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Iowa BEST: Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools Summit
The Iowa BEST Summit is designed to highlight educators’ collective need to bolster support and care across the educational system, and to build shared capacity to get there. The sessions will deliver resources and practical solutions around social-emotional-behavioral health. #IowaBEST2021

The summit is co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa College of Education.

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Tuesday, November 2
 

10:30am CDT

Accelerate Don't Remediate: Effectiveness of Accelerating Learning
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Presents new research on the strong evidence that learning acceleration works, and that it could be key to unwinding generations-old academic inequities the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated.
Speakers
avatar for Mya Baker

Mya Baker

Vice President, TNTP
Mya Baker leads TNTP’s consulting work in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, with a focus on helping educators, schools, and school systems expand access to opportunity.Previously... Read More →

Iowa Best Accelerate Don't Remediate Notes docx
Iowa Best Accelerate Don't Remediate pdf
Tuesday November 2, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Room 312-315
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 1)
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Workshop focused on the daily lesson analysis process to develop clear and focused lessons with supports and scaffolds to accelerate learning through equitable, grade-level goals of a lesson.
Speakers
KS

Kathy Scebold

Professional Learning and Leadership Consultant, Heartland AEA 11
avatar for Tina Wahlert

Tina Wahlert

Administrative Consultant, Iowa Department of Education

Equitable Instruction AL Workshop K T pptx
Tuesday November 2, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 312-313
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 1)
Feedback Survey
Workshop focused on the daily lesson analysis process to develop clear and focused lessons with supports and scaffolds to accelerate learning through equitable, grade-level goals of a lesson.
Session Resources:
Speakers
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Wendy Robinson

Director of Instructional Services, Heartland AEA
avatar for Kathy Bertsch

Kathy Bertsch

Administrative Consultant MTSS, Iowa Department of Education
Kathy Bertsch is the Administrative Consultant for MTSS with the Iowa Department of Education. She supports statewide MTSS implementation through differentiated accountability and statewide school improvement including work focused on accelerating learning, evidence-based interventions... Read More →

Tuesday November 2, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 314-315
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Learning Acceleration and Equity: How access to grade-level assignments is the starting part for equitable instructional experiences
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By the end of this session, participants will be able to. . .
  • Explain how learning acceleration can create more equitable experiences for students. 
  • Understand how access to grade-level assignments improves student outcomes and how remediation slows down student learning.
  • Utilize tools to evaluate assignments to determine if they are grade level. 
Speakers
avatar for Mya Baker

Mya Baker

Vice President, TNTP
Mya Baker leads TNTP’s consulting work in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, with a focus on helping educators, schools, and school systems expand access to opportunity.Previously... Read More →

Iowa Best Learning Acceleration and Equity Notes docx
Iowa Best Grade Appropriate Assignments pdf
Tuesday November 2, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 317
  Accelerating Learning

2:30pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 2)
Feedback Survey
Workshop focused on the daily lesson analysis process to develop clear and focused lessons with supports and scaffolds to accelerate learning through equitable, grade-level goals of a lesson.
Session Resources:
Speakers
WR

Wendy Robinson

Director of Instructional Services, Heartland AEA
avatar for Kathy Bertsch

Kathy Bertsch

Administrative Consultant MTSS, Iowa Department of Education
Kathy Bertsch is the Administrative Consultant for MTSS with the Iowa Department of Education. She supports statewide MTSS implementation through differentiated accountability and statewide school improvement including work focused on accelerating learning, evidence-based interventions... Read More →

Tuesday November 2, 2021 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 314-315
  Accelerating Learning

2:30pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 2)
Feedback Survey
Workshop focused on the daily lesson analysis process to develop clear and focused lessons with supports and scaffolds to accelerate learning through equitable, grade-level goals of a lesson.
Speakers
KS

Kathy Scebold

Professional Learning and Leadership Consultant, Heartland AEA 11
avatar for Tina Wahlert

Tina Wahlert

Administrative Consultant, Iowa Department of Education

Equitable Instruction AL Workshop K T pptx
Tuesday November 2, 2021 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 312-313
  Accelerating Learning
 
Wednesday, November 3
 

10:30am CDT

Effective School Leadership Teams: Sustaining Effective Practices Over Time
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This session will provide school leaders, school-based leadership teams, and related implementation coaches with information and resources for creating “enabling conditions” at their school to implement and sustain high quality use of Accelerated Learning practices within a Professional Learning Collaboration (PLC) context.  
Speakers
avatar for Brian Gaunt

Brian Gaunt

Assistant Program Director, University of South Florida
Dr. Brian Gaunt is an Assistant Program Director and Technical Assistance Specialist for the Florida Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support (FLPBIS) Project within the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities located at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Prior to this... Read More →

IOWA BEST Conference Presentation pdf
Wednesday November 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Room 312-315
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Accelerating Learning: Evidence-Based Scaffolding for Equitable Instruction
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Learn about evidence-based scaffolding to accelerate student learning by ensuring meaningful access to grade level instruction.
Speakers
KS

Kathy Scebold

Professional Learning and Leadership Consultant, Heartland AEA 11
WR

Wendy Robinson

Director of Instructional Services, Heartland AEA

Evidence based Scaffolds to Accelerate Learning pdf
Wednesday November 3, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 314
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Accelerating Literacy: Teacher Tools & Scaffolds
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Learn about the practices teachers and students engage in to accelerate literacy learning. Attendees can access a copy of the Google Slides.
Speakers
avatar for Jaci Jarmes

Jaci Jarmes

Professional Learning Consultant, Great Prairie Area Education Agency
Jaci is passionate about early literacy and ensuring all students have access to quality instruction.  She was part of the original SDI pilot project, and continues to provide professional learning and coaching with districts engaging in the SDI K-6 Literacy.  As Instructional Services... Read More →
avatar for Leigh Bellville

Leigh Bellville

Literacy Consultant, Iowa Department of Education

Wednesday November 3, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 312
  Accelerating Learning

1:00pm CDT

Accelerating Math: Teacher Tools & Scaffolds
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Speakers
avatar for Janet Greene

Janet Greene

Curriculum Consultant, Grant Wood Area Education Agency
avatar for April Pforts

April Pforts

Iowa Department of Education
April Pforts has served the Iowa Department of Education as the mathematics consultatn since 2016. In this role she provides guidance and professional development on standards, curriculum, instruction and assessment and  assessment. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership... Read More →
avatar for Christi Donald

Christi Donald

Education Program Consultant, Iowa Department of Education

Accelerating Math Teacher Tools & Scaffolds pptx
Wednesday November 3, 2021 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 313
  Accelerating Learning
 
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