering 3 FREE virtual sessions to all area educators that discuss how to strengthen the relationships with students' families and how to effectively deal with problems that may occur. The first session is on Nov 1.
To register, visit https://bit.ly/3MxF8wY
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Another great day at Career Spark where area 8th grade students came to the Civic Center to explore career opportunities.
The @PeoriaROE48 Spotlight Educator for October is Janelle Duncan! Janelle is a kindergarten teacher at @Monroe70.
Janelle was nominated to be the @PeoriaROE48 Spotlight Educator by a community member who stated that Janelle "goes above and beyond to meet the needs of all of her students. She utilizes a wide range of instructional strategies that are well-suited to the content being learned and provides explanations and feedback that furthers student learning. The culture of Janelle’s kindergarten class is conducive to student learning and development. She helps students develop skills to work purposefully and cooperatively in groups and independently. Janelle also goes above and beyond to support other teachers and support staff in the building. She has spent lots of time both during the school day and also outside of the school day working with them. Janelle is a true team player and is always willing to do whatever is best for the school!' Janelle was excited to be nominated.
When asked about being an educator, she replied, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." ~Confucius Congratulations, Janelle! Thank you for all you do for teaching and student learning.
Students at enjoying teaching each other in the Mock Classroom session at Career Spark! #ROE48learns
Trudy and Danielle are ready for local 8th graders to come through the Education Zone at Career Spark! #ROE48Serves
Today is World Teachers' Day - a global event launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994.
'We celebrate the work of dedicated teachers around the world who continue to strive every day to ensure that inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all become a reality in every corner of the globe.' ~UNESCO
No matter where you are in the world today, please take time to thank a teacher.
CAREER SPARK set has started! The fun begins tomorrow. Over 3000 local 8th graders will explore careers in education, technology, agriculture, healthcare, business, engineering, and more.
The second webinar in our Autism in Education series is tomorrow. This series is open to schools and the community so make sure you get registered today!
📌Educator PD, RN CEUs, SW CEUs and LCPC CEUs are provided for FREE!
💻Visual Schedules: bit.ly/105autism
💻Understanding Behavior & Overview of FBA: bit.ly/1026autism
💻ABI's Part 1: Behavior Support: bit.ly/119autism
💻ABI's Part 2: Communication and Environmental Support bit.ly/1130autism
🏫Make It & Take It: bit.ly/127autism
There's still time to sign up for the Behavior Threat Assessment Team training we are conducting with ROE 53 on October 18, 2022 at Five Points Washington from 8:30am-3:30pm. Please bring your own lunch.
The training will focus on determining whether a person who makes a threat is an actual threat of committing violence, developing a plan of services to prevent a person from moving along the continuum of violence, and legal issues with information sharing.
To register, complete the form at https://bit.ly/3T9bjVN
October 02 is National Custodian Appreciation Day! Custodians work tirelessly to keep schools safe and healthy.
Please take time this week to thank the custodians that work in our schools for all of the work that they do!
Today, paraprofessionals from numerous districts joined ROE 48 for a workshop to build understanding around behavior plans, working with stakeholders, and developing strategies to use with students. Thank you, Peoria area paraprofessionals, for a wonderful morning! #ROE48Learns
Research demonstrates that for children to succeed requires positive influences on each and everyone of them to ensure their social and emotional needs. We are all more successful when we are happier and more positive.
ROE 48 is thrilled to provide you with a FREE online opportunity to participate in a very popular course, Optimistic Households, led by Shawn Achor. Shawn is a Positive Psychology expert, who provides six modules to help us set a foundation for the social and emotional well being for our Peoria ROE students and families.
You can access this training now at https://www.peoriaroe.org/page/optimistic-household
There's still time to join our online book study for "Lifelong Kindergarten," which starts this Monday, Oct 3 and ends November 20.
This book study will help you understand the connections between creativity and approaches to learning in school classrooms while reflecting upon your own beliefs and philosophies surrounding student learning and teaching.
Cost is only $30, and you'll earn 12 PD Clock Hours upon successful completion. You will need to purchase your own copy of the book.
Enroll today at https://peoriaroe.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/book-study-lifelong-kindergarten
We hope you'll join us for this exciting journey!
