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2026 ROE8 Summer Institute
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Monday, June 8
 

10:00am CDT

Chair Yoga
LIMITED
Monday June 8, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
This is not your usual yoga class. Your mind, spirit, and body will leave refreshed and with tools that will help you to cope with today's stress and busy lifestyles.
Speakers
PK

Patricia Kessinger

Yoga Instructor, Living Energy Inc.
Patricia Kessinger is the owner and creator of Living Energy Inc., a total person concept of Mind, Spirit, and Body. She is an experienced personal trainer and fitness coach who has dedicated over twenty years to teaching health, wellness, and fitness across multiple states. As a... Read More →
Monday June 8, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
  SEL

11:00am CDT

Chair Yoga
LIMITED
Monday June 8, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
This is not your usual yoga class. Your mind, spirit, and body will leave refreshed and with tools that will help you to cope with today's stress and busy lifestyles.
Speakers
PK

Patricia Kessinger

Yoga Instructor, Living Energy Inc.
Patricia Kessinger is the owner and creator of Living Energy Inc., a total person concept of Mind, Spirit, and Body. She is an experienced personal trainer and fitness coach who has dedicated over twenty years to teaching health, wellness, and fitness across multiple states. As a... Read More →
Monday June 8, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
  SEL

12:50pm CDT

Needle Felting
LIMITED
Monday June 8, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Need a brain break? Want to learn how to take a bit of fluff and make a cool doodad, ornament, or funky thing for your desk? Needle felting is an easy, low risk creative way to have some fun and make something. Give it a try!


Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Ramey

Dorothy Ramey

Art Teacher, Stockton CUSD#206
Art Teacher - Stockton CUSD #206
Monday June 8, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
  SEL
 
Tuesday, June 9
 

10:00am CDT

Unleash Your Creativity: Tools to Inspire Learning (Creativity Room)
LIMITED
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Step into the Creativity Room and explore practical digital tools to spark innovation in your classroom. Learn how to use platforms like Canva and Google Vids to design engaging visuals, interactive content, and dynamic lessons. Discover ways your students can use these tools to create projects, share ideas, and express their learning creatively.

Spend time exploring and creating with these tools, and walk away with ideas and strategies to spark student creativity, enhance your teaching, and make learning more fun and impactful for everyone.

* Same session, repeated multiple times. 
Speakers
NA

Nichole Ambrosia

Instructional Coach, ROE 8
In my 15+ years of teaching experience in a variety of settings—public, private, and international schools—I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse group of amazing students and teachers. I’ve worked as an elementary teacher and am currently serving as an instructional... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
  Technology

11:00am CDT

Unleash Your Creativity: Tools to Inspire Learning (Creativity Room)
LIMITED
Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Step into the Creativity Room and explore practical digital tools to spark innovation in your classroom. Learn how to use platforms like Canva and Google Vids to design engaging visuals, interactive content, and dynamic lessons. Discover ways your students can use these tools to create projects, share ideas, and express their learning creatively.  Spend time exploring and creating with these tools, and walk away with ideas and strategies to spark student creativity, enhance your teaching, and make learning more fun and impactful for everyone.

* Same session, repeated multiple times. 
Speakers
NA

Nichole Ambrosia

Instructional Coach, ROE 8
In my 15+ years of teaching experience in a variety of settings—public, private, and international schools—I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse group of amazing students and teachers. I’ve worked as an elementary teacher and am currently serving as an instructional... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
  Technology
  • global Y

12:50pm CDT

Unleash Your Creativity: Tools to Inspire Learning (Creativity Room)
LIMITED
Tuesday June 9, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Step into the Creativity Room and explore practical digital tools to spark innovation in your classroom. Learn how to use platforms like Canva and Google Vids to design engaging visuals, interactive content, and dynamic lessons. Discover ways your students can use these tools to create projects, share ideas, and express their learning creatively.  Spend time exploring and creating with these tools, and walk away with ideas and strategies to spark student creativity, enhance your teaching, and make learning more fun and impactful for everyone.

* Same session, repeated multiple times. 
Speakers
NA

Nichole Ambrosia

Instructional Coach, ROE 8
In my 15+ years of teaching experience in a variety of settings—public, private, and international schools—I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse group of amazing students and teachers. I’ve worked as an elementary teacher and am currently serving as an instructional... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
  Technology
 
Wednesday, June 10
 

10:00am CDT

From “Why Try?” to “I Can”: Re-Engaging Students
LIMITED
Wednesday June 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Students who shut down, avoid challenges, or rely heavily on adults are often labeled as unmotivated, but research tells a different story. This session explores learned helplessness and how it shows up in today’s classrooms. Educators will learn how character-based education can restore student agency, perseverance, and engagement without blaming students or lowering expectations. Participants will leave with practical language shifts and classroom strategies that help students move from disengagement to confidence and ownership of learning.  
Speakers
avatar for Grace Heimerdinger-Baake

Grace Heimerdinger-Baake

SEL + Family Education and Engagement Specialist, Regional Office of Education #47
Grace Heimerdinger-Baake is the SEL & Family Education and Engagement Specialist for the Regional Office of Education #47. She brings more than 13 years of experience as an educator, crisis counselor, and advocate supporting children, families, and communities. Grace specializes in... Read More →
Wednesday June 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
201A
  Engagement

11:00am CDT

Literacy Strategies to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners
LIMITED
Wednesday June 10, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
Participants will engage in hands-on activities, such as orthographic mapping with manipulatives, writing ideas, and other multi-sensory activities to strengthen literacy. 
Speakers
avatar for Tracy Schoeny

Tracy Schoeny

special education teacher, Lena Winslow Elementary
I am a special education teacher and just completed my fourth year in special education.  For 21 years, I taught in the classroom as a teacher and substitute teaching in kindergarten, second, and third grades.
avatar for Lisa Schmidt

Lisa Schmidt

3rd Grade Teacher, Freeport School District
I'm a 3rd grade teacher at Empire Elementary. This is my 7th year teaching. I finally decided what to do when I got old(er). This is my second career. I was in banking for over 20 years and ended as an IT Specialist, so I'm not afraid of technology. I've taught 4th, 1st and now 3... Read More →
Wednesday June 10, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
201A
  Engagement

12:50pm CDT

Using School-Wide Breakout Kits to Build Positive School Culture
LIMITED
Wednesday June 10, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will highlight how one school has implemented school-wide breakout kits to create engaging experiences that promote teamwork, problem solving, and positive school culture. The presenter will share real examples of breakout activities used with students and explain how these events were organized, facilitated, and connected to relationship building across the school. Participants will gain practical ideas for implementing breakout challenges in their own buildings to increase student engagement, encourage collaboration, and create memorable shared experiences that strengthen school community.
Speakers
avatar for Lynn Kalnins

Lynn Kalnins

Principal, Ogle County Educational Cooperative/Chana Education Center
Lynn Kalnins is the Principal of Chana Education Center, a therapeutic alternative school serving students with significant social-emotional and behavioral needs. She works closely with regional districts through the Ogle County Educational Cooperative to support specialized programming... Read More →
Wednesday June 10, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT
201A
  Engagement
  • global Y
 
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