Friday, April 13, 2018

Making a Difference in Education: Iowa's AEAs Award Recipients

Iowa's AEAs presented their 2nd annual AEA Awards at their annual boards’ conference last week to five deserving recipients This is the second year for the awards, which are an opportunity to recognize and celebrate outstanding candidates for their contributions to education and the AEA system. You can read about this year’s award recipients and their generous contributions on our website. It’s worth the read!

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E. Robert Stephens Award
Evan Abbey, Project Director of AEA Learning Online

Friend of the AEAs
Dr. Janet Stutz, superintendent of Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools

Innovative Creator Award
Cindy Cavanagh and Teresa Wyant, staff at Mississippi Bend AEA

Friend of the AEAs
Miller Roskamp, supporter of River Hills School

VIDEO: Iowa's AEAs... Did You Know We Did All That?

In an effort to share more information about the role that Iowa's AEAs play in supporting education, last week we (Iowa's AEAs) launched a redesigned website and a new video! We invite you to take a minute to watch the video, peruse the website and share both with your colleagues!

Perry District to Offer Secondary Science Unit Writing Summer Camp on June 13

Secondary science teachers in the Perry Community School District are once again hosting a secondary science unit writing summer camp on June 13. This workshop is open to all secondary science teachers in grades 6-12. Teachers will meet in the Perry High School library and then break into grade level / subject-based teams and create a NGSS Unit to use in the 2018-19 school year. Participants will have access to all units created. Heartland AEA will also share some of the many instructional resources available through the AEA. To register, contact Kevin Vidergar, Perry CSD Director of Teaching and Learning, at kevin.vidergar@perry.k12.ia.us or (515) 608-2866.