Kane County Institute Day 2025

Kane County Institute Day 2025

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

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) Breakout Room 15Denise Elsbree

9:30am CST

**KEYNOTE SPEAKER** The Educator's ATLAS: Part II Fox River Ballroom - Section 1Weston Kieschnick *FEATURED SPEAKER* The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools Fox River Ballroom - Section 3Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Yes Man Paradox Fox River Ballroom - Section 2Lindsay Zilly Cultivating Your Allies: Creating Collaborative Relationships With Families Breakout Room 6Tracey Servé Empowering All Learners: Student Success Through Gender Equity Breakout Room 14Peter Cunningham • Erica Berger Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Autism Supports in Schools Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation 2026 Rebecca Caudill Award Book Talk Breakout Room 9Ruth Gheysen Understanding the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and What it Means for Advanced Learners Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Math Vocabulary & Language - Best Practices Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: K-12 Education Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois

11:00am CST

**KEYNOTE SPEAKER** The Educator's ATLAS: Part II Fox River Ballroom - Section 1Weston Kieschnick *FEATURED SPEAKER* The ABC's of AI - What Educators Need to Know Fox River Ballroom - Section 3Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* The Power of Purpose: A Guide to Finding Your Path and Making an Impact Fox River Ballroom - Section 2Lindsay Zilly Creating Connections: Navigating Home to School Connection Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation The Inclusive Classroom: Allowing All Students To Be Their Whole Selves Breakout Room 6Tracey Servé Integrating Effective Writing Practices into Non-ELA Classes Breakout Room 1Jess Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Powerful Partnerships: Teachers Collaborating with Librarians Breakout Room 9Dr. Niki Woodruff • Diana Wolf Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to Foster Student Critical Thinking and Collaboration Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Structuring Guided Math & Small Group Instruction Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois

12:30pm CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER * Super Tutor: AI to Support all Learners Fox River Ballroom - Section 3Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Empowering Our Teachers to Shift the Narrative and Set a Course for a New Future Fox River Ballroom - Section 2Lindsay Zilly *FEATURED SPEAKER* Stories Matter: Creating an Anti-Racist School Culture Fox River Ballroom - Section 1Dr. John Gaines Building Bridges to Success: Assessment and Goal Writing for Educators Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder Breakout Room 14D301 Students MTSS - Building a Solid Structure Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley Stronger Connections, Stronger Classrooms: SEL Strategies That Work Breakout Room 12Elsa Glover Unlocking the Brain's Potential - Rewiring the Way We Teach Breakout Room 10Amy Vernagallo Utilizing Paired Text and Text Sets to Present Challenge and Literary Analysis, Grades 2-5 Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Game On! (SEL FUNdamentals) Breakout Room 9Nichole Ambrosia

2:00pm CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER * Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools Fox River Ballroom - Section 3Eric Curts *FEATURED SPEAKER* Engagement: Everything I Learned about EDU, I Learned from Jimmy Fallon Fox River Ballroom - Section 2Lindsay Zilly *FEATURED SPEAKER* Just One, "I Believe in You" Can Change a Kid's Life Fox River Ballroom - Section 1Dr. John Gaines Blueprint for Behavior: Introduction to Functional Behavior Assessments Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder Breakout Room 14D301 Students Unlocking Potential: Tools and Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills Breakout Room 10Dr. Mikaely Schmitz CCC-SLP Implementing the first Building Thinking Classrooms Toolkit Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley SEL for Adults Breakout Room 9Laura Newmeyer • Dr. Anna Quinzio-Zafren Bringing Computer Science to All Classrooms - Mock Workshop Breakout Room 12Faye Licari