Please consider nominating a staff member for the April Star Search drawing. Nominate HERE!!
This month, we'd love to hear about the ways in which nominees are increasing student ownership of learning. The names of ALL nominees will be displayed on the Wall of Fame at Meredith. One lucky nominee will be chosen at random to receive a Kaneland Box 'o Fun!
Let's take some time to share fun facts about our Knight Family. Can you figure out which Knight each one of these clues describes:
1. Who played the oboe in high school and throughout most of college?
2. Who has visited 17 National Parks together so far! Our favorite is Mount Rainier outside of Seattle, Washington?
3. Who has lived and worked in 6 states?
4. Who was recognized their senior year in high school I won two special category awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair?
Here are the answers to last week's questions:
1. Who played in a cemetery as a kid (grandparents ran one)? Terrie Heiser
2. Who grew up riding horses. I was put in a saddle at age 5 and was riding by myself by age 7? Julie Larkowski
3. Who has 1 sibling, a sister 18 years older than I am? Pat Ryan
4. Who is the only person in my family to ever earn a Bachelor's or Master's Degree?John Markovich
5. Who has coached an Olympian? (OK - I coached him when he was 10-12 years old... but still!) Kristine Carson
Here are some hints to help you guess:
Erin Damisch- KHS
Joe Conroy- KHS
Sally Wilson- KHS
Jessica Bloomquist- KHS
This past week our Kaneland Graduate Profile has been busy! We asked our staff to take a quick photo while on Spring Break showing all the amazing places you took the Graduate Profile. Hopefully you were also sharing and discussing the commitments while on break too! Here is a summary of the great adventures of the Graduate Profile!
From ice cream, Color Me Mine, naval bases, seeing helicopters, enjoying the Florida sunset, loving Dollar General, taking in the sights in Gulf Shores, eating Panera, practicing bowling, cooking, getting hot on the BBQ, and breakfast at Syrup!
The top two winners of the submission who will get an amazing Spring treat are.....
Fran Eggleston and Nancy Meisenger! Congrats!
Let's take some time to share fun facts about our Knight Family. Can you figure out which Knight each one of these clues describes:
1. Who played in a cemetery as a kid (grandparents ran one)?
2. Who grew up riding horses. I was put in a saddle at age 5 and was riding by myself by age 7?
3. Who has 1 sibling, a sister 18 years older than I am?
4. Who is the only person in my family to ever earn a Bachelor's or Master's Degree?
4. Who has coached an Olympian? (OK - I coached him when he was 10-12 years old... but still!)
Here are some hints to help you guess:
Julie Larkowski- KHS
Pat Ryan- KHS
Kristine Carson- KHS
Terrie Heiser-KST
John Markovich- KHS
At this time we have had some staff members share interest in having a Curriculum and Instruction Masters Cohort from NIU held on our campus. In order to approach NIU on brining coursework to Kaneland we need to see if we have enough interested staff. Usually we need around 15-20 staff in a cohort in order to ask a university come out to our site. If interested in pursuing a C and I Masters through NIU please share your interest with Sarah Mumm at 10358@kaneland.org.
Dear Kaneland Staff,
You are invited to participate in a research study entitled “Barriers to the Impact of Teacher
Professional Development on Classroom Practice in Kaneland Public Schools
” being conducted by Todd Reeves and Olha Ketsman, faculty members at Northern Illinois
University. The purpose of this survey is to understand barriers to the impact of teacher
professional development on classroom practice in Kaneland Public Schools.
The study will involve completion of an online survey about barriers to the impact of teacher
professional development on classroom practice; and other factors that might be related to any
barriers you face, such as your level of teaching experience, grade level taught, and subject-
matter area
The online survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. The information you individually
provide will anonymous. We would be grateful if you would participate in our study.
No compensation will be provided for participation in this study.
The survey and more information about the study can be accessed here. Or you can paste the
following link into your Internet browser:
https://niu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3dBZBeGy8ODk6eq
**The survey is best completed on a personal computer (e.g., laptop or desktop computer), rather
than a mobile/cell phone**
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Sincerely,
Todd Reeves, Ph.D, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois
University, 815-753-9427
Olha Ketsman, Ph.D, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois
University, 815-753-9687
