AEA Learning Online

Monday, November 7, 2016

Online Resources to ‘Grow’ Educators’ Ability to Integrate Agriculture Literacy into the Content Areas

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In a data reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (2013), 211,373 people in Iowa were classified as farm operators or paid farm workers.* This number does not reflect individuals working in agriculture related industries, such as seed and fertilizer sales, and implement production/sales. To support Iowa’s need for a strong workforce in the area of agriculture, IALF and AEA PD Online have partnered to bring online courses and digital content around agriculture to teachers across the state of Iowa.

AEA PD Online and IALF have created fully online and blended courses that focus on how to integrate agricultural literacy into the content areas of literacy, math science, and social studies. Both fully online and blended course participants will have the opportunity to learn about online student modules focused on the role of agriculture in the creation of alternative energy. Individuals who choose the blended courses during the summer will also have the opportunity to do hands-on, site based learning. To find upcoming course offerings check the AEA PD Online Course Catalog.

One of the biggest benefits that online or blended course participants will experiences is the opportunity to learn about the Student Personalized Learning System and the agriculture and energy content found in the system (Student modules were built with financial support from the Iowa Energy Center and IALF). Content module topics include:

Energy Conservation Practices
Agriculture and Biofuels Industry
Chemical Reactions in Ethanol Production
Biomass Technology and Energy Production
Agriculture and Solar Energy
Ethanol and the Environment
Impact on the Corn Supply
And much more

Teachers, administrators and counselors at school districts can assign any or all of the modules to their students and track student progress as they work through the modules.

If interested in viewing the content on the Student Personalized Learning System (SPLS) educators can log into it using the username and password that they use for the statewide teacher training system where they have taken mandatory trainings. Once logged into the Student Learning System, click on Modules, and select Agriculture (or Science). Content for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 will appear.

Agriculture plays an important role in the live of many Iowans. To support ongoing success and economic growth in this industry AEA PD Online and IALF are proud to have partnered to support teachers learning how to integrate Ag literacy into their curriculum and provide students with access to high quality content focused on agriculture.

In addition to the Ag energy content, the SPLS offers teachers the ability to supplement classes or provide remediation to struggling students in the areas of:

Counseling
English/Language Arts
Employability
Financial Literacy
Family and Consumer Science
Math
Science
Social Studies
Technology Literacy
And more

It also allows teachers to take their own content and create online learning modules.

Click here to watch an overview of the Student Personalized Learning System or for more information contact instructional designers DeniseKrefting (dkrefting@aeapdonline.org) or Melissa Wicklund (mwicklund@aeapdonline.org) at AEA PD Online.

*https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/edwards/EdwSept14.html

Online Resources to ‘Grow’ Educators’ Ability to Integrate Agriculture Literacy into the Content Areas

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Energy Conservation Practices
Agriculture and Biofuels Industry
Chemical Reactions in Ethanol Production
Biomass Technology and Energy Production
Agriculture and Solar Energy
Ethanol and the Environment
Impact on the Corn Supply
And much more

Teachers, administrators and counselors at school districts can assign any or all of the modules to their students and track student progress as they work through the modules.

In addition to the Ag energy content, the SPLS offers teachers the ability to supplement classes or provide remediation to struggling students in the areas of:

Counseling
English/Language Arts
Employability
Financial Literacy
Family and Consumer Science
Math
Science
Social Studies
Technology Literacy
And more

It also allows teachers to take their own content and create online learning modules.

*https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/edwards/EdwSept14.html

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Upcoming Courses: Nov. 1-Dec. 15, 2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Great News for Blending/Flipping Cohort

This past year AEA PD Online, in conjunction with 5 AEAs (Mississippi Bend, Great Prairie, Heartland, Green Hills and Keystone), helped 49 districts statewide learn more about Blended and Flipped Learning in the Classroom. Some of these districts are making this part of their Professional Development instruction. If you are interested in participating in the Blended/Flipped Learning cohort you can contact your AEA Instructional Technologist or AEA PD Online K-12 Instructional Designers Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund.

These cohorts consist of 4 courses that teachers and administrators can take through out a 1 1/2 year period. You will learn more about the pedagogical change teachers and classrooms will go through to offer blended or online opportunities.

