2025 Summer Symposium

More than ever, especially in the wake of Illinois new Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards, educators need practical strategies for enacting culturally responsive pedagogy in their classrooms.This presentation by Dr. Eric Junco offers a compelling call to action for educators to embrace transformative teaching practices that address systemic inequalities and foster critical thinking. It highlights the importance of creating an inclusive curriculum that reflects the diversity of student experiences, thereby promoting equity and challenging the status quo. The presentation outlines 8 practical archetypal stances for enacting for implementing social justice pedagogy, including adopting roles like the Counselor, Curriculum Developer, and Activist to empower students and encourage active participation in creating a fair society.  

This presentation will provide and educate users on a number of different data tools using Google Sheets and Google Forms. We will look at behavioral data collection tools including Antecedent Behavior Consequence Data, partial interval data, and duration data to both take data and analyze data. These tools will give visual outputs which will allow folks to quickly and easily share data with others.

Understanding who we are and how we can best take care of ourselves through self-care is one of the best ways to support our human and prepare our best selves for those we serve. In this session you'll realize practical strategies for the four types of self-care, and discuss resilience strategies and activities that contribute to developing a strong foundation for healing.

In the "Healing through Self-Compassion" session, participants will reflect on their current self-care practices, align them with various dimensions of self-care, and identify any gaps. They will then select from suggested activities to fill these gaps, leading to the creation of a personalized self-care goal. This process encourages a holistic approach to wellness, promoting self-compassion and a deeper commitment to personal well-being through enriched self-care practices.