Our Mission To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities. Our Goals
As the school year winds down, so does our weekly Administrator Connection. Today is our last planned weekly update until August. We’ll communicate any important information via email during the summer. If you’re leaving your district, contact the Heartland AEA Communications Department at comms@heartlandaea.org with your successor's name and email address (if known). We won't take your email address out of our email distribution list until after July 1. Have a very enjoyable summer!
Remember you can always keep up-to-date this summer with Heartland AEA and statewide AEA happenings through our social media! Be sure to “follow” and “like” (and Share!) the following sites to stay updated with the latest news and information.
The state’s AEA system is offering four TLC related courses across the state to assist districts in their plans for TLC training this summer and into the upcoming year. Educators and administrators are welcome to attend the classes in any of the posted locations.
Registration is open until June 4 for the 13th Annual Our Kids Summer Institute for educators and administrators of English Learners. The event is going to be held June 13-14 at Waukee High School in Waukee. Register by June 4 at this link. Educators will have the opportunity to network with other educational professionals, discover new strategies for working with English language learners in Iowa and meet national and local experts to enrich practices for increasing EL achievement. Your featured speaker line-up includes:
Trudy Arriaga, Ed.D. - Administrator leader and advocate for ELs, first female superintendent of Ventura Unified School District where she began as a bilingual paraeducator
Fern Westernoff, Ph.D. - Speech language pathologist who earned her doctorate in ELL and merged two areas of expertise to inform her work in Toronto, the world’s largest K-12 EL population
Amy Hewett-Olatunde, Ed.D. - Minnesota’s 2015 Teacher of the Year
Major Sean Quinlan - Retired Major United States Marine Corp, ROTC Instructor at Des Moines’ North High School and former football coach featured with his team on ESPN during the 2017 Super Bowl and,
Our amazing students!
Sessions will focus on:
Serving English Learners with Disabilities
Newcomer Considerations
Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
ELs and Literacy Support
Enhancing EL Instruction through Home Language Connections
High Yield Strategies for ELs
Successful District Programs
First-person student voices
Registration Registration is $150 and includes lunch, snacks, Go To Strategies, OELA Newcomer Toolkit and OELA English Learner Toolkit. Seating is limited to the first 500 registrants on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a team! We hope to see you there! Register by JUNE 4 at this link Note for Teachers and Administrators in the Heartland AEA area: Title III will refund the cost of registration ($150), plus an honorarium of $200 (totaling $350) to off-contract individuals for full attendance and participation. Claim forms will be available at the event. Note for districts implementing Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for English Learners: Districts are required to send a team in accordance with the Technical Assistance Requirement under Title III. Contact your AEA Title III Consultant for additional information and financial support.
June 28-30, 2017 Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, Waterloo Presenters Dr. Linda Dorn, Dr. Salli Forbes, and Dr. Deb Rich This three-day institute will offer details for designing a rigorous and challenging curriculum that includes research-based practices, differentiated instruction and scaffolding techniques to guarantee the literacy success of all students. Based on the professional work of Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos, the institute provides educators with a wealth of practical resources aligned with the Iowa Core and supported by theories of self-regulation and transfer. Who Should Attend? Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) Coaches, Coach Candidates, Administrators, Classroom Teachers, Title 1 Teachers, Interventionists, Special Education Teachers, Curriculum Directors, AEA Consultants, AEA Chief Administrators, Superintendents and others!
Fast-Track Iowa's Future Conference, “A Future Ready Iowa Conference to Make Work-Based Learning and STEM Work for You,” will feature new, emergent and established business-education partnerships transforming communities across Iowa and profiled in 11 panels and presentations, as well as dozens of snapshots of nationally recognized best practices happening in our state, and the inspiring story of Alliant Energy's commitment to education by keynote Patricia Kampling, Chairman, President and CEO. June 20, 2017 — STEM EdChat Reception — from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Attendees will propose potential topics and break into groups to discuss those topics related to STEM and Work-Based Learning. Refreshments will be provided along with opportunities to network with other attendees. June 21, 2017 — Fast Track Iowa's Future Conference — from 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. (an optional Regional Mingle will occur shortly after until 5:15 p.m.) Iowa Events Center 730 3rd Street Des Moines, IA 50309 Adults: $30 Students: $10 Or, register a K-12 educator and a business partner together and get one admission free! For more information and to register, visit the Fast Track Iowa’s Future event website.
