Fall 2026 Updates

⭐ NEW EVENTS

Cognitive Coaching, Adaptive Schools and Advanced Adaptive Schools are all open!

Fall NVCI Classes are open!

Be on the lookout for NSSEO's January Institute Day Registration which opens November 2nd!

How to Register for Professional Learning

NSSEO has moved to a new professional learning platform called KickUp, which will provide you with a user-friendly way to register for professional development events throughout the year and to track your professional learning hours. We are phasing out learning stream. As of June 1st all registration links will be through kick up.

You can simply click on the district link below to begin creating your account. Please note: you will need to use your district email address for your account creation and log-in. After the initial setup, you can always visit pulse.kickup.co to access your PD information.

Community Consolidated School District 15

Community Consolidated School District 21

Prospect Heights School District 23

Arlington Heights School District 25

River Trails School District 26

Mount Prospect School District 57

Community Consolidated School District 59

Township High School District 211

Township High School District 214

Outside/All District Link

Here is a quick guide to orient you to the basic actions you might take in KickUp, including information about how to contact KickUp’s technical support team if you run into any issues with utilizing the technology. And here is a 5-minute screencast to show you more specifically what this looks like.

If you need additional support please contact:

Katie Krafton

847 463 8133

kkrafton@nsseo.org

September 15th-16th, 2026 - NVCI Initial

September 16th, 2026 - NVCI Refresher

September 17th, 2026 - Creating Trauma Informed Classrooms

November 4th-5th, 2026 - NVCI Initial

November 5th, 2026 - NVCI Refresher

November 10th, 2026 - Restorative Practices

October 13th - Kirk School

November 5th - Miner School

November 12th - Miner School

December 17th - Timber Ridge

January 19th - Kirk School

February 4th - Miner School

March 8th - Timber Ridge

April 27th - Kirk School

May 6th - Miner School

Are you a reader and looking for your next professional book to read? Come check out our NSSEO Professional Learning Library. Click the image to see what is available. It is located at NSSEO Central Office, but if you want something sent to your school, contact Katie Krafton, kkrafton@nsseo.org, for assistance!

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New episodes are up now!

Effective professional learning strives to improve educator practice, thereby increasing student achievement. Professional learning rooted in research and reflective of progressive educational practices enhances the effectiveness of educators.