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 SchooLinks 101 Breakout Room 13Joe Sieczkowski • Jon Anderson Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Communities of Care Breakout Room 8Facing History & Ourselves Inc. 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 Word Nerds Unite: Strategies for Vocabulary Success Breakout Room 10Rachael Walker • Jessica Bloomquist 2026 Rebecca Caudill Award Book Talk Breakout Room 9Ruth Gheysen Exploring the Science of Reading: Elementary Breakout Room 1Kellyn Sirach • Illinois SLD Support Project Understanding the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and What it Means for Advanced Learners Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Building Strong Foundations: Advancing Addition and Subtraction Skills for K-3 Learners Breakout Room 7Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Math Vocabulary & Language - Best Practices Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Planning and Assessment Breakout Room 5Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Biomimicry in Design Breakout Room 12Frank Lloyd Wright Trust NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: K-12 Education Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois

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 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 Developing Team Based Challenges Breakout Room 13Terry Stroh • Joe Sieczkowski • Jon Anderson Creating Connections: Navigating Home to School Connection Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Facing History’s Approach to Teaching English Language Arts Breakout Room 8Facing History & Ourselves Inc. The Inclusive Classroom: Allowing All Students To Be Their Whole Selves Breakout Room 6Tracey Servé Building Bridges: Effective Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Breakout Room 10Candelaria Barrientos Jimenez • Lori Palmer 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 Mastering Multiplication and Division: Strategies for Supporting all 3-5 Learners Breakout Room 7Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Structuring Guided Math & Small Group Instruction Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley Using Loose Parts to Increase Engagement Breakout Room 14Jodi Eppenstein Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Addressing Difficult Conversations in an Increasing Political Climate Breakout Room 5Amy Boyles • John Alcalde NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois Pentominoes - Simple Shapes and Big Ideas Breakout Room 12Frank 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 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 Why the push for Dual Credit? And how to get there... Breakout Room 13Myka Kennedy • Sean Jensen Beyond the ABCs: Building Student Agency Across Grades and Subjects (K-5) Breakout Room 6Tracey Servé Building Bridges to Success: Assessment and Goal Writing for Educators Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder Breakout Room 14D301 Students Introduction to Facing History’s Approach to Social Studies Breakout Room 8Facing History & Ourselves Inc. 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 Creating the Write Path: Strategies for Supporting Emergent Writers Breakout Room 1Jess Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Utilizing Paired Text and Text Sets to Present Challenge and Literary Analysis, Grades 2-5 Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Productive Struggle with Word Problems (Grades K-5) Breakout Room 7Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Game On! (SEL FUNdamentals) Breakout Room 9Nichole Ambrosia Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Planning and Assessment Breakout Room 5Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Project Learning Tree: Explore Your Environment Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois

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 Guiding Students Through Career Pathways Breakout Room 13Terry Stroh • Todd Stirn Beyond the ABCs: Building Student Agency Across Grades and Subjects (6-12) Breakout Room 6Tracey Servé Blueprint for Behavior: Introduction to Functional Behavior Assessments Breakout Room 2Turning Pointe Autism Foundation I notice, I wonder Breakout Room 14D301 Students Navigating Crucial Conversations to Foster Effective Civic Participation Breakout Room 8Facing History & Ourselves Inc. Unlocking Potential: Tools and Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills Breakout Room 10Dr. Mikaely Schmitz CCC-SLP Effective Writing Instructional Strategies for Secondary Students: Recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse Breakout Room 1Jess Rodriguez • Illinois SLD Support Project Picture Books as Complex Text, Grades PreK-3 Breakout Room 4Laura Beltchenko Engaging Middle School Students in Productive Struggle through Math Discourse Breakout Room 7Mona Math • Mona Iehl • Mark Golden Implementing the first Building Thinking Classrooms Toolkit Breakout Room 3Rachel Sibley SEL for Adults Breakout Room 9Laura Newmeyer • Dr. Anna Quinzio-Zafren Using an Inquiry-Design Model in the Social Sciences- Addressing Difficult Conversations in an Increasing Political Climate Breakout Room 5Amy Boyles • John Alcalde Bringing Computer Science to All Classrooms - Mock Workshop Breakout Room 12Faye Licari Earth Force & the RISE Challenge Breakout Room 11Environmental Education Association of Illinois