May 2020
Register here for free parent webinar brought to you by the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation and Cyber Safety Consulting. This session includes: -Ideas for talking with kids about screen time -Strategies for navigating when, where, and how screens are being used -Talking points to help parents make screen time decisions
Read MoreTeachers, principals and staff are invited to Chat with Nurse Pat tonight regarding wellness in COVID-19. This is an opportunity to share thoughts, feelings, experiences and concerns. Check News You Can Use e-newsletter for Zoom call info. Check News You Can Use e-newsletter for Zoom call info.
Read MoreHas the shelter in place order changed your summer plans? Are you looking for ideas for keeping your kids on a good routine once school is out? Join Dr. Nurse Pat Braun, CLEF’s school nurse and mental health specialist, as she shares practical ideas for how you can keep your kids healthy and happy during the summer months. Register here for this free webinar brought to you by the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation.
Read MoreJune 2020
Are you looking for tools and strategies to work with your child on mindfulness? Do you find yourself or your child losing patience? Would you like more harmony in your home? Stefanie Piatkiewicz of Mindful Practices will help parents navigate sheltering in place with children. Register here. Once registered, participants will receive the link to join the session.
Read MoreJoin us for a Virtual Celebration! It's our favorite event of the year, when we get a chance to honor hardworking Lutheran school educators and make teacher Dreams come true. While we are sad that we can't gather in person, we are looking forward to this fun virtual event. Now more than ever we want to recognize the extraordinary efforts of the teachers who worked so hard to continue meaningful insruction during these unprecedented times. Click here to register.…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the fourth and final session in the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation's free Parent Education Webinar Series! Tired of hitting the same road blocks with your kids over and over? Are you looking for new ways to problem solve challenges with kids? Dee Lanier, founder of Solve in Time, will take you through a series of steps that will help you to think differently about challenges presented to you and find new and creative ways to…
Read MoreAugust 2020
Be inspired as you join us for CLEF's annual Networking Conference. This year's theme is "Mission. Possible." We CAN do all things through Christ! Our keynote speaker will be Monique Chatman. Monique Chatman is a Google Certified Coach in the Talladega County school district. She spent 11 years in the classroom teaching 1st, 4th, and 6th grade before becoming a technology integration specialist in 2015. In 2017, she had the amazing opportunity to be part of the Dynamic Learning…
Read MoreOctober 2020
Integrating SEL with Basic Technology (5-12) Tuesday, October 20, 5-6:30 p.m. Presenter: Instructional Technology Coordinator and Instructional Coach Kara Victorsen (Two-Part Series) Part 1: This session will provide simple ways to check in on students and where they are emotionally. It will also provide teachers with a quick and easy assessment of developmental relationships they are excelling in and needing to work on. Kara Victorsen will include at least one basic SEL lesson provided to each teacher that can…
Read MoreIndependent Reading in the Midst of COVID (K-8) Thursday, October 22, 5-7 p.m. Presenter: Instructional Coach Kimberly Peterz Dent Independent reading is not just reading alone or silently. Independent reading time provides students the opportunity to practice what is learned in the reading block. This important time also allows the teacher to check in for student understanding or challenges. During this PD with Kim Peterz Dent, we will learn more about the intention and importance of Independent reading, and…
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