🎓 PD Opportunity!
📚 Generation Z: Who Are They and How Do We Teach Them?
🗓️ Date: June 26, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
📍 Location: ROE #30 Admin Center, Murphysboro, IL
🥪 Lunch: On your own
💼 PD Credit: 5 hours (Admin Academy credit available)
💵 Cost for AA:
➡️ In Region – FREE
➡️ Out of Region – $200
🔍 Explore Generation Z Unfiltered by Tim Elmore & Andrew McPeak
🧠 Learn how SEL & Trauma Responsiveness can help reach Gen Z
👩🏫 Featuring Dr. Julie Bullard, SEL Coach for ROE #30
👉 Register here: https://www.roe30.org/page/professional-development-events
ALERT! Location Change!
If you are registered for the 3Ds Simulation or Designing Reading Interventions events at ROE #30 on Wednesday, April 2nd, the location has changed. These events will be held at the Dunn-Richmond Center in rooms 150-151. The Dunn-Richmond Center is located at 1740 Innovation Drive in Carbondale. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact ROE #30 at (618)687-7290
The Area VI Brain Games for 3rd and 4th grade students was held yesterday at Rend Lake College. Region #30 was well-represented by some amazing students!
If you are looking summer professional development, ROE #30 has you covered. Enjoy a virtual book study from the comfort of your very own home and earn PD credits! This summer, ROE #30 is offering 3 book study opportunities: The Anxious Generation, Shifting the Balance (K-2), and Shifting the Balance (3-5). Join the book study as your schedule allows. If you register before May 1st, ROE #30 will purchase your book for you. Register here: https://www.roe30.org/page/professional-development-events
If you are looking for strategies to help with classroom management and student behaviors, don't miss Teach. Train. Thrive with Lani Lawson. This two-day FREE event will remind you that teaching and learning should be fun! Register here: https://www.roe30.org/page/professional-development-events
Calling all early childhood educators! ROE #30 has developed three virtual learning sessions to discuss trending topics in early childhood education. Each of these virtual events is free and lasts one hour. Register here: https://www.roe30.org/page/professional-development-events
Staff from ROE #30 attended the Illinois Coalition for Educating At-Risk Youth (ICEARY) Conference last week in Bloomington. With break out sessions on topics like human trafficking, team building, self-care, compassion fatigue, and much more, the team received a great deal of information to help us work with at risk-youth in our region.
In the workplace of tomorrow, social and emotional skills will be the difference-makers that set us apart. Let’s prepare our young people for a lifetime of success through #SEL!
#SELWeek #SELDay
Employers know that students with well-developed #SEL competencies can get the job done! #SELDay #SELWeek #ReadyfortheFuture
🚀 Did you know employers value skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and communication more than ever? Social and emotional learning is helping students develop these very skills to be ready for tomorrow’s careers. 💼 This #SELWeek, let's highlight the power of #SEL in preparing students to succeed in the workforce! 🏆 #SkillsforSuccess #ReadyfortheFuture #SELDay
The research is clear! Social and emotional learning springboards students toward higher achievement and lifelong success. This #SELWeek, join us in showing support for #SEL and its lifelong impact on young people. #SELDay #SkillsforSuccess #ReadyfortheFuture
Do you know how to support the young people in your life? ROE #30 is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid training for FREE on March 12th. After the course, you'll be able to recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance abuse challenges; understand how to interact with a youth in crisis; know how to connect a young person with help; and better understand trauma, substance abuse, self-care, and the impact of social media and bullying. If you work with youth in any way, this training can make a difference. Register here: https://forms.gle/wqvRkmZZpocQu3XZ7
In a changing world, what we know for sure is that communication and problem-solving will be critical skills. #SEL teaches those! #SELDay #SELWeek #SkillsforSuccess
Early Childhood Educators, these events are for you. ROE #30, in conjunction with the Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families has planned three opportunities for early childhood educators to learn from each other and discuss important topics. Please note: the dates have changed due to scheduling conflicts and lack of registrants. Please sign up and join these discussions! You can register on our Professional Development webpage: https://www.roe30.org/page/professional-development-events
What's happening at ROE #30 in March? Professional Development events are as follows:
March 5 - Special Education Roundtable: https://forms.gle/5P8CUhjWor1PVG6p7
March 10 - Paraprofessional Learning Event: https://forms.gle/dLFzsfH3nfLqNGJZ8
March 12 - Youth Mental Health First Aid: https://forms.gle/hWsb75JbaPVjwFEb7
March 25 - Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practices: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfstEaU2O4Zu2CU-ks22SbS62wSPhrTSBUvbu16oo-uGtzng/viewform
March 26 - After School Discussion: Play Based Learning (virtual ONLY): https://forms.gle/6R2Yn5x5onNsGChj9
Scratch-made food is happening in Cobden!
This is part of the ongoing initiative involving Cobden schools, Murphysboro schools, Beyond Green Food Partners, and ROE 30. Keep up the great work Appleknockers!
The Illinois Reading Council Conference will be held on March 13th and 14th in Springfield. Many authors and presenters are scheduled to share innovative strategies and enhanced content. This conference includes a welcome reception, two days of engaging content, and ample time for networking with others who share a love of reading. If you are interested in this event, register here: https://www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-information
Teachers are always searching for ways to reach struggling learners. On April 2nd, Christie Johnson from the SLD Support Project will help you learn how to collect and use data to design your reading interventions. Register here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0111-0030-3bfb1dd0baaa4bab8d6f6228363eb9db
Last chance to register for this FREE event. Generation Z: Who Are They and How Do We Teach Them? This session will help you understand more about this generation of learners who are just starting to enter the workforce. (Administrator Academy credit is available upon request.) Sign up here: https://forms.gle/JvPTK93VMvaRUcpv5
Janet Flesch and Christie Johnson from the SLD Support Project will provide teachers in ROE #30 with an immersive training simulation designed to enhance your understanding of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. Don't miss this opportunity on April 2nd to learn practical strategies that support individuals with these learning differences. Register here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0111-0030-fde3ba07492b4fc5b354d17f126b68bb
