​The AACTE Annual Meeting will be February 28-March 1 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. The IACTE reception at AACTE will be Friday, February 28, 6-7 PM at the High Velocity Sports Bar at the Marriott. Appetizers will be provided. If you or other members from your institution plan on attending this reception, please contact Denise Crawford (dschmidt@iastate.edu) by Feb. 27, so she will know how many to expect and how much food to order. We look forward to getting our group together at AACTE.  

The AACTE Blog; Ed Prep Matters has now been added to our site.  Check it out for AACTE news.

IOWA BILL WOULD CHANGE HOW TEACHERS DEAL WITH CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
"School employees would receive guidelines on handling violent behavior and could physically remove a student from class for more reasons under a bill advanced by a Senate subcommittee Thursday.
Proposed by Sen. Amy Sinclair, R-Allerton, Senate Study Bill 3080 would provide more standards and guidelines, as well as protections, for teachers dealing with threatening and violent behavior in the classroom."

On Wednesday Feb. 5th 6pm in rm. 103 supreme court chambers the education committee is having a subcommittee meeting about this and is encouraging principals, supers, and teachers to come participate.  

Serve as Educational Program Consultant for the Iowa Department of Education in the Leading, Teaching, Learning Services Bureau supporting educator preparation programs in Iowa. This work includes site visits, providing general technical assistance, recommending para professional programs for approval, overseeing teachiowa.gov, supporting the Iowa Professional Development Model (IPDM), and analyzing and preparing federal reports on teacher shortages. This position will also be a part of the Department educator preparation team working together to continuously improve Iowa’s educator preparation programs.
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Morningside College is seeking applications for the position of Dean of the Sharon Walker School of Education. 
The next dean of the Walker School of Education must be a practical visionary with a commitment to life-long learning and the development of students at all levels of the enterprise. The dean must be a consensus builder and a supportive leader that can enable faculty and staff to stretch beyond past work and current capacity.
Terminal degree is required. ​

​Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in special education beginning August 2020. 
​You can also find more information on our Job Openings page.

Use the linked text below to access the IACTE Documents page where you can download the required Nomination forms.
The 2020 Political Friend of Education Award
The 2020 Friend of Education Award
The 2020 Outstanding Leader/Educator Award