The November 2013 AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online updates are now available. For real time updates, follow AEA PD Online on Twitter @aeapdonline or download our app at http://myapp.is/aeapdonline.
AEA PD Online
• Moodle Updates: Introducing the "Awesome" Bar
• Tool of the Month: Are you "Kahoot"-ing?
• Upcoming Courses
• AEA PD Online: Live!
• External Partners
AEA K-12 Online
• Accessing AEA K-12 Online's Moodle Hosting Services and E-curriculum
Friday, November 15, 2013
ICLC Reimbursement Form Now Available
If your district had participants attend the Iowa Culture and Language Conference and Pre-conference November 11-13, please complete the attached claim form and return it via the Heartland AEA van mail by November 29, 2013 to the following:
Pat Latham, ESL Consultant
Heartland AEA Adel Office
Van Route # 1.13
Pat Latham, ESL Consultant
Heartland AEA Adel Office
Van Route # 1.13
Tell Us Your Good News!
We know that our staff have great partnerships with families, educators and partner organizations that ultimately improve the learning outcomes and well-being of central Iowa's children and youth. We need to get the word out about these great things so that the work of the AEAs does not go unrecognized. Any piece of good news would be much appreciated! Click here for a form to let us know about the celebrations we could share!
Thanksgiving Holiday Office & Van Delivery Schedule
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, all Heartland AEA offices will be closed on November 28 and 29. Our van delivery schedule will be as follows:
• Regular delivery Nov. 25-26
• No delivery Nov. 27-29
Additionally, there will be no Administrator Connection update on November 29.
• Regular delivery Nov. 25-26
• No delivery Nov. 27-29
Additionally, there will be no Administrator Connection update on November 29.
E-Rate Training and Updates
Pam Jacobs, Iowa E-rate Coordinator, will hold a virtual E-rate training for completion of Form 470 for the 2014-15 school/funding year on Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00-3:30 p.m. To participate, go to http://iowa.adobeconnect.com/e-rate/ and select “enter as a guest.”
The USAC Board has determined that the Form 471 "window" for 2014-15 school/funding year will open no sooner than January 8, 2014. The window closing/deadline has not yet been established but will likely be sometime in mid to late March. One reason for the uncertainty of dates is that there will be a new version of Form 471 and that form must be tested in the online system before the window opens.
Dates for the Form 471 training will be posted in December (first Form 471 training session likely to take place the week of January 13). Because of the new Form 471, it is recommended that newcomers and seasoned veterans participate in one of the trainings.
The USAC Board has determined that the Form 471 "window" for 2014-15 school/funding year will open no sooner than January 8, 2014. The window closing/deadline has not yet been established but will likely be sometime in mid to late March. One reason for the uncertainty of dates is that there will be a new version of Form 471 and that form must be tested in the online system before the window opens.
Dates for the Form 471 training will be posted in December (first Form 471 training session likely to take place the week of January 13). Because of the new Form 471, it is recommended that newcomers and seasoned veterans participate in one of the trainings.
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women Announces the 30th Annual Write Women Back Into History Essay Contest
The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Education and the State Historical Society of Iowa, invite Iowa’s youth to gain a deeper and more relevant appreciation of women’s roles in history and celebrate March as Women’s History Month by participating in the Write Women Back Into History Essay Contest.
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage and Commitment.” Though women have always made significant contributions to these fields, historically those contributions have not been recognized as publicly as those of men. Here is a chance for Iowa’s youth to change that and learn more about women in these fields.
The contest is open to students in grades 6–9. Winning essayists will be awarded prizes and recognized at a special ceremony at the State Capitol during Women’s History Month, and each finalist will receive a certificate signed by the governor. They also will be introduced in the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives. All winners will receive some cash prize, names will be released to the press and a special effort will be made to inform media outlets in the students’ communities of their honors.
The best essay on Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will receive book prizes and cash prizes as well.
The deadline for entries is January 24, 2014. Guidelines and entry forms can be found at http://www.women.iowa.gov/about_women/womens_history/essay_contest.html. Contact Sanjita Shrestha at ICSW for more information at (515) 281-4219, (800) 558-4427 or women@iowa.gov.
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage and Commitment.” Though women have always made significant contributions to these fields, historically those contributions have not been recognized as publicly as those of men. Here is a chance for Iowa’s youth to change that and learn more about women in these fields.
