Please pass on the below listed opportunities and events to your school counselors. Items with the asterisk (*) are eligible to be packaged for one LR or grad credit for Counselor Connection 2012-13. Participants need to register and attend 15 hours of workshops designated and complete reflections (form provided) for each. Contact Sue Schirmer at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us for any questions about these school counselor opportunities. Register through the Heartland AEA Professional Development Catalog.
*Preparing for a DE Site Visit
If your District is scheduled for a DE Site visit this year or next, come to find out best practices to be prepared. Join Sue Schirmer and Beth Happe as they walk through the requirements for review of the School Counseling and At-Risk programs.
September 5, 2012
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m
Activity Number: CN005292111301
*IHAPI/Financial Literacy Workshops
Join Tracy Havener for a look at changes and updates to I Have a Plan Iowa. Then come back in the afternoon for a Career Counseling workshop!
Beginner
October 1, 2012
8:30-11:30 a.m.
Activity Number: CN004692111301
October 3, 2012
8:30-11:30 a.m.
Activity Number: CN004692111302
Advanced
October 2, 2012
8:30-11:30 a.m.
Activity Number: CN004792111301
October 4, 2012
8:30-11:30 a.m.
Activity Number: CN004792111302
*Career Counseling
Why is career counseling important, what should it look like and how can we as counselors make it happen? These questions and more will be discussed at these workshops.
October 1, 2012
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Activity Number: CN004892111301
October 2, 2012
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Activity Number: CN004892111302
*ASCA Model 3.0
The new and updated ASCA National Model is out! This one-day workshop is designed to highlight the changes in the 3rd edition of the ASCA National Model as well as some of the lessons learned and ideas for transforming your school counseling program. Bring your team and administrator to this engaging, active workshop.
October 8, 2012
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Activity Number: CN006392111301
School Counseling Program Refinement
K-12 School Counseling programs in the state of Iowa are required to be articulated and sequential. They are also required to be comprehensive in scope, preventive in design, developmental in nature, driven by data and integral to the school district's curricula and instructional program. This course is designed to assist teams of school counselors to analyze their current programming, determine gaps and create plans to fill those gaps.
October 9, 2012 & January 10, 2013
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m
Activity Number: CN005392111301
*Counseling Needs of Special Populations
Counselors know that each student has different needs, but for those populations especially at risk, how do we ensure their social-emotional needs are on par with their academic needs? Join us as we explore this issue together with several community collaborators. Student populations specifically targeted in this one-day session include ELL, TAG, At-Risk, Low SES and Special Education.
January 22, 2013
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m
Activity Number: CN006492111301
*Bullying 101
Bullying and Harassment tend to be some of the current buzzwords in schools. What is truly in the legislation, what is considered bullying and harassment, how do you recognize and identify true bullying situations and what do you do about it? All of this will be covered in this one-day session.
February 14, 2013
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m
Activity Number: CN006592111301
*Mental Health Needs in School
Experts estimate that over 40% of students in schools experience mental health issues. What are these issues and how can we support.
March 8, 2013
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m
Activity Number: CN006692111301
Other dates to keep on your calendar!
Risky Business – October 15, 2012
ISCA State Conference – November 4-6, 2012
Governor’s Bully Prevention Summit – November 27, 2012 (https://preventbullying.iowa.gov)
Friday, August 31, 2012
The Best of Both Worlds: Iowa PowerSchool/SchoolReach Webinars
SchoolReach is an Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) approved vendor and wants to help your school. The best of both worlds come together as SchoolReach, the nation's best notification system, is now embedded in PowerSchool, the nation's best student information system. With PowerSchool, there are no tricky redirects and you'll get instant full detailed results for every message and every contact.
Benefits include following:
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:30-11:00 a.m. CDT
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:30-11:00 a.m. CDT
Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®/iPad®/Android™ smartphone or tablet
Benefits include following:
- Create and save custom content lists
- No file exports, uploads or transfers
- Manage parent portal and contact changes...all without ever leaving the PowerSchool interface
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:30-11:00 a.m. CDT
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:30-11:00 a.m. CDT
Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®/iPad®/Android™ smartphone or tablet
RosettaStone Licensing through the IEC
RosettaStone is continuing their partnership with the IEC for a third year offering you the opportunity to continue or create language learning in your school with Rosetta Stone Version 3 Classroom Online Software.
World Language Initiatives
World Language Initiatives
- Flip the classroom
- Provide a resource to your existing teachers
- Fill a gap or a void if you have lost a teacher or are in the process of trying to find one
- New alignment to the WIDA PRIME standards at http://prime.wceruw.org/instructionalMaterials/index.aspx (scroll down to K-12 resources, look for Rosetta Stone Version 3 English)
- Continue language learning outside of time with teachers
- Ongoing skill assessment
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