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The books educators share with students go a long way in developing their compassion for others. Books about social justice allow our students insight into what it feels like to be a refugee, to encounter racism, or...
Central Rivers AEA Media Services strives to maintain a current collection of resources for our schools to access. In order to maintain the currency and relevance of our materials, each summer our media collection is reviewed or...
There has been much discussion and planning in Media Services these past few months due to COVID-19. Our top priority is the safety of students, educators, and AEA staff. We are working to maintain your access to...
Several points of research show how student achievement can drop off over the summer if they don’t stay engaged academically. Wondering how to keep your students reading over the summer? Central Rivers AEA, in cooperation with Mackin...
During this time of remote learning, there has been an increased demand for quality digital resources to support student learning. For the past month, there have been webinars created around many of the AEA Digital Resources that...
Central Rivers’ AEA’s Media Center is here to support district teachers and staff. The agency needs teacher and administrator feedback to ensure the agency’s Media Center resources include the items that are most needed in your classrooms...
These book sets are organized by grade level themes for Iowa Social Studies Standards. Sources are central to the success of inquiry. Sources deliver content, encourage disciplinary thinking, and even inspire students to want to learn more....
MackinVIA offers students and teachers fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of topics. Within your school’s MackinVIA, books are organized to support the Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in...
Central Rivers AEA Media Services strives to maintain a current collection of resources for our schools to access. In order to maintain the currency and relevance of our materials, each summer our media collection is reviewed or...