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Earn 6 hours of instructor CE credit in this 6-hour virtual Instructor Advancement Training on Zoom.

This program is open to ALL real estate instructors and instructor candidates, and is IDFPR-approved to provide credit for instructor license renewal and/or Pre-License/CE Instructor candidate training.

We have a fantastic lineup of speakers who will get you prepared and excited about teaching in 2021.

Virtual Instructor Advancement Training – June 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Illinois REALTORS® Member Rate: $49.00  |  Non-member Rate: $59.00

Schedule

9:00 a.m.  – 10:00 a.m.

RELA  Updates and Hot Topics on the Legal Hotline

Speakers: Illinois REALTORS® General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Services Betsy Urbance and Legal Hotline Attorney Anneliese Fierstos

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Diversity in the Classroom

  • How to engage students of different ethnicities
  • Taking a culturally responsive approach to teaching
  • Incorporate diversity in lesson plans/case studies
  • Promote inclusion/diversity – recognize cultural differences in classroom materials and while interacting with students.

Speaker: Nate Johnson, President and Director of Agent Development of Real Estate Solutions at Redkey Realty Leaders in St. Louis

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Break

11:40 a.m. – 11: 50 a.m.

Diversity in the Classroom, continued

11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Lunch Break (20 minutes)

12:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Technology: Best Practices

Best techniques and practices for online presenting that includes an update on platforms and how to build rapport with your audience.

  • Update of technology platforms
  • Zoom updates – beta for presenting slide decks as backgrounds
  • Best practices for online presenting
  • Polling and gaming
  • How to do hybrid training effectively

Speaker: Craig Grant, CEO of RETI.us, the Real Estate Industry’s Online Home for Technology Education

1:40 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Break

1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Technology Summit, continued

2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

IDFPR Agency Update

A valuable session on Agency updates from the Division of Real Estate followed by Licensing & Education Updates and Q & A.

Speakers: Laurie Murphy, Director, Real Estate Division, IDFPR and Jeremy Reed, Chief of Licensing and Education, Real Estate Division, IDFPR