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Heartland AEA Digital Learning News

May 2023

Heartland AEA Digital Learning News May 2023
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End Of The Year Final Projects

Are you looking for a new idea for the end of the year projects? Check out Matt Millers, 15 Ideas for Digital End-of-Semester Final Projects.

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Pear Deck Has a New Look, check it out!

Pear Deck updated their website


  • Session History and lesson creation tools have moved from the top of the page to the left side of your screen.
  • Our ever-growing Content Orchard is easily accessible from the Instructional Tools tab in the center of the homepage, or in the top left corner.


  • You can now access Giant Steps directly from Pear Deck, as well as Flashcard Factory, to seamlessly incorporate practice into lessons!

πŸ’‘ Heart of Innovation Summer Summit 2023 πŸ’‘ Heart of Innovation Summer Summit 2023

Share Your Story

Heartland AEA’s Digital Learning Team is currently looking for session proposals for this year’s Heart of Innovation Summer Summit on August 8th and 9th. We know you and your colleagues are doing great work in the areas of technology and innovation and we'd love for you to share with Heartland area colleagues!

Submit a HOI Session Proposal by May 5

🟒 Register Today! 🟒 Register Today!

Registration is open for this year's Heart of Innovation Summer Summit! Participants may choose to register to attend for free or pay a small fee to receive one license renewal credit (requires additional activities). Click the buttons below to register!

HOI Participant registration
HOI License renewal registration

CS PD Week - Registration Ends May 5th! CS PD Week - Registration Ends May 5th!

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Join us for a great week of learning and collaboration with other educators throughout Iowa! Not only is it FREE to attend, you will EARN a stipend for engaging in professional development!


WHEN: June 12 - 16, 2023, Kickoff evening of Sunday, June 11th

WHERE: University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls (High School Cybersecurity at Waterloo Career Center)

WHO: All PreK-12 Educators, Counselors, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators who will be providing or supporting CS instruction in accredited public and non-public schools that have created a computer science plan

WHY: Support state and K-12 district CS plans and provide equitable access to high-quality CS professional development throughout the state

WHAT: PK-12 Computer Science professional development opportunities ranging from 1 to 5 days in duration from 8:30 - 4:30 each day


Register by May 5: CS PD Week Dashboard

CS PD Week Registration is Open through May 5th!

πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ Technology Courses from HAEA πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ Technology Courses from HAEA

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Education Technologies for Administrators

Date: June 12th, 2023

Course # 203354

Credit: 1LR or Evaluator Approval

Instructors: HAEA Digital Learning Consultant Team

edTech Admin Course Registration

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EP Part 2: Equity and Student Choice

Date: June 2023


Credit: Participant Only (Free) or 1 LR ($35)

Course #190453

Instructor: Marisa Dahl and Emily Reynolds

Register for EP Part 2: Equity and Student Choice

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EP Part 3: Universal Design + Blended Learning

Date: June 2023


Credit: Participant Only (Free) or 1 LR ($35)

Course # 203331

Register for Part 3: Universal Design + Blended Learning

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Maximizing Seesaw

Date: Self-Paced, register and get started today!

Credit: 1 LR ($125)

Instructor: Marisa Dahl

Register for Maximizing Seesaw

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Developing Digital Detectives

Date: Summer 2023 (Virtual)


Credit: Participant Only (free) or 1 LR ($35)

Instructor: Alicia Patten

Course #: 203632

Register for Developing Digital Detectives

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Designing With Canva in the Classroom: Basics

Date: Self-Paced, register and get started today!

Credit: 1 LR ($125)

Instructor: Marisa Dahl

Register for Designing with Canva in the Classroom: Basics

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Using Google Classroom Effectively

Date: May 10, 2023 - May 31, 2023

Credit: Participant Only (free) or 1 LR ($35)

Instructor: Catherine Hines

Course #: 190177

Register for Using Google Classroom Effectively

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The Integrated Approach: Blending the K-5 Comp Sci Standards into Existing Instruction

Date: June 2023


Credit: Participant Only (free) or 1 LR ($35)

Instructor: Marisa Dahl, Janelle Thompson and Ashley Delaney

Course #: 204723

Register for Integrated CS Approach

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Learning UDL Through Podcasts and Videos

Date: Self-Paced, register and get started today!

Credit: 2 LR or Grad ($250)

Instructor: Marisa Dahl

Course #: 204715

Register for Learning UDL

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EP Part 1: Collaboration

Date: June 2023

Credit: Participant Only (Free) or 1 LR ($35)

Course #190117

Instructor: Marisa Dahl and Emily Reynolds

Register for EP Part 1: Collaboration

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Designing Instruction with Pear Deck

Date: June 5 - June 30

Instructor: Alex Glade

Course #: 201009

Register for Designing Instruction with Pear Deck

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Heartland AEA Digital Learning Consultant Team

Our team of five consultants serves the 8 regions of Heartland Area Education Agency and designs and delivers the Heart of Innovation Summer Summit and Webinar Series. We are ready to deliver professional learning focused on effective digital learning and technology integration. Please reach out if we can design learning just right for you!

Email: haeatech@heartlandaea.org
Website: https://www.heartlandaea.org/educators/cia/digital-learning/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/heartlandaeainnovativeeducators/

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