Grant Wood AEA News

2011
February
2/8/2012	The next Wednesday Webinar is March 7: Technology Tools Team with Teaching Science. Register at http://bit.ly/q6Y6pB.
2/7/2012	See article: A safe place | TheGazette: Personal bullying stories presented to parents during PTA forum. GWAEA staff joined the panel discussion.
2/6/2012	The Media Center at Grant Wood AEA contains print and digital resources that support student learning.
2/3/2012	Input from Iowans wanted at meetings about state’s No Child Left Behind waiver request. Grant Wood AEA Regional Meetings planned Feb. 7.
2/2/2012	Creating a Climate of High Expectations: It's a Collaborative Thing. PLC workshop on Feb 28.
2/1/2012	Kevin Honeycutt presenting “Trends, Tactics and Tools for 21st Century Learning” at Grant Wood AEA.
January
1/310/2012	GWAEA school social workers provide evaluation, counseling and consultation to students, parents and families.
1/30/2012	Reminder to "sign” on to the Eastern Iowan Compact to create education for the innovation age.
1/27/2012	The next GWAEA Wednesday Webinar is Feb. 1: Top 10 Picks in Technology.
1/26/2012	The Childcare Alliance Response Team (CART) provides intensive behavioral support for children ages 0-5 not identified as having special education needs.
1/25/2012	The Corridor STEM Initiative provides support for science, technology, engineering and math.
1/24/2012	Interested in what GWAEA's Creative Services has to offer or the processes used to create your projects?
1/23/2012	GWAEA staff work in schools providing support services for students who may need extra help or have IEPs.
1/20/2012	Grant Wood AEA management and contracted positions are posted for the 2012-13 school year. To learn more or for an application, visit our website job openings page.
1/18/2012	Top 10 Picks in Technology is the GWAEA Wednesday Webinar on Feb. 1.
1/17/2012	Most of the districts in the Grant Wood AEA service area use the agency’s accounting and payroll services. To learn more, visit GWAEA Computer Services.
1/16/2012	GWAEA's Creative Services is thinking about adding coil binding as an option in addition to spiral binding. Which would you use more? Email Creative Services
1/13/2012	Input from Iowans wanted at meetings about state’s No Child Left Behind waiver request Grant Wood AEA Regional Meetings planned Feb. 7
1/12/2012	“Sign” on to the Eastern Iowan Compact to create education for the innovation age.
1/10/2012	The GWAEA PEP Program links families and educators for better understanding and communication.
1/9/2012	The VAST Center Academy to host science kit workshops during January, Februay
1/6/2012	Branstad-Reynolds administration unveils final recommendations for world-class schools
1/5/2012	Iowa students sought for new state advisory group
1/5/2012	GWAEA to host Doug Fisher 4/11/12. Purposeful Classrooms: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind.
1/4/2012	Register now for the Road to Discovery: Transition to Adult Living, Learning and Working free workshop series - Grant Wood AEA Parent-Educator Partnership
1/3/2012	IEC Winter Paper Buy has been EXTENDED to Jan. 13! Get order details at http://bit.ly/sMSWPU
1/2/2012	Technology Tools Team with Teaching Math is the GWAEA Wednesday Webinar on Jan. 4.
December
12/30/11	GWAEA offers opportunities for professional learning to enhance skills, practices to improve student learning.
12/29/11	Grant Wood AEA’s Computer Services provides software solutions to Iowa AEA's and LEA's.
12/28/11	Grant Wood AEA Creative Services offers creative options to support teaching and learning.
12/27/11	Transition Support Services assist student transitions for living, learning and working.
12/26/11	The Media Center has resources to support instructional excellence and learning opportunities for all students.
12/23/11	Grant Wood AEA provides support for assistive technology.
12/22/11	Grant Wood AEA’s Autism Core Team provides services to students and families.
12/21/11	Grant Wood AEA will close for winter break on Dec. 22 at 3 p.m. and reopen on Jan. 2 at 7:30 a.m.
