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Barrington 220 offers supports for your students who struggle with reading, writing, attention, organization, and more! Do you have students who struggle with reading, writing, organization, staying on task, or communication? We have many resources available to support our students and to help meet IEP goals and IEP/504 accommodations. Here are a few of those resources... AT Point People The following people are a part of the AT Committee and we are here to answer basic questions for you regarding assistive technology: See the list of people in each building here  here .  If you would like to join the AT Committee, please e-mail Kelly Key! Anyone is welcome, but we are still looking for representatives from; Grove, Rose and Prairie. AT Toolboxes In each school, we have boxes or a cabinet filled with low tech tools to support your students. Items include visual timers, adapted paper and writing utensils, noise cancelling headphones and more! If you want to check out an item to try with

Barrington 220 has added a custom attendance program to the standard Infinite Campus attendance program, and the feature grows in popularity daily. The custom feature allows parents to report student absences via the Parent Portal 24/7. Parents enjoy the convenience of reporting absences at any hour of the day and they have the option to report absences for more than one day at a time. Many parents have already reported upcoming planned student absences for Winter Break. To access the feature, parents log in to the Parent Portal, select their student, answer a couple of questions, and enter the date(s) the student will be absent from school. The parent receives a confirmation email regarding the absence, and the school office receives the absence report for immediate processing, eliminating the need for parent phone calls. The custom program works best when parents, office, and teachers have processed attendance prior to the automated absence calls generated at 10:00 a.m. daily. Some p

Please join the Barrington 220 Tech Team in welcoming our newest member, Technology Support Specialist Justin Edge. Justin writes, "I have always loved technology and helping others, and I found Barrington 220 to be the perfect home to use my talents. I graduated from Illinois State University in 2010 with a degree in Graphic Design. Shortly after graduating I began working for Apple as a 'Genius' Technician. I then moved on to work in Lake Zurich School District as a member of their Apple Tech Support Team before landing here in Barrington 220." When Justin is not at work, he loves spending time with his wife and 7-month-old son�and hanging out with his close friends.

Art plays an important role for students as they design infographics, create presentations, and write blog posts. Teachers use artistic skills to design their flexible learning spaces, create project examples, and publish online newsletters and tweets. Two outstanding education resources to learn more about how to incorporate art in the classroom and improve your artistic skills are recommended here: 1. Tricia Fuglestad, an elementary art teacher, creates videos using iPad apps and green screens to help students create art and learn art concepts. She's a great twitter follow at @fuglefun and has a great  website that explains all of her techniques and ideas. 2. Cathy Hunt, an Apple Distinguished Educator, infuses technology regularly in her art classes. She's on twitter at @art_cathyhunt and has a great website . You can also check out an awesome episode from The Wired Educator Podcast, hosted by Kelly Croy (@WiredEducator).

Each year, the Illinois Computing Educators (@ice_il) host a conference in late-February to highlight advances and best practices in using technology in education. The four-day conference includes two days of half-day and full-day workshops and two days of hour-long introductory sessions and access to a large vendor showroom. The workshops are designed to introduce new ideas and tools while offering attendees the opportunity to explore and implement new practices and lessons. The sessions showcase examples of technology integration. Real-life teachers propose and lead most of the workshops and sessions at ICE. We have several teachers from Barrington 220 who proposed sessions at ICE and will present during the ICE Conference this year. The ICE Conference takes place at Pheasant Run, in St. Charles, IL from Tuesday, February 28 until Friday, March 3, 2017. This year, those interested in the ICE Conference can apply to attend by completing the ICE Conference 2017 Google Form: bit.ly/220I

This week is Hour of Code Week both nationally at here in Barrington 220! This week, each of our schools will give our students opportunities to learn how to code. Students learn to code the Dash Robot Swift Playgrounds : a free app for iPad for first-time coders with a complete set of Apple-designed Learn to Code lessons that make getting started fun and interactive. Swift Playgrounds : Learn to Code 1 & 2 Teacher Guide: a guide that provides lesson plans, evaluation rubrics, downloadable presentations, and more to help any teacher bring Swift Playgrounds into the classroom. Video Lessons for Swift Playgrounds on iTunes U : a great new course featuring helpful videos for anyone learning or teaching with Swift Playgrounds. Videos include classroom lesson instruction, puzzle overviews, and hints for making the most of the Learn to Code curriculum. App Development with Swift : a multi-touch book that presents students with the tools, techniques, and concepts needed to build iOS apps

This week, Google released the results of a study conducted by Evergreen Education Group regarding the impact of Google technologies in the classroom. During a sixteen-month period, over 100 educational leaders in six countries participated. The results of the study are relevant in Barrington 220 since our district uses many of Google�s apps, now collectively known as G Suite for Education. Among the findings of the study, researchers found that �when considered alone, technology equals nothing. Technology is a tool that can be used well, or it can be used poorly.� However, when technology is combined with the four key factors of Planning, Professional learning, Patience, and Support, it can help schools flourish (Watson & Pape, 2016). In addition, researchers noted a theme apparent here in Barrington 220: �When educators speak of their success, they rarely lead with technology. Instead they talk about personalization, student engagement, and the role of teachers�all of these suppo

You are invited to First Tuesday for Teachers at a few of Chicago�s Apple Stores, including the Deer Park location. Sessions are free and offered on the first Tuesday of each month, addressing a different topic each month that is useful in the classroom. December's topic is Storytelling in the Classroom with iMovie . Space is limited, please reserve your spot in advance: Deer Park: https://s.apple.com/dE0n1p5x9t Oakbrook: https://s.apple.com/dE0a8r9o2u Old Orchard: https://s.apple.com/dE0b9r0E0b Naperville's Main Place: https://s.apple.com/dE0b2T5G1O Lincoln Park: https://s.apple.com/dE4c5n4g0v (7:30am), https://s.apple.com/dE4l3p1x8Y (5pm)

Barrington 220 is proud to announce the availability of a multi-touch book in the iBooks Store that describes our district�s One to World program in detail. The book offers a concise history of Barrington 220�s One to World initiative that describes our journey through five lenses: visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ongoing professional learning, compelling evidence of success, and flexible learning environment. Visionary Leadership bit.ly/220book Barrington 220�s One to World initiative was inspired by the community and is supported by leaders at all levels�?from the Superintendent, to district directors, building principals, and classroom teachers. Innovative Learning and Teaching Personalized Growth is more than just Barrington 220�s thematic goal for 2015�17, the concept permeates the culture of the district in the classroom, in our instructional design, and in our innovative programs across all grade levels. Ongoing Professional Learning Professional learning