Main Office
157 North Main Street, Ste. 438
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Ph: 618.296.4530
Fax: 618.692.7018
Regional Superintendent
Assistant Regional
Superintendent
Director, Transition
Specialist Program
Director, School
Improvement Services
Madison County Clay Street
Facility
200 Clay Street
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Ph: 618.296.6444
Fax: 618.656.9782
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Core Educators
Non-Core Keynote
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Non-Core Location
Pre-registration for Non-Core
Breakouts
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Non-Core Schedule
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Non-Core Breakout Sessions
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Non-Core Breakout Sessions
School Service Personnel
Keynote
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School Service Personnel
Location
School Service Personnel
Schedule
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School Service Personnel
Breakouts
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The Regional Office of Education is pleased to announce the upcoming fall teachers’ institute, Gearing Up for Student
Achievement. This institute will be held October 10. The venue is inclusive of multiple sites and has much to offer for core teachers, non-core subject teachers, and support specialists. I would like to thank the district superintendents, professional development steering committee, and ROE staff for their efforts to design this unique professional development experience.
A key challenge to educators this school year will center around preparing for the online PARCC assessment.
Schools that piloted online PARCC last year have much to share regarding the nature of the test and the best practices to successfully implement it. Likewise, the ROE commends the work of teachers and administrators in their efforts to implement the new Illinois Learning Standards.
Ongoing professional development is taking place through cooperative efforts of the Regional Office of Education and the Statewide System of Support (SSOS).
I encourage teachers to be self-conscious this year regarding the changes which have occurred with licensure renewal and professional development. All teachers should log in and check that their ELIS account is up-to-date, get in the habit of entering their professional development with in sixty days of the event, and keep a record of all professional development in case of an educator license audit. HB
490 which recently passed the legislature now requires all applicants seeking a Professional Educator License or
Educator License with Stipulations to have passed the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP).
Great progress continues to take place with Madison
County school facilities. This past month four occupancy permits were issued. Two major renovations occurred at Triad
Middle School and
Roxana Jr. High
School. Also, an energy improvement was made at
Hartford Elementary with improved lighting and a new
HVAC system. On
September 14,
Edwardsville District
#7 hosted a ribbon cutting of the $5
Dr. Robert A. Daiber million Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High
School. This facility is the first Olympic size pool built for a school in this region of the state. A ground breaking ceremony is scheduled on September 22 for the new
Father McGivney Catholic High School. It is great to see continued progress in this region to make our schools better for student opportunities.
In closing, I encourage all educators to exercise their constitutional right to vote November 4. School funding is a major issue that affects all of us. Please make an informed decision this year. My best wishes on a successful school year.
The Madison County Professional Development Steering
Committee, in conjunction with the Madison County Health
Department and Chestnut Health Systems, has developed the plan for this year’s Madison County Teachers’ Institute.
The institute will be broken into three sections - Core, Non-
Core and School Service Personnel. This allows for focus on the most pertinent information for each group. In this issue we have included schedules and instructions for each section.
Implementing the New Illinois Learning Standards –
Core Educators
Districts, or neighboring districts working cooperatively, have planned the institute for their core teachers: K-5 elementary and 6-12 teachers of ELA, Math, Science, and
Social Studies. This includes both regular education and special education personnel. Sessions include breakouts on implementing new English/Language Arts Standards, new
Mathematics Standards, Next Generation Science Standards
(NGSS), and PARCC assessments.
Strategies for Implementing the New Illinois Learning
Standards – Non-Core Educators
A separate program for all non-core educators is planned for one location in Madison County at Collinsville Middle
School. Non-core teachers include the following: P.E., Health/
Safety/Drivers’ Education, Music, Graphic Arts, Performing
Arts/Theater, Foreign Language, Speech Therapy,
CTE – inclusive of Business, Industrial Arts, Vocational
Agriculture, and Family/Consumer Sciences. *Please note that any teacher with a split assignment involving both core subjects and non-core subjects will stay at the home district to participate in the core programming.
Sessions include a variety of breakouts/workshops provided by state, regional and local leaders in all of the above listed disciplines. Most of the sessions focus on strategies for implementing the New Illinois Learning
Standards. Details follow in this issue.
Helping Students Reach the New Illinois Learning
Standards – School Service Personnel
A separate program for school nurses, social workers, counselors, and psychologists is planned for one location in Madison County at Roxana Junior High School. State, regional, and local experts have been enlisted to provide sessions focused on a variety of topics relevant to all school service personnel. Details follow in this issue.
Evaluations will be distributed in the last sessions of the day. Please complete the evaluation and turn it in as you exit the institute. You will receive a copy of your Hours of
Earned Credit form at that time.

Districts, or neighboring districts working cooperatively, have planned the institute for their core teachers: K-5 elementary and 6-12 teachers of
ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This includes both regular education and special education personnel. Sessions include breakouts on implementing new English/Language Arts Standards, new Mathematics Standards, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and PARCC assessments.
