Monday Minute
November 4, 2019
The Joy of a Champions Together Training
To learn more about Champions and upcoming training opportunities, please visit our website. or contact Tori Cox.
Students "Meet in the Middle," See What It's Like to Be Spontaneously Included or Excluded, & Learn from Tori Cox
Brownsburg East Breaks into Committees to Plan Their Champions Program
TRI-WEST TRAINS A NEW GROUP OF STUDENTS TO BUILD ON PAST SUCCESS
Eight Counseling Techniques Every Middle School Educator Can Use
Great Sources of Quality PD
SLJ recently published a comprehensive list of various certification, badging, and microcredential sites; most are free and apply to teachers in just about any discipline, even though librarians are referenced. Also, I recently attended an excellent zoom webinar on micro-credentialing via the Center for Teaching Quality; the archive can be accessed here. As many districts move to personalized learning for students, they find that educators also deserve differentiated opportunities.
HAVE YOUR LIBRARIAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT!
The grant window is open from today through November 18; winners will be notified Nov. 22. The main requirement is that you host two CS activities between Nov 22 and Dec 15, one of those during CS Week. All of the details are on this page.
SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARY FEDERAL GRANTS
Rose-Hulman Offers Virtual Tutoring Sessions and Prizes
It's a great idea as well to remind students about the basic services AskRose offers, and don't forget the vetted math and science resources available on the Rose website.
In addition, each week, one student who has asked Rose for help via phone, email, or chat will be randomly chosen to receive a $20 Amazon gift card. Teachers can download a poster and find more information here. As always, all AskRose services are free.
IMLEA/AMLE DUAL INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE. SAVE ON INTRODUCTORY PRICING
IMLEA and AMLE have teamed up to provide a collaborative membership for schools to bring you and your staff valuable tools and resources.
·To view a full list of benefits or to join: http://www.amle.org/portals/0/pdf/membership/dual/Indiana_School.pdf
NOTE: If you have already joined either organization, you will only pay the difference and still receive the introductory rate. You can still join either organization, but we feel the dual membership will reap even greater benefits. Questions? Contact Shirley Wright.
INSPIRE3 UPDATE
Highlights included in Update(May Download Below): Thank You for sharing these Updates with your staff.
· Spotlight on Service-Learning Articles Thanks for Giving More articles found HERE
· SNAPSHOTS OF SERVICE-LEARNING STORIES addressing these 14 Focus/Issue Areas found HERE – Highlighting two stories from Riverside Intermediate, Plymouth, and Memorial Elementary, Valparaiso, addressing Military/Veterans
· INSPIRE3 participating at some Indiana conferences in November
· LTG November Moments of Service Toolkits with lessons and project ideas for Election Day, Veterans Day, National Philanthropy Day, Thanksgiving Day
· generationOn Website November Projects/Resources
· INSPIRE3 Mini-Grants available for 2019-2020 school year.
· INSPIRE3 contact information for free on site PD or interest in area workshop
· Visit our NEW INSPIRE3 page on the IMLEA website HERE and Connect
Learning Opportunities
November 7-9: AMLE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN
November 8-9: AR/VR in K-12 Education Virtual Summit (online), free to watch live
November 12: Champions Together Training, Rochester MS, 9:30-11:30 am ET
*November 13: Champions Together Training at Lowell MS *postponed, TBD
November 13: Workshop with Artist Rita Spaulding, Children's Museum, 6-8 pm ET
November 18: Deadline to Apply for Library Coding Grant
December 2: Deadline to Apply for Small & Rural Library Grant
Now It's Time to Say Goodbye
We always enjoy featuring students and activities in our newsletters; we already have some others lined up for next week! Please send Susie Highley any ideas or suggestions of things to be included. We are now sending the Monday Minute to members only, but we invite you to forward it to anyone who might be interested. You can also access it via this link on our webpage, and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Our fall print newsletter is being delivered to our mailer this week!
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