In one room, 28 presentations will be offered simultaneously over a one-hour and 30-minute period. Each presentation repeats twice, allowing Conference attendees to take part in three different presentations of 30 minutes each. The event will be held Saturday, November 23 from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. at the Sheraton Grand Chicago hotel.
The Carousel of Panels will include the following topics and presenting districts and organizations:
- School Construction: Transforming Your District — Robbins Schwartz
- Enhancing Instructional Skills in PLCs — Calumet Public SD 132
- Need a System for Gifted Placement Appeals? We’ve Got One — Oak Grove SD 68/Green Oaks
- Restorative Practices: A Road for Successful Implementation — Woodland CCSD 50
- Transforming Community Resources for Student Success — NIU STEAM, Northern Illinois University
- Individualized Plans Promoting Equity, Advocacy, and Growth — Unity Point SD 140
- Collaborate, Communicate, Innovate — Waukegan CUSD 60
- Bringing the Standards to Life: Facilitated Dialogue — University of Northern Iowa
- Creating Conditions to Leverage Collective Efficacy — Community High School District 99
- Socio-Political and Historical Foundations of Race — Black Educational Advocacy Coalition of Illinois (BEAC)
- Get Out and Lead! Building a Balanced Climate and Culture — Manteno CUSD 5
- Transform Your Library: Tech Tools to Make it Thrive — Oak Lawn CHSD 229
- There’s No Place Like Home — Calumet Public SD 132
- Hot Topics in Labor and Employment for Illinois Schools — Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper Gilbert & DiNolfo, Ltd. and Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd.
- Fiscally Responsible Selection of Curricular Resources — Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
- Virtual Coaching for Teachers and Administrators — Consortium for Educational Change and McKendree University
- How Can 4-H Help Your School Reach Your Goals? — University of Illinois Extension and Blue Ridge CUSD 18
- There’s No Crying in PD — Central CUSD 301
- From a Fighting Board to a Fixing Board — Creve Coeur SD 76
- Future Ready: Growing Teacher Leaders — Concordia University and Lake Villa CCSD 41
- Our Journey Towards Trauma-Informed Schools — Calumet Public SD 132
- Understanding the Evidence-Based Funding Model — Eastern Illinois University
- Increasing the Engagement of Culturally Diverse Families — Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
- University and Schools Connect for Student Success — NIU STEAM, Northern Illinois University and Center for P-20 Engagement
- Facility Planning to Optimize Community Engagement — Hononegah CHSD 207
- From Insight to Intervention: Leading with Data — Forecast5 Analytics and Flossmoor SD 161
- Mock Suspension Hearing — Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.
- Developing Trauma-Responsive Rural Schools and Communities — Consortium for Educational Change and McKendree University
2019 Joint Annual Conference registration and housing is available online. A full list of all Conference panels, activities, and other related events will be included in the Conference Preview posted on the IASB website in September.