41. A Few Facts, Urban Education Network Of Iowa a total population of 813,031. one quarter of iowa's k12 students (122,125 childrenand youth). 24 comprehensive high schools. 6 alternative high schools. http://www.des-moines.k12.ia.us/uen/07facts.htm

URBAN EDUCATION NETWORK OF IOWA Serving Public Education in Iowa's Eight Urban Centers Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines ... Waterloo 2124 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50312 Telephone: 515-242-7955 Fax: 515-242-7991 A Few Facts ...About Iowa's Eight Largest School Districts... Together, the UEN districts: enroll 22.0% of Iowa's 489,523 K-12 students administer 45.0% (2,946) of Iowa's 6,565 College Board, Advanced Placement examinations enrolled 36.45% (1,640) of Iowa's students taking Advanced Student Placement examinations (4,499) enrolled Iowa's top male and top female scholars 22 of the past 24 years enroll 51.11% of Iowa's K-12 students of color employ 26% of Iowa's K-12 certified staff enroll 62% of Iowa's limited English speaking students serve 38% of Iowa's K-12 students receiving free/reduced price lunches host study teams on significant education issues establish and assertively support an annual legislative agenda offer highly comprehensive and quality curriculum options to all students contract with many other school districts to deliver education classes to special needs students (i.e., special education, talented and gifted, etc.)

42. Critical Issues Concerning K-12 Internet Use on a local level, conference planners decided to invite teams from six iowa schooldistricts to a working conference on the use of Internet in k12 schools. http://www.uni.edu/coe/iel/intsum.html

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Critical Issues Concerning K-12 Internet Use Executive Summary Matthew A. Kollasch, Director Instructional Resources and Technology Services The communication age, according to David Thornburg, is here (Betts, 1994). The prevailing evidence supporting Thornburg's assertion is the vast interest and growth of the Internet and the concurrent interest among K-12 educators in integrating this computer network into school life. Evidence of this keen interest can be found in the many Internet articles in the popular and professional literature, the rapid growth of commercial Internet vendors, and in communities developing and expanding community networks to provide citizens access to the Internet. Schools, it seems, always get mentioned when the issue of Internet arises. America Online has numerous features for teachers and students and cable and phone companies tell us, via sophisticated ads, that the future is with them. And here in Iowa we have the Iowa Communications Network, a fiber-optic communication network that hopefully will allow K-12 schools greater Internet access. Amidst this great array of potential resources are the educators of Iowa. Many of whom are exploring how they can utilize the Internet in their schools. As educators meet the challenge of providing Internet access to students and staff, a variety of questions and concerns naturally arise. Because the use of the Internet often becomes a community project, questions and concerns should be addressed by the educational communityincluding Area Education Agencies (AEAs), parents, PTAs, and the Iowa Department of Education, as well as the community at largeincluding public libraries and businesses.

43. National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center - What's New The percentage of elementary schools in iowa and the of Education through the NationalK12 Foreign Language Liberal Arts and Sciences at iowa State University http://www.educ.iastate.edu/nflrc/project/results-survey.htm

Early Language Learning in Iowa: Results of a Survey Fingertip Facts Just 13% of Iowa elementary schools offered students the opportunity to study a foreign language in the 1998-99 school year. In the 1997-98 school year, 25% of the elementary schools in midwestern states offered foreign language study and, nationally, 31% did. Iowa elementary schools offering a foreign language decreased 2% from 1991 to 1999 introductory exposure to the language , while more U.S. programs focus on language proficiency as a goal. Iowa schools are more than two times less likely to continue teaching the language/s taught in the elementary school in junior high/middle school as U.S. programs. The percentage of elementary schools in Iowa and the nation that teach French and German has decreased markedly and the percentage that teach the less commonly-taught languages also has decreased. Spanish is the language most taught in Iowa and the nation. No Iowa elementary school reported offering Spanish for Spanish speakers, in spite of a marked increase of Hispanics in the state, while U.S. programs reported an increase in this program type.