12/20/11	Nationwide survey to support geographic education
12/20/11	Technology Tools Team with Teaching Math is the GWAEA Wednesday Webinar on Jan. 4.
12/19/11	Registration available for The 2012 World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute
12/16/11	Orders for IEC bulk paper are due Jan. 6, 2012. Save big! Order your supply today
12/16/11	Savings, student improvement, teacher leaders & technology - 4 ways Iowa's AEAs are Impacting Lives
12/1511	GWAEA to host Doug Fisher 4/11/12. Purposeful Classrooms: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind.
12/14/11	Local legislators get educator feedback on reform blueprint
12/14/11	GWAEA collaborates to offer on-site/online programs leading to educator endorsements.
12/13/11	Reminder: Education Dialogue with Legislators is tonight
12/12/11	GWAEA's The Yellow Pages - A Directory of Services and Staff is available online
12/9/11	Education Blueprint Discussion with Legislators planned Dec. 13
12/8/11	"Road to Discovery" transition workshop featured in the PEP News Bulletin, December 2011
12/6/11	Have You Seen the Iowa AEA Online Teacher Resources?
12/5/11	The AEAs provide services for children birth to age 5 through Early ACCESS and Early Childhood programs.
12/2/11	Visit GWAEA Job Openings for curriculum and specialist positions.
12/1/11	Why we have an AEA
November
11/30/11	Grant Wood AEA expands PowerSchool options | TheGazette
11/30/11	Collaborating with Digital Images is the GWAEA Wednesday Webinar on Dec. 7. Info and links to registration through Grant Wood AEA Professional Development
11/29/11	Orders for IEC bulk paper are due Jan. 6, 2012. Save big! Order your supply today
11/28/11	PEP Program "Road to Discovery: Transition to Adult Living, Learning and Working" workshop, Jan/Feb 2012
11/23/11	Grant Wood AEA will close on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. and reopen on Monday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 a.m. in observance of Thanksgiving.
11/23/11	Grant Wood AEA VAST Center brings science to life | TheGazette
11/22/11	Virtually ALL Iowa students are touched by AEAs everyday. Advocate for AEAs and students.
11/21/11	"Developing leadership capacity to improve teaching and learning" is feature in GWAEA's The Linker - Winter 2011
11/18/11	GWAEA is accepting applications for the following: School Psychologist, Special Educ Consultant, SLP.
11/17/11	Career Connections is a school-to-work transition program supporting students with disabilities.
11/16/11	U of I Foreign Lang Asst Prof looking for ELL or foreign Language teachers using Twitter. Know of one? Please contact her @pamwesely
11/15/11	Check out the new Awards Maker that is now available for your use in GWAEA's Creative Services Work Center.
11/14/11	Celebrate American Education Week - Advocate for Iowa's AEAs
11/10/11	GWAEA Wednesday Webinars focus on technology. Visit the schedule.
11/9/11	VAST Center Science Academies begin second round of teacher led inservices on November 29, 2011
11/7/11	Iowa AEA Online offers 3 resources for preK-3: BookFLIX, Britannica Learning Zone & Gale InfoBits.
11/3/11	Have you taken the IEC survey yet? Why not take it today?
11/2/11	The Linker’s “VAST incorporates lean principles” article excerpts reprinted in the national FOSS Newsletter, Fall 2011. Originally printed in Grant Wood AEA's The Linker, Summer 2011.
11/1/11	GWAEA supports 28 out of 32 districts in Area 10 with PowerSchool
October
10/31/11	What is the AEA? Information for New Teachers in AEA 10
10/28/11	Last year, Grant Wood AEA’s print shop printed over 2.5 million pages in support of area schools.
10/27/11	GWAEA Creative Services can copy/print color original/files.
10/26/11	Visit the schools served by Grant Wood AEA data-driven directory map at http://bit.ly/sIhFYq
10/25/11	Study groups identify issues, research professional literature, implement strategies to increase achievement.
10/24/11	Professional learning: Supporting students with handwriting and motor planning Nov. 10-11 with Susan Thompson.
