GHAEA Library Media & Computer Science

ATTENTION Iowa Teacher Librarians and School Library Associates: Join our virtual network series "Book Chats & Beyond!" aimed at fostering strong community, encouraging reading, resource exchange, and collaborative conversation. Facilitated by GHAEA Teacher Librarians, each session offers a space for authentic engagement and innovative ideas while highlighting books, digital tools, and project ideas that enhance both classroom and library experiences for all learners! Our first network meeting is TODAY! See this flyer for more details. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fr4CTNwD-GRHxFGvowLbybKKwbe7ycPK/view?usp=sharing

📚Are you a PK-5th grade teacher with access to GHAEA Media and Van Delivery Services? Do you need an "easy button" for getting a variety of grade-level appropriate fiction and nonfiction books for your students every month? Sign up for our Rotating Reads Program! 📚
✅Register today to receive your books starting in September!

Rotating Reads Program Request Form GHAEA Media Library is offering a Rotating Reads program for PK-5th grade teachers, and we would love for you to be a part of it! Once signed up, you will automatically receive a variety of 25-30 fiction & nonfiction books every 4 weeks via GHAEA van delivery! *Because this is a rotating collection....

What a great day of learning and collaborating with Teacher Librarians & Library Associates across Green Hills AEA!

Lewis Central Community School District was one of four Green Hills AEA districts awarded a Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund (CSPDIF) grant by the Iowa Department of Education. The funds from this grant will provide over a $150,000 in high-quality computer science professional development, programmable devices, and AEA coaching and support for these districts!

This week PK-5 teachers received one day of professional development from NewBoCo, and then staff and students spent three days with author and educator, Daphne McMenemy, completing hands-on coding and STEM activities. It was an awesome four days of learning!

It's Read Across America Week!📖 What did you do to celebrate? We would love to see your photos! Check out these resource calendars for lessons and activities to use all month long!

March Calendars Check out this design designed by Julie Rivera.

Lenox Community Schools is one of four Green Hills AEA school districts awarded a Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund (CSPDIF) grant by the Iowa Department of Education. The funds from this grant will provide over a $150,000 in high-quality computer science professional development, programmable devices, and AEA coaching and support for these districts!

Today, as part of the grant, Lenox educators were introduced to micro:bits, a microcomputer that can be easily programmed and integrated into class instruction.

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Have you read our latest newsletter? Inside you'll find AEA Digital Resource updates,ready-to-use resources, and learning opportunities!

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Students at Atlantic Community School District celebrated Hour of Code Week with several activities. Schuler students focused on this year’s theme of “Make the invisible, visible” by learning how AI Is trained and then putting it to practice by creating an AI-assisted class coloring book.

First graders at Washington saw how coding can be used in the real world by coding Blue-bots to draw shapes and clear “snow”.

What a way to bring computer science to life!

Six grade levels means six Hour of Code sessions! K-5 students at Stanton Community Schools experienced a variety of codeable devices today: Indis, Finches, Dashes, Blue-bots, Botleys, and micro:bits plus an AI drawing station.

Special shoutout to the 6-8 student helpers who did an amazing job of teaching groups how to use the devices and helping with set-up and take down; we couldn’t have done it without you!

To quote one of the students, “Hour of Code is SO MUCH FUN!” Couldn’t agree more!

Some photos from today’s Hour of Code celebration in Woodbine Community School District! What an amazing experience for all the students!

In case you missed the earlier post: It was an awesome day of computer science and celebrating Hour of Code/ CS Ed Week in Woodbine Community School District today! 5th and 6th grade students designed and facilitated hands-on learning stations with a variety of computing devices, and then invited PK-4th grade students to come participate and learn with them. What an amazing sight to see a gym full of students immersed in CS activities! Shout out to WCSD teachers Shawna Harris and Kyle Bartels for your dedication to computer science education!

It was an awesome day of computer science and celebrating Hour of Code/ CS Ed Week in Woodbine Community School District today! 5th and 6th grade students designed and facilitated hands-on learning stations with a variety of computing devices, and then invited PK-4th grade students to come participate and learn with them. What an amazing sight to see a gym full of students immersed in CS activities! Shout out to WCSD teachers Shawna Harris and Kyle Bartels for your dedication to computer science education!

What an exciting day at WCSD! Our PreK-4 students participated in the Hour of Code, where they engaged in hands-on learning with amazing devices like BeeBots, Finch Robots, and Sphero Bolts! A huge shoutout to our 5/6 students and teachers Shawna Harris and Kyle Bartels for hosting this event in the HS gymnasium! A special thank you to Heather Lundquist with GHAEA and her support. With Iowa being one of the top 10 states in Computer Science, we’re proud to provide our students with these unique experiences that many districts can’t offer. The 2024 State of Computer Science Education report, released by Code.org Here is a video link that showcases our Hour of Code: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGZAjTW9OM/kBtVlk3air8CiAIIk2JubA/view?utm_content=DAGZAjTW9OM&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel Southwest Iowa STEM RegionGHAEA Digital Learning & Media