- Heartland’s next ESL professional development opportunity is a class, Engaging Middle School ELLs in the Math Core, ES007092111301 on February 2 & 16, 2013. Participants will earn a stipend and receive useful resources.
- The next ESL
Advisory/Networking meeting will be February 5, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in
Room 13B of the Johnston REC. All Heartland districts are invited to
send a representative(s).
- It is the time to
prepare for administering the Iowa English Language Development
Assessment, the I-ELDA, to the English language learners in your
district. Each district
may choose when to test during the state determined testing window of
February 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013. Visit the Northwest AEA I-ELDA website for testing materials and other information.
If you have any questions please contact the ESL consultant for your region.
Stephaney Jones-Vo
(515) 270-0405 ext. 14680
Pat Latham
(515) 993-4596 ext. 11228
The University of Northern Iowa's Continuing and Distance Education is accepting applications through Monday, April 15, for a fall 2013 Master of Arts in Education degree in Elementary Education. This program, offered entirely online, is designed for pre-K through sixth-grade elementary classroom teachers with licensure in the field of elementary education.
Courses address curriculum issues, technology, literacy, mathematics, science, social studies and action research and are designed using the Quality Matter set of professional standards based upon research, best practices and national standards for course design.
The degree consists of 30 hours of credit, which can be earned in five consecutive semesters. All courses included in this program are offered entirely online through eLearning.
For additional information about the program and additional offerings through Continuing and Distance Education, visit www.uni.edu/continuinged or call (319) 273-2121 or (800) 648-3864.
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.
St. Cecilia School in Ames, IA, seeks a
full-time Administrator for a 240-student, PK-5 program for the 2013-14
school year. Candidates must be a practicing Catholic and hold an Iowa
administrator license, or be eligible for the administrator license.
Previous administrative experience preferred. The successful candidate
will be a visionary leader committed to the formation of tomorrow’s
Catholics and academic excellence. St. Cecilia School is a high
performing, dynamic Catholic elementary school located two miles from
Iowa State University and within 35 miles of Des Moines. The successful
candidate will serve in excellent school facilities. Send letter of
application, resume and completed application form (see website) by
February 8, 2013 to Search Committee, 2900 Hoover Ave., Ames, IA 50010.
For more information about the position and the school, go to www.stcames.org/school.
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.
