Willowbrook students participate in Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference

On March 16, 13 Willowbrook students who are enrolled in the school’s Preschool Teaching Internship class or are student assistants with the Little Warrior Preschool program attended and volunteered at the ASCD and ILASCD Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference in Schaumburg.

According to https://illinoisascd.org/about/about-il-ascd, IL ASCD is an “organization interested in issues, trends and research that relate to learning, teaching and leading. (The group) offers leadership institutes, workshops and programs that focus on the quality of teaching and learning.”

During the conference, students worked with Willowbrook alumna Andrea Zulawksi (class of 2019) and her mother, Nancy Zulawski, a retired School District 45 teacher. They learned about developing curriculum, differentiated instruction, play-based learning, child-centered activities, combining music and movement and social-emotional health of children and teachers. Willowbrook Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Stephanie Ennis helped coordinate this learning experience.