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In 1935, the “Iowa Test of Basic Skills” (ITBS) were first administered in Iowa. Students in grades six through eight completed the ITBS tests in subjects such as reading comprehension, spelling and mathematics. These assessments were state...
Over 250 school administrators and educators attended Dr. Anthony Muhammad’s workshop “Transforming School Culture through PLCs” at our Central Rivers AEA Office in Cedar Falls on January 9th as part of our Lead, Inspire, Innovate Professional Learning...
Central Rivers Area Education Agency (AEA) is on a mission to help the educators we serve to be the leaders of the most inspired and innovative schools in the nation. And we’re doing it through professional learning...
This month, Central Rivers AEA Creative Services’ featured product is sports posters! Let us design and print your full color gloss team posters! 13×19 posters are $0.30 each. Graphics and trim time are additional. Submit your orders...
We’ve all heard the alarming statistics: One in five children have or will have signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder. Only 20% of children who have mental health disorders receive the treatment they need, and...
The excitement is building again this year following the middle school competition which took place in November. The highest roller coaster built by middle schoolers at Blessed Maria Assunta Pollotta in Waterloo was over six feet tall!...
Like most of us, I grew up believing that the only way to be successful after high school was to attend a four year college after graduation. Many of us had that same belief drilled into us...
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) are partnering with McREL (a highly regarded educational research and development organization that offers professional development for educators) to offer the “Iowa Leadership Academy” beginning June 2019. The focus of this learning...
Is it still important for children to learn their addition and multiplication tables? Yes! However, the way students learn these math facts may be different than the way most adults learned. Rather than memorizing math facts, the...