Locations: Locations:
K-5 - Triad High School
6-8 - Highland Middle School
9-12 - Collinsville High School
Location: Granite City High School
K-5 - Alton High School
6-12 - Alton Middle School
Location: Civic Memoral High School
(Bethalto)
Locations:
K - Nelson Elementary
1 - Goshen Elementary
2 - Glen Carbon Elementary
3 - Columbus Elementary
4 - Cassens Elementary
5 - Lincoln Middle School
6-8 ELA - Liberty Media
6-12 Math - EHS Wrestling Center
6-12 SS and Science - EHS Auditorium
9-12 ELA - EHS Media
The program for all non-core educators is planned for one location in Madison County at Collinsville Middle School. The institute will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the keynote address in the gymnasium and will end at 1:00 p.m. Non-core teachers include the following: P.E., Health/Safety/
Drivers’ Education, Music, Graphic Arts, Performing Arts/Theater, Foreign Language, Speech Therapy, CTE – inclusive of Business, Industrial
Arts, Vocational Agriculture, and Family/Consumer Sciences. *Please note that any teacher with a split assignment involving both core subjects and non-core subjects will stay at the home district to participate in the core programming.
Sessions include a variety of breakouts/workshops provided by state and regional leaders in all of the above listed disciplines. Most of the sessions focus on strategies for implementing the New Illinois Learning Standards. In the description of the breakout sessions, we have identified the target area of the presentation, however each presentation is open to every educator regardless of subject taught. Details follow in this program.
Breakfast items will be available for purchase in the Commons (cash only) from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Beverages and snacks will also be available in the Commons throughout the institute.
8:00 - 8:50 a.m. - Gymnasium
D.D. Lewis
Dwight Douglas Lewis, named after two great
World War II generals, Dwight Eisenhower and
Douglas MacArthur, became a Dallas Cowboy star from 1968 – 1981. D.D. Lewis #50 helped the
Cowboys win twelve NFC Division Contests, one
NFC Wild Card Contest, nine NFC Championship games, five Super Bowl appearances, and two
World Championships. D.D. was voted the Most
Popular Player by Cowboy fans and received the Bart Starr Meritorious Award in 1981. D.D.
Lewis started as weak side linebacker in 1973 for legendary Coach Tom Landry. D.D. held that position for nine years.
D.D.’s life is much more encompassing beyond his football fame. He was a Tennessee native and grew up the youngest of fourteen children. He credits much of his success in life to teachers who helped guide him and cared about him as a young man. Their support led him to attend and graduate from Mississippi State University.
Today D.D. Lewis is married to Diane Walters.
He has two daughters and a son. He makes his home in Plano, Texas where he attends Chase
Oaks Church.
Dr. Linda Andre, Edwardsville CUSD #7
Joan Barrett, Math Consultant
Kristy Baumgartner, Alton CUSD # 11
Kelly Bohenstiehl, WR-Hartford SD #15
Brian Brink, CEO/ETC
Latoya Berry-Coleman, Collinsville CUSD #10
Dr. Cullen Cullen, Venice SD #3
Kennan Fagan, Triad CUSD #2
Anne-Marie Foret, Madison CUSD #12
Cindy Gagich, Granite City CUSD #9
Jill Griffin, Bethalto CUSD #8
Derek Hacke, Highland CUSD #5
Kim Henke, Triad CUSD #2
Cindy Inman, Alton CUSD #11
Jill Miller, East Alton SD #13
Kristen Novacich, Granite City CUSD #9
Steve Oertle, Roxana CUSD #1
Laura Owca, Madison CUSD #12
Andrew Reinking, ROE #41
Leigh Robinson, EAWR #14
Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health Systems
Dawn Waller, Illinois Math Science Academy
Marvin Warner, ROE 41
Cathie Wright, Edwardsville CUSD #7
Amy Yeager, Madison County Health Department

From the North
Take I-255 to Collinsville Rd.
Turn right on Collinsville Rd.
Collinsville Middle School will be on your left
From the East
Take US-40 to West
Take IL-157 exit at Collinsville and turn right
Take IL-157 South
Stay right onto Collinsville Rd.
Collinsville Middle School will be on your right
From the West
Take I-70 to I-255 South
Take I-255 South to Collinsville Rd.
Turn right on Collinsville Rd.
Collinsville Middle School will be on your left
Upon entering the Collinsville Middle School campus, please go straight and park in the West parking lot. There are two parking lots, one lot for teachers and another for buses. Feel free to use the bus parking lot but please park one after another in the bus lines.
A person may also turn right once entering the campus.
That drive will take them to the front of the school and if one continues, it will take them to another parking lot in the back of the school.
When Drama Comes Alive in the Classroom
Diane Davenport, COCA Artist
Room B101
Target Area: Graphic Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Music
In this workshop teachers will have experiences that will assist in connecting creative drama to music, creative movement and visual arts activities. These activities will also reinforce core standards of reading, listening, speaking and writing. Another strand in this interactive workshop is exploring the theory of multiple intelligences and seeing how this theory validates the importance of the arts as integral to educating the whole child. Participants will go away from this time together refreshed with some good recipes that will be valuable in engaging students to connect with drama as a component of active learning!
(11:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.)
Sexual Health Education that Works
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Target Area: Physical Education, Health
Room B134
Analyzes state and local health education laws in Illinois, evidence based curricula and the National Sexuality Education Standards to promote best practices. (9:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.)
SPARK Common Core and You
Patty Lanier, SPARK
Target Area: Physical Education
Gymnasium and D145
As a physical educator, you’ve probably heard of the new Common Core State
Standards and are wondering, “What does this mean for my students – and me?” Today more than ever, teachers are being held accountable to prove their students are learning. The demand on teachers, administrators and schools to deliver data driven results is a challenge facing everyone. This practical and
ACTIVE training will prepare and motivate K-12 physical educators to not only embrace Common Core but to THRIVE! (10:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.)
