May 2012 Educator Connection Newsletter Now Available

Click here for the May 2012 issue of the Educator Connection. This issue was emailed to all educators this week and contains information about our summer professional development courses, special print offers and a story about a graduating teen who has been helped by his AEA physical therapist since he was two.

May 2012 Impacting Lives Newsletter

Go to http://aeas4iowa.wordpress.com/ to read the latest edition of "Impacting Lives." The blog newsletter is a statewide effort to communicate AEA success stories and services across the state.

This issue includes:

• AEA Instrumental in Helping First-Year Teacher Meet Preschool Program Standards
• Pleasantville Teen Anticipates Transition to College Thanks in Part to Support from AEA
• Competency-Based Education Catches On at Prairie Lakes AEA
• Northwest AEA/Akron-Westfield Team Keeps Pushing for Student
• AEA Saves Educators Time and Money through the Use of Technology
• ‘Amazing' Results Make Literacy Kits Popular
• Inclusive PE Program Benefits Norwalk Students

AEA PD Online: Online Training Prioritization Survey

With the new ramping up of online professional development, we are dedicating more resources to developing online trainings. We plan on creating five new trainings each year for the online training system. To help us prioritize, complete the survey below.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/viewform?formkey=dF91bklIb0hYcHBWdTlYZGhyOWdlZXc6MQ

IEC Summer 2012 Statewide Paper Buy

Order forms are posted online for immediate download. Paper copies will be sent to schools via AEA van mail during the week of May 14. Complete ordering information is available at http://www.iec-ia.org/pages/IEC/Office_Classroom/Paper/Summer_Buy.

Bid Features Include:

• Wide variety of paper weights, colors and sizes
• Additional discounts for orders of 440 cartons or greater
• Letter and catalog envelopes

Clients Eligible for Participation:

• K-12 Schools
• Public and Private
• Colleges and Universities
• Public Libraries
• City, County, State Government
• Nonprofit educational organizations

This offer is brought to you by the Iowa Educators Consortium, an initiative of Iowa’s Area Education Agencies.

Iowa Dept. of Education Seeks Feedback to Improve

The Iowa Department of Education is looking for honest and constructive feedback so it can improve. Iowa educators can give their feedback via a survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/Home_Landing.aspx?sm=txR0NwoalsroCd6MScgi531p9dwOUOf48ywsKxKsu1Y%3d.

SecurityCoverage Releases Results of 2012 Iowa 1:1 Survey

SecurityCoverage, Inc. recently conducted a 2012 Iowa 1:1 Survey with their TotalTech Education service. The survey asked educators across the state about their current technology, their goals and the challenges they face. Click here for information about the survey results. To learn more about TotalTech Education and to download the full 2012 Iowa 1:1 Survey results white paper, visit www.totaltecheducation.com.

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.

DMACC Surplus

The DMACC Ankeny Campus have the following surplus supplies available:

18 of the four legged stack chairs








26 of the sled base chair









10 of the 5 ft x 24 ft in tables









10 of the 6 ft x 24 ft in tables









55 of the sled base desk









These items will be available for pick up on July 1, 2012 on the Ankeny DMACC campus. Please contact Julie Klocke at jaklocke1@dmacc.edu to schedule pickup or (515) 964-6386.

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.