Significant Disabilities Summer & On-Demand Professional Learning + Fall Assessment Supports

Teachers and administrators, we have professional learning, on-demand learning and fall assessment supports in your work with students with significant disabilities:

Summer Professional Learning Opportunities

Conventional Mathematical Strategies for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Alternate Assessment)
July 10, 13, 14 2023, 316369


Emergent Mathematical Strategies for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Alternate Assessment)
July 10-12, 2023, course number 316368


Conventional Literacy Strategies for Students on Alternate Assessment
July 17, 20, 21 2023, course number 182326


Emergent Literacy Strategies for Students on Alternate Assessment
July 17, 18, 19 2023, course number 182335


On-Demand Learning
Self-Paced Learning Modules: Overviews for instruction, assessment, core vocabulary, literacy, and math


Fall 2023 Assessment Support

Administrator Support for Data Stewards and Assessment Coordinators (DLM)
The SDLT will offer a virtual help session for district administrators who are Data Stewards and/or Assessment Coordinators. This session will have two distinct times. The Data Steward help session will be Sept. 8, 2023, 11-11:30 a.m. Directly following will be the Assessment Coordinator help session from 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. DLM Support for Data Stewards and Assessment Coordinators (same virtual room): https://heartlandaea.zoom.us/j/98510300021

Teachers: ELAA Certification
Teachers will need to take the self-paced certification course that the DE will release in August of 2023. The SDLT will host a virtual facilitated training to support teachers having difficulty accessing the certification and answer questions related to evidence requirements. ELAA Support for Teachers: Aug. 30, 2023 8 a.m.-12:00 p.m. https://heartlandaea.zoom.us/j/95480322736

Teachers: DLM Certification
DLM will continue to require teachers to pass the self-paced certification course that the DE will send out in August. The SDLT will offer a virtual facilitated training for teachers on preparing for DLM administration. DLM Support for Teachers: Aug. 30, 2023 1-4:30 p.m. https://heartlandaea.zoom.us/j/95152126006


Wait! There's More!
Check out our Significant Disabilities/ Alternate Assessment Google Site that has a variety of resources for teachers with learners with significant intellectual disabilities and learners assessed using the Iowa Alternate Assessments.

The Site includes a comprehensive math framework with ready-to-use lesson plans, routines and assessment resources for math instruction for students that require instruction aligned to the Essential Elements and who are on Alternate Assessment. The lessons are grouped in sets for emergent and conventional learners.