This newsletter is full of exciting announcements in honor of National Library Week. Librarians are a small yet mighty group. Your impact on teaching and learning is invaluable, and I thank you for your work. You are an essential part of the school community!

Iowa's AEAs provide students and educators with no-cost access to high-quality, vetted digital resources. We are proud to announce our lineup of instructional resources for the 2022-23 school year, including six new offerings! Students, educators, and parents have 24/7/365 access to these ebooks, streaming videos, encyclopedias, reference materials, and more!

Rosen Publishing has been a staple for nonfiction materials in the library world. Further details will be forthcoming in the fall about these databases.

Power Knowledge Science

This elementary database includes science fair projects and experiments, interactive games, scientist profiles, live video feeds, and nature cams covering life, physical, Earth, and space sciences.

• Life Science
• Biology
• Physical Science

Core Concepts Science

This secondary database includes videos, digital interactive activities, and experiments exploring chemistry, biology, and the periodic table.

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Periodic Table

The good news continues for the fall of 2022!

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is specifically designed for K-2 students. It is packed with over 1500 informational articles across five subjects, includes ready-made activities, and supports literacy. The database is complete with scaffolding to support differentiated instruction, engaging multimedia within each article to maximize comprehension, and interactive lessons, activities, and games to reinforce learning.

It includes PebbleGo Spanish and Read more Animals and Science ebooks.

PebbleGo Next

PebbleGo Next provides 3rd-5th grade students hundreds of curriculum-connected articles designed for their specific needs in

• American Indian history
• Biographies
• Science
• Social Studies
• U.S. States

Like PebbleGo, it engages students and includes scaffolding supports. It enhances instruction with critical thinking questions to encourage reflection and connection and fosters independence with simple, consistent navigation.

And the announcements continue! Pear Deck premium will be available to all educators for the next two years.

Iowa AEAs are excited to announce that students and educators now have access to all 25 volumes of Soundzabound's music collection. Soundzabound provides royalty-free music with audio themes and sound effects for presentations, digital storytelling, podcasts, TV broadcasts, web design, athletic events, and more.

The entire collection is available now and includes:

• 21st Century Beats
• Animal Soundz
• Background Soundz
• Cinematic Magic
• Creativity Unleashed
• Epic Moments
• High-Frequency Tracks
• Hip Hop Beats
• Instrumental Soundzscapes
• Lo-fi Study Music
• People Soundz
• Production Soundz
• Scary Soundz
• Sports Soundz
• Transportation Soundz

In February there were 156 new newly added videos available in Learn 360 and AEA Scout--mainly for elementary classrooms.

BBC Worldwide Learning series

• Grace's Amazing Machines
• Garden Tales
• Go Jetters
• My World Kitchen

PBS series

• Arthur
• Kratts Creatures
• Cyberspace and CyberSquad

In March, an additional 705 new videos were added with the largest area in math.

• Algebra - 120
• Calculus - 318
• Number Operations - 1
• Statistics & Probability - 44

Are you interested in receiving a monthly email that notifies you of the newest titles added to Learn360? Email Derek Herman, dherman@infobase.com, and ask him to add you to the latest titles notification email list.

We have added new titles to MackinVIA. The 22-23 IASL Award books will be uploaded on May 2nd. If you would like further support with uploading them into your library catalog, reach out. Happy reading!

You can make the login process easier and more secure and save valuable time by giving teachers and students single-sign-on access to critical instructional resources with MBAEA OneClick! Easy to implement, this resource offers teachers and students consistent single sign-on access to digital resources and systems provided by Iowa's AEAs. Managed entirely by Iowa AEAs, MBAEA OneClick (powered by Classlink) is also a low-maintenance solution for school administrators --no on-site district management is required to use this high-impact resource. Reach out for further details!

Ready to sign up? Complete this district set-up request.

One login. One search. One interface.

This module takes you through the AEA Scout functions and classroom applications. The module is meant for teacher-librarians and teachers. Click here.

It features:

• Standards correlations
• Ideas for research
• Ways to create text sets
• How to use AEA Scout to support the inquiry process
• How science teachers use it
• ELA supports
• Accessibility features
• Folders and curating resources
• Persistent links and LMS
• Sharing folder resources
• And more.

After you complete the module, you'll also be added to a Google Group. Members are encouraged to share lessons and activities. Members will also get information first about AEA Scout enhancements, folders of curated resources, and more.

Have you been looking for ways to enhance book awareness that can be shared with administrators, colleagues, parents, and students? Log into www.teachingbooks.net. Under the book cover you’ll see, “Share This Page.” Click on the page of information, or section you want to share.

