Northwest AEA Preschool Newsletter
December 2021
Joyce Vermeer
Brenda Jenkins
Shelley Conover
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As November comes to a close, we continue to remind ourselves of all we are thankful for. We are sooo glad you are in the field of early childhood and do your BEST to provide your students and their families opportunities for learning and joy. Our December wish for you is that YOU find joy this month. We have a few tidbits and ideas embedded in the newsletter this month to help you do so. EnJOY! ~Joyce, Brenda & Shelley
You can find this and previous newsletters on the Northwest AEA site under Early Childhood (Ages 3-5).
"I Wear Darth Vader Underpants Everyday!"
If you've ever held similar thoughts, you might be interested in reading the full article, linked here.
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Training (Adult & Pediatric) available on AEA Learning Online
The Power of GOLD
The Science of Reading
Observation & Assessment of Young Children
Substitute Authorization Classes
Centering on Centers
Oh look! It's a smore within a smore!!
IQRS changing to IQ4K
My Teaching Strategies
Do you like Dragons? or Tacos? If so, then you'll enjoy this Literacy Tip of the month-
ECSE Supports
The Iowa Department of Education has a page on their website with information helpful to teachers and staff who work with children in early childhood special education. Click here to access the page.
Northwest AEA also has a website page designed to assist you as you support students with special education needs. Here is a link to that page.
AEA System Special Education Updates
Northwest AEA Support for Health Plan Development
Council for Exceptional Children 2022 Convention
Autism Help Desk
Division for Early Childhood
One of the resources shared on the site is PEAT's Suite. PEAT’s Suite makes the process of identifying physical environment features and assistive tool solutions explicit and easy to undertake. PEAT describes what to do in a practical way that service providers and families can implement successfully. Check it out!
Northwest AEA Early Childhood Consultants
Joyce, Brenda & Shelley
Email: bjenkins@nwaea.org
Website: https://www.nwaea.org/
Location: 1520 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712.222.6122