Rural Networking Night 2021
Thank you to all the schools that attended Rural Networking Night 2021! This event was a great opportunity for rural schools and current EIU Education students to network.
Nov. 9th 6-7 PM Buzzard Hall Room 1103
All About STEAM Night
EIU Rural Teacher Corps is hosting an event with guest speaker, Chris Young. Chris Young is the Mattoon Middle School STEAM teacher. He will be speaking about the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) program. This event is open to teachers who may be interested in starting a STEAM program or incorporating STEAM into their classrooms.
Ashley Drake is pictured at St. John's Lutheran School with Principal Trent Ducket.
Rylee Watson is pictured at Hutsonville Grade School with Principal Shawna Hildebrandt.
Congrats to the 2021 New Teacher Mini-grant winners!
Peighton Donnel is pictured at Windsor Elementary School with Principal David Stork.
Shayna Phillips is pictured at Effingham Jr. High with Principal Charlie Schwerman and Kristin Bertrand.
Lesley Woods is pictured at Mattoon High School with Principal Richard Stuart.
Mini-grant Winner Updates Classroom Library
Mini-grant winner Shayna Phillips, a teacher at Effingham Jr. High, shares about her updated classroom library: "This first quarter alone, over 120 books were checked out from my classroom library. Now, with even more books on my shelves thanks to the gift generously provided by the Central Illinois Rural Teacher Corporation, I am hopeful that my classroom library will continue to captivate these impressionable 7th graders of mine!"
Rural Educators Across Borders
Rural Schools Collaborative recently launched a program called Rural Educators Across Borders. They held a pilot event with a panel of educators to discuss Resiliency, Pedagogy, and Teaching in Place. Holly Pitts, an EIU alum, was featured on the panel. To watch a recording of the panel, click the link (left):
Neoga Site Visit
Becca Habing, Heather Kistner, Holly Higgins and Dr. Reid visited the Neoga school district on October 15th. Superintendent Bill Fritcher gave them a tour of campus, introduced them to various teachers and administrators, and gave them the opportunity to talk to Neoga's Future Teachers Club.
FALL 2021 TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS
These sessions are for Rural Teacher Corps Members and New Teachers (others are welcome is space allows). These technology sessions are designed to provide a brief overview helping introduce how to use an instructional service or tool. These are designed as 50 minute Zoom sessions, led by RSI staff and practicing educators who have experience using the tool.
GYO Technology Sessions:
- Nov. 10, 2021 - 04:00 PM (Computational Thinking in Learning)
- Dec. 8, 2021 - 04:00 PM (Extended Reality and Simulations in Learning)
Pre-registration is preferred!
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 9 @ 6:00-7:00 PM: All About STEAM Night (Buzzard Hall Room 1103)
Nov. 10 @ 4:00-5:00 PM: Tech PD session (via Zoom)
Nov. 10-12 NREA at the Marriott Indianapolis
Nov. 16 @ 6:00 PM: Rural Teacher Corps Meeting
Nov. 17 @ 6:30 PM: New Teachers via Zoom
Whether you have any questions to ask or stories to share, we'd love to hear from you!
