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Kathleen Goslinga, GWAEA media assistant, provides a
professional development session for teachers at Nixon
Elementary, Cedar Rapids School District, on the Iowa AEA
Online resource CultureGrams, Oct. 19, 2012.
Grant Wood AEA and Iowa’s Area Education Agencies provide support
for a variety of online educational resources. These online resources have
experienced an increase in usage by buildings in the Grant Wood AEA service area.
Iowa AEA Online (www.iowaaeaonline.org) offers 13 online resources
that are provided free of charge to teachers and students across the state
through an initiative of Iowa’s Area Education Agencies.
In addition to the resources of Iowa AEA Online, Grant Wood AEA offers
three additional resources for schools in our service area. They are EBSCOhost, FollettShelf and netTrekker. (www.gwaea.org/media/electronic.html)
For assistance accessing these resources, contact your building’s teacher
librarian. If you would like professional development assistance with the
online resources or to schedule an inservice in your building, contact the
Media Center at Grant Wood AEA, 319-399-6700 or 800-332-8488.
1 | Winter 2012
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Online resources experience a “jump” in usage
by Charlotte Haddy
GWAEA Media Center
Supervisor
Did you know that in Australia about 88 percent of Australians live in urban areas, mostly
in coastal cities? Australia is also
the world’s driest inhabited continent and there are more kangaroos
than people.
This information is just a tiny
snippet of the vast array of information available in Culture Grams
an online resource that was a new
addition to the Iowa AEA Online
offerings in 2011-2012.
What began eight years ago
with a few modest resources, has
grown to 13 online resources one
of which is CultureGrams. All are
provided free of charge to teachers and students across the state
through an initiative of the Iowa
Area Education Agencies.
In addition to the Iowa AEA
Online Resources, Grant Wood
AEA offers three additional resources for schools in our service
area. They are EBSCOhost,
FollettShelf and netTrekker.
Use of the online resources
has been fairly consistent since
2008. In 2011-2012 the use
exceeded anyone and everyone’s expectations by increasing
544%. We like to think of it as
the “jump.”
This dramatic increase could be
attributed to the following:
• An increased focus on the
integration of the online resources into the classroom
by media staff and technology consultants.
– Every district and many
non-public schools have
received training or support in the use of the
online resources.
– Districts that received
planned activities from a
member of the Media
Center staff or technology
consultant saw an increase
in most online resources
while others stayed steady.
– In 2011-2012, every
district saw an increase
in at least one or more of
the online resources.
– In 2011-2012, Encyclopedia Britannica replaced
World Book as the encyclopedia option and use of
this product skyrocketed.
Some buildings saw over
a 1000% increase in use.
• The online resources are introduced and promoted in C21.
• Since 2005, many issues of
info@ and The Linker have
featured articles on one or
more of the online resources.
Last year, Iowa AEAs spent
$1,256,621 on the Iowa AEA
Online resources. If every school
in Iowa had contracted directly
with the individual companies,
the cost would have been approximately $17,452,000.
For 2012-2013, Grant Wood
AEA’s cost for the Iowa AEA Online Resources and the additional
resources of EBSCO and netTrekker is $288,756.75. Titles for
e-Books found in FollettShelf are
purchased separately.
The online resources provide
educators and students in the
Grant Wood service area with access to quality resources that have
been reviewed by a committee,
are safe and age-appropriate.
Iowa AEA Online is a virtual library that provides no-cost access to 13 high-quality, web-based resources for
accredited public and non-public PreK-12 schools. Students and staff have access at school and at home.
NEW3
www.iowaaeaonline.org
AEA Digital Library (PreK-12) 2012-1
Digital curriculum resources from leading
producers of preK-12 content. This collection
will continue to grow! Current resources
include physical science, life science, earth
science and financial literacy.
AP Images (K-12)
Over 9 million primary-source photographs,
sound bites, maps, charts, timelines and text
news stories from The Associated Press.
EXCLUSIVELY FROM
Atomic Learning (K-12)
Professional development resources and
curriculum materials to infuse 21st century
skills into the classroom. Includes access to
over 50,000 tutorials.
Britannica Digital Learning (PreK-12)
A suite of products designed to support
student research and classroom instruction.
CultureGrams (K-12)
An insider’s perspective on daily life and
culture, including the history, customs,
and lifestyles of the world’s people.
Gale – Cengage Learning (PreK-12)
An eResource package offering content
from magazines, newspapers, and reference
materials. Ten different resources are
designed for age-appropriate access.
iCLIPART
soundzabound (K-12)
Licensed audio that can be used without
copyright infringement in videos, podcasts,
and other forms of multimedia.
Teen Health & Wellness (7-12)
Provides students with nonjudgmental,
straightforward information on today’s
teen health and wellness issues.
FOR SCHOOLS
iCLIPART For Schools (PreK-12)
A collection of more than 7.8 million royalty-free
photos, clipart, fonts, animations, and sounds.
BookFLIX (PreK-3)
An online literacy resource that pairs
fictional video storybooks with related
nonfiction books. Read-aloud feature
provides accessibility to all readers.
SIRS Issues Researcher (9-12)
Exploration of the origins, perspectives,
and essential questions under debate on
over 300 pro/con social issues.
Learn360 (PreK-12)
A comprehensive library of educational videos,
video clips, images, audio files, newsreels,
speeches and other teacher resources.
NEW3
TrueFlix (3-6) 2012-1
Combines Scholastic True Books content
with reading supports and a deep and
diverse collection of related videos, images,
Web links, and text.
