Lake County Institute Day 2025 Grade 6-12/K-12 Fine Arts/ K-12 Librarians: Full Schedule

9:20am CST

The Great Eight - Strategies for Engagement FULL

Friday February 14, 2025 9:20am - 10:05am CST

Add eight powerful, easy-to-implement teaching strategies to your toolbox in this hands-on workshop! Whether you're a seasoned educator or new to the classroom, you'll walk away with practical tools that can be used immediately to engage students, boost learning, and enhance classroom management. Come ready to learn, collaborate, and leave with fresh ideas to make a lasting impact. This session is for teachers of all levels to help grow brains at all levels.

Speakers

Katie Yarc

Justine Braskich

Instructional Coach

Justine is a passionate educator who understands the incredible power of fun in the classroom and how to use it as a tool to help with content retention. She has found it increasingly necessary to explicitly build learning opportunities in the classroom to grow curiosity in a generation... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 9:20am - 10:05am CST
Room B104 1350 W Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060

Engagement- Student or Educator

10:10am CST

The Great Eight - Strategies for Engagement FULL

Friday February 14, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am CST

Room B104

Speakers

Katie Yarc

Justine Braskich

Instructional Coach

Friday February 14, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am CST
Room B104 1350 W Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060

Engagement- Student or Educator

11:05am CST

"Science of Reading" Hits and Misses FILLING

Friday February 14, 2025 11:05am - 11:55am CST

Room B104

In this session we will interrogate the claims made in the Science of Reading (SOR) movement through reflection on the sources of our current "reading crisis" compared to historical tends and the current inequity gap for students in poverty, students from minority races, students with special needs, and multilingual learners.

Speakers

Bill Sullivan

Teacher - 6th ELA, Gavin School District 37

My career spans 24 years or so, with 14 years teaching in high schools (Warren Township, Niles Township) and 10 in middle school. The words "middle school" usually fall on uncomprehending ears, and people generally react in one of three ways: 1. "I could never handle middle schoolers... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 11:05am - 11:55am CST
Room B104 1350 W Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060

Instruction

Lake County Institute Day 2025 Grade 6-12/K-12 Fine Arts/ K-12 Librarians