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

Last Chance to Register for Kevin Honeycutt’s FREE Workshop on Poverty - Seats Are Still Available!

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
Lunch will be on your own

Registration - This is a no cost event!
Morning Session (For Superintendents Only)
Register at this link: https://goo.gl/eJAnmT

Lunch break (lunch on your own)

Afternoon Session (For All Educators)
Register at this link: https://goo.gl/9C5ekj

Could Fridays Get Any Better? Only If You Join Us for Standards-Based Learning “Framework Fridays!”

EdCamp-style workshops will be held throughout the 2018-19 school year to provide additional learning, collaboration and conversation for those interested in Standards-Based Learning (SBL) Including Grading and Reporting. The workshops coincide with specific strands of the Standards-Based Learning Framework developed by Heartland AEA. You can attend whatever sessions are of interest to you--you don’t need to attend all nine. Come learn with us!

Standards-Based Learning Framework Fridays
Next Session: April 5, 2019 (Final Framework Friday will be on May 3!)
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Visit our website to register

You’re Invited to Attend “Coach it Further with Peter DeWitt”

April 12, 2019
Treynor Community Center, Treynor, IA
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2JJKk44


Morning Session from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Peter DeWitt will address the participants from the Collaborative Leadership Institute once again. The results from the Institute's "feedback survey" will be shared. Peter will share his new work around an Implementation Cycle as well as facilitate an activity where your stated challenges will be examined. We will also take another look at effective feedback.

Reminder: There is no charge for those who attended the Collaborative Leadership Institute last fall.

Afternoon Session from 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Couldn’t make it to the fall institute? This session is open to all administrators and instructional coaches. Peter will share key ideas from his most recent book "Coach It Further," along with other new content.
Cost: $50
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2JMIFLj with this course #179955
Need a copy of his book? Order it here.

Call for Presenters is Open for the Heart of Innovation Summer Summit - Join the Faculty!

Educators love to learn from their peers! Have you done something you'd like to share? At our Heart of Innovation Summer Summit, we are looking for presentations that are aligned with our innovation tracks:

• Promoting creativity in every classroom
• Communicating student learning and guiding informed action
• Building a collaborative learning environment for all
• Fostering curiosity to empower critical thinking

Submit a session proposal at this link: http://bit.ly/2JLAyhZ. Proposals will be accepted through May 15.

Do you need support putting together a proposal for your presentation? Are you unsure how to turn your classroom experience into a session? Let us know! We would love to support you. Email us at haeatech@heartlandaea.org or contact your Instructional Technology Consultant directly.

Heart of Innovation Summer Summit

June 13, 2019

8 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston

This is a NO COST event for Iowa K-12 educators and administrators! Learn more and register at bit.ly/HeartofInnovation.