SPARKabc Program
Kathy Strumm, SPARK
Target Area: Physical Education
Gymnasium and D140
Extensive evidence supports the association between school-based physical activity and academic performance. SPARKabcs (activity break choices) is an exciting new program that helps classroom teachers use physical activity to improve academic achievement and foster healthy behaviors. The focus of
SPARKabcs staff development is to share ideas that help elementary classroom teachers learn developmentally-appropriate activities and instructional strategies that help classroom teachers facilitate safe and effective physical activity in the classroom and during recess. (10:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.)
Infusing the ELA Common Core into the CTE Curriculum, Room A138
The “7-Step Method”
D. Diane Mahinda, Curriculum Revitalization Project, SIU Center for
Workforce Development
Target Area: Career and Technical Education
Let’s take a single approach to infusing Common Core Standards into the
Career and Technical Education curriculum using a 7-step template. We will use the computers provided and start accessing samples and tools to do your own activities. (3 sessions available: 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m.)

Gymnasium
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. -10:50 a.m. 11:00 a.m. -11:50 a.m. 12:00 p.m. -12:50 p.m.
Keynote: D. D. Lewis Gymnasium split between two SPARK break out sessions
Commons
Room A135
Food Service Available D.D Lewis Q&A and Autographs from 9:00 - 9:50, Food Service Available all day
Experience a Virtual Library for Experience a Virtual Library for Experience Real World Education Experience Real World Education
Your Classroom by Grant Black, Econ Illinois by Grant Black, Econ Illinois with The Stock Market Game by Grant Black, Econ Illinois with The Stock Market Game by Grant Black, Econ Illinois
Room A130
Room A131
Room A101
Room A138
Room A103
Room A128
Room A124
Room C101
Room C135
Room C139
Room B101
Manufacturers Education
Initiative by Jim Nelson, IMA
My Caert - Addressing IL Learning
Manufacturers Education Manufacturers Education
Initiative
Manufacturers Education
Initiative by Jim Nelson, IMA
Learning Standards in by Jim Nelson, IMA
Agriculture by Jim Nelson, IMA by Jennifer Waters, IAVAT
Flipping the Project by Dr. Brad Christensen, ISU by Jennifer Waters, IAVAT
Flipping the Project by Dr. Brad Christensen, ISU
Flipping the Project by Dr. Brad Christensen, ISU
Infusing the ELA Common Core
◄ by D. Diane Mahinda, SIU Center
Infusing the ELA Common Core
◄ by D. Diane Mahinda, SIU Center
Infusing the ELA Common Core
◄ by D. Diane Mahinda, SIU Center for Workforce Development
Financial Literacy Education for Workforce Development
Financial Literacy Education by Erin Janek and Ben Gwynne,
The Bank of Edwardsville
Lesson Demonstration: by Erin Janek and Ben Gwynne,
The Bank of Edwardsville
Using Video Q & A to Teach and by Erin Janek and Ben Gwynne,
The Bank of Edwardsville
Online Personal Finance for Workforce Development
Financial Literacy Education by Erin Janek and Ben Gwynne,
The Bank of Edwardsville
Diversification and Risk by Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve by Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve
Resources from the St. Louis Fed by Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve
Epilepsy Education by Amdaway Ibrahim, Epilepsy by Amdaway Ibrahim, Epilepsy
Technical Literacy in Every Technical Literacy in Every Subject
Subject
Foundation
The Social Tree: Effective Social
Foundation
The Social Tree: Effective Social by Colin Wilson, SIUE
The Social Tree: Effective Social
Skills Programming by Sherri Luttrell, Illinois Center for Autism
Skills Programming by Sherri Luttrell, Illinois Center for Autism
Skills Programming by Sherri Luttrell, Illinois Center for Autism
A 3-Tier Approach to Vocabulary A 3-Tier Approach to Vocabulary
Instruction by Amie King, PhD, CCC-SLP, SIUE by Amie King, PhD, CCC-SLP,
A 3-Tier Approach to Vocabulary
Instruction by Amie King, PhD, CCC-SLP, SIUE
Increasing Language Complexity
SIUE
Increasing Language Complexity Increasing Language Complexity of School-Age Children by Kathryn Brady, SIUE by Kathryn Brady, SIUE of School-Age Children by Kathryn Brady, SIUE
Anatolia: 10,000 Years of Culture and History by Jon Parkin, Edwardsville CUSD7
When Drama Comes Alive in the Classroom by Diane Davenport, COCA Artist
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Room B165
Room B168
Room C130
Room C128
Room B134
Room D145
Room D140
Room C114
Room C113
Room C127
Room C132
Room C102
Room C134
Room C103
Room C124
Room C109
Room A113
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Connecting Art, the Common Connecting Art, the Common Connecting Art, the Common
Core, and Core Art Standards by Joan Mills, IAEA by Joan Mills, IAEA
Core, and Core Art Standards by Joan Mills, IAEA
Connecting standards through
Student driven digital
Connecting standards through
Student driven digital journal/portfolios by Karen Popovich, IAEA
Illinois Art Council Agency
Programs for Education and by Karen Popovich, IAEA
Illinois Art Council Agency
Programs for Education and
Connecting standards through
Student driven digital journal/portfolios by Karen Popovich, IAEA
Illinois Art Council Agency
Programs for Education and
Learning by Jerome Grand, Illinois Art
Council
Learning by Jerome Grand, Illinois Art
Council
Learning by Jerome Grand, Illinois Art
