Go to the Google Site link below to find the Curriculum Network agenda and handouts for next week’s meeting. The meeting will be held on Friday, October 5 in Rooms 3, 4 & ICN of the Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) and will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Curriculum Network Google Site: https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/curriculum-network-aea-11/home
Friday, September 28, 2012
Invitation to the Administrator Connection
If you are interested in having the Administrator Connection sent to other personnel in your district in addition to the superintendent, principal and curriculum coordinator, please email the Heartland Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us with the subject line of "Add to Administrator Connection List." Please include the person's name, title (assistant principal, activities director, etc.) and email.
AEA Digital Library: Digital Videos for Today’s 21st Century Curriculum
Teachers can create a personal account to retrieve teacher support materials. Ask your teacher librarian or call the Heartland AEA library for the AEA Digital Library teacher passkey for your building.
Urgent ESL Reminders
Title III Mini-grant to Support ELLs in the CORE
The deadline for submitting proposals for the Title III Mini-grant to Support ELLs in the CORE has been extended to October 5. If your district would like to apply for additional funding to purchase materials that support your ELLs, please click here for the proposal form and reporting guidelines.
Multi-tiered Systems of Cultural and Linguistic Support for ELLs
With Cristina Sanchez-Lopez
Date: October 12-13, 2012
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Location: Zion Lutheran Church (4300 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines)
Activity Number: ES006999991301
Title III will provide sub reimbursement to districts for Friday’s session and a $150 stipend to participants for Saturday. Books will be provided.
Mid-TESOL (Regional Conference for Administrators and Teachers)
Dates: October 19-20, 2012
Location: Iowa State University
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).
Title III will provide a $100 stipend to participants. To receive this stipend you must find Stephaney Jones-Vo or Pat Latham on Saturday to get a stipend claim form. This claim form must be returned to Stephaney or Pat before you leave that day. NO stipends will be paid to anyone who does not complete and return the form before the end of the conference on Saturday. For more information about MidTESOL and to register, go to: http://www.midtesol.org/midtesol/
Iowa Culture and Language Conference
Dates: November 12-14, 2012
Location: Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, IA
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).
Title III will support teachers and administrators by providing district reimbursement for registration, substitute teacher pay, and a travel stipend of $100. Participants must attend the entire session. If you are registered for the preconference, you must stay the entire day. If you are registered for the conference, you must attend the two entire days. Participants may register for both the preconference and conference, or just the preconference or just the conference.
To register go to: http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/iowa_culture__language_conference/
The deadline for submitting proposals for the Title III Mini-grant to Support ELLs in the CORE has been extended to October 5. If your district would like to apply for additional funding to purchase materials that support your ELLs, please click here for the proposal form and reporting guidelines.
Multi-tiered Systems of Cultural and Linguistic Support for ELLs
With Cristina Sanchez-Lopez
Date: October 12-13, 2012
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Location: Zion Lutheran Church (4300 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines)
Activity Number: ES006999991301
Title III will provide sub reimbursement to districts for Friday’s session and a $150 stipend to participants for Saturday. Books will be provided.
Mid-TESOL (Regional Conference for Administrators and Teachers)
Dates: October 19-20, 2012
Location: Iowa State University
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).
Title III will provide a $100 stipend to participants. To receive this stipend you must find Stephaney Jones-Vo or Pat Latham on Saturday to get a stipend claim form. This claim form must be returned to Stephaney or Pat before you leave that day. NO stipends will be paid to anyone who does not complete and return the form before the end of the conference on Saturday. For more information about MidTESOL and to register, go to: http://www.midtesol.org/midtesol/
Iowa Culture and Language Conference
Dates: November 12-14, 2012
Location: Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, IA
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).
Title III will support teachers and administrators by providing district reimbursement for registration, substitute teacher pay, and a travel stipend of $100. Participants must attend the entire session. If you are registered for the preconference, you must stay the entire day. If you are registered for the conference, you must attend the two entire days. Participants may register for both the preconference and conference, or just the preconference or just the conference.
To register go to: http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/iowa_culture__language_conference/
October Edition of "Each and Every Child"
Click here to find a link to the October edition of "Each and Every Child" brought to you by the Iowa Department of Education’s Bureau of Student and Family Support Services. The e-newsletter is designed to enhance communication between parents and teachers. Please forward it to your parents and use the stories as opportunities for discussion. This edition includes a story about differentiated instruction.
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