Focus on Change: Making the Shifts Happen MISIC Fall Conference November 30, 2017 FFA Center – Ankeny Registration 8:00-8:30am Conference 8:30-3:00pm Click here to register now. Keynote Speakers: Director Ryan Wise and 2017 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Shelly Vroegh
Social Studies Workshop – November 14
Social Studies: New Iowa Social Studies Standards November 14, 2017 Courtyard Hotel in Ankeny Click here to register for the workshop. In this one-day workshop, participants will focus on the instructional shifts that are foundational to implementing the new Iowa
New Social Studies & Updated Literacy Standards are Now in Curriculum Manager
New Social Studies The new Social Studies standards that were adopted by the state last Spring are now loaded into Curriculum Manager for your teachers to use and align to their units of instruction! You will find the Standards
Fall Regional Meetings – October 2017
We hope that your school year is off to a great start! We wanted to let you know that we have scheduled the MISIC Fall Regional Meetings. Please plan to join us for one of these meetings to hear
Early Literacy Screening & Funding
This year the Iowa Legislature appropriated $7.8 million for public school districts to implement Early Literacy Progression (Iowa Code Section 279.68) during the 2017-18 school year. The application is now available on the IowaGrants website. School districts are encouraged to
MISIC Annual Meeting – August 2, 2017
Mark your Calendars for August 2nd! The MISIC Annual Meeting will be on August 2nd during the lunch break of the SAI Conference in Des Moines. We will be meeting on the 1st Floor of HyVee Hall. Lunch will be
State Board of Education adopts new social studies standards
Please see the message below from the Iowa Department of Education on May 11. Click here to view the new standards. Board accepts state team’s recommendations DES MOINES – Members of the State Board of Education today adopted new
C3 Cadre – SW Iowa – Begins June 5
Registration Deadline Extended! ***Note: We are working with BVU to be able to offer graduate credit for this course. Download a flyer here. Click here to register. What Is It: MISIC’s C3 Cadre Project is an intensive and sustained
Overview of MISIC Resources – May 12
Who: Anyone who is new to MISIC or needs an update on the tools and resources that are available to you as a MISIC Member What: Jamie Morgan will present a session on how to access the MISIC Website and find
Message from the DE: Input sought on fine arts standards
Dear MISIC Educators: We are writing to share with you an opportunity to provide input in April and May on Fine Arts standards under consideration in Iowa. Iowa’s Fine Arts Standards Adoption Team, which was convened by the Iowa Department