The document provides information on various summer enrichment programs for students in grades K-12 taking place in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, including the dates and locations of programs. Details are given for opportunities like Blast (formerly CHESS) in Iowa City, the Junior Scholars Institute, and the National Scholars Institute. The document also lists local summer options in Des Moines, like classes at Science Iowa and various art and theater camps.
The Keynote from our Information Evening for new students to George Waters Middle School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Our Information Evening happens February 11, 2015 at 7 PM.
Video for slide 26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcPAqdS1WFg
Video for slide 29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkT9NoOc95c
North Penn Educational Foundation Funded Grants Booklet 2018Madison Wiernusz
In 2018, while working as a Public Relations intern for the North Penn School District, I collaborated with the North Penn Educational Foundation to create this funded grants booklet. I summarized each grant and designed the booklet using a variety of Microsoft programs, including InDesign.
“Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Acad...Megan Lotts
April 2015 “Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Academic Library.” Presented at Tri-State College Library Cooperative’s Spring Program. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Keynote from our Information Evening for new students to George Waters Middle School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Our Information Evening happens February 11, 2015 at 7 PM.
Video for slide 26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcPAqdS1WFg
Video for slide 29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkT9NoOc95c
North Penn Educational Foundation Funded Grants Booklet 2018Madison Wiernusz
In 2018, while working as a Public Relations intern for the North Penn School District, I collaborated with the North Penn Educational Foundation to create this funded grants booklet. I summarized each grant and designed the booklet using a variety of Microsoft programs, including InDesign.
“Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Acad...Megan Lotts
April 2015 “Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Engaging Events and Making in the Academic Library.” Presented at Tri-State College Library Cooperative’s Spring Program. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This session is on early grade mathematics. It focuses on key ideas in early grades mathematics. I have previously done a keynote lecture on this topic at Erikson Institute, Chicago (First International Symposium on Early Mathematics).
Presentation for a workshop, geared toward elementary grades, focusing on web-based resources, games, and activities for most interactive whiteboards. The focus is on student-centered instruction.
STEM Storytime: Preschool Fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathWesterville Library
With a STEM-based curriculum in place in schools, our youth services departments can play a fun and active role in helping preschoolers get ready to learn. Presented by Jen Thomas and Robin Gibson from the Westerville Public Library at the Ohio Library Council's Southwest Chapter Conference on April 3, 2013.
Jump Aboard the Global Train
Do you want to incorporate global themes, concepts, and issues into your social studies class while still addressing your entire curriculum? Are you interested in achieving “distinguished” status on your NC Teacher Evaluation? Do you want tech rich tools that will help promote global literacy? If so, this session is for you! Jump aboard the global train and learn about some of the tech rich, project based strategies and resources that can be used to incorporate global awareness into your social studies classroom.
Presenter: Ashley Ponscheck - Porter Ridge Middle School – Indian Trail, NC
This session is on early grade mathematics. It focuses on key ideas in early grades mathematics. I have previously done a keynote lecture on this topic at Erikson Institute, Chicago (First International Symposium on Early Mathematics).
Presentation for a workshop, geared toward elementary grades, focusing on web-based resources, games, and activities for most interactive whiteboards. The focus is on student-centered instruction.
STEM Storytime: Preschool Fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathWesterville Library
With a STEM-based curriculum in place in schools, our youth services departments can play a fun and active role in helping preschoolers get ready to learn. Presented by Jen Thomas and Robin Gibson from the Westerville Public Library at the Ohio Library Council's Southwest Chapter Conference on April 3, 2013.
Jump Aboard the Global Train
Do you want to incorporate global themes, concepts, and issues into your social studies class while still addressing your entire curriculum? Are you interested in achieving “distinguished” status on your NC Teacher Evaluation? Do you want tech rich tools that will help promote global literacy? If so, this session is for you! Jump aboard the global train and learn about some of the tech rich, project based strategies and resources that can be used to incorporate global awareness into your social studies classroom.
Presenter: Ashley Ponscheck - Porter Ridge Middle School – Indian Trail, NC
Open Data / Open Minds is a prototyping project that explores ways that paper, electronics, data-literacy and connectivity -- for workbooks, for communities -- can bring together new opportunities for interdisplinary teaching and learning. We are working on a pilot offering for the Letters to the Next President initiative, L2P2.0, as a potential engagement platform.
This presentation was shared with lead educators, program directors and researchers on March 30, 2016 at the National Writing Project.
