AA #3000 Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining: Student Growth

Online

This is the one required student growth retraining course for teacher and administrator evaluators who are renewing their designations required to evaluate educators. Participants will learn how to: 1. Use assessments and measurement models identified by the joint committee in determining the student growth attributable to individual teachers/principals and understand how different types of assessments […]

$200

AA #2000 Illinois Performance Evaluation – Principal Eval Training for Pre-Qualified Principal Evaluator

Online

This 2-day course will cover all aspects of principal evaluations, including professional practice and student growth data. AA #2000 requires pre-work to be completed prior to the first day the course meets. Participants must attend both days of the course and complete the required Application for Dissemination for each day to receive credit for AA […]

$400

AA #1865 Principal Evaluator Competency for Initial Training and Retraining of Principal Evaluators

Online

The Academy focuses on a high rate of interrater reliability using the required performance evaluation ratings. Using case studies, the participants will collect evidence and use the Illinois Standards for Principal Evaluation to rate the principals. Participants will use data collected from the case studies and compare the data to best practices for evaluating principals […]

$200.00

AA #1115 Building Trusting Relationships with At-Risk Students

Online

This workshop discusses the characteristics of at-risk students and the difficulties they face in building trusting relationships with adults in school settings. As a result of attending this workshop and engaging in group work and hands-on activities, participants will be able to employ strategies necessary to build meaningful relationships with at-risk students. Participants will also […]

$200.00

AA #1801 Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model

Online

This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson's Frameworks in a summative setting in order to more effectively: 1. Identify evidence at the component/element level during formal and informal observations; 2. Use evidence to effectively rate staff on the levels of performance for each domain; 3. Acquire strategies […]

$200.00

AA #2001 – Illinois Performance Evaluation – Teacher Evaluation Training

Online

This two-day academy is designed for individuals who are seeking initial training qualifications for teacher evaluation. This academy aligns with the competencies for Part 50, Section 50.420 (a-b). **Day 2 includes the training assessment which may extend past the 3:30 session end time. Registration is limited to 25 participants only Participants MUST attend both days. […]

$400.00

AA #3988 Humanity and Leadership: A Holistic Path Forward During a Mental Health Crisis

Online

Participants will synthesize information and develop a deep understanding of how the current mental health crisis is impacting the education system in the United States and in their own schools; critique "emotional literacy" and how it is explicitly connected to teaching and learning; assess "emotional safety" and how it is explicitly connected to teaching and […]

$200.00

AA #1514 Implementing a Program to Help At-Risk Students Build Resilience

Online

Administrators will learn how to implement a program to help at-risk students build resilience. With an astonishing amount of evidence from a wide variety of sources, this hands-on session makes the definitive case for employing strategies to build resilience in students. The pre-work and post-work time has been estimated at 3 hours. Presenter:  Dr. Don […]

$200.00

AA #1448 Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators

Online

Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. Administrators who evaluate teachers must also recognize and control for bias when conducting an evaluation and determining results. School districts in Illinois must provide professional development to administrators to strengthen these skills on a […]

AA #3000 Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining: Student Growth

Online

This is the one required student growth retraining course for teacher and administrator evaluators who are renewing their designations required to evaluate educators. Participants will learn how to: 1. Use assessments and measurement models identified by the joint committee in determining the student growth attributable to individual teachers/principals and understand how different types of assessments […]