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Community Speakers Bureau
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Education topics Ellsworth Music: From Bach to the Boundary Waters by Anne Sherve-Ose – An overview of the music program at Ellsworth Community College, including classes, lessons, musical theater, concerts, field trips, and the humanities class that travels to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota each spring. Green Belt High School, WOW! by Angela Scallon – Here’s a real WOW story! Green Belt High School is a student-centered learning environment for high school students from Iowa Falls, Alden, Hampton-Dumont, and AGWSR school districts. Students have the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas in a non-traditional mode. Iowa Public Education: A 40+-Year Overview by Clem Bodensteiner – From his perspective as a retired teacher and administrator, Clem will discuss the significant changes in laws, regulations, and pedagogy that have impacted students and learning in Iowa’s public schools since the 1960s. Just Who Was Eugene Ellsworth & What is the Role of the Ellsworth College Trustees? by John Whitesell – John presents a brief history of Eugene Ellsworth and the history of Ellsworth Community College from its inception to today. Marshalltown Schools by Donna Walker – Marshalltown Community School District will provide a speaker or a team of speakers to present information about Marshalltown's public schools. Administrators, principals, teachers, or school board members may be available. Possible topics of interest are Reading Proficiency: A Must-Have Skill for Each Marshalltown Student; Inquiry Based Learning for Middle Schoolers: Increasing Student Achievement Regardless of Academic, Ethnic or Socioeconomic Differences; Elementary School Counselors: Why do we need them?; Transitioning to a New Grade Structure in 2005-06: Miller, Lenihan and the 5-6, 7-8 Reorganization; Update on School Facilities Improvements; and Woodbury Elementary’s Two-Way Bilingual Program. Music Advocacy: The Amazing Benefits of Music Education and the Efforts of Marshalltown Youth Foundation’s Musical Instrument Lending Library by Betsy Macke & Carrie Barr – The Marshalltown Youth Foundation has developed a Musical Instrument Lending Library for families whose budget would not otherwise allow students to participate in Marshalltown’s fine band program. Research shows amazingly positive results of music education! This PowerPoint show highlights some of the encouraging research that spurred the Marshalltown Youth Foundation to help. Open Door, Open Mind by Dr. Laura Browne – Laura will explain the role of developmental education in Iowa’s community colleges. She will focus in particular on how Iowa Valley Community College District meets the needs of under-prepared and unprepared students whose employment aspirations require a college education. New Title III funding has provided Iowa Valley with additional resources to help all students make a successful transition from high school or the work world to the college environment (new ASSIST programs are in place at ECC, MCC and Iowa Valley Community College Grinnell). The Buck Stops Here by Tim Wynes – As chancellor of Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Tim will talk about Iowa’s community colleges in general, Iowa Valley in particular, current legislative issues affecting education, or related topics of interest to the audience. The Changing Face of Higher Education by Dr. Laura Browne – This presentation will explain how Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) meets the needs of an increasingly diverse student population.
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