Thursday, March 28, 2019

Could Fridays Get Any Better? Only If You Join Us for Standards-Based Learning “Framework Fridays!”

EdCamp-style workshops will be held throughout the 2018-19 school year to provide additional learning, collaboration and conversation for those interested in Standards-Based Learning (SBL) Including Grading and Reporting. The workshops coincide with specific strands of the Standards-Based Learning Framework developed by Heartland AEA. You can attend whatever sessions are of interest to you--you don’t need to attend all nine. Come learn with us!

Standards-Based Learning Framework Fridays
Next Session: April 5, 2019 (Final Framework Friday will be on May 3!)
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Visit our website to register

You’re Invited to Attend “Coach it Further with Peter DeWitt”

April 12, 2019
Treynor Community Center, Treynor, IA
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2JJKk44


Morning Session from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Peter DeWitt will address the participants from the Collaborative Leadership Institute once again. The results from the Institute's "feedback survey" will be shared. Peter will share his new work around an Implementation Cycle as well as facilitate an activity where your stated challenges will be examined. We will also take another look at effective feedback.

Reminder: There is no charge for those who attended the Collaborative Leadership Institute last fall.

Afternoon Session from 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Couldn’t make it to the fall institute? This session is open to all administrators and instructional coaches. Peter will share key ideas from his most recent book "Coach It Further," along with other new content.
Cost: $50
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2JMIFLj with this course #179955
Need a copy of his book? Order it here.

Call for Presenters is Open for the Heart of Innovation Summer Summit - Join the Faculty!


Educators love to learn from their peers! Have you done something you'd like to share? At our Heart of Innovation Summer Summit, we are looking for presentations that are aligned with our innovation tracks:

  • Promoting creativity in every classroom
  • Communicating student learning and guiding informed action
  • Building a collaborative learning environment for all
  • Fostering curiosity to empower critical thinking
Submit a session proposal at this link: http://bit.ly/2JLAyhZ. Proposals will be accepted through May 15.

Do you need support putting together a proposal for your presentation? Are you unsure how to turn your classroom experience into a session? Let us know! We would love to support you. Email us at haeatech@heartlandaea.org or contact your Instructional Technology Consultant directly.


Heart of Innovation Summer Summit
June 13, 2019
8 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston


This is a NO COST event for Iowa K-12 educators and administrators! Learn more and register at bit.ly/HeartofInnovation.