This is a presentation on differentiated instruction and some technologies to support it. I highlight the theory and practice behind D.I., some technology to enhance the D.I. experience, and some practical D.I. strategies to design instruction around the notion of each learner learns differently.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
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Go to the source for accurate information.
If in doubt, check it out.
If not in doubt, still, check it out !
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If you have things good / bad to say about
these, share your thoughts.
Perhaps
◦ Your kids have been to some of these
◦ Your friend’s kids have been to them
◦ You’ve just “heard”…
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Grades 4-6 - Blast (formerly CHESS)
Grades 6-8 - Junior Scholars Institute,
Blank Summer Institute
Grades 9-11 - Innovation Institute, National
Scholars Institute, etc
Some of these require qualification via testing
/ recommendation from school.
All grades as in 2014-2015 year.
http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/students/summer/
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Grades 2 – 6
Two-week Daycamp courses (full/half day)
For members of BESTS
Classes in Biology, creative topics, math
challenges, business, computers, history
Iowa City or Ankeny locations
Ankeny (July 13-17)
Iowa City, Session 1 (June 15-26)
Iowa City, Session 2 (July 6-17)
Students who are in grades 2-6 during the 2014-2015 academic year may attend Blast (formerly ChESS) for either session, and students
in grades 3-6 during the 2014-2015 academic year may attend Blast Ankeny. Blast is an academic commuter program for members of
the Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search (BESTS). This program offers half-day classes at The University of Iowa and full-day
classes in Ankeny (Des Moines area). The 2015 Iowa City dates are: Session I June 15-June 26 and Session II July 6-17, 2015. The 2015
dates for Ankeny (Des Moines area) July 13-17, 2015.
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Junior Scholars Institute June 14-19
Residential one-week courses
Grades 6-8
Variety of areas such as 3D printing, Tetrix
Robotics, Mobile app design, Environmental
analysis, Intro to Engineering, Art workshop,
Writing, Leadership, STEM.
Only at Iowa City
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Blank Summer Institute June 21-26
Residential one-week courses
Needs school nomination
Grades 7-8
Variety of areas such as Advanced Science,
Math, Social Sciences, Cultural studies,
Writing, Innovation, Arts.
Only at Iowa City
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Grades 9-11
June 12 – July 24
two-week residential summer tech &
innovation immersion program
Work in teams led by industry experts to
become full stack web developers
Pitch your web app for a chance to make it
real
At Iowa City
Self nominated !
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National Scholars Institute
Grades 9 – 11
One week residential program
July 12-17 or 19-24
Various topics such as Writing, Mobile app,
pathology, leadership, astrobiology, modern
physics, law and music, genetics, visual arts.
At Iowa City only
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Secondary Student Training Program
Grades 10-11
June 21 – July 24
Five-week residential summer research
program
Conduct scientific research in university
laboratories. Produce a research
project/paper. Faculty guided.
At Iowa City
Self nominated !
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OPPTAG = Office of Precollegiate Programs for Talented and
Gifted
Students qualify by submitting standardized
test scores, grades and/or teacher
recommendations.
Grades 2 – 10 (entering 3-11)
Courses at Ames
http://www.opptag.iastate.edu/summer/
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Grades as in 2015-2016 year.
Grades 3-8 “Adventures” Day-camp.
Full/half day
◦ Cats and Dogs, Greek Mythology, 3D computer
story telling, Math quest, Wearable art, mystery
solving, art, public speaking, electrical engineering,
camping skills, costume design, nature, computer
programming in Logo, psychology, comic writing.
Week 1 June 15 - June 19
Week 2 June 22 - June 26
Week 3 7-8th Grades Only: June 29 - July 2
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Grades as in 2015-2016 year.
Grades 9-11 - “Explorations” 1 Week
residential/commuter camps.
◦ Computer game programming, electrical and
computer engineering, sewing, battle school,
engineering ice cream to yoyos, psychology.
◦ July 12-17
◦ July 19-24
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https://www.creighton.edu/nextstep/
High school juniors and seniors
A great way to get a feel for college life,
explore academic opportunities and interact
with accomplished faculty.
Perhaps save some money on the cost of
college.
Eligible the summer AFTER sophomore year
through their senior year.
Graduating seniors are NOT eligible for the discounted
tuition rate the summer after their senior year.
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The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
in Hutchinson, Kansas
◦ Variety of space camps for all ages, some of them
residential.
◦ www.cosmo.org
The Illinois Aerospace Institute, Univ of
Urbana-Champaign
◦ week-long residential camp for students entering
grades 9-12.
