News Releases - archives

2010

12/20/10

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Chief Administrator Announces Departure

12/17/10

Students adapt 21st century skills with help of GWAEA staff

12/6/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for January

11/15/10

American Education Week, Nov. 14-20, 2010

11/4/10

Grant Wood AEA to present Sarah Brown Wessling, National Teacher of the Year

11/1/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for December

11/1/10

Grant Wood AEA among schools selected by PE4Life for new Adopt-A-School Challenge

10/19/10

Open Minds, Open Doors Conference planned Oct. 21, 2010
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference for middle school girls)

10/18/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for November

10/13/10

PEC launches Play and Learn of East Central Iowa

9/29/10

Google Apps webinars planned for educators

9/23/10

Media Center launches Rotating Reads

9/8/10

Corridor STEM Initiative Outside-of-School Program Grant
Application Postmark Deadline: October 8, 2010

9/3/10

Grant Wood AEA Iowa Core Professional Development Opportunities, 2010-2011

9/1/10

Grant Wood AEA Webinars, 2010-2011

8/25/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for September, October

7/29/10

Iowa Core Leadership Academy - Save the Date

7/29/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check planned during the Welcome Back Celebration at Midland Community's Oxford Junction Elementary on Aug. 19

7/22/10

Grant Wood AEA plans Virtual Reality Showcase on Aug. 6

7/19/10

Second session of Grant Wood AEA's College for Kids is underway

6/30/10

Iowa's AEAs to Provide K-12 Schools with Google's Online Tools

6/22/10

Parent Open House planned during Grant Wood AEA's College for Kids session on Wednesday, June 23

6/10/10

Grant Wood AEA receives award as IOWATER Classroom of the Year

5/26/10

Grant Wood AEA's College for Kids provides summer enrichment classes for students
Registrations closed for 2010

5/12/10

Students to showcase STEM learning

4/26/10

Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff

4/12/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates scheduled during May

3/12/10

Contemporary School Leadership I and II application-registration information

3/9/10

Iowa AEA Online offers educational resources for students, teachers

3/3/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check screenings scheduled during April

2/9/10

Weather closure for Grant Wood AEA

2/8/10

Grant Wood AEA Child Check screenings scheduled during March

1/20/10

Weather closure for Grant Wood AEA, Jan. 20

1/13/10

New Online Resources Webinars added

1/13/10

Child Check screenings planned during February in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

2009

12/14/09

Google SketchUp Training planned Jan. 7 for "Model Your Town" Contest (Postponed)

12/14/09

Grant Wood AEA adds Assistive Technology to Webinars

12/14/09

Grant Wood AEA Winter Break Hours

12/10/09

Weather closure for Grant Wood AEA, Dec. 10

12/9/09

Weather closure for Grant Wood AEA, Dec. 9

12/8/09

Weather closure for Grant Wood AEA

12/1/09

Grant Wood AEA offers Webinars featuring instructional, online resources

12/1/09

Child Check screenings planned during January for the Iowa City, College Community, and Cedar Rapids school districts

11/24/09

Grant Wood AEA Parent-Educator Partnership Program to offer RESPECT training: Recognizing Everyone’s Strengths by Peacebuilding, Empathizing, Communicating and Trust Building

11/16/09

Grant Wood AEA awards Corridor STEM Initiative After-School Grants

11/16/09

Child Check screenings planned during December for the Washington, Marion, Vinton-Shellsburg school districts and at Grant Wood AEA in Coralville

11/13/09

Agency servers and Web will be down Nov. 27

11/5/09

Grant Wood AEA Holds Open House Celebrating Flood Recovery

10/28/09

Grant Wood AEA Open House planned Nov. 4

10/9/09

Child Check screenings planned during November for West Branch, North-Linn, Alburnett, Springville, Iowa Valley, Lone Tree, Anamosa, and Lisbon schools and at Grant Wood AEA in Coralville, Cedar Rapids

10/9/09

Open Minds, Open Doors Conference for middle school girls introduces STEM careers (science, technology, engineering, math)

10/2/09

School Leadership 2.0 focuses on technologies, professional practice, and 21st century learning

9/30/09

Entries due Dec. 1 for River of Words Environmental Poetry and Art student competition

9/25/09

Child Check screenings planned during October for the Olin, Midland, Mid-Prairie, and Belle Plaine schools and at Grant Wood AEA in Coralville, Cedar Rapids

9/10/09

Iowa Core Leadership Series for the 21st Century - Day Courses [200.2 KB]
Iowa Core Leadership Series for the 21st Century - Evening Sessions [165.0 KB]

8/26/09

Child Check screenings will be held at Grant Wood AEA's Cedar Rapids and Coralville facilities during September

8/26/09

Atomic Learning offers Assistive Technology Webinars

8/18/09

The 2009-2010 Child Check screening schedule is available online

8/3/09

Iowa's AEAs to feature booth at the Iowa State Fair

6/23/09

Grant Wood AEA’s College for Kids offers summer enrichment classes for area students

5/11/09

Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff

4/9/09

Child Check is scheduled during May for the Mount Vernon, English Valleys, and Central City schools

3/9/09

Child Check is scheduled during April for the Alburnett, HLV, North Cedar, Williamsburg, Highland, Center Point-Urbana, Mid-Prairie, Springville, and Linn-Mar schools

