The Monday Minute
February 16, 2021
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George Washington Carver: Inventor, Scientist, Educator
NASA Releases Toolkit for Hidden Figures
Great News from Special Olympics/Champions Together
Because the traditional Polar Plunge is not really possible this year, SO has the "Earn Your Wings" program through March 31 with either
- Be an Angel for Special Olympics Indiana by dressing up or making a snow angel and sharing a photo or video on social media using the hashtag #EarnedMyWings.
- IT'S YOUR RACE to participate in the first annual Polar Plunge Run and compete from home against others across the state. This brand new way to be Freezin' for a Reason invites participants to complete a 5k or 10k anywhere and anytime during the 2021 Polar Plunge season.
Virtual Events & Classroom Resources from the Children's Museum
ENLARGE YOUR TOOLBOX WITH GAMES FROM EDUCAPLAY
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges
Free Learning Opportunities (all times EST)
*K-12 STEM Open Conference for Teachers & Students Continues
February 16: DOE Educator Panel: Tips from the Trenches, 4 pm
February 16: AMLE Webinar: "Let's Talk about Hybrid Learning," 4:30 pm
February 16: Horace Mann Speakers Series, Nicole Malachowski, 8:30 pm
*February 17: Linda Hall Library Expert Speaker on George Washington Carver, 1 pm
February 18: Perseverance Lands on Mars! Broadcast starts at 2:15 pm, Landing 3:55 pm
February 18: AMLE-Promoting Digital Citizenship & Online Wellness at Your Middle School, 4:30 pm
February 20: Pear Deck Pear-Fair
February 22: Keep Indiana Learning, "Elevating Student Voice through Literacy in a Project-Based STEM Classroom," 4:30 pm
February 23: DOE Educator Presentation: Digital Learning in the Secondary Classroom, 4 pm
February 23: DOE Dyslexia Community of Practice Forum, 4:30 pm
February 23: Keep Indiana Chatting, 7 pm
*February 24: Library of Congress: On the Road with Jason Reynolds, 4 pm
February 24: OMLA Free Webinar, Dr. Jason Fine Jones MS Principal, Upper Arlington, "A Journey With Tourette's", 7 pm
February 25: CTQ Webinar: Collective Leadership & School Culture, 4 pm
*February 26: How Do I Become an Astronomer? (Linda Hall Library), 3 pm
March 3: Using Kahoot for Assessment, 3 pm
*Includes (or aimed at) Students
ONGOING EVENTS
Keep Indiana Learning Live Events, Archived Events
PATINS Trainings for Accessibility for All
Corwin Monday Afternoon Webinar Series
Indiana eLearning Lab (Must Register to See Live Schedule; Tutorials always available. This week's sessions include Google-Y Secrets & Hyperdocs )
That's All for Now!
You can access past Monday Minutes via this link on our webpage, and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter; we will be posting there more frequently. Principals and others: Feel free to forward this newsletter to your staff, and email us at any time.
And don't forget, you can join both IMLEA and AMLE in a joint membership!
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