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Maker meetup – Central Rivers AEA

Maker meetup – Central Rivers AEA

We are excited to share with you an ‘all-star’ line up of amazing educators joining us in Cedar Falls for Maker Meetup on July 30th! Plan to attend as we explore ways to empower students as learners through sharing...

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Makerspace EdCamp coming to Central Rivers AEA!

Makerspace EdCamp coming to Central Rivers AEA!

Exciting news for anyone working on Makerspaces in their school buildings! Central Rivers AEA Instructional Technologists are hosting a Makerspace EdCamp on March 30th!  We are looking to bring educators together that have makerspaces they have already...

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Video games in school?

Video games in school?

eSports are quickly gaining popularity across the country and are working their way into Iowa.  Providing students with the opportunity to compete with students across the country increasing their team building skills, collaboration, scholarship and college opportunities....

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Leveraging student voice with technology

Leveraging student voice with technology

Technology seems to exist on two levels today.  We expect it to permeate every aspect of our personal lives, but in education we often still treat it as a separate idea or an add-on.  School districts in...

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Assistive Technology (AT)–Who really Needs it?

Assistive Technology (AT)–Who really Needs it?

by  Lea Ann Peschong Central Rivers Speech Language Pathologist In today’s schools, technology is used daily by teachers and students to explore, to collect data, to research, to organize, to read, to write, and to communicate; to...

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What is the Maker Mindset?

What is the Maker Mindset?

Makerspaces are quickly finding a home in every school.  Schools are remodeling media centers, industrial tech areas, and computer labs with technology and materials to provide students with the space and capability to make whatever they can...

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