Council
Building 3-D Paper Sculptures and Looking at the Artwork of Jasper
Exploring Notans
Healthy Students = Better Healthy Students = Better
Students by Sandy Fultz and Ed English,
Edwardsville CUSD7 by Sandy Fultz and Ed English,
Edwardsville CUSD7 by Play60 by Play60
Sexual Health Education that Works by Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
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SPARK Common Core and You by Patty Lanier, SPARK
◄ by Kathy Strumm, SPARK
Saving Your Job: Implementing Implementing Common Core in Implementing Common Core in
Physical Education by David Cluphf, SIUE
Physical Education by David Cluphf, SIUE by David Cluphf, SIUE
CCSS: Old Stuff, New ideas by Bill Casey, IAHPERD
CCSS: Old Stuff, New ideas by Bill Casey, IAHPERD
CCSS: Old Stuff, New ideas by Bill Casey, IAHPERD
School Health Team Training by Ryan Monroe, Action for Healthy Kids
Theatre and the Common Core
School Health Team Training by Ryan Monroe, Action for Healthy Kids
Theatre and the Common Core by Allan Kimball, IL Theatre
Association
My Life and Music Elementary My Life and Music Elementary
Programs by Berakiah L. Boone and Jessica by Berakiah L. Boone and Jessica by Allan Kimball, IL Theatre
Association
My Life and Music Elementary
Programs by Berakiah L. Boone and Jessica
My Life and Music Elementary
Programs by Berakiah L. Boone and Jessica
Ingraham, STL Symphony Ingraham, STL Symphony Ingraham, STL Symphony Ingraham, STL Symphony
Concert Band Festival Literature
Discussion by Dennis Meyer, Madison County
Band Director's Association
Surviving the Stress of Our New
The Muny: Past, Present and
Future by Laura Peters, Muny
Surviving the Stress of Our New by Vernon Curvey, Alton CUSD 11 by Vernon Curvey, Alton CUSD 11
Surviving the Stress of Our New Surviving the Stress of Our New
Environment by Joe Crawford, Partners4Results by Joe Crawford,
Partners4Results
Environment by Joe Crawford,
Partners4Results
Environment by Joe Crawford, Partners4Results
Foundations of a Flipped Foundations of a Flipped
Classroom by Leslie Funk, Alton CUSD 11
Classroom by Leslie Funk, Alton CUSD 11
Teaching and Assessing the Standards: Common Core and the ACTFL Teaching and Assessing the Standards: Common Core and the ACTFL
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages by Denise Pahl, FLAM by Denise Pahl, FLAM

A 3-Tier Approach to Vocabulary Instruction Room C135
Amie King, PhD, CCC-SLP, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Target Area: Speech Therapy
This session will provide a framework to effectively and efficiently target vocabulary skills in school-age children.
Anatolia: 10,000 Years of Culture and History
Jon Parkin, Edwardsville CUSD #7
Target Area: All, Foreign Language
Room B101
Using opportunities for international travel to enhance classroom instruction on the history and culture of other countries.
Building 3-D Paper Sculptures and Exploring Notans
Ed English and Sandy Fultz, Edwardsville CUSD #7
Target Area: Art
Room C128
This is a make it and take it workshop. Art teachers will make a 3-D paper sculpture using paper cubes. Teachers will also be making a Notan. A Notan is a Japanese word for the interaction between dark and light. We will create a black and white collage using a square and learning about positive and negative space.
CCSS: Old Stuff, New Ideas Room C113
Bill Casey, Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
Target Area: Physical Education
Common Core State Standards are required in every curriculum including
Physical Education. What is required and how can it be implemented. More importantly, how can this be done without sacrificing the priorities for P.E. or harming your curriculum? This session will review what is required and give some authentic examples of implementation for grades K-12 Physical
Education classes.
Concert Band Festival Literature Discussion Room C134
Dennis Meyer, Madison County Band Director’s Association
Target Area: Music
In this session we discuss literature for band performances. This is for all band directors from Madison County intermediate, middle and elementary schools.
Connecting Art, the Common Core, and Core Art Standards Room B165
Joan Mills, Illinois Art Education Association
Target Area: Graphic Arts, Performing Arts, and Theatre
This presentation will focus on how to reconstruct art lessons to incorporate common core and core arts standards with a focus on language arts and common core vocabulary. Emphasis will center on 21st century skills of creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking. Participants will work with an elementary art lesson example, adapting it to reflect these standards (strategies are applicable to middle and upper level art lessons).
Connecting Standards through Student Driven Digital Room B168
Journal/Portfolios
Karen Popovich, Illinois Art Education Association
Target Area: Graphic Arts, Performing Arts and Theatre
This presentation will focus on the 21st century skills of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking. Emphasis will center on common core higher level thinking such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation and response through the presentation of an online, student driven process journal/electronic portfolio.
Epilepsy Education
Amdaway Ibrahim, Epilepsy Foundation of G. S. I.
Target Area: Health
Room A124
Epilepsy/Seizures: causes, triggers, treatment and first aid response.
