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Conversation Project Pilot
A Statewide Teacher Workforce Training
Initiative to Promote Student Mental Health.

Funded through Illinois’ Department of Human Services, This statewide pilot project offers workforce training for middle and high school social studies teachers, both practicing and preservice, to implement neuroscience-aligned classroom discussion techniques. 

This initiative is a collaboration between Teach Different and the Illinois Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities, with strategic involvement from Regional Offices of Education in high-need areas statewide.

Here's What You'll Do...

This program lasts up to four months and can be completed in as little as two months.  You will need to be available for two Zoom calls and a phone call for a total of 3 hours in order to complete the program.

Virtual Meetings

  • Orientation
  • Conversation Debrief
  • Lesson Planning

On Your Own

  • Plan and execute at least five different classroom conversations

Assessment

  • Report on five classroom conversation experiences in our online community
  • Engage with peers in the online community by reading and commenting on posts
  • Collect and submit teacher and student data and complete surveys
  • Interview with a project field researcher

This is for you if..

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