Nixon Elementary increases use of online resources, materials usage
by Valerie Taylor Hill
GWAEA Public
Information Specialist
Educators at Nixon
Elementary in the Cedar
Rapids School District
experienced a 1,000%
increase in their building’s
online resources usage
during the 2011-2012
school year.
At the same time, the
building experienced a
428% increase for materials
usage from the Media Center at Grant Wood AEA.
Dee Crozier, principal
at Nixon Elementary, explained that professional
development activities facilitated by Grant Wood
AEA provided support for
these increases. “During the
2011-2012 year, our teachers were involved with a
book study focusing on
Daily 5, which helps students develop the daily habits of reading, writing, and
working independently,”
Crozier said.
“Reading was our biggest concern and additional resources were needed
to support our work with
students,” she elaborated.
Through a visit to Grant
Wood AEA and staff from
Grant Wood AEA coming out to the building, the
teachers received professional development on
available online resources
and how these resources
support students.”
“Through these activities, the teachers learned
what was available,” she
continued. “The remainder
of the year was spent incor-
porating the online resources as part of our building’s
professional development
activities.”
“The 2012-2013 school
year is our second year of
training on the online resources. Grant Wood AEA
is bringing the training to
our building before school
so our staff can continue
to learn about available resources. It’s important to
find the time to share information about these free
resources.”
The online resources include those of Iowa AEA
Online as well as additional
resources offered by Grant
Wood AEA.
Iowa AEA Online (www.
iowaaeaonline.org) is a
virtual library that provides no-cost access to 13
high-quality, web-based resources for accredited public and non-public preK-12
schools. Students and staff
have access at school and at
home. (See article above.)
Iowa AEA Online is
funded and provided by
Iowa’s Area Education
Agencies.
In addition to the
resources of Iowa AEA
Online, Grant Wood AEA
offers three additional resources for schools in our
service area. These resources include EBSCOhost;
FollettShelf and netTrekker.
Kamber Boeckmann, a
first-grade teacher at Nixon
Elementary, uses BookFlix
to help students build fluency. “I use the video resources for many social-emotional videos. The resources
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have built our reading comprehension and fluency. If
we are writing about something, I have often used the
books to promote informational writing. We are
able to view the books and
write a piece based on our
learning. Children can see
the books large enough to
be able to use a graphic organizer to help with their
thoughts.”
“I love the tag readers
and the listening library,”
Boeckmann continued. “I
plan to come to Grant Wood
AEA soon to check out materials for the year. I used
them all the time last year.”
Cassandra Wood-Jun, a
fifth-grade teacher, shared
that the online resources
provide students with
access to resources.
“Currently, the resources
are providing support for
my classroom’s reading
groups and support for social studies.”
Kathleen Goslinga,
GWAEA media assistant,
said, “The online resources
provide districts cost effective, online educational
tools for all grade levels.
Access is available 24/7
and provides a safe learning
environment for students.”
For more information
about the Grant Wood AEA
and Iowa AEA Online resources, contact Kathleen
Goslinga, GWAEA media
assistant, 319-399-6582 or
kgoslinga@gwaea.org.
The Linker is published quarterly for Area 10 educators by the Communications Office, Grant Wood Area Education
Agency, (319) 399-6700 or 800-332-8488. Views expressed in The Linker are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect Grant Wood AEA policy. No permission is necessary to reproduce contents unless otherwise noted.
Administrator: Joe Crozier • Editor: Valerie Taylor Hill • Layout/Design: Lisa Twedt
2 | Winter 2012
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Workplace Learning Connection: Work. Learn. Connect.
The Workplace Learning
Connection team is pleased to
share that all 33 public school
districts, Regina MS & HS,
Regis MS, and Xavier HS
are “signed on” with MOU’s
of participation and financial
support. We value your partnership in offering high quality
learning programs that are helping to connect today’s students to tomorrow careers!
Fall has been exceptionally busy with many K-12 events
and the fall high school job shadow and internship programs. Did you know that, from the 2011-2012 job shadow
and intern participants, we learned that these experiences:
Job
Internship
Shadow /Practicum
Connected HS & the world of work 81%
Impacted choice of high school classes 71%
Influenced selection of career field
79%
Helped select college major
74%
Built awareness of local career opportunities 81% Positively influenced decision to live &
70%
work in Iowa 83%
77%
85%
80%
84%
68%
And, that nearly 40% of our interns were hired or had an
offer to hire from their site host.
Important dates around these valuable opportunities are:
• November 16 – Winter/Spring Intern/
Practicum applications are due…for most counties.
• December 14 – Second round job shadow applications due…all high schools.
• Link to all WLC applications and forms. http://www.kirkwood.edu/wlc/forms
If you are able to connect to Facebook, please “like”
WLC on Facebook and get daily updates on what the outstanding young people in eastern Iowa are learning and
doing through their WLC internships experiences and for
an update on all that is WLC. If not, look for information
on your school’s website, in your e-mailbox through our
monthly e-newsletter, or on our website (www.workplacelearning.org).
