Happy Holidays!

 The Educational Services Team would like to wish you all a healthy and happy holiday season! We hope that you find time during the upcoming Winter Break to enjoy whatever holiday festivities bring you joy. Thank you for all you have done for Kaneland students this year!

Wednesday Learning Structures for Hybrid Teaching

 Hi All-

Please use this link to access the Wednesday learning structures for our hybrid structure once we return to onsite instruction. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12XGQlF0qmfsFKQvVTM7kD140u9vRP7Gp5-DCtcOOLSo/edit?usp=sharing

Given the potential need to shift between various learning structures in the foreseeable future, it will surely be beneficial to both students and teachers to maintain some level of continuity between remote, hybrid, and in-person learning experiences. This article shares instructional strategies that can be readily transferred between structures. Take a look!

 10 Remote Teaching Strategies You Can Take Back Into The Classroom

How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom ~ Cult of Pedagogy

As we continue to experience shifts between hybrid and remote learning formats, the need for productive asynchronous learning experiences for students is a priority. The Cult of Pedagogy recently shared a podcast with Kareem Farah, founder of The Modern Classrooms Project, where he discusses how to start a self-paced classroom. While this post is partly a promotion for his services through The Modern Classrooms Project, it also provides some great food for thought on the benefits of using a self-paced approach, as well as ideas for incorporating self-paced experiences into your own remote, hybrid or in-person classroom. 

How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom

Feedback Strategies for Remote Learning

 In John Hattie's research into the most impactful practices to boost student learning and achievement, feedback is consistently named as highly contributory to student success. While you may have effective feedback systems in place during in-person learning, these systems will likely need to be adjusted to accommodate remote learning. Fortunately, the educational community has been incredibly supportive of one another throughout the pandemic and educators from around the world are sharing what's working for them. Check out these ideas from educators regarding feedback in remote learning environments. 

3 Strategies for Personalizing Feedback Online- CatlinTucker

A Few Feedback Examples for Remote Teaching During the Coronavirus- Bill Ferriter

Distance Learning- Feedback Strategies

IgKnight is a GO!!

With a few modifications, shifts, tweaks, and revisions, IgKnight 2020 is a go! The event will be fully remote, allowing staff to engage in powerful professional development opportunities from the comfort of their own homes. A few things to note: 

• All "In-Person" sessions have either transitioned to a remote format or have been canceled. All staff originally registered for an "In-Person" session have been notified as to whether their original session will be remote or if it needed to be canceled. If you were scheduled for an "In-Person" session and have not been contacted, please email Laura Garland at 10166@kaneland.org. 
• If one of your sessions was canceled, you will be able to access Sched to register for a self-paced session in its place. Sched will remain open for revised registration through Thursday, 11/19/20 at 3pm. This is only for those who have had a session canceled! Please do not alter your registration otherwise, as session facilitators have already planned for your attendance. 
• You will receive a document on Friday, 11/20/20, containing links to all self-paced module sessions. Please use this document to access the content, as you engage in self-paced sessions throughout the day on 11/23/2020.
• All staff must sign in and out of the conference on 11/23/2020. It is required by ISBE that we maintain evidence of participation for all professional development provided by the district. You will receive a Google Form at the start of the day and again at the end of the day. Please be sure to complete both. 
• A brief WELCOME to IgKnight 2020 video will be sent to all staff on Friday. This video is intended to be viewed on the morning of the conference, prior to your first session. 
• Be sure to take a look at the Raffle post submitted by one of the administrative interns.
• For all "Remote Live" sessions, your facilitator will send you a Zoom link directly. 

IgKnight 2020 Raffle!!

IgKnight 2020 is still on!! We are committed to ensuring this event remains meaningful, relevant and fun! Throughout the day, you will have opportunities to participate in a raffle to win some fun prizes. You can participate in the following ways:

•  Tweet! At any point before 3pm on 11/24, you can Tweet your response to one of the following prompts (or create your own) to be entered into the raffle. You will need to use #igknight20 so that we can see your tweets.

• What sessions are you most on fire about from #igknight20? 🔥
• What will you be incorporating into your remote classroom from #igknight20? 📚
• How will sessions from #igknight20 help to engage your students? 🎯

• Complete a Flipgrid after the sessions are over. Follow this link to see directions and to record your response, or scan the QR code below.

**Thank you to Administrative Intern, Emily Waller, for this post!