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
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
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.
Reach out to Hope Moore 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
AEA Professional Development Contact Information
Central Rivers AEA
Course Code: CR
https://centralriversaea.escworks.com/
(319) 268-7616
CRAEA Professional Development Department
Grant Wood AEA
Course Code: GW
https://gwaea.escworks.com/
(319) 399-6767
GWAEA Professional Development Department
Great Prairie AEA
Course Code: GP
https://gpaea.escworks.com/
(641) 682-8591 ext. 5239
Julie Hannam
Green Hills AEA
Course Code: GH
https://ghaea.escworks.com/
(844) 366-0503
Michelle Lidgett
Heartland AEA
Course Code: HL
https://heartlandaea.escworks.com/
(515) 473-6780 or (800) 362-2720
Heartland AEA Professional Development Department
Keystone AEA
Course Code: KS
https://keystoneaea.escworks.com/
(563) 241-5397
Keystone AEA Professional Development Department
Mississippi Bend AEA
Course Code: MB
https://mbaea.escworks.com/
(563) 344-6481
MBAEA Professional Development Department
Northwest AEA
Course Code: NW
https://nwaea.escworks.com/
(712) 222-6083
Penni Kistner
Prairie Lakes AEA
Course Code: PL
https://plaea.escworks.com/
(515) 705-7148
Carrie Guerin
AEA Learning Online
Course Code: LO
https://aealearningonline.escworks.com/
(800) 255-0405 ext. 14702
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