The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old Coming in January

An innovative professional learning opportunity that provides a toolkit of how the brain develops, along with ways you can develop healthy brain development in children from Birth to 5 years old.

One of the most powerful features of this curriculum is that it translates very complex concepts in a way that is digestible, meaningful and relevant, and provides a range of interactive activities that enable participants to integrate and apply these concepts in their daily work supporting young children.

Check out all the details of The Growing Brain.

Register at this link: https://bit.ly/3fT742B
Course #203386

Choose one section to attend:
Dates: Jan. 6 & 23, 2023
Section #314273

Dates: Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 3 & 10, 2023
Section #314275

Both sections are offered in person in Johnston.

IEP Teams: New Contact for Meetings With DMPS Resident Students

When IEP teams are inviting Des Moines Public Schools to an IEP meeting for a resident student of DMPS attending another district, DMPS has asked that teams contact Deb Day, who will identify the appropriate DMPS representative to attend the meeting based on the learner’s address.

Board of Educational Examiners’ Newsletter December 2022

The December 2022 newsletter from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners is available. In this issue: Mandatory Reporter Requirements, Renewal Credit Options, Student Teachers as Substitutes, BOEE Code of Conduct and Recent Cases.

Registration is Open for the 8th Annual Emerging Educators Academy

The Outstanding Iowa Educators of the Iowa Department of Education along with the Iowa State Education Association, and Drake University School of Education are hosting the 8th Annual Emerging Educators Academy.

The Academy is for all pre-service teacher-prep students and first through third year teachers as well as their mentors. We encourage teams of beginning teachers and mentors to attend together as this event will elevate, celebrate and ignite all participants.

The Academy will feature breakout sessions on building classroom culture and community, social emotional learning, engagement strategies, and fostering a love of teaching. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with outstanding Iowa educators.

Thriving, Learning, Connecting: Growing As Educators
Jan. 21, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Drake University

For more information and to register, visit the Emerging Educators Academy website.

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

  

We Need Your Feedback on Training Options for our 5-Day Autism Training

We are seeking your feedback to help Heartland AEA's Challenging Behavior and Autism Team explore training dates and format for our 5-Day Autism Training. For reference, currently we provide this training one time per year in the summer months. We are exploring alternative training options and formats. Please respond to this short survey to help guide our decision making. Thank you!

Save the Date: Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) Meeting Dec. 6

The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) meeting will be held on Dec. 6 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Heartland AEA, Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston. The agenda will focus on cybersecurity with guest speaker Scott Augenbaum, former FBI - Cybercrime. Agenda here. Lunch will be provided immediately following.

January 3 HAA Meeting

Since this is the first day back for many school districts following winter break, the Jan. 3 HAA meeting will be held entirely via Zoom. It will begin at 9:00 a.m. and consist of partnership updates only.