Join Renowned Author Doug Fisher, Corwin Instructors and Heartland AEA Consultants for a Summer Learning Opportunity Like No Other!

Heartland AEA’s “Summer Learning Academy: Reflect, Reconstruct, Rebound” has been designed with area educators, for area educators. Over the past year, you’ve stretched your abilities and increased your confidence as you’ve tried new tools, new models and new ways of teaching.

The vision for our time together in the Summer Learning Academy includes:

• Augmentation of content
• Study around instruction
• Learning about assessment and feedback practices
• Perusal of technology integration

All these topics have been compiled for a steadfast rebound and rich catapult into the 2021-22 school year!

To learn more about the Academy, learning tracks and license renewal credit, view the Academy flyer.

Summer Learning Academy: Reflect, Reconstruct, Rebound
June 21-25, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
Virtual Format
$100

Registration Links
1 license renewal credit - Register Now
2 license renewal credits - Register Now
No credit/participant only - Register Now

Questions?Contact Amy Wichman or Wendy Robinson, Directors of Instructional Services, Heartland AEA

FastBridge Registration for 2021-22 AEA Subsidy Available for Grades K-8

This year Iowa’s AEAs again will be subsidizing the costs for schools to upgrade their DE-provided FAST subscriptions that includes the expanded assessment suite in math and behavior for K-6, and literacy, math and behavior for grades 7 & 8. Participation is available both to schools that purchased the expanded assessment suite in previous years and those that want to use it for the first time in 2021-22. The registration window is April 1- May 7, 2021. More details are available here.

Check Out These Opportunities from Google Workspace for Education and Seesaw

Google Workspace for Education Webinar - April 28

Join Anne Nash, a program manager for the Google Education, for an informational webinar highlighting exciting updates coming to districts through Google Workspace for Education!

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are partnering with Google to provide technology directors and instructional coaches with an informational overview of updates and answer questions districts may have as they prepare for next year, including:

• New Google Workspace for Education Editions (Free and Premium)
• New features coming to: Meet, Classroom, Docs, Drive, Admin Console and more!

April 28, 2021
12 p.m. - 1p.m.
Sign Up Form

Please complete this form to have the Meet link & resources shared with you.

Learn more about this opportunity and a pricing update from Tempus Nova in Tech Director Updates from Iowa’s AEAs.


Iowa’s AEAs Offer Special Seesaw Agreement for Districts
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies will be partnering with Seesaw to offer districts a reduced annual subscription starting July 1, 2021 to provide equitable access to Seesaw for Schools. This agreement ensures schools and districts throughout Iowa have equitable access to Seesaw at the same per student price, regardless of student enrollment. Read more about purchasing and billing and next steps in AEAs Offer Special Seesaw Agreement for Districts.