Superintendents: September 3 HAA Meeting

Click here for the October HAA agenda for next week’s meeting. The meeting will be held from 9:00-11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1 in Rooms 13 A & B of the Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive). As part of the meeting, Rob Mancabelli will present information about the partnership between Heartland AEA, local schools and BrightBytes to collect and analyze information about how technology is being used to impact teaching and learning in districts.

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.

Heartland AEA PEC to Host Transition Times Workshops this Fall

The Heartland AEA Parent & Educator Connection (PEC) Coordinators together with Des Moines Public School professionals have organized two fall workshops to benefit families and educators of 7-12th grade students who are served on an individualized education plan (IEP). Below is information on the two upcoming workshops.

ASPIRE Transition Times Workshop
October 1, 2013
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Ames AEA Office
ASPIRE is a parent-led support group for parents, educators and professionals who have or work with children who have special needs. Click here for more information for our co-sponsored Transition Times workshop that feature a panel of persons with disabilities who will share their success stories and what helped them along the way.

Transition Times Workshop
October 3, 2013
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Johnston REC
Click here for more information on the Transition Times Workshop on October 3, 2013. A panel of experts will describe job-seeking skills. Discover how to build on your child’s/student’s current skills. Join us for an interesting discussion with time for questions.

Globally Connected Classrooms with Rob Mancabelli, Oct. 1

Rob Mancabelli is a speaker and author in the field of educational technology. He’s the co–author of the book Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, a medal winner for Education Book of the Year. A dynamic and engaging speaker, Rob describes in vivid detail how technology is dramatically changing the way teachers and students learn in the 21st Century, and he outlines specific ways educators can make these changes happen in their schools.

Rob has fifteen years of experience working in schools, working as a teacher before accepting roles as a Chief Technology Officer. He sits on the Educational Advisory Boards of Dell Computer and Acer Corporation, and he is a columnist for leading education publications. Rob is also an education entrepreneur, and he has earned an MBA in innovation and global leadership from MIT.

Heartland AEA will host Rob for three speaking engagements on October 1, 2013. See below for information on each session.

Superintendent Presentation
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston REC, Rooms 13A & B
Audience: Superintendents only
No registration required.

Presenter Rob Mancabelli will present during the Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) meeting. He will share information about the partnership between Heartland AEA and BrightBytes to collect and analyze information about how technology is being used to impact teaching and learning in districts.

Globally Connected Classroom
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston REC, Rooms 13A & B
Audience: Principals, technology coordinators, district administrators and curriculum directors. It will be a great opportunity for superintendents or principals to bring in school teams.
Activity Number: AD014992111401

Presenter Rob Mancabelli will share ideas on how to create globally connected classrooms, implement powerful project-based curricula and introduce students to tools and technologies with transformative potential.

Overview of the Globally Connected Classroom
Time: 6:00-6:45 p.m. 
Location Change: Eastview School Cafeteria (1600 North Avenue, Norwalk)  
Audience: Superintendents and their school board members.
Activity Number: AD015047971401

Presenter Rob Mancabelli will share information about the role of school board members and impacting teaching and learning in districts.

District/School Technology PLN

Technology leaders from schools in the Heartland AEA area are invited to participate in a technology personal learning network. These opportunities are to network with other technology integrationists from other districts and learn about new resources. The Technology PLN sharing site can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/heartland-technology-plc/

These sessions will be held the afternoons of our TICs (Technology Infusion Collaborative) on the following dates:
 
October 3, 2013
November 14, 2013
January 30, 2014
February 18, 2014
April 17, 2014

If you are interested in attending or if you have someone who you feel might be interested in attending, please contact Denise Krefting at dkrefting@heartlandaea.org.

September 2013 AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online Blog Updates

The AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online September blog updates are now available. For real time updates, follow AEA PD Online on Twitter @aeapdonline or on your mobile device by accessing the app at myapp.is/aeapdonline.

Registration Open for Iowa Culture and Language Conference

It is time to register for the Iowa Culture and Language Conference. This year's conference will be held November 11-13, 2013 at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. For more information about the conference and to register go to:

http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/iowa_culture__language_conference/
 
Heartland Title III funds will support attendance by reimbursing your district for registration and substitute pay for the pre-conference and/or conference. Your district will also be reimbursed a total of $100 as a travel stipend.

Participants should register following your district's policy. After the conference, your district will submit one claim form for registration, sub pay and the travel stipend. Title III will reimburse directly to the district, not individuals. The claim forms will be made available in the Administrator Connection at the conclusion of the conference.

We encourage teams of classroom teachers, administrators and ESL teachers to attend.