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

Heartland AEA Library & Digital Newsletter is Now Available

The Heartland AEA Library & Digital Resources newsletter is now available. Make sure to follow the newsletter and share it with your colleagues!

In this issue:

• 2021-22 IASL Award Ebooks and Audiobooks
• Licensing Ebooks as Class Sets
• Podcasts
• Trending Audiobook Titles, K-6
• 500+ New Audiobooks
• Audiobooks Take Center Stage
• Book Rotation Service
• Coming Soon: School Library Survey Results

Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is Now Available

The Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is now available. Make sure to follow the newsletter and share it with your colleagues! In this issue:

• Intensifying Literacy Instruction: Essential Practices
• Supporting Students with Dyslexia in Core Instruction: Instruction that Works
• Summer Learning Opportunities & Reading Resources
• Improving Reading For Older Students
• Read Aloud Questions

Reach out to your Heartland AEA Literacy Consultant if you need any support.

Open to All Iowa Educators: Join Renowned Author Doug Fisher, Corwin Instructors and Heartland AEA Consultants for a Summer Learning Opportunity Like No Other!

Heartland AEA’s “Summer Learning Academy: Reflect, Reconstruct, Rebound” has been designed with area educators, for area educators. Over the past year, you’ve stretched your abilities and increased your confidence as you’ve tried new tools, new models and new ways of teaching.

The vision for our time together in the Summer Learning Academy includes:

• Augmentation of content
• Study around instruction
• Learning about assessment and feedback practices
• Perusal of technology integration

All these topics have been compiled for a steadfast rebound and rich catapult into the 2021-22 school year!

To learn more about the Academy, learning tracks and license renewal credit, view the Academy flyer and share it with your friends and colleagues!

Summer Learning Academy: Reflect, Reconstruct, Rebound
June 21-25, 202
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
Virtual Format
$100

Registration Links
1 license renewal credit - Register Now
2 license renewal credits - Register Now
No credit/participant only - Register Now

Questions?Contact Amy Wichman or Wendy Robinson, Directors of Instructional Services, Heartland AEA.

Registration is OPEN for our Virtual Heart of Innovation Summer Summit!

The Heart of Innovation Summer Summit on June 15 and 16 is a FREE virtual conference for educators -- designed to enhance your learning and support your work to incorporate new and innovative strategies into your practice. Earn one graduate credit! Be one of the first 50 people to register and receive a Summer Summit Swag Bag!

Are you looking to earn credits or learn more about teaching and learning with technology? Check out the course listing in our newsletter!

Cognitive Coaching is Coming to Heartland AEA This Summer

If you have been trying to get into a Cognitive Coaching course, now is your chance! Registration is open for summer sessions. Follow the links below for more information.

Cognitive Coaching: Level 1
Cognitive Coaching (Level 1) is a 4-day experience during which participants will build their communication and self-directedness through the process of becoming intentional about mediating for someone else's effectiveness. Planning and reflecting will be included. Research, modeling and practice will support learning. Cognitive Coaching is a process that supports individuals working together to improve their skills in a variety of situations.

Level 1 Registration Link


Cognitive Coaching: Level 2
Cognitive Coaching (Level II) is a four-day experience during which participants will build their communication and problem-solving skills through the process of becoming intentional about how they mediate for someone else's effectiveness. The problem-solving conversation will be presented, and the planning and reflecting maps will be reviewed. Research, modeling and practice will support learning. Previous participation in Level I or in the full 8-day training is required.

Level 2 Registration Link

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Schirmer, Professional Learning & Leadership Consultant, Heartland AEA.