Educator Connection: 2019
This weekly publication is sent to all PLAEA school administrators, including superintendents, principals and curriculum coordinators.
5.14.19
Issued May 14, 2019
- The School on Fire Presents The Institute for Creativity & Innovation in Education
- Classes Offered for New Special Education Teachers
- Work-based/Authentic Learning Opportunities for Students
- Save the Date: Kevin Honeycutt
- TLC End of Year Report Due July 1
- Investigate Student Loan Savings Before Summer Break
- Is It Time To Revitalize Teacher Leadership?
- Teacher Survey re: Practices in Creating Optimal Learning Environments for All Students
- Save the Date: The Center Summer Convening
- Science + Literacy = Better Together Registration Closes May 29
- Supporting NGSS-Aligned Classrooms for Administrators, Instructional Coaches, & K-12 Educators
5.01.19
Issued May 1, 2019
- Hanover Research Results from the Iowa AEA 2018 Survey
- 8 Things to Remember When Working With Students Who Take Alternate Assessment
- 2 PLAEA Educators Earn STEM Awards
- Summer Classes Designed Specifically for Teachers of Struggling Readers
- Teacher Survey re: Practices in Creating Optimal Learning Environments for All Students
4.16.19
Issued April 16, 2019
- Former ISU Basketball Player To Talk About Mental Health
- #EdTech Bootcamp for Instructional Coaches and Teacher Leaders
- Check Out This New #SDGsBookClub Offering!
- Join us for a FREE day of learning supporting early career teachers: April 26
- Meeting the Social & Emotional Needs of High Ability Learners
- Diagnostic Reading Assessment & Instruction Class
- Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain: Online Book Study
4.3.19
Issued April 3, 2019
- 2019 PLAEA Summer Learning Catalog
- Are You A New(ish) Teacher? Join This Workshop!
- Paraeducator Certification Scheduled
- Registration Open for Peer Mediated Skills Learning Camp!
- Science + Literacy = Better Together Elementary Iowa Core Science Module 4
3.19.19
Issued March 19, 2019
- PLAEA Plans April Move to Statewide AEA Registration System
- Prioritizing Instructional Materials in ELA? Join the Monday's Zoom
- UNI Offers June Leadership Camp at PLAEA
- Area Administrators Invited to a Think Tank
- Kevin Honeycutt Leads April 2 Learning
- The Basics of the Project Approach: For Early Childhood Teachers, Administrators, & Associates
3.5.19
Issued March 5, 2019
- UNI Offers June Leadership Camp at PLAEA
- Featuring Royce White & Transforming the Mental Health Conversation
- UNI invites area administrators to a Think Tank
- FlipGrid Space Created for Social Studies
- Tech Bootcamp Planned for Administrators
- The Power of Collective Efficacy Focus of Iowa ASCD Conference
- Facilitating Critical Conversations with Teaching Tolerance offered in April
- Calling NW Iowa Educators & Leadership Teams: Let's Dig into BrightyBytes!
- Culturally Responsive Teaching Learning Opportunities
- Make Plans for the #EdTech Bootcamp
- ICTM Conference is Oct. 14
- WANTED: "High-Tech Pen Pals"
1.25.19
Issued January 25, 2019
- PLAEA Induction Consortium opportunity
- STEM Scale-Up program application program open
- EdCamp 2019 at Spencer
- New feature added to PLAEA Science webpage
- Graduation guidance for IEP teams
- Humboldt hosts AIW Mid-Year Event
- Iowa's AEAs partner with McREL to offer Iowa Leadership Academy
- Instructional Practices Inventory workshop planned
- Physics Olympics deadline draws near
1.8.19
Issued January 8, 2019
- 2-day workshop focuses Science+Literacy=Better Together
- PLAEA hosts regional Physics Olympics competition
- Iowa Core Science: Just the Basics! set on Feb. 4
- Iowa’s AEAs partner with McREL to offer the Iowa Leadership Academy
- Elementary Introduction to the Social Studies Standards (Year 1) online training is now available
- STEP Up for Women seeks high school physics teachers
- IPI trainings planned in March