10/21/11	Corridor STEM Initiative Grant Recipients for 2011-12
10/19/11	Visit the Corridor STEM Initiative's new website
10/18/11	Fall 2011 IEC Bulb and Ballast order guide is now online. Order deadline Nov. 18.
10/17/11	Eastern Iowans sign change compact
10/14/11	Open Minds, Open Doors Conference planned Tuesday, Oct. 18
10/12/11	Educators participated in Coaching and Observation Strategies
10/10/11	Corridor STEM Initiative Out-of-School Grant Opportunity applications date extended to October 19, 2011
10/6/11	Student video contest announced: “What if you could change everything about the way you learn?”
10/5/11	Area educators announce new initiative promoting education
10/4/11	Author Jamie Vollmer speaks at three area meetings Oct 5. Session 2-4 at CR Human Services Facility - free and open to the public.
10/4/11	The IEC wants to know how they can improve! Take the IEC Customer Service Survey
10/3/11	Iowa Education Reform with Linda Fandel, Education Advisor for Gov. Branstad, Oct. 4, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
10/3/11	One Unshakable Vision: World Class Schools for Iowa (Blueprint)
10/3/11	Watch Iowa's education reform press conference
September
9/30/11	AEAs Impacting Lives: Early ACCESS Success
9/29/11	Upcoming workshops featured in the September 2011 PEP News Bulletin
9/28/11	Register for the GWAEA Webinar "What's TPACK?" on Oct. 5
9/26/11	New kinds of collaboration needed
9/23/11	Decision-Making for Results/Data Team Training by the Leadership and Learning Center registrations due Sept. 28
9/22/11	Iowa AEA Online - Educational Resources Provided by Iowa's Area Education Agencies
9/21/11	Recent customer feedback: “I work closely in Special Education with multiple areas at the AEA. They are an invaluable asset to my teaching.”
9/20/11	"Summer STEM learning" is featured in GWAEA¹s The Linker - Fall 2011
9/19/11	Innovation for a single classroom
9/16/11	Immerse yourself in Iowa AEA Online and the Iowa Core
9/15/11	Strong leaders needed for transformation
9/14/11	Iowa's Area Education Agencies seek applicants for Government Relations Specialist position
9/13/11	Google Apps, EdInsight, Iowa Core, VAST classes, web IEPs – another day of learning at Grant Wood AEA.
9/12/11	Iowa Core Leadership and Learning, 2011-2012
9/9/11	DIBELS Next materials available from GWAEA Creative Services
9/8/11	GWAEA Webinars for 2011-2012
9/6/11	Schools must go 'considerably' beyond 3 Rs - Iowa Future
August
8/29/11	Education Summit for mobile listeners
8/25/11	Check out the 2011-2012 Grant Wood AEA Professional Development workshops and courses for credit for your professional learning needs.
8/24/11	The Grant Wood AEA Parent-Educator Partnership (PEP) links families and educators for better understanding and communication. Learn more in the PEP News Bulletin, August 2011.
8/23/11	Parents who have concerns about their child's development may contact the AEA for an evaluation.
8/22/11	New roles for 21st century principals
8/19/11	Iowa AEA Initiatives: Collaboration Creates Efficiencies
8/17/11	Welcome back to the approximately 70,000 students in schools served by Grant Wood AEA.
8/12/11	We look forward to hearing from our new Chief Administrator, Joe Crozier, All Agency meeting Monday afternoon.
8/11/11	We look forward to Dr. Jason Glass as keynote speaker at our Grant Wood AEA All Agency staff meeting on Monday, Aug 15.
8/10/11	Grant Wood AEA offers new teachers an overview of the AEA system on its Website.
8/9/11	GWAEA Media Center announces FollettShelf ebooks for students and teachers to search and read ebooks.
8/8/11	Grant Wood AEA welcomes 10 new staff members as their orientation begins today.
8/8/11	Save with the IEC & SchoolReach’s ‘Back to School’ special offer! Good during August.
