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Educators…welcome back to the brand new 2019-20 school year! It’s a special time full of preparation and anticipation for the new experiences, learning, and growth that we know is coming in the year ahead! We can’t wait...
Central Rivers AEA offices return to regular office hours for the school year on Monday, August 12. Hours will be 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Having trouble reaching someone? Use the Live Chat button for...
Central Rivers AEA is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers for the Lead, Inspire, Innovate series professional learning series. Registration is now open! For more information, including details regarding how you can bring speakers into your...
Summer slide is the tendency for students to undo the gains they made during the previous school year, or to not be as prepared for the new, higher-level requirements of their grade level when they return to...
Anxiety. It’s one of the most prevalent mental health disorders; and of all the mental health disorders, it has the youngest age of onset. Did you know that everyone experiences some level of anxiety at times? And yet...
Hanover Research, a global market research and analytics firm, recently released results of an independent survey of Iowa’s educators regarding the services of Iowa’s Area Education Agency (AEA) system. Over 8,000 responses were generated from an invitation...
In your lifetime, you have undoubtedly crossed paths with a child labeled lazy, unmotivated, and underachieving but also marveled when that very same child showed signs of high creativity, imagination, and curiosity. What about the child with...
We just wrapped up our annual Battle of the Books competition held at the Central Rivers AEA Cedar Falls office. Battle of the Books is a collaborative reading competition designed to enhance student commitment, team building, and...
The purpose of grading is to identify how well students have achieved the learning objectives or goals established for a class or course of study. Recently, several school districts around the country have challenged traditional grading systems...