AEA PD Online Training System

Did you know that AEA PD Online offers online trainings to school districts across the state? As of the summer 2013 AEA PD Online:

• Offers over 30 mobile-friendly, training courses (with 10 more planned for the 2013-2014 school year)
• Has served over half a million completed training courses
• Has over 100,000 individual users from across Iowa

These trainings are completely asynchronous with self-assessing quizzes. Upon completing a training users can print a certificate of completion.

A complete catalog of online trainings can be found here.

AEA PD Online Changes Student Policies

AEA PD Online has updated its student policies. Updates can be found here. The top five updates for students include: 

1. Course Registration
2. Credit Options and Directions for Changing Credit Options
3. Cancellation of a course or Transfer between courses, or withdrawal from a course
4. Transcripts
5. Participant Expectations

AEA PD Online Updates to Moodle 2.5

In early September AEA PD Online updated its server to Moodle 2.5. With the update came some delightful improvements. The video below highlights one improvement.

Want to be highlighted in an upcoming blog post? Create a screencast of your favorite Moodle 2.5 update, post it on youtube, and post the link in the comments.

AEA PD Online is looking forward to featuring your favorite Moodle 2.5 update in a future post.

Tool of the Month: Symbaloo Moodle Mashup

Symbaloo and Moodle mashup provide teachers the ability to visually organize, share, display, and discover online resources for participants. Watch this video to find out how to use Symbaloo in Moodle.

Don’t have time to watch the whole video? That’s okay! Skip to the specific content you want!

00:00 What is Symbaloo?

00:53 How to use Symbaloo to create webmixes?

05:57 Why embed a webmix in Moodle?

06:17 How to embed a webmix in Moodle?

If you do create a Symbaloo to use in your course, we’d love to see it. Post a comment below with the link to your webmix!

Upcoming Courses

 

See below for a list of upcoming online professional learning opportunities. To register, click on
the activity number listed with each course. To conduct your own search for professional development classes, download the AEAPD Online app at myapp.is/aeapdonline or click here to go to the AEA PD Online catalog.

 









Building Social Studies Literacy

Learn about, develop, and implement methods that address the common core literacy standards in social studies.

Register at 22017199991401

Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 14, 2013

Credit(s):  2 (License Renewal Only)

Intro to Google Apps

Transform classroom experiences with Google Apps.

Register at 22001099991401

Course Dates: Oct. 7-Nov. 4, 2013

Credit(s):  2

Spanish for Educators Online

Learn basic Spanish with a focus on the vocabulary of the education workplace.

Register at 22000799991402

Course Dates: Oct. 8-Nov. 19, 2013

Credit(s):  3 (License Renewal Only)

Teaching American History Thematically with the Iowa Core

Support the Iowa Core by teaching American history by thinking thematically rather than strictly chronologically.

Register at 22017099991402

Course Dates: Oct. 9-Nov. 6, 2013

Credit(s): 2 (License Renewal Only)

iMovie: Digital Video in the Classroom

Change things up in the classroom by infusing digital video into instruction.

Register at 22000399991402

Course Dates: Oct. 14-Nov. 3, 2013

Credit(s): 1

Intro to Google Apps

Harness the power of Google Apps and create learning environments that support collaboration.

Register at 22007899991405

Course Dates: Oct. 14-Nov. 17, 2013

Credit(s):  2

MovieMaker: Digital Video in the Classroom

Use Microsoft Movie Maker to create digital video for the classroom.

Register at 22000699991402

Course Dates: Oct. 14-Nov. 3, 2013

Credit(s): 1

MOLLIE: Designing Online Lessons, Including Softchalk

Dig deep into how to design and build text-based and spoken lessons for an online environment.

Register at 22017999991401

Course Dates: Oct. 16-Nov. 19, 2013

Credit(s): 2

OLLIE: Online Assessment, Feedback, and Evaluation

Online assessment, feedback, and evaluation is different than face-to-face. Learn methods to use with students in an online course.

Register at 22009899991401

Course Dates: Oct. 16-Nov. 12, 2013

Credit(s):  2

OLLIE: Online Learning Instructional Design

Create student outcomes, assessments, and lessons that can be used in an online asynchronous format.

Register at 22002799991402

Course Dates: Oct. 16-Nov. 19, 2013

Credit(s):  2

Google Apps 101

Learn how to use Google Apps to increase student productivity and collaboration.

Register at 22004099991401

Course Dates: Oct. 21-Nov.12, 2013

Credit(s): 1

OLLIE: Introduction to the Online Learner

Discover what online learning is like from the student perspective.

Register at 22001399991404

Course Dates: Oct. 23-Nov. 12, 2013

Credit(s):  1

Blueprint for Common Core Foundational Skills

Dig into the literacy Iowa Core Foundational Skills and find out how understanding the phonetic basis of English can help students be successful.

Register at 22016699991403

Course Dates: Nov. 3-Jan.5, 2013

Credit(s): 2

Introduction to Google Apps

Transform classroom experiences with Google Apps.

Register at 22007899991406

Course Dates: Nov. 11-Dec. 15, 2013

Credit(s): 2

See below for a list of upcoming online professional learning opportunities. To register, click on the activity number listed with each course. To conduct your own search for professional development classes, download the AEAPD Online app at myapp.is/aeapdonline or click here to go to the AEA PD Online catalog.

AEA PD Online: Live!

Live! has been working with School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) to create an ongoing series of videos on common legal questions. Matt Carver, Legal Services Director for SAI has two videos as a start to their "Ask Matt!" series.  

Student Searches

School Attendance

More AEA PD Online: Live! videos can be found at our youtube channel found here.

External Partners

EdWeb is a professional social and learning network that makes it easy for educators to connect with peers, share information and best practices, and spread innovative ideas.

A few of their upcoming webinars include:

Using Wikispaces to Collaborate with Students Online

September 24, 2013

5:00-6:00 (Eastern Time)

Register here!

Take a guided tour through Wikispaces and learn new ideas to utilize this platform in an online environment.

Which came first?: Content vs. Device

September 25, 2013

5:00-6:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Register here!

Find out the ins and outs of e-books. What are eBooks and how to start out with eBooks in the classroom.

Are you Designing Mobile?

September 26, 2013

4:00-5:00 (Eastern Time)

Register here!

Explore the possibilities of mobile learning.

Games as Educational Change Agents: Recent Findings and Remaining Challenges

October 7, 2013

4:00-5:00 (Eastern Time)

Register here!

Examine recent findings and remaining challenges related to incorporating games into education.

Your School Library--Mobile, Flipped, and Curated

October 8, 2013

4:00-5:00 (Eastern Time)

Register here!

Examine the evolving role of the school library in the context of mobile, flipped, and curated learning experiences for students!

A full list of webinars can be found here.