The Monday Minute
April 26, 2021
AMLE Presentation Deadline Extended to May 9
The Cicadas are Coming, the Cicadas are Coming!
Much of Indiana will soon experience the cicadas. There are even ways for citizens to help track the emergence, with some interdisciplinary opportunities as well.
Lesson Plan from PBS/NYT Learning Network
"Media Faux Pas" around the cicada; you might have students observe if they see any of these misconceptions in print or on air. (Examples: be sure to call them "Brood Ten" and not "Brood X, and photos should show red eyes!)
Creative Commons article from "The Conversation" website (and source of the image)
Safe Online Searching Activities from the FBI; Even Earn a Visit from an Agent!
MORE Opportunities from AMLE
AMLE is seeking creative educators and students to design the logo for the new AMLE Schools of Distinction program. This is an incredible opportunity to leave your mark on a program with international visibility. The winning designer will receive a $500 cash prize and registration to and recognition at the #AMLE21 Annual Conference this November in Louisville, KY. Any middle grades educator, staff person, or student aged 10-15 is eligible to participate.
AMLE has also issued a call for manuscripts for the Middle School Journal. The 18 characteristics presented in The Successful Middle School: This We Believe are divided into three categories. Submissions regarding research in these areas are due July 15.
- Culture & Community Curriculum,
- Instruction
- Assessment Leadership & Organization
Learning Opportunities (all times EDT, Free Unless Noted)
April 27: Design for Inclusion: Ensuring Techquity in All Learning Spaces, 1 pm (Ken Shelton is a speaker in high demand)
April 27: Digital Signals: What are Students Telling Us? 3 pm
April 27: IDOE/KIL Dyslexia Community of Practice Forum, 4:30 pm
April 27: Level Up Virtual Learning with Kahoot!, 6 pm
April 29: Poem in Your Pocket Day
April 29: AMLE Successful Middle School Series Wrap Up with Indiana's Own Katie Powell, 4:30 pm
April 30: Arbor Day/Lesson Ideas
May 4: Keep Indiana Learning Webinar-Virtually DIfferent: Leveraging the LMS to Design & Deliver Professional Learning, 12:30 pm
*May 5: Weather Safety and Spotter Training for Indiana Students, 9:30-11:30 am
May 6: AMLE Webinar: A School Leaders's Role in Safeguarding Democracy, 4:30 pm
May 9: New Deadline to Submit AMLE Conference Proposals
May 11: AMLE Schools of Distinction Webinar, 6 pm
May 12: NJAMLE Webinar, "Help Learners with Disabilities during Remote Learning," 4 pm
June 29-30: Keep Indiana Learning Summer Conference
*Includes (or aimed at) Students
ONGOING EVENTS
Keep Indiana Learning Live Events, Archived Events
Indiana eLearning Lab. Must log in to see workshop topics. This week's live sessions: Edpuzzle and Flipgrid Gridpals
PATINS Trainings for Accessibility for All
Corwin Monday Afternoon Webinar Series
INSPIRE3 RESOURCES
That's All for Now...
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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
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