?? March Puzzles ?? - Five each week - Starts February 26
LSO Scheduled Zoom Sessions Contact Bev Johns to sign up for sessions offering PD's: pres.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com For more information on the sessions and their links, go to the Zoom Meetings tab, under MORE... For more information on using Zoom, go to the Zoom Meetings tab, under MORE...
Thursday, February 25, 2021--4:30 p.m. Brenda Pearson from Texas has kindly invited us to attend her meeting where she will be making a Tangle Easter Egg.
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 6:00 pm Back by popular demand for Gamma Sigma Chapter in Virginia. Melinda Davis will do another session on Glamour on Zoom. All Illinois members who missed this great session will have another chance to join.
Monday, March 1, 2021—7:00 p.m. Learning To Do String Art by Mary Jane Sterling. Handout
Tuesday, March 2, 2021—5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The Council for Exceptional Children Chapter 99 presents Alpha Phi member, Melinda Burrows on: “Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder.” There is no charge except for those who want professional development credits but you must register by going to: cec99.org
Saturday, March 6, 2021—DuPage County Coordinating Council, 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 6, 2021—Cook County Coordinating Council with Pamela Ave Maria presiding, 12:00 noon
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 4:30 p.m. Beta Epsilon Meeting with 5:00 p.m. program. Beekeepers by Crandall Farms
Wednesday, March 10, 2021—7:00 p.m. Using Break Out Rooms on Zoom—Kim Malinowski, Alpha Delta Member
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7:15 pm Iota meeting open to all: You are cordially invited to attend a presentation by Barry Bradford. I Love PBJ: Finding Personal Power in Persistence, Balance and Joy. The “secret to success” is no secret – we already have all the knowledge we need to live the lives we desire. In “I Love PBJ,” I share how harmony, diversity and individual responsibility can transform our lives and the world. We can all make contributions far beyond even our own expectations. In this acclaimed motivational talk, Barry will show participants how to use knowledge, experience, personal motivation, and power to be agents of positive change. In this humorous, dynamic, and inspiring presentation, audience members learn to improve communication through relationship-building strategies while using problem-solving skills to increase productivity. This nationally acclaimed program will have participants laughing, interacting, thinking and motivated to live their best lives.
Saturday, March 13, 2021—Alpha Tau program open to all at 9:00 a.m. featuring Connie Briscoe with the court system on Drug Offenses. Corinne Briscoe from the Macoupin County Drug Court will present this interesting and informative program. The Macoupin County Drug Court is a unique program for high risk adult offenders who live in Macoupin County and are charged with serious offenses tied to their continued drug use. The program incorporates many aspects of the criminal justice system to encourage the participants to remain drug free and productive members of society, including risk/needs assessments, judicial interaction, intensive supervision, frequent drug testing, graduated use of sanctions and incentives, and treatment, including various rehabilitation services. It is an important program for our county, and the Drug Court Team, which consists of several individuals from various disciplines, would like more people in our communities to know and understand why the program is valuable.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021—6:00 p.m.—Chapter meeting with Gamma Phi followed at 7:00 p.m. with “A Zentangle Shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day”—open to all. Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Zentangle with Mary and Sue at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 4:00 p.m. Central time. Alpha Rho on “Everything You Want to Know About Teacher Retirement.” Open to all.
Thursday, March 18, 2021—7:00 p.m. Leadership Development Committee.
Friday, March 19, 2021, 7:00 p.m.—Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Author Chat with Kimberly Kode Sutton, the author of the book: Elizabeth Farrell and the History of Special Education. No cost and open to all. Contact, Dr. E. Paula Crowley at: epcrowl@ilstu.edu
Wednesday, March 24, 2021—4:00 p.m. Central time. Book Babes with Mu and Beta Epsilon. Featuring The Giver of Stars.
Thursday, March 25, 2021—7:00 p.m. Lisa Caputo Love, book author and member of Beta Alpha Chapter will present on: Building Better Teams: Reaching Your School Improvement Goals Using Teacher Leadership Looking to improve systems in your school or district? Frequently, school role hierarchies (or lack thereof) make it difficult to coordinate the actions needed for effective and efficient change. Come join me to review the roles of teacher leaders in your school, and reflect on the implementation science that can take your school teams to the next level. Whether you are an administrator looking to strengthen your schools' teams or a teacher leader, this session can help inform the actions you take to lead your school teams to success.
Monday, March 29, 2021—7:00 p.m. Making You Tube Videos from Powerpoint. Presented by Bev Johns.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 4:00 p.m. Beta Tau's March meeting with Sue Kaye, President We will have a short meeting before our speaker, Dr. Roxanne Owens, will do her presentation on the Titanic at 4:30 pm. Dr. Roxanne Owens will present: The Titanic: Mysteries, Myths, and Matters of Fact Join us as we explore the stories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. Could the collision with the iceberg have been avoided? Did men really dress as women to board lifeboats? Was there a cursed mummy on board? Delve Into these and many other questions.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021—7:00 p.m. “Edible Education” with Gamma Member and Curator of the Henry Ford Museum, Dr. Debra Reid.
Building Another Well!!
Nu Chapter Members are almost there toward another well. This will be our sixth well for Malawi!
March is Malawi Well Month. Send your contribution to Cathy Curtis.
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