8/5/11	A new Iowa Future video, “Iowa, Did You Know?,” highlights the drastic changes occurring in Iowa and the world, and shows that schools are struggling to keep up in today’s dynamic new global environment.
8/4/11	E-Registration Saves Time for Parents and Schools
8/1/11	Going to the 2011 SAI Conference? Be sure to visit the Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) in booth 503 for games, prizes, snacks and fun!
July
7/27/11	Use hashtag #IAEdFuture to keep momentum/discussion going on future of education for Iowa.
7/27/11	IA DE survey shows 93% of teachers agree, “Generally the AEA services I have received or participated in met my professional needs.”
7/26/11	AEA10’s automated substitute system handled 51,596 requests last year for participating schools – a 15% increase over the previous year!
7/22/11	See how the AEA helped these parents’ children
7/21/11	Over 82,000 students will be enrolled in 20+ districts this year using Grant Wood AEA's e-registration software for PowerSchool.
7/20/11	GWAEA has trained 275 teachers this year in Write Tools, a K-12 systemic literacy program connecting writing, reading and thinking.
7/11/11	"Cool" careers are here in Iowa
June
6/17/11	College for Kids celebrates 25 years
6/17/11	Don’t miss your chance to save on school foodservice and supplies. IAEP sign-up deadline is 6/30!
May
5/27/11	Literacy Intervention Fair, June 7
5/26/11	Physical Education - New Ideas, New Approaches, June 3-4, 2011
5/25/11	IEC statewide paper orders due May 27. Don’t delay…order today!
5/16/11	AEA PD Online Needs Instructors
5/13/11	Students to showcase STEM learning
5/10/11	Grant Wood AEA celebrates School Board Recognition Week, May 8-13, 2011
5/10/11	Career Enhancement Opportunity: 2011-2012 Teacher in Residence
5/6/11	Applications available for 2011-2012 Contemporary School Leadership Program
5/5/11	Google Apps Professional Development Online
5/5/11	iEvaluate courses start May 16
5/5/11	Grant Wood AEA archived webinars, 2010-2011
5/4/11	Introducing AEA PD Online
April
4/30/11	Joe Crozier Named New Chief of Grant Wood AEA
4/29/11	Autism expert Scott Bellini to present at Grant Wood AEA on Aug. 4
4/27/11	Grant Wood AEA Innovation Celebration
4/27/11	Two finalists announced for Grant Wood AEA chief position
4/19/11	Career Awareness Class, June 21-23, 2011
March
3/30/11	Register now for 2011 College for Kids. Enrollment in June afternoon Science Academy is closed.
3/29/11	Dr. Punya Mishra presents to 21st Century Learning Institute
3/21/11	Applications due April 20 for new statewide eCurriculum team
3/11/11	Literacy Intervention Fair, June 7
3/10/11	Entrepreneurship workshop for high school teachers, April 13-14
3/9/11	Adapting Activities and Sports for ALL students - Physical Education: New Ideas, New Approaches workshop April 8-9 Postponed
3/14/11	STEM grants benefit students in Area 10
3/4/11	Iowa AEA Online resources for 2011-2012
3/2/11	Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for April, May
3/1/11	Grant Wood AEA's College for Kids registration
February
2/28/11	The GWAEA Mentoring and Induction Program supports new and veteran teachers
2/24/11	Summer van delivery moves to every other week schedule beginning June 13
2/23/11	GWAEA's Crozier quoted in Wall St. Journal - Google Apps for Education
2/17/11	21st Century Learning Institute applications due March 4
2/15/11	AEA Media Centers Are A Quality School Resource
2/4/11	Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for March
2/1/11	Promoting the Need for Innovation
January
1/13/11	"Sustaining System Change for the Iowa Core" featuring Dr. Susan Leddick, March 8, 2011
1/12/11	Grant Wood AEA PEP Program offers Assistive Technology for Your Student workshop on Feb. 12, 2011
1/3/11	Grant Wood AEA Child Check dates for February
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