Enhance your skills through Grant Wood AEA Professional Learning
Grant Wood Area Education Agency offers opportunities for professional learning to enhance educator skills and practices and improve student learning.
AEA Professional Learning Registration System 
AEA Learning Online
Mandatory and non-mandatory training is available through AEA Learning Online
NOTE: your login will be the same login used for the AEA training system
(i.e. the one that you likely use for blood borne pathogen and other annual training.)
- Training Requests: To request Mental Health First Aid training for educators, please contact Nicole Brown.
- Proposals and Scheduling Contact Nicole Brown if you are a new instructor.
Professional Learning Links
- Iowa Substitute Teaching Authorization Self-Paced Course
- Transcripts and Professional Learning History Select Courses, then My Courses/My Transcript, and Print Official Transcript.
- Board of Educational Examiners (BoEE) Licensing Information.
- Evaluator Approval Information
- Check out our Professional Learning Blog for upcoming opportunities!
- Paraeducator Certification Training
Micro-Credentials
Learn more about micro-credentials
Micro-credentials are asynchronous learning opportunities that allow participants to decide which element or elements best suit their personal, professional practice. This grants participants more freedom in earning their license renewal credits!
Partners
Conferences
Past Conference Materials
2020-2021
Building Bridges Accessible and Assistive Technology Conference
Building Bridges 2021 -- From Surviving to Thriving
Learn more about the upcoming 2021 conference.
2018-2019
- Visible Learning Plus Conference
- Grant Wood AEA BASES Conference Integrating Behavior, Academic, Social and Emotional Supports, June 10-11, 2019
- Building Bridges Accessible and Assistive Technology Conference “Making Learning Awesome for All,” April 16, 2019
2017-2018
- Building Bridges Assistive Technology Conference -2018 Conference Handouts and Resources
Contact Us
Need to contact our Professional Learning Team?
Kim Novotny
Administrative Assistant/Registrar (Instructors)
319-399-6771
Ann Finneman
Administrative Assistant/Registrar (Participants)
319-399-6767
Emily Coonrod
Professional Learning Consultant
319-399-6789
Nicole Brown
Professional Development Coordinator
319-399-6517