This seven hour Administrator Academy has five outcomes:
1. Assign components of the Danielson evaluation rubric in Domains 1 & 4 with a high degree of accuracy;
2. Provide constructive and supportive feedback to teachers based on evidence from Domains 1 & 4;
3. Learn to control for bias when evaluating teachers in Domains 1 & 4;
4. Conduct effective pre and post observation conferences using evidence from Domains 1 & 4;
5. Demonstrate inter-rater reliability in determining levels of proficiency in Domains 1 & 4.
After reading lesson plans & other artifacts, participants will score the components in Domains 1 & 4. This application & dissemination requirement will be turned in at the end of the session.

This AA will take place online w/a Zoom link to be sent approximately one week prior.

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

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 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 approximately 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

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.

The cornerstone of successful leadership is our ability to build and maintain positive relationships. In today's fast-paced, hyper-connected world, it can be difficult to build authentic connections meaningfully. This academy will present how leading with relationships has major benefits in 7 key areas. For each area, we'll connect science and research to the daily practice of an educational leader, provide examples from Hollywood, and engage the participants in strategies and activities that can be used with colleagues right away.

This Academy will take place FtF.
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

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.


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

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.

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

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.

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