Mid-Illini Workshops and Administrators' Academies

General
Common Core State Standards
Gifted
Mentoring and Induction
Reading	Reading First - IVS Online Modules
Math
Technology
Administrators' Academy	Communicating & Lobbying with Legislators: How to Make Your Views Known and Affect Change

Illinois Reading First - Illinois Virtual School Online Modules To Register for this online course, please email Gail Owen - gowen@roe53.net
Instructor: IL State Board of Education Staff	Workshop ID #: NA
Audience: K-3 Teachers
Location: On-line
Date: Self-paced	Time: Self-paced
Fee: $-0-	Enrollment: NA
CPDUs: K-1 Course - 30 CPDUs, 2-3 Grade - 24 CPDUs	Administrators' Academy #: NA
In this online, self-paced course, participants will have four months access to examine ways to help children in grades K-3 acquire the knowledge, skills, and experiences they must have to achieve levels of literacy that will enable them to be successful through their school careers and beyond. Participants will be asked to complete self-assessments, use strategies and provide reflections, and share within the discussion boards. For more information on the Illinois Reading First online course and Illinois Virtual School, please visit the IVS website at http://ilvirtual.org and then click Educators under Professional Development in the green banner.

Communicating and Lobbying with Legislators: How to Make Your Views Known and Affect Change. Registration Form
Instructor: Dr. Calvin Jackson	Workshop ID #: AA-120501-01
Audience: Administrators & Teacher Leaders
Location: Springfield (Location to be determined)
Date: May 1, 2012	Time: 8:00-4:00
Fee: $50	Enrollment: 40
CPDUs: NA	Administrators' Academy #: 781
This administrator's academy will be taught in the Illinois Statehouse when the legislature is in session. Representatives will be scheduled to speak to participants about the legislative process in a hearing room in the Capitol. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend legislative hearings. As a result of taking this workshop, participants will understand and be able to work effectively with legislators and their staff, apply rules for giving testimony at legislative hearings, develop working relationships with the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Information System, and work with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.