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• C3: Coordinators Connect and Collaborate: Talent Development

  • When
    02/04/2021
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  C-3 Coordinators Connect and Collaborate

  February 4, 2021

  12PM - 1PM

  This month's topic: Talent Development

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  Facilitators: Randy Lange, Talent Development Services Coordinator and IAGC Board Member and Jeanine Buishas, IAGC President

  
  

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• Teacher2Teacher Virtual Roundtables: "Nurturing Creativity"

  • When
    02/04/2021
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    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  TEACHER2TEACHER VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 

  Monthly topics to support YOUR work in 

  supporting advanced learners. 

  1ST THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH 

  4:15 PM - 5:00PM

  
  

  February 4th, 2021 Topic: TBD

  
  

  These sessions are targeted to teachers with 5 or less years of experience or who are in new positions working with advanced learners. Veteran educators are welcomed to join the conversation to share insights and strategies. 

  Facilitated by: Randy Lange (IAGC Board Member and Talent Development Coordinator in LaGrange 102 School District and Jeanine Buishas (IAGC President)

  
  

  
  

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• IAGC Equity & Inclusion In Action Summit

  • Start
    02/05/2021
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    8:30 AM (CST)
  • End
    02/06/2021
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    1:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online

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  Register for the Illinois Association for Gifted Children virtual “Equity & Inclusion in Action Summit” on February 5-6, 2021! At this summit, educators, school and district administrators and gifted specialists from Illinois and throughout the Midwest are invited to network and hear presentations by state and national experts sharing practical strategies to identify and meet the needs of advanced learners from diverse racial, cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. (Although the summit is geared to educators, interested parents are welcome!)

  More information can be found on the IAGC website.

  Presenters:

  Dr. Frank Worrell, Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California 

  April Wells, Gifted Coordinator U-46 and Author 

  Scott Peters, PhD, Professor of Assessment and Research Methodology, University of Wisconsin

  Colin Seale, CEO/Founder of ThinkLaw, Author

  Patricia Valente, Bilingual Coordinator and Instructional Coach at Rantoul City Schools

  Join us and be a "part of the action" to make diversity, equity, & inclusion in gifted and advanced programming happen in our schools.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Parent Virtual Round Table: February 8, 2021, 7PM-8PM Session: "Boundaries: Back to Basics"

  • When
    02/08/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  February 8th Topic: "Boundaries: Back to Basics"
  

  

  
  

  This month's Round Table will be facilitated by IAGC Board Members Denise Kuchta & Pamela Shaw with special guest, Jessica Broom-McBride

  A link to the meeting will be emailed with your registration.

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• Increasing Rigor in the Math Classroom - Grades K-4

  • When
    02/24/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online
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  Increasing Rigor Strategies (Grades K-4)

  For Educators of Students At or Above Grade Level 

  As we continue to embark on distance learning or hybrid or face to face, we want to continue to advance students’ thinking at a higher level.  Rigor is a balance of conceptual, procedural and application knowledge.  How can we structure our math curriculum to balance all three?  We will look at some facilitative strategies for building rigor and how to promote higher order thinking skills.  A few topics that will be covered during our time together will be; standard investigation, rich tasks, open-ended questioning, Bloom’s Taxonomy, facilitating learning through good questioning and providing feedback to support and scaffold student learning.  We will investigate the standards to make sure we are teaching with the depth and rigor required.  All level learners need to continue to show growth, specific strategies will be shared in order to challenge our students who are functioning at or above grade level.  Having a facilitative approach will increase the rigor of any subject.  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Increasing Rigor in the Math Classroom - Grades 5-8

  • When
    03/03/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online
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  Increasing Rigor Strategies (Grades 5-8)

  For Educators of Students at or Above Grade Level 

  As we continue to embark on distance learning or hybrid or face to face, we want to continue to advance students’ thinking at a higher level.  Rigor is a balance of conceptual, procedural and application knowledge.  How can we structure our math curriculum to balance all three?  We will look at some facilitative strategies for building rigor and how to promote higher order thinking skills.  A few topics that will be covered during our time together will be; standard investigation, rich tasks, open-ended questioning, Bloom’s Taxonomy, facilitating learning through good questioning and providing feedback to support and scaffold student learning.  We will investigate the standards to make sure we are teaching with the depth and rigor required.  All level learners need to continue to show growth, specific strategies will be shared in order to challenge our students who are functioning at or above grade level.  Having a facilitative approach will increase the rigor of any subject.  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• C3: Coordinators Connect and Collaborate- General Topic: Talent Development, Specific Focus TBD

  • When
    03/04/2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  C-3 Coordinators Connect and Collaborate

  March 4, 2021

  12PM - 1PM

  General Topic: Talent Development

  Specific Focus TBD

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  Facilitators: Randy Lange, Talent Development Services Coordinator and IAGC Board Member and Jeanine Buishas, IAGC President

  
  

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• Teacher2Teacher Virtual Roundtables: "Topic TBD"

  • When
    03/04/2021
  •  
    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  TEACHER2TEACHER VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 

  Monthly topics to support YOUR work in 

  supporting advanced learners. 

  1ST THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH 

  4:15 PM - 5:00PM

  
  

  March 4th, 2021 Topic: TBD

  
  

  These sessions are targeted to teachers with 5 or less years of experience or who are in new positions working with advanced learners. Veteran educators are welcomed to join the conversation to share insights and strategies. 

