Friday, August 30, 2013
No Course Proposals Processed From Aug. 31 to Sept. 15
This is a busy time of year for planning professional learning opportunities for educators. If you are completing a course proposal for your staff’s learning, please be aware that there will be no course proposals processed from August 31-September 15, so please turn your proposals in prior to that time or they will need to wait until after September 15. Please also remember that course proposals MUST be submitted PRIOR to the learning experience. If you have any questions, contact Sue Schirmer, Professional Learning & Leadership Consultant, at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Department of Education Launches Competency-Based Education Grant Application
In 2012 Senate File 2284 approved competency-based education (CBE). This year House File 215 provided $100,000 to be used as grants to districts/schools participating in a collaborative effort toward CBE pathways for their students and a framework toward statewide implementation.
District/schools awarded these grants will become the Iowa CBE Collaborative. The Collaborative will engage in collaborative inquiry to investigate, develop, and implement competency-based educational pathways for their students and create a framework to guide the statewide implementation of competency-based education.
Applications are being accepted through Friday, September 27 for districts and accredited non public schools interested in becoming part of the Iowa CBE Collaborative.
Application documents are available at http://tinyurl.com/IA-CBE-Application.
If you have questions, please contact the Sandra Dop, Director of the Iowa CBE Collaborative, at Sandra.Dop@iowa.gov.
District/schools awarded these grants will become the Iowa CBE Collaborative. The Collaborative will engage in collaborative inquiry to investigate, develop, and implement competency-based educational pathways for their students and create a framework to guide the statewide implementation of competency-based education.
Applications are being accepted through Friday, September 27 for districts and accredited non public schools interested in becoming part of the Iowa CBE Collaborative.
Application documents are available at http://tinyurl.com/IA-CBE-Application.
If you have questions, please contact the Sandra Dop, Director of the Iowa CBE Collaborative, at Sandra.Dop@iowa.gov.
September 2013 Each & Every Child Newsletter
Click here to for a link to the September 2013 edition of the Each & Every Child newsletter from the Iowa Department of Education. The e-newsletter is designed to enhance communication between parents and teachers. This issue features how a family and teachers from Tripoli worked through their differences over educating a boy with special needs. Please forward it to your parents in your district and use the stories as opportunities for discussion.
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