Experience a Virtual Library for Your Classroom Room A135
Grant Black, Ph.D., Econ Illinois
Consumer Science
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
This session will highlight the Virtual Economics Version 4.0 digital library, which provides resources for teachers to enhance courses and curricula related to business, CTE, personal finance, career exploration and much more.
Teachers will be introduced to lessons that engage students in hands-on, highly effective, proven lessons. Participants will learn how to navigate this easy-touse, newly updated resource of 1,400 lessons which are linked to teaching tips, state standards, and motivating concept videos. Teacher attendees new to VE4.0 will receive a complimentary copy of the VE4.0 Flash Drive (valued at
$109) after attending one complete session.
Experience Real World Education with The Stock Room A135
Market Game
Grant Black, Ph.D., Econ Illinois
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
Consumer Science
This session offers teachers an overview of The Stock Market Game (SMG), a project-based learning activity in which students in grades 9-12 are introduced to the fundamentals of investing by creating and managing a virtual investment portfolio of real world stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Teachers will learn to navigate the lessons and industry-based materials available in the Teacher
Support Center resource library to assist students in conducting research and grasping important investment concepts. SMG is a program of the SIFMA
Foundation for Investor Education and is provided to teachers and schools in
Illinois by Econ Illinois.
Financial Literacy Education Room A103
Erin Janek and Ben Gwynne, The BANK of Edwardsville and EverFi
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
Consumer Science
The BANK of Edwardsville Financial literacy Program is an innovative tool for teachers to use in the classroom to support financial education. This award winning program teaches, assesses and certifies students in Financial
Literacy using the latest media technologies.
Flipping the Project Room A101
Dr. Brad Christensen, Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Illinois State University
Target Area: Career and Technical Education
New educational standards emphasize understanding over rote memorization.
This is best achieved through carefully designed and executed projects.
Demands on our instructions time, however, leave little room for projects. This presentation will demonstrate the efficiency of starting, rather than ending, our units of instruction with projects.
Foundations of the Flipped Classroom
Leslie Funk, Alton CUSD #11
Target Area: All
Room C109
Use of screen casting and online tutorials to “flip” your instructional practice.
Learn how to free-up class time for students to explore concepts at a deeper level.
Healthy Students = Better Students: How Fuel up to Play Room C128
60 Can Help Your School
Prudy Kedro and Barb Lohbeck, Fuel Up to Play 60 Coaches
Target Area: Physical Education, Health, Family Consumer Science
This presentation will cover how Fuel Up to Play 60 can help schools teach their wellness goals. It will look at how Fuel up to Play 60 works. Success stories from current Fuel up to Play 60 schools will be shared.
Illinois Arts Council Agency Programs for Education Room C130 and Learning
Jerome Grand, Illinois Art Council Agency
Target Area: Art, Music, Foreign Language, CTE
Overview of available Illinois Arts Council Agency programs that offer funding to support education and learning. Programs include: Arts and Foreign Language
Assistance Grant, Arts-In-Education Residency, StARTS (short-term artists residencies), Arts Tour and Live Music, Individual Music Support
Implementing Common Core in Physical Education
David Cluphf, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Target Area: Physical Education
Room C114
Practical information about implementing Common Core in physical education.
Increasing Language Complexity of School-Age Children Room C139
Kathryn Brady, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Target Area: Speech Therapy
This session will provide a practical guide to increasing complex sentence production in school-age children with language disorders.
Learning Standards in Agriculture Education Room A131
Jennifer Waters, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
Target Area: Agriculture, Career and Technical Education
This workshop is specifically designed for high school agriculture instructors.
We will review the latest resources for special populations to address the IL
Learning Standards as well as review available grant opportunities.
Lesson Demonstration: Diversification and Risk
Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Room A128
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
Consumer Science
Are you looking for a new interactive lesson for teaching personal finance?
In this lesson, students are given a portfolio of investments, and they assess the relative risk associated with the products in their portfolios. They later determine which savings and investment instruments might be most suitable for clients of different ages and economic status. Workshop participants will be provided with copies of the lesson plan and directions for accessing the
SMART and PowerPoint support files.
Looking at the Artwork of Jasper Johns and Room C128
Creating a Collage
Ed English and Sandy Fultz, Edwardsville CUSD #7
Target Area: Art
We will look at works of art by Jasper Johns and demonstrate ways to make a collage using mixed media. Part of this session will focus on sharing ideas and classroom projects.
Manufacturers Education Initiative
Jim Nelson, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Target Area: Career and Technical Education
Room A130
As part of the Illinois Pathways Initiative, the IMA Education Foundation leads
Illinois’ Manufacturing STEM Learning Exchange. Learn about great career opportunities for your students in manufacturing. Your questions answered.
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Marshmallow Challenge
Vernon Curvey, Alton CUSD #11
Target Area: All
Room C103
Participants will work in groups and conduct team building exercises. These activities will expose the eight mathematical practices. and a discussion will show how they can be seen in most activities.
MyCaert – Addressing IL Learning Standards for Room A131
CTE Teachers
Jennifer Waters, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
Target Area: Agriculture, Career and Technical Education
Are you a CTE teacher looking for a practical lessons that will help you meet the Illinois Learning Standards? This workshop will introduce you to MyCaert – your online tool for lessons, e-units (online textbooks), assessments and much more! The best part is that every lesson is already linked to the standards you must meet. Please bring your own device to work on during this session.