To better serve you, please note the following contact
information for our School Liaisons & associated school
districts for job shadows and events:
Ann Brendes: Rural Linn, Jones, Benton,
Iowa (HLV) Counties
319-398-4833 • Ann.Brendes@kirkwood.edu
Barb Tupper: Metro Districts in Linn County
319-398-4831 • Barb.Tupper@kirkwood.edu
Stephanie Olney: Cedar, Iowa (except HLV), Johnson,
Washington Counties
319-887-3647 • Stephanie.Olney@kirkwood.edu
Internship and Practicum
programs will continue to be led by:
Laurie Worden: Benton, Cedar (Tipton & North
Cedar), Jones, Linn Counties
319-398-4826 • Laurie.Worden@kirkwood.edu
Rochelle Sowers: Cedar (West Branch), Iowa, Johnson,
Washington Counties
319-887-3651 • Rochelle.Sowers@kirkwood.edu
Jennifer Ott, Shana Andrews, and Sue Neil will be
working with our employer partners as Business Liaisons.
Additional support will be provided Office Associates,
Amy Neuzil and Mariann Ryan, Department Coordinator,
Nanci Young, and Director, Mary Lou Erlacher.
A full listing of contact information is in the 2012-2013
Grant Wood AEA Education Directory. The WLC main
numbers are 319-398-1040 (CR office - Mariann) and 319887-3598 (IC office - Amy).
Thank you for your on-going support…because of you,
the CONNECTION works!
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December 19, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Grant Wood AEA
Sixth Street Conference Center
Cedar Rapids • Course Number 19119-12-01
Registration: https://www.gwaea.org/apps/
ProfDev/user/signon.cfm
Various technology hardware and software vendors
will be available to showcase their products and
provide information sessions about products and
services.
tinyurl.com/GWAEAiPadU
Welcome to iPadU!
July 11-12, 2013 at Grant Wood AEA
Please Share This with Teachers and Co-workers!
Information posted
on the Grant Wood
AEA Facebook site is
good information that
staff, teachers and administrators throughout the area can often use and benefit from knowing. Toward that end, we are
offering an incentive for folks to
“like” us on Facebook.
For every 20 people who like
us, we will hold a drawing and
give out one, $20 coupon applicable toward any Grant Wood
AEA professional development
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people sign on with “likes”, everyone who has already liked
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a coupon) will be eligible for
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Like us today at: http://
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2012. All coupons issued in
this promotion will be valid
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course cancels, a new coupon
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Grant Wood AEA will host a conference to
celebrate and expand upon innovative classroom
integration strategies for the iPad. Join us for two
days of workshops that will guarantee exciting,
hands-on learning that you can use to enhance
teaching in a K-12 classroom.
Mon.12 | Veterans Day
Call for Presenters!
thurs. 15 | eDucator for a Day
Are you an iPad Guru? Do you have experience
using iPads in K-12 classroom and would like to
share your best ideas? Proposals are currently being accepted for workshops at iPadU. For information, contact Stacy Behmer at sbehmer@gwaea.org.
Visit the Grant Wood AEA Professional Development website at www.gwaea.org and course number
19140-13-01 for registration information.
Schools nationwide will be closed in observance of the armed service veterans
who have served this country. AEW dates back to the post World War I era
and was created as a way to generate public support for education.
tues.13 | Parents Day
Parents and family members are invited to school for a first-hand look
at a typical school day.
WeD.14 | eDucation suPPort Professionals Day
Bus drivers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff,
and others who provide invaluable services are recognized for their
outstanding work.
Elected officials and community leaders are encouraged to serve as
“educators for a day” for a hands-on school experience.
fri.16 | substitute eDucators Day
Educators who are called on to substitute for regular classroom teachers
in their absence are honored for their services.
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3 | Winter 2012
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
The Grant Wood AEA PEP Program: A resource for parents and educators
The Grant Wood AEA
Parent-Educator Partnership
Program is the agency’s
name for the state-level program known as the Parent
Educator Connection (PEC)
Program.
Initiated in 1985, the
program began as a way to
involve parents in the education of their children with
Individualized Education
Programs (IEPs).
The GWAEA PEP Program is located on the main
level of the Grant Wood
AEA 33rd Avenue Facility at
1120 33rd Ave S.W., in
Cedar Rapids.
Our Mission
The mission of the PEP
Program is to promote
strong home-school partnerships, which assist chil-
dren and youth to do well in
school accomplishing IEP
goals and preparing for the
next steps.
In addition to email, the
PEP News Bulletin is available through a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed.
To subscribe, visit www.
aea10.k12.ia.us/schcomplan/pep/newsletter.html.
For more information,
contact the Grant Wood
AEA Parent Educator Partnership Program at 319399-6702 or 800-332-8488.
Why would someone
call PEP?
PEP offers information
for parents, educators and
school administrators:
Parents:
• How to prepare for
your child’s next IFSP
or IEP meeting
• Parent/student rights
and responsibilities
• Transition
• Information on services
and support groups
• Workshops and
conferences
• Resources avail-
able to check out
• Another parent to
talk with
Educators and School
Administrators:
• Conferences, support groups, workshops or newsletters
• Someone to work with
or support a parent
• Resources on specific disabilities or disability awareness
and understanding
• Brochures regarding
PEP, Parent Rights,
and tools to prepare
for IEP meetings
Resources in the PEP
Resource Library
The Parent Educator Partnership (PEP) Resource Library has books,
videos, DVDs, magazines,
and handouts on a variety
of specific disabilities and
disability topics for parents
and educators. The library
also includes a children’s
section with books and a
few videos where the topic
of the story is about disability, the main character has
a disability, or the resource
is information on a specific
disability.
