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You are doing great things everyday to impact families, schools, students and educators, and we need to spread that good news! That goes for any fun things that are happening in the regional offices as well—help us showcase the whole agency! We have multiple avenues to get the word out—HeartBeat, Educator Connection, website, Facebook, Twitter, AEAs Impacting Lives and Pinterest—so please let us know about the great things that are going.
Any piece of good news could be turned into a blurb, photos, video or a feature story. Help us spread the good news! You can always send an email to comms@heartlandaea.org with your information. Ok, ready, set, go!
Monday, November 4, 2013
November 2013 Each and Every Child Newsletter From Iowa Dept. of Education
Click here for the November 2013 issue of Each and Every Child. In this special issue, the Department is particularly pleased to introduce you to the school that is simply the best in the state when it comes to bringing their students on IEPs up to grade-level achievement. Take a bow, Northeast Elementary in Ankeny!
Resources Available to Support Schools as They Plan Teacher Leadership and Compensation Models
The Agency has a Google Site of resources to support schools as they plan their teacher leadership and compensation models. Click here to access the Site. One key resource listed under the October 30 grant planning workshop documents is the planning template. Districts that attended this first planning workshop found this template to be very helpful.
Check Out New Ed Tech Mini-Webinar Series “AEAs On Air”
AEA educational technology consultants from around the state will be teaming up to provide a series of mini-webinars this year. These short sessions will run at various times throughout the day and will cover these themes:
- English/Language Arts
- STEM
- Resources for MTSS/RtI
- iPads
New Course Opportunity: Facilitating Adult Learning I
Do you provide adult professional development? Would you like to polish your skills and add more tools/strategies to your toolbox? The Facilitating Adult Learning course covers topics such as:
Facilitating Adult Learning I
Dec. 3 and Dec. 17, 2013
Activity #: IN055992111401
Feb. 4 and Feb. 18, 2014
Activity #: IN055999991401
June 3 and June 10, 2014
Activity #: IN055992111501
- Strategies to actively engage adults
- Dealing with difficult participants
- Politely redirecting a conversation that is being dominated by one person
- Modeling effective strategies for adult learners
- How to increase adult learners’ abilities to explore, discover, organize, integrate and apply new learning in classrooms
Facilitating Adult Learning I
Dec. 3 and Dec. 17, 2013
Activity #: IN055992111401
Feb. 4 and Feb. 18, 2014
Activity #: IN055999991401
June 3 and June 10, 2014
Activity #: IN055992111501
Spring Dates for Assessing Academic Rigor Courses Announced
Spring dates for Assessing Academic Rigor are set! If you are looking to renew your Administrative License, one of the courses you may want to take is Assessing Academic Rigor. The spring dates are January 23, 30, February 20 & 27 at Heartland AEA. Click here to register.
Reminder About Iowa Alternate Assessment for Homebound Students and Students on Shortened School Days
This is a reminder that homebound students (usually for medical reasons) and students on shortened school days who receive educational services from a district are required to be tested for NCLB.
Homebound students take the same assessments as if they were in a school building. Iowa Code does not provide exemption of assessment for students on shortened school days. For homebound/shortened school day students where instruction and assessment on the Iowa Alternate Assessment requirement of 15 items per content area assessed may be problematic, IEP teams must convene and come to consensus that a reduction of the requirement is warranted and then submit a request to the Department. The Department will then make a determination on the number of rating scales required for assessment.
If you have any questions, contact your regional director or Angie Calhoun, Regional Director, at acalhoun@heartlandaea.org or ext. 11279.
Homebound students take the same assessments as if they were in a school building. Iowa Code does not provide exemption of assessment for students on shortened school days. For homebound/shortened school day students where instruction and assessment on the Iowa Alternate Assessment requirement of 15 items per content area assessed may be problematic, IEP teams must convene and come to consensus that a reduction of the requirement is warranted and then submit a request to the Department. The Department will then make a determination on the number of rating scales required for assessment.
If you have any questions, contact your regional director or Angie Calhoun, Regional Director, at acalhoun@heartlandaea.org or ext. 11279.
This Week's Getting Great With Google Tip
This message was emailed to staff on Nov. 1 and is being repeated here for your information.
Reminder: Google Calendar, Drive and Sites Now Available Through App Launcher
Google has made changes to its Google Bar—the black bar that has appeared above the search results and across many of their properties and apps. This is where staff members are used to accessing their Google Calendar, Drive and Sites.
The bar has been replaced by what Google is calling their App Launcher. The App Launcher is a square shaped grid found on the top right side of the your Google window, next to your Google+ account name or email address account name. When you click on the grid, it will show you a menu of Google App icons that you can then click on to access.
More info can be found at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1714464?hl=en
As always, thanks for your patience as we encounter changes from Google.
Reminder: Google Calendar, Drive and Sites Now Available Through App Launcher
Google has made changes to its Google Bar—the black bar that has appeared above the search results and across many of their properties and apps. This is where staff members are used to accessing their Google Calendar, Drive and Sites.
The bar has been replaced by what Google is calling their App Launcher. The App Launcher is a square shaped grid found on the top right side of the your Google window, next to your Google+ account name or email address account name. When you click on the grid, it will show you a menu of Google App icons that you can then click on to access.
More info can be found at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1714464?hl=en
As always, thanks for your patience as we encounter changes from Google.
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