Kane County Institute Day 2025: Full Schedule

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 will open on Monday, January 6th, 2025 at 6:00AM CST.

Not seeing sessions that meet your specific needs? Check out our partner sites hosting professional learning opportunities on Institute Day here: https://kaneroe.org/institute-day/

Questions?
Contact Jordan Eggleson at jeggleson@kaneroe.org

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2:00pm CST

Navigating Crucial Conversations to Foster Effective Civic Participation

Friday February 28, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm CST

Breakout Room 8

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Join Facing History and Ourselves to experience and practice strategies that support respectful
conversations and perspective taking around potentially challenging topics, essential skills for
effective civic participation. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use tools for navigating crucial
conversations while building inclusive learning environments. This session is intended for secondary
(grades 6-12) Civics, Social Studies, History, and Humanities educators.

Presenter: Ken Garcia-Gonzales

Speakers

Facing History & Ourselves Inc.

Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. Based on nearly 50 years of research, Facing History’s approach is academically rigorous, emotionally engaging, and proven to improve student outcomes. We... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm CST
Breakout Room 8 1405 N 5th Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Host Organization Kane County Regional Office of Education
Grade Level 6th-12th
Subject Civic Engagement