The PEP Library also
contains books, videos, and
DVDs on parenting any
child. Typical parenting topics such as normal growth
and development timelines,
discipline, divorce/step-parenting, sibling relationships,
and support for homework
are available. Check out the
PEP Resource Library Bibliography by visiting the
PEP section of the Grant
Wood AEA website at
www.gwaea.org. To checkout any of these materials
or for more information,
call Liz Hooley in the PEP
Resource Library, 319399-6719 or lhooley@
gwaea.org.
AIM navigator
A relatively new tool is
available for districts, staff,
parents, and students in
need of accessible instructional materials.
The AIM Navigator is
an interactive tool that facilitates the process of decision-making around accessible instructional materials
for an individual student.
Provided through the
Accessible Instructional
National Center on Materials at CAST, Inc., visit
the website to learn more:
http://aim.cast.org/ experience/decision-making_
tools/aim_navigator
Members of the GWAEA
Assistive Technology team
are available to assist with
the AIM Navigator.
Contact a team member
through the GWAEA AT
website at www.aea10.k12.
ia.us/divlearn/Assist/assttec.html
The GWAEA Assistive Technology Team
and the Iowa Center for Assistive Technology
Education and Research presents…
Resources available to support
academic service-learning
Service-learning is a method of teaching and learning
which engages students in
addressing and solving real
problems in their school or
greater community as part
of their total educational
program. Service-learning
differs from other forms
of community service or
volunteer work by keeping education and academic learning at its core.
Service-learning supports
common core standards
throughout all content areas.
The following resources
are recommended for educators seeking additional
information about servicelearning:
The Complete Guide to
Service-Learning, Cathryn
Berger Kaye (available for
check out from the Grant
Wood AEA Media Center)
Free one-hour webinars
available from www.nylc.
org (click on “bookstore”
and then on “webinars”)
For service-learning support through Grant Wood
AEA, including information, professional development, grant writing support,
and resources, please contact Susie Green, GWAEA
student programs specialist,
sgreen@gwaea.org, or call
319-399-6775 or 800-7989771, ext. 6775.
Corridor STEM Initiative
Science • Technology • Engineering • Math
Iowa Reading Association/
ESEA Title I Conference
June 25-26, 2013
Scheman Building
Iowa State Center, Ames, IA
Featured speakers include Gail Boushey and Joan
Moser-the 2 Sisters (“The Daily Five” and “CAFÉ”),
Jarrett J. Krosoczka (“Lunch Lady”), Peter Johnston
(“Opening Minds and Choice Words”) and Barry Lane
(“But How Do You Teach Writing?”)
Program proposals and registration forms are currently available on the Iowa Reading Association website.
For more information, contact Wendy Hammrich, conference chair, whammrich@gmail.com, or visit the Iowa
Reading Association website www.iowareading.org.
Visit CSI
Website
The Corridor STEM
Initiative's website is
aimed at engaging
Iowans to help shift
the culture and mindset
around science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM).
Follow us on Twitter
@CorridorSTEM and
visit the website at
corridorstem.org.
Eastern Iowa Assistive Technology Conference • April 16, 2013
Keynote Speaker:
Dave Edyburn, Ph.D.
www.tinyurl.com/atbuildingbridges
Professor, Dept. of Exceptional Education,
University
ofBridges:
Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Milwaukee,
WI Conference” is
The
“Building
Eastern Iowa Assistive
Technology
in its second year and will provide an opportunity to see first hand the latest in
assistive technologies (AT), practices, and services for school-age students with
disabilities. This AT conference will serve as a unique opportunity for professionals,
parents, administrators and service providers to exchange and gather information
on the current status and assistive technology tools available for consideration. The
sessions presented at the “Building Bridges”: Eastern Iowa Assistive Technology
Conference are divided into seven main tracks which include:
› Accessibility
› Augmentative and Alternative Communication
› Mobile Devices & Special Education
› District Policy to Practice
› AIM/UDL
› AT & School Achievement
› Early Childhood & AT
A vendor area highlighting current AT resources and tools will also be
available. Participants are encouraged to attend a single track or a wide
variety of tracks depending on your conference objectives. Lunch is
provided with your registration.
When:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/profdev/
coursesdetail.cfm?class=28486
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
25 North Madison Street
Iowa City, IA 52242
Workshop Number: 19018-12-01
Audience:
Preschool-12th grade Special Education
Teachers, K-12 General Education
Teachers, AEA Support Staff, Curriculum
Directors, Administrators, Iowa Core
Lead Team Members, Parents
Registration Information:
Sherry Sines, GWAEA Professional
Development Coordinator
319-399-6517 or 800-798-9771,
ext. 6517 or ssines@gwaea.org
Registration Deadline: March 29, 2013
Workshop Fees: $40
4 | Winter 2012
Professional development
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Professional Development Courses
Complete course information including course and workshop descriptions, fees, and payment/refund policies can be accessed on our web site www.gwaea.org.
Courses may be cancelled if minimum enrollments are not met. Register early to avoid class closings or cancellations.