The first course is a three day face-to-face training on "Blending/Flipping your classroom 1" for one license renewal credit.
The second course is a fully online course "Blending/Flipping 2- Blended Instruction" as well as an elementary option for two credits (license renewal and graduate) which is available to those who have completed the first course.
The third in the series is "Blending/Flipping Your Classroom 3: Designing Online Lessons" which will take place as a blended model with two days face-to-face and the rest online for those who have completed the first two courses. This course is also two credits (license renewal and graduate).
Finally the fourth in this series is "Blending/Flipping 4: Assessment "which will take place as a blended model with two days face-to-face and the rest online and is also 2 credits (license renewal and graduate) for those who have taken the three other courses.

The last three courses in the series (six credits) can also be applied to the Drake Online Teacher certification for those that are interested.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

On-line Version “Iowa Science Standards: Overview” Now Available

As of 2015, Iowa has new K-12 science standards and this year marks the second year of our four-year

implementation process. Are you a new teacher or new to Iowa and have not yet heard about the new standards? Were you unable to attend the Iowa Science Standards Overview Professional Development offered through your AEAs? Did you attend the Overview PD but want a refresher prior to attending the next round of professional learning? Did you attend the Overview PD and are now in charge of sharing the learning with others in your districts? Are you an instructional coach who needs a foundational understanding of the science standards?

If you said “yes” to any of those questions, the science leadership team and AEA PD On-line are pleased to announce that a condensed version of the Iowa Science Standards: Overview is now available on-line. This overview provides foundational information, helps build a common vocabulary, and provides a glimpse of the vision for teaching and learning with the new standards.

The overview may be completed individually as a self-paced course but is broken into smaller segments that could be completed within teams/PLCs. In order to help provide a more complete picture of the number of participants using this resource, every individual should register even if you are completing the course as a group.

To register:

1. Go to http://training.aeapdonline.org/

2. Either login or register for a new account

3. Search for science standards

4. Select Iowa's Science Standards: Overview and Register

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Teacher LOVES the Student Personalized Learning System

AEA PD Online received this note from Holly Leinhauser, a counselor with North Scott Schools, as she shares how their district is using the Character Skills modules in the Student Personalized Learning System.

"I have at this time enrolled our entire school to utilize those modules [in the Student Personalized Learning System]. Although our BD teacher is using those character skill modules with a few students who need guided direction with the modules and that has lead to meaningful conversation.

Last year I worked one on one with a BD student and he didn't always get here in time during the day for us to complete the character skill modules; however when we were working hard I thought he loved what we were doing.

I would suggest that counselors use the character skills modules in small groups, it is such a nice guide. Perhaps classroom teachers could allow students to work through the modules in groups, completing those independently just wouldn't be beneficial- they are social skills after all.

I love the modules, and we are using EVERFI right now and after students are done with the four modules I have selected we are going to be utilizing those character skills [in the Student Personalized Learning System] modules...

I would recommend these modules to anyone and everyone!

Holly"

If you are interested in using content in the Student Personalized Learning system with your students, you can check out the content at http://learning.aeak12online.org/. Log with the credentials from the Teacher Training System. Once logged in to find the content, click Modules, the category you wish to explore and find modules to preview. Click the icon to the far right of the title to review.

If you wish to have your students work in this content please contact Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund.

Blending Flipping Your Classroom Oct. Cohort Mississippi Bend AEA

Another Blending Flipping Your Classroom cohort is beginning in Mississippi Bend AEA. Course 1 "Blending/ Flipping Your Classroom 1"of the four course series will begin October 20.

These cohorts consist of 4 courses that teachers and administrators can take through out a 1 1/2 year period. The first course is a three day face-to-face training on "Blending/Flipping your classroom 1" for one license renewal credit. The second course is a fully online course "Blending/Flipping 2- Blended Instruction" as well as an elementary option for two credits (license renewal and graduate) which is available to those who have completed the first course. The third in the series is "Blending/Flipping Your Classroom 3: Designing Online Lessons" which will take place as a blended model with two days face-to-face and the rest online for those who have completed the first two courses. This course is also two credits (license renewal and graduate). Finally the fourth in this series is "Blending/Flipping 4: Assessment "which will take place as a blended model with two days face-to-face and the rest online and is also 2 credits (license renewal and graduate) for those who have taken the three other courses. The last three courses in the series (six credits) can also be applied to the Drake Online Teacher certification for those that are interested.

