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"The National Farm Toy Museum features thousands of toys and exhibits between its two floors. Tractors, implements, trucks, miniature farm dioramas, toy manufacturing information, and pedal tractors are on display around the museum. Also displayed are two Doug Schlesier sculptures, plaques honoring inductees into the National Farm Toy Hall of Fame, and a plaque honoring the founders of the world's largest farm toy manufacturer headquartered in Dyersville, the Ertl Company."

"Lemelson-MIT Program Who We Are Awards Outreach News celebrating invention and innovation photo The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates those inventors who have turned their ideas into accomplishments. We foster an enthusiasm for asking-and answering-the questions that change lives. Learn how our acclaimed awards and outreach programs inspire the next generation of inventors, and explore our unique Invention Dimension. what's new Boy Scouts of America and Lemelson-MIT Program Introduce Inventing Merit Badge Chemical Biologist and Entrepreneur Carolyn Bertozzi Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Biotechnology Innovations $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability Awarded to Dr. BP Agrawal for Rainwater Harvesting System, Mobile Health Clinics and Cultural Implementations Erez Lieberman-Aiden wins the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Transformative Work in Genomics and Linguistics 2010 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index Reveals Ways to Enhance Teens Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the Classroom and Beyond "

Lifelong learning is essential for effective educators and should be modeled for our students. With so many changes occurring in the fields of educational technology, curriculum, pedagogy, and law, it is imperative that educators receive opportunities for growth in their school and beyond. One powerful way to grow is through developing a personal learning network (PLN). PLNs enable educators to learn in accordance with their diverse interests and passions. During a conversation with teacher leaders last year about improving how meaningful professional development is offered, a model from the business world was suggested;Training and other professional growth activities would be embedded within the school day. the light bulb went on for me. I quickly realized that the current school schedule presented the perfect solution to offering meaningful professional development during the day in the form of noninstructional duties, which are otherwise often a waste of time. The plan that my administrative team and I have developed drastically reduces the amount of noninstructional duties the teachers have, such as lunch, hall, or in-school suspension duty. It also reduces the pe