Credit types:
R – Renewal, D-EDEX – Drake Graduate Credit-Educational Extension,
D-EDMA – Drake Graduate Credit-Educational Masters,
M – Morningside Graduate Credit, P – Paraeducator Certification,
SA – Substitute Authorization, SAR – Substitute Authorization Renewal,
PR – Paraeducator Certification Renewal,
CDA – Child Development Associate
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4406-12-01
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Contacts:
Sherry Sines Professional Development Coordinator
(319) 399-6517
1-800-798-9771, Ext. 6517
ssines@aea10.k12.ia.us
Tammy Carolan
Secretary/Registrar
(319) 399-6771
1-800-798-9771, Ext. 6771
tcarolan@aea10.k12.ia.us
Connie Russell Secretary/Registrar
(319) 399-6767
1-800-798-9771, Ext. 6767
crussell@aea10.k12.ia.us
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Section 504 Plans
Using Wraparound for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Challenges
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Foundational Skills
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English language Arts 6-12 – Reading
iPads & SpEd Apps: Support for Reading & Writing
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Monitoring Implementation of Your District Plan
LINKS Curriculum Workshop
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Monitoring Implementation of Your District Plan
Google Sites
Designing a Rigorous ELA Block
Google Docs
Substitute Authorization Class
Google Apps-Classroom Integration Strategies
iPad Basics: Essential Skills for Educators
Making Challenging Texts Accessible: Support Through Vocabulary and Comprehension Instruction
AAC series: All About Communication The Literacy and Communication Connection
Creating Educational Content with iBooks Author
Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification
Understanding and Supporting Grieving Children and Teen
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Reading
Creating Digital Rich Classrooms: Teaching and Learning in a Web 2.0 World
Customizing Learning for the 21st Century: One Size Does NOT Fit All Learners
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts 6-12 – Writing
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Reading
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts 6-12 – Writing
Learning to Achieve: A Research-Based Training of Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities
Reading and Writing Accommodations: Evidence-Based Protocols and Tools
Technology Vendor Fair
Practice with PODD
Coaching in Early Childhood
GWAEA Cultivating Creativity: Fine Arts and Iowa Core Symposium
AAC Series: All About Communication Joint Attention and AAC Implementation Considerations
Analyzing Student Work
Implementing the Creative Curriculum for Preschool Part 2
Strategies to Support Executive Function Skills in Students with Planning, Organization, Emotional Control, Working Memory and Attention Needs
Bookshare: An Introduction for Districts
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Using Monitoring Data to Review and Revise Your District Plan
Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification
Investigating the Standards: Iowa Core Mathematics High School
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Writing
Investigating the Standards: Iowa Core Mathematics Grades K-5
Analyzing Student Work
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts 6-12 – Speaking and Listening
Investigating the Standards: Iowa Core Mathematics Grades 6-8
Para Certification – Behavioral Strategies
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Using Monitoring Data to Review and Revise Your District Plan
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Writing
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Using Monitoring Data to Review and Revise Your District Plan
Designing and Presenting Professional Development for Teachers
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts 6-12 – Speaking and Listening
AAC Series: All About Communication Proloqu2go Introduction
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Re-Certification
Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders (ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, LS, Sensory Processing, Dysgraphia)
Lessons Learned About Engaging the Community in Support for Change
Evaluator Approval Level III: Assessing Academic Rigor
Beacons of Best Practice: Sound Articulation Treatment
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Speaking and Listening
Beacons of Best Practice: Sound Articulation Treatment Day Two
Cognitive Strategies for High Functioning Autism & Asperger’s Disorders
Visual Supports for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Deeper Investigations of the Standards: Iowa Core English Language Arts K-5 – Speaking and Listening
Your Child’s Future… The Possibilities are Endless
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Re-Certification – Autism
Building Bridges: Eastern Iowa Assistive Technology Conference
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Re-Certification
Understanding and Supporting Grieving Children and Teens
Practice with PODD
Google Apps-Classroom Integration Strategies
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Analyzing Impact and Evaluation of District Plan
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Analyzing Impact and Evaluation of District Plan
Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Analyzing Impact and Evaluation of District Plan
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool Mathematics
iPadU: Slide to Unlock Learning
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Professional development
Save the
Dates
Educating for the
Innovation Age
LEARnIng foR TomoRRoW In EASTERn IoWA
Standards, Assessment and Grading:
Teaching Practices to Support Student Learning
January 14,
February 26
& April 1, 2013
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Grant Wood AEA
4401 Sixth St. SW
Cedar Rapids IA
Target Audience:
K-12 teachers,
administrators and
AEA staff
Tammy Heflebower, vice president, Marzano Research
Labs, will be presenting three workshops at Grant Wood
AEA. These workshops will provide participants support
for student learning through best practices in curriculum,
assessment and instruction in support of full implementation
of the Iowa Core.
Session 1, January 14 Curriculum Design and Standards
This session will focus on a deeper look at how to
make Iowa Core meaningful in the classroom through
priority standards and lesson design.
Session 2, February 26 Assessment Practices
This session will help participants understand a
balanced assessment system including both formative
and summative assessments, how to evaluate
assessments for quality and how to use obtrusive,
unobtrusive and student generate assessment to guide
instruction.
Session 3, April 1 Grading Practices
During this session, participants will look at grading
practices, the differences between standards based
and standards referenced grading and best practices
in grading.
DESIGnInG
the
Change
To support districts in developing new models of
teaching and learning and to support college and
career readiness, Grant Wood AEA will host a series of
workshops. These workshops will provide teams with the
opportunity to work together as they create their new
design and plan for implementation.
School teams will be expected to attend all three
sessions and commit to ongoing work on their designs
between sessions. The design work of the teams will
support the four pillars of the Eastern Iowa Compact.
www.commitandact4kids.org
February 25, 2013
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
april 2, 2013
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
June 5, 2013
8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Grant Wood aea
4401 Sixth Street SW
Cedar Rapids IA
reGistration
To register your building team please
complete the attached registration
form and send to grant Wood AEA
Professional Development.
