Heartland AEA is pleased to announce that it will hold its first-ever Education Career Fair in March 2015!
March 4, 2015
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Heartland Area Education Agency
Johnston Regional Education Center
6500 Corporate Drive
Johnston, IA 50131
- The job fair will be
an opportunity for teachers and other education professionals to meet
with over 15 central Iowa school districts at one location to apply for
jobs for the next school year. Positions will range from administration
to teaching to support positions.
- Heartland AEA will
also be recruiting for careers such as speech therapists, occupational
therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, school social
workers and special education consultants.
- The job fair will be
packed with opportunities for job seekers, including mock interviews,
resume critiques and graduate program information from area
universities. A number of districts will also be offering candidates
interviews right on the spot!
Visit Career Opportunities
page to view a list of the districts that will be participating in the fair
as well as the positions they will be hiring for. There is no
registration required, and the fair is free of charge.
Interested in finding out more about the State of Iowa STEM Scale Up? Want to see what each Scale Up is about? Ready to apply for the grant but want more information? You can find this and more in the training module "STEM and Scale Up Introduction” found at AEA PD Online’s Professional Development system.
To access the training:
1. Go to http://training.aeapdonline.org
2. Log in with your username and password (same on that you use to take trainings such as Mandatory Reporting and Blood Borne Pathogens)
3. Click on “Courses" at the top
4. Click on “Catalog”
5. Scroll down to STEM and Scale Up Introduction and click on it
6. Click on the “Register” button that appears below.
If you have any questions about the content, please contact Denise Krefting.
A common theme we hear
among area school administrators is the need for more substitute
teachers. Heartland AEA is an approved provider of the substitute
authorization program, and we would like to assist you in recruiting
more substitute teachers from your communities. Below are some tools to
help assist you in this effort.
Poster
These
posters may be hung in your schools during parent/teacher conferences
and sporting events and around the community. There is space at the
bottom of the poster where you can write in the district’s/school’s
hiring contact information. Posters can be ordered through our Creative
Services department. Posters will be printed on 13x19 hardy poster paper
and cost 40 cents each. Complete a Creative Services order form
and under item description, write “Substitute Teacher Poster” with the
quantity. Completed forms can be sent to Jill Crees, Production
Facilitator, at creativeservices@heartlandaea.org. Allow two weeks for process and delivery.
Link to the Heartland AEA website
Ask
your technology personnel to include a “Become a substitute teacher!”
link on your district’s/school’s website that links to the Heartland AEA
substitute authorization page:
http://bit.ly/AEA_SubAuth
Press Release
Consider
sending a press release on school letterhead to your local newspaper.
Be sure to revise and personalize the press release linked above. The press release can also be used as an article in your district/school newsletter.
Boone and Story county families, educators and community and agency staff who support students with special needs are invited to attend our Transition Resource Fair! The Resource Fair is a FREE event that focuses on linking transition-age students (14 and older) with special needs to valuable community and agency resources. Please pass on the flyer to any teacher, parent or student who may be interested in attending.
Transition Resource Fair
Date: March 3, 2015
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Ames Office (511 S. 17th Street)
The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) provides a high quality online resource to assist parents and professionals in examining the evidence-base of a variety of psychological, educational and biomedical treatments for individuals with autism.
Our Mission
To provide services and leadership, in partnership with families, schools and communities, that improve
the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth.
Our Goals
• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success
The Iowa Department of Education has announced a series of February public forums and a statewide survey following a state panel’s recommendation to get public feedback on the Next Generation Science Standards. These are a set of learning expectations in science for students in kindergarten through high school. The Next Generation Science Standards were developed by 26 states, including Iowa. All states can consider adopting and adapting them to meet their needs.
Public feedback will be used to provide guidance to the Science Standards Review Team, which is expected to submit a final recommendation regarding science standards to the State Board of Education later this year.
The survey, which is open through February 27, can be found at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VW6SHDY?c=Iowa_Science_Survey
The public forums are scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 11, Waukee
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Waukee Community Schools District Office – Board Room
560 Southeast University Ave.
Waukee, IA
Tuesday, Feb. 24, Ottumwa
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Great Prairie Area Education Agency, Ottumwa Office – Auditorium
2814 North Court Street
Ottumwa, IA
Wednesday, Feb. 25, Dubuque
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Keystone Area Education Agency, Dubuque Office – Room 1 ABC
2310 Chaney Road
Dubuque, IA
Thursday, Feb. 26, Sioux City
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Area Education Agency, Administrative Office – Room A/Auditorium
1520 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA
The Next Generation Science Standards can be found at http://www.nextgenscience.org/.
For more information, please visit the Iowa Department of Education’s website.
