What's New

• Live from Central America Student Survey
  (Feb. 26) This survey is for students who are participating in the Live from Central America ICN programs. Click here.
  
  
• Assistive Technology Services
  Explore the Assistive Technology Services webpage to find Teaching Resources, General Information on Assistive Technology, Staff Development announcements and resources as well as Tech Support connections. Assistive Technology News for Families and Schools provides strategies, resources and success stories.
  
  
• Decision Making & Early Literacy Research Summaries
  Summaries of selected journal publications on decision making and early literacy. Look for summaries on: practices for improving reading achievement, instructional methods for students with learning difficulties, designing instruction, measurement, etc. Short summaries or more descriptive summaries can be accessed. This page is updated quarterly, so come back often to see what's new!
  
  
• Oppositional Behavior Resources
  A Web page with links to full-text of journal articles on oppositional behavior was created for the Cattell Elementary study group. All educators are welcome to use the resources. You can read the article online or print it for later use.
  
  
• January 2001 World of Media is Now Online
  The January World of Media monthly newsletter is now available. World of Media can be browsed article by article or searched by keyword. Hyperlinks to Web sites and e-mail addresses are convenient features.
  
  
• Using DATA to Improve Student Achievement
  To support your learning at the December 5-7 workshops with Deborah Wahlstrom on using data to improve student achievement, Heartland has created a Web site with links to full-text journal articles, links to Web sites, and recommended readings. Click here.
  
  
• Knowledge Bowl Competition
  Heartland is pleased to bring the fourteenth regional High School Knowledge Bowl competition to Area 11 schools. This year 113 teams, from 43 schools participated in the computer round of the contest, on November 8. The 24 top scoring teams in the computer round competed in a final face-to-face competition in Des Moines on Thursday, November 30. Results for the Championship Round of the Area 11 High School Knowledge Bowl are now posted.
  
  
• English Language Learners/Diversity Issues Webpage
  The new Heartland AEA 11 English Language Learners/Diversity Issues webpage offers information about resources, professional development opportunities and conferences, helpful web sites, materials, associations and organizations and full journal articles on related topics.
  
  
• 504 Listserv
  This 504 listserv is designed to provide an online netwrking opportunity for educators in AEA 11 with Section 504 responsibilities, including Section 504 coordinators, superintendents, principals, counselors, teachers and BAT team members. It provides a forum where you can exchange ideas and info., ask questions of your peers and network with each other around efforts to identify and determine eligibility for Section 504 and provide appropriate accommodations for eligible students.
  
  
• English Language Learners Diversity Listserv
  Introducing the new English Language Learners Diversity listserv. The purpose of the mailing list is the exchange of information about teaching strategies, curriculum and assessment, resource materials, problem-solving, culture and support information. Sign up by following the link above.
  
  
• New Media Services Poster Available
  Heartland Media Services created a full-color 24" x 36" poster to support students as they do research with on-line databases. It highlights the search features of Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Electric Library, and AP Photo Archive. It also includes a summary of the research process that students can follow as they develop their research paper or project.
  
  An eight-page companion guide, Brief Notes: Using Internet Online Research Databases, includes additional details on searching plus information for teachers.
  
  
• Full-text Journals and Professional Development
  The Heartland AEA Professional Library has compiled bibliographies of current journal articles on various topics to help educators in the Heartland service area stay up-to-date. Educators can click on the article titles and read the full-text online or print the articles for later reading. How to use these articles: Study groups may want to use these resources. Educators taking staff development courses may want to supplement their learning with these resources. Individual educators who would like to read more about an area of interest can conveniently read a brief review of the literature.

• Heartland News
  See what's new at Heartland.
  
  
• School Improvement Resources
  This new Web site includes links to Internet sites on school improvement and school reform. You'll also find full-text of about 30 journal articles on data-driven reform, mentoring, multiple intelligences, assessment, staff development and their relationship to school improvement.
  
  
• Heartland Learning Center
  A new Learning Center is now available at Heartland's Johnston office. The Learning Center was created, in part, by a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. Educators can visit the center to preview and evaluate a wide variety of technologies, software and other educational resources in a supportive environment. The Learning Center will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
  
  
• On-line Registration for Internet Curriculum Projects
  You can now register for AustraliaQuest, Live from Australia on the ICN, and the various OnlineClass Internet projects
  
  
• Professional Development Catalog
  The Professional Development Department is proud to unveil the new catalog. It's all accessible via this web site.
  
  
• ERIC and Online Resources for Teacher Research
  This page is for teachers who are taking a university class and would like a refresher on how to research educational topics using ERIC, the Internet, and various online databases.