IMLEA Monday Minute
February 12, 2018
Sunman Dearborn Middle School, a New School to Watch!
Throughout the Schools to Watch process, our school has taken some drastic changes; we are implementing a teaming schedule for 6th grade students, the implementation of the Trojan Careers Program and our Community Service Day. Our staff has transformed their mentality of education, and understand the importance of a positive culture and importance of educating the whole student.
In coming weeks, we will feature other schools that have earned designation or redesignation recently. As a reminder, we have workshops coming up on February 22 and April 10 where you can learn more about the Schools to Watch process. Contact Shirley Wright if you have any questions.

Foolproof Middle School?
Digital Resources from DOE's Office of eLearning
DOE Digital Content Workshop Tour DOE hosts Digital Content Workshops across the state to assist districts as they explore curating information, including OER. The form to apply for this one in Anderson on March 14 says it closed Feb 9, but as of this morning, it was still open. There is another at Southridge in May. It is free, you can send a team of up to 5, and subs are reimbursed by the state. You can find a great example of an OER resource with the Black History link shared in the calendar below. | DOE Tool Smackdowns (and other webinars) On Tuesday, February 20, DOE will be hosting a webinar at 4 pm ET for secondary teachers to share their favorite tech tools in a smackdown. You can use this link to register. You can also find archived videos of past webinars here. These webinars have covered a variety of topics, including holding eLearning days, coding, digital citizenship, and more. Last week they held a similar webinar for elementary teachers that is not yet archived. | Favorite Teacher Tools Twice a week, Indiana teachers are sharing videos explaining why certain tech tools are among their favorites. So far, these have included Padlet, diigo, Doceri, and Google Calendar. These videos could serve as models for sharing within your own district. The educators who have volunteered are also open to answering questions about these and other tools. |
DOE Digital Content Workshop Tour
DOE Tool Smackdowns (and other webinars)
Favorite Teacher Tools
MythBusters: Teacher Leader Edition
"Teacher leadership is an exciting and expanding asset to the field of education. Opportunities for personal and professional growth have evolved from individual professional development courses to action research projects and community-based learning experiences. The question is no longer if teacher leadership should be an option for schools and districts, but how stakeholders will capitalize on the evolving roles of teacher leaders to promote student success."
Nominate Someone in the "My Favorite Teacher" Contest
Dates of Note
CONTINUING IN FEBRUARY
Indiana Digital Learning Month
DOE's Winter eLearning Book Club (Social Leadia)
February 16: IMLEA Board Meeting, IASP Office
February 16: Champions Together Training, 1-3 pm at IASP
February 17: Additional CS First Workshop at UIndy
February 22: Digital Learning Day
February 22: Schools to Watch Training, IASP office
March 1: Deadline for NEH Summer Institutes and Seminars Applications
March 2: Deadline for Barnes & Noble Favorite Teacher Contest