Curriculum Network: Jason Glass to Speak at December 7 Meeting

Director Jason Glass will join us at the curriculum network meeting on December 7. He will discuss the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, the Teacher Leadership and Compensation Task Force Report and the upcoming legislative priorities with curriculum directors. The meeting will be held in Rooms 13 A and B of the Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) and will begin at 8:30 a.m. The agenda can be accessed here.

Reminder: EdInsight Cube Training Available, Dec. 11

EdInsight Cube training is limited to participants who have already been trained on EdInsight "canned reports." In this session we will learn how to use the analysis studio or "cube" reporting tools in EdInsight. This part of EdInsight is more complicated to use than the basic reports but has more powerful capabilities. It is helpful but not required to have some background in data analysis, including experience with Excel Pivot Tables or SPSS.

Date: December 11, 2012
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA, Johnston REC, Computer lab
Instructors: Mike Szymczuk and Connor Hood
Maximum: 15
Note: This class has limited to participants who have already been trained in EdInsight "canned reports."

Space is limited so please register early. Click here to register or register through the Heartland AEA Professional Development Catalog and put activity number AS005592111302 in the correct field.

Concussion: Return to Learn Webinar, Dec. 4

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is currently working with a federal grant for Traumatic Brain Injury. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Brain Injuries and partners at the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education have put together a series of free webinars for teachers, school staff, school coaches and AEA staff.

The second webinar, Concussion: Return to Learn, is scheduled for December 4 at 3:45 p.m. It will be presented by Leslie Duinink, M.S., Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, at Central College in Pella. She will discuss strategies to help kids return to the classroom after concussion. 

Register at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8885862994920504320 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Contact Megan Hartwig at Megan.Hartwig@idph.iowa.gov for more information.

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