The Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid) would like to announce an exciting new online financial literacy platform that will complement current curriculum. Iowa College Aid has partnered with EverFi, Inc., the industry leader in web-based financial literacy programs, to bring financial education to every high school in Iowa. The Iowa Financial Literacy Program is the latest enhancement to the statewide community web portal, www.IHaveAPlanIowa.gov.
The EverFi program is an award-winning 3D learning platform that teaches students over 600 core concepts of financial literacy. The six-hour, performance-based course is both interactive and engaging to students and aligns with the Iowa Core. The program allows students to work at their own speed while teachers have the ability to track their progress on an individual basis. The curriculum, which is best suited for students in the 11th or 12th grade, is a great capstone for a comprehensive K-12 program in financial literacy as outlined in the essential concepts and skills in Iowa Core. Although participation is voluntary, we urge you to take full advantage of this resource in your school.
Iowa College Aid and EverFi will be hosting four training webinars on February 8th, 9th, and 10th to demonstrate how teachers can begin using the Iowa Financial Literacy Program in the classroom. Register for one of the webinars by going to the following website:
http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=266
For more information, please contact Iowa College Aid at (877) 272-4456 or visit their financial literacy information page.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Save the Date: Principals Center Summer Institute & SAI Annual Conference
Principals Center Summer Institute: June 22-23
Lynn Erickson (back by popular demand) will be the speaker for the 2011 Principals Center Summer Institute which will be held June 22-23 at the West Des Moines Sheraton. The focus for the institute will be to discuss the principal's role in understanding and providing leadership for deep learning. Participants will also refine their Individual Administrator Professional Development Plans. Dr. Erickson will be joined on the second day with the 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Sarah Brown Wessling.
Registration is $170 (which includes meals) and can be done at http://www.sai-iowa.org/ilapcreg/. For more information, click here.
SAI Annual Conference: August 3-4
SAI’s Annual Conference will be held August 3-4, 2011 with a pre-conference on August 2. The pre-conference is intended for school administrators with teams of teachers and will focus on thinking to deeper levels, developing guiding questions and designing units of instruction for deep learning. More information about the conference and pre-conference will come later this spring.
Lynn Erickson (back by popular demand) will be the speaker for the 2011 Principals Center Summer Institute which will be held June 22-23 at the West Des Moines Sheraton. The focus for the institute will be to discuss the principal's role in understanding and providing leadership for deep learning. Participants will also refine their Individual Administrator Professional Development Plans. Dr. Erickson will be joined on the second day with the 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Sarah Brown Wessling.
Registration is $170 (which includes meals) and can be done at http://www.sai-iowa.org/ilapcreg/. For more information, click here.
SAI Annual Conference: August 3-4
SAI’s Annual Conference will be held August 3-4, 2011 with a pre-conference on August 2. The pre-conference is intended for school administrators with teams of teachers and will focus on thinking to deeper levels, developing guiding questions and designing units of instruction for deep learning. More information about the conference and pre-conference will come later this spring.
Urbandale Schools to host Summer Seminar for Area Administrators
The Urbandale Community School District will host the Langford Four-Day Quality Learning Seminar from June 13-16, 2011 in the Media Center at Urbandale High School. This intensive seminar will introduce you to Quality Learning principles, history, tools and applications to learning. Gain the vision, purpose and direction for quality implementation in your organization. For more information, click here to download a brochure for the event or visit the following website: http://www.langfordlearning.com/events/2011-urbandale-iowa-4-day-quality-learning-seminar/
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