My Life and Music Elementary Programs Room C102
Berakiah L. Boone and Jessica Ingraham, St. Louis Symphony
Target Area: Music, Performing Arts, Theatre
Interesting ways to present music lessons that relate to state and national standards while promoting cross curricular connections.
Online Personal Finance Resources from the St. Louis Fed Room A128
Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
Consumer Science
Are you looking for a twist on personal finance? The St. Louis Fed has new resources to teach solid personal finance content. Learn about the many online teaching tools available for free from the St. Louis Fed. Featured resources will include Credit Card and Budgeting 101. Participants will be introduced to the many online resources available to teachers at no cost. These include online learning modules, video, mobile apps, e-books, and podcasts – many with built-in assessment tools. Teachers can use an online portal to track student progress, read discussion board content, and view scores.
Saving Your Job: Implementing Unique Strategies to Room C114
Legitimize Physical Education
David Cluphf, Southern Illinois University
Target Area: Physical Education
Unique Programming Strategies to make your physical education program indispensable
School Health Team Training
Ryan Monroe, Action for Healthy Kids
Target Area: Health, Physical Education
Room C127
Learn about the connection between health and student academic achievement, school wellness policies and enhancing wellness through physical activity and healthy school foods.
Surviving the Stress of Our New Environment
Joe Crawford, Partners4Results
Target Area: All
Room C124
Come to this session and learn strategies and realities of the causes of and solutions to the new stressors we face in today’s educational environment.
How do we cope with the seemingly endless, unsupported, and incredibly difficult expectations created in today’s environment? Let’s talk about that and learn to help each other through this.
Teaching and Assessing the Standards: Common Room A113
Core and the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for
Learning Languages
Denise Pahl, Foreign Language Association of Missouri
Target Area: Foreign Language
Use the standards (Common Core ELA and ACTFL World-Readiness
Standards for Language Learning) to guide your teaching assessment, and grading practices. From setting up your gradebook to creating scoring guides to provide high quality feedback, help your students achieve and learn more.
Technical Literacy in Every Subject
Colin Wilson, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Target Area: All
Room A124
The Common Core places an emphasis on cross-disciplinary lessons and this workshop shows how to use technology to achieve that. Participants will see uses of Vernier LabQuest probes in music, foreign language, speech therapy, physical education, health, business, and art.
The Muny: Past, Present, and Future Room C103
Laura Peters, Marketing Manager and Director of Archives for the Muny
Target Area: Music, Performing Arts, Theatre, Graphic Arts
A presentation featuring historical photos and information about the oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre in America, Followed by information about current productions, artists and capital improvements.
The Social Tree: Effective Social Skills Programming Room C101
Sherri R. Luttrell, Illinois Center for Autism
Target Area: Speech Therapy
When it comes to social skills programming, where do I start? What techniques do I use? When do I use them? What do I do if they don’t work? If you want answers to these questions, this presentation is for you!
Theatre and Common Core
Allan Kimball, Illinois Theatre Association
Target Area: Performing Arts, Theatre
Room C132
This session will focus on the English Language Arts/ Literacy Standards and look at how to incorporate them into the Theatre arts classroom
Using Video Q&A to Teach and Assess Financial Literacy Room A128
Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Target Area: Career and Technical Education, Business and Family
Consumer Science
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has new personal finance and economics videos which use clear, simple language, and graphic elements to build student interest and understanding. The No Frills Money Skills series from the St.
Louis Fed covers a variety of personal finance topics. The Economic Lowdown series covers basic economics topics. Learn how to use the unique instructor portal to assign the videos and then quiz your students on the content. There is no software to download; and, the best of all, it’s free!
A program designed for School Nurses, Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists is planned for one location in Madison County, namely Roxana
Junior-Senior High School. State, regional, and local experts have been enlisted to provide sessions focused on a variety of topics relevant to all school service personnel. Details follow in this program.
The School Service Personnel Institute will be held at Roxana Junior High School. The institute will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the keynote address in the auditorium and will end at 1:00 a.m. Breakfast items will be available to purchase in the Commons (cash only) from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. Beverages and snacks will be available in the Commons throughout the institute.
8:00 - 8:50 a.m. - Auditorium
Our Keynote speaker, Tina Meier, is an internationally recognized speaker on bullying, cyberbullying, internet safety, conflict resolution, the roles of parents and educators, sexting, and suicide awareness and prevention. On October 16, 2006, Tina Meier’s life took a devastating turn when her 13 year old daughter, Megan Taylor Meier, took her own life. Approximately 5 weeks prior to her passing, a 16 year old boy by the name of Josh Evans, contacted Megan through her MySpace account and they began a friendship. Their friendship ended with horrible and hurtful messages sent to Megan on MySpace.
Six weeks after Megan’s suicide, Tina Meier was informed that Josh
Evans never existed. In fact, he was the fictitious creation of an adult neighbor that lived down the street.
At the time of this tragedy, the State of Missouri did not have laws in place to prosecute someone using electronic communications to cyberbully another person. Tina worked closely with Senator Scott
Rupp and Governor Matt Blunt’s Internet Task Force for the State of
Missouri to help pass Senate Bill 818, which went into law on August
28, 2008. This law amended the harassment and stalking laws to include electronic communication. addressing the issue of bullying and cyberbullying in today’s world to students, educators, administrators, parents, youth rallies, counselors, law enforcement, and other professionals. Since 2008, Tina has reached more than 200,000 students, educators, and parents through her presentations.
