GWAEA Media Center Update
Summer 2020 News
All GWAEA Online Resources have a new password! Usernames will remain the same. New passwords will be shared with school librarians and/or building secretaries.
Contact your school librarian OR contact us if you need the new password!
GWAEA Media Center: email or phone: 319-399-6754
Kathleen Goslinga, Online Resource Manager: email or phone: 319-560-0827
Dianna Geers, Teacher Librarian: email
NEW Online Resources for Math!
To support blended and distance learning, the GWAEA math team reviewed and recommended these additional resources. We were able to purchase subscriptions to these amazing math supports!
For Teachers
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
- Resources to support teachers in the development of key mathematical skills, concepts and understandings
- ideas for centers, projects, and journals.
Elementary Students
StrADDegy
- Addition and subtraction
- Lessons: for whole-class, small group & independent
- Contextual connections
- Investigations, routines, and games
- Short videos for professional development
Secondary Students
Mathalicious
- State Core Aligned
- Helps build conceptual understanding with real-world context
- Lessons explore math in real-world events
Orders and Van Deliveries Begin September 8
GWAEA van drivers are still in the process of picking up items from last school year and need to make sure we have items back before they get reserved.
- Ordering physical items from GWAEA will open up on September 8 (after Labor Day). Until then the catalog will not allow people to reserve items.
- Some items will not be available this year and those include items, such as the Digital Planetarium & Google Expeditions, as we try to support COVID-19 safety protocols.
ClassLink
Classlink is ready for a "soft launch" which means it is ready, but we do not currently offer training so if people want to try it, they are free to do so. The following school year it will be officially rolled out for all.
What is Classlink? It is a single sign on tool and it will allow students and educators log in one time and use any of our GWAEA Online Resources with no additional log in. ID badges with QR codes may be used for log ins as well.
Grant Wood AEA Media Center
The Grant Wood AEA Media Center supports AEA 10 schools and provides resources to enrich and support learning. We work with librarians, teachers and administrators on-site, and at Grant Wood facilities. The Media Center serves each school district and help provide resources for educators, consultants, and all learners.
Email: reservations@gwaea.org
Website: https://www.gwaea.org/educators/media-center
Location: 4401 6th Street Southwest, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone: 319-399-6754
Twitter: @dianna_geers
Grant Wood Area Education Agency extends equal opportunities in its employment practices, educational programs and services, and does not discriminate on the basis of color, gender, race, national origin, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or as otherwise prohibited by law. If you believe you or your child has been discriminated against or treated unjustly, please contact the Agency’s Equity Coordinator, Maria Cashman, at 319-399-6847 or 800-332-8488, Grant Wood AEA, 4401 Sixth St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
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