Curriculum Network: October 4 Meeting

The next Curriculum Network meeting will be held on Friday, October 4 in Rooms 13 A & B of the Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) and will begin at 8:30 a.m. The agenda and handouts will soon be posted to the Curriculum Network Google Site.

Sudanese Author to Share Personal Story of Refugee Survival at Sept. 30 Event

As part of the Drake University/Heartland AEA ESL Endorsement partnership, a first-person account of Sudanese survival, sorrow and triumph will be presented on September 30, 2013, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Drake University, Meredith Hall, Room 106.

Abeny Kucha Tiir, author of Tears of a Mother, will share her personal narrative, insights and reflections as a refugee from South Sudan. Photos and video footage from three return trips to her former homeland will enhance audience understanding of the realities faced by Ms. Kucha and other refugees from the world’s newest democracy.

The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, Heartland AEA and the Drake University School of Education.

October 2013 Each & Every Child Newsletter

Click here to for a link to the October 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.