Heartland AEA is Offering Four Paraeducator Area of Concentration Courses

The four courses include:

1. English as a Second Language
2. Library, Media and Technology
3. Special Needs
4. Early Childhood

A prerequisite for these courses is having completed and received the Paraeducator Generalist (Level I) certification.

Click on the name of each course below to link to the registration system. The cost to register for each course through Heartland AEA is $180. The fee to add an area of concentration to your paraeducator certificate through the Board of Educational Examiners is $25 once you complete a course.

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Course #179854
Cost: $180
Dates: June 1 (4:00-5:00 p.m.), June 11 (8:30-11:30 a.m.) and June 25 (8:30-11:30 a.m.)
Via Zoom + Online Work due by June 30, 2022

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: Library, Media and Technology
Course #180304
Cost: $180
Dates: June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 & 29, 2022 (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Via Zoom + Online Work due by July 8, 2022

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: Special Needs

Course #180270
Cost: $180
Dates: July 11-15, 2022 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Via Zoom + Online Work due by July 15, 2022

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: Early Childhood
Course #180188
Cost: $180
Dates: Sept. 13, 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 8, 29 & Dec. 13, 2022 (4:30-6:30 p.m.)
Via Zoom + Online Work due by Dec. 13, 2022