Warm up your classroom with winter learning opportunities at Central Rivers AEA

Summary

This winter, Central Rivers AEA is offering professional learning opportunities to help educators tackle key challenges like classroom management, behavior supports, and chronic absenteeism. These sessions are designed to equip teachers with practical strategies to foster student success and build stronger connections.

This winter, Central Rivers AEA is offering a variety of workshops to help educators support student behavior, tackle challenges like chronic absenteeism, and foster stronger connections. These sessions are packed with practical strategies to equip you for success in the classroom and beyond. Upcoming opportunities include:

Tier One Behavior Practices for the Classroom:

  • This workshop is designed to equip educators with effective strategies to promote positive behavior and minimize challenging behaviors in the classroom.
  • More details coming soon.

Designing Special Education Behavior Services:

  • This course equips educators and special education professionals with the skills to deliver effective, tailored instruction for students with behavioral disabilities.
  • Dates: January 15, February 5 and March 5 (Cedar Falls office) | Register online today!

Collaborative Problem Solving:

  • The Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach helps reduce challenging behaviors, teach essential skills, and strengthen relationships between kids and adults.
  • Dates: February 11-12 (Cedar Falls office) | Register online today!

PREPaRE Workshop 2:

  • Workshop 2 teaches participants how to provide trauma-informed mental health crisis support to students, staff, and school communities affected by acute stress. (No prerequisite required.)
  • Dates: January 30 & February 6 (Cedar Falls office) | Register online today!

Disrupting Bias:

  • This full-day session helps participants recognize and disrupt bias, fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn to overcome unconscious bias, make better decisions, and build stronger connections.
  • Date: February 28 (Clear Lake office) | Register online today!

Chronic Absenteeism:

  • This workshop equips school teams with tools to address chronic absenteeism and build a culture of attendance that supports student success.
  • Dates: January 16 (Clear Lake office), January 21 (Cedar Falls office) and January 23 (Marshalltown office) | Register online today!

Don’t miss these opportunities to grow professionally and create thriving learning environments for students. For more information, contact Jody Albertson or MaKenzie Hakeman, Regional Administrators.