44. National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center - Institutes New York City Shelly Powers, West Des Moines Public schools, IA Marcia Rosenbusch,National k12 Foreign Language Resource Center, iowa State University http://www.educ.iastate.edu/nflrc/institutes/latinamerica.htm

2002 Summer Institutes Latin America in the Classroom: Thematic Units for Use in Spanish/Social Studies Classes Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee July 18-20, 2002 Presented by: The National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, Iowa State University The Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Presenters/Organizers Ruth Borgman, Columbia University, New York City Luz Cannon, Winnetka, IL Public Schools Mari Haas, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City Julie Kline, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Valerie McGinley, Marshall, Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University Melissa Mendez, West Des Moines Public Schools, IA Manhattan Country School, New York City New Visions for Public Schools, New York City Shelly Powers, West Des Moines Public Schools, IA Marcia Rosenbusch

45. ICN Catalogue Of Courses Available In Iowa Posted as of February 1st, 2002) Let Us List Your schools' k12 ICN Needs. Also,review a state wide listing or advertise in the iowa Distance Learning http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/tech/icn/icncatalogue.htm

ICN Data ICN Home ICN Resources ICN Integration ... Heartland Staff Development in Distance Learning Check the "Technology" Staff Development listings for ICN offerings. Registration information available AEA 11 K-12 ICN Course Exchange Listing of K-12 Schools interested in ICN Courses for 2003-2004, Or other related requests for ICN Learning Partners. Let Us List Your Schools' K-12 ICN Needs. Also, review a state wide listing or advertise in the Iowa Distance Learning Database Educational Want Ads AEA 11 List of Current K-12 ICN Courses: Spring, 2003 and a resource checklist on: How do I go about receiving or offering an ICN class for my school? Iowa's Community Colleges ICN Courses, General Courses Iowa State University Lifelong Learners, ICN Courses Iowa Learns Higher Education Distance Learning Catalog University of Northern Iowa Professional Development Online, and via the ICN University of Iowa Distance Learning Courses, Online, or via the ICN

46. May 2002 World Of Media Book Rotation IPTV k12 Connections events are provided to iowa schools at no cost? For more informationon IPTV k-12 Connections, visit http//www.k12connections.iptv.org. http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/womwww/05-02womwww/05-02icn.html

May 2002 ICN Newsletter E ICN Distance Learning Listserv To receive updates about ICN sessions and ICN semester long high school courses, join the ICN Distance Learning Listserv at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/site/listserv/listserv.html or contact Shelly Goergen, ext. 4617. I PTV K-12 Connections: Connecting Iowa's K-12 Community to a World of Opportunities IPTV K-12 Connections provides unique educational opportunities to Iowa teachers and students. A few examples of these Connections sessions are: Open Wide Arthur, Math Monsters, Math with Reading Rainbow, Meet the Authors, Cyberchase, and What's the Story? Child's Play. During the 2000-2001 school year, nearly 37,000 students participated in IPTV K-12 Connections events?

47. The Iowa Distance Learning Database for iowa schools Looking for information about the Universal Service Fund Erateprogram for iowa schools? More information k-12 Connections School to http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/default.cfm

E-rate Information for Iowa Schools Looking for information about the Universal Service Fund E-rate program for Iowa schools? More information... Contact Us: webcomm@iptv.org This site supported by funds from a USDE Star Schools grant.

48. The Iowa Distance Learning Database in iowa high schools Perceptions of teachers and students. Software developmentprojects develop curriculum and instructional products for k12 needs. http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/StarSchools/year5.cfm

About Iowa's Star Schools Project Stars of the ICN ... Star Schools Program Iowa Distance Education Alliance: Iowa’s Star Schools Project Year 5 October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998 Supplemental Documentation Technology integration in Iowa high schools: Perceptions of teachers and students Software development projects...develop curriculum and instructional products for K-12 needs Goal #1: Instructional materials for improvement of instruction in mathematics, science, foreign languages, and other subjects, such as literacy skills and vocational education, will be developed and made available to educators and students of Iowa. Activities: 1.1) Develop and disseminate multimedia instructional products (Mississippi River Heritage Project) for K-12 ICN-related uses. 1.2) Develop strategies to keep development of instructional materials occurring past the funding cycle of the grant. 1.3) Identify and disseminate information about current exemplary educational technology applications (Iowa Technology Awards). Goal #1 total: Support for K-12 students in distance learning and technology...

