An Easier Way to Register for AEA Courses!

Sept. 4, 2024

We’ve Got an Easier Way for You to Register for AEA Professional Learning!

As a busy educator, we know you need an easier way to find, register, and pay for AEA professional learning courses. So Iowa’s AEAs are launching a new, more user-friendly AEA Professional Learning Registration System!

While the new system will have separate sites for each AEA and AEA Learning Online, you’ll still have access to courses from all AEAs and find the sites easier to navigate.

As we continue to enhance the system and introduce new features, we’re confident you will benefit from being able to:

• Browse course catalogs without having to be logged in.
• Log in with identAEA, which uses Google or Microsoft credentials. 
• Create a new account instantaneously, rather than waiting 24 hours for activation. 

To get started, click on the link to your AEA below. As always, these links can be found on each AEA’s website. 

AEA Professional Learning Registration Websites
Central Rivers AEA	Grant Wood AEA
Great Prairie AEA	Green Hills AEA
Heartland AEA	Keystone AEA
Mississippi Bend AEA	Northwest AEA
Prairie Lakes AEA	AEA Learning Online

What about my course history and transcript?

Each person’s course history is currently being imported into the new system. As the transcript feature in the new system is being finalized, you may want to download your transcript from the former registration system, as that system will not be available after Sept. 30, 2024. Instructions for how to download your transcript are available here. If you need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact your local AEA.  

What about instructors?

Instructors should have already entered their credentials (vita) in the new system. If you are an instructor, and you have not yet done this, refer to this communication for more information.

If you are an instructor who is proposing a new course, make sure to enter the course in the registration system of the AEA you are teaching the course for. Example: If you are teaching a course for Great Prairie AEA, go to the Great Prairie AEA registration site to enter your course proposal. 

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance with the new system, contact your AEA’s Professional Learning Office.

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Instructor Update: We’re Almost Ready to Launch the New AEA Professional Learning Registration System

Iowa’s AEAs are pleased to soon launch a new AEA Professional Learning Registration System that is more user-friendly, making it easier for busy educators to find, register, and pay for AEA professional learning courses. As we prepare to launch, we want to provide instructions on how to apply to teach, propose a course, and add a session.  

To get started, find the link to your AEA below. 

AEA Professional Learning Registration Websites
Central Rivers AEA	Grant Wood AEA
Great Prairie AEA	Green Hills AEA
Heartland AEA	Keystone AEA
Mississippi Bend AEA	Northwest AEA
Prairie Lakes AEA	AEA Learning Online

Step 1: Apply to Teach

Instructors’ credentials (vita) will need to be re-entered into the new system. Enter your credentials, using these instructions. Once you have entered your credentials, they will be reviewed by your AEA and if approved, you will become an instructor. 

Step 2: Propose a Course

Use this link for instructions on how to propose a course or workshop. If you would like to pre-plan your course, there is an option to use this course proposal template. 

Step 3: Adding a Session

Here are instructions on how to add a session.

Step 4: Approval Process

Courses will go through an approval process at your AEA, and you will receive an email with instructions and approval status. Once a course/workshop is approved, it will be set up and available for participants to register.

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March 20, 2024

Instructors: Download Your Vita & Course Syllabi in Anticipation of New Professional Learning Registration System

Thank you for being a valued part of our learning community! As you may have heard, Iowa’s AEAs will transition to a new Professional Learning Registration System this spring/summer.

Downloading Your Vita & Course Syllabi

To help you plan for this transition, we ask that you go into our current Registration System to download your Vita and the syllabi of the courses you wish to save. When it’s time to migrate information into the new system, you will need to enter the courses you wish to teach again, as that information will not be available in the new system. Stay tuned for instructions and training on how to enter courses into the new system.

Instructions to Download Your Vita

• Click on “Enter Vita” from the menu across the top in the current Registration System.
• Click on “Instructor Vita.”
• Click on “Vita.”
• Click on the inverted triangle next to “Reopen Activity” and choose “Print Screen.”
• Download the PDF of your Vita and save it to your computer.

Instructions to Download Your Syllabi

• How to download your syllabi in the current Registration System

You will need to download your Vita and course information no later than June 30, 2024.

Summer Courses

• Courses that end on or before Aug. 31, 2024, will continue to reside in the current Registration System.
• All grades for those courses will need to be entered and the courses closed by Aug. 31, 2024.

Reminder: stay tuned for instructions on how to enter courses in the new system.

Questions

If you have any questions, contact your AEA’s professional learning contact.

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Feb. 26, 2024

Coming Soon: An Easier Way to Register for AEA Courses!

Iowa’s AEAs are collaborating to move to a new registration system for our professional learning courses. We’ve heard your feedback — you need an easier way to find, register and pay for courses. Stay tuned as we work to bring you a new system!

What does this mean for me?

A new and improved interface and experience! It will be easier to navigate and locate learning opportunities.

What about my course history and transcripts?

We are working with our current vendor to import each person’s course history into the new system. There’s nothing you need to do at this time!

In the coming months, there will be ongoing communication about the new system. If you have any questions, contact your AEA’s Professional Learning Office.

What does this mean for courses ending by July 31, 2024?

Tentatively, courses that end by July 31 will continue to be housed on our current registration system.

What does this mean for courses going into the new professional learning system?

Participants will still be able to easily access our catalog/registration system from our agency website. Training and support will be provided for instructors.

Instructors

What does this mean for courses an instructor has created in the past?

We are working to identify a process to export course data so you can easily access and re-enter course information as you teach them.

What about my instructor credentials (vita)?

Instructors’ credentials (vita) will need to be re-entered into the new system. There will be an opportunity to copy/paste and download/upload data into the new system. More information for instructors will be coming soon.