Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model (Academy #1801)

This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson’s Instructional Framework in an evaluation setting in order to more effectively: 1. Identify evidence at the component level during formal and informal observations; 2. Use evidence, with minimal bias, to effectively rate staff on the levels of performance for each component in domains 2 and 3; 3. Increase inter-rater reliability in all phases of the evaluation process; 4. Acquire strategies to support effective collaborative conferencing around formal and informal observations; and 5. Learn techniques, strategies, and protocols to use when conferencing with staff to promote improvement in instructional practice.

This Academy will be held online with a Zoom link sent to participants approximately one week prior.

Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Teacher Evaluators (Academy #1451)

This course focuses on Domains 1 and 4 of the Danielson 2013 Framework and is intended for those administrators who have successfully completed Initial Teacher Evaluation required by ISBE. Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in construction and supportive ways. They must also recognize and control for bias when conducting evaluations and determining results. Participants will record data from a pre-conference, align data to the Danielson Framework (Domain 1), collaboratively determine ratings, observe post-conferences, evaluate teacher evidence, and align to the Danielson Framework (Domain 4). Emphasis is placed on meaningful pre- and post-conferences with teachers that ultimately results in improved instruction and practices. Participants will also be expected to demonstrate a high degree of inter-rater reliability when they determine a final rating based on the evidence gathered for Domains 1 and 4.

Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Teacher Evaluators (Academy #1452)

Participants will learn how to utilize current evaluation data for all licensed staff to create individual, targeted small group, and school-wide professional development plans. The academy will emphasize the importance of collaboration skills in working with groups of teachers to achieve comprehensive plans. Participants will use Professional Learning Plan (PLP) tools to develop detailed plans aligned with school improvement goals to address defined needs. This academy requires 1 hour of pre-work before attending the session.

This Academy will be held online.
A Zoom link will be emailed to participants one week prior to the course date along with pre-work materials.

Participants need a fully charged laptop & prepare to turn on their video camera the entire Academy.  Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.


Application-Dissemination must be completed to receive full contact hours.
PD Credit only= 5.45 contact hours

Today's world is marked with uncertainty, challenges, & disruption. In the 1990's, the US Army War College developed the term VUCA to describe these situations as challenges to modern military operations. VUCA describes situations marked with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, & Ambiguity. The acronym may have been developed for military situations but is undoubtedly applicable to world situations challenging leaders today. All leaders of any organization live & lead in a VUCA world today. This academy will focus on how practical communication, coaching skills, & reflection can be a guide to navigating a VUCA world.

Participants need a fully charged laptop in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Coffee Service/Lunch Provided

Participant choose between online OR in person.

Online AA #2001 for GSU students
All new teacher evaluators in Illinois need to pass the two day Teacher Evaluator Initial Training. These trainings will provide participants with the knowledge to:
* identify and disseminate minimum state requirements, performance standards and best practices
* facilitate a common language and dialogue around performance and its impact on school improvement, professional practice, and student outcomes
*encourage collaboration, learning, and alignment among stake holders

Participants need a fully charged laptop with cameras on.

Teacher and Administrator Evaluator Retraining: Student Growth (Academy #3000)

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 are used for measuring growth;
2. Use data from the evaluation rubric, other evidence collected, and best practices relative to evaluating student growth to link teacher/principal and school-level professional
development plans to evaluation results;
3. Create, in collaboration with teachers/principals, supportive, targeted professional development plans that consider past results, contribute to professional growth, and assist teachers/principals in aligning professional development and goal setting to school improvement goals; and
4. Communicate evaluation outcomes and findings in constructive and supportive ways that enable teachers/principals to set goals and improve practice.

NOTE: Participants will have to complete their A/D Component and send their completed E-Template, if used, to the presenter during the Academy for review and comment.

This Academy will be held in person.
Coffee service & Lunch will be served.

Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Application/Dissemination must be completed to receive full contact hours.
PD Credit only= 6.30 hours

Online AA #2001 for GSU students
All new teacher evaluators in Illinois need to pass the two day Teacher Evaluator Initial Training. These trainings will provide participants with the knowledge to:
* identify and disseminate minimum state requirements, performance standards and best practices
* facilitate a common language and dialogue around performance and its impact on school improvement, professional practice, and student outcomes
*encourage collaboration, learning, and alignment among stake holders

Participants need a fully charged laptop with cameras on.

The hit streaming comedy, Ted Lasso, offers remarkable insight into what it means to lead a team effectively while prioritizing the mental health of both the team and the leaders. In this Administrator Academy, participants will work through CASEL's Adult SEL Competencies through the lens of 'the Lasso Way' and the show's top leadership lessons. They will also assess and reflect on their own situations, creating an SEL-informed leadership mindset and a draft for moving their school or district forward with SEL-related programming.

Presenters: Matt Weld & Ryan Wamser.
(Sponsored by the Grundy-Kendall SEL Hub Grant)

Coffee service & Lunch provided.


Participant will need a laptop to complete the Application-Dissemination Activity.

Application-Dissemination must be completed to receive full contact hours.
PD Credit Only= 5.45 contact hours

This academy will consist of pre/post work in addition to the course itself. Your facilitator will e-mail you any pre/post work needed along with a deadline to complete.

All new teacher evaluators in Illinois need to pass the two day Teacher Evaluator Initial Training. These trainings will provide participants with the knowledge to:
* identify and disseminate minimum state requirements, performance standards and best practices
* facilitate a common language and dialogue around performance and its impact on school improvement, professional practice, and student outcomes
*encourage collaboration, learning, and alignment among stake holders

Bring a laptop.

Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Teacher Evaluators (Academy #1448)
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 sustained basis. This course focuses on Domains 2 and 3 of the Charlotte Danielson 2013 Framework for Teaching. This course requires participants to view teaching, record data according to the Professional Practice rubric, and craft evaluation conferences that are both constructive and supportive. Participants will also be expected to have a high degree of inter-rater reliability when they determine a final rating based on the evidence gathered during the observations.

Participants need a fully charged laptop. Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.  

Application/Dissemination must be completed to receive full contact hours.
PD Credits only= 6 contact hours

Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model (Academy #1801)

This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson’s Instructional Framework in an evaluation setting in order to more effectively: 1. Identify evidence at the component level during formal and informal observations; 2. Use evidence, with minimal bias, to effectively rate staff on the levels of performance for each component in domains 2 and 3; 3. Increase inter-rater reliability in all phases of the evaluation process; 4. Acquire strategies to support effective collaborative conferencing around formal and informal observations; and 5. Learn techniques, strategies, and protocols to use when conferencing with staff to promote improvement in instructional practice.

This Academy will be held online with a Zoom link sent to participants approximately one week prior.

Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Teacher and Administrator Evaluator Retraining: Student Growth (Academy #3000)

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 are used for measuring growth;
2. Use data from the evaluation rubric, other evidence collected, and best practices relative to evaluating student growth to link teacher/principal and school-level professional
development plans to evaluation results;
3. Create, in collaboration with teachers/principals, supportive, targeted professional development plans that consider past results, contribute to professional growth, and assist teachers/principals in aligning professional development and goal setting to school improvement goals; and
4. Communicate evaluation outcomes and findings in constructive and supportive ways that enable teachers/principals to set goals and improve practice.

NOTE: Participants will have to complete their A/D Component and send their completed E-Template, if used, to the presenter during the Academy for review and comment.

This Academy will be held online with a Zoom link sent prior to the AA.

Laptops required for all participants in order to complete your Application/Dissemination activity.

Application/Dissemination must be completed to receive full contact hours.
PD Credits only= 6.30 contact hours