2/2/09

Child Check is scheduled during March for the Tipton, Clear Creek Amana, Midland, Monticello, Benton Community, and Solon schools

1/7/09

Child Check continues during February for the Cedar Rapids schools

2008

12/1/08

Child Check is scheduled during January, February for the Vinton-Shellsburg, Iowa City, College Community, and Cedar Rapids school districts

11/4/08

Nov. 10-14 is School Psychology Awareness Week

11/4/08

Child Check is scheduled during December for the Deep River-Millersburg, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Washington, and Vinton-Shellsburg school districts

10/31/08

Parent Education Consortium offers parenting classes in November

10/16/08

Child Check is scheduled during November for the Iowa Valley, North-Linn, Belle Plaine, Anamosa, Lisbon, Lone Tree, and West Branch school districts

10/10/08

Open Minds, Open Doors Conference for middle school girls introduces careers in science, technology, engineering, and math

10/8/08

Child Check is scheduled during October for the Mid-Prairie and Olin school districts

7/11/08

College for Kids enters 22nd year

5/15/08

Event to feature grant results

5/14/08

Registration deadline extended for Computer Exploration

5/11/08

School Board Recogntion Week, May 11-17

5/1/08

Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff

4/14/08

Grant Wood Area Education Agency plans 2008 Computer Exploration

4/7/08

Child Check is scheduled during May for the Central City, Mount Vernon and English Valleys schools

3/5/08

Child Check is scheduled during April for the Highland, Alburnett, HLV, Williamsburg, Linn-Mar, Mid-Prairie, Tipton, West Branch, Springville, and North Cedar schools

2/18/08

Child Check is scheduled during March for the Clear Creek Amana, Midland, Solon, Monticello, and Benton Community school districts

2/4/08

Child Check scheduled during February for the Cedar Rapids School District

1/4/08

Graceland University plans graduation ceremony Jan. 12 in Cedar Rapids

2007

12/3/07

Child Check scheduled during January and February for the College Community and Cedar Rapids school districts

11/27/07

Grant Wood AEA and Graceland University to sponsor Action Research Symposium

11/1/07

Child Check scheduled during December for the Vinton-Shellsburg, Deep River-Millersburg and Iowa City school districts

11/1/07

Eastern Iowa Gifted Education Spring Workshop, April 21-22, 2008

10/17/07

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Corridor STEM Initiative After-School Grant Awards

10/12/07

Iowa Disability History Week, Oct. 15-19, 2007

10/9/07

Child Check scheduled during November for the North-Linn, Belle Plaine, Center Point-Urbana, Marion, Anamosa, Lisbon, Lone Tree, Vinton-Shellsburg, and Washington school districts

10/1/07

Open Minds, Open Doors Conference for middle school girls to introduce careers in science, technology, engineering and math

9/28/07

Child Check scheduled for the Mid-Prairie, Olin and Iowa Valley school districts during October

8/3/07

Iowa AEA Online offers educational resources to students and teachers

8/1/07

Governor Culver announces $200,000 grant to enhance science and math education

6/5/07

Grant Wood AEA's College for Kids celebrates 20 years of summer enrichment classes for students

5/2/07

Grant Wood AEA honors area educators, citizens and staff

4/5/07

Free vision and hearing screening set May 16 for students entering kindergarten fall 2007 in the Alburnett, Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar, North Cedar, and Springville school districts

4/5/07

Free vision and hearing screening set May 9-10 for Iowa City pre-kindergarten students

4/5/07

Child Check scheduled for the North Cedar, Central City, Springville, Mount Vernon, and English Valleys school districts during May

3/9/07

Child Check scheduled for the Alburnett, Tipton, Benton Community, Williamsburg, West Branch, Linn-Mar, HLV, and Mid-Prairie school districts during April

3/8/07

Grant Wood AEA Receives $450,000 Grant to Support Science Teaching in Area Schools

2/13/07

Community-wide Report Card with the Metro Superintendents
News Conference planned Friday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m. at Grant Wood AEA

2/12/07

Child Check scheduled for the Clear Creek Amana, Monticello, Benton Community, Highland, Midland, and Solon school districts during March

1/12/07

Graceland University plans graduation ceremony Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids

2006

12/19/06

Child Check scheduled for the College Community and Cedar Rapids school districts during January and February

11/15/06

Grant Wood AEA and Graceland University to sponsor Action Research Symposium

11/14/06

American Education Week, Nov. 12-18, 2006

11/10/06

Child Check scheduled during December for the Vinton-Shellsburg and Iowa City school districts

11/3/06

Register now for the Iowa Gifted Education Spring Workshop, April 23-24, 2007

10/18/06

Graceland University plans informational meeting Nov. 6 for Master’s Degree in Collaborative Teaching and Learning

10/9/06

Child Check scheduled during November for the Iowa Valley, North-Linn, Center Point-Urbana, Marion, Anamosa, Lisbon, Belle Plaine, Lone Tree, Vinton-Shellsburg, Washington, and DRM school districts

9/28/06

Iowa AEA Online brings educational resources to classrooms

9/26/06

Child Check scheduled for Olin Consolidated and Mid-Prairie during October