Beginning July 1, 2024, this is the required Academy to fulfill the Initial and/or Refresher training requirement for those who wish to obtain the credential to evaluate Principals and Assistant Principals, or for those that already have the credential & need to refresh to retain the credential.
This is a two-day, in-person Academy.
Coffee service & lunch provided both days.

All participants (Initial & Refresher) are required to complete and submit the pre-work at least three (3) days prior to the Academy.

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

AA #2001 for USF 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
*bring a fully charged laptop

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 FtF with a Welcome Email sent to participants approximately one week prior.

Coffee Service & Lunch provided.

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

This one-day course focuses on understanding implicit bias, differentiating for equity, & coaching more deeply when evaluating student growth for special education, English learners, & early childhood students.

Upon successful completion, the individual will have satisfied the requirement for retraining in student growth. This AA must be paired with one of the AAs focused on professional practice for the population you evaluate to fulfill the entire retraining requirements.

Participant needs fully charged laptop & prepare to have his/her video camera on the entire AA.

A Welcome Email will be sent prior to the AA with Zoom link and any materials needed.

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.

IL State Law (105 IL 128/45 sec. 45) now requires every school to have a threat assessment team established and threat assessment procedures developed and implemented. This Academy will provide an overview of the new legal requirements as well as provide you with training that is considered best practice by the US Dept of Education and the US Secret Service. Participants will be able to assess the severity of threats, analyze the safety of students and staff, and develop a plan of action to protect them. Valuable resources, including documentation, scripted protocols as well as guidance for decision making for students with IEPs, 504, and/or BIP plans and SB100 compliance are included in this course.

Objectives:
By the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
*Apply the skills and information obtained by implementing the system through hands-on activities and potential threat scenarios
*Identify the specific types of threats, how to develop a student safety assessment & management team
*Use scripted protocols to handle situations with fidelity, & establish a plan for the reintegration of the student (s) into the school environment.

Coffee Service & Lunch provided.

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

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

Beginning July 1, 2024, this is the required Academy to fulfill the Initial and/or Refresher training requirement for those that wish to obtain the credential to evaluate Principals and Assistant Principals, or for those that already have the credential & need to refresh to retain the credential.
This is a two-day, in-person Academy.
Coffee service & lunch provided both days.

All participants (Initial & Refresher) are required to complete and submit the pre-work at least three (3) days prior to the Academy.

The Administrator Academy that requires participants to populate an Excel spreadsheet with teacher evaluation data for each component in the Danielson Framework. This requirement must be completed before the training and counts for an hour.
Outcome:
^analyze teacher evaluation data for the purpose of identifying needs of all faculty;
^develop data driven professional development on three levels: school-wide, targeted groups, & individual teachers
^collaborate with faculty to align professional development with targeted school improvement goals;
^establish a comprehensive implementation plan for all levels of professional development. For the application/dissemination requirement participants must submit to the presenter an electronic version of professional development for all levels.
This AA will be held online.

Beginning July 1, 2024, this is the required Academy to fulfill the Initial and/or Refresher training requirement for those that wish to obtain the credential to evaluate Principals and Assistant Principals, or for those that already have the credential & need to refresh to retain the credential.
This is a two-day, in-person Academy.
Coffee service & lunch provided both days.

All participants (Initial & Refresher) are required to complete and submit the pre-work at least three (3) days prior to the Academy.

This Administrator Academy is designed for school administrators seeking to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve productivity & efficiency in school management.
Participants will explore various AI tools & techniques that can streamline administrative tasks, enhance decision-making, & foster a more effective learning environment. Through interactive sessions, hands-on activities, and collaborative discussions, you will gain practical skills to integrate AI into daily operations.
This course also addresses the potential downfalls of AI, including biases, ethical concerns, & misuses, ensuring that administrators are well-equipped to implement AI responsibly and effectively.

This AA will be held online with pre-work sent before the start date.

Beginning July 1, 2024, this is the required Academy to fulfill the Initial and/or Refresher training requirement for those that wish to obtain the credential to evaluate Principals and Assistant Principals, or for those that already have the credential & need to refresh to retain the credential.
This is a two-day, in-person Academy.
Coffee service & lunch provided both days.

All participants (Initial & Refresher) are required to complete and submit the pre-work at least three (3) days prior to the Academy.