Tina has made national and international media appearances. She also accepted a Presidential invitation to attend the 2011 White House Anti-
Bullying Conference, presented at the U.S. Department of
Education’s Safe and Drug Free
Schools National Conference in Washington, DC, and served as a consultant during the production of the ABC Family movie, Cyberbully.
Tina Meier
Each year, Tina travels throughout the country as a keynote speaker

Roxana Jr. High - 1st floor
From the North
Take I-255 South to IL-143 West
Take a left on IL-143
Take a left on South 13th street
Roxana Junior High School will be on the left
From the East
Take I-70 West/ I-270 West to I-255 South
Take the exit for IL-143 West
Take a left on IL-143
Take a left on South 13th street
Roxana Junior High School will be on the left
Entrance
If you are facing the building from N. Chaffer, you may park on:
- the JH faculty lot just to the northwest of the complex near the entrance of the park
(approximately 60 spaces)
- the HS student lot just to the southwest of the high school and next to the football field
(approximately 70 spaces)
- along N. Chaffer Ave, from the baseball field to the tennis courts in any designated space
(approximately 70 spaces)
Please avoid parking parallel to N. Chaffer on the west side of the road in front of houses.
Roxana Jr. High - Lower Level
Room 23
Room 24
Room 26
Room 28
Room 121
Room 123
Room 124
Room 125
Room 126
Room 128
Room 130
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. -10:50 a.m.
11:00 a.m. -11:50 a.m.
12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Auditorium Keynote: Tina Meier
Room 19
Question and Answer Session with Tina Meier
What's New with Immunizations by Patty Gabel, RN and Becci Weirich,
RN, Madison County by Patty Gabel, RN and Becci Weirich,
RN, Madison County by Patty Gabel, RN and Becci Weirich,
RN, Madison County by Patty Gabel, RN and Becci Weirich,
RN, Madison County
Drug Trends Among Youth by Brittanie McMullen, BJC School
Outreach by Brittanie McMullen, BJC School
Outreach
Drug Trends Among Youth by Brittanie McMullen, BJC School
Outreach
Drug Trends Among Youth by Brittanie McMullen, BJC School
Outreach
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Shaping
County Health Priorities by Amy J. Yeager, MPH; Lisa Modrusic,
MS., Madison County Health
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Shaping
County Health Priorities by Amy J. Yeager, MPH; Lisa Modrusic,
MS., Madison County Health
Department
Healthy Adolescent Relationships by Illinois Caucus for Adolescent
Sexual Rights of Youth in Illinois by Illinois Caucus for Adolescent
Department
Healthy Adolescent Relationships by Illinois Caucus for Adolescent
Health Health
The New Principal Endorsement in IL
Health
The New Principal Endorsement in IL by McKendree University Staff by Allison Reeves and Vikki Van Tuyle,
SIUE by McKendree University Staff
Sexual Rights of Youth in Illinois by Illinois Caucus for Adolescent
Health
The New Principal Endorsement in IL by Allison Reeves and Vikki Van Tuyle,
SIUE
Life Without a Roof by Angela Valdes, Churches on the
Streets
Life Without a Roof by Angela Valdes, Churches on the
Streets
Complete Streets & Safe Routes to
Schools by Leah Dettmers, Madison County
Complete Streets & Safe Routes to
Schools by Leah Dettmers, Madison County
Digital Trends in Illinois Youth
Planning and Development
When Online Behavior Deviates
Planning and Development
When Online Behavior Deviates by Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney
General by Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney
General by Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney
General by Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney
General
Substance Use and Our Madison Substance Use and Our Madison
County Youth
Substance Use and Our Madison
County Youth by Donna Nahlik and Melanie Nagel from Chestnut Health Systems and
Steve Nonn, Madison County Coroner by Donna Nahlik and Melanie Nagel from Chestnut Health Systems and
Steve Nonn, Madison County Coroner by Donna Nahlik and Melanie Nagel from Chestnut Health Systems and
Steve Nonn, Madison County Coroner
Giving a Tweet to Reverse the
Childhood Obesity Trend by Camille Smith, RD, LD, BJC School
Outreach
Giving a Tweet to Reverse the
Childhood Obesity Trend by Camille Smith, RD, LD, BJC School
Outreach
Giving a Tweet to Reverse the
Childhood Obesity Trend by Camille Smith, RD, LD, BJC School
Outreach
Giving a Tweet to Reverse the
Childhood Obesity Trend by Camille Smith, RD, LD, BJC School
Outreach
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? by Tisha Glasper, Madison County
Homeless Liaison
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? by Tisha Glasper, Madison County
Homeless Liaison
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? by Tisha Glasper, Madison County
Homeless Liaison
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? by Tisha Glasper, Madison County
Homeless Liaison
Ending the Silence Video by Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy and by Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy and
Ending the Silence Video by Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy and
Parent and Teachers as Allies by Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy and
Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI
Coordinating School Health
Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI
Coordinating School Health
Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI
Coordinating School Health
Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI
Coordinating School Health
Experiences and Best Practices by Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health
Systems by Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health
Systems
Experiences and Best Practices by Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health
Systems
Experiences and Best Practices by Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health
Systems

Complete Streets & Safe Routes to Schools Room 121
Leah Dettmers, Madison County Planning and Development
This presentation is an overview of Complete Streets & Safe Routes to School programs to improve the health and well-being of the community, including school children, by enabling and encouraging more walkability and alternative transportation options. Focuses on the program include adapting the built environment as well as attitude shifts in local areas around schools that improve the safety and reduce air pollution in the vicinity of the school.
