IMLEA Monday Minute
April 9, 2018
Want a Spirited Discussion? Try Rick Wormeli's Latest Articles
He is also featured in the April, 2018 edition of AMLE's magazine with the post, "The Grief of Accepting New Ideas." It poses the question: "Changes in school or classroom practices unleash a variety of emotions. How can we support each other in the process?"
Great Sources of Inspiration: Blogs
We are still updating our website after the migration to Blackboard, and are revamping the "Resources" tab. We would love to highlight member blogs as well as sites and materials you find helpful. Please send any suggestions to Susie Highley or use this form.
To get things started, we have Jessica Moman's blog, "Teaching Middle School Language Arts with Love, Laughter, and Lots of Sparkle." We were going to feature her post "Inferencing: It's Part of the Plan" in our newsletter, but decided it was better to share the entire blog. Jessica teaches at River Valley Middle School in Greater Clark County Schools.
- "When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into students’ heads. What if, instead, we focus on getting information out of students’ heads?"
Vicki Davis AKA @CoolCatTeacher 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
SEPT. 16-17, 2018 CONFERENCE: "THE MIDDLE MATTERS"
Conference information can be found on our special site, or linked on the IMLEA website. We are very excited about the sessions proposed so far; thanks to those who have submitted.
Special note: To keep registration costs low for all, we do not offer discounts, but if presenters are not a member (or part of a member school/district), we will let them register at the early bird member rate.
Dates of Note
April 9-13: National Assistant Principals Week. Thanks for all you do!
April 10: Schools to Watch Training at IASP
April 12: Free live stream of John Hattie at edWeek event (8-9 am)
April 14: Free webinar with Pooja Argawal, Ph.D.
April 15: AMLE Collaboration Grant Proposals Due
April 20: Deadline to Submit Proposals for "The Middle Matters" Sept Conference
April 22: Earth Day (many events are on April 21)
April 26: Poem in Your Pocket Day
May 2: DOE Digital Content Curation Workshop at Southridge
May 21: IMLEA Board Meeting
Time's Up!
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Indiana Middle Level Education Association
Shirley Wright, Executive Director
Susie Highley, Director of Operations
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Email: shighleyimlea@iasp.org
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