Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is Now Available

The Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is now available. Make sure to follow the newsletter and share it with your colleagues! In this issue:

• Intensifying Literacy Instruction
• Science of Reading
• Dyslexia News
• Five Research-Based Ways to Teach Vocabulary
• What We’re Reading

Reach out to your Heartland AEA Literacy Consultant if you need any support.

2021 Global Education Institute for K-12 Teachers: Global Perspectives on Social Justice, Coming in June

The 2021 Global Education Institute for Teachers: Global Perspectives on Social Justice, will be held virtually on June 7-28, 2021. The institute is organized by the Global Education Program at the Stanley Center and the University of Iowa International Programs and presented by the UI Stanley Museum of Art and College of Education.

K-12 teachers of all disciplines are invited to attend this year’s virtual institute, a month-long, one license renewal credit experience taught by University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art curators Kimberly Datchuk and Brady Plunger and UI College of Education’s, Will Coghill-Behrends.

There will be mandatory live sessions every Monday from 9-10:30 a.m. and many other sessions (small-group discussions, videos, office hours, etc.) throughout the month.

FREE tuition and course materials for everyone!

Registration deadline is May 1, 2021.

*Priority preference will be given to teachers who have not participated before.

More information may be found on our website at https://international.uiowa.edu/connect/programs/k-12/institute.

Please contact Amy Green at amy-green-1@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-1433 with any questions.

Virtual STEM Event for Girls in Middle and High School Begins April 26

The American Heart Association will be hosting STEM Goes Red in April. STEM Goes Red is about empowering girls in middle and high school to take control of their health and to inspire their future by providing knowledge and exposure to the many opportunities available to them through further education and careers in STEM. Opportunities that may provide them a seat at the table when breakthroughs made are impacting the health and longevity of all Americans.

During this week-long virtual experience that explores STEM outside the classroom, middle and high school girls will gain knowledge through on demand STEM sessions and live speed mentoring sessions with business leaders from Central Iowa and walk away knowing that they can make an impact through a career in STEM.

STEM Goes Red Central Iowa
April 26-29, 2021
Virtual STEM Experience
Opening Ceremony, April 26

For more information and to register, visit the STEM Goes Red website.