Monday Minute
August 19, 2019
The Unique & Awesome Rock Band "Infinity 2" from East Washington Middle School Will Be Performing after the Keynote on September 29
Which conference is the only one in Indiana that focuses solely on middle school pedagogy and best practices? The IMLEA conference, of course! We also make it a point to include many classroom teachers as presenters. While numerous conferences charge hundreds of dollars, IMLEA members can register currently for only $139/person. (The price increases 5% each week; you can see the complete fee schedule here.) This fee includes breakfast, lunch, two keynotes, and five different breakout session time slots!
You may register your staff members and make hotel reservations (an increase of only $3 from last year. There is a price break for sending a team of four or more.
You can register now and submit names of attendees later. You can use a PD eLearning Day and send your entire staff! (Approval from DOE is no longer even required.)Our keynote speakers are Buddy Berry and Lori Desautels. You can see an annotated list of our breakout sessions here.
#ntchat (New Teacher Twitter Chat) is Back!
From AMLE: What's Your Best Advice for New Teachers?
MiddleWeb: Why We All Need New Teachers to Succeed
Additional Donors Choose Support from Horace Mann
Nationally, besides their insurance products, Horace Mann has many other programs to assist teachers, including loan consolidation.
INSPIRE3 UPDATE
This week's update from INSPIRE3 (click here) includes
- New Spotlight on Service-Learning article Kindness Heart Smart
- Twenty-three updated Spotlight articles organized by issue/focus area found here
- K-12 LTG Service-Learning Toolkit to Grow Kindness in your school– lessons & project ideas
- K-12 Anti-bullying and Character Education lessons and project suggestions
- INSPIRE3 Mini-Grants available for 2019-2020 school year
- INSPIRE3 contact information for free on site PD or interest in area workshop
- Resources and links to support Employability Skills – Grad Pathways support
- INSPIRE3 Session and Exhibit table at the IMLEA State Conference
Professional Learning and Other Opportunities
August 22: Children's Museum Educator Preview Night
August 22: Common Sense Media Webinar: New Digital Citizenship Curriculum, 3 pm ET
August 23: Free Teaching with Primary Sources Workshop, Evansville
September 3: Deadline to Submit Lilly Creativity Grant ($12k/person)
September 5: DOE Sailing Toward Proficiency Conference, Indianapolis Hyatt
September 6: AMLE Innovation Challenge Entries Due
September 12: #ntchat (Twitter for New Teachers), 8 pm ET
September 21: Smithsonian Free Museum Day (Use link to obtain ticket)
September 29-30, 2019: IMLEA Conference, Indianapolis Marriott North
November 7-9: AMLE, Nashville, TN
That's All for Now...
Welcome back to school for those starting this week! (And there are still more to come!) Please forward this to staff or anyone else who might benefit from the content, especially your new teachers. If you did not receive past editions, or would like to share some of them, they can be found here.
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*Infinity 2 photo courtesy of Destiny Osting Photography LLC
Indiana Middle Level Education Association
Shirley Wright, Executive Director
Susie Highley, Director of Operations
Fax: 317-454-0749
Email: shighleyimlea@iasp.org
Website: https://www.imlea.org/
Location: 11025 East 25th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317.894.2937
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IMLEA-Indiana-Middle-Level-Education-Association-170748717595/
Twitter: @IMLEAorg