Workshop #: 19146-12-01
Registration Deadline: feb.18, 2013
fee: $100 per team
You may register for one, two or all three sessions.
Registration and detailed descriptions will be available soon.
Contact:
Sherry Sines, GWAEA Professional Development Coordinator
319-399-6517 or 800-798-9771, ext. 6517 or ssines@gwaea.org
Grant Wood Area Education Agency extends equal opportunities in its employment practices, educational
programs and services, and does not discriminate on the basis of color, gender, race, national origin, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or as otherwise
prohibited by law. If you believe you or your child has been discriminated against or treated unjustly, please
contact the Agency’s Equity Coordinator, Maria Cashman, at 319-399-6847 or 800-332-8488, Grant Wood
AEA, 4401 Sixth St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
registration information: gWAEA Professional Development • 319-399-6771 or 800-798-9771, ext. 6771 or tcarolan@gwaea.org
Grant Wood Area Education Agency extends equal opportunities in its employment practices, educational programs and services, and does not discriminate
on the basis of color, gender, race, national origin, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or as
otherwise prohibited by law. If you believe you or your child has been discriminated against or treated unjustly, please contact the Agency’s Equity Coordinator, Maria Cashman, at 319-399-6847 or 800-332-8488, Grant Wood AEA, 4401 Sixth St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
Complete course information including course and workshop descriptions, fees, and payment/refund policies can be accessed on our web site www.gwaea.org.
Extension Education
› Human Relations
(EDMA 204)
Jan. 14 – March 10
3 graduate semester
hours—$550
Drake University Extension Education provides a
convenient way to earn graduate credit through these
and other online course offerings.
Visit www.drake.edu/edex for a complete list of courses,
updated schedules, and registration information.
› Anti-Bullying: Where
to Start (EDMA 205)
March 11 – May 5
3 graduate semester
hours—$550
› Teacher Leadership
Strategies (EDMA 206)
Jan. 14 – March 10
3 graduate semester
hours—$550
Morningside College
Graceland University Master of Education
in Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Arts in Teaching
Offered in collaboration with GWAEA
Degree may include these endorsements:
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● Flexible scheduling
● Cohort format
● Cedar Rapids location
Offered In Cooperation With Grant Wood Aea
New! Courses for Coaches & Athletic Directors
We are NCATE Accredited!
Contact Cathy Porter 1-800-833-0524 ext. 4716
Instructional Strategist II K-12, MD (ID) & BD/LD
Instructional Strategist I, K-8 & 5-12
Special Education Consultant
Reading, K-8 & 5-12
Middle School online
TAG K-12 online
ESL online
Contact Morningside (800) 831-0806, ext. 5375
Field Coordinator Judy Bailey (319) 560-3473
Tuition: $190 per credit hour
http://www.grad.morningside.edu
The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.
6 | Winter 2012
Instructional media/school technology
New and improved library media centers
Norman Borlaug Elementary –
Iowa City School District
The summer of 2012 saw the closing of 81-year-old
Roosevelt Elementary School in Iowa City and the opening of Norman Borlaug Elementary. During Roosevelt’s
last year, Teacher-Librarian Anne Marie Kraus planned and
implemented the transition of the library and computer lab.
While vigorously weeding the Roosevelt collection, Kraus
systematically ordered a sizeable new collection. “The Borlaug library is remarkable in its breadth and depth. We had
the good fortune of merging the longevity of Roosevelt with
the currency of Borlaug,” observes Kraus. Planning that
merger required some careful collection development, measuring, mapping, and number-crunching.”
The results are exciting to use, and beautiful to look at,
in its stunning setting, with floor-to-ceiling windows.
The construction crew dubbed the library “the tree house,”
referring to the second-floor panorama of trees and nature
on three sides.
The library and all the classrooms are equipped with a
SMART Board, projector, document camera, and speakers,
as well as computers for student use. Placing this technology
in every teaching area allows classrooms to move forward
with 21st Century technology skills.
“It’s been a lot of work, but our efforts are now coming
to fruition,” says Kraus. “We had a beautiful dedication
ceremony, and we are building a new community here.”
Anamosa Middle School – Anamosa School District
The library at the new Anamosa Middle School is named the Walt Fortney Learning Center. Walt Fortney was a leader
in the middle school concept and a middle school administrator in Anamosa.
Highland School District
The library was opened during the 2011-2012 school year and is about three times bigger than the old library. Students
enjoy the additional space and the natural light that comes through the myriad of windows installed in the northeast corner
of the library. The lab of 24 computers allows entire classes to take advantage of online resources, and the recent transition
to an accessible online catalog has brought the library renovation full circle. The library serves grades 6 through 12.
Vernon Middle School – Marion Independent School District
Vernon Middle School received a brand new library as well as a new circulation system this year. Students are enjoying
the much larger space and are particularly favoring the big comfy seats for reading and studying.
Washington High School –
Washington School District
Washington Community Schools opened a new high
school at the start of the 2012-2013 school year. Included
in this new facility is also a brand new library. The library
is centrally located in the new building making it a popular spot to hang out. Washington High School rolled out
1:1 computers to all 9-12 students this year as well. WHS
now has a full-time teacher librarian and 1:1 coordinator
to help manage and facilitate the use of the Mac Book Pro
computers along with promoting information literacy in
the library.
