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The MISIC team is posting resources for online and remote learning with students, as well as resources for teacher learning on our Facebook page and this website. Follow us now to get resources during this COVID-19 health crisis. We are a TEAM! We are here to help you through these challenging times. We CAN do this together.
Register Now for our LIVE Conference in September 2021
Students are learning in person and now it’s time for educators to do the same! MISIC will once again host a LIVE conference on September 13-14 at the FFA Center in Ankeny.
*Note: The links the blue boxes to the left (except Professional Learning) are currently only available to MISIC members.
News and Updates
Writing Micro-Credentials Workshop – June 2021
Professional learning of high quality, geared to practical application of skills to enhance teaching and facilitate instruction, is as vital as ever. MISIC is a leader in the field of micro-credentials, an innovative component of strategic professional development systems. Micro-credentials
Reset and Reinvent: Rising to the Challenges LIVE Conference – Sept 2021
Students are learning in person and now it’s time for educators to do the same! MISIC will once again host a LIVE conference on September 13-14 at the FFA Center in Ankeny. The conference will focus on several strands, spread across two
Using ESSER III for MISIC Membership and Resources
Margaret Buckton discusses allowable ESSER uses with MISIC Members. In a Zoom meeting on May 12, MISIC partnered with Margaret Buckton from ISFIS to share some great information about the allowable uses of ESSER III monies and how those monies
MISIC is committed to helping schools develop and deliver education that is based on equity for all students, families, and staff. MISIC works to prepare and support school staff through the development of materials and resources that are free from bias and that promote teaching and learning to meet the needs of all students, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We believe that all students and staff deserve to learn in an environment that values the identity and respects the needs of each individual student and staff member. MISIC is committed to a vision of education that is compassionate and supportive and that helps build a future of hope for all.
MISIC: Members Impacting Students; Improving Curriculum
We exist to support district leaders and teachers in building their confidence and capacity to design and deliver on a curriculum that prepares students for their futures.
In addition to teaching and learning materials, the consortium offers its members schools several different workshops on using data to create changes in classroom instruction. Consortium members are involved in helping build better testing system and instructional practices in statewide as well as national efforts. Members work closely with AEA personnel to impact instructional practice and to help teachers make informed instructional decisions.