Northwest AEA's Autism Team supports schools by providing training on and off site, direct consultation at the school, as well as resources for the staff in the areas of curriculum and evidence based practices to support social, developmental, and instructional differences.

This week, in honor of National Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month, Northwest AEA's Autism Team will be bringing you information and strategies for learners with Autism. Today, we're discussing a five point timer! ⚫️🔴⚪️🔵🔴

It's Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month! Check out these graphics for an overview of Northwest AEA's autism related services, and watch the page this week for videos from our Autism Team! ❤️♾️🧩️

Northwest AEA offers professional learning to support teachers in delivering effective specially designed instruction (SDI) to improve literacy outcomes for learners in grades k-6 with disabilities. Contact the NWAEA SDI team for more information on K-6 Literacy SDI!

Northwest AEA offers professional learning to support teachers in delivering effective specially designed instruction (SDI) to improve outcomes for learners with significant disabilities. Contact Northwest AEA's SDI team for more information on significant disabilities SDI!

Northwest AEA offers professional learning to support teachers in delivering effective Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) to improve outcomes for learners with disabilities in preschool. Contact Northwest AEA's SDI team for more information on Preschool SDI!

Nothwest AEA SDI caoches support the use of the SDI framework to diagnose for instructional design, design instructional delivery & deliver for engagement. SDI guiding principles are of key importance to improve outcomes, services, and Specially Designed Instruction for learners

Do you know that AEA has SDI coaches that can support your teachers with best practice in Specailly Designed Instruction to improve outcomes for students with disablites? Contact your Northewest AEA SDI Team for support!

Tan Huynh is a teacher, an author, a podcaster, and a consultant. Tan shares his application of research-based strategies with the hopes of celebrating teachers who serve multilingual learners.
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Northwest AEA has SDI coaches that can support teachers with best practices in SDI, to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Contact us today if you have questions about getting SDI support!

Did you know Northwest AEA's Creative Services department can print banners? We were excited to make these 34 individual banners for LeMars Community High School's Performing Arts Seniors.
Educators can visit our website at aeacreativeservices.org to order!

Community Action Agency of Siouxland honored our Early Childhood department with a gorgeous piece of art, created by local students. We appreciate the artwork and our partnership to help young learners. 💙🎨🖌

The Week of the Young Child® focuses public attention on the needs of young children & their families, & recognizes programs & services that meet those needs. The first years of a child’s life are when the brain rapidly develops & lay the foundation for all future learning!

Jennifer Taps Richard, of SLPath, collaborated with our Speech-Language Pathologists today to further their understanding of The Complexity Approach and highly unintelligible learners. Our SLPs constantly improve their skill sets to bring the best services to their students!

Northwest Iowa students participated in the Space Settlement Design Competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. They developed a proposal set in the year 2059 for a space settlement for 9000 people. NASA engineers reviewed their proposals & gave feedback about each one.

Don't miss the the eclipse on April 8th!! The next eclipse isn't until 2044. This resource will guide you with animations, explanations and possible activities: mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/mini-lessonact…
Contact our Science Team for more ideas to prepare for this epic event! ☀️🌕🌎

The top five books for science teachers to read are:
1. Ambitious Science Teaching
2. Science in the City
3. Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Vol. 1 2nd Ed.
4. Braiding Sweetgrass
5. STEM Lesson Guideposts

Which one is your favorite?

Northwest AEA will be closed for Spring Break starting Thursday, March 28, at 3:00 pm. We will be back in the office on Monday, April 1.