  Facilitated by: Randy Lange (IAGC Board Member and Talent Development Coordinator in LaGrange 102 School District and Jeanine Buishas (IAGC President)

  
  

  
  

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• Parent Virtual Round Table: March 8, 2021, 7PM-8PM Session: "Supporting Twice-Exceptional Children"

  • When
    03/08/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  March 8 Topic: "Supporting Twice-Exceptional Children".   

  
  

  This month's Round Table will be facilitated by IAGC Board Members Denise Kuchta & Pamela Shaw.

  Topics are subject to change depending upon current events.

  A link to the meeting will be emailed with your registration.

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• How to Foster Creativity in Young Writers- 10 Tips and Tricks

  • When
    03/24/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online
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  How to Foster Creativity in Young Writers- 10 Tips and Tricks

  Are you looking for new approaches to promote creative thinking and storytelling in your upper elementary/middle school classroom? A great way to inspire students, including advanced learners, is to explore strategies used and suggested by professional authors.

  Author Sarah Hammond will discuss the structure of a fiction writing session and give ten tips and tricks to boost creativity in students. Topics covered will include: ways to spark imagination, how to deepen story craft techniques, and a discussion of writerly processes to improve conditions when working with the imagination. There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A. Attendees will leave with practical resources to help their pupils’ stories to soar!

  About Sarah Hammond 

  Sarah is an international author for young people and has published for both teens and younger readers. Her debut novel, The Night Sky in my Head (Oxford University Press), was shortlisted for the Calderdale Children’s Book of the Year Award, the Leeds Book Award (14-16 category), the James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award, and the Angus Book Award. Her first picture book, Mine!, was published by Parragon. 

  Sarah has spoken about story craft and the creative process to audiences large and small, visited schools, run classes and competitions, mentored students, spoken on the radio, at conferences and universities. To find out more about her and her workshops, see www.sarahhammond.org.

  Professional Development Hour: Participants who attend sessions and complete the required sign in, sign out, and evaluation sheets are eligible to receive 1 PD Hour Credit.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• C3: Coordinators Connect and Collaborate: Open Forum

  • When
    04/01/2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  C-3 Coordinators Connect and Collaborate

  April 1, 2021

  12PM - 1PM

  This month's topic: Open Forum

  What's on your mind? Bring questions, insights, and concerns to the table. Problem solve and share ideas with colleagues across the state during this collaborative session.

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  Facilitators: Randy Lange, Talent Development Services Coordinator and IAGC Board Member and Jeanine Buishas, IAGC President

  
  

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• Teacher2Teacher Virtual Roundtables: "Topic TBD"

  • When
    04/01/2021
  •  
    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
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  TEACHER2TEACHER VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 

  Monthly topics to support YOUR work in 

  supporting advanced learners. 

  1ST THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH 

  4:15 PM - 5:00PM

  
  

  April 1st, 2021 Topic: TBD

  
  

  These sessions are targeted to teachers with 5 or less years of experience or who are in new positions working with advanced learners. Veteran educators are welcomed to join the conversation to share insights and strategies. 

  Facilitated by: Randy Lange (IAGC Board Member and Talent Development Coordinator in LaGrange 102 School District and Jeanine Buishas (IAGC President)

  
  

  
  

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• Parent Virtual Round Table: April 12, 2021, 7PM-8PM Session: "The "Gifted Identification Process" in Schools: What to Expect"

  • When
    04/12/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  April 12th Topic:  "The "Gifted Identification Process" in Schools: What to Expect".

  This month's Round Table will be facilitated by IAGC Board Members Denise Kuchta & Pamela Shaw.

  Topics are subject to change depending upon current events.

  A link to the meeting will be emailed with your registration.

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• C3: Coordinators Connect and Collaborate: General Topic - Talent Development (Specific Focus TBD)

  • When
    05/06/2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  C-3 Coordinators Connect and Collaborate

  May 6, 2021

  12PM - 1PM

  General Topic: Talent Development

  Specific Focus TBD

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  Facilitators: Randy Lange, Talent Development Services Coordinator and IAGC Board Member and Jeanine Buishas, IAGC President

  
  

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• Teacher2Teacher Virtual Roundtables: "Topic TBD"

  • When
    05/06/2021
  •  
    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  TEACHER2TEACHER VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES 

  Monthly topics to support YOUR work in 

  supporting advanced learners. 

  1ST THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH 

  4:15 PM - 5:00PM

  
  

  May 6th, 2021 Topic: TBD

  
  

  These sessions are targeted to teachers with 5 or less years of experience or who are in new positions working with advanced learners. Veteran educators are welcomed to join the conversation to share insights and strategies. 

  Facilitated by: Randy Lange (IAGC Board Member and Talent Development Coordinator in LaGrange 102 School District and Jeanine Buishas (IAGC President)

  
  

  
  

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• Parent Virtual Round Table: May 10, 2021, 7PM-8PM Session: "Ways to Keep Your Child Learning Over the Summer"

  • When
    05/10/2021
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual
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  May 10th Topic: "Ways to Keep Your Child Learning Over the Summer".   

  This month's Round Table will be facilitated by IAGC Board Members Denise Kuchta & Pamela Shaw.

  Topics are subject to change depending upon current events.

  A link to the meeting will be emailed with your registration.

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