Friday, April 7, 2023
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Discover the University of Iowa's Dynamic Programs for Educational Leadership – Attend an Informational Session to Learn More
If you are interested in earning a graduate degree in educational leadership, check out the dynamic programs offered through the University of Iowa. Including: expanded scholarship opportunities for new and returning students! The UI Masters, Ed.S., Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs provide outstanding opportunities for learning and advancement with an emphasis on equity and social justice.
Please join us for an informational session on April 11 at 5:00 p.m. to visit with the UI leadership team. The event will be held at Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, Iowa.
To register, click on this link and complete the Qualtrics RSVP.
Application Deadlines:
Summer 2023 Session: April 30
Fall 2023 Session – July 1
*Ed.D. Cohort Application – Feb. 1 (Still Open)
Join Iowa PBS in Honor of Autism Acceptance Month with a Special Event Featuring the Film In a Different Key
In a Different Key Screening + Discussion
April 13 from 6:00 - 8:15 p.m.
Iowa PBS, Maytag Auditorium, 6450 Corporate Dr., Johnston
This screening and conversation will focus on the importance of inclusion and provide the opportunity for an open conversation.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book of the same name by journalists Caren Zucker and John Donvan, In a Different Key follows the mother of an autistic son as she finds and then befriends the first child ever diagnosed with autism – Donald Triplett, who still lives in the rural Mississippi town where he was born nearly 90 years ago. This documentary tells the stories of different people with autism and is a true story of love, difference and the fight to belong.
Following the film screening, an interactive discussion will be moderated by Kris Steinmetz, Executive Director with Autism Society of Iowa. Panelists will include Tyler Leech, an autism advocate who is featured in Iowa PBS’s documentary The Life Autistic, Evelyn Horton, BCBA, Vice President of Children Services with Balance Autism and Scott Atwood, Ph.D., Vice President of Adult Services with Balance Autism. Attendees will be able to ask questions anonymously during the conversation.
This event is made possible in part by the Lainie Grimm Fund for Inclusive Programming at the Iowa PBS Foundation. Register for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/574739530407
Southwest Iowa Schools Invited to Participate in New Farm to School Ag Opportunity for K-12 Teachers
Schools in 12 counties in southwest Iowa are encouraged to apply to participate in a new farm to school agriculture education program hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs.
Five K-12 schools will be chosen to begin and/or reinvigorate agriculture education. Schools must be located in Monona, Crawford, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, Carroll, Audubon, and Page counties.
The goals are to increase access to agriculture and gardening skills for food production and to promote access to healthy, delicious locally-grown foods for students and their families.
Selected schools will receive the following:
- Technical assistance and support on food production and agriculture education through December 2023
- Farm to school curriculum resources, online and in print
- $2,000 mini grant for food production, garden, greenhouse, aqua/hydroponics
- $200 for garden tools
- $150 stipend for one teacher to attend the Iowa Farm to School Conference in June
- $150 stipend for one teacher to attend the Southwest Iowa Local Foods Summit
- $200 for one farmer speaker who grows fruits, vegetables, herbs, and/or livestock to visit the school and give a presentation
- Assistance with accessing Iowa local foods procurement programs
Visit the Southwest Iowa Farm to School page and Farm to School application for more information.
UNI is Offering Two Opportunities at Heartland AEA for Evaluator Approval Credit
CANCELLED: Leadership Camp 2.0: New Iowa Standards for School Leaders
June 22-23, 2023
Leadership Camp 1.3 with Special Education Focus
July 24-25, 2023
Free lunch is provided.
Expand Your Knowledge & Skills in Supporting Learners with Disabilities at Teaching for Impact Training
Registration is open for the Teaching for Impact training to be held June 13-14, 2023 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa’s AEAs, the training is for all educators supporting learners with disabilities. There is no cost to attend.
The purpose of the training is for educators to develop and expand knowledge and skills related to the education of learners with disabilities from birth to age 21. Emphasis will be placed on integrating information into practice across a variety of educational settings in these content areas:
- college and career readiness
- mathematics
- literacy
- early childhood
- leadership
- positive learning environments
IMPORTANT: AEA staff are asked to hold off on registering until the week of April 17 to ensure teachers and district staff have the opportunity to register prior to hitting the registration cap. See the April 3 Heartland AEA staff intranet article for more information.