49. National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center technologies in the foreign language classroom (iowa State). to improve the abilityof k12 foreign language to provide training to specific schools or programs http://www.cal.org/k12nflrc/

Center for Applied Linguistics National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center (Iowa State University) and CAL PROJECT FUNDER: U.S. Department of Education, Center for International Education The National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center was established at Iowa State University with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 1994. One of nine National Language Resource Centers, this Center is unique in its commitment to the improvement of foreign language education in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) through professional development of K-12 foreign language teachers. The Center is a collaborative effort between Iowa State University, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and various foreign language educators around the country. The Center provides professional support to foreign language educators through on-going research projects, occasional papers, and national summer institutes with long-term follow-up. All of the Center's work is focused on its three initiatives: Performance assessment (CAL) Effective teaching strategies ( Iowa State New technologies in the foreign language classroom ( Iowa State Performance Assessment Initiative Tell us about your foreign language assessment instrument(s), strategies, or resources!

50. The Kids On The Web: Educational Sites Polk Junior/Senior High School in Alleman, iowa, will feature schools and Educationhotlist from the University of k12 Educational Resources from Plattsburgh. http://www.ufcws.org/family/kids-ed.htm

UFCWS Kids Educational Web Sites A tutorial for elementary teachers who are new to the Internet, the K-5 CyberTrail features elementary schools on the Web on the `` Tenderfoot Trail '', and curriculum resources for elementary educators on the `` Explorer Trail An inquisitive, skeptical Hedgehog collects and rates K12 links on a page of resources for the Kindergarten/1st grade classroom The Israeli English Teachers' Network Serves as a professional support group for teachers, by teachers, and helps ease the teacher into the use of the Internet in the classroom. There's a great site related to education in Australia You can travel around the world and not even realize it. Curious? Look at the Estonian Schoolserver , a large collection of many of the K-12 schools in Estonia that are hooked up to the Internet. (Now why can't America beat this) Grady A. Brown Elementary in Hillsborough, North Carolina, one of the many schools that are discovering how the Internet can be used in an elementary school setting. Among other things, you can check out the beautiful art gallery . put together by a number of their kids. Brooke High School computer science students are developing their own HTML documents and home pages. This fall they received Internet access as part of the World School Project, sponsored by the West Virginia Dept. of Education and Bell Atlantic. As a result of the joint effort, every school in West Virginia will be connected to the Internet in the next two years.

51. K-12 Schools Home Feedback Contents Search iowa Trivia. Featured Homes Homes Contact Les.HomesByLes k12 schools. Metro Surrounding Community schools. Adel http://www.homesbyles.com/Schools/K-12 Schools.htm

HomesByLes K-12 Schools Adel-Desoto Altoona (Southeast Polk) Ankeny ... Norwalk Pleasant Hill (Part Des Moines Part Southeast Polk Pleasantville Polk City - North Polk ... West Des Moines Send mail to Les@HomesByLes.com with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: 01/08/03

52. Digital Librarian: Citations - K-12 Schools East Buchanan Community schools Best of the Web - Winthrop, iowa. Hawaii Associationof Independent schools - Favorite WWW Links - k-12 School Curriculum http://library.tedankara.k12.tr/k12lib.htm

K12 Okullar ve Internet Kaynaklarý Adlai E. Stevenson High School Library Teacher and Education Resources - Lincolnshire, Illinois Airport High School - Online Reference Sites - West Columbia, South Carolina. Alachua County Schools - Science Resource Page - Professional Resources - Gainesville, Florida Alexandria Monroe High School Media Center- Reference and Research Tools - Alexandria, Indiana Altmar Parish Williamstown Central School District - APW Internet Tools - Search - Parish, New York American School of the Hague - Research Help Page - Support Staff - Reference - Wassenaar, the Netherlands Andover High School Library - Homework Helper - Andover, Kansas Anoka-Hennepin Districtwide Information - Media Services - Library Connections - Anoka, Minnesota Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School - Academics - Library Media Center - Science Web Sites - Miami, Florida. Also listed as a resource for Arkport Central School Library - Arkport, New York Arlington Public Schools - Instructional Media Integration - Best-of-the-Best Links - Arlington, Virginia Arvada West High School Library Media Center - Myths, Legends, Folklore, and Holidays

