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
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, all Heartland AEA offices will be closed Nov. 26-27. Our van delivery schedule will be as follows:
- Regular delivery Nov. 23-24
- No delivery Nov. 25-27
- Regular delivery resumes Nov. 30
The next Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) meeting is Dec. 1. The agenda and meeting materials can be found here. This meeting will be held via Zoom and have an in-person option. As a reminder, for those wishing to attend in-person, you will need to RSVP by Nov. 25 to Jenny Ugolini. Room capacity will be capped at 32 people, and mitigation efforts will be in place.
Heartland Administrators' Assoc. (HAA) Meeting
Dec. 1, 2020
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom at this link: https://heartlandaea.zoom.us/j/708115455 OR
In-person Location: 6500 Corporate Dr., Johnston
Agenda
Through the use of COVID-19 Relief Funds, made available by the State of Iowa and our partners at Polk County Health Services, Heartland AEA is offering an exciting opportunity to support educator well-being and resiliency building. As a result of the current pandemic, the stressors placed upon educators have been further magnified, with many lives significantly disrupted due to millions of students now at home, thousands of educators teaching from home, and entire families and communities living in isolation. ALL educational staff are facing a plethora of challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. Schools may be shifting between online learning and in-person learning; educators are adapting to new schedules and different ways of teaching; and trying to meet the needs of their students, while also meeting the needs of their own family and friends.
CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) workshops are unique, evidence-based professional development programs that help educators handle the stresses and rediscover the jobs of teaching.
The goal of CARE is to:
- Offer educators tools and resources for reducing stress, preventing burnout, enlivening teaching, and helping students thrive socially, emotionally and academically.
CARE introduces tools such as:
- Mindful awareness practices
- Caring and emotion skills training
Research shows that such practices are helpful for developing awareness, openness, emotional responsiveness and sensitivity - all essential qualities for modeling healthy behavior in the classroom and optimizing teaching and learning. By practicing the skills learned in the program, educators learn to cultivate calmness, awareness, presence, compassion, empathy and ability to listen. In the classroom these qualities improve teachers’ classroom management, curricular implementation and relationships with their students.
REGISTRATION
We will be offering separate sessions to meet the unique needs of administrators, educators and Heartland AEA staff. Registration is limited to 35 participants per session.
Administrator Session
Dec. 7 and 14; Jan. 14, 22, 27 and 29
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Registration information is located at this link: https://bit.ly/3etfhFr Course 190771
Educator Session
Dec. 9 and 14; Jan. 13, 22, 27 and 29
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Registration information is located at this link: https://bit.ly/3etfhFr Course 190771
AEA Staff Session
Dec. 9 and 14; Jan. 13, 22, 27, and 29
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
The Heartland AEA Instructional Technology Consultants have created a new Facebook group to advance authentic technology integration and to inspire adult and student learners to innovate. You don't have to be working in technology to be a member of the group. All are welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/heartlandaeainnovativeeducators