For Example, if you want to share more about the book description, expand that section before sharing. You can share a persistent link, or create bookmarks, flyers, or labels, which can all be translated with Google Translate. You can also translate the website by selecting the language in the upper right

EVERFI has 35+ free online programs for grades K-12, covering topics such as STEM, early literacy, financial education, college and career readiness, digital wellness, health and wellness, and more. Additional features include:

• Pre-made online lessons- no prep needed

• Automatically graded assessments

• Completely no-cost, thanks to our sponsors

Want to get started? Check out the lessons by creating your account at everfi.com/newteacher

Need additional support? You can connect with Rachel Henry, your local EVERFI contact, based in Dubuque. She is available to help teachers one-on-one or to join staff during PLC meetings to help everyone get set up and ready to go. You can contact her directly at rhenry@everfi.com, 817-578-0721, or book a time on her calendar here.

Here are the newly released IASL 22-23 order forms. With delays in printing and shipping, I encourage everyone to order soon. Be on the lookout for an update on the IASL site to purchase spine labels, posters, or medallions for next year's books. I would also like to do a quick shout-out to Iowa AEA Purchasing as they work hard to secure the best pricing for schools and all the IASL committee members and volunteers who do the behind-the-scenes work.

SLJ announced the average book prices based on figures supplied by Follett and Baker & Taylor. See the website for more information.

Children’s Hardcover

Fiction $18.00

Nonfiction $19.36

YA Hardcover

Fiction $18.94

Nonfiction $28.22

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In the fall of 2022, RAND and Common Sense Media are looking for public school teachers interested in participating in research about digital citizenship at the 6th grade level for 6-8 weeks.

Benefits for the School:

• Individual consultation on an implementation plan
• Data about the impact of digital citizenship lessons on students
• Contributing to a body of knowledge that benefits students and supports their digital lives

Read more information about the study here.

Free Webinar with Heidy Lafleur

Every letter of the Social-Emotional Alphabet represents a practical & powerful strategy to help our kids who have been traumatized, feel misunderstood, or take frequent detours from what’s expected. Leave with 26 SEL strategies to build relationships with every child regardless of their behavior. Gain perspective that you do have the “magic wand” to guide behavior.

REVIEW SOME EXCELLENT FUTURE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Check out the summer Paraeducator opportunities below!

Paraeducator Generalist Certification Course Series

The three courses cover the competencies as directed by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BoEE). These competencies cover the skills needed for a paraeducator to succeed in the classroom. It is recommended that the courses be taken in sequential order. The series is a total of 90 hours of training blended with face-to-face (or virtual) course time and online work. Each of the paraeducator generalist courses requires 30 hours to complete. Participants will need to have access to a computer and the internet to be able to complete all courses. The target audience is PreK-12 paraeducators currently working in a school classroom or desiring to work in the school system.

2022 SUMMER VIRTUAL SESSIONS

• Foundations Course 1: 201993

• Section# 309700 - Begins 06/22/2022

• Instructional Supports Course 2: 202107

• Section# 309703 - Begins 07/12/2022

• Behavioral Supports Course 3: 202111

• Section# 309705 - Begins 08/01/2022

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: Special Needs

#201564 - See flyer

This course, designed specifically for paraeducators, will develop skills and strategies to understand and implement IEP goals and objectives, demonstrate understanding of special instructional strategies for students with various needs, build knowledge around the rationale and use of data collection, and extend capacity with behavior reinforcement and assistive technology to meet students' needs. Overall this course will enhance skill sets in supporting students with special needs.

3 Relicensure Credits

Begins 06/20/2022

Registration ends 06/15/2022

Contact Us

staffdevelopment@aea9.k12.ia.us

I am in the beginning stages of planning for next year's professional development and plan to gather input on the overall design and topics soon. If you are one of those people whose life revolves around your calendar, I wanted to give you the dates for next year.

• October 25, 2022
• December 5, 2022
• January 31, 2023
• March 28, 2023

APRIL

National Poetry Month
School Library Month
Autism Awareness Month

April 2- World Autism Awareness Day
April 12- National Library Workers' Day
April 15- Good Friday
April 15- Arbor Day
April 17- Easter Sunday
April 22- Earth Day

Mississippi Bend AEA provides a wide variety of instructional tools and resources for teachers and students supporting teaching and learning.

Email media-center-staff@aea9.k12.ia.us or call us at 563-344-6225 anytime for assistance with login credentials, or other media-related questions!

Check out all our services here! We are here to support you!

Email: hwhitman@mbaea.org
Website: https://www.mbaea.org/
Location: 729 21st Street, Bettendorf, IA, USA
Phone: 563-344-6526
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The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender identity, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, socioeconomic status, or disability in its educational programs, services or employment practices. Inquiries concerning this statement should be addressed to Kim Hofmann, Equity Coordinator, at 563-344-6415.