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Inquiry in action! 3rd Grade students demonstrating the power of inquiry to increase student agency and engagement.
Join us in observing a 3rd grade classroom at Union Community School District in Union, IA as a teacher engages her students in the power of inquiry!
Students know what it feels like to engage. Now it’s time to provide the language and opportunities to set their level of engagement intention.
In this learning, Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., focuses on engagement as a continuum and how to teach students to set their intentions in order to drive their own learning. He also addresses things we can do to improve or increase levels of engagement.
Transform your world: Unleash creativity and belonging through diversity, equity, and inclusion.
During this learning, participants will explore the foundations of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). They will learn about the importance of DEI in personal and professional settings, understand the differences between diversity, equity, and inclusion, and discuss strategies for fostering an inclusive environment. By engaging with this content, participants will gain insights into how DEI can enhance creativity, innovation, and a sense of belonging for all.
“The AEA has been most helpful to me as a source for professional development in the areas of math, science, and teacher leadership.”
General education teacher served by Central Rivers AEA
Micro-credentials are learner-driven, just-in-time, personalized pathways of incremental professional learning experiences that have stand-alone value, but may also be combined, to verify what a learner knows, understands, and can do.
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How do students learn and stay engaged when you infuse technology into the classroom?
In Levels of Engagement with Technology, Jerry Valentine provides evidence to answer questions about the impact of technology in the learning process, including usage frequency, manner of use, and impact on student thinking and learning.
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Through this micro-credential, earners will develop their understanding of the 4 Key Mindsets: Judging Less, Surrendering, Bringing Purpose, and Speaking Truth. **This micro-credential can be taken for 1 License Renewal Credit
Through this micro-credential, earners will develop their understanding of the 4 Key Mindsets: Judging Less, Surrendering, Bringing Purpose, and Speaking Truth. Earners will acquire the language to recognize their mindsets and become more conscious of how they are or are not serving them. Earners will learn about, select, and implement practices that help them adopt the 4 key mindsets to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.
**This micro-credential can be taken for 1 License Renewal Credit
Disengagement is damaging to kids and lost learning time.
What does student cognitive disengagement look like in the classroom and how does it affect their learning?
Just 15 minutes of disengagement per day equals a loss of nine days a year and 118-120 days in the course of a child’s K-12 experience. In this learning, Jerry Valentine discusses the ways to reduce disengagement and the most impactful things teachers can do to increase engaged learning time.
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Disengagement is damaging to kids and lost learning time.
What does student cognitive disengagement look like in the classroom and how does it affect their learning?
Just 15 minutes of disengagement per day equals a loss of nine days a year and 118-120 days in the course of a child’s K-12 experience. In this learning, Jerry Valentine discusses the ways to reduce disengagement and the most impactful things teachers can do to increase engaged learning time.
How do students learn and stay engaged when you infuse technology into the classroom?
In Levels of Engagement with Technology, Jerry Valentine provides evidence to answer questions about the impact of technology in the learning process, including usage frequency, manner of use, and impact on student thinking and learning.
Inquiry in action! 3rd Grade students demonstrating the power of inquiry to increase student agency and engagement.
Join us in observing a 3rd grade classroom at Union Community School District in Union, IA as a teacher engages her students in the power of inquiry!
