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
The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) meeting will be held on Nov. 1 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Heartland AEA, Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston. The meeting will include an update from Dr. Ann Lebo and the Iowa Department of Education, and a legislative update from guest panel members Dave Daughton, School Administrators of Iowa, Emily Piper, Iowa Association of School Boards, and Kate Walton, Eide and Walton. Agenda here. There is no Zoom option for this meeting. Lunch will be provided immediately following.
The Heartland AEA math newsletter is now available at this link. In this issue:
- Responding to Universal Screening
- Professional Learning:
- Figuring Out Fluency Virtual Book Study
- Numeracy Project
- Early Childhood Math Activities and Routines
How can so many students be graduating from high school unprepared to meet their goals for college and careers?
Students have big, clear plans.
Most students do what they’re asked in school—but are still not ready to succeed after school!
Students spend most of their time in school without access to 4 key resources:
- grade-appropriate assignments
- strong instruction
- deep engagement
- teachers who hold high expectations
Students of color, those from low-income families, English language learners, and students with mild to moderate disabilities have even less access to these resources than their peers.
When students who started the year behind grade level had access to stronger instruction, they closed gaps with their peers by six months.
Come learn more about how to support providing these four key resources!
Introduction to Learning Acceleration will lead development sessions for district and school instructional leaders as well as AEA consultants to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and mindsets they need to provide students access to grade-appropriate assignments and strong instruction.
- The Opportunity Myth
- Introduction to learning acceleration and systems reflection on readiness
- Ensuring access to strong grade level instruction to accelerate to grade level
- Observational tools and feedback for accelerated instruction
TNTP Learning Series: Introduction to Learning Acceleration
Cost: 1 hour recertification credit = $235.00 (Instructor fees + license renewal)
Participation only - $200.00 (Instructor fees)
Led by TNTP (The New Teacher Project) via zoom
Intended Audience: Administrators, AEA Staff, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Instructors, District & School Leaders
Virtually Oct. 24, Nov. 2 & 11 and Dec. 1, 2022 (8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
If participants need to miss a session, they will be sent a recording.
Registration: #204431 HL Introduction to Learning Acceleration
Course credit is awarded once all requirements are met and the end of the course date (Dec. 15, 2022)
More information here: Virtual learning series flyer
Approved as Evidence-based Practice
Learning acceleration is approved by the Iowa Department of Education as an evidence-based practice. This may be of particular interest to schools with ESSA designations since it is focused on growth of all students. Heartland AEA is committed to supporting this work and already trained a majority of our professional learning providers and will be supporting their attendance in the Application and Coaching Series.
COMING 2023! TNTP Learning Series: Application and Coaching
**Dates for Part 2 of the Learning Acceleration Series--Application and Coaching will be announced in late November/early December.