7 | Winter 2012
Instructional media/school technology
GWAEA Media Center Hours
New Art Books
American city: St. Louis architecture: three centuries of classic design
Robert Sharoff. The Images Publishing Group, 2010. Shelf # FA 3E (189850)
Express yourself! : activities and adventures in expressionism
Joyce Raimondo. Watson-Guptill Publications 2005. Shelf # FA 3D (189627)
100 ideas that changed architecture.
Richard Weston. Lawrence King Publishing, 2011. Shelf # FA 3E (189849)
Primary art: it’s the process not the product.
MaryAnn F. Kohl. Gryphon House, 2005. Shelf # FA 3D (189631)
Regular hours
Summer hours
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
August – June*
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June – August*
*Regular hours are from
the middle of August
through the middle of
June.
*Summer hours are
from the middle of June
through the middle of
August.
Media Center late start
and snow day procedures New Poetry Books
In the event of a late start or snow day, here are the
important things to remember:
DELIVERIES
• Grant Wood AEA van drivers will make every
effort to deliver to schools that have a late start.
• If they are not able to get into the school and
make the delivery, materials will be returned
to the Grant Wood AEA Media Center.
• Media Center staff will reschedule DVDs
and videos for the first available date OR
shorten the original loan period. Other
materials will be delivered on the next van route.
RETURNS
• The due back date for any materials that should have
been returned but were not, due to a late start or
snow day will be extended TO THE NEXT VAN
DELIVERY by GWAEA Media Center staff.
• It is not necessary to call and request an
extension unless more time is needed.
For questions or assistance, please contact Customer
Service at 319-399-6754 or 800-642-4107.
Barefoot, Poems for Naked Feet.
Stefi Weisburd. Wordsong, 2008. Shelf #LA
15E (189488)
Birds of a Feather.
Jane Yolen. Wordsong, 2011. Shelf #LA 15E
(189487)
Book Speak! Poems About Books.
Laura Purdie Salas. Clarion Books, 2011. Shelf
#LA 15E (189486)
Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes.
Alice Schertle. Harcourt Children’s Books,
2009. Shelf #LA 15E (189485)
Change-Up Baseball Poems.
Gene Fehler. Clarion Books, 2009. Shelf #LA
15E (189483)
A Dazzling Display of Dogs, Concrete Poems.
Betsy Franco. Tricycle Press, 2011. Shelf #LA
15E (189482)
Every Day’s a Dog Day: A Year in Poems.
Marilyn Singer. Dial Books, 2012. Shelf #LA
15E (189481)
Give Me Wings.
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Holiday
House, 2010. Shelf #LA 15E (189480)
The Great Migration: Journey to the North.
Eloise Greenfield. Amistad, 2011. Shelf #LA
15# (189479)
The Hound Dog’s Haiku and Other Poems
for Dog Lovers.
Michael J. Rosen. Candlewick Press, 2011.
Shelf #LA 15E (189477)
I Am the Book.
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Holiday
House, 2011. Shelf #LA 15E (189478)
Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from
a Single Word
Bob Raczka. Roaring Brook Press, 2011. Shelf
#LA 15E (189496)
A Meal of the Stars: Poems Up and Down
Dana Jensen. Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Shelf
#LA 15E (189495)
Nasty Bugs.
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Dial Books,
2012. Shelf #LA 15E (189497)
Nature’s Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art
and Verse.
Patricia Thomas. Millbrook Press, 2007. Shelf
#LA 15E (189498)
Poetrees.
Douglas Florian. Beach Lane Books, 2010.
Shelf #LA 15E (189499)
Roots and Blues: A Celebration
Arnold Adoff. Clarion Booksm 2011. Shelf
#LA 15E (189501)
New Classroom Collection Materials
Behavioral Issues/
Discipline/Student Issues
When behavior makes learning
hard: positive steps for changing
student behavior.
Barbara E. Baditoi. Council for
Exceptional Children, 2011. Shelf
# VE 2D (189023)
Guidance
The Anger control game.
Creative Therapy Store, 2010.
Shelf # VE 2D (189122)
Angry animals 2: a board game
teaching healthy expression of
anger.
Creative Therapy Store, 2009.
Shelf # VE 2D (189125)
The Self-control game.
Creative Therapy Store, 2010.
Shelf # VE 2D (189126)
Social thinking worksheets for
tweens and teens: learning to
read in between the social lines.
Michelle Garcia Winner. Think
Social Publishing, 2011. Shelf #
VE 2B (189040)
Talkabout game.
Speechmark Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # VE 2F (189124)
We can make it better: a strategy
to motivate and engage young
learners in social problemsolving through flexible stories.
Elizabeth M. Delsandro. Think
Social, 2010. Shelf # VE 1C
(189042)
The Zones of regulation: a
curriculum designed to foster
self-regulation and emotional
control.
Leah M. Kuypers. Think Social,
2011. Shelf # VE 2D (189041)
Language Arts/Reading
Daily word ladders, grades 2-3: 100 reproducible word study lessons that help kids boost reading,
vocabulary, spelling and phonics
skills-independently!
Timothy Rasinski. Scholastic, 2005. Shelf # LA 2B
(189531)
Daily word ladders, grades 4-6:
100 reproducible word study lessons that help kids boost reading,
vocabulary, spelling and phonics
skills-independently!
Timothy Rasinski. Scholastic,
2005. Shelf # LA 2B (189532)
5-minute proofreading practice:
180 quick and motivating activities students can use to practice
essential proofreading skills-every day of the school year.
Jill Safro. Scholastic, 2009. Shelf
# PM 4D (189535)
50 nifty speaking and listening
activities: promoting oral language and comprehension.
