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
Busy, on-the-go educators need an easy way to order materials. Now that school is back in session, be sure to check out our ready-to-order Featured Products. Find materials for your classroom or building by searching subject, grade level or theme. Check back often for seasonally promoted items!
Log on to Creative Services Online using the same username and password you use for AEA Learning Online training, such as Mandatory Reporter and Bloodborne Pathogens.
Items will be sent via Heartland AEA van mail to the building address you choose in the Creative Services Online address book unless you choose the option of picking your items up at our Johnston Regional Education Center. Business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Please note that materials are for school and classroom use only -- no personal requests.
The Heartland AEA Instructional Technology consultants have a ton of great stuff planned for you this school year! Webinars, networking, coaching, collaboration and learning opportunities galore! The primary role of the tech team is to provide consultative services to the schools served by Heartland AEA related to planning, professional development and integration of appropriate instructional technologies to improve instruction and outcomes for students. The Instructional Technology newsletter is a good starting point to see what’s available, view past training and plan for the school year!
The following changes took effect for courses offering graduate credit through the statewide AEA Professional Learning Registration system starting Sept. 1, 2019, or after:
- All courses with graduate credit will be offered for Drake, Grand View and Morningside credit. The 30 hours of outside work per credit will still be required. As before, all participants in the course must do the outside work no matter what type of credit they choose.
- Instructor stipends will not be paid by any of the colleges.
- The cost for graduate credit from all three colleges will be $90 per credit.
- For courses with a paid instructor, the registration fees per credit are as follows:
- Participant Only = $85
- License Renewal Credit = $85
- Graduate Credit = $85 + $90 or $175
- For courses with no instructor pay, the registration fees per credit are as follows:
- Participant Only = $0
- License Renewal Credit = $35
- Graduate Credit = $35 + $90 or $125
Instructors are not required to offer courses for graduate credit. They can be offered for License Renewal Credit only. If a class is not offered for graduate credit, the 30 hours of outside work are not required.
If you have any questions, please contact the Heartland AEA Professional Learning team at (800) 255-0405 ext. 14701.
A new flowchart from the Iowa Department of Education is now available to help you with questions you may have when you’re unclear about students’ resident districts. The chart helps make clear the guidelines in the Iowa Administrative Code regarding students’ resident districts.
This is the second presentation in our 3-part SEBMH Leadership Series
Clayton Cook, Ph.D., will support participants in understanding the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practices to improve youth access to needed social, emotional and behavioral supports in schools within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The session will also focus specifically on implementation science and the understanding of factors and strategies that impact the successful development, delivery and sustainment of evidence-based practices as part of service delivery within schools. This work is intended to address the longstanding science-to-practice gap.
Oct. 1, 2019
AGENDA
9 - 10 a.m. Regular Heartland Administrators' Association Business Meeting and Partner Updates
10 - 11:30 a.m. Superintendent Session with Clayton Cook, Ph.D.
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
12:30 - 4 p.m. Afternoon Session for all Educators
REGISTRATION
Register at no cost at this link with course #180604. Select a section to attend.
LOCATION
Des Moines Area Community College Student Center, Bldg 5 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny
*Allow extra time for parking on the DMACC campus
Oct. 7-8, 2019
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Goodwill of Central Iowa, 5355 NW 86th St. Johnston, Iowa
This training will expand on strategies that help improve social-emotional outcomes, reduce challenging behaviors, and encourage intentional participation for all young children, including children at risk, or children with delays or disabilities.
Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2P2RK1o Course #180244. License Renewal credit available for additional cost.
Target Audience: PK, kindergarten and 1st grade teachers, administrators, AEA support staff
Presenter Ron Roybal is a research associate with the University of Denver Morgridge College of Education and the PELE Center. Roybal was a teacher in an early childhood inclusive classroom for students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and typically developing students. His extensive experience in inclusive classroom settings as a teacher and coach for children with special needs and children at risk or with challenging behaviors brings a unique perspective as a trainer and coach.
In the coming weeks, districts will be getting the results of the first ISASP. The new state assessment results will provide the opportunity for reflecting how well instruction is aligned to the Iowa Core and for identifying changes that will ensure instruction is aligned. At the MISIC: Members Impacting Students; Improving Curriculum Conference, attendees will learn how to move to a more tightly aligned system of curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Shifting Classroom Practice for the ISASP and Beyond Conference
Oct. 1, 2019
Courtyard by Marriott, 2405 SE Creekview Dr, Ankeny
Learn more about the conference and register at http://misiciowa.org/.
The following is a copy of the email sent from the Iowa Department of Education to Iowa principals.
Statewide access to the new MTSS Data System, Panorama Student Success is quickly approaching. As a reminder, Student Success will support K-6 literacy this school year and will expand to additional grade-levels and content areas (math, behavior, attendance, etc.) in the future.
School/District Access to Student Success
The DE plans to begin to allow school and district staff to access the system on approximately Sept. 23. Student Success has user roles at the teacher, building or district levels. Access roles must be assigned locally in your student information system (SIS) and the data will be transferred into the Iowa Education Portal nightly to allow access. The decision about who should access the system is a local decision. When staff receive access to the system, they will receive an email from the portal notifying them.
In the next several weeks, make sure that your staff who will access Student Success have an Iowa Education Portal account that they have successfully logged into. If you need support in using the Portal, contact ed.portal@iowa.gov. Also, you may start assigning Student Success roles in your SIS. You may add, change and remove roles throughout the school year as needed so this is a task that you can work on over time. If you need assistance with assigning roles, please contact your SIS vendor.
Learning Opportunities for Student Success
Panorama will hold several 1-hour overview webinars the weeks of Sept. 23 and 30 to provide high level support for using the system. These webinars will also be recorded and posted in the Student Success Resource Library. More information about the dates and times of the webinars will be sent out soon.
The Collaborating for Iowa's Kids (C4K) Training Cadre/Statewide School Improvement Team and Panorama will co-lead in-depth regional training sessions during the weeks of Oct. 7 and 14. The DE recommends that districts and schools send teams of 3-5 people to regional training. The teams should consist of school and district leadership as well as staff that will be responsible for taking the training content back to train others. This may include curriculum directors, teacher leaders, literacy specialists, data specialists, professional learning staff, etc.
Registration is required for the regional training sessions and registration links can be found on the ESSA Regional Training Registration for 2019-20 tab in the linked spreadsheet.
If you have any questions about the upcoming access or training opportunities for Student Success, please contact janell.brandhorst@iowa.gov, connor.hood@iowa.gov, or kfangman@heartlandaea.org.
