Professional learning opportunities are available to enhance educator skills and practices to improve student learning. These include licensure renewal and graduate credit courses, paraeducator certification; substitute authorization training, and informational classes held face-to-face, virtually, and in a blended environment.
Northwest AEA Professional Learning Courses
Professional Learning Catalog
Professional learning opportunities are available to enhance educator skills and practices to improve student learning. These include licensure renewal and graduate credit courses, paraeducator certification; substitute authorization training, and informational classes held face-to-face, virtually, and in a blended environment.
Browse the catalog and register using these instructions:
- Log into the聽聽(use the same login information as you do for Bloodborne Pathogens, Mandatory Reporter, etc)
- If you do not have an account, create an account at聽. The next business day, log into our statewide聽聽 using the same email and password you used on the 四虎影院 Learning Online site.
- On the courses tab, you can type in the course or section number or search for substitute authorization.
四虎影院 Learning: Course Registration
聽offers educators a wide array of facilitated and personalized online learning options focused on some of the most pressing professional development areas.
- Facilitated, online courses give learners the opportunity to interact with an instructor and colleagues from across the state. Courses are available for license renewal or graduate credit.
- Self-paced modules, are inexpensive, flexible solutions that allow users to complete mandatory trainings or meet license renewal, sub-authorization, or paraeducator certificate renewal requirements.
Evaluator Training Approval
The Iowa Department of Education, in partnership with 四虎影院 Learning Online, offers evaluator approval training through iEvaluate. More details can be found on the聽. To register, visit the聽聽and search the course tab to for iEvaluate 1.2.
True North Logic: Instructor Help Center
Instructors teaching a licensure renewal or graduate credit course must hold a valid teaching license and a master鈥檚 degree with exceptions based on experience in a specialty area. If there are multiple instructors for a course at least one of the instructors must hold a master鈥檚 degree.
The link to the Instructor Center can be found at聽. Once logged in, the Instructor Center is one of the links in the menu.
Licensure
Visit the聽聽website for information about the licensure application and renewal process.
Mandatory/Non-Mandatory Trainings
罢丑别听聽offers mandatory and non-mandatory training online. Training available through this system include Mandatory Reporter: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse, Bloodborne Pathogens Training, medication administration training and other non-mandatory training.
There is a $25 fee for the Mandatory Reporter training for all users. The other offerings are available to all employees in participating districts for no cost.聽 Use of this system is intended for employees of Iowa Area Education Agencies, employees of the public and private school districts they support, and other authorized users. Unauthorized use or distribution of passwords is prohibited.
A district password is required when registering into the system with a district or when changing districts.聽 District passwords can be obtained from your district system administrator.聽 If you are already registered into the system, but have forgotten your login information, your principal or district system administrator may be able to assist you.聽
Paraeducator Certification
Paraeducator certification programs are specifically designed for paraeducators already employed by a school district.聽Individuals interested in becoming a paraeducator in order to obtain a school district job should contact their local community college to enroll in their program.
Professional Learning Archives
Here you will find an archive of trainings provided by Northwest AEA:
EdInsight Training, Fall 2020
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FastBridge Training, Fall 2020
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Intro to Panorama, Fall 2020
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Return to Learn Academic Standards, Fall 2020
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Return to Learn Leadership & Infrastructure, Fall 2020
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Return to Learn SEBH, Fall 2020
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Return to Learn Special Ed, Fall 2020
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Transition Training for New Providers, Fall 2020
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Transition Training for Returning Providers, Fall 2020
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Quick Bite: Health & Safety, Fall 2020
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Substitute Authorization
The Substitute Authorization course includes components on ethics, diversity, instructional strategies, and behavior management.罢丑别听15-hour course is designed to meet the requirements for the Substitute Authorization License. You can receive a Substitute Authorization License if you successfully complete the Substitute Authorization course, have earned 60 credit hours from an accredited institution of higher learning, or an Associates Degree or higher. There is no age requirement. Once you receive your substitute authorization, you are limited to teaching 10 days in a row in a 30-day period in the same assignment. You cannot fill open positions.
Paraeducators who hold a paraeducator certificate with the limited substitute authorization may serve as a substitute only in their own special education classroom. If the paraeducator holds a full substitute authorization, they may serve as a substitute teacher in any classroom except driver鈥檚 ed.
Holders of a career and technical authorization with at least one year of experience may serve as a substitute in any classroom (except driver education) as long as they hold the substitute authorization license.
You can take the course virtually, via Zoom, or as a self-paced course. When you are ready to register, for the virtual course options:
Log into the聽聽(use the same login information as you do for Bloodborne Pathogens, Mandatory Reporter, etc).聽If you do not have an account, create an account at聽. The next business day, log into our statewide聽聽 using the same username and password you used on the 四虎影院 Learning Online site.聽On the courses tab, you can type in the course or section number or search for substitute authorization.
For the self-paced option, go to聽. It's the same username and password. In the course search bar, type in "substitute authorization". Choose "Iowa Substitute Authorization Course (Initial Authorization)". For further questions, please contact Dr. Judy Sweetman (jsweetman@nwaea.org聽or 712.222.6088) or Penni Kistner (pkistner@nwaea.org聽or 712.222.6083).
Coaching Authorization
Here is a to the coaching authorization website and here is a to start the application process.
Here is the updated with a few more providers.聽 Please review the list to determine what works for you. You can take online CPR from an approved provider.
For renewal, one of the requirements is聽to complete聽.聽 Please read the directions.聽 You need to take DS 168 Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training and DS 169 Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training.聽 It is important for coaches to understand refresher courses (170 & 171) are only taken in certain situations.
Here are the reviewed requirements for and the coursework that is required according to code.聽 This authorization is for someone who does not hold a teaching degree but would like to work as an activities administrator in a school setting.聽 A baccalaureate degree or higher in athletic administration or related field is required.
The following are the links of the providers:
Activities Administration Authorization:
Transcripts
Transcripts are available within the聽.
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