Registration
Friday, March 31, 2023
Our Mission
To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.
Our Goals
- Increase learning growth for students
- Decrease the gap in achievement
- Increase annual graduation rates
- Increase gateways to post-secondary success
Coming April 4! Dr. Timothy D. Kanold to Lead Wellness Sessions for Educators on Leadership and Physical/Mental Wellness: Thriving At Work and At Home!
April 4
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Heartland AEA
Regional Education Center
6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
In this decade, teaching and leading in pursuit of improved student achievement is hard to do well – day in and day out. The work at hand takes its toll physically and mentally. During this highly interactive,
sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and always engaging session, Dr. Timothy D. Kanold, uses the Wellness Solutions for Educators™ framework to take a deep dive into the physical and mental wellness challenges that exist in the daily life of all educators. The neuroscience research is crystal clear: Improved sleep and rest, food and hydration, and movement are interwoven together as a result of daily decision-making and the intentional planning for living a more balanced and active life. Participants will be (re)invigorated, (re)inspired, and (re)connected to the benefits of a sustainable and thriving home and work life.
Outcomes:
Participants can expect to:
- Discover brain research associated with sleep, rest, hydration, movement and decision fatigue.
- Consider specific strategies for incorporating improved sleep, rest, hydration, movement, balance, and decision-making routines into daily life.
- Embrace the emotional wellness routine of mindfulness to build atomic habits that stick.
- Give the physical wellness routine of movement clout in everyday life.
- Understand how to use the social wellness routines of trust and relationships to develop friendships and effectively collaborate with others.
There is no cost to attend. Registration includes a copy of Dr. Kanold’s book, Educator Wellness (2022).
About Dr. Kanold
Timothy D. Kanold, Ph.D., is former Director of Mathematics and Science and School Superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson HSD 125, Lincolnshire, Illinois, the birthplace of PLCs At Work. Also author of the best-selling and award-winning books HEART! (2017) and SOUL! (2021) and co-author with Dr. Tina H. Boogren of the best-selling book Educator Wellness (2022).
Discover the University of Iowa's Dynamic Programs for Educational Leadership – Attend an Informational Session to Learn More
Please join the UI for an informational session to visit with the UI leadership team. The event will be held:
April 11, 2023
5:00 p.m.
Heartland AEA
Johnston Regional Education Center
6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Application Deadlines
- Summer 2023 Session: April 30
- Fall 2023 Session – July 1
- *Ed.D. Cohort Application – Feb. 1 (Still Open)
Join Iowa PBS in Honor of Autism Acceptance Month with a Special Event Featuring the Film In a Different Key
April 13, 2023
6:00 - 8:15 p.m.
Iowa PBS, Maytag Auditorium
6450 Corporate Dr., Johnston
This screening and conversation will focus on the importance of inclusion and provide the opportunity for an open conversation.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book of the same name by journalists Caren Zucker and John Donvan, In a Different Key follows the mother of an autistic son as she finds and then befriends the first child ever diagnosed with autism – Donald Triplett, who still lives in the rural Mississippi town where he was born nearly 90 years ago.
This documentary tells the stories of different people with autism and is a true story of love, difference and the fight to belong.
Following the film screening, an interactive discussion will be moderated by Kris Steinmetz, Executive Director of the Autism Society of Iowa. Panelists will include Tyler Leech, an autism advocate who is featured in Iowa PBS’s documentary The Life Autistic, Evelyn Horton, BCBA, Vice President of Children Services with Balance Autism and Scott Atwood, Ph.D., Vice President of Adult Services with Balance Autism.
Attendees will be able to ask questions anonymously during the conversation.
This event is made possible in part by the Lainie Grimm Fund for Inclusive Programming at the Iowa PBS Foundation.
Iowa Dept. of Management to Hold Town Hall Meetings to Address Digital Inequality & Broadband Access
If you ever felt like the digital world is passing you by, for whatever reason, this is your chance to speak up and help Iowa identify ways to help you and your community.
Attendees will hear a short presentation on digital services followed by a discussion with the audience on the barriers and potential solutions for full participation in the digital aspects of society.
All meetings will start at 6 p.m. at the designated locations and are anticipated to last about 90 minutes.
Join in a town near you!
For more information, contact the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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