Heartland AEA offers a wide range of digital resources that enhance teaching and learning, including videos, images, books, activities and more! These resources are available to accredited public and non-public PK-12 schools at significant discounts, making them 25-75% less expensive than purchasing licenses individually. Students and educators can access them…
Read MoreCrista Carlile Heartland AEA is pleased to announce the hiring of Crista Carlile as the new regional director for Region 4. Crista, who is currently the Director of Teaching & Learning at Urbandale Schools, will replace Carlene Lodermeier, who will be retiring on June 30, 2022. …
Read MoreHeartland AEA is excited to announce the opportunity for districts/schools to engage in a collaborative pilot to develop and implement Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems (CSMHS). Pilot Goal Focus on long-term, systems change for integrating school and community-based mental health supports within a multi-tiered service delivery framework based…
Read MoreTiara Mays District 4 Tiara Mays has been elected to the District 4 seat on the Agency’s Board of Directors after the retirement of Bruce Christensen. Mays took the oath of office at the Board’s organizational meeting on Dec. 14. She is believed to be…
Read MoreBackground In November 2020, the Iowa State Board of Education adopted the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders as Iowa’s new standards for school leaders (ISSL). These new Standards took effect July 1, 2021. Iowa Standards for School Leaders A representative team of administrators from different…
Read MorePhysical Computing Loaner Kits Scroll through the kits to learn more and follow the checkout directions below. Bee-Bot The Bee-Bot is a programmable robot and is the perfect starting point for helping children improve their skills in directional language and programming. Cubetto The…
Read MoreDoes a district have to have a Computer Science endorsed teacher to teach a computer science class? No, the course needs to align with…
Read MoreWhat is Computer Science? Iowa defines computer science as understanding how and why technologies work, exploring whether and how technology could solve real-life problems, investigating procedures, creating solutions, and learning about computing systems, programming, data, networks and the effects on society and the individual. Learning…
Read MoreIn June 2018, K-12 computer science standards were adopted in Iowa. Instruction addressing these standards has been optional for districts. In June 2020, the Future Ready Iowa Act House File 2629 was signed into law and includes REQUIREMENTS and TIMELINES for computer…
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