Iowa Teachers Create Content for the Student Personalized Learning System

While much of the content available for students in the Student Personalized Learning System was create by AEA Learning Online instructional designers, we are fortunate to also have teachers creating content for students. It is our pleasure to share work done by Indianola Instructional Coach Kim Grissom and Newton high school Science teachers Christine Forsyth and Judy Nissley that you can also use with your students.

Kim has developed content for 9th grade English Language Arts and has shared it with Iowa teachers statewide. Look for this content:

E9 Short Stories Unit: Literary Devices #1 (SW)
E9 Short Stories: What is Analysis? #2 ( SW )
E9 Short Stories: More Practice #3 (SW )
E9 Essay Unit: Expos Getting Started #1 ( SW )
E9 Essay Unit: ExposStructure #2 (SW )
E9 Essay Unit: ExposWriting #3 (SW)
E9 Essay Unit: ExposFinish #4 (SW)

Christine Forsyth and Judy Nissley have developed this Earth Science content for their students at West Academy and have shared it with Iowa teachers statewide. Look for this content:

• Introduction to Earth Science 
• Earth Science: Universe Formation

Our thanks go out to Kim, Christine and Judy for their willingness to create content and share it with all Iowa students and teachers.

Other teachers at Indianola are also creating content that are used with their students.  This content was developed to be district only content.

You can also create content in the Student Personalized Learning System to be shared Statewide or used within your district.  Contact Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund and we will help you through the process. 

Iowa Story: Indianola Social Studies Teacher Blends His Classroom

Hear from Zack Kaczmarek, high school social studies and Sociology teacher at Indianola Schools in Indianola, IA as he talks about his blended learning classrooms. Zack will share why he went this route, what the benefits for students were, his expectations and future changes to his classroom.


We would LOVE to share your story. If you would like to be interviewed for the Iowa Story of Online, Blended or Flipped Classrooms please contact us- Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund.

If you are interested in learning more about professional development for blended learning, here is the information on AEA Online's Blended Learning Cohort- https://instructor20.wixsite.com/aealearningonlinebf

Iowa Story: Indianola Elementary TAG Teachers Flip their Classroom

Hear from Shari Shaw and Brian Baker, Gifted and Talented teachers at Indianola's four Elementary Schools as they talk about how they use flipped learning to extend their time with their gifted and talented students.

Quotes from 5th grade TAG math students:

• “I understand the concepts easier as the learning is much clearer, and I’m developing math concepts quicker.”
• “I can check my own work instantly and on Ed Puzzle there are questions during the video to see if I am understanding the concept as I watch the video.” 
• “I really like watching the videos as I can rewatch them until I have a clear understanding of the concepts. All of this saves me time as I am able to get more of the work completed in the classroom and get help from the teacher if I need it.” 
• “It is fun as I am able to learn at my own pace.” 
• “Blended and flipped learning helps me understand the concepts, it is less time consuming and makes math easier.” 
• “We watch the video to learn the concept then talk about what we don’t understand.”

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We would LOVE to share your story. If you would like to be interviewed for the Iowa Story of Online, Blended or Flipped Classrooms please contact us- Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund.   We have several other teacher video of those who have volunteered to contribute. They can be found on in our Google Community with the filter "Blended Videos from Iowa Teachers.

If you are interested in learning more about professional development for blended learning, here is the information on AEA Online's Blended Learning Cohort (video listings are also here under the tab Iowa Teachers Blending/Flipping)