EIU Rural Teacher Corps: Spring Semester Final Meeting
Pictured right, EIU Rural Teacher Corps students met for their final meeting of the Spring semester. They discussed potential site visits and projects for next semester.
Code.org Fundamentals Workshops Coming June 2022
The Southeastern Illinois P-16 Computational Thinking Network has been meeting and exploring the new Illinois Computer Science Standards. The Elementary group met and decided to host a workshop for Code.org Fundamentals Program that targets grades K-5. We will be sending out flyers over the next couple of weeks, but you can sign up for the mailing list of our group to get all of our notices. The group also decided to plan a “Play Date” to bring together programming tools and devices to share. More details coming in June!
RECORDING: Technology Session: iPads for Children
On April 19, Valerie Kalagian from Sullivan CUSD presented on iPads for young children. The link to the recording can be found below:
Rural Educators Across Borders: Sustainability Workshop
On May 10th from 9:30-11:00 AM, The Rural Educators Across Borders will be hosting a free virtual event on Sustainability in Schools. Register at the link!
Episode 11: Annette McClintock
Episode 11 of the podcast features Annette McClintock. Annette is an Instructional Coach for the Regional Office of Education. She also shares about various services offered by ROEs including how to become a substitute teacher!
Episode 12: Angie Gentry
Episode 12 features Angie Gentry, the Arcola Elementary School Principal. Listen to learn why Angie started the Elementary Principal Network and how she started her career in education!
Episode 13: Erin Hoffman
Episode 13 features Erin Hoffman, a Kindergarten teacher at Brownstown Elementary School. Erin shares her passion and purpose behind being a teacher. She also shares the importance of maintaining a work-life balance and some classroom management tips! Don't miss this episode!
Upcoming Events:
May 10 @ 9:30-11:00 AM: Rural Educators Across Borders: Sustainability in Schools (online event) Register here
May 18 @ 6:30-7:30 PM: New Teacher RTC (via Zoom)
May 24 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Southeastern Illinois Computational Thinking Network (via Zoom)
Whether you have any questions to ask or stories to share, we'd love to hear from you!
