Regional Office of Education 47

District Openings : Regional Center for Change School Regional Center for Change Paraprofessional Contact Principal Mark Morris for more information or click here to apply: https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=949&category=Support+Staff&AppliTrackJobId=3570_949&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1

Area school educator teams are spending their morning at SVCC, attending Session 3 of Priority Standards Training hosted by ROE47. @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

School Celebration Fulton Elementary School #SteamerNation 4A Participates in Olympics with STEM 4A started last week by choosing a country to cheer for other than the US. Students created a chart to track their medals for their country. They also made flags and held a parade. Throughout the 2 weeks we have participated in several Olympic events in our classroom including Gummy Bear Bobsledding, speed skating pipe cleaner and lifesavers, and finally today they competed in curling with cookie pan courts. Look what we made during our Olympic Makerspace! Lauryn Tiesman and Brynlee Burden designed their very own 1st place metal.

District Openings Regional Center for Change School Jr/Sr High School Administrative Assistant Contact Principal Mark Morris for more information or to apply click here: https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?Category=Secretarial%2fClerical&subcategory=Secretary&AppliTrackJobId=3564_949&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1 ROE 47 will continue to help local districts fill vacancies. Let us know if you have openings at your school!

ALL Teacher Networking - Community of Practice Challenges with Motivation and Student Engagement Monday, March 14th (3:30 - 4:30 p.m.) This is a Click n’ Go one-hour of Professional Development and networking for ALL Teachers with other teachers. Join us to network and participate in timely and relevant professional learning conversations related to your teaching experience. All teachers share ideas, strategies, lessons, resources, and receive support from their peers in other schools in the region.

Don't miss our area educators and students who are featured on the Education Pathway Billboard campaign; Making the Community Our Classroom! You can see Shelby Colt, Fulton HS Teacher and homegrown educator, Emily Henson, SVCC student and education major and Tanna Frederick, Morrison HS student and future educator at RT 30 West in Morrison starting March 30th. Stay tuned for more area educators and students who will be featured on area billboards! For more information about the Educator Pathway Program visithttps://www.roe47.org/page/career-pathways.

Spring is coming and that means flowers will be in bloom. Now is the time to nominate educators for the 2022 Marigold Award. Each nominee will be recognized on social media and will receive a certificate, a marigold, and a special book. Our overall winner will also receive a $100 Amazon gift card to continue to build their classroom library. Please nominate AND forward to your teachers so that they may do the same! :) Jen Banks was a beloved teacher and school improvement coach who passed away as the result of a tragic automobile accident in December 2015. Her love for learning and the students that she worked with was an inspiration to many. Jen’s positive, supportive, and energetic attitude nurtured those around her and helped them to grow. In celebration of Jen’s life and dedication to learning, ROE 47 has created an award in her honor. As Jen worked with many elementary and middle schools in the Sauk Valley area, this award is open to K-8 Whiteside County teachers, para-educators & administrators. Marigolds exist in our schools - encouraging, supporting and nurturing teachers. They are leaders in their community, classrooms, and families. They have a love of learning and sharing that learning with others. Help us to honor Jen and these exemplary leaders in your school communities. This year's nomination form includes an opportunity to upload a photo and a video nomination message for your nominee! Please nominate your “marigold” today using the link below by April 15, 2022. https://forms.gle/MquteZmyBkivWxiy9 Nominations may also be submitted by mail or email using the attached form.

Join us, as we honor all the women involved in education on International Women's Day 2022.

The Nexus Program is committed to supporting the whole student by supporting the whole family. In doing this, the ROE's Nexus Program will enhance the communities of Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside communities. For more information https://www.roe47.org/page/nexus. @RegionalOffice47

Special Educators Community Cohort ELA Interventions - What Strategies Work for Struggling Learners Thursday, March 10th (3:30 - 4:30 p.m) Facilitators: Shauna Dinges& Kelly Marcum Click here to register : https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops In this networking session, we will be taking a deep dive into all things ELA! We will be sharing tips and strategies to help students who struggle with grasping concepts in the learning process!

Congratulations to Noah Anderson and Jaidah Ortiz, recent graduates of the Regional Center for Change School. Good luck in your future endeavors! We are proud of you! @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Click N Go - Early Childhood Expansion Community Based Planning March 8 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m) Please join us for our Community-Based Planning for Expansion Project work. This portion of the meeting will include a presentation of survey results (parents and providers)

New Teacher Cadre - Virtual Facilitator: Gail Wright, ROE47 Monday, March 7th (3:30 - 4:30 p.m) Click here to register: https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops If you are a new teacher or a teacher in a new teaching area, we have three options of support designed to help you grow professionally and network with other teachers to share and ideas, support and build a network both in your district and outside with other schools to share strategies--instructional, classroom management, remote learning, special education and SEL.

Pictured below is Amboy High School senior, Olivia Dinges, teaching her first lesson in Ms. Kaylee Jones, 6th grade Math classroom. "I knew from the beginning that it would be super impactful to have experience in the classroom prior to college, " says Ms. Jones. For more information about the Education Pathway program click https://www.roe47.org/page/career-pathways.

Mark your calendar : A Teen's Online Image & Their Future @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47

Click N Go! Tech Tuesday - Wait, that edtech tool updated and does what now? Facilitator: Ben Sondgeroth Tuesday, March 8th (3:30 - 4:30 p.m.) Have you opened up some of your favorite edtech tools and wondered why everything moved places? Does it now look completely different than before? It does? What now? All of these questions come when our favorite edtech tools push out updates. Join us to explore some exciting new features your favorite tools have put out! We’ll look at updates from Google, Flipgrid, Adobe Creative Cloud Express (Formerly Spark), Book Creator, and more! For more information click https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops.

District Openings Amboy High School is looking to fill the following vacancies... 1. HS Spanish (Or any foreign Language) 2. HS Social Studies - mostly American History and electives. (Ability to teach AP courses a plus, but not required) For more information, contact Principal Janet Crownhart at Amboy High School at 815-857-3632. ROE 47 will continue to help local district fill vacancies. Let us know if you have openings at your school!

Friday's School Celebration Regional Center for Change School Students at Regional Center for Change recently participated in the Bouncing Back assembly.

"When students engage in mathematical games, many don’t necessarily realize they are doing or learning mathematics but when students practice or apply something they already know or understand, there is growth. " Read more of Would You Like to Play a Game? By Matt McLeod in the February 2022 Math for All News from our friends at http://mathforall.cct.edc.org/.

Don't miss this Click N Go - ALL Teacher Networking - Community of Practice Where does SEL Begin? Wednesday, February 23rd (3:30 - 4:30 p.m._ Facilitator: Gail Wright This is a Click n’ Go one-hour of Professional Development and networking for ALL Teachers with other teachers. Join us to network and participate in timely and relevant professional learning conversations related to your teaching experience. All teachers share ideas, strategies, lessons, resources, and receive support from their peers in other schools in the region. For more information click https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops.