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Kane County Institute Day 2025 - Q Center 

We are so glad you are here! We chose Institute Day 2025 breakout sessions based on your feedback from last year: more content-specific and grade-level-specific sessions as well as bringing back a keynote speaker.

Registration closes on Friday, February 7th, 2025.
  • Lunch is provided for all participants; please add a lunch break to your schedule during Session 3 (11:00 AM -12:15 PM) or Session 4 (12:30 PM -1:45 PM). Feel free to bring your boxed lunch to any available breakout.
  • CPDUs and CEUs will be offered to participants who sign in, sign out, and complete the evaluation.
Check out our partner sites hosting additional professional learning opportunities on Institute Day here: https://kaneroe.org/institute-day/

Questions?
Contact Jordan Eggleson at jeggleson@kaneroe.org
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Friday, February 28
 

8:00am CST

**KEYNOTE SPEAKER** The Educator's ATLAS: Your Roadmap to Engagement Fox River Ballroom - KeynoteWeston Kieschnick *FULL DAY SESSION* Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (8:00AM-3:15PM) EL 311/13Denise Elsbree

9:30am CST

**KEYNOTE SPEAKER** The Educator's ATLAS: Part II Fox River Ballroom - Section 4Weston Kieschnick *FEATURED SPEAKER* The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools Fox River Ballroom - Section 6Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Yes Man Paradox Fox River Ballroom - Section 5Lindsay Zilly SchooLinks 101 EL 308/10Joe Sieczkowski • Jon Anderson Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Communities of Care EL 104/06Facing History & Ourselves Inc. Cultivating Your Allies: Creating Collaborative Relationships With Families EL 107/09Tracey Servé Empowering All Learners: Supporting Both Girls and Boys in the Classroom EL 111/13Peter Cunningham • Erica Berger Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Autism Supports in Schools EL 211/13Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Word Nerds Unite: Strategies for Vocabulary Success EL 112/14Rachael Walker • Jessica Bloomquist 2026 Rebecca Caudill Award Book Talk EL 103/05Ruth Gheysen Exploring the Science of Reading: Elementary EL 212/14Kellyn Sirach • Illinois SLD Support Project Understanding the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and What it Means for Advanced Learners EL 108/10Laura Beltchenko Building Strong Foundations: Advancing Addition and Subtraction Skills for K-3 Learners EL 207/09Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Math Vocabulary & Language - Best Practices EL 208/10Rachel Sibley Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Planning and Assessment EL 303/05Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Biomimicry in Design EL 307/09Frank Lloyd Wright Trust NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: K-12 Education EL 304/06Environmental Education Association of Illinois Camcraft - Tour #1Todd Stirn Hoffer Plastics - Tour #1Todd Stirn

11:00am CST

Lunch: You need to add a lunch break to your schedule during Session 3 (11:00AM-12:15PM) or Session 4 (12:30PM-1:45PM). Feel the freedom to bring your boxed lunch to any available breakout! Q Tower Dining - L1 **KEYNOTE SPEAKER** The Educator's ATLAS: Part II Fox River Ballroom - Section 4Weston Kieschnick *FEATURED SPEAKER* Cyber Assist: Using AI as Your Teaching Assistant Fox River Ballroom - Section 6Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* The Power of Purpose: A Guide to Finding Your Path and Making an Impact Fox River Ballroom - Section 5Lindsay Zilly Developing Team Based Challenges EL 308/10Terry Stroh • Joe Sieczkowski • Jon Anderson Creating Connections: Navigating Home to School Connection EL 211/13Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Facing History’s Approach to Teaching English Language Arts EL 104/06Facing History & Ourselves Inc. The Inclusive Classroom: Allowing All Students To Be Their Whole Selves EL 107/09Tracey Servé Building Bridges: Effective Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners EL 112/14Candelaria Barrientos Jimenez • Lori Palmer Integrating Effective Writing Practices into Non-ELA Classes EL 212/14Jessica Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Powerful Partnerships: Teachers Collaborating with Librarians EL 103/05Dr. Niki Woodruff • Diana Wolf Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to Foster Student Critical Thinking and Collaboration EL 108/10Laura Beltchenko Mastering Multiplication and Division: Strategies for Supporting all 3-5 Learners EL 207/09Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Structuring Guided Math & Small Group Instruction EL 208/10Rachel Sibley Using Loose Parts to Increase Engagement EL 111/13Jodi Eppenstein Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Addressing Difficult Conversations in an Increasing Political Climate EL 303/05Amy Boyles • John Alcalde NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement EL 304/06Environmental Education Association of Illinois Pentominoes - Simple Shapes and Big Ideas EL 307/09Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

