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    Chrome Extensions That Meet Students’ Needs: Building Bridges 2022

    Wondering about options for Chrome Extensions that might meet different student needs? Denise Henry-Orndorff, an instructional coach from Frederick County Schools, put a variety of… Read More

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    Ways to Build Engagement & Access — Use Student Interests

    Ever think about different ways to build engagement in the classroom? It can be hard to feel engaged — the struggle is real for… Read More

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    Coming Soon! Iowa’s AEAs Continue to Add Digital Resources for Students and Educators

    Iowa’s AEAs provide students and educators with no-cost access to high-quality, vetted digital resources. They are proud to announce their lineup… Read More

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    Building More Student Engagement and Access with Bookshare: Building Bridges 2022

    For students who might have print disabilities, paper-based books can be difficult or even impossible to read. While students are receiving instruction in… Read More

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    TeachingBooks.net: Resource Spotlight

    TeachingBooks.net, one of the Grant Wood AEA online resources, is available for all of the educators and… Read More

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    National Poetry Month: Resources Available

    This April, join millions of others in celebrating the largest literary celebration in the world! The mission of National Poetry Month… Read More

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    A Teacher’s Experience with Peer-to-Peer Supports: Building Bridges 2022

    Preschoolers are capable of doing BIG things when given the opportunity. One preschool teacher, Erin Sheets shares how peer mediated strategies have been a… Read More

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    Iowa’s Area Education Agencies Awarded Grant Funding for Computer Science

    Iowa’s Area Education Agencies have been awarded nearly one million dollars in grant funding to provide statewide K-12 computer science professional development for… Read More

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    Building Bridges: AAC in General Education Incorporating Peer Modeling

    Great learning opportunities occur everyday in our classrooms, but something else is happening within those four walls. Children are developing friendships and a… Read More

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    Broader Thinking About Barriers and ‘Building Bridges’ for Student Success

    Barriers. Every human being has them. We encounter different barriers at different times in life (sometimes in different situations within one day) that vary and… Read More