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New Trier Township Institute 2025
Together for Tomorrow: Empowering Our Students to Thrive
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Friday, February 14
 

1:15pm CST

D05 | 🧒 What Keeps Them Engaged? Attention & Learning Design in Early Childhood
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
What keeps young children engaged, and how can we design learning experiences that truly capture their attention? In this dynamic panel discussion, early childhood educators and leaders will share insights on creating environments that leverage the strengths, interests, and natural abilities of preschool and kindergarteners. Using an asset-based approach, the panel will explore strategies for fostering attention and deep engagement through play, movement, and inquiry.

Participants will learn about the latest research on attention development in early childhood and hear real-world examples of how educators create classrooms that support individualized focus. The discussion will also cover practical ways to design learning environments that reduce distractions, encourage self-regulation, and harness each child’s strengths to enhance learning outcomes.

You will walk away from this interactive session with fresh ideas and strategies to build inclusive, strengths-based classrooms that keep young learners engaged and thriving.
Speakers
avatar for Carly Andrews

Carly Andrews

Executive Director, The Alliance for Early Childhood
Carly Andrews has spent her career supporting children’s developmental journeys from preschool through high school. For the last five years, Carly has served as Head of School at Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette, Illinois. Prior to Baker, she served as Head of School at Willowwind... Read More →
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D06 | 🌐 Multilingual Learners Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process. New Trier EL teachers are welcome to attend.
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JO
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D07 | 📖 Reading Specialists Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process. New Trier Reading Specialists are welcome to attend.
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AS
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D08 | 💻 Technology Integration Specialists Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process. New Trier Tech Integration Specialists are welcome to attend.
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Jacqui Pritchard

Instructional Technology Manager at New Trier High School for 14 years.
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D09 | 🗺️ World / Modern Language: K-4 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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KJ

Kelly Jackson

Principal, WJHS/HMS
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D10 | 🏀 PE / Kinetic Wellness: PK-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Main Gym
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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AB
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Main Gym
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D11 | 🗺️ World / Modern Language: 5-12 Job Alike - How to make the most out of your language teaching; Exploring Common Ground
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
The publication, Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom by Florencia G. Henshaw and Maris D. Hawkins, has quickly become nationally acknowledged by academics and professional organizations as a preeminent resource regarding best practices in second language instruction. During this session, participants will focus on a few key concepts from Common Ground - including acquisition, structured input, and communication.  Using these ideas, participants will experiment with making small adjustments to activities and lessons that are already a part of their curriculum in order to transform them into richer and more communicative learning opportunities.
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FD
LP
JW
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D12 | 🗺️ World / Modern Language: 5-12 Job Alike - Incorporating Thinking Routines to Create a Community of Language Learners
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking. This session will showcase the importance and benefits of using thinking routines in world language instruction. It will include research, examples from Harvard’s Project Zero toolkits and examples from language classrooms. Additionally, participants will explore how to use thinking routines to foster a community of language learners, boost student engagement, increase language proficiency, and develop cultural competence.
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SC

Sara Chao

Chinese Language Teacher, New Trier High School
AS
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D13 | 🗺️ World / Modern Language: 5-12 Job Alike - Popping Culture
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
This session will explore the concept of windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors to foster cultural competency and “light the path ahead.” It will equip participants with tools that inspire joyful and meaningful cultural experiences with authentic resources. Additionally, this session will highlight restorative practices in order to build community, empathy and self-awareness.
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SG
SM
TP
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D14 | 🎨 Art: PK-5 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D15 | 🎨 Art: 6-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W415
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AL
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W415
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1:15pm CST

D16 | 🎺 Band: K-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W118
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MT
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W118
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D17 | 🎤 Choir: K-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W215
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AB
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W215
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D18 | 🎻 Orchestra: K-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W120
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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MN
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W120
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D19 | 🎶 General Music: K-12 Job Alike - Cultural Considerations in Music
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W204
This session will explore respectful practices when integrating music from a culture that is not your own, or that you are less familiar with. We will dive into cultural considerations and practical applications that can be used with any age group or setting (general music/choral/instrumental), in order to celebrate diverse musical cultures and to avoid causing harm or hurt.
Speakers
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Jana Kitamura Martin