12:30pm CST

Lunch: You need to add a lunch break to your schedule during Session 3 (11:00AM-12:15PM) or Session 4 (12:30PM-1:45PM). Feel the freedom to bring your boxed lunch to any available breakout! Q Tower Dining - L1 *FEATURED SPEAKER * Super Tutor: AI to Support all Learners Fox River Ballroom - Section 6Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Empowering Our Teachers to Shift the Narrative and Set a Course for a New Future Fox River Ballroom - Section 5Lindsay Zilly *FEATURED SPEAKER* Stories Matter: Creating an Anti-Racist School Culture Fox River Ballroom - Section 4Dr. John Gaines Why the push for Dual Credit? And how to get there... EL 308/10Myka Kennedy • Sean Jensen Beyond the ABCs: Building Student Agency Across Grades and Subjects (K-5) EL 107/09Tracey Servé Building Bridges to Success: Assessment and Goal Writing for Educators EL 211/13Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder EL 111/13D301 Students Introduction to Facing History’s Approach to Social Studies EL 104/06Facing History & Ourselves Inc. MTSS - Building a Solid Structure EL 208/10Rachel Sibley Stronger Connections, Stronger Classrooms: SEL Strategies That Work EL 307/09Elsa Glover Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Rewiring the Way We Teach EL 112/14Amy Vernagallo Creating the Write Path: Strategies for Supporting Emergent Writers EL 212/14Jessica Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Utilizing Paired Text and Text Sets to Present Challenge and Literary Analysis, Grades 2-5 EL 108/10Laura Beltchenko Productive Struggle with Word Problems (Grades K-5) EL 207/09Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Game On! (SEL FUNdamentals) EL 103/05Nichole Ambrosia Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Planning and Assessment EL 303/05Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Project Learning Tree: Explore Your Environment EL 304/06Environmental Education Association of Illinois Camcraft - Tour #2Todd Stirn Hoffer Plastics - Tour #2Todd Stirn

2:00pm CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER * Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools Fox River Ballroom - Section 6Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Engagement: Everything I Learned about EDU, I Learned from Jimmy Fallon Fox River Ballroom - Section 5Lindsay Zilly *FEATURED SPEAKER* Just One, "I Believe in You" Can Change a Kid's Life Fox River Ballroom - Section 4Dr. John Gaines Guiding Students Through Career Pathways EL 308/10Terry Stroh • Todd Stirn Beyond the ABCs: Building Student Agency Across Grades and Subjects (6-12) EL 107/09Tracey Servé Blueprint for Behavior: Introduction to Functional Behavior Assessments EL 211/13Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder EL 111/13D301 Students Navigating Crucial Conversations to Foster Effective Civic Participation EL 104/06Facing History & Ourselves Inc. Unlocking Potential: Tools and Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills EL 112/14Dr. Mikaely Schmitz CCC-SLP Effective Writing Instructional Strategies for Secondary Students: Recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse EL 212/14Jessica Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Picture Books as Complex Text, Grades PreK-3 EL 108/10Laura Beltchenko Engaging Middle School Students in Productive Struggle through Math Discourse EL 207/09Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Implementing the first Building Thinking Classrooms Toolkit EL 208/10Rachel Sibley SEL for Adults EL 103/05Laura Newmeyer • Dr. Anna Quinzio-Zafren Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Addressing Difficult Conversations in an Increasing Political Climate EL 303/05Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Bringing Computer Science to All Classrooms - Mock Workshop EL 307/09Faye Licari Earth Force & the RISE Challenge EL 304/06Environmental Education Association of Illinois
 
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