GWAEA Digital Learning Update
to ensure success for all learners - June 2019
Episode 63: Visible Learning with John Hattie
In this episode, Gina Rogers joins Mindy and Jonathan to have a conversation with Professor John Hattie about his work on effect size and instructional strategies for the classroom. It's a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation that has actionable advice on how to make a difference with the students you work with.
Show notes and links for everything discussed in the show can be found at: dlgwaea.org/podcast/63 . This is our last episode before the summer break, but please keep in touch if you have ideas or suggestions for future shows.
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Grant Wood AEA presents VISIBLE LEARNING plus featuring Professor John Hattie and Peter DeWitt
Oct. 16, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
During the Visible Learningplus Foundation Day Institute with John Hattie and Peter DeWitt, participants will identify and discuss:
- the most important messages from the Visible Learning research
- learn about the five strands of Visible Learning, and
- know the difference between the influences that ‘do’ and ‘do not’ make a significant difference to student achievement.
Practical activities and take-away tools that have the highest impact on student learning will be discussed. Learn more and find registration information here.
TMI is off for the summer! Be on the lookout for new episodes in the fall!
Join our Maker Community by sending us your photos or videos through social media and tag @dlgwaea or #havefunmaking OR send an email to makerspace@gwaea.org and we will post them on in our Online Maker Community on www.dlgwaea.org.
Updates to our Makerspace Page
If you haven't been to our Makerspace Page on dlgwaea.org in a while, we love to invite you to check it out! We have been working on adding content, like teacher interviews and makerspace tours. We'd love to know what you think. It's still a work in progress, so please let us know if there is anything else that you'd like us to add.
DLGWAEA 4Cs Summer Camp
Register Today!
Join us on June 11-13 for our DLGWAEA 4Cs Summer Camp. It's designed for educators who want to redefine their classrooms with meaningful integration of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
Come and learn how digital learning can leverage the 4Cs to evolve your classroom practices. Participants will engage in hands-on learning and application, while also reflecting and setting goals for implementation. Space is limited, so sign up today to reserve your place!
Grant Wood AEA is excited to welcome back Craig Badura as our closing keynote. The session will focus on the importance of fostering creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking to help give students the skills they need to thrive. Craig Badura is the K-12 technology coach at Aurora Public Schools in Nebraska. He is passionate about making technology ubiquitous in the classroom. He loves his family, coaching golf, teaching and technology! Follow Craig on Twitter @mrbadura and on Instagram @mrbadura.
The cost for the 4Cs Summer Camp is $125 for 2.5 days of learning & lunch is included. Participants taking this class can opt for one hour of recertification credit (for an additional cost).
Google Expeditions: Explore Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual reality has opened up a world of new experiences for students, so why not immerse your class in adventures that you never thought possible! This workshop will provide the opportunity for you to learn how to guide your students through Google Expeditions. Participants will be introduced to a variety of resources to engage in virtual reality experiences.
Coralville, IA 52241.
Cost: Free
Register with this link. Copy this course number to register: 168005
Reimagining Digital Learning & Leading
This course will begin to explore the role of school professionals as digital learners and leaders in their schools. Participants will become familiar with the ISTE Standards which support educators to "deepen practice, promote collaboration with peers, [and] challenge [educators] to rethink traditional approaches and prepare students to drive their own learning" (ISTE).
Cost: Free
Course for ONE recertification credit: $35
Register with this link. Copy this course number to register: 180517
Making Connections with Hummingbird Bit
Activate your critical thinking and creativity skills through the use of the Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kit in this hands-on workshop. The 1-day free workshop is designed for educators that currently have a Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kit and are looking to gain a deeper understanding of this tool and integration ideas in their classroom or library. In this workshop, you will be making, building and coding. Throughout the day, you will learn the basic components of the kit, how to create and build with the tools and cardboard to create and code simple prototypes. You’ll leave inspired by examples of this in action.
Attention Making STEM Connections Scale-up recipients: Kristine Bullock, the SE STEM Hub manager, will cover substitute teacher fees and provide the Hummingbird Duo MakeCode Upgrade Bundle for those teachers that were awarded the Making STEM Connections Scale-up and selected the Hummingbird Duo. Participants will be asked to complete a survey after registering for the workshop to receive sub reimbursement and must be part of the SE STEM Region. Click here to visit the SE STEM Hub web site to confirm your STEM region.
Cost: Free
Date/Time: September 17th 8:30a - 3:30p
Location: Coralville Office
Register with this link. Copy this course number to register: 180173
Creative Challenges Learning Series - Pick your creative jam!
Check out the courses in our Creative Challenges Learning Series:
Creative Challenge Teacher Cohort
For creative newbies: Start with the Creative Challenges Teacher Cohort - a great way to collaboratively learn and work with like-minded colleagues.
