Register now for the 2012 AIMS Summer Splash,
"Common Core & More!" Download our flyer!
AIMS Summer Splash 2012, "Common Core & More," will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Included with registration: light breakfast and lunch.
Attend breakout sessions entitled:
"Authentic Learning" by Diana O'Donnell, Assistant Principal at Jack London Middle School
"Standards-Based Grading Using the Common Core Standards" by Matt and April Zawlocki
"Aligning Curriculum to the Common Core Standards (focus on Encore classes)" by Matt Zawlocki
Other breakout sessions:
Engaging Struggling and Not-so-struggling Students in the Classroom, Schools to Watch (Illinois Horizon Schools), Chicago Public Schools Presentation, and more TBA!
June 26, 2012, Heritage Grove Middle School, link to Directions.
Learn more about the day's events here!
Meet Ms. Jane Feber, Keynote Speaker for AIMS Summer Splash 2012. Keynote Address is entitled:"Engage Students in the Common Core Classroom"
Jane Feber's innovative approach to instruction has earned her several awards, including the NMSA Distinguished Educator Award, the Gladys Prior Award for Teaching Excellence, Florida Council of Teachers "English Teacher of the Year," Duval County, FL,"Teacher of the Year," and recipient of the NCTE Edwin A. Hoey Award. Jane is a National Board Certified Teacher, the author of Creative Book Reports: Fun Projects with Rubrics for Fiction and Nonfiction, Active Word Plan, and Student Engagement is FUNdamental. She is also a contributing author for the 2012 Prentice Hall literature series.
| Fee Structure: | |
| $175.00 | Non-Members |
| $150.00 | Network Members |
| $25.00 | Students |
To register now, click here.
Each registration will include a one-year membership to AIMS Network, for the year 2012-2013.
Register four, and fifth attendee will have free registration, plus the one-year membership to AIMS.
Did you know that the National Forum's Schools to Watch Annual Conference is coming up? It will be held June 21-23, 2012 in Washington D.C.
Here's a link to the Conference brochure.
AIMS Special Announcement:
Congratulations to the schools that have been redesignated as
Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch:
Thayer Hill Middle School Redesignation II
Hickory Creek Middle School Redesignation I
Emerson Middle School Redesignation I
Jack London Middle School Redesignation I
AIMS Public Service Bulletin:
All Illinois schools serving middle-level students can participate in the 2012 Illinois Youth Survey (IYS) at no cost! The Illinois Youth Survey
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Is free to all Illinois schools (grades 6, 8, 10 and 12)
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Provides data on drug use, bullying, depression, school climate and much more
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Can inform plans and provide data for funding for Social and Emotional Learning, PBIS, bullying prevention and other efforts to support positive conditions for learning
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Allows schools to include up to 30 questions of their choice
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Includes easy-to-use, individual school reports
Two easy ways to register!
Register online at http://iys.cprd.illinois.edu/register
OR
Call 888-333-5612 (toll free) to speak to an IYS Coordinator
More information about the IYS
AIMS Summer Splash XXVII
"Common Core & More!"
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Jane Feber
It's not too late to Join Now and qualify for discounted rates for AIMS Summer Splash Registration.
Address:
AIMS, Illinois State University
Campus Box 5390
Normal, IL 61790-5390
T (309) 438-4510
F (309) 438-1934
E-mail: aimsnetwork@ilstu.edu
We're easy to find:
AIMS Office is located in Uptown Crossing. (MAP)
Visitors may park at the Heartland Parking Garage located on College Avenue.
Congratulations to new STW schools:
Thayer Hill, Hickory Creek, Jack London, and Emerson Middle Schools
For more information, link to the National STW website.
Participate in the Illinois Youth Survey conducted by IYS.
Hope to see you at the National ForumSchools to Watch Annual Conference, June 21-23, 2012, Washington D.C.
AIMS is a proud affiliate of AMLE.
