The Heartland AEA Parent & Educator Connection (PEC) Coordinators together with Des Moines Public School professionals have organized two fall workshops to benefit families and educators of 7-12th grade students who are served on an individualized education plan (IEP). Below is information on the two upcoming workshops.
ASPIRE Transition Times Workshop
October 1, 2013
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Ames AEA Office
ASPIRE is a parent-led support group for parents, educators and professionals who have or work with children who have special needs. Click here for more information for our co-sponsored Transition Times workshop that feature a panel of persons with disabilities who will share their success stories and what helped them along the way.
Transition Times Workshop
October 3, 2013
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Johnston REC
Click here for more information on the Transition Times Workshop on October 3, 2013. A panel of experts will describe job-seeking skills. Discover how to build on your child’s/student’s current skills. Join us for an interesting discussion with time for questions.
Rob
Mancabelli is a speaker and author in the field of educational
technology. He’s the co–author of the book Personal Learning Networks:
Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, a medal winner
for Education Book of the Year. A dynamic and engaging speaker, Rob
describes in vivid detail how technology is dramatically changing the
way teachers and students learn in the 21st Century, and he outlines
specific ways educators can make these changes happen in their schools.
Rob
has fifteen years of experience working in schools, working as a
teacher before accepting roles as a Chief Technology Officer. He sits on
the Educational Advisory Boards of Dell Computer and Acer Corporation,
and he is a columnist for leading education publications. Rob is also an
education entrepreneur, and he has earned an MBA in innovation and
global leadership from MIT.
Heartland AEA will host Rob for three speaking engagements on October 1, 2013. See below for information on each session.
Superintendent Presentation
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston REC, Rooms 13A & B
Audience: Superintendents only
No registration required.
Presenter
Rob Mancabelli will present during the Heartland Administrators’
Association (HAA) meeting. He will share information about the
partnership between Heartland AEA and BrightBytes to collect and analyze
information about how technology is being used to impact teaching and
learning in districts.
Globally Connected Classroom
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston REC, Rooms 13A & B
Audience:
Principals, technology coordinators, district administrators and
curriculum directors. It will be a great opportunity for superintendents
or principals to bring in school teams.
Activity Number: AD014992111401
Presenter
Rob Mancabelli will share ideas on how to create globally connected
classrooms, implement powerful project-based curricula and introduce
students to tools and technologies with transformative potential.
Overview of the Globally Connected Classroom
Time: 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Location Change: Eastview School Cafeteria (1600 North Avenue, Norwalk)
Audience: Superintendents and their school board members.
Activity Number: AD015047971401
Presenter
Rob Mancabelli will share information about the role of school board
members and impacting teaching and learning in districts.
Technology leaders from schools in the Heartland AEA area are invited to participate in a technology personal learning network. These opportunities are to network with other technology integrationists from other districts and learn about new resources. The Technology PLN sharing site can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/heartland-technology-plc/
These sessions will be held the afternoons of our TICs (Technology Infusion Collaborative) on the following dates:
October 3, 2013
November 14, 2013
January 30, 2014
February 18, 2014
April 17, 2014
If you are interested in attending or if you have someone who you feel might be interested in attending, please contact Denise Krefting at dkrefting@heartlandaea.org.
The AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online September blog updates are now available. For real time updates, follow AEA PD Online on Twitter @aeapdonline or on your mobile device by accessing the app at myapp.is/aeapdonline.
It is time to register for the Iowa Culture and Language Conference. This year's conference will be held November 11-13, 2013 at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. For more information about the conference and to register go to:
http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/iowa_culture__language_conference/
Heartland Title III funds will support attendance by reimbursing your district for registration and substitute pay for the pre-conference and/or conference. Your district will also be reimbursed a total of $100 as a travel stipend.
Participants should register following your district's policy. After the conference, your district will submit one claim form for registration, sub pay and the travel stipend. Title III will reimburse directly to the district, not individuals. The claim forms will be made available in the Administrator Connection at the conclusion of the conference.
We encourage teams of classroom teachers, administrators and ESL teachers to attend.
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) have selected Tom Lane to be its legislative liaison. Lane is the 2012-13 Superintendent of the Year selected by peers through the School Administrators of Iowa. He recently retired after 10 years as superintendent at Carlisle Community School District, where he also served as elementary principal.
Lane began his education career as a social studies teacher and has also been a counselor, coach and secondary principal. A graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in counselor education, Lane earned his administrative certification, specialist’s degree and doctorate in education leadership from Drake University.
“I’ve always valued the work of Iowa’s Area Education Agencies and had a passion for kids with special needs,” Lane said. “I am focused on building advocates for the AEAs at the grassroots level.”
Education is definitely a family business. His wife, Kathy, retired after a career as a first grade teacher. Son, Mark, is an elementary principal in Urbandale and son, Kelly, is an elementary PE teacher in Colorado Springs, CO. Daughter, Darcy, is legal counsel for the Board of Educational Examiners.
“I live 15 minutes from the Capitol, and I’ve always believed that talking and working with legislators was part of my responsibility to my colleagues,” Lane said. “As I considered other opportunities for work, I ultimately chose this work because it’s a great match for my passion and beliefs. I can’t imagine any better way to continue being involved in education.”
Dr. Norman Borlaug arguably did more to alleviate world hunger than anyone in history. To help celebrate his legacy, Iowa’s leaders have proclaimed October 16 as Dr. Norman Borlaug – World Food Prize Day. The World Food Prize Foundation has organized a series of events throughout the state for a week-long celebration and has coordinated with the AEAs to distribute a poster to promote awareness of Dr. Borlaug and global food security issues. A poster, accompanied by a letter from Gov. Branstad, will be delivered to each school via van delivery in the next two weeks.
On September 18, the Iowa Department of Education launched a public opinion survey of Iowans regarding the Next Generation Science Standards. The survey is part of a broader state effort to seek input on the new science standards, which represent a multi-state effort to develop a common set of learning expectations for students in kindergarten through high school.
The standards are internationally benchmarked and identify science and engineering practices and content with a focus on preparing K-12 students to go to college or to enter the workforce. To read the Next Generation Science Standards, visit http://www.nextgenscience.org/.
The survey will be open through Friday, October 11. To participate, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JBQM56P.
For more information about the Next Generation Science Standards Task Force, visit http://www.educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2951&Itemid=5238.