Coordinated School Health Experiences and Best Practices Room 130
Katie Venvertloh, Chestnut Health Systems
Attendees will be able to describe strategies and hear experiences that can be used for successful implementation of Coordinated School Health and School
Health Index.
Digital Trends with Illinois Youth Room 123
Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney General
This session presents findings from Cyber Survey 2.0, a survey that has provided insight into technology use and online behavior by Illinois’ youth
(grades 3-8th). The results of the survey share valuable lessons from Illinois’ youth in areas where they demonstrate positive digital choices as well as areas where they need assistance in making healthy decisions and understanding the consequences of their actions online.
Drug Trends Among Youth Room 125
Brittanie McMullen, BJC School Outreach and Youth Development
This presentation will discuss common trends with youth and drugs by looking at statistics as well as frequent conversations I’ve encountered in the classroom.
Ending the Silence Room 128
Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy, Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI Southwestern
Illinois
50 min video presentation designed for high school students, led by a team including a young adult living in recovery from mental illness, and family member’s experiences.
Giving A Tweet to Reverse the Childhood Obesity Trend Room 125
Camille Smith, RD, LD, BJC School Outreach and Youth Development
While efforts are being made to decrease the prevalence of childhood obesity at the federal, state and city level, the implementation often happens at the school, community, and family level. School staff members will be encouraged to consider creative strategies to make an impact on the childhood obesity trend in their school community.
Healthy Adolescent Relationships Room 26
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Demonstrates how to work with young people in describing and recognizing healthy and unhealthy relationships and provides guidelines on how to support youth and the current youth-friendly resources that exist.
Life Without a Roof Room 121
Angela Valdes, Churches on the Streets Co-Founder
Angela will share what homelessness in the St. Louis-Metro East area looks like and practical ways that you can help be a solution to this growing population.
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Shaping County Health Priorities Room 24
Amy J. Yeager, MPH; Lisa Modrusic, MS., Madison County Health
Department
This session will be conducted in an open-ended focus group format. This session is an opportunity for you to lend your voice to discussing progress on current Madison County Health Priorities and giving input and information to help identify future health priorities.
Parents and Teachers As Allies Room 128
Jessica Gruneich, Donna Reedy, Jennifer Gerlach, NAMI Southwestern
Illinois
A 50 minute in service mental health presentation for current and future school personnel, early warning signs, how to support students, and how to effectively partner with families, and finally how to connect students to service early.
Reporting Communicable Diseases: Is it Just a Cough? Room 19
Help Stop the Spread of Illness
Patty Gabel, RN, Madison County & Becci Weirich, RN, Madison County
In this session we will discuss the importance of reporting illness to prevent transmission as well as how and when to report.
Sexual Rights of Youth in Illinois
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Room 26
This session identifies the legal rights youth have in accessing health care services and illustrates how to better serve and/or advocate for youth.
Substance Use and Our Madison County Youth Room 124
Donna Nahlik & Melanie Nagel from Chestnut Health Systems, Steve
Nonn, Madison County Coroner
Representative from Chestnut Health Systems will be joined by Madison
County Coroner Steve Nonn for a discussion of drug trends in Madison County.
Discussion topics will include: heroin use in the adult population; current drug trends among Madison County youth; and prevention efforts to combat alcohol and other drug use among youth.
The New Principal Endorsement in Illinois Room 28
Alison Reeves & Vicki Van Tuyle, Southern Illinois University in
Edwardsville
In this presentation, information will be provided about the new principal preparation legislation in Illinois in general, including recent changes in the law that open the program to school service personnel. Additionally the specifics of
SIUE’s new principal preparation program will be discussed.
The New Principal Endorsement in Illinois Room 28
Graduate School Personnel, McKendree University
In this presentation, information will be provided about the new principal preparation legislation in Illinois in general, including recent changes in the law that open the program to school service personnel. Additionally the specifics of
McKendree’s new principal preparation program will be discussed.
What’s New with Immunizations: Vaccine Updates for Room 19
Students and Faculty
Patty Gabel, RN, Madison County & Becci Weirich, RN, Madison County
In this session we will discuss updates with the school immunization code as well as the importance of determining immunity status to prevent the spread of infection.
When Online Behavior Deviates Room 123
Christine Feller, Illinois Attorney General
This session will cover the issues of sexting, cyberbullying, online enticement and privacy. Recent research, case examples as well as prevention and response to such incidents are discussed. Attendees will learn of various resources available from the Attorney General’s Office that promote positive social norms are reviewed.
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? Room 126
Tisha Glasper, Madison County Homeless Liaison
This presentation will increase awareness of issues facing children in our mobile society as related to the McKinney Vento Homeless Act. All districts are experiencing an increase in students who are living in non-traditional living arrangements. Strategies to use in the school setting to assist school faculty and staff will be discussed during this presentation.
Extended to the 2 nd day preceding the election for all jurisdictions at the 2014 General Election
October 20
November 2, 2014
Extended to the close of the polls on Election Day for all jurisdictions at the 2014 General Election
First day to apply: First day for mailing and delivery: Must be postmarked by midnight on: