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In this issue...
- Ebooks in college libraries
- Reading and relationships
- Teacher Librarian standards online learning
- AEA Scout updates
- Voting and elections ebooks
- Animals DVDs, K-3
- Iowa posters and bookmarks
- Professional reading for TLs
- Social media and ethics, Nov. 5
The Nov. 2019 Iowa AEA System Update for Superintendents includes information about AEA Scout, TLC fund balances, the new AEA Purchasing Marketplace, teacher librarian collaborations, legislative advocacy event, and meeting the requirements of recent mental health legislation.
Get your teams registered for additional learning opportunities in Standards-Based Learning with Tom Schimmer and Tammy Heflbower. These two dynamos return in December and February to take participants into a deep dive into SBL Belief System and Implementation Considerations and Learning Targets, Scales & Rubrics.
Tom Schimmer
Strand of SBL Framework: Belief System and Implementation Considerations
Dec. 3, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration link: http://bit.ly/33XkM8S
Tammy Heflebower, Ed.D.
Strand of SBL Framework: Learning Targets, Scales & Rubrics
Feb. 27, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration link: http://bit.ly/2pd2GAT
If critical thinking, creativity, flexibility and adaptability, collaboration, complex communication and productivity and accountability are some of the knowledge, skills and dispositions you desire for your students, then you would benefit from a way to design Universal Constructs into curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Using Universal Constructs to Design for Future-Ready Success
Dec. 5, 2019 and Jan. 13, 2020
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Heartland AEA, Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA
- Introduction to Universal Constructs and learning progressions
- Connect the Universal Constructs to current district and state initiatives
- Determine the instructional strategies that will be used to elicit student understanding of the Constructs
- Modify lessons and/or assessments to incorporate the Universal Constructs
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2W9k4CT
The Iowa Council of Administrators of Special Education (iCASE) is presenting three great learning opportunities for administrators who are looking for more information about special education issues. The iCASE Webinar Series will be held from Nov. - April and provides information about school finance, advocacy, legal issues, mediation and more. View the series information here and register at this link: http://bit.ly/31XuoPp.
As a part of the Heartland AEA Instructional Technology consultants’ planned year of professional learning webinars, networking, coaching and collaboration, you won’t want to miss the Nov. 7 webinars, Communicating Student Learning and Guiding Informed Action with Jennifer Williams, Ed.D., and Monica Burns, Ed.D.
Register for the webinars at this link: http://bit.ly/35Xc8sO
Wait! There’s Smore: Check out the Instructional Technology newsletter to see upcoming offerings, view past trainings and make plans for the school year!
Save the Date! Heart of Innovation, June 10, 2020
Featuring John Spencer, former middle school teacher and current college professor and the author of books centered on creativity, student-centered learning and innovation.
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
Attention superintendents, we would like you or a designee to complete this brief survey by Nov. 1. We are attempting to gather data from all of the districts in our service area to see what data points are collected and measured during your school improvement process. The survey should only take you about five minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!
Nov. 5, 2019
Regular meeting
Heartland AEA, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA
Rooms 107A/B
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Agenda includes:
Director Ryan Wise from the Iowa Department of Education and a Legislative Education Panel:
- Margaret Buckton, Iowa School Finance Information Services
- Matt Eide, Iowa’s AEAs
- Phil Jeneray, Iowa Association of School Boards
- Tom Lane, Iowa’s AEAs
- Kate Walton, Iowa’s AEAs
- Dave Wilkerson, School Administrators of Iowa
Smart speakers such Echo Dot, Google Home, Alexa, Cortans and Siri were developed for personal home use. Some teachers are interested in bringing them into the classroom, which creates a new set of privacy issues that should be planned for and discussed. This AIME News article written by a copyright attorney provides one perspective and a host of questions. Thanks to Susan Schrader, Heartland AEA Director of Resources and Library Services, for providing this information to district and AEA staff. You can find articles like this one in Susan’s Library and Digital Resources e-newsletter. Subscribe and share it with colleagues. There's lots of good info here!
The Department of Education is now requiring all emailed requests to transfer a student in the MyTeachingStrategies GOLD system be password protected. This change in procedure is intended to protect the student's personal information when requesting a transfer. Please use the Iowa Transfer Form for any future transfer requests. The DE will NOT accept any requests for transfer that are not password protected.