General and Choral Music, Highcrest Middle School
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W204
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1:15pm CST

D20 | 🎭 Theatre: K-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W023
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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HK
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W023
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1:15pm CST

D21 | 📚 Library / Media Specialists: K-4 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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MK
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D22 | 📚 Library / Media Specialists: 5-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W250G
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EI
PS
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W250G
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D23 | 🏫 Special Education: 6-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W321
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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SC
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W321
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1:15pm CST

D24 | 🧠 School Psychologists Network & Collaboration
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Township psychologists will work together around system development to improve communication and consistency of practices.  This will increase understanding and collaboration across schools.  The ultimate goal of our time together is to align key components of practice and paperwork and increase transferability of plans from one building/district to the next.  More consistent and cohesive practices amongst psychologists in the township will positively impact the experience for students and families.
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HK
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D25 | 👥 Social Workers SEL Exchange
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
In this session, social workers and/or others involved in the intervention planning process from across the township will share information about their school and district's practices for providing SEL support through the MTSS structure. We will discuss the following questions: What tier 1 programs and practices are used?  How do you use data to inform decision making? What do tier 2 and tier 3 SEL support look like in your school? What is your process for identifying students for social work services? How are you tracking progress for services?

Leave this session with strengthened relationships for collaboration across the schools, ideas for new resources, reinforcement of best practices, and a better understanding of the practices in neighboring districts.
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HH
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D26 | 💪 OT Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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TL

Tanya Long-Ducree

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D27 | ✏️ PT Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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NM
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D28 | 🩺 Nurse Team Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
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BJ
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D29 | 🗣️ Speech & Language Pathologist: K-5 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join job alike peers to engage in enriching discussions about teaching and learning. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D30 | 🗣️ Speech & Language Pathologist: 6-12 Job Alike - Speech Language Services at New Trier
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Please join the New Trier Speech-Language Pathologists in discussing how we diagnose and deliver services at the high school level. SLI eligibility, related service decisions and our diagnostic processes will be shared for a variety of learners. We will show how we use the ISBE severity matrix to make intervention and dismissal decisions.
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RR
JR
JS
KL
VM
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D31 | 🔬 Township Established Group: Middle School Science 6-9
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process.
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AH

Amy Holaday

Glencoe District 35
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D32 | 📙 Township Established Group: Middle School English 6-9
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process.
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CC
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D33 | 📙 English: Grades 10-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W323
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EZ
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W323
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D34 | 🌎 Township Established Group: Middle School Social Studies 6-9
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process.
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JS
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D35 | 🧮 Township Established Group: Middle School Math 6-9
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process.
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PD

Patrick Dawson

Winnetka Public Schools District 36
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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D36 | ⚙️ PLTW & Technology Education 6-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W032
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JB
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W032
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1:15pm CST

D37 | 🏠 Family Consumer Sciences: 6-12 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W032
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JB
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
W032
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D38 | 🎓 Assistant Principals: AP Connect
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
This 75 minute session will provide Assistant and/or Associate Principals from middle/junior and high schools an opportunity to engage in dialogue about the unique aspects of our roles. An emphasis will be to understand the nuances of social-emotional learning, connection and belonging, as well as further understanding the the graduating class team model at New Trier. The intent is to provide the ability to gain a knowledge of initiatives across districts and identify potential areas for collaboration and alignment. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue, collaboration, and networking to enhance connections.
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SS
TS
SW
DP
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D39 | 🎓 Township Principal: K-5 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Join your Township principal peers to engage in enriching discussions about building leadership. This session provides a space to celebrate successes in practice, while also collaborating to problem-solve challenges. Leave with new insights and actionable ideas to enhance your work!
Speakers
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Kelly Zonghetti

Glencoe District 35
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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1:15pm CST

D40 | 🎓 Township Principal: 6-9 Job Alike
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Collaborate with your established Township Articulation group to continue the work you have in process. Additional New Trier Principals are welcome to attend.
Speakers
RM

Ryan Mollet

Principal, Central School
Friday February 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
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