Substitute Authorization Training

This course is designed to meet the requirements for the Substitute Authorization. The course addresses the four components required by the Board of Educational Examiners including Classroom Management, Diversity, Ethics and Strategies for Learning.

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Visible Learning Plus

Oct. 16, 2019 John Hattie and Peter DeWitt will discuss the most important messages from the Visible Learning research.

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Principal Leadership Program 2019-2020

The Grant Wood AEA Principal Leadership Program is a comprehensive, year-long professional development program for preK-12 principals.

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MTSS Professional Learning for Secondary Schools

This professional learning, jointly sponsored by Iowa Reading Research Center and Grant Wood AEA, is for secondary schools who want to initiate, expand, or refine their multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) structures in literacy, math, and social, emotional, behavioral, mental health (SEBMH).

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Ensuring Success for all Learners

Grant Wood Area Education Agency is one of nine of Iowa’s intermediate educational service agencies. GWAEA staff work as educational partners with public and accredited, nonpublic schools to improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth in a seven county area.

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The need to support English Language Learners continues to expand.

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Assistive Technology

Learn how Assistive Technology can help student learning

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Using blended learning to personalize student instruction

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Learn more about the impact of Grant Wood and other AEAs in Iowa.

The New Compact is a collaborative venture among Iowa's AEAs, Iowa's public and non-public accredited school and the Iowa Department of Education. The goal is that by 2018, every child in Iowa who graduates will be fully prepared for success in post-secondary studies, a career, citizenship, and in life. The brief video in the below link outlines how Iowa's AEAs work together with families, educators, students and communities to impact lives.

Substitute Authorization Training

Visible Learning Plus

Principal Leadership Program 2019-2020

MTSS Professional Learning for Secondary Schools

Ensuring Success for all Learners

Learn more about ELL

Assistive Technology

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Learn more about how Grant Wood AEA is partnering for educational success

Visible Learning plus featuring Professor John Hattie and Peter DeWitt

Schools benefit from $2.1 million for children’s mental health

GWAEA Launches Strategic Planning Process

Grant Wood AEA Leadership Announcements

Learn more about the impact of Grant Wood and other AEAs in Iowa.