Grant Wood AEA facilities open by appointment only

Grant Wood AEA services are available by appointment only.

Upcoming Substitute Authorization Classes

Increased flexibility in the use of substitute teachers during the disaster emergency period.

Professional Learning During COVID-19

Grant Wood AEA remains open by appointment, and those appointments include limited professional learning opportunities. Please be sure to keep an eye on our regularly updated professional learning page.

Professional Learning.

Area Districts Need Substitute Teachers

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increased need for substitute teachers. You can help Iowa school districts and students this year by becoming authorized as a substitute teacher, now with more lenient requirements.

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Concerned about your child's development?

Grant Wood AEA Early ACCESS can help!

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Building Bridges 2021 -- Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the Building Bridges Accessible and Assistive Technology Conference. "From Surviving to Thriving."

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College For Kids Registration | Now Open

Registration for the 2021 College For Kids is now open!

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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Grant Wood AEA: A Partner For Learning

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Leads the Next Generation of Programmers in an Hour of Code

Dec 08, 2020

Grant Wood Area Education Agency is spearheading local Hour of Code events.

How Grant Wood AEA Received Top Workplace Recognition In 2020

Sep 16, 2020

Grant Wood Area Education Agency took second place among Iowa's largest employers this year, making it the 7th consecutive year …

Grant Wood AEA Leadership Announcements

May 19, 2020

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Staff Campaign for Special Masks for Students

May 05, 2020

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Deaf and Hard of Hearing staff are mobilizing to help support the communication needs of their …

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.