DE-Approved Professional Development • Central Rivers AEA

Central Rivers AEA offers DE-approved opportunities for professional learning for educators to enhance their skills and practices to improve student learning. These opportunities include:

A variety of courses for credit
Workshops that offer the latest evidence-based professional learning for educators
Paraeducator and substitute authorization training programs

Iowa Department of Education 2025-26 Approved PD List

Access Learning Opportunities

Questions?

If you have questions or need assistance, contact your AEA’s Professional Development Office.

Reach out to Kay Schmalen for…

Approve & Train Instructors
Communications to Regional Administrators (RAs)
Develops/Updates for Instructor Guides
Course proposal development
Approves new courses & sessions
Oversees Professional Learning (PL) budget
Oversees the Paraeducator process
Central Rivers AEA Paraeducator Certifying Official

Kay Schmalen, Director of Professional Learning

kschmalen@centralriversaea.org

Reach out to Jessica Dally for…

AEA Statewide Registration System Administration
Contract Support
Participant and instructor initial point of contact for CRAEA Courses, Workshops, & Trainings
EDMA submissions for graduate partners’ approval
District billing and staff billing
Process Late Registrations, Change of Credits, and Late Withdrawal requests, including payments and refunds.
Update Professional Learning Website
User help guides, application instructions, procedure manuals, FAQs, etc.
Onboarding/offboarding of new staff within the professional learning system.