What's New
Take charge of your future at summer conference!
Mark your calendar now for the 2008 ISEA Summer Conference to be held August 5 through 7 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. This year's event offers something for everyone with inspiring guest speakers, a wide variety of sessions to meet your personal and professional needs, and plenty of opportunities for socializing and networking. And once again, the ISEA Professional Development Academy will offer courses for graduate or re-licensure credit. Click here to download a flyer with complete details.
Join now and pay nothing until fall!
There's never been a better time to join the Association. Effective April 1, 2008, NEA and ISEA are offering the "Early Enrollment" Membership Incentive Plan where you can join now and pay nothing until September 1. Meanwhile, you'll have access to the NEA's comprehensive Educators Employment Liability Program as well as select NEA Member Benefits and ISEA discount programs. Click here for more information!
Delegates chart ISEA's course
Nearly 400 association activists and guests converged on Hilton Coliseum in Ames to set policy, tackle issues, and chart the ISEA's course for the coming year at the annual ISEA Delegate Assembly. Among the highlights of the April 3-4 event, was the election of a new ISEA president and vice president.
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
ISEA accomplishes major goals in banner session!
The 2008 Iowa Legislature adjourned in the wee hours on Saturday, April 26. By all accounts it was a banner year for students and public education. As the gavel fell, the ISEA had accomplished most of its major goals for the session including significant funding boosts for K-12 schools, area education agencies, and community colleges; continued salary increases for educators; and an assurance that money for future raises and other key state aid programs will be protected and will keep pace with inflation. Click here to read our legislative updates.
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
Journey to Excellence training for mentors
Training for "Journey to Excellence," a new mentoring and induction model created for Iowa schools and AEAs, has been scheduled for July 7. The program focuses learning projects for beginning educators on each of the Iowa Teaching Standards and is designed to provide meaningful support for beginning educators, to prepare and support mentors with quality preparation, and be affordable.
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. The courses range in cost from $30 to $45 for members ($65 to $85 for non-members). Graduate credit is available for an additional $105 ($140 for non-members) from Morningside College and Viterbo University.
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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