Our Mission
To provide services and leadership, in partnership with families, schools and communities, that improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth.

Our Goals
• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success

Reminder: Register Today for Iowa Culture & Language Conference; Heartland AEA Will Reimburse for Attendance

Iowa Culture and Language Conference (ICLC) 
November 10-12, 2014 • Coralville-Marriott Hotel and Conference Center • Coralville, Iowa 

Awards Nomination deadline has been extended until October 15, 2014: 
Dr. Carmen P. Sosa Leadership Award • Dan Chavez Beyond the Horizon Awards The Individual Advocate Award • The Organization Award • The Teacher Award 

Visit the ICLC website for Conference and Pre-Conference Registration links PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 30! 

Reminder: District support/reimbursement available from Heartland AEA Title III for attendance at ICLC 
Heartland AEA will reimburse districts for early bird registration costs of district staff to the conference, substitute teacher costs and a one-per district stipend of $200 toward expenses. (Participants will be responsible for picking up one district reimbursement claim form, completing it and mailing it to the address listed on the form by Nov. 21. A district administrator must sign the form.) The allowable number of teachers/administrators per district is based on the following rough estimates of the district’s ELL enrollment: 

• 0-30 ELLs: 2 
• 31-100 ELLs: 3 
• 101-200 ELLs: 4 
• 201-300 ELLs: 5 
• 301-400 ELLs: 6 
• 401 or more ELLs: 7

Morningside College ESL Licensure Opportunity

Morningside College has been getting inquiries from teachers needing AD licensure for ESL. The college’s course sequence has already started, and in their program, students have to start in the fall to complete 9 credits by next summer. To meet this need, the college is considering starting a late section of the first course, as it did last year. In order to do this, it needs at least 12 participants for a late section. Right now there are six on the list. 

Please let teachers know about this opportunity, and if they would like to participate, they should contact Linda Goode at Morningside College as soon as possible. 

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.

Upcoming Social Studies Opportunities

Shared by Stephanie Wager, Social Studies Consultant at the Iowa Dept. of Education 

Iowa Council for the Social Studies Conference 
Takes place October 6 (evening) and October 7 (all-day) at the Prairie Meadows Events Center. The 2014 conference theme is “Sailing the Cs: Getting to the Core with Social Studies.” The Cs include sessions about the C3 Framework, Iowa Core, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, etc. Over 25 sessions are being offered on social studies topics in these areas. Keynote speakers include Dr. Bob Bain (University of Michigan) and an expert on historical thinking and Dr. Scott McCleod (Prairie Lakes AEA) speaking on technology integration in the 21st century. To register go to www.iowasocialstudies.org. 

FREE Online (MOOC) Courses 
There are two online courses being offered on social studies that start in the next month or so. These courses are MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses). This means that the courses are open to anyone and that they are FREE. See below for more information. 

The first course is focused on the C3 Framework and is a partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum for American History, entitled Teaching Historical Inquiry with Objects. It runs six weeks starting October 7 and is co-taught by Dr. Kathy Swan and Naomi Coquillon of the museum. Check it out at https://edge.edx.org/courses/SmithsonianX/ED1.1/2014_T1/about 

The second course is focused on disciplinary literacy and is offered by the New Literacies Collaborative at NC State. The course is entitled, Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning, and Dr. John Lee is featured. This course begins October 28. Check it out at https://courses.mooc-ed.org/dldl1/preview

Reminder: Programming Change Approaching for Licensure Classes

All Drake University Extension Education courses offered after July 1, 2015, must be offered for EDMA credit. Drake EDMA courses must have 30 hours of outside work for each credit offered in the course. For example, if you offer a one-credit course (15 contact hours), there must be an additional 30 hours of work the participants are required to do outside of class. There must also be a way to document or assess that work. Courses that start before July 1, 2015, can be offered for EDEX credit even if the course ends after July 1. Drake is currently working to develop a web page that outlines this change and include other resources and updates as we move forward. Our Heartland AEA Professional Development Advisory Council will be drafting procedures for this change as we move forward. 

Please see our professional development web page for information.

Reminder: Teacher Leadership & Compensation Grant Peer Review to be Held Oct. 10

Heartland AEA will host a Teacher Leadership & Compensation (TLC) Grant Peer Review on Oct. 10, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, in Conference Room 107A. Interested districts can register here. 

This review is intended for districts submitting a TLC application by Oct. 31, 2014. In order to participate, districts must send 2-3 people who are knowledgeable about the TLC grant. Participants will be assigned to read the same 2-3 sections of grants submitted by participating districts and give feedback. Districts will have all their feedback before they leave at noon. 

The deadline to register is Oct. 7. Participating districts must email a copy of their grant to Kevin Fangman by 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 9. 

If you have any questions, contact Kevin Fangman, Executive Director of District Services, at kfangman@heartlandaea.org.