Lake County Institute Day 2025 Grade PK-5/K-12 PE/Nurses: Full Schedule

9:20am CST

Thrive in a Connected World LIMITED

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

Common Sense Media education equips students with essential digital literacy skills, promoting safe, responsible, and informed use of technology. It helps young people navigate online spaces, understand privacy, recognize misinformation, and avoid cyberbullying. By fostering critical thinking, media literacy, and digital citizenship, it prepares students for the challenges of the digital world, ensuring they can make smart, ethical choices in a rapidly evolving online environment.

Speakers

Mike Butler

Instructional Coach, Antioch CCSD 34

I am in my 3rd year as an instructional coach at Oakland Elementary in Lake Villa, Illinois. This is my 24th year working in public education, I have taught 4th grade, 5th grade, and technology in Virginia and Illinois. I have also supported classrooms as an Instructional Technology... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 9:20am - 10:05am CST
Room C322 1600 Eagle Way, Lake Villa, IL

Instruction

10:10am CST

Beginning to Build your Thinking Classroom in K-5 Mathematics FILLING

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

Room C322

This presentation explores Peter Liljedahl's 14 practices for creating a "Thinking Classroom" in K-5 mathematics, emphasizing how to foster student engagement, critical thinking, and collaboration. Attendees will learn strategies such as using rich tasks, non-permanent vertical surfaces, random grouping, and promoting active problem-solving. The session will provide practical insights into starting the transformation, highlighting how these practices shift the focus from teacher-led instruction to student-driven learning, encouraging deeper understanding and ownership of mathematical concepts.

Speakers