◦ www.ae.uiuc.edu/IAI/
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You can’t go away for a week
Even Ames is too far ?
Don’t despair !
Des Moines has a bunch of activities.
What will be on my first Des Moines slide ?
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Classes and day-camps featuring science-
related activities and topics.
Pre-K to Grade 8
Demand is usually high and classes fill
quickly.
www.sciowa.org
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Summer Enrichment Adventures
June 8-19
1 week day camp
Grades 1-8 (entering)
Grades 4-8 need ITBS scores of 90% / gifted ID
Variety of topics
Reg date Apr 10, but may accept late regs.
Cheap ! (Relatively !)
http://www.wdmcs.org/academics/talented-
and-gifted/summer-enrichment-adventures-
sea/
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Summer Adventures In Learning
Grades K – 6, entering 1-7
Week long Refresher courses
◦ Cover grade material again to refresh memories.
◦ July 6-10
Enrichment courses
◦ Go beyond the school curriculum.
◦ Topics like computers, art, music, chess, science,
reading, writing
www.wdm.k12.ia.us/district/commed/summ
er/sail.php
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Ages 10-17, but flexible.
Web design, video game design, robotics,
animation, music studio, digital video.
https://go.dmacc.edu/kidscollege/Pages/tec
hcamp-west.aspx
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If your heart is on art
Classes for all ages
Throughout the summer
Variety of art related areas—drawing,
painting, sculpture, ceramics etc.
www.desmoinesartcenter.org
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For the little actors and actresses among us
Day-camp style classes geared around
theater-arts topics and activities.
Pre-K to Grade 12
www.dmplayhouse.com
https://www.dmplayhouse.com/classes-and-
activities/classes.php
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Various activities
Various grades K-12
◦ Robotics
◦ Theater
◦ Circus
◦ Young artist studio,
◦ Interdisciplinary arts camp
http://desmoinessocialclub.org/education/2
015-summer-camps/
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Local dance studios offering day-camp style
summer dance intros/intensives
For younger and older students too !
Creative Movement Dance Co., Urbandale
◦ www.creativemovementdance.com
Des Moines center for performing arts
http://www.desmoinesperformingarts.org/education/community/summer-camps.php
The Dance Avenue http://www.thedanceavenue.com/
Dance a cross http://www.dance-a-cross.com/
Chows gymnastics http://www.chowsgym.com/summercamp.php
Ma dance http://www.madance.com/frametraining.html
Des moines Danzartsstudio http://www.desmoinesdanzartstudio.com/#!summer/c1651
Inspiring dance http://www.inspiringdance.com/summer-dance-camps/
Des moines social club http://desmoinessocialclub.org/education/classes/
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Living History Farms:
◦ Day-camps for children entering 1st-8th grade
◦ Designed to explore historical agriculture, outdoor
activities and traditional outdoor skills.
◦ Older students may volunteer to work as assistant
counselors or interpreters.
◦ www.lhf.org
Blank Park Zoo
◦ Day-camps for younger children featuring zoo and
animal related topics and activities.
◦ www.blankparkzoo.com
Your local library’s summer reading programs
◦ May even have fun prizes to earn.
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Jester Park Nature Center (Granger)
◦ www.conservationboard.org
Des Moines Botanical Center
◦ www.botanicalcenter.com
Saylorville Lake Visitors Center
◦ www.saylorvillelake.com
Reiman Gardens and Butterfly Conservatory (Ames)
◦ www.reimangardens.iastate.edu
Iowa Arboretum (rural Madrid)
◦ www.iowaarboretum.org
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Learning
Center (Prairie City)
◦ www.tallgrass.org
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Day trips to Iowa historical "tourist" attractions can be excellent teaching tools for kids.
Check the current Iowa Tourism brochure for the most comprehensive list.
Some examples of these follow:
Iowa State Capitol and Judicial Building
State Historical Society, Des Moines
Salisbury House, Des Moines
Terrace Hill, Des Moines
Jordan House, West Des Moines (underground railroad site)
Amana Colonies
Pella Historical Village and Museum
Madison County Historical Museum and Madison County bridges
National Hot Air Balloon Museum, Indianola
University of Iowa's Museum of Natural History, Iowa City
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch
Historic General Dodge House, Council Bluffs
Western Historic Trails Museum, Council Bluffs
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and Museum, Boone
Danish Immigrant Museum and Windmill, Elk Horn
