SPEND AN ENJOYABLE, INSPIRING DAY WITH OTHER MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATORS!
Equitable Mathematics Practices That Engage Middle School Students
The Switch is on to the Next Generation Science Standards
Lean Positive! (Even when it's really hard.)
Inquiry-based Activities for People and the Planet
Conflict - How Can We Be More Deliberate & Courageous?
Create a Competitive Edge w/ Cognitive Skills
Hold Space: The Messy Magic of the PLC Progression
Ready to Teach the New Sixth Grade Civics Class?
Come be inspired by spending time with other middle level teachers and experts! There is a discount for IMLEA members and a free registration for each 4 registered. Schools may also join at the time of registration to receive the discount. While beneficial for all, this would be a great opportunity for newer teachers to experience a conference!
Black History Month Resources
We have featured Dr. Torrey Trust's choice boards before; you can make a copy of her Black History Month one here.
Indiana Middle Schools Participating in Readable English Pilot with IDOE
Virtual Math Summit, February 25-26
While this summit is geared primarily toward elementary teachers, there are several speakers whose work applies at all levels. Plus, it's free, and you can watch replays through March 6. One of the speakers, Peter Liljedahl, has authored several popular math method books, and will be in Franklin June 29-30 through Keep Indiana; you could get a free preview of what his work entails.
Dollar General Literacy Grants
- Summer Reading (Feb 16 Deadline)
- Family Literacy Grant (Feb 16)
- Beyond Words- if you have had some type of disaster in your school library, such as pipes breaking, etc (must be within 15 miles of a DG store or distribution center)
- Youth Literacy (the application will not be available until March 9)
IASP's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”
More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website, https://iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/. The online submission deadline is February 28, 2023. This program is FREE for Department of Student Programs member schools. Non-member schools will be charged $10 per essay.
Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents: Research Summary
Fantastic Summer Opportunities for Educators
Studying bison in Yellowstone? Witch trials in Massachusetts? The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers tuition-free opportunities for K-12 educators and higher education faculty to study a variety of humanities topics at various places across the country. Stipends of $1300-$3450 for residential programs and $650-$1725 for virtual programs help cover expenses for these one- to four-week programs. Applications for all programs close on March 3, 2023. Five spaces in each seminar are held for teachers relatively new to the profession.
Kittl: Designs Similar to Canva
Kittl is a German-based program similar to Canva; some educators are enjoying the available templates.
Learning Opportunities & Resources
ALL TIMES ARE GIVEN IN EST & ARE FREE UNLESS NOTED
Now-February 17: Horace Mann Sweet-stakes
February 9- The Power of Deep Reading with Maryanne Wolf, 1 pm
February 13- What Students Need from Us to Fight Fake News (with Jeffrey Wilhelm) 6:30 pm
February 14-Please Register for Our Conference by This Date if Possible
February 15- ChatGPT in Education Roundtable Including Matt Miller and Scott McLeod, 7 pm
February 16-Building Content Vocab in Middle School, (GYTO and IDOE) 4 pm
February 18- Creating Assessments with Canva to Engage the Modern Learner, Noon
February 20- Fulbright Teacher Exchange Applications Due
February 25-26- Virtual Math Summit
February 27- Building a Culture of Reading with Adolescents (IDOE), 4 pm
February 27- Corwin Webinar: The Will to Learn, 6:30 pm
March 2- Using Writing to Become a Better Reader (GYTO & IDOE), 4 pm
March 3- Application Deadline for NEH Summer Programs
March 3- Focused Reading Strategies at CIESC (Indianapolis), 9-11 am
March 4-IMLEA Conference at Christel House Manual, Indianapolis. Canceled
March 7- Unpacking Updated Computer Science Standards at CIESC, 9-3:30
March 13: ChatGPT: To Ban or Not to Ban, 3 pm
March 15- Digital Learning Day
June 21- Hands-On and Minds-On STEM Summit at Children's Museum ($40)
ONGOING EVENTS
IN LearningPartnership (Includes Wednesday PD with IDOE)
Indiana Learning Lab Workshops (Requires Sign in for Registration)
Teachers First OK2Ask Online Workshops; (past on-demand sessions)
Keep Indiana Learning (KIL) Free Events & On-Demand Recordings
edWeb.net Webinars (if sponsored, "commercials" are at the end)
PATINS Trainings for Accessibility for All
AMLE Events (some free, some paid)
Please note: Webinars and events mentioned in this space are not an endorsement of commercial products; on the contrary, we try to avoid listing events that appear to be commercial in nature. Every effort is made to strip social media/tracking data from provided URLs. In many cases, you can register and receive a recording later.
ABOUT IMLEA
Join us! Membership Benefits and Application
Susie Highley, Executive Director
Shirley Wright, Schools to Watch Consultant
