Monday, February 8, 2010
Q & A From January Regional Meeting Webinar
We received a number of questions during the webinar at the end of January. Click here for some of the questions and answers. We appreciate your participation in the webinars and find it very helpful when you submit questions. It gives us a chance to clarify issues that may not have been presented clearly or included in the session.
2010-2011 Agency Calendar of Major Events
Click here to download the 2010-11 agency calendar of major events. These are the major dates for next year that you will need for planning. There will be many other events scheduled throughout the rest of this winter and spring. This calendar should help you to know when required meetings will be held or when meetings that will involve Heartland staff will occur. All internal events must be scheduled through Sarah Brown and external events through Cheryl Risen. Previous Connection articles have provided specific instructions for scheduling. These events are also on the Kerio Internal Calendar. Remember it is very easy to copy and paste these dates into your own calendar.
February 2010 Heartland AEA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
Click here to download the agenda for the February 9, 2010 Board of Directors meeting. The meeting will be held electronically due to pending inclement weather.
Operations Office Meeting This Week
Reminder: Operations staff members will have their office meeting on February 10 from 1-4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Des Moines.
Payday to be February 12 Instead of February 15
The Federal Reserve Bank, which processes the Agency’s payroll direct deposit, will be closed on our regularly scheduled payday, Monday, February 15, in observance of President’s Day. As a result, paychecks were deposited in employee accounts on Friday, February 12. Please contact Steve Jordan at ext. 14908 if you have any questions.
Iowa Core Curriculum Summer Opportunities
Overview of the Iowa Core Curriculum
This one-day overview will provide background information on the Iowa Core Curriculum. Information regarding characteristics of effective instruction, essential concepts and skills in all content areas, balanced assessment practices and alignment of the Iowa Core Curriculum will be discussed.
Date: June 14, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Johnston AEA Office, Rooms 3 & 4 & ICN Room
Activity Number: IN019392111101
CLARIFICATION: This class will provide the background information needed to attend the 3-day Effective Instruction Institute on June 15-17, 2010. Iowa Core TQ money is also available for participation in the summer institute. However, if you participated in the 1-day or 2-day overview sessions last summer, you do NOT need to register for this session. If you received Iowa Core TQ money for the overview workshop last summer, you are not eligible for Iowa Core TQ money for this same workshop this year.
Iowa Core Curriculum: Effective Instruction Summer Institute
Educators will deepen their understanding of the Iowa Core Curriculum’s characteristics of effective instruction to create a common understanding around the types of instruction in which we want all students to be consistently engaged to improve student learning. Through collaborative team activities, featured presenters and district discussions and planning, educators will engage in deep levels of study of instructional practices that focus on student learning, with an emphasis on assessment for learning practices. These core collaborative teams will prepare to provide supportive and shared leadership in their districts and be given opportunities to share personal practice.
Date: June 15, 16 & 17, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Johnston Sr. High School
Activity Number: IS013932311101
Credit: 1 License Renewal Credit or 1 Graduate Credit available
TQ Money: Staff members will be paid their per diem rate to participate in either or both activity(s). Certified staff members are eligible for this TQ activity even if they participated in a regular TQ class during the 2009–2010 school year.
This one-day overview will provide background information on the Iowa Core Curriculum. Information regarding characteristics of effective instruction, essential concepts and skills in all content areas, balanced assessment practices and alignment of the Iowa Core Curriculum will be discussed.
Date: June 14, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Johnston AEA Office, Rooms 3 & 4 & ICN Room
Activity Number: IN019392111101
CLARIFICATION: This class will provide the background information needed to attend the 3-day Effective Instruction Institute on June 15-17, 2010. Iowa Core TQ money is also available for participation in the summer institute. However, if you participated in the 1-day or 2-day overview sessions last summer, you do NOT need to register for this session. If you received Iowa Core TQ money for the overview workshop last summer, you are not eligible for Iowa Core TQ money for this same workshop this year.
Iowa Core Curriculum: Effective Instruction Summer Institute
Educators will deepen their understanding of the Iowa Core Curriculum’s characteristics of effective instruction to create a common understanding around the types of instruction in which we want all students to be consistently engaged to improve student learning. Through collaborative team activities, featured presenters and district discussions and planning, educators will engage in deep levels of study of instructional practices that focus on student learning, with an emphasis on assessment for learning practices. These core collaborative teams will prepare to provide supportive and shared leadership in their districts and be given opportunities to share personal practice.
Date: June 15, 16 & 17, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Johnston Sr. High School
Activity Number: IS013932311101
Credit: 1 License Renewal Credit or 1 Graduate Credit available
TQ Money: Staff members will be paid their per diem rate to participate in either or both activity(s). Certified staff members are eligible for this TQ activity even if they participated in a regular TQ class during the 2009–2010 school year.
2010 Diversity Day Celebrations Coming Soon
Knoxville Diversity Day Celebration
Knoxville office staff members can sign up to attend the Hanna Jubran sculpture exhibit “Moment in Nature Discovery and Intuition” at Central College. Staff members will have the opportunity to see the exhibit during their lunch break or after work during the week of February 8, 2010. Please contact Dave Wood, Knoxville Partnership Director, to sign up for this exciting opportunity!
Stay tuned for more information about each office’s 2010 Diversity Day celebration!
Knoxville office staff members can sign up to attend the Hanna Jubran sculpture exhibit “Moment in Nature Discovery and Intuition” at Central College. Staff members will have the opportunity to see the exhibit during their lunch break or after work during the week of February 8, 2010. Please contact Dave Wood, Knoxville Partnership Director, to sign up for this exciting opportunity!
Stay tuned for more information about each office’s 2010 Diversity Day celebration!
February 2010 Iowa Department of Education School Leader Update
Click here to download the February 2010 edition of the School Leader Update from the Iowa Department of Education.
AEA Legislative Report
Click here to download the weekly legislative report from AEA Government Relations Specialist Wayne Haddy. We will provide staff members with these updates each week during the legislative session. This week’s update includes revised language from the Government Reorganization bill relating to AEAs.
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