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
Shannon Suldo, Ph.D., will guide participants in gaining an understanding of the importance of promoting student’s complete mental health within a Multi-Tiered framework. This learning session will focus on interconnecting school mental health, social emotional learning and positive behavioral supports and interventions in an effort to promote student’s well-being through school wide and class wide prevention efforts.
Dr. Suldo is Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on youth happiness, and she has completed numerous studies to understand factors that explain differences in students’ levels of happiness.
AGENDA - Dec. 10, 2019
9 - 10 a.m. Regular Heartland Administrators' Association Business Meeting and Partner Updates
10 - 11:30 a.m. Superintendent Session with Shannon Suldo, 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 #180605. Select a section to attend.
LOCATION
Des Moines Area Community College Student Center, Bldg 5 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny
Get your teams registered for additional learning opportunities in Standards-Based Learning with Tom Schimmer. Skinner returns to Heartland AEA in December to take participants into a deep dive into SBL Belief System and Implementation Considerations. This is a great opportunity to work through a game plan to shift beliefs around grading at your school!
Schimmer is author of:
- Standards-Based Learning in Action: Moving from Theory to Practice (A Guide to Implementing Standards-Based Grading, Instruction, and Learning)
- Grading from the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset
Strand of SBL Framework: Belief System and Implementation Considerations
Dec. 3, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FFA Enrichment Center, DMACC Ankeny Campus, 1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy., Ankeny
Registration link: http://bit.ly/33XkM8S
Iowa's AEAs are developing a website to support mental health in Iowa children ages 0-21, to be launched on July 1, 2020. This site is designed to be a one-stop shop for students, educators, caregivers, families and community partners to find mental health resources to assist all communities in the state of Iowa. We need feedback from educators. Please share this with your colleagues and take a moment to complete the Iowa AEAs Mental Health website survey by Nov. 19.
This class is designed to help educators find ways to integrate collaboration into their classrooms. It includes a webinar with nationally-known blogger Eric Curts (Ctrl Alt Achieve) as well as blog posts and podcasts from other educational leaders. This is the third course in Heartland AEA’s webinar series, designed to assist teachers in developing innovative methods of using technology to foster the 4C’s (Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication).
If you would enjoy working in a collaborative network of teaching and discover ways of using technology purposefully, this is the class for you!
Begins online Dec. 19. Register at this link: http://bit.ly/34savSh
Wait! There's More!
Check out ed tech face-to-face workshops, online courses and webinars coming up in the next couple of months in the latest Heartland AEA Instructional Technology Newsletter. Here are some highlights:
- Computer Science Workshop - No cost event! A day designed for school leaders to get the lowdown on Iowa's computer science standards, K-12 frameworks, district-level resources and upcoming opportunities! Dec. 6, 2019 from 12:30 - 3 p.m. at Heartland AEA in Johnston. Sign up here!
- Take advantage of our Girls Who Code partnership and launch a FREE Club! We are partnering with Girls Who Code to bring free computer science opportunities to students across our community and would love for your school to host a Club! Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE programs for 3-5 or 6-12 grade students to join collaborate with supportive peers and role models and use computer science to change the world. To learn more about Girls Who Code programs, you can sign up for a Girls Who Code Webinar here.
The Outstanding Educators’ Academy of the Iowa Department of Education in partnership with the Iowa State Education Association, Simpson College and its Department of Education is hosting the 5th Annual Emerging Educators Academy on Jan. 30, 2020 at Simpson College in Indianola, IA.
The conference is for all Pre-Service and 1st through 3rd year teachers as well as their mentors. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with outstanding Iowa educators, professional leaders, and Department of Education consultants to focus on recruiting and retaining effective educators.
This year educators will explore "Perspectives in our Practice” and breakout sessions will focus on building classroom community, mental health and loving teaching. Participants will also spend time with both student and teacher panels exploring different perspectives in teaching. There will be several special keynote addresses as well as time for teams to discuss learning and plans for success in their schools. Teams of beginning teachers and mentors are encouraged to attend together. The intent of this conference is to provide support and encouragement to all educators.
Registration is limited to 150 people. The link to conference information and registration can be found by clicking HERE.
