Professional Development Opportunities for School Counselors

Please forward the below information to your school counselors. Register for workshops and classes through the Heartland AEA Professional Development Catalog.

Preparing your School Counseling and At-Risk Program for a DE Site Visit
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) in Room 13B
Activity Number: CN05292111201

Come join Sue Schirmer (Heartland AEA) and Susan Walkup (DE) for a review of what to prepare and organize for your DE Site Visit.

Refining Your School Counseling Program
Date: October 18 and December 1, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center in Room Room 13A
Activity Number: CN005392111201

K-12 School Counseling programs in the state of Iowa are required to be articulated and sequential. They are also required to be comprehensive in scope, preventive in design, developmental in nature, driven by data and integral to the school district's curricula and instructional program. This two-day course is designed to assist teams of school counselors and administrators to analyze their current programming, determine gaps and create plans to fill those gaps.

Secondary Counselor Advisor/Advisee Work Day
Date: October 20, 2011
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center in Rooms 3, 4 and ICN
Activity Number: CN005892111201

Struggling with your advisor/advisee curriculum, planning, resources and ideas? Load up what you have and come to this one-day workshop prepared to share and learn!

Counselor Academy III: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Date: October 27 and December 7, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center in Room Room 13A
Activity Number: CN004392111201

Counselor Academy III has been changed a bit this year. This two-day experience is a professional development opportunity for counselors to review, write and problem-solve curriculum; work on instructional strategies and design formative assessments for the K-12 school counseling program. Participants have the option of earning one license renewal credit or graduate credit upon successful completion of the program.

Using Data to Drive Your School Counseling Program (statewide on-line course)
Time: November 28, 2011-February 13, 2012
Activity Number: 22004799991201

This two-credit on-line learning opportunity is open to all counselors in the state. The goal is to recognize how to use data to support the work of the school counseling program. Participants will walk through the process of evaluating data, uncovering the “root cause,” selecting and administering interventions, then reviewing the results.

I Have a Plan Workshops
We are in the planning stages for IHAPI, Financial Literacy and PAWS in Jobland (Elementary career) Workshops. Watch for registration information in the Heartland AEA Professional Development Catalog.

As always, make sure your school counselors are on our list serve! Contact Sue Schirmer at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us for more information.