53. Selected Microscopy Educational Resources For K-12 Education These sites are especially helpful for bringing the Microworld into the class room. Many other resources Category Science Educational Resources...... camera microscopes is available to schools in Louisian electron microscope availableto k12 classrooms of Scanning Electron Microscopy, iowa State University http://www.mwrn.com/feature/education.asp

Microscopes and Microscopy for K-12 These sites are especially helpful for bringing the Microworld into the class room. Many other resources are listed in the Guide to Microscopy and Microanalysis on the Interent OutReach Programs Project MICRO - Microscopy In Curriculum - Research Outreach Project MICRO will put Microscopy Society of America members, teaching materials, and microscopes in middle school classrooms nationwide. In addition to providing information on Project Micro, there is help on selecting a microscope, locating a microscopist, books Ugly Bug Contest From the Oklahoma Microscopy Society In 2000 all elementary schools in Oklahoma were invited to participate. See the winners and all the Ugly Bugs. This is an annual event. Ugly Bug from Northern Arizona University Each year, schools in the Flagstaff area search their schools high and low to find the ugliest bug they can. Once they have an ugly bug, they bring it to Northern Arizona University where Marilee Sellers helps them identify their bugs. Scope-On-A-Rope A SOAR or hand held digital magnifying camera "microscopes" is available to schools in Louisian from Louisana State University.

54. Speakers Bureau: Iowa State University Equity in our schools It is Not a ZeroSum Game schools Around the World What isWrong with k-12 schools in America? What is the Secret of iowa Public School http://www.iastate.edu/~ur/speakers/topics/edu.html

EDUCATION What's So Funny About Using Humor in the Classroom Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children in Our Schools How can We Promote Excellence and Equity in our Schools: It is Not a Zero-Sum Game Schools Around the World What is Wrong with K-12 Schools in America? What is the Secret of Iowa Public School Success? The Religious Right and the US Public Schools Technology and EducationUse and Integration of Computer-related Technologies in K-12 schools Elementary ApplicationsTechnology Integrated Ideas for the Elementary Classroom Statistics Education (7-12): You Can Major in Statistics? Special Recruitment Program: High Ability Students/(National Merit and Achievement Honors Program Opportunities for Outstanding Students Transferable Skills (4-H/younger audience) Use and Integration of Computer-Related Technologies by Teacher Education Faculty Technology in Teaching and Learning Math/Science Education: From High School to College and from College to Industry Science Politics How Much Basic Science Does a Country Need? Quality, Continuous Improvement: Continuous Improvement in the Classroom

55. Apex Learning, Online Learning Solutions For K-12 Institutions Advanced Placement Exam Review delivers a personalized study plan tailored to your strengths and weakness Category Reference Education Online Courses Further Education...... the country are taking advantage of online learning to supplement the offerings intheir schools. two AP courses on site and we’re close to iowa State, where http://www.apexlearning.com/

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56. Center For Social & Behavioral Research - University Of Northern Iowa greatest difference. The information gathered can be used to assistin guiding k12 public schools policy in iowa. Possible survey http://www.csbs.uni.edu/dept/csbr/data/idom_k12/

The University of Northern Iowa (in conjunction with Iowa State University and the University of Iowa in some years) has been conducting annual public surveys for the Iowa Department of Management (IDOM) since 1995. Until this year, the primary sponsor was the Council for Human Investment (CHI), a citizen/legislator group facilitated by DOM, but this year the sponsor is the Department of Management itself since the CHI was not authorized to continue by the 2000 General Assembly. In addition to the K-12 schools focus, the 2000 Survey assessed public awareness and ratings of characteristics of the executive branch of state government. The 2000 Survey adds a data point to the tracking of these issues which began in 1997. The full report is available for viewing and downloading in the Portable Document Format (PDF) free download The 2000 Iowa Department of Management Statewide Survey of Adults: K-12 Public Schools report is available as a complete file. [Note: The formatting is intended for duplex (double-sided) printing, so some blank pages may be intentionally inserted.] IDOM_2000_K-12_Schools_Systems.pdf

