What's New
ISEA Summer Conference
The ISEA Summer Conference will be held August 4 - 6 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Credit classes include Increasing Student Effort and Responsibility and Understanding Real Colors. Register online at https://www.regonline.com/iseasummerconference.
What will you do this summer ?
We have created the ISEA Watercooler --a meeting place for you to sound off and share with other educators about issues that affect you. Sign up to participate or just visit the ISEA Watercooler to see what members are saying.
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In Focus
The Video Magazine of the ISEA
In Focus is our way of keeping you informed about what's happening in Iowa education.
Online Learning Courses for ISEA Members
Strategic Teaching for Online Learning (STOL) courses are online professional development short courses that provide strategies for educators who wish to add online learning to lessons in their classrooms or to gain strategies useful for teaching courses online. Register for STOL I online at www.lincotower.com .
Sign up now for the NEA/ISEA Early Enrollment Plan
First-time active members are eligible for the NEA/ISEA early enrollment plan . Just join anytime between April 1 and August 31, 2009. Between now and September 1, you will have access to liability insurance benefits, select NEA Memer Benefits discount programs, and an Access to Savings membership card. Your membership will be good until August 31, 2010! Sign up on the ISEA Web site or talk to your local membership contact.
North English alternative program teacher wins statewide honor
Excellence in Education Awards thank teachers who make a difference
Deana Colbert, an Alternative Program teacher at English Valleys Community Schools , is the 2008 Excellence in Education Award winner .
Weigh in on world-class schools
What would it take for Iowa to have world-class schools? That's the topic of a new blog by Linda Lantor Fandel, deputy editorial page editor for The Des Moines Register . Click here to read her thoughts and share your own ideas.
At the Capitol
Stay informed with ISEA Hotline
Each week during the legislative session we publish the ISEA Hotline full of insider information about issues that affect education. Don't miss out, ISEA members subscribe for free today!
New ISEA Legislative Update page helps you track bills
We've created a new page on the ISEA Web site to help you track major bills the ISEA is following. the page also includes a link to a complete list of bills the ISEA is monitoring including the official ISEA position. This is also the place to find a link to the Iowa Department of Education's list of education bills.
Join ISEA's Rapid Response Team today!
Be part of the solution by helping ISEA contact legislators on important issues affecting all of us. ISEA's Rapid Response Team will be on the front lines of communicating our positions to decision makers and we will count on you to communicate quickly.
Professional Development
Online Learning Courses for ISEA Members
Strategic Teaching for Online Learning (STOL) courses are online professional development short courses that provide strategies for educators who wish to add online learning to lessons in their classrooms or to gain strategies useful for teaching courses online. Register for STOL I online at www.lincotower.com.
School Counselors Make a Difference
Attention ISEA school counselors! June 15-16, you are invited to an ALL-EXPENSE-PAID symposium sponsored by the Ross Trust at the Stoney Creek Inn, Johnston, IA. The school counselor has a tremendous role in closing the achievement gap. Join the conversation at the First Annual Ross Trust Symposium "School Counselors as Leaders in School Improvement." For more information click here. Click here to register.
Sixth Annual Mentoring and Induction Institute
The theme for this year's Mentoring and Induction Institute is "Mentoring a Key to Iowa's Future." The Institute will take place June 17-18, 2009 at Park Place Event Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Register online at www.vpaf.uni.edu/events/mentor by April 17th to be eligible for reimbursement of expenses.
ISEA Professional Development Academy courses
The ISEA's Professional Development Academy course offerings continue to grow and expand in order to meet the diverse needs of our members. Each of the 15-hour courses is available for either licensure renewal or graduate credit, and they can be offered at the request of a local association or UniServ unit.
Resources for Beginning Teachers
The Association has developed a wide variety of resources to help beginning teachers get their careers off to a great start. Click here for a complete listing.
Resources for Parents from Association Members
Thinking Skills: How Parents Can Help
Parents can encourage their children to be active thinkers both in and out of school.
Motivation for Learning: Parents Can Help
A checklist of parental behaviors that can motivate children to take responsibility for their own learning.
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