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51ÊÓÆµ Professional Learning Registration Is Moving

New Professional Learning Platform Coming September 1st

Professional learning registration is moving to 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online at , creating one centralized platform for professional learning across all Iowa 51ÊÓÆµs.

Beginning September 1, 2026, professional learning support will be coordinated through the statewide 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online team at Heartland 51ÊÓÆµ. The refreshed platform will offer authorizations, courses, trainings, and certifications, with online, virtual, blended, and in-person opportunities all in one place.

This statewide transition is designed to create a more consistent experience, reduce duplicate work across 51ÊÓÆµs, and give educators one place to find learning opportunities and track their professional learning records.

What You Need to Know

  • Sessions completed on or before August 31 will remain in
  • Sessions ending after August 31 will be completed through .
  • Course and record migration has been completed for courses with registration end dates after August 31.
  • Instructors can complete attendance, grades, and close courses in escWorks through the end of September.
  • For questions about course proposals, approvals, registration, instructors, 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online, billing, or other professional learning needs, contact the 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online Support Desk:

What This Means for GW51ÊÓÆµ

  • At Grant Wood 51ÊÓÆµ, Carie Finnegan will continue to assist with local room reservations at GW51ÊÓÆµ for professional learning offerings held at GW51ÊÓÆµ locations.
  • Our Professional Learning Office now houses the GW51ÊÓÆµ Data Team (formerly known as IMS-Information Management System). We no longer maintain an office space dedicated to professional learning.
  • Emily Birkbeck does not support professional learning at all at GW51ÊÓÆµ moving forward. She is no longer in the administrative assistant role in Professional Learning as she currently serves in the role of Executive Administrative Assistant now with new roles and responsibilities.
  • Carie Finnegan provides support to Professional Learning by making room reservations (locally) at GW51ÊÓÆµ for any courses/PD offerings offered at one of our GW51ÊÓÆµ locations.
  • All PD correspondence about course proposals; course approvals; communication between course instructors; registration; 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online questions and/or issues; billing; and all other professional development questions or concerns will be handled by 51ÊÓÆµ Learning Online at Heartland 51ÊÓÆµ.
  • For matters related to professional development, GW51ÊÓÆµ staff can receive assistance by calling the Support Desk at (515) 473-7164, emailing support@aealearningonline.org, or submitting a form.

These changes are part of a broader effort to create a more cohesive statewide professional learning system and make it easier for educators to find, register for, and track learning opportunities.

One platform. Every 51ÊÓÆµ. All your professional learning.