57. K12 Schools W/ WWW Servers k12 schools with WWW Servers. Kent Junior High schools Kent Washington; Lee's SummitHigh School North Polk High School Alleman iowa; Oklahoma School of Science http://www.nhgs.tec.va.us/k12resources/k12www.html

K-12 Schools with WWW Servers K12 General Site Lists Peninsula High Schools Local School Boards Some other High Schools around the World ... Elementary and Middle Schools including Local Ones K12 General Lists Specialized Math and Science Schools (NCSSSMST) VaPEN's Anthology Home Page Global Schoolhouse Project Hillside Elementary School's K12 Site Registry ... TENET Peninsula High Schools Bethel High School Hampton Bruton High School York County Denbigh High School Newport News Ferguson High School Newport News Hampton High School Hampton, VA Gloucester High School Gloucester Lafayette High School Williamsburg Menchville High School Newport News New Horizons Regional Education Center Hampton Poquoson High School Poquoson Warwick High School Newport News York High School York County Local School Boards Hampton School Board Newport News School Board Williamsburg-James City County School Board Some other High Schools around the World Akatsukayama High School Kobe Japan Ayala High School Sam Barlow High School Gresham Oregon Bilkent University Preparatory School Birdville Middle Schools Fort Worth Texas Birdville High Schools Fort Worth Texas Branson School Ross California Carrollton Junior High School Carrollton Georgia Carrollton Senior High School Carrollton Georgia Centennial High School Champaign Illinois Centennial Middle School Home Page Boulder Valley Colorado Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology Lynchburg, Virginia

58. K-12 Schools Make Major Gains In Technology in Alaska, Rhode Island, and iowa use computers Approximately 34 percent, or 30,200schools, responded Retrieval has published reports on k12 technology since http://www.schooldata.com/pr22.html

59. Digitaliowa I Teacher Shortage in iowa schools in the areas that need them the most. The shortage areas in iowaconsist of nine areas under special education, such as k12 behavior disorders http://www.drake.edu/journalism/digitaliowa/teachers.html

October 12, 2000 Iowa faces teacher shortage, seeks to find solutions By Deniece Wilson digital iowa staff reporter Drake University DES MOINES, IowaMany schools nationwide have been complaining of a shortage of teachers for their schools. Some communities are so desperate for good teachers they have started to look overseas to recruit teachers. Iowa faces the problem, too, but is trying hard to solve the situation. Brenda Easter, director of special programs for the Iowa College Student Aid Comission, said the shortage is a result of the significant number of teachers nearing retirement age. "In the next five years, most of the 'baby boom' generation will be getting ready to go on retirement," Easter said. "So until we have enough teachers to replace them when they leave, there will be a tremendous shortage of teachers in the schools." Easter said to combat the situation, the Iowa Department of Education came up with a teacher forgivable loan plan. She said, "This loan is targeted specifically for Iowa residents who are presently in eligible Iowa colleges/universities, and they must be able to teach in an Iowa shortage area." This loan was intended to ensure there will be teachers in Iowa schools in the areas that need them the most. The shortage areas in Iowa consist of nine areas under special education, such as K-12 behavior disorders, K-12 mental disabilities and K-6 learning disabilities. It also consists of 11 areas under regular education, such as K-12 counselor, 7-12 health and K-12 principal. Students who are eligible and participate in this program can have 100 percent of their loan forgiven provided they teach in one of the shortage areas for five years. For each year of the five-year service obligation fulfilled, 20 percent of the forgivable loan is deducted.

60. CU-Schools In Iowa from the chemistry classrooms at the four schools. School Central College LocationPella, iowa, United States Fax 515628-5316 Grades k-12 Subjects all http://www.gsn.org/cu/_cfm/bystate.cfm?schools__State=Iowa

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