I. Last Child in the Woods

Richard Louv, Author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature- Deficit Disorder will be speaking Saturday, August 23, 2008, 11AM at the i wireless Center arena, 1201 River Drive, Moline, Illinois. This event is free to Iowa educators. For conference information, click here.

The course, Last Child in the Woods, is also offered for graduate or relicensure credit for Iowa teachers K-12. To register for the course, click here.

For more information, contact Georgie Koenig at (563) 344-6487, gkoenig@aea9.k12.ia.us.

II. Level I and II Teacher Evaluation Training Schedule

For more details click here. Select "Level I Teacher Evaluation Training Schedule" and "Level II Teacher Evaluation Training Schedule" to download the documents.

For training in the AEA9 area, click on the following links for details and to register:
1) Evaluator Approval - Level I: Click here.
2) Evaluator Approval - Level II: Click here.

III. Building Character Through Found Object Art - The Teacher Course

Visiting artist, Barbara Bianchi, examines the relationship between art and character education by guiding students through the detailed process of creating an assemblage of found objects.
Found Object Art helps students experience positive change in attitudes and behaviors that will lead to improved learning performance. The simple learning activities help educators tap into their own creativity, build confidence in teaching through the arts, make connections between the arts and what they are teaching, and recognize the benefits to students of integrating the arts with other curriculum and character education. In this playful learning environment, educators work collaboratively and share ideas on how to use this simple art form in their classrooms. For more details or to sign up for this course, click here.

Here´s what some of our participants said about this course:

IV. Diggin´ the Past: Prehistoric People

Dig into the past to learn what happened in the Quad City region 465 generations ago. Experts in the field will unlock the secrets of the prehistoric Native Americans of our area. For more details or to sign up for this course, click here.

V. K-3 6+1 Trait Writing

This 1-Day Overview, developed expressly for teachers of our youngest learners, will enrich writing experiences across the classroom curriculum content areas. Using a practical approach to teaching and creative ideas & activities that children love, teachers will learn how to create a writing environment that generates excitement and fosters success for each student. For more details or to sign up for this workshop, click here.

VI. Essential DIBELS Workshop

This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and empirical foundations of DIBELS® as well as in-depth training in administration and scoring of the measures. For more details or to sign up for this course, click here.

Read what some of our participants said about this workshop: