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
The next HAA meeting will be held on April 6 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. (Agenda) The meeting will be held via Zoom with an in-person option at Heartland AEA, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, Rooms 107A/B. Covid mitigation efforts are in place, including masks and social distancing.
- If you wish to attend in-person, add your name to this list, so we can ensure room capacity.
- If you wish to attend via Zoom, use the Zoom link included in your calendar invitation and located on the agenda.
The meeting will feature guest speaker Kristin Anderson, who is an educator, researcher, and founder and CEO of The Brilliance Project. Through her research and consultancy over her 20-plus-year career, Kristin has helped thousands of educators, leaders and aspiring world-changers transform their potential and unleash their personal power through the lens of education. She is the author of Data Teams Success Stories Volume 1, Real Time Decisions, Getting Started with Rigorous Curriculum Design, and soon to be published book on Educator Wellbeing.
Anderson's April 6 presentation will focus on emotional wellbeing. If we are to navigate the storm that has been brewing for the past several years, retain our educators and leaders, and cause human flourishing, then focusing on emotional wellbeing is critical.
The movement to bring computer science education to all students has quickly been embraced across the United States. Almost every state in the country is developing policies that aim to promote greater access to computer science learning experiences, and at the local level, communities, districts and local education organizations have been involved in launching local initiatives focused on computer science education.
To support our districts in this work, Heartland AEA has created this Computer Science Overview + FAQ which includes a Computer Science In Iowa timeline, upcoming computer science workshops, and additional learning opportunities.
The value should drive what computer science education looks like.
Why should students learn computer science? For creativity? Jobs? Justice? Innovation? The answers to these questions shape what computer science education looks like in practice. Computer science can and should look different, given the diverse aspirations and experiences of students, as well as their educators, families and others who aim to support them.