The contest is open to students in grades 6–9. Winning essayists will be awarded prizes and recognized at a special ceremony at the State Capitol during Women’s History Month, and each finalist will receive a certificate signed by the governor. They also will be introduced in the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives. All winners will receive some cash prize, names will be released to the press and a special effort will be made to inform media outlets in the students’ communities of their honors.
The best essay on Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will receive book prizes and cash prizes as well.
The deadline for entries is January 24, 2014. Guidelines and entry forms can be found at http://www.women.iowa.gov/about_women/womens_history/essay_contest.html. Contact Sanjita Shrestha at ICSW for more information at (515) 281-4219, (800) 558-4427 or women@iowa.gov.
November 2013 Iowa Board of Educational Examiners News Update
Click here to find the November 2013 News Update from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. The BoEE produces this quarterly newsletter for Iowa educators and it is being passed on for your information.
Iowa Children's Museum Field Trips
The Iowa Children's Museum in Coralville has updated their schedule to include K-6th grade field trip packages to match the Iowa Core standards. Click here for their field trip offerings.
UNI Iowa's Geological Resources Workshop for Teachers
Click here for a copy of the Iowa's Geological Resources Workshop for Teachers brochure. Please distribute this electronic copy of the brochure to middle and high school earth, environmental or geological science. This course begins with an online component in the spring to prepare teachers for a hands-on-workshop (July 13-15, 2014) where they will be visiting various geological sites and preparing curricular materials.
Flyer for Iowa ASCD’s 4th/5th Grade Teacher Conference
Click here
for a flyer that can be shared with fourth- and fifth-grade teachers to
attend the Iowa ASCD’s Teacher Conference on December 4, 2013. With
four teacher registrations, the principal comes free.
Around the World Schools Need to Respond to the Disaster in the Philippines
This message was sent to Dr. Vincent from the Dept. of Psychology at UCLA.
Schools need to respond because news of a disaster anywhere in the world can have an impact on their students, families, school staff, and communities.
Reaction to the news of the disaster may stem from having relatives and friends who have been directly affected or because the media images they experience trigger feelings of empathy, anxiety, fear.
Whenever there is a major disaster, schools can mobilize to provide support to those affected directly and indirectly by the event.
For example:
• For those at school who have relatives in the impacted country, schools can consider providing appropriate opportunities to share what they know about the situation, what concerns they have, how they might address those concerns (e.g., up-to-date information, ways their families/communities are reaching out to find/support friends and relatives, what plans are underway for recovery).
• For those at school who have strong emotional reactions to the news reports (e.g., are anxious that such a disaster might occur in their community), schools can mobilize those facets of their emergency aftermath plans to provide appropriate supports.
• To help with disaster relief, schools can follow the lead of and connect with those organizing such relief (e.g., the Red Cross, UNICEF, Doctors without Borders, etc. – see How to help: Organizations offering relief to Typhoon Haiyan survivors – http://www.cnbc.com/id/101189935).
• Schools can also tie the responses into their efforts to promote social-emotional learning, character building, etc.
• And, as always, schools should review school crisis plans and encourage families to involve their children in understanding what to do if there is a disaster, where to get help, etc.
For more resources related to crisis response and trauma, see our quick find topic page http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/p2107_01.htm
Schools need to respond because news of a disaster anywhere in the world can have an impact on their students, families, school staff, and communities.
Reaction to the news of the disaster may stem from having relatives and friends who have been directly affected or because the media images they experience trigger feelings of empathy, anxiety, fear.
Whenever there is a major disaster, schools can mobilize to provide support to those affected directly and indirectly by the event.
For example:
• For those at school who have relatives in the impacted country, schools can consider providing appropriate opportunities to share what they know about the situation, what concerns they have, how they might address those concerns (e.g., up-to-date information, ways their families/communities are reaching out to find/support friends and relatives, what plans are underway for recovery).
• For those at school who have strong emotional reactions to the news reports (e.g., are anxious that such a disaster might occur in their community), schools can mobilize those facets of their emergency aftermath plans to provide appropriate supports.
• To help with disaster relief, schools can follow the lead of and connect with those organizing such relief (e.g., the Red Cross, UNICEF, Doctors without Borders, etc. – see How to help: Organizations offering relief to Typhoon Haiyan survivors – http://www.cnbc.com/id/101189935).
• Schools can also tie the responses into their efforts to promote social-emotional learning, character building, etc.
• And, as always, schools should review school crisis plans and encourage families to involve their children in understanding what to do if there is a disaster, where to get help, etc.
For more resources related to crisis response and trauma, see our quick find topic page http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/p2107_01.htm
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