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
- Increase learning growth for students
- Decrease the gap in achievement
- Increase annual graduation rates
- Increase gateways to post-secondary success
Thank you for participating in the 2019 AEA Legislative Advocacy Event. With over 100 school leaders attending, this presents a powerful, united voice for education to our elected leaders. Please complete this brief evaluation of the event. Your feedback will help shape future events. Thank you!
The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) will meet on March 5 at DMACC in Ankeny.
The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. with guest speaker Trevor Ragan, who will present Teaching a Growth Mindset to Achieve Success for All Learners. Trevor’s time is spent writing and producing content for trainugly.com and doing workshops with groups from all over the world. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, MLB teams, Olympic teams, hundreds of schools, and even in a few prisons. Trevor values learning and seeks out the scientists and thought leaders in the world of development, consumes their research and discoveries, connects the dots, and shares it with anyone that will listen.
This is a full day event open to superintendents and other educators. Registration is still open: https://goo.gl/8KjYZ4
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lunch included
Ankeny DMACC Campus
Student Center, Building 5
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny
To support Heartland AEA districts that have already purchased Imagine Learning licenses and others who are curious to learn more about this adaptive language and literacy program for PK-6 grade English Learners, two optional training sessions will be available on Feb. 11 and 20.
Eric Van Dorin, the Customer Success Manager for Iowa schools, will be facilitating the sessions to increase your understanding of the program and resources available to target specific skills. He will also help with how to navigate and utilize reports to impact instruction and answer any other questions you might have.
Eric will offer both beginner and advanced half-day sessions in two locations. The beginner workshops are intended for educators just getting started using Imagine Learning. The advanced workshops are for educators who have used the product for at least one year and would like to extend their learning about instruction and application.
To RegisterFor more information about these training days, and to RSVP for the session which you would like to attend, contact your ESL/Diversity Consultants, Janet Hiatt at jhiatt@heartlandaeaa.org or Cindra Porter at cporter@heartlandaea.org.
Feb. 11, 2019
Imagine Learning Language and Literacy for Beginners (9:00 a.m. – Noon)
Imagine Learning Language and Literacy for Advanced Users (12:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center
Feb. 20, 2019
Imagine Learning Language and Literacy for Beginners
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Guthrie Center High School Library
There is no cost for this training, and meals are on your own. You will need to bring your own computer to the training.
Helpful Resources:
- If you already purchased an Imagine Learning license for your student(s), you may set up an account through Imagine University at to view any videos that you find helpful for all Imagine Learning products.
- Another support site which includes a variety of resources including registration for monthly webinars is Eric Van Dorin’s Padlet.
For more information, contact Eric Van Dorin, Customer Success Manager for Iowa and Nebraska at eric.vandorin@imaginelearning.com or (515) 494-2080.
A national leader in growth mindset, Trevor Ragan will lay out the science, unpack the nuts and bolts, and (most importantly) show you how to run with it all in the area of growth mindset. Trevor will help you explore learning, motor learning, feedback, growth mindset culture, jungle tigers, failure and more!
Trevor values learning and seeks out the scientists and thought leaders in the world of development, consumes their research and discoveries, connects the dots, and shares it with anyone who will listen. This workshop is for all educators! If you’re not familiar with Trevor’s approach to mindset, check out his video.
Teaching a Growth Mindset to Achieve Success for All Learners
March 5, 2019
DMACC, Student Center, Bldg. 5, 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Register by Feb. 18, 2019 at this link: http://bit.ly/2Tmfoag
Target Audience: All Educators
Kevin Honeycutt grew up in poverty and as he witnessed education around the country, he collected powerful experiences that still influence his conversations and his work with educators. He spent 13 years teaching K-12 art in public school and for 17 years spent summers leading creative adventure camps for kids of all ages. Kevin is the author of the book Midnight Run, which is his story of growing up in poverty.
Midnight Run with Kevin Honeycutt
April 2, 2019
Heartland AEA, Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive in Johnston
Registration
Morning Session (For Superintendents Only)
Register at this link: https://goo.gl/eJAnmT
Afternoon Session (For All Educators)
Register at this link: https://goo.gl/9C5ekj
The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Feb. 2019 newsletter is available. In this issue: Initial License Expiration Dates, New Online System, Iowa License Types, Pathways to Licensure, Ethics Spotlight and Recent Cases.
