FROM THE IDOE

NEW: Summer 2022 IREAD-3 Retest Window Opens Monday, May 23. Students in grades three and above who still require a passing score for IREAD-3 should participate in the Summer 2022 IREAD-3 retest window, open Monday, May 23, through Friday, July 15.

Data Exchange SIS Vendor Badging Update In preparation for the upcoming certifications of data sets in July 2022, IDOE has released updates to Data Exchange. Special Education Evaluation and Graduate validations are now available in the Data Exchange Validation Portal. Schools are encouraged to begin syncing, validating and reviewing this data in Data Exchange. To determine if your vendor has been certified on these data points, reference the Vendor Certification Status Sheet.

Upcoming Live Summer Leadership Series Events in the Indiana Learning Lab
Join IDOE’s Leadership Series for events throughout the summer to earn Professional Growth Plan (PGP) points by attending live sessions related to STEM and literacy. Two events are coming this week, including The Knowledge Gap: What It Is and How to Narrow It from 4 to 5 p.m. ET on Monday, May 23, and Leadership in Integrative STEM Education at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 26. Contact the Office of Teaching and Learning with any questions.

Indiana High Ability & STEM Day Events

Join IDOE’s STEM team, the Educational Service Centers of Indiana, along with schools that have recently experienced the STEM School Certification process for an in-depth look at STEM Certification and integration. During the morning session, IDOE will provide an overview of the STEM Certification process and the revised rubric and schools will share their certification journey. In the afternoon, school teams will be provided the opportunity to network with other schools and work on school-wide STEM goals and associated plans. Four dates will be held throughout June across Indiana for K-8 schools and information regarding each of these events can be found in this flyer. Schools may sign up for these events here.

Tech Professional Development

Google Admin Console Certification Training
by: Amplified IT

Level 1: Amplified Google Admin Certified Bootcamp
Wednesday, June 15 2022

Join Amplified IT for the Live, 1 day comprehensive training that will guide your IT staff through educational best practices and Google Admin console skills and techniques. The bootcamp includes a series of training lessons, real-world education examples, and knowledge checks to prepare attendees for life as a school G Suite administrator. A brief test will be given at the end of the course to assess your new found skills.

Level 2: Amplified Admin Certification Bootcamp
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The Amplified Admin Level 2 Certification training is an advanced-level Google Admin course and requires an LEVEL 1 certification to validate fundamental knowledge of the Google Admin environment. This course will build on the basics learned in Level 1 to address more complex settings, topics and advance best practices as it applies to education.

CLICK here to access the full flyer

CLICK HERE to register

Google Workspace Level 1:

Self-Paced Course

This course is designed for staff and administrators that missed out on Google Apps training and have been "just getting by" with what they know.

A self-paced course allows participants to learn on their own schedule with materials organized in a 6 week structure, but could be done all in a single day!

CLICK HERE for all the details!

Google Workspace Level 2:

Self-Paced Course

Build on what you know! Take the basics of your Google Apps and use add-ons and extensions to take your skills to the next level!

Join us for a deep dive into Google Forms to gather data and automate processes based on responses. Great for HIPPA & FERPA requirements.

CLICK HERE for all the details!

Tech Study Councils

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SUMMER TECH COOKOUT

Join us for the first annual NIESC & NWIESC tech staff cookout on Thursday, July 16th at Plymouth Community Schools. Take time to reflect on the last year and gear up for summer while enjoying some great food and have a chance at walking away with one of the door prizes!

Click here to register for the FREE event

Network Admins

Join our monthly virtual meetings of area network/systems admins to discuss supporting K-12 campuses large or small. Work on challenges and solutions that fit your district with like-minded people all in one place.

Next Meeting: June 9th

@ 11am EST

Virtual

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State Reporters

Calling all State Reporters to this newly formed study council that meets virtually every Tuesday morning to discuss the state reports due, error rectification and chat up those who use the same SIS. Whether you are new to the position or have been around for years, this group has found most value in "I am not the only one who..."

Next Meeting: Every Tues

@ 9:30am EST

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Technology Directors

Join us this month at Middlebury Community Schools to discuss technology planning and bring your questions to the group! Our vendor presenting & providing lunch will be Neo Networks.

SEE YOU at the Summer Tech Cookout!

See May Agenda for 22-23 Dates & Locations

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SUMMER OF LEARNING | Northern Indiana