Veishea: Opening Ceremony

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Date/Time:Friday, 15 Apr 2011 at 12:00 pm
Location:Central Campus
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Special events Student activities
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Sarah Brown Wessling is the 2010 National Teacher of the Year and a Johnston High School language arts teacher. She holds both a bachelor's degree (1998) and master's degree (2003) in English from Iowa State, where she also completed the teacher licensure program.

Worthy Learning: Students Are Worth the Learning That Is Worth Doing

Educators sit on the precipice of worthiness every day, tenuously balancing the needs of learners with the demands of a worthwhile learning experience. Overcoming this challenge means meeting students where they are, each day. When students see their questions, motivations, and passions reflected in their work, they will understand its worth and move to exceed even their own expectations. When teachers individualize instruction, teach with passion, and seek innovation, they model the kind of lifelong learning that reveals potential and promises self-reliance. Teachers will secure the learning processes that won't just defy cloistering paradigms, but envision new ones.