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On-Demand Webinars
Classroom Walkthroughs as a Tool for Continuous Improvement
Presented by Don Kachur, Professor Emeritus of Education, ISU, Normal, IL
View the Webinar (27:28)
Level: All Levels
This webinar will provide an overview of classroom walkthroughs as an effective tool for improving teaching and learning. Classroom walkthroughs represent an important tool for instructional leaders to acquire frequent profiles of what is taking place in the arenas of teaching, learning, and assessment. When examining how instructional leaders are using this tool, it is quite apparent that there is no one-size-fits-all model. Explore some of the factors you need to consider in designing and using this tool to meet the needs of your school.
About The Presenter
Donald S. Kachur is Professor Emeritus of Education from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at Illinois State University (ISU), Normal, IL and former full-time Executive Director of the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Illinois ASCD) from 2002-2008. Don presently works as an educational consultant and recently completed a book titled, Classroom Walkthroughs to Improve Teaching and Learning, which will be available from Eye on Education Publishers in December 2009.
High-Tech Crimes Bureau Series
Presented by Sarah Migas, Internet Safety Specialist for the Attorney General
Part 1: Cyberbullying (38:30)
This video will provide a comprehensive overview of cyberbullying. Specifically, it will address how children experience cyberbullying both as the bullies as well as the victims. It will also provide solutions for parents, students, and teachers as to how to address the issue of cyberbullying in the home and at school.
Part 2: Sexting (19:45)
Technology, teens, and sexting. A brief summary on who is sexting, why they are sexting, and what we can do, as professionals, to address this issue with them.
Part 3: Online Child Predators (18:09)
This webinar will discuss the grooming process predators use to engage a child. It will also provide tips for how to protect your child against predators.
About the High-Tech Crimes Bureau
The Attorney General’s High Tech Crimes Bureau was originally formed as the Internet Criminal Activity Unit in 1997 and was elevated to bureau status in 2000. The mission of the Bureau is to address the need for specialized personnel to respond to the complex and technical nature of offenses that are committed via the Internet and computers.
The Bureau’s responsibilities include investigation assistance, prosecution and prosecution assistance, training and public awareness activities in the area of high technology crimes.
RtI Made Clear and Simple Series (*RESPRO Funded)
Presented by: Dr. Alan Coulter and T.I.E.R.S. Group
Series 1:
RtI Made Clear and Simple (Elementary) (51:31)
RtI Made Clear and Simple (MS/HS) ( 57:21)
This webinar will introduce participants to a cogent graphic that is useful in designing and describing your local school’s model on RtI. On one page you will be able to depict all the components that need to be included in ISBE’s required RtI plan for your school.
Series 2:
Universal Screening for RtI Do’s and Don’ts (Elementary) (41:45)
Universal Screening for RtI Do’s and Don’ts (MS/HS) (58:21)
This webinar will focus on essential elements of universal screening. Measuring the academic and behavioral characteristics of all students in a cost effective and practical manner is a priority in implementing RtI. Participants will learn the key features they must have to ensure effective universal screening.
Series 3:
Doing Interventions Right: The Weak Link in your RtI Plan (Elementary) (58:27)
Doing Interventions Right: The Weak Link in your RtI Plan (MS/HS) (56:29)
This webinar will offer practical and brief methods for determining if interventions are being implemented correctly. When a student fails to respond to intervention, schools don’t know if the intervention itself isn’t working unless they have also measured intervention fidelity.
Additional Resources (Checklists):
Heartland Effective Instruction
The Empowered High School Model for 21st Century Schools:
The Nine Levels of Capacity for Professional Learning Communities and Professional Learning Teams (*RESPRO Funded: Series of 8 Webinars)Presented by: Charles Johns, Ph.D., Principal, Rolling Meadows High School/Empowered High Schools and Howard McMackin, Ph.D., Empowered High Schools
Learn to organize for student achievement success and teacher empowerment through the use of Professional Learning Teams and Communities. This acclaimed high school model trains teacher teams to produce and analyze internal performance data on standards to create continuous program improvement. New professional protocols and teacher leadership roles insure all learners (or Tiers) succeed by managing assessment and effective RtI interventions. This powerful system can measure continuous student performance driving program improvement and student interventions before standardized or high-stakes testing. Through this nine webinar series, school leaders will learn the pragmatic step by step process for developing highly effective teams that can make a real difference in student achievement.
Level: High School
View Level 1: (49:26) Model Overview: Managing Continuous Program Improvement
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View Level 2: (20:03) Standards and Benchmarks
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View Level 3: (13:38) Summative Assessments
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View Level 4: (20:46) Formative Assessments
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View Level 5: (20:41) Collecting Internal Data
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View Level 6: (20:41) Collecting Internal Data
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View Level 7: (20:41) Collecting Internal Data
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View Level 8 & 9: (20:41) Collecting Internal Data
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Take the Mystery Out of Teaching Series (*RESPRO Funded)
Presented by: Gretchen Courtney & Associates, Ltd.
Guided Reading That Accelerates Student Proficiency - All Levels (22:38)
Take the mystery out of running effective and efficient guiding reading groups. Learn how to use reading assessment information to plan and monitor guided reading that accelerates student' reading proficiency. Learn easy to use, step by step strategies for guided reading instruction designed to be immediately implemented into any classroom, at any level.
Stuck at Level 2? Diagnosing Extended Response to Reading Difficulties - Levels 3-8 (27:32)
Take the mystery out of the Extended Response to Reading (ERR). Discover what components are required to receive a level 4 response and help your students succeed on the ISAT. Easy-to-use diagnostic techniques to identify and overcome students' weaknesses coupled with precise ERR lessons will move your class from level 2 to level 4 responses.
Writing Instruction - Expository - All Levels (34:58)
Take the mystery out of teaching expository writing. Learn what components are essential for good writing and how to teach them to students at all levels. Graphic organizers, assessment tools and expository writing plans for a month allow for immediate implementation.
