Professional Development

A large group of staff gathered in the conference center at the Cedar Falls CRAEA office for a professional learning event.

Welcome to Central Rivers AEA Professional Development! We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning for educators in Iowa. Join us and enhance your knowledge and skills to serve your students better.


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Contact Us


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.

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. 

Administrative Assistant – Professional Learning

professionallearning@centralriversaea.org

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Reach out to Corlene Collum for…

  • Conference Center Coordinator
  • Oversees room reservations
  • Manages catering for events
  • Orders course materials & office supplies
  • Communicates with the Tech Department
  • Instructor contact for tech needs
  • Front Desk & phone support
Corlene Collum, Professional Learning Conference Ctr Serv Facilitator

Professional Learning Conference Ctr Serv Facilitator

ccollum@centralriversaea.org

Important Contacts

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