Teacher Leadership

This strand of webinars is supported by the Institute for Teacher Leadership at Elmhurst University.
The professional seminars in the series will focus on topics core to formal and informal teacher leader roles in K-12 schools. Each webinar begins a 7 p.m. and will be an interactive discussion of the topic. These topical webinars are designed to be approximately 30-to 45-minutes in length.
Register for the webinar on the gotowebinar links for each topic. You will be sent information on obtaining professional development units after you have registered.

Walking the Talk with Virtual Teaching & Assessment

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 7 pm

Let’s talk with teacher leaders about how they have approached virtual instruction and assessment during the pandemic. This open discussion will focus on how what we are learning in virtual classrooms promotes reflective practice for what we will change when instruction returns to physical spaces.
Teacher Leader Hosts: Jennifer Cagney & Natalie Thompson

Professional Development Objectives

  • Discuss innovations for teaching and assessing during remote learning
  • Analyze the pros and cons of virtual applications and strategies in terms of age-appropriateness, student learning, and instructional effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Create plans to apply innovative teaching and assessment ideas in future classroom practice
Please register for Walking the Talk With Virtual Teaching and Assessment on Oct 28, 2020 7:00 PM CDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1232930077467962380
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Virtual Teacher Lounge Discussion: How's Your Teacher SEL?

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 7 pm

Let’s talk about what teachers are learning to improve their own emotional competencies in remote and hybrid teaching environments, how teacher SEL is essential for student SEL, and strategies for teacher well-being.

Professional Development Objectives:

  • Describe areas of strength in your teacher social emotional competence (SEC) and areas for development.
  • Discuss strategies for leveraging SEC strengths and improving SEC.
  • Evaluate how SEC is impacting face-to-face, remote, and hybrid teaching during the pandemic and what will be needed in a full return to face-to-face.
Please register for PDN: The Virtual Teacher’s Lounge: How’s Your Teacher SEL? on Nov 18, 2020 7:00 PM CST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6472017222120692237
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Teacher Leader Host: Kristie Scriba

Walking the Talk with Teaching Assistant Collaboration

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 7 pm to be rescheduled

Let’s talk with teacher leaders and teaching assistants about how they have approached collaboration in working and learning together. This open discussion will focus on how what we are learning in virtual classrooms promotes reflective practice for what we will change when instruction returns to physical spaces.
Teacher Leader & Teaching Assistant Hosts: Mary Beth Gley

Walking the Talk with Virtual Peer Observations

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7 pm
Let’s talk with teacher leaders about how they have participated in peer observations in virtual formats during the pandemic. Peer observation is one of the most effective forms of professional development and in this webinar educators will learn how teachers have been successful using them during remote teaching.
Teacher Leader Host: George Andrikokus

Teacher Leader Congress

The Teacher Leader Congress meets every June for a full day of teacher leader seminars. Click the link at the top of this page to learn more abut the Illinois Teacher Leader Congress. Participate in this year’s TL Congress by registering for the Summer Institute