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Helping students with disabilities find meaningful employment after high school
(Please consider sharing this article in your district newsletter or social media sites.) The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition identifies work experience as a strong predictor of post-school success in the area of employment for students...
Reminder regarding home school testing dates for 2018-19
Central Rivers AEA will be providing home school assessment services using the new ISASP during the 2018-19 school year. The testing date for all three AEA office locations (Clear Lake, Cedar Falls and Marshalltown) will be on...
Wilson Reading System® Training to be held August 14,15 & 16
CRAEA will be a host site for training of the Wilson Reading System®. This program is an intensive Tier 3 program for students in grades 2-12 with word-level deficits who are not making sufficient progress through their...
School improvement supports available
Schools recently designated as either targeted or comprehensive through Iowa’s implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) have been busy engaging in activities that will serve to assist them in identifying needs and in developing plans...
RTI at Work Institute
Looking for ways to enhance MTSS in your building? The RTI at Work Institute on April 17-18, 2019 in Des Moines is an excellent opportunity to bring teams together to learn from experts regarding successful school systems. This...
Collective efficacy the feature of IASCD conference in April
Learn with Jenni Donohoo, the author of Collective Efficacy: How Educators’ Beliefs Impact Student Learning. This two-day institute is designed to develop an understanding of Hattie’s highest ranking influence, collective efficacy; which is the belief that together...
College and Career Readiness workshops
Three opportunities are now available to work with your district Individual Career and Academic Planning (ICAP) team or similar group to: Learn about what your district or school’s data says about how students from your district are doing...
Two opportunities to join unique EdCamp experiences
Join us on Saturday, February 23, 2019, as we carry the banner for Iowa students at our statewide UNconference, #EdCampIowa. EdCamp is like nothing in education you’ll ever experience. It’s a Saturday where excited, passionate educators gather...
Assistive Technology conference to be held March 1
The Central Rivers AEA Assistive Technology Team is excited to host the 2nd Annual Assistive Technology Conference on Friday, March 1, 2019! Use this one-day conference to explore ways everyday teachers, and others, are using assistive technology to assist...