- Go to http://camp69.eventbrite.com

- Click the orange “Attend” box for a session you want to attend.

- On the next page, click on the orange “Enter promotional code” (right under Ticket Information).

- Enter promotional code (for non-D69 staff, it is campd69guest) and click “Apply.”

- On the next page, click on the green “Register” box.

- Type in your information under “Your Information.”  Use your work email address.

- You will receive a confirmation email shortly.

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Next Generation Science Standards to be released by April 12th.

Click here for more information

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Click the following attachment links for materials from District 69’s IASB/IASBO/IASA Rising Star Presentation.

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ISBE Rising Star Power Point

IIRC Guide for School Board Members

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Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics have already been released and adopted.  District 69 is implementing Math CCS fully in 2012-2013.  Science is up next!  Check out: www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards to read all about them!

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Check out www.pdkintl.org/poll to read the report.  Scroll down to "Download a FREE copy of the full report on the 2012 PDK/Gallup Poll.

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Check out this great commencement speech from Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who spoke at the ASCD convention last week!

Click here to read the article.

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American Dervish is the story of a 12 year old Pakistani boy who is trying to navigate becoming a teenager and how his family's strong Pakistani culture plays into that journey.  Becoming part of the American culture while still maintaining cultural values is a journey that many of our District 69 students are going through.  (March, 2012)

April's read is Collaborative School Improvement: Eight Practices for District-School Partnerships to Transform Learning (Kaufman, Dolci Grimm & Miller, Harvard Education Press)

Click here to check out the cover!

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A clip of Professional Learning Community experts talking about what "collaborative culture" means.

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