Cambium Learning Technologies,
2011. Shelf # LA 2C (189121)
Vocabulary through Morphemes:
suffixes, prefixes, and roots for
intermediate and secondary
grades.
Susan M. Ebbers. Sopris
West, 2011. Shelf # LA 13L
(189009)
Science
Differentiating science instruction and assessment for learners
with special needs, K-8.
Kevin D. Finson and others.
Corwin Press, 2011. Shelf # PM
4A (189526)
Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems.
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Margaret
K. McElderry Books, 2010. Shelf #LA 15E
(189502)
Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles. J. Patrick Lewis. Chronicle Books, 2009. Shelf
#LA 15E (189503)
Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book
of Poems.
Collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek
Peters. Candflewick Press, 2010. Shelf #LA
15E (189504)
Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal
Kingdom.
Marilyn Singer. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Shelf
#LA 15E (189521)
UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and
Paintings.
Douglas Florian. Beach Lane Books, 2012.
Shelf #LA 15E (189506)
We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart.
Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers.
Collins, 2011. Shelf #LA 15E (189507)
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku.
Lee Wardlaw. Henry Holt & Company, 2011.
Shelf #LA 15E (189508)
Social Studies
Hands-on history: geography
activities.
Shell Education, 2006. Shelf # SS
3C (189049)
Leveled texts for differentiated
content-area literacy: the 20th
century.
Teacher Created Materials, 2011.
Shelf # SS 4C (189045)
Leveled texts for differentiated
content-area literacy: world
cultures through time.
Teacher Created Materials, 2011.
Shelf # SS 5F (189046)
Primary sources: investigating
geography.
Teacher Created Materials, 2011.
Shelf # SS 3C (189047)
Primary sources: women’s suffrage in the United States.
Teacher Created Materials, 2012.
Shelf # SS 3C (189048)
New Materials in the Professional Library
Assessment
How do we know they’re getting better:
assessment for 21st century minds, K-8.
John Barell. Corwin Press, 2012. R
371.26 BAR (189265)
Improving formative assessment practice to empower student learning. Caroline E.
Wylie and others. Corwin Press, 2012. R
371.26 WYL (189464)
Early Childhood Education
Young investigators: the project approach in the early years.
Judy Harris Helm. Teachers College
Press, 2011. R 372.13 HEL (189509)
General
Aligning IEPs to the common core state
standards: for students with moderate
and severe disabilities.
Ginevra Courtade and Diane M. Browder.
Attainment Company, 2011. R 371.91
COU (189176)
The Data toolkit: ten tools for supporting school improvement.
Robert T. Hess and Pam Robbins. Corwin
Press, 2012. R 371.2 HES (189266)
Effective supervision: supporting the art
and science of teaching.
Robert J. Marzano and others. ASCD,
2011. R 371.2 MAR (189305)
Interventions for speech sound disorders
in children.
Paul H. Brookes, Pub., 2010. R 618.92
INT (189609)
Off the clock: moving education from
time to competency.
Fred Bramante. Corwin Press, 2012. R
379.154 BRA (189463)
Opening the common core: how to
bring all students to college and career
readiness.
Carol Corbett Burris and Delia T. Garrity. Corwin Press, 2012. R 378.1 BUR
(189267)
Our iceberg is melting: changing and
succeeding under any conditions.
John P. Kotter and Holger Rathgeber.
St. Martin’s Press, 2005. R 650.1 KOT
(189303)
Systematic supervision, middle school: a
positive way to monitor common areas.
IRIS Media, 2011. R 371.14 SYS
(189581)
Talking back to Facebook: the common
sense guide to raising kids in the digital
age.
James P. Steyer. Scribner, 2012. R 004.67
STE (189603)
Professional Development
From staff room to classroom II: the
one-minute professional development
planner.
Brian M. Pete and Robin J. Fogarty. Corwin Press, 2010. R 370.71 PET (189307)
Reading
Coteaching reading comprehension
strategies in secondary school libraries:
maximizing your impact.
Judi Moreillon. American Library, 2012.
R 375.001 MOR (189611)
They say / I say: the moves that matter
in academic writing.
Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. W.W.
Norton & Company, 2010. R 808.042
GRA (189304)
Unlocking literacy: effective decoding &
spelling instruction.
Marcia K. Henry. Paul H. Brookes, Pub.,
2010. R 372.46 HEN (189602)
Special Needs and Challenges
AAC strategies for individuals with
moderate to severe disabilities.
Paul H. Brookes, Pub., 2012. R 616.85
AAC (189689)
Special Needs and
Challenges
Basic Information.
PCI Educational Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # SE 1A (189065)
Behavior.
PCI Educational Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # SE 1A (189064)
Community.
PCI Educational Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # SE 1A (189068)
Money and time.
PCI Educational Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # SE 1A (189066)
Social skills.
PCI Educational Publishing, 2011.
Shelf # SE 1A (189067)
How to teach life skills to kids with
autism or Asperger’s.
Jennifer Myers McIlwee. Future Horizons, 2010. R 618.92 MYE (189259)
More behavior solutions in and beyond
the inclusive classroom.
Beth Aune and others. Future Horizons,
2011. R 371.9 AUN (189608)
7 steps for success: high school to college
transition strategies for students with
disabilities.
Elizabeth C. Hamblet. Council for
Exceptional children, 2011. R 371.9 HAM
(189039)
Technology
The Classroom teacher’s technology
survival guide.
Doug Johnson. Jossey Bass, 2012. R
371.33 JOH (189310)