The Iowa National Guard Services Branch, in partnership with the Military Child Education Coalition, is pleased to announce registration for the Supporting Children of the Guard and Reserves Institutes on April 28-29, 2010 is now open. This two-day training is for educators, counselors, administrators and those working with (or soon to be working with) military youth and teens. Attendees will receive valuable information on strategies for working with military youth and teens, as well as resources available to support these individuals during all stages of the deployment cycle. The resources provided to attendees are quite extensive and would be valuable in building a professional reference library on supporting those in the military community.
The training and resources are available at no cost to the attendee(s); however, transportation and lodging expenses will be the responsibility of the attendee(s). Further, one graduate credit is available for this training (at the expense of the attendee) through Texas A&M, with CEUs also available. The training will take place at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa.
Click here for the registration form. Please note registration is limited, so please sign-up as soon as possible to be guaranteed a spot. You may also register online by clicking the following link:
http://www.militarychild.org/education/guard-and-reserve-institutes/
Questions can be directed to Jeremy Vanwyk at (515) 252-4040 or jeremy.vanwyk@us.army.mil.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination
A short trailer for the 54-minute documentary video "2 Million Minutes" is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnSG6gg1vs&feature=player_embedded. There are approximately 2,000,000 minutes from 8th grade to graduation. How students spend their two million minutes (studying, playing sports, attending school, working, socializing, etc.) is examined in several high schools in China, India and the United States. This is an excellent resource for discussions with staff, community and the school board. The trailer is online. The full video is available for checkout from the Heartland professional library, #255787.
Referral Procedure Change at Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Effective last Friday, February 12, 2010, all new referrals to Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services will be placed on a waiting list for services. Click here to view the announcement.
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