Events and Conferences

 

Local Coaches Institutes 

Local Capacity is critical to sustaining any educational reform. Schools pursuing Authentic Intellectual Work are encouraged to send lead staff to join a local coach cohort. These Local Coaches become the site’s vision-keepers of the reform by:

    • Planning the professional development for the building through an AIW lens, and
    • Keeping the effort cohesive by bridging leadership with staff and central office.

The pathway of required experiences for consideration includes:

    • Scoring regularly on an AIW team for at least one year
    • Participating in leadership team meetings with the Lead Coach
    • Demonstrating leadership in AIW in the school or district
    • Demonstrating skills in collaboration and facilitation in working with teachers
    • Attending the AIW Coordinator's Academy
    • Helping plan staff development for school or district

Once selected, Local Coaches participate in a year-long cohort experience. Experiences include:

    • Local Coach's Summer Institute
    • Three Institutes during the school year
    • One Skype conference
    • Reflection using the Learning Team 4 Growth protocol

Iowa Recertification Credit and Minnesota CEUs will be available for attending the Local Coaches Institutes.

Local Coaches Summer Institutes 2013

Iowa Cohort

Minnesota Cohort

Iowa Cohort

When: June 24-27, 2013

When: July 10 -12, 2013

Where:

Bemidji, MN 

Where: 

TBD

Registration: 

For Minnseota registrants, registration to be posted 

Registration:

For Iowa registrants, use nomination process  

Questions:

Jen Cadwell, Center for AIW

jennifer@centerforaiw.com

Phone: 763-607-6311

Questions:

Katy Evenson, Iowa Center for Excellence

712-348-2240

AIW Conferences 

Scoring with other teachers involved in AIW is a powerful and energizing expereince. Each year there are Mid-year Institutes held. These are locally planned so as information becomes available, we will post it.

  • Check out Sarah Brown Wessling's Mid-Year keynote from the 2013 Iowa AIW Mid-Year Institute, sponsored by Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA 11). This event was hosted by Gilbert Community School District in February 2013.

AIW 2013 Mid Year Keynote

  • Check out the AIW Highlights Video from the 2012 Iowa AIW Mid-Year Institute, sponsored by AEA 267. The footage captured was from the Keynote Address and the Breakout Sessions.

AIW 2012 Mid-Year Video 

  • Read more about the 2012 Iowa AIW Mid-Year Institute, sponsored by Northwest AEA.

View Northwest Iowa Review: Event focuses Authentic Intellectual Work

AIW Mid-Year Institutes

Jan 3

Greenhills AEA AIW Mid-Year

January 3, 2014—Corner Conference in Southwest Iowa

 
Feb 7

Heartland AEA AIW Mid-Year

February 7, 2014—Nevada Community School District


Feb 10

Green Hills AEA AIW Mid-Year

February 10, 2014—Creston Community School District, Creston, IA

 
Feb 14

Northwest AEA AIW Mid-Year

February 14, 2014—Sioux Center High School 550 9th St. Ne, Sioux Center, IA 51250 Phone (712) 722-2981

Please Register by January 25, 2013

 

 Minnesota Mid-Year Institute

  • When: March  2013

  • Location: TBD
  • Registration: Coming soon!

NEW: Leadership Seminar 2013 

  • More information coming SOON!