Professional Development

Professional Presentations, Workshops, Events, Programs & Themes

Professional Presentations

Getting Jazzed! Promoting Positive Thinking in an Educational Setting. National Council of Testing Administrators (NCTE) Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2004.
From Sea to Shining Sea: Reflections of Local War Veterans Teaching, Learning & Technology Fair, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL. 2004.
Eighth Grade Parent Night, Jersey Community High School, Spring 2010-2012.
Going Digital: Successfully Implementing a One-to-One Conversion. Jersey County Business Association Member Presentation, August 2013.
A REAL Revolution in the Principalship: A Faith Community Workshop. 2014.
It’s Who We Are; It’s What We Do: Strategic Planning with Jersey 100 Stakeholders, Spring 2014.
New Superintendents’ Conference: The First Year. August 2014.
Getting to the Heart of Character. Jerseyville Rotary Club, February 2015.
Communicating with ALL Stakeholders: Do It Right, Do It Well – a Presentation for Leaders. Illinois State Board of Education, 2016.
What Does it Mean to Be a Panther? Coaches Meeting Expectations. July 2015.
Bleed Blue: Increasing Participation in OUR Panther Athletic Club, September 2015.
Jersey 100 Tax Levy Presentation for Jersey 100 Board of Education, December 2013-2016.
Leadership 101: Changing the Community Story. Jersey County Business Association.

Educator Workshops

When you believe…anything is possible. Building Culture at JCHS. School Improvement Workshop. Jersey Community High School, Jerseyville, IL.
Technology for Community Workshop. Carrollton High School, Carrollton, IL.
Inspiration and Kidspiration: Creating Graphic Organizers - Training for Teachers. Carrollton High School, Carrollton, IL.
Aligning Curricula to State Standards. Workshop for Teachers, Carrollton High School, Carrollton, IL, 2002
Curriculum Development: Create and Align to the Standards. Regional Office of Education NO. 40. June, 2011.
Data Driven Decisions for Principals: Planning for the Future. January 2010.
Performance Strategies and Essentials Elements for Testing Success. Jersey Community High School Junior PSAE Workshop, February 2010.
Becoming Innovative in the Classroom: A Technology Workshop for Professional Educators. North Greene High School, White Hall, IL.
Building a 9-12 Curriculum: Incorporating Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Researching and Technology. Jersey Community High School, Jerseyville, IL.
Getting down to the core: incorporating the common core standards into k-12 curricula. ROE No. 40. Jerseyville Community High School.

School Events

1st Annual Patriotic Program for OUR Community Veterans. Jersey Community High School.
Get Your Spirit On – A Talent Spectacular! East Elementary 1st Annual Talent Show. East Elementary.

Curricular/Intervention Programs

Reading Rebel: Rejoice! There’s Hope for You Yet: A Literacy Methodology Program for Educators, Regional Office of Education No. 40, Carlinville, IL.
Panther Time! Jersey Community High School. Jerseyville, IL.
Revving Up for Reading: A Reading Intervention Program for Struggling Students. Jerseyville East Elementary, Jerseyville, IL.
RETRO Readers Club. A Literacy Program to Encourage and Inspire the Inner Reader in Students. Jerseyville East Elementary. Jerseyville, IL.
Be Awesome. A Character Education Program for Intermediate Students. Jerseyville East Elementary, Jerseyville, IL.

Community Engagement and Marketing Themes