DIBELS Support for 2013-2014

Heartland AEA will again provide assessment materials and access to the DIBELS website at no cost to your district (https://dibels.uoregon.edu/) for the 2013-2014 school year. Given the timeline of implementation of the new system the Department of Education has recently announced, we will review DIBELS support annually as we monitor usage and the implementation of the new statewide system.

DIBELS assesses literacy skills and assists teachers and literacy teams in identifying those students who may be in need of additional instruction. Questions regarding administration and scoring, training and/or use of the DIBELS can be directed to your regional director.

April 2013 Edition of AEA Impacting Lives Update

All of Iowa’s AEAs have received great letters of support from parents who are grateful for the services their children have been provided by AEA staff. For this month’s Impacting Lives update at http://aeas4iowa.wordpress.com/, we are sharing some letters we’ve received. Thank you to all who have showed support to the AEA system. We are truly honored to provide the services that impact so many students’ lives in Iowa. Four stories come from the Heartland area: Aiden, Brooklyn, Alex and Aedyn.

April 2013 AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online Blog Updates

The AEA PD Online and AEA K-12 Online April Blog Update is now available. Go to www.aeapdonline.org or www.aeak12online.org for updates. For real time updates, follow AEA PD Online on Twitter @aeapdonline or on your mobile device by accessing our app at myapp.is/aeapdonline.

AEA PD Online's issue includes:

• Preparations for 2013 Back-to-School Online Training
• New Online Trainings
• Tool of the Month: Visual Ranking
• AEA PD Online: Live
• Upcoming Courses
• External Partner Webinars

AEA K-12 Online issue includes:

• A View from the Field: Blended Learning & Flipped Classrooms
• Blended Learning Seminar Series
• Amy Burns Explains How She Uses SoftChalk with Students
• A View from the Field: Conceptual Teaching and the Iowa Core