Friday, August 7, 2020

Iowa’s AEAs Are Offering Variety of PD Opportunities to Support Educators with Online Instruction

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies have collaborated to generate multiple professional development opportunities and resources that support appropriate instructional pedagogy for teaching in the online environment. The deliverables include varied formats for independent earning, district facilitated learning or learning in collaboration with an AEA partner, including:
  • Competency Scale
  • Menu of PD Opportunities
  • Learning Opportunity Database
  • Supporting Online Learning Webinars
  • District IT Webinars
  • Modern Teacher Pricing

Return to School Post COVID-19 Closure Considerations for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs

Please share this document with your school nurse

The purpose of this document is to guide school nurses when planning for return to school for students with disabilities and special healthcare needs (D/SHN) as defined by Section 504 or Individual Education Program (IEP) teams. School nurses understand the susceptibility of these students to environmental factors. While research is still emerging, results from early studies suggest that students with D/SHN have a higher prevalence of comorbidities associated with less favorable outcomes after infection with COVID-19, including higher fatality rates at younger ages compared to typically developing peers (Turk et al., 2020). 

Special acknowledgement to MaryAnn Tapper Strawhacker, MPH, BSN, RN, SEN (Heartland AEA Special Education Nurse), for her contributions as an author of this article.

Instructional Technology Webinar Speakers Announced + 3 New Courses for Fall!

virtual learning professional learning guide
Check out the three new courses we are offering this fall and our Heart of Innovation Webinar Series speakers for 2020-21!

New Courses for Fall

  • Using Google Classroom Effectively
  • Seesaw in the Classroom Basics
  • Going Digital 2.0
Please check out our latest Heartland AEA Tech Newsletter that has our current course offerings and our updated Virtual/Hybrid Learning Guide.