If you are interested in signing up or finding out more about the first course in the series offered at Mississippi Bend AEA click here.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Upcoming Courses: Oct. 1-Nov. 15, 2016

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, click here to go to the AEA PD Online catalog.

Increasing Student Collaboration by Going Paperless
Register at 22033799991702
Course Dates: Oct. 1-Dec. 1, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Technology in the Common Core Mathematics Classroom
Register at 22037399991701
Course Dates: Oct. 1-Dec. 1, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Integrate Technology with 8 Simple Tools
Register at 22021899991704
Course Dates: Oct. 2-Oct. 30, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Advancing Minds: Collaborative Teaching-Making it Work
Register at 22031699991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 28, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Advancing Minds: How to Thrive as a Teacher Leader
Register at 22035399991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 28, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Earth Science for Elementary Teachers
Register at 22031999991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 20, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Introduction to Google Apps
Register at 22007899991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 2, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Introduction to Google Apps in the Classroom
Register at 22029199991701
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 7, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Reading in the Content Areas
Register at 22022499991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 4, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Total Participation Techniques
Register at 22020199991702
Course Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 4, 2016
Credit(s): 2

App Smashing: Using Universal Constructs to Benefit the 21st Century Learner
Register at 22035499991702
Course Dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 9, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Cortical Visual Impairment
Register at 22031199991701
Course Dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 1, 2016
Credit(s): 1

MOLLIE: Blended Learning
Register at 22015099991703
Course Dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 8, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Pinterest: Using Pins, Boards, and More in Your Classroom
Register at 22022299991706
Course Dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 1, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Effective Formative Assessment Using Tech Tools
Register at 22030699991704
Course Dates: Oct. 9-Nov. 6, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Physical Science for Elementary Teachers
Register at 22031499991703
Course Dates: Oct. 10-Dec. 2, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Online Effective Programing for Integrated Students on the Autism Spectrum
Register at 22031299991702
Course Dates: Oct. 17-Dec. 16, 2016
Credit(s): 1

Supporting Technology Literacy in Elementary Classrooms with Scratch Programming
Register at 22024299991702
Course Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 28, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Doing more with Goggle Drive-Classroom Application
Register at 22029499991702
Course Dates: Oct. 23-Dec. 11, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Google Classroom: Beyond the Basics
Register at 22034699991703
Course Dates: Oct. 23-Nov. 13, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Intro to Google Classroom
Register at 22033399991704
Course Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 21, 2016
Credit(s): 1

MOLLIE: Designing Online Lessons, Including SoftChalk
Register at 22017999991702
Course Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 30, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Examining Dyslexia Remediation that Works
Register at 22022899991702
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Jan. 6, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Examining Differentiated Instruction: Taking Learning to a Whole New Level
Register at 22030999991702
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Jan 6, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Examining: I Understand! Checks for Understanding in the Classroom
Register at 22030799991701
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Jan. 6, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Examining: The Secrets of the Teenage Brain
Register at 22019199991702
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Jan. 6, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Examining: The Gifted Brain: Science, Secrets, and Synapses
Register at 22022199991702
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Jan. 6, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Pinterest: Using Pins, Boards, and More in Your Classroom
Register at 22022299991707
Course Dates: Oct. 26-Nov. 22, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Advancing Minds: Helping Our Students with Behavioral Challenges
Register at 22029799991702
Course Dates: Oct. 31-Dec. 26, 2016
Credit(s): 3

iEvaluate 1.2
Register at 22017299991705
Course Dates: Oct. 31-Dec. 23, 2016
Credit(s): 2 (renewal only)

Pinerest in the Classroom
Register at 22019999991706
Course Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 30, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Integrate Technology with 8 Simple Tools
Register at 22021899991705
Course Dates: Nov. 6-Dec. 4, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Using Google Docs to Improve Student Writing
Register at 22032599991703
Course Dates: Nov. 6-Dec. 4, 2016
Credit(s): 2

Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Register at 22036699991701
Course Dates: Nov. 7-Dec. 16, 2016
Credit(s): 2

How Do You Teach Reading-Speaking the Language of the Book Whisperer
Register at 22019399991703
Course Dates: Nov. 7-Dec. 2, 2016
Credit(s): 2

iPods and iPads for the Classroom
Register at 22004199991702
Course Dates: Nov. 7-Dec. 2, 2016
Credit(s): 2

What Great Teachers Do Differently
Register at 22020399991703
Course Dates: Nov. 7-Dec. 16, 2016
Credit(s): 3

Effective Formative Assessment Using Tech Tools
Register at 22030699991705
Course Dates: Nov. 13-Dec. 11, 2016
Credit(s): 2

ADHD and Learning Disabilities: Classroom Interventions
Register at 22033999991701
Course Dates: Nov. 15-Dec. 31, 2016
Credit(s): 3

ELL's: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners
Register at 22037599991701
Course Dates: Nov. 15-Dec. 20, 2016
Credit(s): 3

New Course for Students Digital Citizenship 6-8: Digital Protection

A new course has been added to the Student Personalized Learning System for middle level Digital Citizenship. This course "Digital Citizenship 6-8: Digital Protection", students will understand the definition of Digital Security, learn to keep their technology systems safe, learn to create safer passwords, learn to keep their personal data safe, understand what identity theft is and why it is important to guard against it, learn to recognize strategies that scam artists use to access private information and learn how to guard against phishing and identity theft.

This course has been added to the list of courses for middle level students on Digital Citizenship:

Digital Citizenship 6-8: Digital Literacy
Digital Citizenship 6-8: Cyberbullying and Online Safety
Digital Citizenship 6-8: Netiquette

If you are interested in checking out this modules go to the Student Personalized Learning System and log with the credentials from the Teacher Training System. Once logged in to find the content, click Modules, Technology Literacy and find the module to preview. Click the icon to the far right of the title to review.

If you wish to have your students work in this content please contact Denise Krefting or Melissa Wicklund.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Updates to Social Media Course for Teachers

The Social Media self paced content in AEA PD Online's Teacher Training system has been updated and now also includes the social media tool Snapchat. If you have already taken the content for credit and want to learn more about this you are welcome to take the self paced module (not for credit or cost) called "Social Media: Instagram and Snap Chat".

Friday, September 2, 2016

OER Science Opportunity

I would like to share an opportunity for your school district, especially, those looking to engage Elementary teachers in online course development. Dan McGuire of the Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum asked me to share an opportunity with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade science teachers. The Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum is a grassroots initiative to promote the creation of open digital curriculum. The goal is to leverage the power of collaboration and digital resources to launch teachers and students into new learning frontiers.

Dan is looking for elementary teachers who want to incorporate OER (Open Education Resources) lessons into their teaching. He works with the coordinators of the Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum (MPCC) curriculum effort in Minnesota, which has some money to pay teachers who would like to help finish the 4th and 5th grade content. Iowa teachers would work on lessons that are similar to Minnesota standards; there’s not a lot of difference. This video is an introduction to the Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum.

He is also looking for 3rd grade science teachers to test out the 3rd grade science curriculum.

The teachers who will get paid by the MPCC for creating the first editions of 4th and 5th grade science are the ones who raise their hands first, and jump the very low hurdles that the MPCC has for bringing on writers. The content is platform neutral but, ideally, development will be done with Moodle and in a 1:1 classroom environment or classrooms with regular access to laptops or tablets. Teacher pay is based on the number of lessons or units developed.

Here are slides to the presentation Dan made at the Mn eLearning Summit. Dan will work with you to address the current standards vs NGSS issue. The work Dan has done so far will work for both current standards and NGSS with minimal tweaking. That's the beauty (one of them, anyway) of OER - things can get tweaked, modified, changed as needed.

If you are interested or know of a teacher interested in this opportunity you can contact Dan McGuire directly or you can contact me to help you make the connection with Dan and the MPCC curriculum effort.

Dan McGuire
Email: danmcguir@gmail.com
Phone: 612-889-3482

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