It’s that time of year again when we ask that you fill out the AEA Customer Satisfaction survey. Next Monday, March 5 you and your staff will receive an email asking to complete the 2011-12 AEA Customer Satisfaction Survey. The Subject line of the email will read “Requested Action: AEA Customer Satisfaction Survey.” The survey will be available March 5 through April 6, 2012.
The survey provides us with your insight on how to improve our services to your school(s) and students. The more feedback we receive, the more comfortable we will feel making program decisions that benefit all schools in the Heartland area.
We will send a reminder in late March to insure that all district staff members have a chance to participate. Since the survey is anonymous, we have no way of knowing who has contributed and who has not. You are only asked to fill out the survey once. After you complete the survey, you may disregard the reminder notices.
Please remind all your staff to participate. We look forward to your input!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Superintendents: March 6 HAA Meeting
Download a PDF or Word Doc of the March Heartland Administrators Association meeting agenda. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6 in Room 13 A/B of the Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) and will begin at 9:00 a.m.
During the professional learning portion of our meeting on Tuesday we will have a guest speaker. Our topic is "Confronting Individuals who Undermine Learning." Peter Pashler from Ahlers & Cooney will address some of the legal issues encountered when dealing with teachers or administrators who have intensive needs. If you have not been participating in the learning portion of our meeting, you are welcome to attend during his presentation. He will start at around 9:30 a.m.
During the professional learning portion of our meeting on Tuesday we will have a guest speaker. Our topic is "Confronting Individuals who Undermine Learning." Peter Pashler from Ahlers & Cooney will address some of the legal issues encountered when dealing with teachers or administrators who have intensive needs. If you have not been participating in the learning portion of our meeting, you are welcome to attend during his presentation. He will start at around 9:30 a.m.
Reminder: I-ELDA Testing Materials
It’s time to order I-ELDA testing material, please see the information below for information on the new ordering process. Several things are new this year for the I-ELDA, click here for a document that summarizes those changes.
Plans are in the works for several workshop offerings this spring. They include sessions on ELL reading, math and sheltered instruction. More information will become available as these plans finalize.
Please feel free to contact us at any time with ESL concerns or questions.
Pat Latham (Regions 1, 2, 7 & 8)
(515) 993-4596, ext 11228
platham@aea11.k12.ia.us
Stephaney Jones-Vo (Regions 3, 5 & 6)
(515) 279-0405, ext 14680
sjonesvo@aea11.k12.ia.us
All information can be found on the I-ELDA website.
The ordering process has two steps:
*Do not place a separate order for each building in your district. Both the Order & Agreement and Bar Code Template must be submitted before your order can be processed!
Complete and Submit electronically to Teresa Angerman tangerman@nwaea.org.
*Both the Order & Agreement and Bar Code Template must be submitted before your order can be processed!
Plans are in the works for several workshop offerings this spring. They include sessions on ELL reading, math and sheltered instruction. More information will become available as these plans finalize.
Please feel free to contact us at any time with ESL concerns or questions.
Pat Latham (Regions 1, 2, 7 & 8)
(515) 993-4596, ext 11228
platham@aea11.k12.ia.us
Stephaney Jones-Vo (Regions 3, 5 & 6)
(515) 279-0405, ext 14680
sjonesvo@aea11.k12.ia.us
All information can be found on the I-ELDA website.
The ordering process has two steps:
- The Order and Agreement (New online form) is for your testing materials.
- The Bar Code Template- This is a spread sheet with information to order Bubble Answer Sheets for your students.
*Do not place a separate order for each building in your district. Both the Order & Agreement and Bar Code Template must be submitted before your order can be processed!
- Ordering I-ELDA materials has changed this year -- it is going to be done online in a Google Doc.
- Enter all information and double check it as this is going to be imported into all other documentation regarding your order.
- If you want a copy of your order and agreement for your records - print before you click on submit. This is also stated at the top of the form.
- You will need to have the results recipient information available at the time you place your order.
- DO NOT FORGET TO CLICK ON "SUBMIT!"
Complete and Submit electronically to Teresa Angerman tangerman@nwaea.org.
*Both the Order & Agreement and Bar Code Template must be submitted before your order can be processed!
- These will be filled in the same way they have been done in past years.
- The students' 10 digit state ID number must be included.
- Note: When specifying Public use a 0-zero and for Private use a 1-one.
- Teresa will respond letting you know when she receives your bar code file. (If you do not hear from her- it is your responsibility to follow up.)
Des Moines Public Schools to Hold Summer AP Institute
Des Moines Public Schools is pleased to announce that it will be holding the Summer Advanced Placement Institute. Advanced Placement and Pre-AP workshops for middle and high school teachers will be held July 30 through August 2, 2012 to provide information and strategies on supporting successful AP programs. College Board consultants will teach workshop sessions, and interested participants will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credit. For more information about the program and how to register, visit SummerAP.dmschools.org.
Celebrate April as the "Month of the Military Child"
The Iowa National Guard Youth and Teen Program (INGYTP) exists to provide military youth and teens with valuable opportunities for networking and skill development. April is the “Month of the Military Child" which recognizes the sacrifices and courage of military children. Help the INGYTP recognize the nearly 11,000 military youth throughout Iowa during April! Click here for information on recognition ideas and special training opportunities for educators. Click here for the INGYTP's book list of patriotic-themed books for children.
For more information, contact Jeremy Van Wyk, State Youth Coordinator, at jeremy.vanwyk@us.army.mil or (515) 252-4040.
For more information, contact Jeremy Van Wyk, State Youth Coordinator, at jeremy.vanwyk@us.army.mil or (515) 252-4040.
Using Instructional Rounds to Strengthen the Instructional Core
Are you interested in learning more about the power of Instructional Rounds? Plan now to attend a workshop featuring Dr. Richard Elmore, Harvard University, on April 19, 2012 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Johnston. The workshop will be most beneficial for educators who are interested in beginning Instructional Rounds in their district or educators who are using Instructional Rounds in their district without a trained facilitator.
Participants will be asked to read Round and Round (Hough; City, Teitel, Elmore, Fiarman), found on the SAI website. Workshop content will be based on the book, Instructional Rounds in Education, by City, Elmore, Teitel and Fiarman. Reading this book in advance will help make the day more meaningful, but is not a prerequisite for participation.
Register at http://www.sai-iowa.org/reghtml/
Participants will be asked to read Round and Round (Hough; City, Teitel, Elmore, Fiarman), found on the SAI website. Workshop content will be based on the book, Instructional Rounds in Education, by City, Elmore, Teitel and Fiarman. Reading this book in advance will help make the day more meaningful, but is not a prerequisite for participation.
Register at http://www.sai-iowa.org/reghtml/
g²-Global Generation Project-Based Learning Workshop
Muscatine Community Schools in conjunction with College Community and High Tech High will host a project-based learning (PBL) on June 21-22, 2012. Participants will learn to identify characteristics of effective projects, formulate action plans for development of projects and implement structures for PBL success. Click here for more information.
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