Next week the school building secretaries of all Heartland area schools will receive an e-mail from the Heartland AEA Communications Department asking the secretaries to update each building's staff members for our PeopleBox database. Secretaries will be able to login to our database with a username and password and do the updating themselves. The PeopleBox database houses all AEA employee and school staff data and is a vital to us when we need to contact school staff about important news and events. The accuracy of the information is critical as it is used to support the I-CAT training for the Iowa Core alignment requirements.
Please encourage your secretaries to complete this task for us. We would greatly appreciate their assistance in helping us maintain an accurate and up-to-date database. If you have any questions, please contact Lance Wilhelm, Director of Technology, at lwilhelm@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Holiday Office & Van Route Schedule
All Heartland AEA offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 24 and 25. Heartland offices will also be closed December 26, 27, 29 and 30 during the holiday season. Please take note of the following schedule as you plan to send and receive items through our van mail.
- November 23-25, 2011 No Van Delivery
- December 19-22, 2011 Regular Van Delivery
- December 26-30, 2011 No Van Delivery
- January 2, 2012 Regular Van Delivery Resumes
Join the New ISU Online Literacy Coaching Certificate Program Starting Summer 2012!
The College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is recruiting students to enroll in its newly redesigned online Literacy Coaching Certificate Program. The literacy coaching certificate program consists of a series of new advanced graduate level courses (17 Semester Credits) and makes use of distance technologies to allow Iowa teachers to earn a literacy coaching certificate by taking courses online.
The program is aimed at preparing eligible classroom teachers, instructional leaders and other school personnel to serve in literacy leadership roles with the goal of improving teacher practices and student achievement in diverse PreK-12 school settings.
The Literacy coaching certificate program provides a unique opportunity to develop deep expertise in literacy research, policy and practice, as well as skill in leadership at a leading university supported by two outstanding programs within the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University: Literacy Education and Educational Administration.
If you are interested in finding more about this exciting opportunity, please check out the informative flyer found here. For more information please visit the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Literacy Program website at http://www.ci.hs.iastate.edu/literacy/index.php. The application deadline is December 1, 2011 for summer enrollment and March 1, 2012 for fall enrollment.
For additional questions please contact Dr. Amy Hutchison at amyhutch@iastate.edu.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
The program is aimed at preparing eligible classroom teachers, instructional leaders and other school personnel to serve in literacy leadership roles with the goal of improving teacher practices and student achievement in diverse PreK-12 school settings.
The Literacy coaching certificate program provides a unique opportunity to develop deep expertise in literacy research, policy and practice, as well as skill in leadership at a leading university supported by two outstanding programs within the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University: Literacy Education and Educational Administration.
If you are interested in finding more about this exciting opportunity, please check out the informative flyer found here. For more information please visit the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Literacy Program website at http://www.ci.hs.iastate.edu/literacy/index.php. The application deadline is December 1, 2011 for summer enrollment and March 1, 2012 for fall enrollment.
For additional questions please contact Dr. Amy Hutchison at amyhutch@iastate.edu.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
'Rise to the Challenge' with Certiport’s Free Industry Certification Opportunity
Certiport is an organization that administers industry recognized certifications. It is the sole source provider of the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Adobe Certified Associated (ACA) both of which are globally recognized industry certifications. Its certifications have helped many students obtain better continual educational opportunities as well as higher paying jobs.
Certiport is running a campaign known as Rise to the Challenge under which CTE instructors and administrators are given the opportunity to take any of Certiport's industry certifications for FREE. There are no obligations when registering for this promotion and it's a great opportunity for instructors and administrators to use the certifications as a professional development tool in addition to the evaluation process.
To register for this promotion, an instructor or administrator will need to go to www.certiport.com/rise and select the certifications they would like to take. Below is a full list of available certifications below. Registration for this promotion must be completed by February 29, 2012 and exams must be completed by March 31, 2012.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
Certiport is running a campaign known as Rise to the Challenge under which CTE instructors and administrators are given the opportunity to take any of Certiport's industry certifications for FREE. There are no obligations when registering for this promotion and it's a great opportunity for instructors and administrators to use the certifications as a professional development tool in addition to the evaluation process.
To register for this promotion, an instructor or administrator will need to go to www.certiport.com/rise and select the certifications they would like to take. Below is a full list of available certifications below. Registration for this promotion must be completed by February 29, 2012 and exams must be completed by March 31, 2012.
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
- Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)
- Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
- Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3)
- Quickbooks Certified User
- Autodesk Certified User
- CompTIA Strata Fundamentals
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
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