Mississippi Bend AEA Media Montage

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt

Dream big and expand professionally. Encourage all students to embrace their dreams and grow academically, emotionally, and socially. Have a fabulous start to the school year!

Insignia Library System provides a modern interface, has enhanced searching abilities, includes a single sign-on option using Google and coming soon for Microsoft users. Insignia provides a customizable interface that includes links to all the AEA databases.

Click here for detailed instructions on logging in for the first time with your district provided email address.

Click here for detailed instructions on how to book an item.

Please reach out to media-center-staff@aea9.k12.ia.us if you have any questions!

Click here to view this years MBAEA van delivery schedule.

In an effort to show the Iowa Story behind teachers who are successfully blending or flipping their classroom, AEA Learning Online has been creating video vignette interviews with several Iowa K-12 teachers of many different curricular areas. Hear from teachers as they share their classroom learning model, benefits and challenges that they have worked to overcome, professional development that supported their instructional practices, their learning expectations and more. Included in this are also interviews with districts that are blending professional development.

Since the past year with the pandemic forced districts to change student learning styles, AEA Learning Online has also expanded the Iowa Story to include teachers who share how their instruction changed during the pandemic.

We are always looking for additional teachers in Iowa willing to share their story. If you are interested or know someone who might be please contact Denise Krefting (dkrefting@aealearningonline.org) or Melissa Wicklund (mwicklund@aealearningonline.org)

Things have changed significantly during Remote Learning, but one thing hasn't. We still need to clean up classrooms for the end of the year. Wait, what? Didn't we already do that? Well, most of us have gone in and cleaned up the physical space in our buildings, yes, but we also need to clean up our VIRTUAL space. There are some steps to take with you GOOGLE Classroom to finalize it for the end of the year.

Check out the full blog here!

It is Tuesday morning at 4:00 a.m.. You shoot out of bed like a rocket to discover that you too have been blessed with the stomach flu. Yuck! Now what? Sub plans?

Of course, I am sending positive, healthy vibes! To be on the safe side, consider setting aside some advance plans for emergencies using TeachingBooks.net. Each month, they compile lesson plan ideas for grades PreK-8. Spread the word to staff and check out September's ideas.

And the good news keeps coming....

• TeachingBooks offers customizable, multi-level lesson ideas to meet instructional needs. Watch this 2 minute video to learn more.
• Check out their picture book activity kits that are compiled for all ages! I have yet to meet someone who doesn't enjoy a good picture book!

Stats for the full 20-21 year went out to each building August 4, 2021. We will continue to send out semesterly. Please let us know of any teacher librarian changes within your district so we can ensure they get for their building. Thank you!

We are giving away gently used materials from our K-12 library that no longer fill a need in our collection. Items include professional books, K -12 fiction and non-fiction titles. Please join us and fill your classrooms!

The giveaway will be open to educators:

September 7th through September 30th

7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (M-F)

Saturday, September 18th

10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Mississippi Bend AEA Media Center

729 21st Street Bettendorf, IA 52722

563-344-6256 or media-center-staff@aea9.k12.ia.us

Please remember to bring your own bags and boxes. Thank you!

Join our AEA NAMIwalk team, in person or virtually Saturday, September 18, 2021. Family, friends, neighbors…all are welcome to join the AEA team!

Registration instructions can be found HERE.

Learn more about NAMI here!

Would you rather volunteer? Simply fill out this Google form and we'll contact you with more information soon. If you have any other questions regarding the NAMIWalks, please contact Shari Huecksteadt at shuecksteadt@mbaea.org or Jennifer Kingery at jkingery@mbaea.org.

Work-based learning is an essential tool to connect what students learn in the classroom to future careers. That’s why the Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning and the Home Builders Association of Iowa are pleased to announce the statewide Build Iowa's Future Design Challenge for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. Teachers and school administrators across the state are invited to sign up starting today for their K-12 students to participate, with the chance to win up to $1,000 for their school.

Please encourage teachers and students you know to get involved in either the Iowa Home Design Challenge for grades K-5 and 6-8 or the Iowa Dream and Design Challenge for grades 9-12.

Check out this flyer promoting the challenge and this overview/rubric for the challenge. Learn more about the challenge at here.

CHECK OUT MBAEA CURRENT COURSE OFFERINGS

There are a variety of virtual courses offered throughout the state. Login to the AEA PD Registration site to meet your license renewal and professional development needs. For employment related training visit AEA PD Learning Online.

Your login information is the same for both sites. If you don't remember your password, click Forgot Password at the bottom of the page. Having trouble with your username? It may be your personal email, not your school email.

For more questions, please contact: staffdevelopment@aea9.k12.ia.us.

Media Academy is tailored professional development for teacher librarians. Read through the syllabus and consider sharing it with administration. The current plan is to meet face to face (with zoom options). Registration is required; lunch and snacks are not provided. Calendar invites will follow for those who register. Hope to see you soon!

• October 11, 2021
• November 30, 2021
• January 31, 2022
• March 28, 2022

Register here for license renewal credit or as a participant only.

Register here for graduate credit.

SEPTEMBER

National Library Card Sign-up Month
National Prostate Health Month
National Suicide Awareness Month
September 6th- Labor Day

September 11th- 9/11 Memorial
September 12th- National Grandparents Day
September 18- Air Force Birthday
September 18- National CleanUp Day

September 24th- Native American Day

Please email or call us at 563-344-6459 anytime for appointments, assistance with usernames/passwords or any 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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missbend9/
Twitter: @MBAEA

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.