Google has recently launched a new website for Education, a "one-stop" shop of sorts. Check it out at http://www.google.com/edu/index.html. The website has lots of information that is applicable to education.
Google in Education for Primary and Secondary schools provides information on some of the programs for education that Google is involved in, such as the Google Doodle contests, the Google Science Fair and the Google Teacher Academy. Read more about these opportunities in Google’s new booklet available at http://goo.gl/UARHc.
Doodle 4 Google Competition
Google has also announced details for the Doodle 4 Google Competition. The competition invites K-12 students to express the theme--“If I could travel in time, I’d visit...”--as creatively as possible using Google’s logo as their canvas. This year’s winner, along with having his or her doodle featured on the Google homepage for a day, will take home a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. And as an added bonus, the winning Doodle will be featured on a special edition of Crayola’s 64 box!
All submissions must be postmarked by March 20, 2012 and received by March 23.
Check out www.google.com/doodle4google for more details about the Doodle 4 Google competition.
Friday, February 10, 2012
February Educator Connection Newsletter
Click here for the latest issue of the Educator Connection newsletter. It was e-mailed last week to all educators in the Heartland area and is intended to keep our educators better connected to our agency and to the many programs and services we offer to educators, students and families. If you have any comments or suggestions for articles you’d like to see, please e-mail them to the Heartland AEA Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Paraeducator Certification and Level II Summer Classes
Heartland AEA is an approved provider of the Paraeducator Generalist Certificate Program. Heartland will continue to offer the Paraeducator Program Online option for paraeducators currently employed in a Heartland area school. Building principals should contact their Heartland Regional Director to get a course set up for their district.
Upon successful completion of the Paraeducator Generalist Certification, paraeducators may receive Level II certification in an area of concentration. Click here for more information of Level II classes being offered this summer through Heartland AEA.
Upon successful completion of the Paraeducator Generalist Certification, paraeducators may receive Level II certification in an area of concentration. Click here for more information of Level II classes being offered this summer through Heartland AEA.
Reminder: ESL Endorsement to Be Offered Through Heartland/Drake Partnership
Heartland and Drake are excited to announce a new partnership to offer an ESL endorsement for area educators. The first of six classes will begin in July 2012 and will finish by the end of summer 2013. A cohort of 25 Heartland area teachers will be the first to have the opportunity to earn this endorsement.
Two informational sessions are scheduled for February 23 and March 5 for teachers to find out more about the program. Click here for more information about the sessions. If you have any questions, contact Sue Schirmer at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us or Stephaney Jones-Vo at sjonesvo@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Two informational sessions are scheduled for February 23 and March 5 for teachers to find out more about the program. Click here for more information about the sessions. If you have any questions, contact Sue Schirmer at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us or Stephaney Jones-Vo at sjonesvo@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Iowa State University to Start New Principal Preparation Cohort
Iowa State University’s Educational Administration Program invites teachers looking for their next leadership challenge to apply for the next Greater Des Moines cohort. Please share this announcement with a potential administrator!
Iowa State University is proud to prepare building leaders for the 21st century. Here are highlights of the PreLEAD program:
For further information, contact Dr. Jan Beatty, Educational Administration Clinical Professor at jan1@iastate.edu or (515) 720-7167.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
Iowa State University is proud to prepare building leaders for the 21st century. Here are highlights of the PreLEAD program:
- M. Ed. and/or PK-12 Principal/Supervisor or Special Education licensure
- 24-month program, 36 credits
- Outstanding faculty: researchers, practitioners and practicing administrators
- Standards-based curriculum grounded in practice and integrating theory and research
- Face-to-face, hybrid and online course delivery
- Face-to-face classes meet on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays fall and spring terms and during the day summer term at DMACC, Ankeny campus
For further information, contact Dr. Jan Beatty, Educational Administration Clinical Professor at jan1@iastate.edu or (515) 720-7167.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
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