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Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and their role providing life-altering services/treatment.  The following folder has some information regarding Hearing and Speech/Language Services in the School Setting as well as this website for Identifying the Signs for Communication Disorders from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association.  Reach out to your Audiologist or SLP for questions!

If you see your CRAEA Audiologist, Audiometrist, Speech Language Pathologist or SLP Assistant; thank them for their important work and wish them a Wonderful May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!

For 2022, our theme is “Connecting People.”

Amy Knupp’s weekly Wednesday meetings has new updates from May 11.

Be sure to sign up!

Central Rivers AEA is excited to offer a professional learning opportunity focused on Adult Mental Health. Adult Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based opportunity designed to help adults understand the basics of mental health concerns and provides participants with evidence-based strategies to identify and support individuals who may be struggling. Unlike other learning opportunities, Adult Mental Health First Aid focuses on providing individuals with the tools needed to respond to and support others in a mental health crisis. This is a ‘blended’ course. It includes two hours of self-paced learning and zoom training.

Adult Mental First Aid Dates (only sign up for one section) Course # 201611:

• Section 1: June 2 and 3, 8:30 – 11:30 am (12 seats left)
• Section 3: June 9 and 10, 8:30 – 11:30 am (27 left)
• Section 5: June 13 and 14, 8:30 – 11:30 am (27 left)

Note: Due to the low number of registrations some sections have closed. If your section was closed please register for a different section. If a minimum of 10 participants is not met the section will be closed.

Staff are strongly encouraged to consider this learning and build understanding and tools!  We all know someone who is struggling with mental health, and this course provides an opportunity to learn how to respond and support our friends, family, and colleagues.  If you are interested in signing up for this course, please contact your Regional Administrator and register on the AEA PD system (Course #201611). EQ funds are available for this learning.

Amy Knupp’s weekly Wednesday meetings has new updates from May 4.

24 additional days beyond regular contract

Please send letter of interest to CR AEA Human Resource Office

Deadline:  May 9, 2022

We are pleased to share with you the opportunity to participate in a four hour training session for having “Meaningful Career Conversations” with our students.

This opportunity is to help educators broaden career aspirations for PK-20 learners.  This FREE training is available to all school counselors, intermediaries, community college advisors, work-based learning coordinators, mentors, teachers, administrators, after-school providers, coaches, librarians, school board members, STEM advisory boards or anyone who might have a career conversation with a student in the PK-20 system in Iowa.  Career development is a life-long process beginning in Pre-K.

CRAEA will be hosting a session on May 11, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  You are able to join in person or virtually.   Please use this registration form to sign up. Other AEA’s are also hosting sessions and those are listed here; the time of the training is either 8:30 am to 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Times and locations are listed on the registration form. 

I am looking forward to the success of Iowa Meaningful Career Conversations and the future successes of our students.  If you have any questions about this opportunity, please feel free to contact Katy Blatnick-Gagne at the DE or Jo Prusha.

Amy Knupp’s weekly Wednesday meetings has new updates from April 27.