The course time will incorporate face-to-face & online meetings that will occur on an almost monthly basis
- 6 two hour face-to-face meetings, scheduled after school hours throughout the year
- 1 online meetings
- online work through Canvas including implementation plans & reflections
- You can earn 1 graduate credit or 1 renewal credit with successful course completion
Search for course 167746
The Creativity Project
For carefree, experienced creatives: If you've experienced the Creative Challenges Teacher Cohort or implement Design Thinking, Making, and STEM in your classroom, give The Creativity Project a try. This next step experience will allow you to continue working with a community of educators as you implement projects with students.
Tell Me More...
The course time will incorporate face-to-face meetings that will occur on an almost monthly basis
- 2 one hour face-to-face meetings, scheduled after school hours throughout the year
- 3 two hour face-to-face meetings, scheduled after school hours throughout the year
- online work through Canvas including implementation plans & reflections
- You can earn 1 renewal credit with successful course completion
Search for course 180353
The Creativity Process
For focused, determined creatives: Also for those that experienced the Creative Challenges Teacher Cohort or implement Design Thinking, Making, and STEM in your classroom, The Creativity Process will take a deep dive into research, evaluation, and reflection of implementing projects with students.
Tell Me More...
The course time will incorporate face-to-face meetings that will occur on an almost monthly basis
- 2 one hour face-to-face meetings, scheduled after school hours throughout the year
- 3 two hour face-to-face meetings, scheduled after school hours throughout the year
- online work through Canvas including implementation plans & reflections
- You can earn 1 graduate credit with successful course completion
Search for course 180518
The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators
New to Makey Makey? Begin with the 1 Day Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators!
You will need to bring your own laptop (with a USB port) to this workshop.
The only cost of the workshop is a $20 fee which will cover the cost of a Makey Makey (retails for $50) that you can take home with you.
Wednesday, September 11th
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Designing Connections with Makey Makey
Take the next step with this 1 license renewal credit course! It is designed to take you to the next level with your Makey Makey. In this hands-on workshop course, you will be creating and exploring how your students can use Makey Makey to amplify creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication skills. As a participant, you will engage in prototyping, coding, and developing integration ideas through face-to-face and online learning.
This course includes 1 face-to-face full day, 1 hour online meet-up, and 1 evening workshop.
The only cost of the workshop is a $20 fee which will cover the cost of a Makey Makey (retails for $50) that you can take home with you. Additional cost for recertification credit.
Class Meeting Times
Wednesday, September 25th - 8:30 am - 3 pm
Monday, October 28th - 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Online Meeting
Thursday, November 21st - 5 pm - 7 pm
Attendance is required for ALL meeting times.
Wanted: Your Input on Media Center Resources!
Grant Wood AEA’s Media Center is here to support district teachers and staff. The agency needs teacher and administrator feedback to ensure the agency’s media center resources include the items that are most needed in your classrooms and those that are most beneficial to ongoing professional learning.
Please help the Media Center team reflect on their work and examine how they may best meet the needs of educators and students by providing feedback on resources available through the Media Center. This feedback will help inform decisions about the services and resources the Media Center provides our districts. The survey will remain open through June 1st.
Access the survey here.
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Opportunities
CSTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Registration is open for CSTA's 2019 Annual Conference! Learn and network with Computer Science educators from across the nation July 7-10 in Phoenix, AZ. Attending the conference would be a wonderful way to provide teachers with high-quality professional learning and utilize CS PD Incentive funds.
INVITATION TO JOIN IOWA CSTA
The Iowa CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association) Chapter invites anyone in the computer science education community to join the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Iowa chapter of the organization. We are in our second year of record and are working at building a community of computer science educators in Iowa. Come join us and together let’s build the computer science community. Join in and connect with others. Don’t teach in isolation. Join the newest, fastest growing educational community in Iowa.
The UNI Partnership for Computer Science Teacher Preparation
More details on this are available at csed.uni.edu/rpp/
#BCEdcamp 2019 (Teacher Leadership)
Benton Community is hosting our fourth annual Edcamp! Our vision is to have a Teacher Leadership focus, however, this is NOT only limited to educators who are in teacher leadership positions. We have confirmed that Dr. Ryan Wise, Director at the Iowa Department of Education, will again be welcoming us at our event and participating in the day's learning.
Benton Community is in planning for our sixth year of implementation of Teacher Leadership through Iowa's Teacher Leadership and Compensation Grant. We have a lot to share, but we also know there are others out there who can contribute to allowing us to learn, share, and grow together!
Registration is limited to the first 175 participants. The cost is FREE. We will have lunch available for $10 per person - this includes lunch, snacks, and drink throughout the day.
Grad credit is being offered through Mount Mercy University.
You can register and learn more about the event here.
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019, 08:30 AM
Benton Community Middle School High School, 1st Avenue, Van Horne, IA, USA
Save the Dates for 2018-2019
ISTE - June 23-26, 2019
ITEC - October 13-15, 2019
VISIBLE LEARNING PLUS FEATURING JOHN HATTIE AND PETER DEWITT - October 16, 2019
About Us
Email: digitallearning@gwaea.org
Website: http://www.dlgwaea.org
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: 319-399-6700
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Twitter: @DLGWAEA