Our Mission
To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.
Our Goals
- Increase learning growth for students
- Decrease the gap in achievement
- Increase annual graduation rates
- Increase gateways to post-secondary success
We're making room for some new titles so we are having a book giveaway at Heartland AEA this summer! PK-12 educators can choose from over 2,000 gently used professional and PK-12 books … for FREE! The dates are June 17-18, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Heartland AEA, 6500 Corporate Drive in Johnston. So come see us and pick up some awesome books for your classroom.
Our Kids Summer Institute
15th annual event for ALL educators who support English Learner students
June 18-19, 2019
FFA Enrichment Center
1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy., Ankeny, IA
Registration: Our Kids Summer Institute 2019 (Course #180032)
Participants will receive a book from keynote speaker Diane Staehr Fenner titled, “Advocating for English Learners: A Guide for Educators”.
PK-12 educators will have the opportunity to network with other educational professionals, discover new strategies for working with English Language Learners (EL) in Iowa and meet national and local experts to enrich practices for increasing EL achievement.
Conference topics include:
- Unlocking ELs potential to enhance academic success
- Preventing long-term English Learners
- Supporting strategies for English Learners in core content learning
- Approaches to address English Learner students at the Pre-K Level
- Distinguishing typical language development from special education needs
- Enhancing EL success using data through the MTSS/PLC process
For more information on learning topics and keynote presenters, visit 15th Annual Our Kids Conference Presenters and Topics.
International author and educational leadership expert Myron Dueck will help participants explore the implementation considerations in a standards-based learning, including grading and reporting system. Items that will be discussed include, but are not limited to: zeroes, homework, multiple and varied forms of assessment opportunities (retakes), and professional learning.
Standards-based Learning, Including Grading and Reporting - Implementation Considerations
June 11, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FFA Enrichment Center 1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy, Ankeny, IA
Registration
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2IQBD5Q with Course #180024
Registration fee $40
No credit activity
Target Audience
Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, District Office Staff
About the Instructor
Myron Dueck is SD67 District Vice-Principal for Communicating Student Learning in British Columbia. Over the past 22 years, he has worked as an educator in both Canada and New Zealand in subjects ranging from grades 4 to 12. Myron has developed a number of grading, assessment and reporting systems that give students a greater opportunity to show what they understand, as well as play a significant role in the reporting of their learning. He has also been a part of district groups, school committees and governmental bodies that have further broadened his access to innovative ideas. Through sharing his stories, tools and first-hand experiences with public, charter and international school educators around the world, Myron’s presentations have diverged to include global education trends and broader socio-economic realities that impact learning. Find Myron’s best-selling book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies that Motivate Kids and Help Them Learn, and his other projects at www.ascd.org.
